John Jardine
John Jardine went 37–47–3 as a head coach, 1970–1977, at Wisconsin. Share
- Record
- 37–47–3 career
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1974 7–4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Wisconsin | 4–5–1 | T–5th | |||
| 1971 | Wisconsin | 4–6–1 | T–6th | |||
| 1972 | Wisconsin | 4–7 | 9th | |||
| 1973 | Wisconsin | 4–7 | 8th | |||
| 1974 | Wisconsin | 7–4 | 4th | |||
| 1975 | Wisconsin | 4–6–1 | 6th | |||
| 1976 | Wisconsin | 5–6 | T–7th | |||
| 1977 | Wisconsin | 5–6 | 8th |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
Players he coached
Dennis LickConsensus All‑American, 1975
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 24 | 2–21–1 | 10% |
| Against top-10 teams | 18 | 1–17 | 6% |
| Against rivals | 18 | 8–10 | 44% |
| Conference games | 64 | 25–38–1 | 40% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 31 | 10–18–3 | 37% |
| At home | 48 | 27–19–2 | 58% |
| On the road | 39 | 10–28–1 | 27% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 43 | 29–13–1 | 69% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 44 | 8–34–2 | 20% |
His own 87 games on file, 1970–1977, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Pont 1970–1977 | 7–1 | Indiana, Northwestern | 8 | |
| Woody Hayes 1970–1977 | 0–8 | Ohio State | 8 | |
| Alex Agase 1970–1976 | 3–4 | Northwestern, Purdue | 7 | |
| Cal Stoll 1972–1977 | 2–4 | Minnesota | 6 | |
| Bo Schembechler 1970–1977 | 0–6 | Michigan | 6 | |
| Lee Corso 1973–1977 | 3–1–1 | Indiana | 5 | |
| Bob Commings 1974–1977 | 2–2 | Iowa | 4 | |
| Bob Blackman 1971–1976 | 1–3 | Illinois | 4 | |
| Frank Lauterbur 1971–1973 | 2–1 | Iowa | 3 |
John Jardine’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Northwesternseries | 8 | 6–2 |
| Indianaseries | 8 | 5–2–1 |
| Iowaseries | 8 | 4–4 |
| Minnesotaseries | 8 | 3–5 |
| Ohio Stateseries | 8 | 0–8 |
| Purdueseries | 7 | 3–4 |
| Illinoisseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| Michiganseries | 6 | 0–6 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Lafayette CCHS (IN) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 1959–63 | Fenwick HS (IL) high school | Head coach | |
| 1964 | Purdue | Offensive line coach | |
| 1965–69 | UCLA | Offensive line and tight ends coach | |
| 1970–77 | Wisconsin | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Jack MollenkopfPurdue
- Tommy ProthroUCLA
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bob SpooEastern Illinois
- Paul RoachWyoming
- Dick SelcerXavier
- Ellis RainsbergerKansas State, Washburn, Southern Illinois, Pittsburgh Maulers
- Gary BlackneyBowling Green
- Mike StockEastern Michigan
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Mollenkopf | Purdue | 1964 | Offensive line coach | |
| Tommy Prothro | UCLA | 1965–69 | Offensive line and tight ends coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (6)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Spoo | Fenwick HS (IL), 1961: assistant coach; Wisconsin, 1973–77: quarterbacks coach | Eastern Illinois | |
| Paul Roach | Wisconsin, 1970–71: offensive coordinator | Wyoming | |
| Dick Selcer | Wisconsin, 1972–74: defensive backs coach | Xavier | |
| Ellis Rainsberger | Wisconsin, 1973–74: offensive coordinator | Kansas State, Washburn, Southern Illinois, Pittsburgh Maulers | |
| Gary Blackney | Wisconsin, 1975–76: defensive backs coach; 1977: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | Bowling Green | |
| Mike Stock | Wisconsin, 1975–77: offensive coordinator and running backs coach | Eastern Michigan |
Other assistants under him (3)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Charlie McBride | Wisconsin, 1970–75: offensive line coach; 1976: defensive coordinator and defensive line coach | |
| Lew Stueck | Wisconsin, 1970–75: defensive coordinator | |
| Larry Van Dusen | Wisconsin, 1972: offensive coordinator |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.