Bobby Petrino
Robert Patrick Petrino (born March 10, 1961) is an American football coach. He currently serves as the offensive coordinator for the Arkansas Razorbacks. He is the former head coach for the Missouri State Bears. Previously, he served as the head coach of the Louisville Cardinals football team from 2014 until being fired during the 2018 season. He previously held the post from 2003 to 2006. From 2008 to 2011, Petrino was the head football coach at the University of Arkansas. He was dismissed from that position in the spring of 2012 for covering up an extramarital affair with an athletic department staffer. Petrino also coached the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL) for the first 13 games of the 2007 season. He spent the 2013 season as head football coach of the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and 2020–2022 seasons as the head coach of the Missouri State Bears. He also was the offensive coordinator for the Texas A&M Aggies football in 2023.
Petrino at the Arkansas Razorback Football spring game in 2010 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive coordinator |
| Team | Arkansas |
| Conference | SEC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 10, 1961 Lewistown, Montana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1980–1982 | Carroll (MT) |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1983 | Carroll (MT) (GA) |
| 1984 | Weber State (GA) |
| 1985–1986 | Carroll (MT) (OC) |
| 1987–1988 | Weber State (WR/TE) |
| 1989 | Idaho (QB) |
| 1990–1991 | Idaho (OC) |
| 1992–1993 | Arizona State (QB) |
| 1994 | Nevada (OC/QB) |
| 1995–1997 | Utah State (OC) |
| 1998 | Louisville (OC/QB) |
| 1999–2000 | Jacksonville Jaguars (QB) |
| 2001 | Jacksonville Jaguars (OC) |
| 2002 | Auburn (OC) |
| 2003–2006 | Louisville |
| 2007 | Atlanta Falcons |
| 2008–2011 | Arkansas |
| 2013 | Western Kentucky |
| 2014–2018 | Louisville |
| 2020–2022 | Missouri State |
| 2023 | Texas A&M (OC/QB) |
| 2024–present | Arkansas (OC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 137–71 (college) 3–10 (NFL) |
| Bowls | 5–6 |
| Tournaments | 0–2 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 C-USA (2004) 1 Big East (2006) 1 MVFC (2020) 1 ACC Atlantic Division (2016) | |
| Awards | |
| C-USA Coach of the Year (2004) MVFC Coach of the Year (2020) | |
Petrino has directed his college teams to nine bowl games, including the first Bowl Championship Series (BCS) bowl games for both the Louisville Cardinals and the Arkansas Razorbacks in their programs' histories. His teams have achieved four 10-win seasons along with six AP top-25 finishes.