Wynfred E. Allen

American sports coach and biologist (1873–1947)

Wynfred E. Allen
Biographical details
Born	(1873-06-06)June 6, 1873 West Newton, Indiana, U.S.
Died	September 20, 1947(1947-09-20) (aged 74) Santa Paula, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Earlham (1898)
Playing career
Football
1894–1895	Springfield YMCA
1896–1897	Earlham
Basketball
c. 1895	Springfield YMCA
Baseball
c. 1895	Springfield YMCA

Position(s)	Fullback, guard (football) Center (basketball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1896–1897	Earlham
1898	West Texas Military
1903	Lawrence
1904	Epworth
1905–1906	Kearney Normal
Basketball
1906–1907	Kearney Normal

Head coaching record
Overall	2–2 (college basketball)

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]

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
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

^ "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)
^ "Men's Basketball Coaches" (PDF). Nebraska–Kearney Lopers. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
^ "Wynfred Emory Allen papers". Online Archive of California. Retrieved December 6, 2018.

Earlham Quakers head football coaches

No coach (1889)
No team (1890)
No coach (1891–1895)
Wynfred E. Allen (1896–1897)
No coach (1898–1899)
Cloyd Marshall (1900)
Edward C. Robertson (1901)
No coach (1902)
John F. G. Miller (1903–1905)
Walter C. Wilson (1906)
Fred Vail (1907–1908)
Glenn Thistlethwaite (1909–1912)
Chester L. Reagan (1913)
Horace Whiteside (1914–1916)
Walter O. Lewis (1917)
No team (1918)
Ray Mowe (1919–1922)
Norman G. Wann (1923–1924)
Maurice O. Ross (1925–1936)
Owen Huntsman (1937–1948)
Donald Cumley (1949–1950)
Robert Meyne (1951–1956)
Curt Jones (1957–1958)
George Oberle (1959)
Paul Glod (1960)
Jerry Huntsman (1961–1964)
Bob Geiger (1965)
Rick E. Carter (1966–1971)
Kirk Mee (1972–1973)
Jim Fricke (1974–1975)
Roger Campbell (1976–1979)
Steve Beckholt (1980–1981)
Frank Carr & Fred Cromie (1982)
Ed Clemmer (1983–1984)
Frank Carr (1985–2001)
Gerry Keesling (2002)
Lawrence Livingston (2003)
Gerry Keesling (2004–2011)
Neil Kazmierczak (2012–2014)
Nick Johnson (2015–2018)

v t e Lawrence Vikings head football coaches
David H. Walker (1893) Joseph Raycroft (1894) Young (1895) John C. Karel (1896) Arthur Jolliffe (1897) Kenneth Brewer (1898–1900) Francis H. Brigham (1901) Edward S. Merrill (1902) Wynfred E. Allen (1903) John P. Koehler (1904–1905) Eliot Graves (1906–1908) Mark Catlin Sr. (1909–1916) No team (1917) Mark Catlin Sr. (1918) Charles A. Beyer (1919) H. D. McChesney (1920–1922) Cub Buck (1923) Mark Catlin Sr. (1924–1927) Clarence H. Rasmussen (1928–1929) Eddie Kotal (1930) Percy O. Clapp (1931–1934) Paul H. Derr (1935–1937) Bernie Heselton (1938–1964) Ron Roberts (1965–1983) Rich Agness (1984–1991) Ron Roberts (1992) Rick Coles (1993–1998) Dave Brown (1999–2004) Chris Howard (2005–2011) Mike Barthelmess (2012–2014) Chris Harris # (2014) Rob McCarthy (2015–2019) No team (2020) Tony Aker (2021– ) # denotes interim head coach

Lawrence Vikings head football coaches

David H. Walker (1893)
Joseph Raycroft (1894)
Young (1895)
John C. Karel (1896)
Arthur Jolliffe (1897)
Kenneth Brewer (1898–1900)
Francis H. Brigham (1901)
Edward S. Merrill (1902)
Wynfred E. Allen (1903)
John P. Koehler (1904–1905)
Eliot Graves (1906–1908)
Mark Catlin Sr. (1909–1916)
No team (1917)
Mark Catlin Sr. (1918)
Charles A. Beyer (1919)
H. D. McChesney (1920–1922)
Cub Buck (1923)
Mark Catlin Sr. (1924–1927)
Clarence H. Rasmussen (1928–1929)
Eddie Kotal (1930)
Percy O. Clapp (1931–1934)
Paul H. Derr (1935–1937)
Bernie Heselton (1938–1964)
Ron Roberts (1965–1983)
Rich Agness (1984–1991)
Ron Roberts (1992)
Rick Coles (1993–1998)
Dave Brown (1999–2004)
Chris Howard (2005–2011)
Mike Barthelmess (2012–2014)
Chris Harris # (2014)
Rob McCarthy (2015–2019)
No team (2020)
Tony Aker (2021– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Oklahoma City Chiefs head football coaches
Unknown (1903) Wynfred E. Allen (1904) Taft (1905) Dwight Porter (1906) Walter K. Chorn (1907) Paul St. Clair (1908–1910) Donald D. Shira (1911) George H. Pritchard (1912–1915) Roy Rutledge (1916) No team (1917–1920) Frank McCain (1921) Elmer B. Cottrell (1922) Lamar Hoover (1923–1924) Pappy Waldorf (1925–1927) Vee Green (1928–1932) Wesley Fry (1933) Stan Williamson (1934) Toby Greene (1935–1937) Os Doenges (1938–1941) No team (1942–1945) Bo Rowland (1946–1947) Orville Tuttle (1948–1949)

Oklahoma City Chiefs head football coaches

Unknown (1903)
Wynfred E. Allen (1904)
Taft (1905)
Dwight Porter (1906)
Walter K. Chorn (1907)
Paul St. Clair (1908–1910)
Donald D. Shira (1911)
George H. Pritchard (1912–1915)
Roy Rutledge (1916)
No team (1917–1920)
Frank McCain (1921)
Elmer B. Cottrell (1922)
Lamar Hoover (1923–1924)
Pappy Waldorf (1925–1927)
Vee Green (1928–1932)
Wesley Fry (1933)
Stan Williamson (1934)
Toby Greene (1935–1937)
Os Doenges (1938–1941)
No team (1942–1945)
Bo Rowland (1946–1947)
Orville Tuttle (1948–1949)

v t e Nebraska–Kearney Lopers head football coaches
Wynfred E. Allen (1905–1906) George Porter (1907–1909) George Van Buren (1910–1913) Harry Tollefsen (1914–1916) Wallace D. Reynolds (1917–1918) Hugo Otopalik (1919) Raymond Ozmun (1920–1921) Fred Fulmer (1922–1929) Ted James (1930–1932) Howard Hill (1933–1934) L. F. "Pop" Klein (1935–1942) No team (1943–1944) Charlie Foster (1945–1952) Marvin Franklin (1953–1954) Allen H. Zikmund (1955–1971) Claire Boroff (1972–1999) Darrell Morris (2000–2014) Josh Lamberson (2015–2016) Josh Lynn (2017–2022) Ryan Held (2023– )

Nebraska–Kearney Lopers head football coaches

Wynfred E. Allen (1905–1906)
George Porter (1907–1909)
George Van Buren (1910–1913)
Harry Tollefsen (1914–1916)
Wallace D. Reynolds (1917–1918)
Hugo Otopalik (1919)
Raymond Ozmun (1920–1921)
Fred Fulmer (1922–1929)
Ted James (1930–1932)
Howard Hill (1933–1934)
L. F. "Pop" Klein (1935–1942)
No team (1943–1944)
Charlie Foster (1945–1952)
Marvin Franklin (1953–1954)
Allen H. Zikmund (1955–1971)
Claire Boroff (1972–1999)
Darrell Morris (2000–2014)
Josh Lamberson (2015–2016)
Josh Lynn (2017–2022)
Ryan Held (2023– )

v t e Nebraska–Kearney Lopers men's basketball head coaches
Wynfred E. Allen (1906–1907) A. J. Mercer (1907–1910) George Van Buren (1910–1914) Harry Tollefsen (1914–1917) W. D. Reynolds (1917–1918) No records available (1918–1919) Hugo Otopalik (1919–1920) Raymond Ozmun (1920–1922) Fred Fulmer (1922–1930) Ted James (1930–1933) Fred Fulmer (1933–1935) L. F. "Pop" Klein (1935–1937) R. D. Watkins (1937–1939) Harold Oaks (1939–1940) R. D. Watkins (1940–1941) Clifton White (1941–1945) Charlie Foster (1945–1949) William Morris (1949–1956) Les Livingston (1956–1966) W. Samuelson (1966–1970) Jerry Hueser (1970–1990) Jerry Hueser & Tom Kropp (1990–1996) Tom Kropp (1995–2005) Tom Kropp & Kevin Lofton (2005–2015) Kevin Lofton (2015– )

Nebraska–Kearney Lopers men's basketball head coaches

Wynfred E. Allen (1906–1907)
A. J. Mercer (1907–1910)
George Van Buren (1910–1914)
Harry Tollefsen (1914–1917)
W. D. Reynolds (1917–1918)
No records available (1918–1919)
Hugo Otopalik (1919–1920)
Raymond Ozmun (1920–1922)
Fred Fulmer (1922–1930)
Ted James (1930–1933)
Fred Fulmer (1933–1935)
L. F. "Pop" Klein (1935–1937)
R. D. Watkins (1937–1939)
Harold Oaks (1939–1940)
R. D. Watkins (1940–1941)
Clifton White (1941–1945)
Charlie Foster (1945–1949)
William Morris (1949–1956)
Les Livingston (1956–1966)
W. Samuelson (1966–1970)
Jerry Hueser (1970–1990)
Jerry Hueser & Tom Kropp (1990–1996)
Tom Kropp (1995–2005)
Tom Kropp & Kevin Lofton (2005–2015)
Kevin Lofton (2015– )

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