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1 -- 2 -lrb- ncaa d-i-aa playoffs -rrb- hanover may 16 , 2004 -lrb- aged 48 -rrb- westboro , massachusetts 1978 2003 1982 -- 1989 1990 -- 1995 1996 -- 1 -lrb- 1993 -rrb- yankee conference -lrb- 1993 -rrb- 1 lambert cup linebacker 63 -- 95 1974 -- 1977 dayton -lrb- assistant -rrb- boston university holy cross -lrb- ma -rrb- -lrb- assistant -rrb- holy cross -lrb- ma -rrb- afca robinson award -lrb- 1993 -rrb- yankee conference coach of the coach year -lrb- 1993 -rrb- greater boston coach of the year of -lrb- 1993 -rrb- 2 × new england coach of the the year -lrb- 1993 , 2000 -rrb- year -lrb- 1993 -rrb- eddie 3358 football 1956 dan allen.jpg dan allen -lrb- american football -rrb-
 dan allen
dan allen -lrb- american football -rrb-

daniel l. `` dan '' allen -lrb- 1956 -- may 16 , 2004 -rrb- was an american football player and coach .
he served as the head football coach at boston university from 1990 to 1995 and at the college of the holy cross from 1996 to 2003 .
allen began his coaching career at the university of dayton as a graduate assistant , where he earned a master 's degree in 1979 .
he then served as an assistant coach at holy cross from 1982 to 1989 before moving on to his first head coaching job at boston university .
after a six-year stint for the terriers , allen finished his coaching career back at holy cross , where he led the crusaders for eight seasons before being fired following a 1 -- 11 campaign .
