Considering that football season is just over a month away, we figured now would be a good time to come up with an arbitrary list boasting (what we believe to be) the five greatest Louisville quarterbacks in Louisville history. and Troy Aikman during The Barnstable Brown Party at Private Residence in Louisville, KY. . Prior to that the team played its games at Old Cardinal Stadium. Louisville, though, almost lost Unitas after his sophomore season after an administrative hassle which saw 15 players dismissed from school, leaving the Cardinal roster empty. [20], In January 2014, seven years after leaving for the Atlanta Falcons, Bobby Petrino left Western Kentucky to return to Louisville as head coach after Strong's departure. King was an undersized end for the Irish and was known[by whom?] The Cardinal Authority Newsletter is a free service that helps keep site visitors and members up to date with the latest headlines and breaking news. Before he came to the football team for punt returns he was on the track team and basketball team, where he was named captain in 1916. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Unitas thought about leaving and transferring to Indiana. Reed, Billy. In that game the Cardinals were leading 2821 and had the ball on their own eight-yard line in the fourth quarter. Joe Jacoby (197880) would go on to a very successful NFL career with 3 Super Bowls wins and becoming a 4 time Pro-Bowler for the Washington Redskins. He was potentially the greatest college player of all time by the raw numbers at least there is an argument to be made. Left on the table was the best player available, a dual-threat quarterback from Louisville, Lamar Jackson (LJ). All rights reserved. Unitas (I've watched film and he was ahead of his time). Johnny U is hard to top. Malik Cunningham age Cunningham was born Oct. 6, 1998 in Montgomery, Alabama. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Although the moniker is no longer used to describe the football team, several other university organizations over the years have used the "Red Rage" nickname. Today, Corso is a well-known college football analyst for ESPN College Gameday. Rockne who was head coach at Notre Dame, and a fellow graduate called King and asked if he would take the Detroit game because Rockne felt his team was not up to it. This statue helps commemorate Unitas' stellar career, as football players give him a rub for good luck before taking the field. He completed 19 of 21 attempts for 232 yards in the team's 32-14 win over Kentucky in 2012. A product of Louisville Trinity, Brian Brohm was the nation's No. Corso's final season saw the Cardinals finish 91 and ranked No. Vince Gibson was then hired to lead the football program. Schnellenberger also played at Kentucky for and served as offensive coordinator at Alabama under Bear Bryant. The Louisville Cardinals may be very well represented in the 2023 NFL Draft. His collegiate career began at Colorado State, where he started 21 games over the 2010-11 seasons. [21] In 2015, the team won the Music City Bowl in their second year under Petrino, in part due to the outstanding performance of freshman quarterback Lamar Jackson, who ran for 226 yards and scored four touchdowns. [citations needed], A four-year letterwinner at linebacker and center from 1949 to 1952, Otto Knop earned honorable mention Associated Press Little All-America honors as a sophomore and United Press International All-America his junior year. Due to financial difficulty Louisville did not participate in the 19171921 seasons. ** Matt Simms, No. Instead, he played 17 seasons for the Baltimore Colts (1956-1972) and one season for the San Diego Chargers (1973). Before we get started, here's three that just missed the list: ** Jordan Travis, No 25 dual-threat QB in 2018 class. Philadelphia Eagles / 28th / 329th pick /, Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 298th pick /, Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 121st pick /, St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 252nd pick /, Jacksonville Jaguars / 4th / 104th pick /, Pittsburgh Steelers / 15th / 390th pick /, Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 311th pick /, Includes head coaches and coordinators only. Bonnafon inked an undrafted free agent deal with the Carolina Panthers in 2018. Following a redshirt season, Pass has appeared in 19 games with 11 starts at Louisville. Won just about every accolade in the book, from the Heisman to the Maxwell to the Walter Camp to the National Player of the year. After two seasons serving as the backup to Drew Brees, including a 5-0 record as a starter last fall, Bridgewater signed with the Carolina Panthers. Stoudt, who came to Louisville during the Steve Kragthorpe era, spent his first season on campus as a redshirt and then chose to transfer soon after the start of Charlie Strong's tenure. Louisville started the season with a 720 win over Eastern Kentucky but when they traveled to Detroit they were hammered with injuries and did not win another game or score for the rest of the season, as Detroit went undefeated and claimed a share of the national title. Unitas finished his career completing 247 of 502 passes for 2,912yards and 27 touchdowns. Do you have a blog? 5970. [citation needed], Less than 48hours after Petrino's departure for the Atlanta Falcons, Steve Kragthorpe was hired from Tulsa, where he had gone 2922 in four seasons as the head football coach. Remember his huge chin guard? Reed, Billy. As a sophomore, Bridgewater guided the Cardinals to an 11-2 record, the Big East Conference title and a Top 15 finish. I think Teddy and Lamar could be interchangeable also. 2836. [citation needed], Schnellenberger also took Louisville to the Liberty Bowl in 1993, where it defeated Michigan State. Players/Alumni. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. 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The four-star prospect spent four years at Louisville before finishing his college career at Rutgers. Ranking the 5 best quarterbacks available in 2023 NFL free agency. Ron Garrison. Camp's legacy is tied to three players he brought to Louisville Johnny Unitas, Lenny Lyles and Otto Knop. ** His 1,538 rushing yards are the most-ever by a Heisman-winning quarterback. Look at my subsequent post young man, I acknowledged my mistake on Redman. The industry-generated 247Sports Composite rated Teddy Bridgewater as the nation's No. 5. done All three of those head coaches had losing records at Louisville. He was our program's first Heisman. As others have noted, Unitas was more acclaimed as a professional. Frank Camp revived the Cardinal Program in 1946 after World War II ended. Khalib Johnson. 