Coaches
Tom Allen
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Tom Allen
Played at Maranatha Baptist 1988-1991 · alma mater (CFBD): Maranatha Baptist College
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Temple Heights HS (FL) (HS) | DC | DC | not known |
| 1993 | Temple Heights HS (FL) (HS) | Head coachinterim | interim HC/DC | not known |
| 1994 | Temple Heights HS (FL) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1995-1996 | Armwood HS (FL) (HS) | DC | DC | not known |
| 1997 | Marion HS (IN) (HS) | DC | DC | not known |
| 1998-2003 | Ben Davis HS (IN) (HS) | DC | DC | not known |
| 2004-2006 | Ben Davis HS (IN) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2007 | Wabash | ST coord. | ST/DB | not known |
| 2008-2009 | Lambuth | DC | AHC/DC/LB | not known |
| 2010 | Drake | DC | DC/LB | not known |
| 2011 | Arkansas State | Other | AHC | Hugh Freeze |
| 2012-2014 | Ole Miss | ST coord. | ST/LB | Hugh Freeze |
| 2015 | South Florida | DC | DC✓ | Willie Taggart |
| 2016 | Indiana | DC | AHC/DC✓ | Kevin Wilson |
| 2016 | Indiana | Head coachinterim | Head coach (interim) · season pages | Kevin Wilson |
| 2017-2023 | Indiana | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2024 | Penn State | DC | DC/LB✓ | James Franklin* |
| 2025- | Clemson | DC | DC/LB✓ | Dabo Swinney* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | South Florida | Defensive coordinator | 37 | 31 | 29 | 60 | 128 |
| 2016 | Indiana | Defensive coordinator | 28 | 43 | 25 | 106 | 128 |
| 2024 | Penn State | Defensive coordinator | 10 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 134 |
| 2025 | Clemson | Defensive coordinator | 38 | 31 | 20 | 52 | 136 |
| 2026 | Clemson | Defensive coordinator | 53 | 33 | 58 | 38 | 138 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Indiana | 0-1 (1 of 13) | - → - | 102 | 28 | 4.6 | 46% wins | 128 |
| 2017 | Indiana | 5-7 | - → - | 96 | 39 | 10.2 | 46% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | Indiana | 5-7 | - → - | 92 | 90 | 1.6 | 42% wins | 130 |
| 2019 | Indiana | 8-5 | - → - | 60 | 43 | 12.8 | 42% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | Indiana | 6-2 | - → 12 | 102 | 37 | 11.2 | 62% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | Indiana | 2-10 | 17 → - | 126 | 83 | -7.8 | 75% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | Indiana | 4-8 | - → - | 118 | 92 | -7.1 | 17% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | Indiana | 3-9 | - → - | 98 | 115 | -7.4 | 33% wins | 133 |
Worked under
- Hugh Freeze · Arkansas State 2011 (Other)
- Hugh Freeze · Ole Miss 2012-2014 (Position, ST coord.)
- Willie Taggart · South Florida 2015 (DC)
- Kevin Wilson · Indiana 2016 (DC, Other)
- James Franklin* · Penn State 2024 (DC, Position)
- Dabo Swinney* · Clemson 2025-2026 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 19
- Billy Cosh · Indiana 2017 (GA)
- Grant Heard · Indiana 2017-2021 (OC, Other, Position)
- Mark Hagen · Indiana 2017-2018 (DC)
- Mike DeBord · Indiana 2017-2018 (OC, Other, Position)
- Mike Hart · Indiana 2017-2020 (Other, Position)
- Nick Sheridan · Indiana 2017-2021 (OC, Position)
- William Inge · Indiana 2017-2019 (Position, ST coord.)
- Kane Wommack · Indiana 2018-2020 (DC, Position)
- Kalen DeBoer*+ · Indiana 2019 (OC, Position)
- Kevin Peoples · Indiana 2020-2021 (DC)
- Charlton Warren · Indiana 2021 (DC, Position)
- Adam Henry · Indiana 2022 (OC, Position)
- Chad Wilt · Indiana 2022-2023 (DC, Position)
- Paul Randolph · Indiana 2022-2023 (Position)
- Rod Carey · Indiana 2022-2023 (Analyst, OC, Position)
- Walt Bell · Indiana 2022-2023 (OC, Position)
- Anthony Tucker · Indiana 2023 (OC, Position)
- Justin Fuente · Indiana 2023 (Analyst)
- Matt Guerrieri · Indiana 2023 (DC, Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 17
- Eric Schmidt · Fresno State 2020-2021 (Position, ST coord.) · under Kalen DeBoer
- Kirby Moore* · Fresno State 2020-2021 (Other, Position) · under Kalen DeBoer
- Lee Marks · Fresno State 2020-2021 (Other, Position) · under Kalen DeBoer
- Ryan Grubb · Fresno State 2020-2021 (OC, Other, Position) · under Kalen DeBoer
- Corey Batoon · South Alabama 2021-2023 (DC, Position) · under Kane Wommack
- Major Applewhite* · South Alabama 2021-2023 (OC, Position) · under Kane Wommack
- Rob Ezell · South Alabama 2021-2023 (Position) · under Kane Wommack
- Will Windham · South Alabama 2021-2023 (Position) · under Kane Wommack
- Chuck Morrell · Washington 2022-2023 (DC, Position) · under Kalen DeBoer
- JaMarcus Shephard* · Washington 2022-2023 (Other, Position) · under Kalen DeBoer
- Jay Hopson · South Alabama 2023 (Position) · under Kane Wommack
- Bryan Ellis · Alabama 2024-2026 (Position) · under Kalen DeBoer
- Chris Kapilovic · Alabama 2024-2025 (Position) · under Kalen DeBoer
- Colin Hitschler · Alabama 2024 (DC, Position) · under Kalen DeBoer
- John McNulty · Alabama 2024 (Analyst) · under Kalen DeBoer
- Maurice Linguist · Alabama 2024-2026 (DC, Position) · under Kalen DeBoer
- Derrick Nix · Alabama 2026 (Position) · under Kalen DeBoer
Level 3: on their staffs · 13
- Jon Bradley · South Alabama 2024 (Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Paul Petrino · South Alabama 2024-2025 (OC, Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Broderick Fobbs · South Alabama 2025-2026 (Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Jason Washington · South Alabama 2025-2026 (DC, Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Cort Dennison · Oregon State 2026 (DC) · under JaMarcus Shephard
- Derek Sage · Washington State 2026 (Position, ST coord.) · under Kirby Moore
- Mark Criner · Oregon State 2026 (Analyst) · under JaMarcus Shephard
- Matt Miller · Washington State 2026 (OC, Position) · under Kirby Moore
