Allen Jeardeau
American football and baseball coach
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Allen Wilson Jeardeau (April 1, 1866 – April 10, 1900) was an American college football and college baseball coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at the Platteville Normal School—now the University of Wisconsin–Platteville—in 1895 and 1898 and at Louisiana State University (LSU) from 1896 to 1897.[2] In 1896, his first season with the LSU Tigers, Jeardeau led the team to a 6–0 record and a Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) championship. He was also the head coach of the LSU Tigers baseball team in 1898.[citation needed] Jeardeau was a graduate of the Platteville Normal School and a student at Harvard University. He died of pneumonia on April 10, 1900, at his home near Platteville, Wisconsin.[3][4]
Grant County, Wisconsin, U.S.
Grant County, Wisconsin, U.S.
Jeardeau in 1897 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 1, 1866 Grant County, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | April 10, 1900 (aged 34) Grant County, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1895 | Platteville Normal |
| 1896–1897 | LSU |
| 1898 | Platteville Normal |
| Baseball | |
| 1898 | LSU |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 10–2–1 (football) 2–3 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 SIAA (1896) | |
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platteville Normal Pioneers (Independent) (1895) | |||||||||
| 1895 | Platteville Normal | 3–0–1 | |||||||
| LSU Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1896–1897) | |||||||||
| 1896 | LSU | 6–0 | 4–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1897 | LSU | 1–1 | 0–0 | ||||||
| LSU: | 7–1 | 4–0 | |||||||
| Platteville Normal Pioneers (Independent) (1898) | |||||||||
| 1898 | Platteville Normal | 0–1 | |||||||
| Platteville Normal: | 3–1–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 10–2–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Baseball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSU Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1898–1898) | |||||||||
| 1898 | LSU | 2–3 | |||||||
| LSU: | 2–3 (.400) | ||||||||
| Total: | 2–3 (.400) | ||||||||
