Honors & Awards

• Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll (2007)

2009 Game-by-Game (Updated 12-14-2009)
Florida Atlantic: One of four Huskers with TFL in season opener... added four tackles. Arkansas State: Had three assisted tackles... added first PBU of season and a QB hurry. Virginia Tech: Recorded season-high five tackles... added first sack of season with 13-yard loss in first half... added a QB hurry. Louisiana-Lafayette: Posted four tackles, including three assists... had third game this season with a TFL. Missouri: Helped pressure Tiger QB all night... finished with five tackles (three solos) and added a pair of QB hurries... collected fourth TFL of season for five yards. Texas Tech: Second on team with seven tackles... had three TFL (10 yards) including career-best 2.0 sacks... added one QB hurry. Iowa State: Recorded one tackle. Baylor: Had two tackles, both for loss... helped Huskers post 13 team TFL on the day while limiting BU to 54 rushing yards on 32 carries (1.7 ypc). Oklahoma: Recorded four tackles, including two solos... posted a career-best two pass breakups, part of 12 Husker PBUs on the night. Kansas: Posted four tackles on the day... added one TFL to bring season total to 10, matching personal best... also added a quarterback hurry before Prince Amukamara's first-quarter sack. Kansas State: Had two assisted tackles on the night... added one pass breakup. Colorado: Picked up four tackles, including two solo stops... added a quarterback hurry. Texas: Recorded two assisted tackles in the game...was part of defensive front that pressured UT all night long, forcing 9.0 sacks and 15 TFLs...had a pass breakup that was intercepted by teammate Eric Hagg on first Texas drive of game...also added a quarterback hurry

2008 (Sophomore)
Allen was pushed into a starting role when Barry Turner suffered a season-ending injury
in game two. Allen went on to start the final 11 games opposite senior Zach Potter, and Allen
finished the year fourth on the team in tackles with 52, including 21 solo stops. He also ranked
third in tackles for loss (10) and sacks (5). Allen had four games with five or more tackles, and
his average of 4.0 tackles per game ranked fourth among Big 12 defensive linemen.

Allen’s play helped the Nebraska defense allow 126 fewer yards per game than in 2007,
and NU finished second in the Big 12 in total defense. The defensive line provided the push for
Nebraska to record 35 sacks, up from just 13 a year earlier.

Allen wasted no time in showing his ability after Turner’s first-quarter injury against San Jose
State. Allen made a career-high 10 tackles in the game, including three tackles for loss, and a
pass breakup. He added three tackles the following week against New Mexico State, then tallied
nine tackles, including his first career sack against Virginia Tech.

Allen produced his second sack for seven yards against Baylor, then had a standout effort with
seven tackles and a 15-yard sack in NU’s win over Kansas. He capped the regular season with his
fourth sack in the Husker victory over Colorado, Allen’s homestate school. He had a one-yard
sack against Clemson in the Gator Bowl, one of five Blackshirt sacks in the game.

2007 (Redshirt Freshman)
Allen had 16 total tackles, including three tackles for loss, with 15 of his 16 tackles in the
final six games. Allen made four tackles, including a tackle for loss against Oklahoma State. He
had three tackles and a pair of hurries at Texas, then had a season-high six tackles at Kansas,
when he recorded his second tackle for loss. Allen added his third tackle for loss of the year
at Colorado.

2006 (Redshirt)
Allen sat out as a redshirt and added about 40 pounds of muscle.

Before Nebraska (Thomas Jefferson HS)
Allen was a two-sport star at Thomas Jefferson High School in Denver, helping Coach Dan
Trumble’s Spartans to the Class 5A state playoffs each of Allen’s final three seasons. Allen led
the team in tackles and was defensive MVP as a junior. He earned Denver Post first-team All-
Colorado honors as an athlete. Rivals.com ranked Allen among the top 40 weakside defensive
ends in the country, and he was named to the SuperPrep All-America 277.

Allen also excelled in basketball, helping his team to 4A state titles each of his final two
seasons. Allen earned MVP honors in the state tournament both years, after posting a tripledouble
in the championship game as a junior and a 13-point, 17-rebound, five-block effort in
the title game as a senior. Allen was the 4A state player of the year as a junior, averaging more
than 20 points per game and led Class 4A in rebounding (14.3) and blocked shots (5.3). He
earned Rocky Mountain News/CBS 4 Mr. Basketball honors each of his final two years. Allen
only visited Nebraska, but also had offers from Colorado, Colorado State, Michigan State,
Syracuse, Washington and Wyoming.

Personal
The son of Tara Jenkins and Destry Allen, Pierre was born on Nov. 18, 1987. Allen and his
wife, Mercedes, have a son, Pierre Jr., who will celebrate his third birthday on Aug. 28. Allen is
majoring in child, youth and family studies, and was named to the 2007 Big 12 Spring Honor Roll.
Allen has volunteered his time on team hospital visits and at the F Street Recreation Center. He
was a recipient of a 2008 HERO Leadership Award from the Nebraska Athletic Department.

Allen's Career Statistics

Single-Game Highs
Tackles–10 vs. San Jose State, 2008
Solo Tackles–3 vs. Missouri, 2009; San Jose State, Virginia Tech, 2008
Tackles for Loss-3 vs. San Jose State, 2008
Sacks-1, eight times in 2008