to the Rose Bowl, where they defeated Alabama, 13–0, to finish with a 10–0–1 record. ESPN noted that team relied on "power runs and a nasty, opportunistic defense that allowed only 33 points and shut out seven teams." Allison's final record at California was 58–42–2. Aside from being named national champions in 1937, under Allison, California captured a share of the Pacific Coast Conference title in 1935 and 1938, and outright in 1937. In April 1945, after Allison declined the opportunity to resign, California notified him that they would not renew his expiring contract. The Pittsburgh Press noted that after peaking in 1937, "five dismal years were climaxed last fall" in 1944, and that his firing was "no surprise since it was well known that an influential alumni bloc was lobbying against him on grounds that he shackled good material with a dull offense." Later life From about 1946 until his death, Allison was the director of industrial relations at the Oakland Naval Supply Center. Allison died on December 12, 1961, in the Alta Bates Hospital in Oakland, California hospital, to which he had been confined for three weeks because of a heart ailment. He was 69 years old and survived by his wife Ethyl. Head coaching record Football References External links 1892 births 1961 deaths American football ends California Golden Bears football coaches Carleton Knights football players South Dakota Coyotes athletic directors South Dakota Coyotes football coaches Washington Huskies baseball coaches Washington Huskies football coaches Washington Huskies men's basketball coaches Wisconsin Badgers athletic directors Wisconsin Badgers football coaches United States Army soldiers Sportspeople from the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area Sportspeople from Oakland, California People from Anoka, Minnesota People from Wabasha County, Minnesota Coaches of American football from Minnesota Players of American football from Minnesota Basketball coaches from Minnesota United States Navy civilians Players of American football from Oakland, California