Football
- Title:
- Head Coach
- Email:
- Denise.murphy@louisville.edu
Head Coach - 13th season
4th season at Louisville (28-12), 16-8 ACC Record
13th Season Overall: 94-56, 61-38 ConferenceÂ
Bowl Record: 7-2Â
Coaching Honors
- Second coach in school history to win nine or more games in three-straight seasons.
- One of 14 Semifinalists for George Munger College Coach of the Year Award
Team Accomplishments
- Guided Louisville to its first appearance in the ACC Title Game - 2023
- Led Purdue to school's first Big Ten West Division title - 2022
- 9 Bowl Game Appearances - 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014
Player Honors - 22 First Team All-Conference Selections
- 99 All-Conference Selections
- 2 Freshmen of the Year
- 2Â Consensus All-Americans
- 16 NFL Draft Picks
Milestone Wins
- 1 – Aug. 29, 2014 vs. Bowling Green (59-31)
- 25 – Oct. 22, 2016 vs. Old Dominion (59-24)
- 50 – Oct. 31, 2020 at Illinois (31-24)
- 75– Nov. 4, 2023 vs. Virginia Tech (34-3)
Jeff Brohm — a former letterwinner and alumnus — enters his fourth season as head football coach at the University of Louisville, quickly rebuilding the Cardinals into a postseason contender. Louisville has posted back-to-back nine-win seasons for the first time since 2014, reinforcing Brohm’s reputation as one of the nation’s most innovative offensive minds.
Brohm was named Louisville’s 24th full-time head coach on Dec. 8, 2022. He has guided the program to a 28-12 overall record, highlighted by four wins over Top 25 opponents, a 24-21 win at No. 2 Miami in 2025, a dramatic 35-34 victory over Washington in the 2024 Sun Bowl, and the school’s first appearance in the ACC Championship in 2023.
2025Â Season Highlights
The Cardinals finished 9-4 in 2025, winning at least nine games for the third-straight season, which was done for only the second time in school history. The program captured the highest win over a ranked opponent on the road when it upset No. 2 Miami 24-21 in Hard Rock Stadium. Louisville secured a road win vs. an AP Top 10 team for the first time in program history. and No. 2 Miami was ied for the highest ranked opponent Louisville has defeated, matching No. 2 Florida State in 2016.
The Cardinals closed the season with a pair of victories, including the first (41-0) shutout over in-state rival Kentucky since 2004 and win over Toledo in the Boca Raton Bowl.Â
Defensively, the Cardinals finished 16th nationally in total defense and 23rd against the run. Louisville held five opponents to less than 20 points, including a shutout against Kentucky.Â
Wide receivers Chris Bell an Caullin Lacy earned All-America honors, and Bell was the team's lone first team All-ACC performer.
2024 Season Highlights
The Cardinals finished 9-4 in 2024, earning the program’s first road victory over No. 11 Clemson and snapping a five-game losing streak against archrival University of Kentucky. Louisville’s only setbacks were four one-score losses, including defeats to playoff teams Notre Dame and SMU, plus a 52-45 loss to nationally ranked Miami.
Offensively, Louisville ranked:
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T-8th nationally in scoring offense (36.5 ppg)
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13th in total offense (449.2 ypg)
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5th in yards per play (6.85)
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T-1st nationally in scrimmage plays of 40+ yards
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T-2nd in plays of 50+ yards
The Cardinals were the only FBS program to score 24+ points in every game during the season.
Behind quarterback Tyler Shough, wide receiver Ja’Corey Brooks, and freshman running back Isaac Brown, Louisville recorded just its third season ever featuring a 3,000-yard passer, 1,000-yard receiver, and 1,000-yard rusher. Brown became the first true freshman in school history to rush for 1,000+ yards.
Breakthrough 2023 Campaign
In his first season, Brohm led Louisville to a 10-4 record — the program’s first 10-win season since 2013 — and a berth in the ACC Championship Game against Florida State University. The Cardinals also earned a trip to the Holiday Bowl. Brohm became the first coach in NCAA history to guide two different programs to conference championship game appearances in consecutive seasons.
Louisville opened 6-0 for the first time since 2013, highlighted by a win over No. 10 Notre Dame before a record crowd at L&N Stadium and a victory over No. 20 Duke. The Cardinals climbed to No. 9 in the AP Top 25 — their first Top 10 ranking since 2016.
