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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]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 12, 1974 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Oklahoma |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1994–1996 | Oklahoma (SA) |
| 1997 | Oklahoma (GA) |
| 1998 | Northeast Louisiana (DB) |
| 1999–2000 | TCU (RC) |
| 2000–2001 | Quincy (IL) (DC/ST) |
| 2002–2004 | San Jose State (DB/ST) |
| 2005–2006 | Southwest Baptist (DC) |
| 2007–2012 | Southwest Baptist |
| 2013–2021 | The King's Academy (FL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 27–39 (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 | |
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.
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College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Baptist Bearcats (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2007) | |||||||||
| 2007 | Southwest Baptist | 0–11 | 0–9 | 10th | |||||
| 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 | 3–8 | 3–8 | 12th | |||||
| Southwest Baptist: | 27–39 | 3–17 | |||||||
| Total: | 27–39 | ||||||||
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