Allyn McKeen
Allyn McKeen went 78–25–3 as a head coach, 1937–1948, at West Tennessee State Teachers and Mississippi State. Share
Two seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1937–38 at West Tennessee State Teachers. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 78–25–3 career
- Seasons
- 11
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Hall of Fame
- 1991 inducted
- Best season
- 1940 10–0–1, No. 9
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | West Tennessee State Teachers * | 3–6 | T–27th | |||
| 1938 | West Tennessee State Teachers * | 10–0 | 1st | |||
| 1939 | Mississippi State | 8–2 | 4th | |||
| 1940 | Mississippi State | 10–0–1 | 2nd | Orange Bowl W | 9 | |
| 1941 | Mississippi State | 8–1–1 | 1st | 16 | ||
| 1942 | Mississippi State | 8–2 | 4th | 18 | ||
| 1943: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1944 | Mississippi State | 6–2 | 5th | |||
| 1945 | Mississippi State | 6–3 | T–7th | |||
| 1946 | Mississippi State | 8–2 | 5th | |||
| 1947 | Mississippi State | 7–3 | 4th | |||
| 1948 | Mississippi State | 4–4–1 | 7th | |||
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 12 | 6–6 | 50% |
| Against top-10 teams | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Against rivals | 26 | 12–13–1 | 48% |
| Conference games | 47 | 29–16–2 | 64% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 26 | 15–8–3 | 63% |
| At home | 33 | 28–4–1 | 86% |
| On the road | 47 | 31–15–1 | 67% |
| At neutral sites | 7 | 6–0–1 | 93% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 69 | 57–9–3 | 85% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 18 | 8–10 | 44% |
His own 87 games on file, 1939–1948, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Moore 1939–1947 | 4–3–1 | LSU | 8 | |
| Frank Thomas 1939–1946 | 2–5 | Alabama | 7 | |
| Harry Mehre 1939–1945 | 4–2 | Ole Miss | 6 | |
| Carl Voyles 1944–1947 | 4–0 | Auburn | 4 | |
| Jack Meagher 1939–1942 | 2–1–1 | Auburn | 4 | |
| Tom Lieb 1940–1942 | 3–0 | Florida | 3 | |
| Henry Frnka 1946–1948 | 2–1 | Tulane | 3 |
Allyn McKeen’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Auburnseries | 9 | 7–1–1 |
| LSUseries | 9 | 5–3–1 |
| Ole Missseries | 9 | 5–4 |
| Alabamaseries | 8 | 2–6 |
| Tulaneseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Floridaseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Millsapsseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| San Franciscoseries | 4 | 4–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929–34 | West Tennessee State Teachers | Assistant coach | |
| 1937–38 | West Tennessee State Teachers | Head coach | |
| 1939–48 | Mississippi State | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bowden WyattWyoming, Arkansas, Tennessee
- Murray WarmathMississippi State, Minnesota
- Phil DickensWyoming, Indiana, Wofford
- DeWitt WeaverTexas Tech
- Billy HildebrandWake Forest, Whitworth
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowden Wyatt | Mississippi State, 1939–41, 1946: assistant coach | Wyoming, Arkansas, Tennessee | |
| Murray Warmath | Mississippi State, 1939–42: line coach | Mississippi State, Minnesota | |
| Phil Dickens | Mississippi State, 1945–46: assistant coach | Wyoming, Indiana, Wofford | |
| DeWitt Weaver | Mississippi State, 1946–48: line coach | Texas Tech | |
| Billy Hildebrand | Mississippi State, 1947–48: ends coach | Wake Forest, Whitworth |
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.