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Jeff Brohm takes over as the WKU assistant head coach and offensive coordinator, working primarily with the Hilltopper quarterbacks. Brohm comes to the Hill and reunites with head coach Bobby Petrino after serving as the quarterbacks coach under Petrino at Louisville from 2003-06.
Brohm most recently spent a season on the UAB staff, serving as the Blazers' offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
Known for his development of signal callers, Brohm spent two years at Illinois before making the move to UAB. In his second year working with Illinois quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase, Brohm guided the sophomore to improved numbers in passing yardage, completion percentage and passing efficiency in 2011. Scheelhaase's 138.0 rating was the fourth-best season mark in Illini history.
Brohm began molding Scheelhaase in 2010 and he quickly showed results, throwing 13 touchdowns and one interception over the last seven games of the season after throwing four touchdowns and seven interceptions in the first six games. Scheelhaase also broke the Illinois records for rushing by a quarterback and by a freshman with 868 yards
Prior to going to Illinois, Brohm spent the 2009 season as the quarterbacks coach at Florida Atlantic in the Sun Belt Conference, where he was reunited with his college coach, Howard Schnellenberger. While Brohm was at FAU, the Owls averaged 27.4 points per game, 279.7 yards passing per contest and 432.1 yards of total offense per game.
Brohm served as the quarterbacks coach at Louisville from 2004-06, assistant head coach and passing game coordinator in 2007, and the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator in 2008.
Under Brohm's direction, the Cardinals' passing attack flourished, including a record-breaking season in 2007 with Brohm's younger brother, Brian, as quarterback. Brian Brohm threw for 4,024 yards including 30 touchdowns, on his way to repeating second team All-Big East accolades. Brian finished second in the nation in passing efficiency and completed 68.8 percent of his throws in 2006.
In his first season as an assistant coach at Louisville, Jeff Brohm guided quarterback Stefan LeFors to a No. 1 national ranking in passing efficiency and completion percentage, and watched as the southpaw narrowly missed setting NCAA records in both categories.
Brohm began his NFL career in 1994 with the San Diego Chargers, who played in Super Bowl XXIX. He played for the San Francisco 49ers from 1995-97, where he was the backup quarterback to Hall of Famer Steve Young in 1997.
From 1998-2000, Brohm played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Denver Broncos and the Cleveland Browns. In 2001, he played in the XFL for the Orlando Rage and was named first team All-XFL as he owned the league's highest QB rating at 99.9.
Brohm was one of four family members to earn a gridiron letter from Louisville. He wrapped up his four-year collegiate career as one of the most prolific offensive players to wear Louisville's jersey. As a three-year starter for the Cards, Brohm ranks among the all-time leaders for passing yards, touchdown passes, completions, total offense and completion percentage.
A Louisville native, he was voted the team's MVP in both 1992 and 1993, and always will be remembered for a gritty performance in leading Louisville to an 18-7 victory over Michigan State in the 1993 Liberty Bowl, one of Schnellenberger's six career bowl victories. Playing with two steel pins and one steel plate in the index finger of his throwing hand, Brohm completed 19-of-29 passes for 197 yards and a touchdown, all while playing in 20-degree temperatures and freezing rain to earn the game's MVP award.
As a student-athlete at Louisville, Brohm played two seasons of baseball with the Cleveland Indians' organization while playing football for the Cards. Brohm also was named the Kentucky High School Player of the Decade for the 1980s before attending Louisville, where his number was honored in 2006 for his contributions as a Cardinal quarterback.
Brohm received his bachelor's degree in business administration from Louisville in 1994. He and his wife, Jennifer, have a son, Brady, and daughter, Brooke.
THE JEFF BROHM FILE
PERSONAL
Born: April 24, 1971
Hometown: Louisville, Ky.
College: Louisville
Wife: Jennifer
Children: Brady and Brooke
PLAYING CAREER (Quarterback)
College: Louisville (1989-93)
NFL: San Diego Chargers (1994), Washington Redskins (1995), San Francisco 49ers (1995-97), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1998), Denver Broncos (1999-2000)
COACHING CAREER
2004-06: Louisville (Quarterbacks)
2007: Louisville (Assistant Head Coach/Passing Game)
2008: Louisville (Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator)
2009: Florida Atlantic (Quarterbacks)
2010-11: Illinois (Quarterbacks)
2012: UAB (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks)
Present: WKU (Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks)
BROHM BY THE NUMBERS
- Went to Super Bowl XXIX with the San Diego Chargers as a player
- Has coached in five bowl games, including one BCS bowl game
- Coached in the 2007 BCS Orange Bowl with Louisville
- Coached his brother, Brian, to a record-setting season at Louisville, throwing for 4,024 yards and 30 touchdowns.
- While at Illinois, guided Nathan Scheelhaase to Illinois freshman passing and rushing records
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