Dave Allerdice

David Way Allerdice was an American football player and coach. He played football for the University of Michigan from 1907 to 1909 and coached football at Butler University and the University of Texas at Austin .

Allerdice was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1887. He enrolled at the University of Michigan and played at the right halfback position for coach Fielding H. Yosts Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1907 to 1909. Allerdice played on offense and defense for Michigan, and he also handled placekicking and punting responsibilities. He was Michigans leading scorer in 1908 with 64 points in seven games, and again in 1909 with 51 points in seven games. In 1908, he scored all of Michigans points a 126 win over Notre Dame and a 106 win over Ohio State. He scored a careerhighpoints in a 1909 victory over Syracuse. Allerdice won praise from the press for playing through injuries, playing the 1908 Penn game with a broken collarbone and the 1909 Penn game with a broken hand.

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