| Antwan Allen |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Tampa, FL
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| High School:
Armwood HS
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| Height / Weight:
5-10 / 180
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| Position:
DB
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| Birthdate:
01/03/1983
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Antwan Allen's Video Player Profile
Hawk-Item - - Only Iowa player ever to start four straight January bowl games . . . started all 38 games throughout first three years of career . . . closed career with 235 tackles to tie for 33rd on Iowa's career list . . . eight career interceptions ties for 16th in career thefts.
2005 Pre-Season Honors - - First team all-Big Ten by Athlon Sports . . . first team all-Big Ten by collegefootballnews.com . . . 20th best player in Big Ten by collegefootballnews.com . . . second team all-Big Ten by rivals.com . . . fourth team all-America by collegesportsreport.com.
2005 Honors - - Honorable mention all-Big Ten by league coaches and media . . . Coaches Appreciation Award, defense . . . selected to play in Hula Bowl . . . 2005 - - Listed as first team right cornerback following spring practice . . . did not see action in opening win over Ball State . . . returned to starting line-up at Iowa State, recording five solo tackles and one assist . . . started at cornerback in win over Northern Iowa, recording four solo tackles and two assists . . . started at cornerback at Ohio State, recording six solo tackles and one assist . . . started at cornerback in win over Illinois . . . recorded five solo tackles and five assists vs. Illinois to become 55th Iowa player with over 200 career stops . . . started at cornerback in win at Purdue . . . recorded two solo tackles, one assist and one pass break-up before leaving game with injury . . . did not see action in win over Indiana due to injury . . . started at cornerback vs. Michigan, recording one solo tackle and one assisted after missing previous game with injury . . . started at cornerback at Northwestern, recording six solo tackles, one assisted tackle and two pass break-ups . . . started at cornerback in win at Wisconsin as defense held Badgers to 276 yards total offense . . . recorded three solo tackles and one pass break-up vs. Badgers . . . started at cornerback in win over Minnesota as defense held top rushing team in the nation to 129 net rushing yards . . . recorded six solo tackles vs. Minnesota . . . started at cornerback vs. Florida in Outback Bowl . . . recorded career-best 10 tackles vs. Gators, including seven solo stops and one tackle for loss.
2004 Honors - - Honorable mention all-Big Ten . . . fourth team all-American by CollegeSportsReport.com . . . hustle team award, defense . . . 2004 - - listed as first team cornerback following spring practice . . . started all 12 games, recording 54 tackles, including 39 solo stops and 15 assists . . . also had four interceptions for 54 yards, six pass break-ups and a forced fumble . . . started at cornerback in win over Kent State . . . recorded three solo tackles, one forced fumble and one pass break-up as defense held Kent State to -13 yards rushing and 110 yards total offense . . . started at cornerback in win over Iowa State . . . recorded six solo tackles and two assists as Iowa scored second straight win over ISU . . . started at cornerback vs. Arizona State, recording three solo tackles and one assist . . . had first interception of the season and a five yard return at Arizona State . . . started at cornerback vs. Michigan . . . recorded six solo tackles at Michigan, including one QB sack for minus five yards . . . started at cornerback in win over Michigan State, recording three solo tackles, two assists and one pass break-up . . . started at cornerback in win over Ohio State, recording two solo tackles and one assist as defense help OSU to 177 yards total offense . . . started at cornerback in win over Penn State as defense held PSU to no offensive points and 147 yards total offense . . . collected two tackles, plus two pass break-ups and an interception that stopped a Penn State drive inside the 10-yardline . . . started at cornerback in win at Illinois, recording one solo tackle and three assists . . . had third interception of the season in the fourth quarter to stop an Illinois scoring threat in the redzone, and also had a pass break-up . . . started at cornerback in win over Purdue . . . came up with an interception for the third straight game, this one in the final period that led to a field goal and Iowa's final points in a 23-21 win . . . also had three solo tackles, two assists and a pass break-up . . .started at cornerback in win at Minnesota, recording four solo tackles and two assists . . . started at cornerback in win over Wisconsin to clinch share of Big Ten title . . . collected two solo tackles as defense held Badgers to 186 yards total offense . . . started at cornerback in Capital One Bowl win over LSU . . . recorded six tackles vs. LSU, including five solo stops and one assist.