2) Brian Brohm . 5' 10'' 177 lbs . Jackson, himself an MVP in 2019, already must contend with Cincinnati's Joe Burrow for AFC North supremacy for the foreseeable future. 1) Teddy [46] Since then Adidas and Louisville have paired on many great designs to catch recruits and medias attention. The rivalry has been dormant since 2013. Corso would be the last coach until John L. Smith to leave Louisville with a winning record overall. Louisville athletics took a step back when Dr. Raymond Kent was announced as the new president of Louisville. 3) Stefan Lefors It is entirely possible that the game of football would look nothing like it does today without Unitas. Lamar- i admit manlove and he was there as i traveled again with the team or seen a game in person. 5) Browning Nagle. ** Ranks third, behind Redman and Brian Brohm, on the career passing yards list with 9,817. It was to be the home of the American League Kansas City Athletics when their owner Charles O. Finley signed a contract to move the team to Louisville in 1964, but the American League owners voted against the move. Unitas completed 11 consecutive passes, 3 for touchdowns, in a steady rain and helped put the Cards in front, 2119. Rated as the No. Led UofL with 1,669 yards and 12 touchdowns during 2014 season. ** His 0.94 interception percentage from the 2013 season is the lowest single-season rate in Louisville history. ** His single-game completion percentage of 90.5 is best in program history (minimum 15 attempts). CB Sr. 6' 0'' 185 lbs . "Hes got a great arm and hes a bright young man. [12] Louisville went 65 and 56 in Cooper's first two seasons, but fell to 110 in Cooper's third and ultimately final season, prompting newly hired athletic director Tom Jurich to fire Cooper. Cunningham, who completed 62% of his passes last year, adding more elite throws to his repertoire is what Louisville quarterbacks coach Pete Thomas believes can help take the team from good to great. Among his many highlights were the well-known leap over a Syracuse defender and five touchdown performance in a blowout victory over highly-ranked Florida State. All three players would go on to become starters and Lyles and Cain would become a dangerous tandem in the backfield. 6 in school history. Redman 59. A truly underrated . finished 14th in the country in total offense . He finished second on the team, behind Will Gardner, with 864 passing yards and five touchdowns. The most recent meetings between the Cardinals and Bearcats were two overtime games in 2012 and 2013, both won by Louisville. Join our linker program. It's people like you who ruin this fun forum. Please disable your ad blocker to view the video content. 8 Jersey", Louisville Cardinals to retire No. Join our linker program. Field general and rockstar that leads a team to success or failure. The quarterback accounted for an ACC-record 51 touchdowns on the year and joined fellow Heisman winners Cam Newton and Tim Tebow as only the third player to throw for over 30 scores and run for another 20. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Conferences: A product of Lexington Catholic, Bolin was rated as the No. Derrick Edwards. Write in candidate: Howard Stevens because as a 5'4" running back he completed 1 pass for a 2 point conversion that won a game. Go To Coaching Staff. Petrino went 419 in four seasons as head football coach, the best winning percentage (.82) of any head coach in Louisville football history. For his career, Webb threw for 6,192 yards, 65 TDs, and 15 interceptions. Unfortunately for Petrino and the Cardinals, Jackson's presence had masked severe deficiencies with the offensive line, running game and defense. Yet another MVP-caliber quarterback now calls the AFC home. Stefan had that Im gonna win this game one way or another factor about him. He threw for 3,543 yards and a career-best 30 touchdowns with another 1,571 yards and 11 scores rushing. Cooper was the first African American head football coach in Louisville football history, and also the youngest. With Louisville announcing that it would give up independent status and join Conference USA, a weak football conference at the time, for the 1995 season, Schnellenberger left for Oklahoma after the 1994 season. His best team was the 1990 unit, which went 1011 and routed Alabama in the 1991 Fiesta Bowl en route to appearances in the final media polls. Following an impressive stay at Iowa Western C.C., Stoudt signed with Ole Miss. Were excited about him and hes going to have a bright future, but its going a little fast right now kind of like it did for Evan (Conley) last year.. [36] The rivalry started in 1929. He completed 24 of 34 passes for 311 yards, the third highest total in Orange Bowl history, to garner MVP honors in the win over Wake Forest. My opinion in my time He made the team, signing for $7,000. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Brian Brohm, one of the most successful quarterbacks in program history, has returned to his alma mater to work on his older brother's staff, U of L announced Friday morning. Palmetto Miami, Fla. Full Bio. Louisville was coming out of a de-emphasis on sports and scholarships were now available to offer. [citation needed], Schnellenberger's lasting legacy at U of L, however, is new Cardinal Stadium, which he proposed from the minute he arrived. Unitas left Louisville and became the ninth-round pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1955, but was cut by them in a numbers game. So when scholarships were again available Camp would start to recruit black players and integrate the sports program at Louisville. [11] The most valuable player award for the annual UofL-UK game is also named for him because he was born and raised in Louisville and he played at Kentucky. All the news from our team of contributors, plus national and regional content on UofL recruiting efforts, team developments, Cards in the pros and of course, breaking news, will be delivered directly to your email inbox. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. It was also used heavily as a high school football stadium, hosting state championship games from in 19642002, including hosting all four state championship games played annually 19792002. Camp was collegiate player at Transylvania University in both football and basketball went on to accumulate a 1023504 record as a high school coach before he was tabbed for the head job at Louisville. As a senior, he completed 183-of-304 attempts for 2,943 yards and 27 TDs with just four interceptions. But in my opinion youve gotta have Stefan in there I thought he was gonna hold that top spot forever then along came Teddy then Lamar. 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