| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 25, 1885 Mount Carroll, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | December 17, 1956 (aged 71) |
| Alma mater | Morningside (1910) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1910–1912 | Parsons |
| 1913–1916 | Iowa State Teachers |
| Basketball | |
| 1913–1917 | Iowa State Teachers |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1913–1917 | Iowa State Teachers |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 17–23–7 (football) 10–12 (basketball) |
Allen P. Berkstresser (September 25, 1885 – December 17, 1956) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletic administrator. He served as the head football coach at Parsons College in Fairfield, Iowa from 1910 to 1912 and at Iowa State Teachers College—now known at the University of Northern Iowa—in Cedar Falls, Iowa from 1913 to 1916, compiling a career college football coaching record of 17–23–7.[1] Berkstresser was also the head basketball coach at Iowa State Teachers from 1913 to 1917.
Berkstresser was a 1910 graduate of Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa.[2]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parsons (Independent) (1910–1912) | |||||||||
| 1910 | Parsons | 3–0–3 | |||||||
| 1911 | Parsons | 4–2–1 | |||||||
| 1912 | Parsons | 2–3–1 | |||||||
| Parsons: | 9–5–5 | ||||||||
| Iowa State Teachers (Independent) (1913–1916) | |||||||||
| 1913 | Iowa State Teachers | 2–3–1 | |||||||
| 1914 | Iowa State Teachers | 2–5–1 | |||||||
| 1915 | Iowa State Teachers | 3–3 | |||||||
| 1916 | Iowa State Teachers | 1–7 | |||||||
| Iowa State Teachers: | 8–18–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 17–23–7 | ||||||||