Len Jardine
Len Jardine went 9–44–1 as a head coach in the games on file: 1967 at Brown, 1968 at Brown, 1969 at Brown, 1970 at Brown, 1971 at Brown and 1972 at Brown. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 9–44–1 games on file
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1967 2–6–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Brown | 2–6–1 | ||
| 1968 | Brown | 2–7 | ||
| 1969 | Brown | 2–7 | ||
| 1970 | Brown | 2–7 | ||
| 1971 | Brown | 0–9 | ||
| 1972 | Brown | 1–8 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 6 | 3–3 | 50% |
| Conference games | 42 | 4–37–1 | 11% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 22 | 8–13–1 | 39% |
| At home | 32 | 8–24 | 25% |
| On the road | 22 | 1–20–1 | 7% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 9 | 4–5 | 44% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 45 | 5–39–1 | 12% |
His own 54 games on file, 1967–1972, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen Cozza 1967–1972 | 0–6 | Yale | 6 | |
| Jack Musick 1967–1972 | 0–5–1 | Cornell | 6 | |
| Frank Navarro 1968–1972 | 1–4 | Columbia | 5 | |
| John Yovicsin 1967–1970 | 1–3 | Harvard | 4 | |
| Neil Wheelwright 1968–1971 | 1–3 | Colgate | 4 | |
| Bob Blackman 1967–1970 | 0–4 | Dartmouth | 4 | |
| Jake McCandless 1969–1972 | 0–4 | Princeton | 4 |
Len 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rhode Islandseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| Columbiaseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Harvardseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Pennsylvaniaseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Yaleseries | 6 | 0–6 |
| Dartmouthseries | 6 | 0–6 |
| Princetonseries | 6 | 0–6 |
| Cornellseries | 6 | 0–5–1 |
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Dick SelcerXavier
- Jim CollettoCal State Fullerton, Purdue
- Gary BlackneyBowling Green
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Selcer | Brown, 1968–69: assistant coach | Xavier | |
| Jim Colletto | Brown, 1969: offensive line coach | Cal State Fullerton, Purdue | |
| Gary Blackney | Brown, 1970–72: defensive backs coach | Bowling Green |
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.