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| Rodney Allison |
| Coaching Experience: College: Graduate assistant coach at Texas Tech (1979)...running backs coach at Texas Tech (1980-83)...running backs coach at Duke (1984-86)...running backs coach at Southern Mississippi (1988-89)...quarterbacks coach at Southern Mississippi (1990-92)...running backs coach at Auburn (1993-97)...offensive coordinator/running backs coach at Auburn (1998)...defensive ends coach at Clemson (1999-present). |
| Education: Earned a BA degree in Physical Education in 1978 from Texas Tech. |
| Personal Data: Born on Jan. 29, 1956. Married to the former Leigh Harris of Durham, NC...the couple has two children - Sloan (11) and Ashleigh Delle (9). |
| Bowl Participation: As a player: 1974 Peach Bowl...1976 Bluebonnet Bowl...1977 Tangarine Bowl...As a coach: 1988 Independence Bowl...1990 All-American Bowl...1996 Outback Bowl...1996 Independence Bowl...1998 Peach Bowl |
| Other Highlights: In 1977, Allison was nominated for the Heisman Trophy...during his coaching tenure at Southern Mississippi, Allison coached Brett Favre...Favre later went on to become the 1995 NFL MVP with the Green Bay Packers...at Duke he worked with current Clemson coach Tommy Bowden...in his first three seasons at Auburn, Allison coached three 1,000 yard rushers...served as offensive coordinator for three years at Auburn...Tigers won 46 games in 1993-97 era and had four top 25 rankings, including #4 in 1993...Clemson set a school record with an ACC best 47 sacks in 1999...the pass rush was a reason the Tigers ranked 17th in the nation in pass efficiency defense. |
| Playing Experience: College: Lettered three years as a quarterback at Texas Tech (1974-77)...Professional: Toronto Argonauts of the CFL (1978). |
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