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Louisville Cardinals head coach Jeff Brohm talks about the 2024 season & building on strong 2023
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Jeff Brohm was named Louisville's 24th full-time head football coach on Dec. 8, 2022, and immediately put the Cardinals in position to compete for the school's first Atlantic Coast Conference title and has the program on the verge of of becoming a consistent player on the national stage.
Brohm guided his first team to a 10-4 overall record, the program's first 10-win campaign since 2013. For his efforts, Brohm was named one of three semifinalists for the Steve Spurrier First Year Coach of the Year Award.
In his first season as a head coach of his alma mater, Brohm led the Cards to its first 10-win season since 2013 and the school's first appearance in the ACC title game against Florida State and a trip to the Holiday Bowl. He became the first coach in NCAA history to guide two different teams to conference championship game appearances in consecutive seasons.
The 2023 season saw the Cardinals race out to a 6-0 start for the first time since 2013, highlighted by wins over No. 10 Notre Dame in front of a record crowd at L&N Stadium and a victory over No. 20 Duke. The Cardinals cracked the Associated Press Top 10 at No. 9 for the first time since the 2016 campaign.
Brohm began a new era of UofL football after elevating the Purdue program to unprecedented success during his six seasons as head coach.
Hired on Dec. 5, 2016, he guided the Boilermakers to four bowl appearances and the school's first Big Ten West Divisional title in 2022. The Boilermakers fell to No. 2 Michigan in the Big Ten title game, but Purdue was awarded a trip to the Citrus Bowl.
Prior to his arrival in West Lafayette, the Boilermakers won a combined nine games over four seasons. In his six seasons at Purdue, Brohm compiled a 36-34 overall mark with the Boilermakers. He led the program to notable victories, posting three wins over Top 3 teams: No. 2 Ohio State in 2018; No. 2 Iowa in 2021; and, No. 3 Michigan State in 2021.
Over the last two seasons, Brohm's teams compiled a 17-9 record, including a 9-4 mark in 2021 – the school's first nine-win season since 2003. The school achieved back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 2006-07.