Pokey Allen
Allen, c. 1990
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
January 23, 1943 Superior, Montana |
| Died | December 30, 1996 (aged 53) Missoula, Montana |
| Playing career | |
| 1961–1964 | Utah |
| 1965–1967 | BC Lions |
| 1967 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Position(s) | Quarterback, cornerback, defensive halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1968–1972 | Simon Fraser (assistant) |
| 1973–1976 | Simon Fraser (co-coach) |
| 1977–1979 | Montana (assistant) |
| 1980–1981 | Eastern Washington (DC) |
| 1982 | California (DB) |
| 1983–1984 | Los Angeles Express (assistant) |
| 1985 | Portland Breakers (DC) |
| 1986–1992 | Portland State |
| 1993–1996 | Boise State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 87–41–2 (.677) |
| Tournaments | 10–5 (NCAA D-II playoffs) 3–1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 5 Western Football (1987–1989, 1991–1992) 1 Big Sky (1994) |
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Ernest Duncan "Pokey" Allen, Jr. (January 23, 1943 – December 30, 1996) was a football player and coach in the United States and Canada. He was the head coach at Portland State University from 1986 to 1992 and at Boise State University from 1993 to 1996, compiling a career college football record of 87–41–2 (.677). Allen led Portland State to consecutive appearances in the Division II championship game in 1987 and 1988 and guided Boise State to the Division I-AA title game in 1994.
Born in Superior, Montana, Allen attended Missoula County High School in Missoula and was a standout high school athlete in football, basketball, and track. He accepted a scholarship to play college football at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City under head coach Ray Nagel. Utah was a member of the Skyline Conference, and soon to be a charter member of the WAC in 1962.
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