Keith Allen (American football)

Keith D. Allen (born July 12, 1974) is an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Southwest Baptist University from 2007 to 2012, compiling a record of 27–39. His 27 wins are the most in the history of Southwest Baptist's football program, which began play in 1983.[4]

Keith Allen
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamThe King's Academy (FL)
Biographical details
Born (1974-07-12) July 12, 1974
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Oklahoma
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–1996Oklahoma (SA)
1997Oklahoma (GA)
1998Northeast Louisiana (DB)
1999–2000TCU (RC)
2000–2001Quincy (IL) (DC/ST)
2002–2004San Jose State (DB/ST)
2005–2006Southwest Baptist (DC)
2007–2012Southwest Baptist
2013–2021The King's Academy (FL)
Head coaching record
Overall27–39 (college) 55-17 (high school)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
2016: South Florida coach of the year, Florida Dairy Farmers Independent Football coach of the year,[1] Palm Beach Post Coach of the Year

2017: South Florida Conference Coach of the Year

2018: Palm Beach Post Coach of the Year, Sun Sentinel Coach of the Year,[2] FloridaHSFootball.com Coach of the Year[3]

2019: NFHS Florida State Coach of the Year

Coaching career

Allen began coaching as a student coach at the University of Oklahoma under defensive coordinator Bill Young and head coach John Blake. After completing his degree in civil engineering, Allen stayed on in 1997 as the graduate assistant, working on defense. From there, Allen served as cornerbacks coach at Northeast Louisiana University—now the University of Louisiana at Monroe. After the 1998 season, Allen then took a position on Dennis Franchione's staff at Texas Christian University. In 2000, Allen left for Quincy University to be the defensive coordinator and special teams coordinator. In 2002, Allen left Quincy to be the defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator at San Jose State University. In 2005, he moved to Southwest Baptist University as defensive coordinator. Allen was elevated to interim head coach in 2007 after the resignation of Jack Peavey.[5] Allen was then named head football coach at the conclusion of the 2007 season.[6] He currently coaches football and teaches engineering at The King's Academy in South Florida.

Head coaching record

College
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Southwest Baptist Bearcats (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2007)
2007 Southwest Baptist 0–110–910th
Southwest Baptist Bearcats (NCAA Division II Independent) (2008–2011)
2008 Southwest Baptist 5–6
2009 Southwest Baptist 6–5
2010 Southwest Baptist 7–4
2011 Southwest Baptist 6–5
Southwest Baptist Bearcats (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2012)
2012 Southwest Baptist 3–83–812th
Southwest Baptist: 27–393–17
Total:27–39

References
  1. "Keith Allen wins Coach of the Year". theprepzone.com. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
  2. "Keith Allen wins 2018 3A Coach of the Year". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
  3. "Keith Allen, 3A Coach of the Year". FloridaHSFootball.com. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
  4. "Southwest Baptist University Athletics - Keith Allen Becomes Winningest Coach in SBU History with a 28-12 Victory Over Urbana". Sbubearcats.com. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  5. "Omnibus | SBU Student Newspaper". www.omnibusonline.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  6. "Omnibus | SBU Student Newspaper". Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
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