2003 - - Started all 13 games at cornerback . . . Tied for 10th in the Big Ten with 11 pass break-ups . . . in season-opening win, recorded six solo tackles, one assist, one forced fumble and one pass break-up as Hawkeye defense intercepted four passes and kept Miami without a touchdown for the first time in 93 games . . . two solo tackles, one assist and a pass break-up in win over Buffalo . . . four solo stops, one assist and a pass break-up in win at Iowa State . . . two solo tackles and two pass break-ups in win over Arizona State . . . three solo tackles and a pass break-up at Michigan State . . . five solo stops and two assists in win over Michigan . . . second interception of the season came in win over Michigan and his 24-yard return set up an Iowa field goal . . . also had three pass break-ups vs. the Wolverines . . . one solo tackle and three assists at Ohio State . . . recorded six solo tackles and one assist in win over Penn State . . . recorded five solo tackles and caused a fumble in win over Illinois . . . recorded one solo tackle and two assists at Purdue . . . recorded seven solo tackles and one assist in win over Minnesota, including one tackle for loss and one pass break-up . . . recorded one solo tackle and one assist in win at Wisconsin . . . four solo tackles and one assist in Outback Bowl win over Florida.
2002 Honors - - first team Freshman all-America by Rivals.com . . . fourth team Freshman all-America by The Sporting News . . . first team freshman all-Big Ten by The Sporting News . . . 2002 - - first action of his career came in a starting role in season-opening win over Akron, and he started all 13 games . . . recorded three solo tackles, one assist and one pass break-up . . . led team with nine solo tackles in win at Miami . . . recorded one QB sack and one pass break-up . . . recorded five solo tackles, two assists and two pass break-ups vs. Iowa State . . . first career pass interception came against Iowa State . . . two solo tackles and one assist in win over Utah State . . . five solo tackles and a pass break-up in win at Penn State . . . six solo tackles, two assists and a pass break-up in win over Purdue . . . scored first career touchdown vs. Purdue with 85-yard return of a blocked punt . . . that return ranks as second longest blocked field goal return in Iowa history . . . recorded two solo tackles and two assists, along with a pass break-up, in win over Michigan State . . . two solo tackles, one assist and two pass break-ups in win at Indiana . . . three solo tackles in win at Michigan as Iowa defense held Wolverines to 149 passing yards and 171 yards total offense . . . played solid defense the entire game as Michigan quarterbacks completed just 17-39 passes, with just eight of those completions going to the wide receivers . . .two solo tackles, one assist and one pass break-up in win over Wisconsin as defense held Badgers to 78 rushing yards and 215 yards total offense . . . recorded two solo tackles in win over Northwestern as Iowa defense held Wildcats to 298 yards total offense . . . one solo tackle and five assists in win at Minnesota as defense held top rushing team in Big Ten Conference to 80 net yards rushing . . . also recorded second interception of the season in the fourth quarter . . . recorded one solo stop and two assists in Orange Bowl vs. USC.
2001 - - redshirted.
High school honors - - Team captain as junior and senior . . . all-state as a junior . . . all-conference as a junior and senior . . . lead team in interceptions the past three seasons while playing both safety and cornerback . . . Career - - holds school record with 19 pass deflections . . . totaled 210 career tackles, including 12 tackles for loss . . . recorded 60 tackles and six interceptions as a senior, with 12 pass break-ups . . . 94 tackles, three interceptions and seven pass break-ups as a junior . . . accomplished sprinter and long jumper for prep track team . . . long jumps 22 feet . . . high jumps six feet . . . best time of 21.4 seconds in 200 meter dash . . . earned three prep letters in football and track and field.
Personal - - Born 1/3/83 . . . African American world studies major . . . mother is Brenda Allen . . . one of three players from Tampa on Iowa roster . . . attended same high school as DB Chris Brevi . . . high school coach was Sean Callahan.
Allen's Collegiate Stats
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Year |
Solo |
Ast. |
Total |
T/Loss |
Sacks |
Int/Yds. |
PBU |
FF |
RF |
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Freshman |
43 |
17 |
60 |
1/4 |
1/4 |
2-0 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
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Sophomore |
47 |
14 |
61 |
1/2 |
0/0 |
2-24 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
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Junior |
39 |
15 |
54 |
1/5 |
1/5 |
4-54 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
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Senior |
45 |
15 |
60 |
1/1 |
0/0 |
0-0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
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Career |
174 |
61 |
235 |
4/12 |
2/9 |
8-78 |
29 |
3 |
1 |
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