Howard Schnellenberger to call it a career
by Mike Rutherford on Aug 11, 2011 2:48 PM EDT
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PrintAccording to several reports, former Louisville football coach Howard Schnellenberger will step down as head coach at Florida Atlantic following this season.
Schnellenberger, 77, oversaw the creation of the FAU program as they begin play in 2001 as a member of Division I-AA. In 10 seasons at FAU, his record is 57-63, but he led the program to bowl wins in 2007 and 2008 after making the move to Division I-A in 2006.
The job at FAU is similar to what The Pipe did at Louisville, where he took a program with virtually no history and guided it to Fiesta and Liberty Bowl victories over perennial powerhouses Alabama and Michigan State, respectively.
Howard Schnellenberger rescued Louisville football from obscurity, and laid the foundation for virtually every positive thing that hasn't to the program since his departure.
He deserves a more extensive tribute than this one, and I'll make sure he gets it at some point this year.
Here's wishing Schnelly significant success in his last season on the sidelines.
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Front door host at Carmody's Cafe?
ALL HAIL
by Cardinal_Pride on Aug 12, 2011 4:10 AM EDT up reply actions
love ya, howard
as an alumnus of both UofL and FAU, i have the utmost respect for this great man and coach. be well, coach!!!
Coach
I nearly left a coop in NC to come back and walk on for that man. I would have only had 1 yr left, and likely would not have seen much game action, but for the fear of my mother, I would have tried. I spent the summer of 85 in Charlotte hanging around a guy who played fullback for Coach in Miami, his brother had played for Curci in Miami…..wild place it was. My mom wanted me working even though I was in better shape than 80% of the team. I love what Coach did for our school.
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