Army West Point Athletics
2013 Football Roster
Roster
Tardieu, Alex

Jersey Number 80
Alex Tardieu
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Punter
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 190
- Hometown:
- Grants Pass, Ore.
- High School:
- Grants Pass (USMAPS)
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
Punts: 8 at Air Force, 11-7-15
Punting Yards: 330 at Air Force, 11-7-15
Punting Average: 47.8 vs. Wake Forest, 9-21-13
Long Punt: 56 at Connecticut, 9-12-15
Inside the 20-Yard Line: 4 at Air Force, 11-7-15
Passing Attempts: 1 at Stanford, 9-13-14
Passing Completions: 1 at Stanford, 9-13-14
2015: Serves as holder for field goals and extra points ... has punted 40 times for 1583 yards (39.5 avg.) ... long punt of 56 yards ... 13 kicks have been down inside the opponents’ 20-yard line ... punted three times for 128 total yards (42.7 avg.) against Fordham ... landed one kick inside the 20 opposite the Rams ... had four punts for a total of 174 yards (43.5 avg.) at Connecticut ... long punt of 56 yards versus the Huskies ... punted seven times for 286 yards against Wake Forest ... averaged 40.9 yards per punt ... long punt of 49 yards versus the Demon Deacons ... did not punt at Eastern Michigan ... punted four times for 156 yards (39.0 avg.) at Penn State ... had two punts downed inside the 20-yard line opposite the Nittany Lions ... punted once for 43 yards opposite Duke ... punted five times for 176 yards (35.2 avg.) in the Bucknell game ... had two punts downed inside the 20-yard line opposite the Bison ... punted five times for 142 yards (36.4 avg.) at Rice ... one punt was downed inside the 20 and had a long boot of 51 yards against the Owls ... punted eight times for 330 yards (41.2) averaage at Air Force ... four kicks were downed inside the 20-yard line against the Falcons.
2014: Punted 41 times for a total of 1,608 yards (39.2 avg) with 16 downed inside the 18 this season ... punted three times for 114 yards (38.0 avg) against Buffalo ... one boot was downed at the one-yard line versus the Bulls ... punted six times for 240 yards at Stanford ... averaged 40.0 yards per kick and downed one inside the 20-yard line opposite the Cardinal ... completed his first-career pass on a fake punt for minus-four yards at Stanford ... punted four times for a total of 181 yards at Wake Forest ... had three punts land inside the 20-yard line and a long kick of 54 yards opposite the Demon Deacons ... punted four times for 169 yards (42.2 avg) and had a long punt of 51 yards at Yale ... one punt downed inside the 20 versus the Bulldogs ... punted three times for 102 yards (34.0 avg) with one downed inside the 20 versus Ball State ... punted four times for 161 yards (40.2 avg) ... punted three times for a total of 114 yards (38.0 avg) with two downed inside the 20-yard line ... punted six times for 226 yards (37.7 avg) opposite Air Force ... long kick of 52 yards against the Falcons ... two punts for 82 yards, and both landed inside the 20 against Connecticut ... three punts for 110 yards (36.7 avg) with two inside the 20 at Western Kentucky ... three punts for 109 yards (36.3 avg) and two inside the 20 in the Fordham win.
2013: Handled punting duties in all 12 games ... punted 51 times for 1,901 yards ... averaged 37.3 yards per boot ... recorded two touchbacks ... four punts of 50 yards or more ... 11 kicks landed inside opponents’ 20-yard line ... established career highs in punts (seven) and yards (286) against Temple ... season-high three kicks inside the 20 ... averaged 40.9 yards per punt opposite the Owls ... averaged 47.8 yards on five punts against Wake Forest ... three kicks of 50 yards or more ... long kick of 51 yards ... 239 punting yards opposite Demon Deacons ... career-long punt of 55 yards at Air Force ... punted three times ... averaged 36.3 yard opposite the Falcons ... six punts for 218 yards against Navy ... averaged 36.3 yards per punt ... long punt of 44 yards ... one punt landed inside the Mids’ 20-yard line ... punted five times for 176 yards in the Hawai’i game ... averaged 35.2 yards per punt ... long punt of 49 yards opposite the Rainbow Warriors ... punted three times for 109 yards against Western Kentucky ... averaged 36.3 yards per punt ... long punt of 45 yards ... rushed once for 20 yards on a fake punt in the third quarter opposite the Hilltoppers ... punted five times for 178 yards at Ball State ... averaged 35.6 yards per punt ... long punt of 48 yards opposite the Cardinals ... punted five times for 173 yards at Boston College ... long punt of 42 yards opposite the Eagles ... punted four times for 142 yards in the Louisiana Tech contest ... long punt of 43 yards against the Bulldogs ... punted four times for 126 yards against #5 Stanford ... long punt of 44 yards opposite the Cardinal ... made first collegiate appearance against Morgan State ... punted three times for 116 yards ... averaged 38.7 yards per punt ... long punt of 40 yards opposite the Bears ... punted once for 29 yards against Eastern Michigan ... punt landed inside the 20-yard line.
2012: Did not see any varsity action.
High School: Earned eight varsity letters in track & field (4), football (3) and basketball (1) at Grants Pass High School ... averaged more than 40.0 yards per punt ... two-time Josephine County All-Area ... first-team All-Southwest Conference in 2010 ... broke school’s pole vault record ... finished third in the state with a vault of 15-0 ... National Honor Society member ... two-time class president.
Personal: Given name is Alexander John Frederick Tardieu ... parents’ names are Greg and Lee Ann Tardieu ... cousin, Kelsey Tardieu Yoho, is a 2007 West Point graduate who has served in Afghanistan ... two other cousins have attended the U.S. Air Force Academy ... paternal grandfather, John Tardieu, served as B-24 engineer in U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II ... maternal grandfather, William Baat, also served in U.S. Army during World War II ... majoring in Civil Engineering.
