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Biographical details | |
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Born | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | December 7, 1955
Died | May 16, 2004 Westboro, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 48)
Playing career | |
1974–1977 | Hanover |
Position(s) | Linebacker |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1978 | Dayton (assistant) |
1982–1989 | Holy Cross (assistant) |
1990–1995 | Boston University |
1996–2003 | Holy Cross |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 63–95 |
Tournaments | 1–2 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 Yankee Conference (1993) 1 Lambert Cup (1993) | |
Awards | |
AFCA Coach of the Year (1993) Eddie Robinson Award (1993 ) Yankee Conference Coach of the Year (1993) Greater Boston Coach of the Year (1993) 2× New England Coach of the Year (1993, 2000) | |
Daniel L. Allen (December 7, 1955 – May 16, 2004) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Boston University from 1990 to 1995 and at the College of the Holy Cross from 1996 to 2003. Allen began his coaching career at the University of Dayton as a graduate assistant, where he earned a master's degree in 1979. He then served as an assistant coach at Holy Cross from 1982 to 1989 before moving on to his first head coaching job at Boston University. After a six-year stint for the Terriers, Allen finished his coaching career back at Holy Cross, where he led the Crusaders for eight seasons before being fired following a 1–11 campaign.