Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/32Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 32 inside-the-5 carries (9.4%).
Mark Allen
Last confirmed: Penn State, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′6″ · 190 lb · Hyattsville, MD · DeMatha Catholic
Mark Allen: RB · Penn State · #8.
Mark Allen
He has spent four seasons in the Penn State backfield. A game that shows it: 62 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Kent State — Week 3, 2018.
How he plays
How he plays
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Penn State in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Penn State | 23 | 98 | 4.3 | 2 |
| 2017 | Penn State | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 2016 | Penn State | 29 | 115 | 4.0 | 1 |
| 2015 | Penn State | 28 | 101 | 3.6 | 1 |
| Career | 89 | 352 | 4.0 | 4 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Penn State | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 0 |
| 2017 | Penn State | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Penn State | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 1 |
| 2015 | Penn State | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 1 |
| Career | 12 | 93 | 7.8 | 2 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-38vs App State | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | W 51-6@ Pittsburgh | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 3 | W 63-10vs Kent State | 11 | 62 | 5.6 | 1 | 19 | Season-high 62 yds |
| Total | 23 | 98 | 4.3 | 2 | 19 |
Signature game
Week 2 · 2018
W 51-6
at Pittsburgh
12 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · 1 rec · 7 yds
Dominant 45-point win on the road against Pittsburgh.
With B. Gillikin — 42.6 yards per punt · 5 punts · 4 inside the 20 · K. Hamler — 3 rec · 40 yds · 1 TD · 32 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Pittsburgh · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +2.70Mark Allen run for 4 yds for a TD (Jake Pinegar KICK)
- Week 3 · Kent State · 2nd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.54Mark Allen run for 7 yds for a TD (Jake Pinegar KICK)
- Week 3 · Kent State · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +1.51Mark Allen run for 19 yds to the KntSt 11 for a
- Week 1 · App State · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +1.38Trace McSorley pass complete to Mark Allen for 9 yds to the PnSt 36 for a
- Week 3 · Kent State · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +1.32Mark Allen run for 6 yds to the KntSt 34 for a
- Week 3 · Kent State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.28Mark Allen run for 9 yds to the KntSt 48
4 more plays
- Week 2 · Pittsburgh · 2nd and 2 · Q2 · EPA −1.22Mark Allen run for a loss of 3 yards to the PnSt 23
- Week 2 · Pittsburgh · 2nd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +1.05Mark Allen run for 10 yds to the Pitt 3 for a
- Week 2 · Pittsburgh · 1st and 3 · Q4 · EPA −0.87Mark Allen run for a loss of 1 yard to the Pitt 4
- Week 1 · App State · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +0.86Mark Allen run for 3 yds to the AppSt 36 for a
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under James Franklin — 38-15 over that span.
2015Penn State7-6HC: James Franklin · Balanced
2016Penn State11-3HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning
2017Penn State11-2HC: James Franklin · Balanced
2018Penn State9-4HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 43.0 | 5.2 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 12.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 32.7 | 4.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
42.6%
379 pass / 510 run
Plays / game
68.4
13 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
420 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
23 carries and 4 catches in 3 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Penn State
- 2018 Penn State FranklinYear 5 · 3 games
- 2017 Penn State FranklinYear 4 · 4 games
- 2016 Penn State FranklinYear 3 · 9 games
- 2015 Penn State FranklinYear 2 · 7 games
- 2014 Penn State FranklinYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Penn State in 2014 as a 3-star recruit, No. 1,109 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Penn State in the 2014 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Four seasons at Penn State, 352 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 23 games over 4 seasons.
2014
- Signed with Penn State3-star out of DeMatha Catholic
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
1 coach2014–2018
Penn State
Played his entire career under James Franklin.