Punts: 8 at Air Force, 11-7-15
Punting Yards: 330 at Air Force, 11-7-15
Punting Average: 47.8 vs. Wake Forest, 9-21-13
Long Punt: 56 at Connecticut, 9-12-15
Inside the 20-Yard Line: 4 at Air Force, 11-7-15
Passing Attempts: 1 at Stanford, 9-13-14
Passing Completions: 1 at Stanford, 9-13-14
2015: Serves as holder for field goals and extra points ... has punted 40 times for 1583 yards (39.5 avg.) ... long punt of 56 yards ... 13 kicks have been down inside the opponents’ 20-yard line ... punted three times for 128 total yards (42.7 avg.) against Fordham ... landed one kick inside the 20 opposite the Rams ... had four punts for a total of 174 yards (43.5 avg.) at Connecticut ... long punt of 56 yards versus the Huskies ... punted seven times for 286 yards against Wake Forest ... averaged 40.9 yards per punt ... long punt of 49 yards versus the Demon Deacons ... did not punt at Eastern Michigan ... punted four times for 156 yards (39.0 avg.) at Penn State ... had two punts downed inside the 20-yard line opposite the Nittany Lions ... punted once for 43 yards opposite Duke ... punted five times for 176 yards (35.2 avg.) in the Bucknell game ... had two punts downed inside the 20-yard line opposite the Bison ... punted five times for 142 yards (36.4 avg.) at Rice ... one punt was downed inside the 20 and had a long boot of 51 yards against the Owls ... punted eight times for 330 yards (41.2) averaage at Air Force ... four kicks were downed inside the 20-yard line against the Falcons.
2014: Punted 41 times for a total of 1,608 yards (39.2 avg) with 16 downed inside the 18 this season ... punted three times for 114 yards (38.0 avg) against Buffalo ... one boot was downed at the one-yard line versus the Bulls ... punted six times for 240 yards at Stanford ... averaged 40.0 yards per kick and downed one inside the 20-yard line opposite the Cardinal ... completed his first-career pass on a fake punt for minus-four yards at Stanford ... punted four times for a total of 181 yards at Wake Forest ... had three punts land inside the 20-yard line and a long kick of 54 yards opposite the Demon Deacons ... punted four times for 169 yards (42.2 avg) and had a long punt of 51 yards at Yale ... one punt downed inside the 20 versus the Bulldogs ... punted three times for 102 yards (34.0 avg) with one downed inside the 20 versus Ball State ... punted four times for 161 yards (40.2 avg) ... punted three times for a total of 114 yards (38.0 avg) with two downed inside the 20-yard line ... punted six times for 226 yards (37.7 avg) opposite Air Force ... long kick of 52 yards against the Falcons ... two punts for 82 yards, and both landed inside the 20 against Connecticut ... three punts for 110 yards (36.7 avg) with two inside the 20 at Western Kentucky ... three punts for 109 yards (36.3 avg) and two inside the 20 in the Fordham win.
2013: Handled punting duties in all 12 games ... punted 51 times for 1,901 yards ... averaged 37.3 yards per boot ... recorded two touchbacks ... four punts of 50 yards or more ... 11 kicks landed inside opponents’ 20-yard line ... established career highs in punts (seven) and yards (286) against Temple ... season-high three kicks inside the 20 ... averaged 40.9 yards per punt opposite the Owls ... averaged 47.8 yards on five punts against Wake Forest ... three kicks of 50 yards or more ... long kick of 51 yards ... 239 punting yards opposite Demon Deacons ... career-long punt of 55 yards at Air Force ... punted three times ... averaged 36.3 yard opposite the Falcons ... six punts for 218 yards against Navy ... averaged 36.3 yards per punt ... long punt of 44 yards ... one punt landed inside the Mids’ 20-yard line ... punted five times for 176 yards in the Hawai’i game ... averaged 35.2 yards per punt ... long punt of 49 yards opposite the Rainbow Warriors ... punted three times for 109 yards against Western Kentucky ... averaged 36.3 yards per punt ... long punt of 45 yards ... rushed once for 20 yards on a fake punt in the third quarter opposite the Hilltoppers ... punted five times for 178 yards at Ball State ... averaged 35.6 yards per punt ... long punt of 48 yards opposite the Cardinals ... punted five times for 173 yards at Boston College ... long punt of 42 yards opposite the Eagles ... punted four times for 142 yards in the Louisiana Tech contest ... long punt of 43 yards against the Bulldogs ... punted four times for 126 yards against #5 Stanford ... long punt of 44 yards opposite the Cardinal ... made first collegiate appearance against Morgan State ... punted three times for 116 yards ... averaged 38.7 yards per punt ... long punt of 40 yards opposite the Bears ... punted once for 29 yards against Eastern Michigan ... punt landed inside the 20-yard line.
2012: Did not see any varsity action.
High School: Earned eight varsity letters in track & field (4), football (3) and basketball (1) at Grants Pass High School ... averaged more than 40.0 yards per punt ... two-time Josephine County All-Area ... first-team All-Southwest Conference in 2010 ... broke school’s pole vault record ... finished third in the state with a vault of 15-0 ... National Honor Society member ... two-time class president.
Personal: Given name is Alexander John Frederick Tardieu ... parents’ names are Greg and Lee Ann Tardieu ... cousin, Kelsey Tardieu Yoho, is a 2007 West Point graduate who has served in Afghanistan ... two other cousins have attended the U.S. Air Force Academy ... paternal grandfather, John Tardieu, served as B-24 engineer in U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II ... maternal grandfather, William Baat, also served in U.S. Army during World War II ... majoring in Civil Engineering.
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