Bobby Petrino (born March 10, 1961)[2] is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at the University of Arkansas, a position he has held since the 2008 season. Petrino served as the head football coach at the University of Louisville from 2003 to 2006. Contents 1 Early years 2 College coaching career 3 Pro coaching career 4 Head coaching record 4.1 College 4.2 NFL 5 References 6 External links Early years Petrino grew up in Helena, Montana, and graduated from Capital High in 1979. He attended hometown Carroll College, graduating with degrees in math and physical education in 1983. While at Carroll College he played quarterback and he began his coaching career there as a graduate assistant during the 1983 season. The next year he moved to Weber State University in the Big Sky Conference, coaching quarterbacks as a graduate assistant under head coach Mike Price. Petrino returned to his alma mater in! 1985 as offensive coordinator . In each of his two seasons in that position, Carroll had the top-rated offense in NAIA football.[3][4] College coaching career Petrino spent a year as quarterbacks coach before being promoted to offensive coordinator under head coach John L. Smith. In 1992 he took a step up the collegiate coaching ladder when he became quarterbacks coach at Arizona State. During his two seasons at ASU, he oversaw the development of future All-American and former NFL QB Jake Plummer.[5] In 1994 he moved to Nevada, serving as both offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. During his one season there, the Wolf Pack were second in the nation in both passing offense and total offense, and third in scoring offense. The next year he began a three-year stint as offensive coordinator at Utah State under John L. Smith. Bobby Petrino at a Louisville practice. Petrino arrived at University of Louisville in 1998 as offensive coordinator, following Smith. ! In his one season there as offensive coordinator, the Cardinal! s were top-ranked in Division I-A in scoring and total offense and posted the biggest positive turnaround among I-A football teams, winning six more games than in the 1997 season. Petrino left the collegiate ranks for three years. His place at Louisville was filled by Scott Linehan. In 2002, Petrino returned to the college ranks, replacing Noel Mazzone as offensive coordinator under Tommy Tuberville at Auburn, whose offense significantly improved that season. He returned to Louisville in 2003 as head coach. On July 13, 2006, Petrino signed a 10-year, $25.6 million contract with Louisville to stay on as head football coach. The deal gave Petrino a raise from $1 million to $1.6 million annually, and he would have been paid $2.6 million in the final year of the deal. The contract included a buyout clause of $1 million. [6] On January 7th, 2007 it was announced Petrino had accepted the head coaching position for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons. [7] On December 11, 2007, with 3 games ! left in the NFL season, Petrino resigned as head coach of Atlanta Falcons and took the head coaching position at the University of Arkansas.[8] The Razorbacks ended the season with a record of 5–7 (2–6 in the SEC); The two conference wins were over Auburn, and a last second win against LSU in the annual Battle for the Golden Boot. The Razorbacks under Bobby Petrino showed significant improvement in the 2009–10 season with analysts from both ESPN and CBS regularly citing starting quarterback Ryan Mallett as one of the most impressive collegiate quarterbacks in the country. The Razorbacks came close to upsetting the #1-ranked University of Florida Gators on October 19, 2009. That game culminated in a controversial 4th quarter personal foul call on an Arkansas lineman. The resulting 15-yard penalty allowed the Gators to continue what turned out to be their game-winning drive. The SEC ultimately issued an apology for the call and suspended the officiating crew. The Razorb! acks also enjoyed success under Petrino in the 2010 season finishing 10! –2 and notching their first BCS bowl appearance against Ohio State. In the All State Sugar Bowl, Ohio State built an early lead behind the play of Terrell Pryor and Boom Herron, but Arkansas came back in the second half. As the Razorbacks were driving for a go-ahead score in the final minutes, Ryan Mallett threw an interception near the Ohio State 20 yard line, and Ohio State ran out the clock. The Razorbacks won the 2012 Cotton Bowl in Dallas, defeating the Kansas State Wildcats by a score of 29-16. They concluded the season with an 11-2 record, with losses to Alabama and LSU. In 2012, Petrino was involved in a motorcycle crash, his passenger being Razorback Foundation ex-fundraiser Jessica Dorrell. He was placed on an indefinite paid leave of absence for lying that he was riding alone and for an inappropriate relationship with Dorrell, who was hired on 28 March 2012 by Petrino as the student-athlete development coordinator after serving as a fundraiser in the Razorback ! Foundation.[9][10] Pro coaching career Petrino's first stint in the NFL was 1999–2001, as he spent two seasons as the quarterbacks coach and a third as offensive coordinator with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Petrino was praised as an offensive mastermind. Tom Coughlin, then head coach of the Jaguars, called Petrino "the best play-caller I've ever been around."[3] After five seasons as a college assistant and head coach, Petrino returned to the NFL on January 7, 2007, accepting an offer to become the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons.[11] His contract in Atlanta paid him $24 million over five years. Petrino was brought in primarily to make star quarterback Michael Vick into a more complete quarterback. However, before Petrino's first training camp, it emerged that Vick had bankrolled an illegal dog fighting operation near his hometown in Newport News, Virginia. For all intents and purposes, the Falcons' 2007 season ended when Vick was arraigned on federal dog fighting cha! rges on July 26. The terms of Vick's bail barred him from leaving Virgi! nia before the November 26 trial, making it all but impossible for him to get into game shape in time to join the team. With their franchise quarterback effectively sidelined for the season, the Falcons appeared to be a rudderless team. On December 10, 2007, with the Falcons languishing in the NFC South cellar with a 3-10 record, Petrino resigned his position in Atlanta the day after pledging his commitment to owner Arthur Blank, to succeed Houston Nutt as the Arkansas Razorbacks head coach. Petrino informed his players of his decision to resign via four-sentence laminated note left at the locker of each player.[12][13]
| Bobby Petrino | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Football |
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Arkansas |
| Conference | SEC |
| Record | 34–17 |
| Annual salary | $ 3.68 million |
| Biographical details | |
| March 10, 1961 Lewistown, Montana | |
| Playing career | |
| 1980–1982 | Carroll (MT) |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1983 1984 1985–1986 1987–1988 1989 1990–1991 1992–1993 1994 1995–1997 1998 1999–! 2000 2001 2002 2003–2006 2007 2008–present | Carroll (MT) (GA ) Weber State (GA) Carroll (MT) (OC ) Weber State (WR/TE) Idaho (QB) Idaho (OC) Arizona State (QB) Nevada (OC/QB) Utah State (OC) Louisville (OC) Jacksonville Jaguars (QB) Jacksonville Jaguars (OC) Auburn (OC) Louisville Atlanta Falcons Arkansas |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 75–26 (college) 3–10 (NFL) |
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