Wynfred E. Allen

Wynfred Emory Allen (June 6, 1873 – September 20, 1947) was an American football and basketball coach and biologist. He served as the head football coach at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana from 1896 to 1897,[1] Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin in 1903, and Kearney State Normal School—now known as the University of Nebraska–Kearney–from 1905 to 1906. Allen was also the head basketball coach at Kearney State in 1906–07.[2]

Wynfred E. Allen
Biographical details
Born(1873-06-06)June 6, 1873
West Newton, Indiana, U.S.
DiedSeptember 20, 1947(1947-09-20) (aged 74)
Santa Paula, California, U.S.
Alma materEarlham (1898)
Playing career
Football
1894–1895Springfield YMCA
1896–1897Earlham
Basketball
c.1895Springfield YMCA
Baseball
c.1895Springfield YMCA
Position(s)Fullback, guard (football)
Center (basketball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1896–1897Earlham
1898West Texas Military
1903Lawrence
1904Epworth
1905–1906Kearney Normal
Basketball
1906–1907Kearney Normal
Head coaching record
Overall
2–2 (college basketball)

In 1910, Allen served as an assistant zoology professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, and from 1919 to 1943, he worked as a biologist at the Scripps Institution for Biological Research.[3]

Head coaching record

College football

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Earlham Quakers (Independent) (1896–1897)
1896 Earlham 3–3
1897 Earlham 2–4
Lawrence: 5–7
Lawrence Vikings (Independent) (1903)
1903 Lawrence 6–3
Lawrence: 6–3
Epworth Methodists (Independent) (1904)
1904 Epworth
Epworth:
Kearney Normal Antelopes (Independent) (1905–1906)
1905 Kearney Normal 0–5–1
1906 Kearney Normal 3–4–2
Kearney Normal: 3–9–3
Total:

References

  1. "Epworth University Bulletin". 1 (1). Epworth University. July 15, 1904: 76. Retrieved June 23, 2023 via Internet Archive. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "Men's Basketball Coaches" (PDF). Nebraska–Kearney Lopers. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  3. "Wynfred Emory Allen papers". Online Archive of California. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
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