Pokey Allen
Pokey Allen went 87–41–2 as a head coach, 1986–1996, at Portland State and Boise State. Share
10 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1986–92 at Portland State; 1993–95 at Boise State (on file under another coach). They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 87–41–2 career
- Seasons
- 11
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1996 2–10
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Portland State * | 6–5 | T–2nd | |||
| 1987 | Portland State * | 11–2–1 | 1st | NCAA Division II Championship L | ||
| 1988 | Portland State * | 11–3–1 | 1st | NCAA Division II Championship L | ||
| 1989 | Portland State * | 9–4 | 1st | NCAA Division II Quarterfinal L | ||
| 1990 | Portland State * | 6–5 | T–3rd | |||
| 1991 | Portland State * | 11–3 | 1st | NCAA Division II Semifinal L | ||
| 1992 | Portland State * | 9–4 | 1st | NCAA Division II Semifinal L | ||
| 1993 | Boise State * | 3–8 | 7th | |||
| 1994 | Boise State * | 13–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I-AA Championship L | ||
| 1995 | Boise State * | 7–4 | T–2nd | |||
| 1996 | Boise State final 2 games | 1–1 | 5th |
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 rivals | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Conference games | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| At home | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| On the road | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
His own two games on file, 1996, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Idahoseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968–72 | Simon Fraser | Assistant coach | |
| 1973–76 | Simon Fraser | Co-head coach | |
| 1977–79 | Montana | Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| 1980–81 | Eastern Washington | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1982 | California | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1983–84 | Los Angeles Express USFL | Assistant coach | |
| 1985 | Portland Breakers USFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1986–92 | Portland State | Head coach | |
| 1993–96 | Boise State | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Joe KappCalifornia
- Dick CouryPortland Breakers
- Doug KayPortland Breakers
Assistants who became head coaches
- Tom MasonBoise State
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Kapp | California | 1982 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Dick Coury | Portland Breakers pro | 1985 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Doug Kay | Portland Breakers pro | 1985 | Defensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Mason | Portland State, 1986–92: defensive coordinator; Boise State, 1993–96: defensive coordinator | Boise State |
Other assistants under him (4)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Al Borges | Portland State, 1986–92: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach; Boise State, 1993–94: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Andy Ludwig | Portland State, 1987–88: wide receivers coach; Boise State, 1995–96: quarterbacks coach | |
| Pete Kwiatkowski | Boise State, 1993–96: defensive backs, outside linebackers and defensive line coach | |
| Robert Anae | Boise State, 1996: offensive line coach |
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.
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.