Terry Allen
Terry Allen went 132–123 as a head coach, 1989–2014, at Northern Iowa, Kansas and Missouri State. Share
17 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1989–96 at Northern Iowa; 2006–14 at Missouri State. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 132–123 career
- Seasons
- 22
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1997 5–6
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Northern Iowa * | 8–3 | T–2nd | |||
| 1990 | Northern Iowa * | 8–4 | T–1st | NCAA Division I-AA First Round L | ||
| 1991 | Northern Iowa * | 11–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal L | ||
| 1992 | Northern Iowa * | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal L | ||
| 1993 | Northern Iowa * | 8–4 | 1st | NCAA Division I-AA First Round L | ||
| 1994 | Northern Iowa * | 8–4 | 1st | NCAA Division I-AA First Round L | ||
| 1995 | Northern Iowa * | 8–5 | T–1st | NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal L | ||
| 1996 | Northern Iowa * | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal L | ||
| 1997 | Kansas | 5–6 | T–4th (North) | |||
| 1998 | Kansas | 4–7 | T–5th (North) | |||
| 1999 | Kansas | 5–7 | 4th (North) | |||
| 2000 | Kansas | 4–7 | T–5th (North) | |||
| 2001 | Kansas coached eight of 11 games | 2–6 | 6th (North) | |||
| 2002–05: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2006 | Missouri State * | 2–9 | T–7th | |||
| 2007 | Missouri State * | 6–5 | T–5th | |||
| 2008 | Missouri State * | 4–7 | T–6th | |||
| 2009 | Missouri State * | 6–5 | T–5th | |||
| 2010 | Missouri State * | 5–6 | T–3rd | |||
| 2011 | Missouri State * | 2–9 | T–7th | |||
| 2012 | Missouri State * | 3–8 | 8th | |||
| 2013 | Missouri State * | 5–7 | T–2nd | |||
| 2014 | Missouri State * | 4–8 | 9th | |||
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 | 18 | 1–17 | 6% |
| Against top-10 teams | 9 | 0–9 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 15 | 3–12 | 20% |
| Conference games | 38 | 10–28 | 26% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 14 | 8–6 | 57% |
| At home | 30 | 17–13 | 57% |
| On the road | 22 | 3–19 | 14% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 20 | 15–5 | 75% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 33 | 5–28 | 15% |
His own 53 games on file, 1997–2001, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Snyder 1997–2001 | 0–5 | Kansas State | 5 | |
| Larry Smith 1997–2000 | 3–1 | Missouri | 4 | |
| Dan McCarney 1997–2000 | 2–2 | Iowa State | 4 | |
| Frank Solich 1998–2001 | 0–4 | Nebraska | 4 | |
| Watson Brown 1997–2000 | 3–0 | UAB | 3 | |
| Gary Barnett 1999–2001 | 1–2 | Colorado | 3 |
Terry Allen’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Missouriseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Coloradoseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Nebraskaseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Kansas Stateseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Iowa Stateseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| UABseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Oklahomaseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Texas Techseries | 3 | 1–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Northern Iowa | Graduate assistant | |
| 1980–88 | Northern Iowa | Assistant coach | |
| 1989–96 | Northern Iowa | Head coach | |
| 1997–2001 | Kansas | Head coach | |
| 2002–05 | Iowa State | Associate head coach and tight ends and special teams coach | |
| 2006–14 | Missouri State | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Darrell MudraNorthern Iowa
- Earle BruceNorthern Iowa
- Dan McCarneyIowa State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Ross ElsHastings
- Chris KliemanKansas State, Loras, North Dakota State
- Ardell WiegandtBirmingham Americans, Calgary Stampeders, Montreal Concordes, Buffalo Bills, Ottawa Rough Riders, Northern Iowa, Kansas
- Clint BowenKansas
- Chris KapilovicAuburn
- Rip SchererMemphis, James Madison
- Sam PittmanArkansas, Hutchinson
- Tom HayesKansas
- Courtney MessinghamUpper Iowa
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Mudra | Northern Iowa | 1983–87 | Assistant coach | |
| Earle Bruce | Northern Iowa | 1988 | Assistant coach | |
| Dan McCarney | Iowa State | 2002–05 | Associate head coach and tight ends and special teams coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (9)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Els | Northern Iowa, 1989: graduate assistant; 1994: defensive backs coach | Hastings | |
| Chris Klieman | Northern Iowa, 1991–92: graduate assistant; 1993: defensive backs coach; Kansas, 1997: graduate assistant | Kansas State, Loras, North Dakota State | |
| Ardell Wiegandt | Kansas, 1997–2000: defensive coordinator | Birmingham Americans, Calgary Stampeders, Montreal Concordes, Buffalo Bills, Ottawa Rough Riders, Northern Iowa, Kansas | |
| Clint Bowen | Kansas, 1998–99: graduate assistant; 2001: special teams and tight ends coach | Kansas | |
| Chris Kapilovic | Kansas, 1999–2000: graduate assistant; Missouri State, 2006–07: offensive line coach and running game coordinator | Auburn | |
| Rip Scherer | Kansas, 2001: co-offensive coordinator | Memphis, James Madison | |
| Sam Pittman | Kansas, 2001: offensive line coach | Arkansas, Hutchinson | |
| Tom Hayes | Kansas, 2001: defensive coordinator | Kansas | |
| Courtney Messingham | Missouri State, 2008: special teams and wide receivers coach | Upper Iowa |
Other assistants under him (5)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Salmon | Kansas, 1997–2000: offensive coordinator | |
| Jay Johnson | Kansas, 1997–98: graduate assistant; 1999–2000: quarterbacks coach; 2001: running backs coach | |
| John Papuchis | Kansas, 2001: graduate assistant | |
| Jamar Cain | Missouri State, 2006–08: defensive ends coach | |
| John Scott Jr. | Missouri State, 2009: defensive ends 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.