William L. Allen

William L. Allen
Allen from the 1900 Michiganensian
Biographical details
Bornc. 1877
Iowa, U.S.
DiedMay 13, 1907 (aged 30)
Las Vegas, New Mexico, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Playing career
1897–1898Michigan
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1899Michigan (varsity reserves)
1900Washington Agricultural
1902Washington Agricultural
Head coaching record
Overall6–3–1

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.