Allen Gauthier McCants (August 20, 1875 – December 14, 1953) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Alabama in 1897. McCants was also a player for Alabama's inaugural football team in 1892. Due to a ban the university had placed on athletic teams traveling off campus, McCants' 1897 team only played one game, a 6–0 victory over the Tuscaloosa Athletic Club. As a further result of the ban, Alabama did not field a team in 1898. When the ban was lifted and football was resumed in 1899, W. A. Martin was named as the new head coach.[1][2]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Crimson White (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1897) | |||||||||
| 1897 | Alabama | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Alabama: | 1–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 1–0 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Alabama Crimson Tide: The Early Years 1892-1922". February 5, 2009.
- ^ "Alabama Crimson Tide All-Time Game Record". February 5, 2009.