Allen McCants

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]

Allen McCants

Biographical details
Born	(1875-08-20)August 20, 1875 Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Died	December 14, 1953(1953-12-14) (aged 78)
Playing career
1892	Alabama
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1897	Alabama
Head coaching record
Overall	1–0

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