George Gardner (coach)

George D. Gardner (September 28, 1898 – January, 1974) was an American football and basketball coach. He was the head football coach at McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas, serving for five seasons, from 1925 until 1929, and compiling a record of 10–25–4.[1]

George Gardner
Biographical details
Born(1898-09-28)September 28, 1898
Greene County, Iowa
DiedJanuary 1974 (aged 75)
Arkansas City, Kansas
Playing career
Basketball
1919–1922Southwestern (KS)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1925–1929McPherson
Basketball
1930–1933Washburn
1937–1939Southwestern (KS)
Head coaching record
Overall10–25–4 (football)
60–36 (basketball)

In 1937, Gardner was named basketball coach at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas. At the time he had been working as an insurance agent at Arkansas City, Kansas, where he continued to work when not on coaching duty.[2]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
McPherson Bulldogs (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1925–1929)
1925 McPherson 1–4–20–4–2T–14th
1926 McPherson 3–4–12–411th
1927 McPherson 1–71–6T–13th
1928 McPherson 1–6–11–5–18th
1929 McPherson 4–42–34th
McPherson: 10–25–46–22–3
Total:10–25–4

References

  1. "McPherson College Football Media Guide 2010" (PDF). McPherson College Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  2. "Southwestern Coach". Lawrence Journal-World. Lawrence, Kansas. Associated Press. May 8, 1937. p. 6. Retrieved October 1, 2017 via Google News.
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