Tom Allen (American football)

Tom Allen
	Allen in 2022
Current position
Title	Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach
Team	Penn State
Conference	Big Ten
Biographical details
Born	March 14, 1970 (age 54); 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) (DC/interim head coach)
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 (DB/ST)
2008–2009	Lambuth (AHC/DC/LB)
2010	Drake (DC/LB)
2011	Arkansas State (AHC)
2012–2014	Ole Miss (LB/ST)
2015	South Florida (DC)
2016	Indiana (AHC/DC)
2017–2023	Indiana
2024–present	Penn State (DC/LB)
Head coaching record
Overall	33–49
Bowls	0–3
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
	AFCA Coach of the Year Award (2020); Big Ten Coach of the Year (2020);

Thomas E. Allen (born March 14, 1970) is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Pennsylvania State University. He previously served as the head coach at Indiana University Bloomington from 2017 to 2023. 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.