Dave Allerdice
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Allerdice, 1909
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
March 26, 1887 Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Died | December 31, 1941 (aged 54) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Playing career | |
| 1907–1909 | Michigan |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1910 | Michigan (assistant) |
| 1911 | Butler |
| 1911–1915 | Texas |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 36–11–1 |
David Way Allerdice (March 26, 1887 – December 31, 1941) was an American football player and coach. He played football for the University of Michigan from 1907 to 1909 and coached football at Butler University (1910) and the University of Texas at Austin (1911–1915).
Allerdice was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1887. He enrolled at the University of Michigan and played at the right halfback position for coach Fielding H. Yost's Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1907 to 1909. Allerdice played on offense and defense for Michigan, and he also handled place-kicking and punting responsibilities. He was Michigan's leading scorer in 1908 with 64 points in seven games, and again in 1909 with 51 points in seven games. In 1908, he scored all of Michigan's points a 12–6 win over Notre Dame and a 10–6 win over Ohio State. He scored a career-high 19 points (two touchdowns, six extra points, and a field goal) in a 1909 victory over Syracuse. Allerdice won praise from the press for playing through injuries, playing the 1908 Penn game with a broken collarbone and the 1909 Penn game with a broken hand.
Allerdice served as captain of the 1909 Michigan football team that compiled a record of 6–1, outscored opponents 116 to 34, and held six of seven opponents to six points or less. At the end of the 1909 season, he was selected as a first-team All-American by The New York Times and syndicated sports writer, Tommy Clark. He was a second-team pick on Walter Camp's 1909 College Football All-America Team.Walter Eckersall also picked Allerdice as a first-team halfback on his 1909 All-Western team.
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