| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Wide receivers coach |
| Team | Tennessee Tech |
| Conference | OVC |
| Playing career | |
| 1991–1994 | James Madison |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996–2001 | Lock Haven (assistant) |
| 2002 | Bucknell (assistant) |
| 2003 | Berlin Thunder (WR) |
| 2004–2006 | Amsterdam Admirals (OC) |
| 2007 | Berlin Thunder |
| 2011–2014 | Lock Haven |
| 2015–2016 | Delaware State (OC/QB) |
| 2017 | Delaware State (QB) |
| 2018–2019 | Old Dominion (WR) |
| 2020–2021 | Louisiana Tech (OWR) |
| 2022 | UConn (WR/PGC) |
| 2024–present | Tennessee Tech (WR) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2008–2010 | Penn State (player personnel) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–37 (college) 2–8 (NFL Europe) |
John Allen is an American football coach and former player. He served as the head football coach at Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania from 2011 to 2015, compiling a record of 5–37 in five seasons. Allen was also the head coach of the Berlin Thunder of NFL Europe in 2007, tallying a mark of 2–8. He played college football as a wide receiver at James Madison University.