- Mike MacIntyre · Oregon State 2026 (DC, Position) · under JaMarcus Shephard
- Mitch Dahlen · Oregon State 2026 (OC) · under JaMarcus Shephard
- Ryan Wallace · Oregon State 2026 (OC) · under JaMarcus Shephard
- Todd Orlando · South Alabama 2026 (DC) · under Major Applewhite
- Trent Bray · Washington State 2026 (DC, Position) · under Kirby Moore
Coached together
- Chris Creighton* · Wabash 2007 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Chris Creighton* · Drake 2010 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Chris Kiffin · Arkansas State 2011 · him Other, them Position
- Corey Batoon · Arkansas State 2011 · him Other, them Position, ST coord.
- Dave Wommack · Arkansas State 2011 · him Other, them DC, Position
- David Gunn · Arkansas State 2011 · him Other, them Head coach, Position
- Grant Heard · Arkansas State 2011 · him Other, them Other, Position
- Hugh Freeze · Arkansas State 2011 · him Other, them Head coach
- Jon Bradley · Arkansas State 2011 · him Other, them GA
- Chris Kiffin · Ole Miss 2012-2014 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Corey Batoon · Ole Miss 2012-2014 · him Position, ST coord., them Analyst, Other
- Dan Werner · Ole Miss 2012-2014 · him Position, ST coord., them OC
- Dave Wommack · Ole Miss 2012-2014 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Derrick Nix · Ole Miss 2012-2014 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Grant Heard · Ole Miss 2012-2014 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Hugh Freeze · Ole Miss 2012-2014 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Kane Wommack · Ole Miss 2012-2013 · him Position, ST coord., them GA
- Matt Luke · Ole Miss 2012-2014 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Wesley McGriff · Ole Miss 2012 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Jason Jones · Ole Miss 2013-2014 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Ryan Aplin · Ole Miss 2013 · him Position, ST coord., them GA
- Alonzo Hampton · South Florida 2015 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- Danny Hope · South Florida 2015 · him DC, them OC, Position
- David Reaves · South Florida 2015 · him DC, them OC
- Raymond Woodie Jr. · South Florida 2015 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Ron Dugans · South Florida 2015 · him DC, them Position
- Willie Taggart · South Florida 2015 · him DC, them Head coach
- Billy Cosh · Indiana 2016-2017 · him DC, Head coach, Other, them GA
- Kevin Johns · Indiana 2016 · him DC, Head coach, Other, them OC, Position
- Kevin Wilson · Indiana 2016 · him DC, Head coach, Other, them Head coach
- Shawn Watson · Indiana 2016 · him DC, Head coach, Other, them Analyst, Position
- William Inge · Indiana 2016-2019 · him DC, Head coach, Other, them Position, ST coord.
- Grant Heard · Indiana 2017-2021 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Mark Hagen · Indiana 2017-2018 · him Head coach, them DC
- Mike DeBord · Indiana 2017-2018 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Mike Hart · Indiana 2017-2020 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Nick Sheridan · Indiana 2017-2021 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Kane Wommack · Indiana 2018-2020 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Kalen DeBoer*+ · Indiana 2019 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Kevin Peoples · Indiana 2020-2021 · him Head coach, them DC
- Charlton Warren · Indiana 2021 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Adam Henry · Indiana 2022 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Chad Wilt · Indiana 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Paul Randolph · Indiana 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them Position
- Rod Carey · Indiana 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them Analyst, OC, Position
- Walt Bell · Indiana 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Anthony Tucker · Indiana 2023 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Justin Fuente · Indiana 2023 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Matt Guerrieri · Indiana 2023 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Andy Kotelnicki · Penn State 2024 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Anthony Poindexter · Penn State 2024 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Ja'Juan Seider · Penn State 2024 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- James Franklin* · Penn State 2024 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Robb Smith · Penn State 2024 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Terry Smith · Penn State 2024 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Ty Howle · Penn State 2024 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Chris Rumph · Clemson 2025-2026 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Dabo Swinney* · Clemson 2025-2026 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Garrett Riley · Clemson 2025 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- John Grass · Clemson 2025 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- John Scott Jr. · Clemson 2025 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Kyle Richardson · Clemson 2025-2026 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Matt Luke · Clemson 2025-2026 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Mickey Conn · Clemson 2025 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Mike Houston · Clemson 2025-2026 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Nick Eason · Clemson 2025-2026 · him DC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Chad Morris · Clemson 2026 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Mike Miller · Clemson 2026 · him DC, Position, them Other