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Bobby Petrino Bio
January 7, 2007

Falcons appoint Bobby Petrino as new head coach


Bobby Petrino is returning to the NFL as the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons. Petrino's new appointment is effective immediately.

Petrino joins the Falcons following a very successful four-year run at the University of Louisville. During his tenure there, Petrino put the Cardinals football program on the national map as he quickly earned a reputation as one of college football's top coaches and offensive minds. During his four seasons at Louisville, his teams earned a Bowl appearance every year and had a combined record of 41-9, including an impressive 22-1 at home at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium.

In 2006, Petrino helped the Cardinals win their first ever Big East Conference Championship on the way to a 24-13 victory over Wake Forest in the FedEx Orange Bowl. The team was also recognized by having seven Cardinals earn first team All Big East honors, the most in the league.

Appointed as the head coach at Louisville in 2003, it marked Petrino's second stint at the school. He served as the offensive coordinator for the Cardinals in 1998.

Petrino rejoined Louisville after serving as the offensive coordinator at Auburn in 2002. Under Petrino, the Tigers offense significantly improved its position in the Division I-A rankings during the season. It didn't take long for him to put his stamp on the Auburn offense as the Tigers finished the season with a 9-4 mark and led the Southeastern Conference in pass efficiency and third down conversions while also ranking third in the league in scoring offense, rushing offense and total offense en route to a 13-9 victory over Penn State in the Capital One Bowl.


Prior to coaching the Tigers, Petrino was a coach in the NFL, spending two seasons (1999-2000) as the quarterbacks coach and a third (2001) as offensive coordinator with the Jacksonville Jaguars. During his tenure with the Jaguars, Petrino tutored Mark Brunell to his three best passing seasons in his illustrious career. Brunell threw for 3,640 yards in 2000, which was the second-highest total in team history, and 3,309 yards in Petrino's only term as the offensive coordinator with the Jaguars in 2001.

Petrino arrived at the University of Louisville for the first time in 1998 as offensive coordinator. In his initial stint, the Cardinals 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.

Prior to the University of Louisville, Petrino spent three years as offensive coordinator at Utah State, transforming a program which averaged a little more than 300 yards per contest into an offensive juggernaut, which established a USO record with 468.5 yards of total offense per game during the 1996 season.

Petrino spent 1994 at the University of Nevada as both the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. During his sole season, the Wolf Pack ranked second in the nation in both passing offense and total offense, averaging more than 330 yards passing and 500 yards of total offense per game. Nevada also averaged 37.6 points per game to finish third nationally in scoring offense.


In 1992 and 1993, Petrino was quarterbacks coach at Arizona State. During his two seasons at ASU, he oversaw the development of future All-American and current Denver Broncos QB Jake Plummer.

In 1989, Petrino served as the quarterbacks coach at the University of Idaho before being promoted to offensive coordinator for two seasons. Prior to coaching at Idaho, Petrino served as a full-time assistant in the Division I ranks as wide receivers and tight ends coach at Weber State in 1987 and 1988.

Petrino coached at his alma Mater, Carroll College, from 1985 to 1986, serving as the offensive coordinator for a team that had the top-rated offense in NAIA football in each season. In 1984, Petrino began his coaching career at Weber College, coaching quarterbacks as a graduate assistant.

A native of Helena, Montana, Petrino graduated with a bachelor's degree in math and physical education from Carroll College, where he played quarterback as a collegiate athlete and later began his coaching career as a graduate assistant during the 1983 season. A two-time NAIA All-American quarterback at Carroll, Petrino guided the Fighting Saints to three consecutive Frontier Conference Championships and was named the league's most valuable player in 1981 and 1982.

Born in 1961, Petrino is married to the former Becky Schaff and the couple has four children - Kelsey, Nick, Bobby and Katie.