Leonard Allison

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Leonard "Stub" Allison (1892-1970) was a college football head coach for the University of California from 1935-1944. He was one of their best coaches, as he compiled a 58-42-2 record. In 1937 and 1938, he guided the Bears to back-to-back 10 win seasons, the only such occurrence in school history. He was also the coach at the University of Washington in 1920. His record there was 1-5.

[edit] Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl Coaches# AP°
Washington Huskies (Pacific Coast Conference) (1920 – 1920)
1920 Washington 1-5 0-3 6th
California Golden Bears (Pacific Coast Conference) (1935 – 1944)
1935 California 9-1 4-1 T-1st
1936 California 6-5 4-3 4th
1937 California 10-0-1 6-0-1 1st W 13-0 Rose Bowl 2
1938 California 10-1 6-1 T-1st 14
1939 California 3-7 2-5 8th
1940 California 4-6 3-4 6th
1941 California 4-5 3-4 7th
1942 California 5-5 3-4 7th
1943 California 4-6 2-2 2nd
1944 California 3-6-1 1-3-1 4th
California: 58-42-2
Total: 59-47-2 (.556)
      National Championship         Conference Title         Conference Division Title
Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season.
°Rankings from final AP Poll of the season.


Preceded by
Bill Ingram
California Head Football Coach
1935–1944
Succeeded by
Buck Shaw
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