William L. Allen
Allen from the 1900 Michiganensian
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1877 Iowa |
| Died | May 13, 1907 (aged 30) Las Vegas, New Mexico |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Playing career | |
| 1897–1898 | Michigan |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1899 | Michigan (varsity reserves) |
| 1900 | Washington Agricultural |
| 1902 | Washington Agricultural |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 6–3–1 |
William Lindsay Allen, sometimes identified as William Luedyard Allen, (c. 1877 – May 13, 1907) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Michigan and was a player on the 1898 Michigan Wolverines football team that won the school's first Western Conference championship. During the 1900 and 1902 college football seasons, he was the head football coach at Washington Agricultural College and School of Science—now known as Washington State University—in Pullman, Washington. He compiled a record of 6–3–1 as the head coach at Washington Agricultural.
Allen was born in approximately 1877 and was a resident of Sac City, Iowa. He was the son of William Allen (born c. 1816 in Virginia) and Sarah Allen (born c. 1847 in Wisconsin). At the time of the 1880 United States Census and the 1885 Iowa Census, the family was living at Sac City.
Allen began his education at the University of Notre Dame. In 1897, he enrolled at the University of Michigan as student in the Department of Laws. As a first-year student in 1897, Allen was the vice president of his class and the captain of the varsity reserve football team. As a second-year student in 1898, he played at the guard position for the undefeated 1898 Michigan Wolverines football team that won the school's first Western Conference championship. He was a starter at guard in Michigan's 21–0 victory over Michigan State Normal, its 29–0 victory over Kenyon College, and its 12–5 victory over Illinois,
As a third-year student, Allen was the coach of the varsity reserves football team. He graduated from Michigan with a Bachelor of Laws degree as part of the Class of 1900.
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