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Head Coach Steve Kragthorpe
Head Coach Steve Kragthorpe
Kragthorpe entered
the coaching
profession in 1988
as a graduate
assistant coach on
his father’s Oregon
State staff. The
younger
Kragthorpe assisted
with coaching the
quarterbacks and
receivers.
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Arkansas ......................................................... 0-1
Arkansas State ................................................ 1-0
Boise State ...................................................... 0-2
BYU ................................................................ 0-1
Central Florida ................................................ 1-0
East Carolina .................................................. 2-0
Fresno State .................................................... 1-0
Georgia Tech ................................................... 0-1
Hawaii ............................................................ 1-1
Houston .......................................................... 0-2
Kansas ............................................................ 0-1
Louisiana Tech ................................................ 1-1
Memphis ......................................................... 2-0
Minnesota ....................................................... 0-2
Navy ............................................................... 1-1
Nevada ............................................................ 0-2
North Texas ..................................................... 2-0
Oklahoma ....................................................... 0-1
Oklahoma State ............................................... 0-1
Rice ................................................................. 3-1
San Jose Stare ................................................. 2-0
SMU ............................................................... 2-2
Southern Mississippi ...................................... 2-0
Stephen F. Austin ............................................ 1-0
SW Missouri State .......................................... 1-0
Texas El-Paso ................................................. 3-1
Texas State ...................................................... 1-0
Tulane ............................................................. 2-0
Utah ................................................................ 0-1
In 1990,
Kragthorpe became
the quarterback
coach at Northern
Arizona and
remained in that
position until being
elevated to
offensive
coordinator for the
next two seasons.
While at NAU, he
coached
quarterback Jeff
Lewis, who spent
five years in the
NFL as a reserve
quarterback for the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers.
Following his four-year tenure at NAU, Kragthorpe became the
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Former Former Texas Texas A&M A&M Coach Coach R.C. R.C. Slocum
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“This is an excellent hire for the University of Louisville. He’s an
outstanding young coach and did a great job calling plays for me when we
won the BIG 12 championship at Texas A&M. Not only is he a great coach,
but he’s an even better person. Everyone will be impressed with him as a
human being. He cares a great deal about his players and everyone he works
with. He’ll represent the University of Louisville well and be very
successful.”
Drew Drew Bledsoe, Bledsoe, who who Kragthorpe Kragthorpe Kragthorpe coached coached at at the the NFL
NFL
Buf Buffalo Buf falo Bills Bills during during Bledsoe’s Bledsoe’s 2002 2002 Pro Pro Bowl Bowl season
season
“Tom Jurich made a great hire. Steve Kragthorpe is a great football coach
who will make you proud on the football field but he is an even better man
who will make your fans equally proud of how he conducts himself off the
field and what he expects from his players off the field. I wish I could have
played for him for a long time, but I only got a chance to play for him for
one year and I am grateful for that opportunity. The University of Louisville
is extremely fortunate to get a great coach and I expect him to be there for a
very long time.”
Karl Karl Karl Dor Dorrell, Dor Dor rell, who who who Kragthorpe Kragthorpe Kragthorpe coached coached coached at at the the University University of
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Arizona
“Steve is a proven coach. I coached with Steve in the past at Northern
Arizona and knew he had all the qualities to be successful. He’s done a
great job at Tulsa and I am sure he is going to build on that success at
Louisville. Steve is a great hire for Louisville.”
Gregg Gregg W WWilliams,
W illiams, Assistant Assistant Assistant Head Head Coach-Defense,
Coach-Defense,
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Redskins
“Steve is a great communicator and excellent detail coach of the QB
position. It was very obvious, early on, that Steve was destined to move up
the coaching ladder and would excel as a head coach. He has excellent
football knowledge and has the tremendous ability to relate to all players
and coaches. His family is very important to him and his football team is
considered family. I’m very proud of his success!”
offensive coordinator at North Texas in 1994, spending two seasons with the
Mean Green. At North Texas, he oversaw an offense that led the conference in
total offense. While there, he coached quarterback Mitch Maher who broke
single-season school records for passing yards and total offense. After two
seasons, Kragthorpe then moved to Boston College where he spent the 1996
season as quarterback coach, coaching current NFL signal-caller Matt
Hasselbeck.
Playing collegiately at Eastern New Mexico (1983-84), Kragthorpe
quarterbacked for two seasons before transferring to West Texas State. He
started 11 games as a senior and completed 179-of-344 passes for 1,980 yards
and nine TDs.
Kragthorpe earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from
West Texas State in 1988. He also received his master’s degree in business
administration, while serving as a graduate assistant coach at Oregon State in
1988 and ’89.
Kragthorpe, 42, and his wife, Cynthia, have three sons: Chris, Brad and
Nik.