Tom Allen
Defensive Coordinator at Clemson since 2025.
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- Seasons coached
- 35
- First season
- 1992
- Teams
- 13
Career
16 stints
1990s
- 1992Temple Heights HS (FL)dc
- 1993–1994Temple Heights HS (FL)Head CoachdcInterim
- 1995–1996Armwood HS (FL)dc
- 1997Marion HS (IN)dc
- 1998–2003Ben Davis HS (IN)dc
2000s
- 2004–2006Ben Davis HS (IN)Head Coach
- 2007WabashSpecial Teams CoordinatorDefensive Backs
- 2008–2009LambuthAssistant Head CoachdcLinebackers
2010s
- 2010DrakedcLinebackers
- 2011Arkansas StateAssistant Head Coach
- 2012–2014Ole MissSpecial Teams CoordinatorLinebackers
- 2015South FloridaDefensive Coordinator
- 2016–2023IndianaHead Coach
- 2016IndianaAssociate Head Coach
2020s
- 2024Penn StateDefensive CoordinatorLinebackers
- 2025–presentClemsonDefensive CoordinatorAssistant CoachLinebackers
Coaching tree
9 mentors, 70 protégés, 4 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
90
- 2025–2026Dabo SwinneyCoached under · Clemson
- 2024James FranklinCoached under · Penn State
- 2023Anthony TuckerMentored · Indiana
- 2023Bob BostadMentored · Indiana
- 2023Brandon ShelbyMentored · Indiana
- 2023Justin FuenteMentored · Indiana
- 2023Matt GuerrieriMentored · Indiana
- 2022Adam HenryMentored · Indiana
- 2022–2023Chad WiltMentored · Indiana
- 2022–2023Craig JohnsonMentored · Indiana
- 2022–2023Paul RandolphMentored · Indiana
- 2022–2023Rod CareyMentored · Indiana
- 2022–2023Walt BellMentored · Indiana
- 2021Charlton WarrenMentored · Indiana
- 2021Deland McCulloughMentored · Indiana
75 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
11
- 2025Jim KnowlesSucceeded by · Penn State
- 2025Wes GoodwinSucceeded · Clemson
- 2024Curt CignettiSucceeded by · Indiana
- 2024Manny DiazSucceeded · Penn State
- 2017Mike DeBordSucceeded by · Indiana
- 2016Kevin WilsonSucceeded · Indiana
- 2015Chris RipponSucceeded by · Ole Miss
- 2015Chuck BresnahanSucceeded · South Florida
- 2015Corey BatoonSucceeded by · Ole Miss
- 2015Raymond Woodie Jr.Succeeded by · South Florida
- 2011Brian WardSucceeded by · Drake
Tenure
35 seasons
- IndianaHead coach · 2016–20238
- Ben Davis HS (IN)Coordinator · 1998–20036
- Ole MissCoordinator · 2012–20143
- Ben Davis HS (IN)Head coach · 2004–20063
- ClemsonCoordinator · 2025–2026 · current2
- LambuthCoordinator · 2008–20092
- Armwood HS (FL)Coordinator · 1995–19962
- Temple Heights HS (FL)Head coach · 1993–19942
- Penn StateCoordinator · 20241
- IndianaCoordinator · 20161
- South FloridaCoordinator · 20151
- Arkansas StateCoordinator · 20111
- DrakeCoordinator · 20101
- WabashCoordinator · 20071
- Marion HS (IN)Coordinator · 19971
- Temple Heights HS (FL)Coordinator · 19921
Pipeline
2 of 22 coordinators
- 1 seasonKane Wommackunder at Indiana 2018 · head coach at South Alabama2021
- 1 seasonKalen DeBoerunder at Indiana 2019 · head coach at Fresno State2020
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Tom Allen. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.