George Tardiff
# George Tardiff

George F. Tardiff (October 2, 1936 – September 21, 2012) was an American football coach at the collegiate and high school level. He served as the head football coach at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas from 1974 to 1976 and Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas from 1983 to 1984, compiling a career college football coaching record of 22–23.

Born in Jersey City, Tardiff played prep football at Lincoln High School before attending St. Benedict's College (now Benedictine College) in Atchison, Kansas.

## Coaching career

### Benedictine

Tardiff was the head football coach for Benedictine College for three seasons, from 1974 to 1976. His coaching record at Benedictine was 15–15.

### Washburn

Tardiff was the 35th head football coach at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, serving for two seasons, from 1983 to 1984. His coaching record at Washburn was 8–7.

## Death

A resident of Brick Township, New Jersey, Tardiff died at Ocean Medical Center after a short illness in 2012.

## Head coaching record

### College

| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Benedictine Ravens (NAIA Division II independent) (1974–1976) ||||||
| 1974 | Benedictine | 2–7 | | | |
| 1975 | Benedictine | 5–5 | | | |
| 1976 | Benedictine | 7–4 | | | W Boot Hill |
| Benedictine: | Benedictine: | 14–16 | | | |
| Washburn Ichabods (Central States Intercollegiate Conference) (1983–1984) ||||||
| 1983 | Washburn | 8–2 | 6–1 | 1st | |
| 1984 | Washburn | 0–5 | 0–2 | | |
| Washburn: | Washburn: | 8–7 | 6–3 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 22–23 | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||