Brohm was later named a semifinalist for the Steve Spurrier First-Year Coach of the Year Award.
Success at Purdue
Before returning to Louisville, Brohm elevated the Purdue University program during six seasons (2017-22). He compiled a 36-34 record, led the Boilermakers to four bowl appearances, and captured the 2022 Big Ten West Division title. Purdue advanced to the Big Ten Football Championship Game before earning a berth in the Citrus Bowl.
Among his signature wins were three victories over Top 3 opponents:
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No. 2 Ohio State (2018)
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No. 2 Iowa (2021)
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No. 3 Michigan State (2021)
In 2021, Purdue finished 9-4 — its first nine-win season since 2003 — and capped the year with a 48-45 overtime victory over Tennessee in the Music City Bowl.
Brohm coached nine NFL Draft selections at Purdue, including:
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George Karlaftis (first round, 2022)
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Rondale Moore (second round, 2021)
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David Bell (third round, 2022)
Moore won the Paul Hornung Award in 2018, and multiple Boilermakers earned All-America honors during his tenure.
Western Kentucky Rise
Brohm previously served as head coach at Western Kentucky University (2014-16), compiling a 30-10 record and leading the Hilltoppers to back-to-back Conference USA championships (2015, 2016). WKU won three straight bowl games, including the Bahamas Bowl and Miami Beach Bowl.
His offenses ranked in the national Top 10 in scoring, passing, and total offense in all three seasons. WKU finished No. 24 in the final AP Poll in 2015.
Playing Career
A standout quarterback at Louisville (1989-93), Brohm remains among the program’s career leaders in passing categories. His No. 11 jersey is honored in Louisville’s Ring of Honor.
Brohm played eight NFL seasons with the:
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San Diego Chargers
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Washington Redskins
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San Francisco 49ers
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Denver Broncos
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Cleveland Browns
He also earned first-team All-XFL honors with the Orlando Rage in 2001.
Personal
A Louisville native, Brohm starred at Trinity High School, earning Kentucky Mr. Football honors in 1988. He was inducted into the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame in 2014.
Brohm earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Louisville in 1994. He and his wife, Jennifer, have two children, Brady and Brooke. He comes from a deep Louisville football lineage, joining his father Oscar and brothers Greg and Brian as Cardinal letterwinners.
| Coaching Background | |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Louisville Fire - af2 (head coach) |
| 2003-06 | Louisville (quarterbacks) |
| 2007 | Louisville (assistant head coach/passing game) |
| 2008 | Louisville (assistant head coach/offensive coordinator) |
| 2009 | Florida Atlantic (quarterbacks) |
| 2010-11 | Illinois (quarterbacks) |
| 2012 | UAB (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks) |
| 2013 | Western Kentucky (assistant head coach/offensive coordinator/quarterbacks) |
| 2014-16 | Western Kentucky (head coach) |
| 2017-22 | Purdue (head coach) |
| 2023- | Louisville (head coach) |
Jeff Brohm Year-by-Year Coaching Record
| Year | Record | Conf. Record | Conf. Finish | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 8-5 | 4-4 | T-3rd C-USA East | Bahamas Bowl |
| 2015 | 12-2 | 8-0 | 1st C-USA East | Miami Beach Bowl |
| 2016 | 11-3 | 7-1 | T-1st C-USA East | Boca Raton Bowl |
| 2017 | 7-6 | 4-5 | T-3rd Big Ten West | Foster Farms Bowl |
| 2018 | 6-7 | 5-4 | T-2nd Big Ten West | Music City Bowl |
| 2019 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 5th Big Ten West | |
| 2020 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 6th Big Ten West | |
| 2021 | 9-4 | 6-3 | T-2nd Big Ten West | Music City Bowl |
| 2022 | 8-6 | 6-3 | !st Big Ten West | Big Ten Championship |
| 2023 | 10-4 | 7-1 | 2nd | ACC Champ./Holiday Bowl |
| 2024 | 9-4 | 5-3 | T-4th | Sun Bowl |
| 2025 | 9-4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â | 4-4 | T-7th | Boca Raton Bowl |
