John Jardine (football coach)
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John Jardine (died March 23, 1990) was the head football coach at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1970 to 1977. He compiled a 37-47-3, with his best record coming in 1974, when he went 7-4.
Jardine was a graduate of Purdue University where he was a starting offensive guard in 1956 and 1957. He began his coaching career at Central Catholic High School in Lafayette, Indiana in 1958, then moved to the head coaching job at Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Illinois. His five teams at Fenwick produced an overall 51-6-1 record and the Friars played in the Chicago Catholic League title game in 1959, 1960 and 1962. His 1962 squad was undefeated, winning the Chicago City title.
Jardine left the prep ranks following the 1963 season, returning to Purdue as an offensive line coach under Jack Mollenkopf. He coached the guards and centers and recruited the Chicago area. He then served as offensive line coach under Tommy Prothro at UCLA from 1965-1969.
[edit] Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Wisconsin Badgers (Big Ten Conference) (1970 – 1977) | |||||||||
| 1970 | Wisconsin | 4-5-1 | 3-4 | T-5th | |||||
| 1971 | Wisconsin | 4-6-1 | 3-5 | T-6th | |||||
| 1972 | Wisconsin | 4-7 | 2-6 | 9th | |||||
| 1973 | Wisconsin | 4-7 | 3-5 | 8th | |||||
| 1974 | Wisconsin | 7-4 | 5-3 | 4th | |||||
| 1975 | Wisconsin | 4-6-1 | 3-4-1 | 6th | |||||
| 1976 | Wisconsin | 5-6 | 3-5 | T-7th | |||||
| 1977 | Wisconsin | 5-6 | 3-6 | 8th | |||||
| Wisconsin: | 37-47-3 | 25-38-1 | |||||||
| Total: | 37-47-3 (.443) | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season. °Rankings from final AP Poll of the season. |
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| Preceded by John Coatta |
University of Wisconsin-Madison Head Football Coach 1970–1977 |
Succeeded by Dave McClain |
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