Career
He is currently the director of the Texas Technical letterman"s organization, the Double T Varsity Club. He was the former head football coach of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, holding the position from 2003 to 2008. He guided the Mocs to a 17–51 overall record.
Allison is a graduate of Texas Technical University, receiving a Bachelor"s degree in Physical Education, where he played as the starting quarterback on the Texas Technical Red Raiders football team
Allison started at the quarterback position for Texas Technical under head coach Steve Sloan for three years, from 1975 to 1977. During his tenure, he participated in three bowl appearances for the Red Raiders: the 1974 Peach Bowl, the 1976 Bluebonnet Bowl, and the 1977 Tangerine Bowl.
He received the Most Valuable Player honor by the Southwest Conference after the 1976 season, after leading the Red Raiders to a 10–1 regular season record and a shared Southwest Conference title with Houston. After graduating from Texas Technical, Allison was not drafted by the National Football League (NFL), but went on to play one year for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (Canadian Football League).
He was inducted into the Texas Technical Athletic Hall of Honor in 2003.
Allison was hired by Texas Technical as a graduate assistant in 1979. In 1980 Allison was promoted to running backs coach, a position he would hold at several schools. After the 1983 season, Steve Sloan, Allison"s former coach at Texas Technical hired him on as the running backs coach for Duke.
Allison coached at various positions at Southern Mission from 1988 to 1992.
From 1993 to 1997, he was the running backs coach at Auburn, and took on the additional role of offensive coordinator during the 1998 season. From 1999 to 2003, he served as defensive ends coach for Clemson.
In 2003 Sloan, then the athletic director at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, hired Allison as the head coach of the Chattanooga Mocs. On October 21, 2008, Chattanooga athletic director Rick Hart announced that Allison would be relieved of coaching duties after the 2008 season.
Allison lead the Mocs to a 17–51 overall record.
Allison was named the director of the Texas Technical letterman"s association, the Double T Varsity Club, in 2013.
