&sq=&lang=en&file=File:Tom_Allen.jpg) Allen in 2022 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach |
| Team | Clemson |
| Conference | ACC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 14, 1970 New Castle, Indiana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Maranatha Baptist University |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992 | Temple Heights HS (FL) (DC) |
| 1993 | Temple Heights HS (FL) (interim HC/DC) |
| 1994 | Temple Heights HS (FL) |
| 1995–1996 | Armwood HS (FL) (DC) |
| 1997 | Marion HS (IN) (DC) |
| 1998–2003 | Ben Davis HS (IN) (DC) |
| 2004–2006 | Ben Davis HS (IN) |
| 2007 | Wabash (ST/DB) |
| 2008–2009 | Lambuth (AHC/DC/LB) |
| 2010 | Drake (DC/LB) |
| 2011 | Arkansas State (AHC) |
| 2012–2014 | Ole Miss (ST/LB) |
| 2015 | South Florida (DC) |
| 2016 | Indiana (AHC/DC) |
| 2017–2023 | Indiana |
| 2024 | Penn State (DC/LB) |
| 2025–present | Clemson (DC/LB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 33–49 (college) |
| Bowls | 0–3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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Thomas E. Allen (born March 14, 1970) is an American college football coach who is the defensive coordinator at Clemson University. He previously served as the head coach at Indiana University Bloomington from 2017 to 2023, and was the defensive coordinator at Pennsylvania State University for the 2024 season. He was named the 2020 Big Ten Coach of the Year and AFCA Coach of the Year.
Prior to his tenure at Pennsylvania State University, Allen previously served as an assistant coach at Indiana University Bloomington, the University of South Florida, University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), Arkansas State University, Drake University, Lambuth University and Wabash College. A native of New Castle, Indiana, Allen also spent six seasons as defensive coordinator and three seasons as the head football coach at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis.