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{{Short description|American football player (born 1960)}}
{{Other people|Marcus Allen}}
{{Use American English|date=November 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Marcus Allen
| image       = Pro Football Hall of Famer Speaks at Award Ceremony 130104-A-GX635-439 (cropped).jpg
| alt         =
| caption     = Allen in 2013
| number      = 32
| position    = [[Running back]]
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1960|3|26}}
| birth_place = [[San Diego|San Diego, California]], U.S.
| death_date  = 
| death_place = 
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 2
| weight_lb   = 210
| high_school = [[Lincoln High School (San Diego, California)|Lincoln]] (San Diego)
| college     = [[USC Trojans football|USC]] (1978–1981)
| draftyear   = 1982
| draftround  = 1
| draftpick   = 10
| pastteams   =
* [[Los Angeles Raiders]] ({{NFL Year|1982|1992}})
* [[Kansas City Chiefs]] ({{NFL Year|1993|1997}})
| highlights  =
* [[List of Super Bowl champions|Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl XVIII|XVIII]])
* [[Super Bowl Most Valuable Player|Super Bowl MVP]] ([[Super Bowl XVIII|XVIII]])
* [[NFL Most Valuable Player]] (1985)
* [[National Football League Offensive Player of the Year Award|NFL Offensive Player of the Year]] (1985)
* [[National Football League Rookie of the Year Award|NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year]] (1982)
* [[National Football League Comeback Player of the Year Award|NFL Comeback Player of the Year]] (1993)
* 2× First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1982 All-Pro Team|1982]], [[1985 All-Pro Team|1985]])
* Second-team All-Pro ([[1984 All-Pro Team|1984]])
* 6× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1983 Pro Bowl|1982]], [[1985 Pro Bowl|1984]]–[[1988 Pro Bowl|1987]], [[1994 Pro Bowl|1993]])
* 2× [[List of NFL annual rushing touchdowns leaders|NFL rushing touchdowns leader]] (1982, 1993)
* [[List of NFL annual rushing yards leaders|NFL rushing yards leader]] (1985)
* [[List of NFL annual scoring leaders|NFL scoring leader]]  ({{NFL Year|1982}})
* [[Coaches' Trophy|AFCA National Championship Trophy]] ([[1978 USC Trojans football team|1978]])
* [[Heisman Trophy]] (1981)
* [[Maxwell Award]] (1981)
* [[Walter Camp Award]] (1981)
* [[UPI College Football Player of the Year|UPI Player of the Year]] (1981)
* [[Sporting News College Football Player of the Year|''SN'' Player of the Year]] (1981)
* [[Chic Harley Award]] (1981)
* [[List of unanimous All-Americans in college football|Unanimous All-American]] ([[1981 College Football All-America Team|1981]])
* Second-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1980 College Football All-America Team|1980]])
* [[Pac-12 Conference football individual awards#Players of the year|Pac-10 Player of the Year]] (1981)
* [[Pop Warner Trophy]] (1981)
* 2× First-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference football teams|All-Pac-10]] ([[1980 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team|1980]], [[1981 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team|1981]])
* [[USC Trojans football#Heisman Trophy winners and retired numbers|USC Trojans No. 33]] retired
| statlabel1  = Rushing yards
| statvalue1  = 12,243
| statlabel2  = Rushing average
| statvalue2  = 4.1
| statlabel3  = Rushing [[touchdown]]s
| statvalue3  = 123
| statlabel4  = [[Reception (gridiron football)|Receptions]]
| statvalue4  = 587
| statlabel5  = Receiving yards
| statvalue5  = 5,411
| statlabel6  = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue6  = 21
| pfr         = A/AlleMa00
| HOF         = marcus-allen
| CollegeHOF  = 2053 
}}

'''Marcus LeMarr Allen''' (born March 26, 1960) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] [[running back]] who played in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the [[Los Angeles Raiders]]. Considered one of the greatest goal line and short-yard runners in NFL history,<ref name="greatest">{{Cite web |title=Marcus Allen |url=http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=15 |access-date=May 11, 2009 |website=Pro Football Hall of Fame }}</ref> he was selected 10th overall by the Raiders in the [[1982 NFL draft]], following a successful [[college football]] career with the [[USC Trojans football|USC Trojans]]. He was a member of the Raiders for 11 seasons and spent his last five seasons with the [[Kansas City Chiefs]].

During his professional career, Allen ran for 12,243 yards and caught 587 passes for 5,412 yards. He also scored 145 [[touchdown]]s, including a then-league-record 123 rushing touchdowns, and was elected to six [[Pro Bowl]]s. While with the Raiders, he helped the team win [[Super Bowl XVIII]]. He was the first NFL player to gain more than 10,000 rushing yards and 5,000 receiving yards during his career. Allen has the distinction of being the only player to have won the [[Heisman Trophy]], named [[List of unanimous All-Americans in college football|Unanimous All-American]], won an [[Coaches' Trophy|AFCA National Championship Trophy]], the [[Super Bowl]], and be named [[National Football League Most Valuable Player Award|NFL MVP]] and [[Super Bowl MVP]].<ref name="MA">{{Cite web |last=Turner |first=Josiah |date=February 3, 2016 |title=Cam could become 2nd to win Heisman/national title/MVP/Super Bowl |url=https://www.espn.com/sportsnation/story/_/id/14701949/cam-newton-become-second-player-win-heisman-national-title-nfl-mvp-super-bowl |access-date=June 17, 2024 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> He was inducted to the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] in 2000, the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 2003, and the [[International Sports Hall of Fame]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=2021 International Sports Hall of Fame Inductees |url=https://events.sportshof.org/sportshof-2021/ |website=www.sportshof.org |author=Dr. Robert Goldman | date=March 13, 2021 | access-date=July 14, 2023}}</ref>

==Early life==
Allen played football at [[Abraham Lincoln High School (San Diego, California)|Abraham Lincoln High School]] in San Diego, California, where he played the [[quarterback]] and [[Safety (American football position)|safety]] positions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 20, 2015 |title=Marcus Allen, Terrell Davis deliver Golden Footballs to SD |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/marcus-allen-terrell-davis-deliver-golden-footballs-to-sd-0ap3000000561903 |access-date=November 15, 2024 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kenney |first=Kirk |date=February 26, 2021 |title=San Diego Stadium farewell: Lincoln's Marcus Allen had game for the ages in 1977 finals |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2021/02/26/san-diego-stadium-farewell-lincolns-marcus-allen-had-game-for-the-ages-in-1977-finals/ |access-date=November 15, 2024 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> Watching Allen in the 1977 CIF Title game against [[Kearny High School (San Diego, California)|Kearny High School]], one saw the emergence of a superstar. Allen led the Lincoln team to a 34–6 victory, scoring five touchdowns, including one after intercepting a pass. Allen rushed for 195 yards.<ref>[http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/the-52/sdut-marcus-allen-raiders-nfl-cif-chiefs-usc-2014feb03-htmlstory.html San Diego Union-Tribune], February 3, 2014.</ref> Allen won the Cal-Hi Sports Mr. Football, awarded to California's best high school football player, in 1977.<ref>[https://www.calhisports.com/cal-hi-sports-mr-football], January 11, 2024.</ref>

==College career==
Allen played running back at the [[USC Trojans football|University of Southern California]] (USC) from 1978 to 1981, playing on the same team as fellow hall of famer [[Ronnie Lott]] for his first three seasons and hall of famer [[Anthony Munoz]] for his first two. He was recruited as a safety, but head coach [[John Robinson (American football coach)|John Robinson]] switched him to tailback.<ref name="greatath" /> As a freshman in 1978, Allen was a member of the Trojans' [[AFCA National Championship Trophy|National Championship]] team (as recognized by the [[coaches poll]]), playing as a backup to eventual [[Heisman Trophy]] winning running back [[Charles White (American football)|Charles White]].<ref name="MA" />

In 1979, he was moved to fullback, recording 879 yards from scrimmage. Eventually, in 1980, Allen became the starter at tailback and rushed for 1,563 yards, the third-most in the nation that year (behind [[George Rogers (American football)|George Rogers]] of S. Carolina – 1,781 yards and [[Herschel Walker]] of Georgia – 1,616). In 1981, Allen rushed for 2,342 yards, becoming only the second player in NCAA history to rush for over 2,000 yards in one season,{{citation needed|date=June 2016}} passing the 2,000-yard mark in a win at [[California Golden Bears football|Cal]]. He also gained a total of 2,559 offensive yards, led the nation in scoring, and won the Heisman Trophy, the [[Maxwell Award]], and [[Walter Camp Award]]. He was also the [[Pacific-10 Conference|Pac-10]] Player of the Year. Allen shares the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] record for most 200-yard rushing games with [[Ricky Williams]] and [[Ron Dayne]], each completing the feat twelve times.{{citation needed|date = March 2025}}

Allen finished his four college seasons with 4,682 rushing yards, 5,403 scrimmage yards, and 47 touchdowns, while averaging 5.2 yards per carry.<ref name="SportsReference">{{cite web|title=Marcus Allen|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/marcus-allen-3.html|website=Sports Reference|access-date=October 11, 2025}}</ref> USC has retired his jersey No. 33.{{citation needed|date = March 2025}}

===College statistics===
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Season
! colspan="5"| Rushing
! colspan="5"| Receiving
|-
! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD
|-
! [[1978 USC Trojans football team|1978]]
| 31 || 171 || 5.5 || 17 || 1 || — || — || — || — || —
|-
! [[1979 USC Trojans football team|1979]]
| 105 || 606 || 5.8 || 38 || 8 || 20 || 273 || 13.7 || 34 || 0
|-
! [[1980 USC Trojans football team|1980]]
| 354 || 1,563 || 4.4 || 45 || 14 || 30 || 231 || 7.7 || 19 || 1
|-
! [[1981 USC Trojans football team|1981]]
| 403 || 2,342 || 5.8 || 74 || 22 || 29 || 217 || 7.5 || 50 || 1
|-
! Totals<ref name="SportsReference"/> !! 893 !! 4,682 !! 5.2 !! 74 !! 45 !! 79 !! 721 !! 9.1 !! 50 !! 2
|}

==Professional career==
[[File:1986 Jeno's Pizza - 52 - Marcus Allen (Marcus Allen crop).jpg|thumb|left|Allen led the Raiders to a championship in [[Super Bowl XVIII]] and earned [[Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award|MVP]] honors as he rushed for a record of 191 yards, including a memorable 74-yard touchdown run.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Harvey |first=Harvey |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jjICvznh_cUC&q=marcus+allen+Super+Bowl+XVIII&pg=PA122 |title=The Super Bowl's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Big-Game Heroes, Pigskin Zeroes, and Championship Oddities |publisher=Brassey's, Inc. |year=2002 |isbn=9781612340289 |edition=1st |page=123}}</ref>]]
Allen was drafted as the 10th overall pick in the [[1982 NFL draft]] by the [[Las Vegas Raiders|Los Angeles Raiders]].<ref name="greatath">{{Cite book |last=Jensen |first=Jeffry |url=https://archive.org/details/greatathletes0000unse/page/42 |title=Great Athletes |publisher=Salem Press |year=2002 |isbn=1-58765-008-8 |editor-last=Dawson |editor-first=Dawn P |edition=Revised |volume=1 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/greatathletes0000unse/page/42 42–45] |orig-year=1992}}</ref> Allen was pleased that he didn't have to travel as the team had just relocated from Oakland. Allen has recalled that shortly before he was drafted, the Raiders asked him his weight (he answered 200 or 212) and then drafted him soon after. Though his rookie season was shortened by a league strike, Allen rushed for 697 yards and led the Raiders to the best record in the [[American Football Conference|AFC]] at 8–1. He was voted the [[NFL Rookie of the Year Award|NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year]].<ref name="greatath" /> The Raiders lost to the [[New York Jets]] in the AFC Divisional Playoffs.

The next season, Allen broke the 1,000-yard mark for the first time, an accomplishment he would repeat the two following years.<ref name="greatath" /> During the [[1985 NFL season|1985 season]], he rushed for 1,759 yards and scored 11 touchdowns on 380 carries, leading the Raiders to a 12–4 record and the [[AFC West]] Division Championship. In addition, Allen was named the [[National Football League Most Valuable Player Award|NFL MVP]].<ref name="greatath" />

In [[Super Bowl XVIII]] on January 22, 1984, Allen ran for 191 yards, caught two passes for 18 yards, and scored two touchdowns in the Raiders' 38–9 victory over the [[Washington Redskins]].<ref name="greatath" /> Included in his stats was a 74-yard touchdown run,<ref name="greatath" /> a feat that remained the longest run in Super Bowl history until [[Willie Parker]]'s 75-yard run in [[Super Bowl XL]]. Allen's 191 rushing yards were also a Super Bowl record, which stood until [[Timmy Smith]] of the Redskins topped it with 204 yards in [[Super Bowl XXII]]. Upon winning the game, Allen joined a small group of players to win both the Heisman Trophy and [[Super Bowl Most Valuable Player|Super Bowl MVP]] ([[Roger Staubach]], [[Jim Plunkett]], and later [[Desmond Howard]]).{{citation needed|date=June 2016}} In total, Allen rushed 58 times for 466 yards and four touchdowns during the playoffs. He also added 118 yards and one touchdown on 14 receptions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marcus Allen Game Logs |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AlleMa00_playoffs.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725151018/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AlleMa00_playoffs.htm |archive-date=July 25, 2008 |access-date=May 11, 2009 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference}}</ref>
[[Image:1985 Police Raiders-Rams - 01 Marcus Allen (crop).jpg|thumb|Allen playing for the Raiders in 1984 where he rushed for 1,168 yards, scored 18 touchdowns and led the Raiders to their third consecutive playoff appearance.]]

Allen ended the 1985 season on a strong note, finishing the year as the NFL rushing leader with 9 consecutive 100-yard games.

From 1987 through 1990, Allen shared the backfield with [[Bo Jackson]]. Initially, Allen was commended for his gracious nature and team spirit for sharing the spotlight during the prime of his career.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-12-04-sp-17799-story.html|title = Archives|website = [[Los Angeles Times]]| date=December 4, 1987 }}</ref> In later seasons with the Raiders, Allen had a stormy relationship with owner [[Al Davis]] stemming from a contract dispute; Davis referred to Allen as a "cancer to the team."<ref name="contract">{{Cite web |last=Gay |first=Nancy |date=August 4, 2003 |title=Raiders Notebook: Classy Allen has the last word on his day |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/08/04/SP304723.DTL |access-date=May 11, 2009 |website=SFGate |publisher=Hearst Communications}}</ref> He also missed most of the [[1989 NFL season|1989 season]] with a knee injury. Allen was relegated to back-up duty in his final three seasons with the Raiders and, at one time, fell to fourth on the depth chart.<ref name="backup">{{Cite web |title=Allen relegated to back up duty |url=http://www.football.com/nfl/oaklandraiders/history.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905020715/http://www.football.com/nfl/oaklandraiders/history.html |archive-date=September 5, 2008 |access-date=August 19, 2008 |website=Football.com }}</ref> Allen's strained relationship with Davis reached an all-time low in December 1992. During halftime of the Raiders-[[Miami Dolphins|Dolphins]] game on [[Monday Night Football]], a taped interview between [[Al Michaels]] and Allen was broadcast in which Allen said that Davis "told me he was going to get me", adding, "I think he [Davis] tried to ruin the latter part of my career, tried to devalue me. He's trying to stop me from going to the Hall of Fame. They don't want me to play."<ref name="mondaynightfootball">{{Cite web |date=December 15, 1992 |title=Pro Football: Raiders' Allen Irked at Davis |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/15/sports/pro-football-raiders-allen-irked-at-davis.html |access-date=May 11, 2009 |website=The New York Times}}</ref>

Allen eventually left Los Angeles and joined the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] in 1993. Although he only rushed for 764 yards that year, he scored 12 touchdowns,<ref name="greatath" /> leading the AFC,<ref name="leading">{{Cite web |date=February 18, 2009 |title=Marcus Allen |url=http://www.hickoksports.com/biograph/allenmar.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125022211/http://www.hickoksports.com/biograph/allenmar.shtml |archive-date=January 25, 2013 |access-date=May 11, 2009 |website=HickokSports.com |publisher=Ralph Hickok}}</ref> as he and [[Joe Montana]] led the Chiefs to the AFC Championship Game. Allen scored touchdowns in all three Chiefs playoff games that year, and was named the [[NFL Comeback Player of the Year]] by the [[Pro Football Writers Association]]. With the retirement of [[Eric Dickerson]] in 1993, Allen became the active leader in career rushing yards, a position he maintained until being passed by [[Barry Sanders]] in week 1 of 1997. Allen went on to play for the Chiefs for four more seasons, leading the team in rushing every year but his last.

Allen retired after the [[1997 NFL season|1997 season]].<ref name="greatath" /> In 1999, he was ranked 72nd on ''[[The Sporting News]]''' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players. Allen was inducted into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 2003. Allen was also inducted into the [[California Sports Hall of Fame]] in 2007.

In 1999,<ref>{{cite web |title=Marcus Allen legendary in '77 CIF title game |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/the-52/sdut-marcus-allen-raiders-nfl-cif-chiefs-usc-2014feb03-htmlstory.html |website=[[San Diego Union-Tribune]] |access-date=June 6, 2024 |date=February 3, 2014}}</ref> Allen was also inducted into the [[San Diego Hall of Champions]] Breitbard Hall of Fame.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20141010010127/http://www.sdhoc.com/news-media/breitbard-hall-fame-class-2015 "LT TOPS BREITBARD HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2015"]}}. San Diego Hall of Champions. 2015.</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150614021131/http://www.sdhoc.com/news-media/2014-Sandiego.com-article "We Are the Champions, of San Diego"]}}. San Diego Hal of Champions. September 18, 2014.</ref>

In 2008, Allen joined as a spokesman for the sports website OPENSports.com, the brainchild of [[Mike Levy]], founder and former CEO of [[CBS Sportsline.com]]. Allen wrote a blog and occasionally answered member questions for the company during this time.{{when|date=June 2016}}<ref name="open">{{Cite web |title=Marcus Allen |url=http://www.opensports.com/marcusallen |access-date=May 11, 2009 |website=OPEN Sports |publisher=OPEN Sports Network}}</ref>

==NFL career statistics==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| style="background:#ffff00; width:3em;"|
| AP [[NFL MVP]] & [[Offensive Player of the Year|OPOTY]]
|-
| style="background:#f4c842; width:3em;"|
| [[Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award|Super Bowl MVP]]
|-
| style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|
| Won the [[Super Bowl]]
|-
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league
|-
| style="width:3em;"| '''Bold'''
| Career high
|-
| style="width:3em;"| <u>Underline</u>
| Incomplete data
|}

===Regular season===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="2"| Games
! colspan="5"| Rushing
! colspan="5"| Receiving
! colspan="2"| Fumbles
|-
! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} !! {{abbr|GS|Games started}} !! {{abbr|Att|Rushing attempts}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Rushing yards}} !! {{abbr|Y/A|Yards per rushing attempt}} !! {{abbr|Lng|Longest rushing attempt}} !! {{abbr|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} !! {{abbr|Rec|Receptions}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Receiving yards}} !! {{abbr|Y/R|Yards per reception}} !! {{abbr|Lng|Longest reception}} !! {{abbr|TD|Receiving touchdowns}} !! {{abbr|Fum|Fumbles}} !! {{abbr|Lost|Fumbles lost}}
|-
! [[1982 NFL season|1982]] || [[1982 Los Angeles Raiders season|LAR]]
| 9 || 9 ||160 || 697 || 4.4 || 53 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 11 || 38 || 401 || 10.6 || 51 || 3 || 5 || —
|-
! [[1983 NFL season|1983]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[1983 Los Angeles Raiders season|LAR]]
| 16 || 15 || 266 || 1,014 || 3.8 || '''74''' || 9 || '''68''' || 590 || 8.7 || 36 || 2 || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''14''' || —
|-
! [[1984 NFL season|1984]] !! [[1984 Los Angeles Raiders season|LAR]]
| 16 || 16 || 275 || 1,168 || 4.2 || 52 || '''13''' || 64 || '''758''' || 11.8 || '''92''' || '''5''' || 8 || —
|-
! style="background:#ffff00;"|[[1985 NFL season|1985]] !! [[1985 Los Angeles Raiders season|LAR]]
| 16 || 16 || '''380''' || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''1,759''' || '''4.6''' || 61 || 11 || 67 || 555 || 8.3 || 44 || 3 || 3 || —
|-
! [[1986 NFL season|1986]] !! [[1986 Los Angeles Raiders season|LAR]]
| 13 || 10 || 208 || 759 || 3.6 || 28 || 5 || 46 || 453 || 9.8 || 36 || 2 || 7 || —
|-
! [[1987 NFL season|1987]] !! [[1987 Los Angeles Raiders season|LAR]]
| 12 || 12 || 200 || 754 || 3.8 || 44 || 5 || 51 || 410 || 8.0 || 39 || 0 || 3 || —
|-
! [[1988 NFL season|1988]] !! [[1988 Los Angeles Raiders season|LAR]]
| 15 || 15 || 223 || 831 || 3.7 || 32 || 7 || 34 || 303 || 8.9 || 30 || 1 || 5 || —
|-
! [[1989 NFL season|1989]] !! [[1989 Los Angeles Raiders season|LAR]]
| 8 || 5 || 69 || 293 || 4.2 || 15 || 2 || 20 || 191 || 9.6 || 26 || 0 || 2 || —
|-
! [[1990 NFL season|1990]] !! [[1990 Los Angeles Raiders season|LAR]]
| 16 || 15 || 179 || 682 || 3.8 || 28 || 12 || 15 || 189 || '''12.6''' || 30 || 1 || 1 || —
|-
! [[1991 NFL season|1991]] !! [[1991 Los Angeles Raiders season|LAR]]
| 8 || 2 || 63 || 287 || '''4.6''' || 26 || 2 || 15 || 131 || 8.7 || 25 || 0 || 1 || —
|-
! [[1992 NFL season|1992]] !! [[1992 Los Angeles Raiders season|LAR]]
| 16 || 0 || 67 || 301 || 4.5 || 21 || 2 || 28 || 277 || 9.9 || 40 || 1 || 1 || —
|-
! [[1993 NFL season|1993]] !! [[1993 Kansas City Chiefs season|KC]]
| 16 || 10 || 206 || 764 || 3.7 || 39 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 12 || 34 || 238 || 7.0 || 18 || 3 || 4 || —
|-
! [[1994 NFL season|1994]] !! [[1994 Kansas City Chiefs season|KC]]
| 13 || 13 || 189 || 709 || 3.8 || 36 || 7 || 42 || 349 || 8.3 || 38 || 0 || 3 || '''2'''
|-
! [[1995 NFL season|1995]] !! [[1995 Kansas City Chiefs season|KC]]
| 16 || 15 || 207 || 890 || 4.3 || 38 || 5 || 27 || 210 || 7.8 || 20 || 0 || 2 || 1
|-
! [[1996 NFL season|1996]] !! [[1996 Kansas City Chiefs season|KC]]
| 16 || 15 || 206 || 830 || 4.0 || 35 || 9 || 27 || 270 || 10.0 || 59 || 0 || 2 || 0
|-
! [[1997 NFL season|1997]] !! [[1997 Kansas City Chiefs season|KC]]
| 16 || 0 || 124 || 505 || 4.1 || 30 || 11 || 11 || 86 || 7.8 || 18 || 0 || 4 || '''2'''
|-
! colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AlleMa00.htm Career] !! 222 !! 168 !! 3,022 !! 12,243 !! 4.1 !! 74 !! 123 !! 587 !! 5,411 !! 9.2 !! 92 !! 21 !! 65 !! <u>5</u>
|}

===Postseason===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="2"| Games
! colspan="5"| Rushing
! colspan="5"| Receiving
! colspan="2"| Fumbles
|-
! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} !! {{abbr|GS|Games started}} !! {{abbr|Att|Rushing attempts}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Rushing yards}} !! {{abbr|Y/A|Yards per rushing attempt}} !! {{abbr|Lng|Longest rushing attempt}} !! {{abbr|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} !! {{abbr|Rec|Receptions}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Receiving yards}} !! {{abbr|Y/R|Yards per reception}} !! {{abbr|Lng|Longest reception}} !! {{abbr|TD|Receiving touchdowns}} !! {{abbr|Fum|Fumbles}} !! {{abbr|Lost|Fumbles lost}}
|-
! [[1982–83 NFL playoffs|1982]] !! [[1982 Los Angeles Raiders season|RAI]]
| 2 || 2 || 32 || 108 || 3.4 || 13 || 3 || 12 || 112 || 9.3 || 35 || 0 || '''2''' || —
|-
! style="background:#f4c842;"|[[1983–84 NFL playoffs|1983]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[1983 Los Angeles Raiders season|RAI]]
| 3 || 3 || '''58''' || '''466''' || '''8.0''' || '''74''' || '''4''' || '''14''' || '''118''' || 8.4 || 17 || '''1''' || 1 || 0
|-
! [[1984–85 NFL playoffs|1984]] !! [[1984 Los Angeles Raiders season|RAI]]
| 1 || 1 || 17 || 61 || 3.6 || 15 || 0 || 5 || 90 || '''18.0''' || '''46''' || '''1''' || 1 || —
|-
! [[1985–86 NFL playoffs|1985]] !! [[1985 Los Angeles Raiders season|RAI]]
| 1 || 1 || 22 || 121 || 5.5 || 17 || 1 || 3 || 8 || 2.7 || 6 || 0 || 1 || —
|-
! [[1990–91 NFL playoffs|1990]] !! [[1990 Los Angeles Raiders season|RAI]]
| 2 || 2 || 31 || 166 || 5.4 || 20 || 0 || 3 || 43 || 14.3 || 24 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1991–92 NFL playoffs|1991]] !! [[1991 Los Angeles Raiders season|RAI]]
| 1 || 1 || 7 || 39 || 5.6 || 10 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 4.0 || 4 || 0 || 1 || —
|-
! [[1993–94 NFL playoffs|1993]] !! [[1993 Kansas City Chiefs season|KC]]
| 3 || 3 || 53 || 191 || 3.6 || 24 || 3 || 7 || 77 || 11.0 || 27 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1994–95 NFL playoffs|1994]] !! [[1994 Kansas City Chiefs season|KC]]
| 1 || 1 || 14 || 64 || 4.6 || 11 || 0 || 5 || 49 || 9.8 || 16 || 0 || 1 || '''1'''
|-
! [[1995–96 NFL playoffs|1995]] !! [[1995 Kansas City Chiefs season|KC]]
| 1 || 1 || 21 || 94 || 4.5 || 16 || 0 || 2 || 21 || 10.5 || 16 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1997–98 NFL playoffs|1997]] !! [[1997 Kansas City Chiefs season|KC]]
| 1 || 0 || 12 || 37 || 3.1 || 14 || 0 || 1 || 8 || 8.0 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AlleMa00/gamelog/post/ Career] !! 16 !! 15 !! 267 !! 1,347 !! 5.0 !! 74 !! 11 !! 53 !! 530 !! 10.0 !! 46 !! 2 !! 7 !! <u>1</u>
|}

===NFL records===
*  Consecutive seasons with multiple touchdowns: 16 – (tied with [[Irving Fryar]])
*  Consecutive seasons with a rushing touchdown: 16
*  Consecutive seasons with multiple rushing touchdowns: 16
*  Oldest player to score 10+ touchdowns in a season: 37 years old

==Personal life==
[[Image:Marcus Allen National Mall3.jpg|thumb|Marcus Allen with [[United States Navy#Enlisted|Yeoman 2nd Class]] Katherine Ward introduce [[Aretha Franklin]] during a concert in tribute to U.S. military members on the [[National Mall]], September 4, 2003]]
In 1986, Allen met [[Kathryn Edwards|Kathryn Eickstaedt]] and the two later got engaged.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 5, 2016 |title=Erika Girardi and Kathryn Edwards Join The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills |url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Erika-Girardi-and-Kathryn-Edwards-Join-THE-REAL-HOUSEWIVES-OF-BEVERLY-HILLS-20151105 |access-date=September 9, 2016 |website=Broadway World}}</ref> They married in 1993 at [[O. J. Simpson|O.J. Simpson]]'s Rockingham estate, since Allen was friends with Simpson.<ref>{{cite episode|title = Part 2|url = https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/1dd6894d-84cd-46b8-8ee1-965240907453|series = O.J.: Made in America|series-link = O.J.: Made in America|credits=[[Ezra Edelman]]|network = [[ESPN Films]]|station = [[ESPN]]|air-date = June 14, 2016|minutes = 1:27:28}}</ref> Allen played the role of Rick Lambert in the sitcom ''[[1st & Ten (1984 TV series)|1st & Ten]]'' with Simpson in the mid-80's. Allen and Eickstaedt's engagement was mentioned in [[Faye Resnick]]'s book, ''Nicole Brown Simpson: The Private Diary of a Life Interrupted'', which was published during [[Murder trial of O. J. Simpson|Simpson's murder trial]]. Resnick claimed [[Nicole Brown Simpson]] was having an affair with Allen, and Eickstaedt was aware of Allen's womanizing ways, and if she knew of the affair, she would have to call off the wedding.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Segura |first=Megan |date=January 26, 2016 |title=A Deep Dive into the Kathryn vs. Faye Feud |url=http://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills/season-6/blogs/a-deep-dive-into-the-kathryn-vs-faye-feud |access-date=September 10, 2016 |website=Bravo}}</ref> Sports agent [[Mike Gilbert]] (who had represented both Allen and Simpson) and actress [[Robin Greer]] both also claimed in ''[[O.J.: Made in America]]'' that Simpson and Allen had had a romantic relationship.<ref>{{cite episode|title = Part 2|url = https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/1dd6894d-84cd-46b8-8ee1-965240907453|series = O.J.: Made in America|series-link = O.J.: Made in America|credits=[[Ezra Edelman]]|network = [[ESPN Films]]|station = [[ESPN]]|air-date = June 14, 2016|minutes = 1:26:55}}</ref> Allen and Eickstaedt were summoned to testify in the trial but fought the subpoena as they wanted to stay out of it.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosenfeld |first=Laura |date=February 24, 2016 |title=Does Kathryn Edwards Think O.J. Simpson Did It? |url=http://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/does-kathryn-edwards-think-oj-simpson-did-it |access-date=September 10, 2016 |website=Bravo |publisher=The Daily Dish}}</ref> The couple divorced in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 5, 2015 |title=Bravo Media Blings Back an All New Season of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" Premiering Tuesday, December 1 at 9PM ET/PT |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2015/11/05/bravo-media-blings-back-an-all-new-season-of-the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills-premiering-tuesday-december-1-at-9pm-et-pt-734411/20151105bravo01/ |access-date=September 9, 2016 |website=The Futon Critic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Weigle |first=Lauren |date=January 19, 2016 |title=Kathryn 'Kate' Edwards on 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' |url=http://heavy.com/entertainment/2016/01/kathryn-kate-edwards-net-worth-husband-donnie-instagram-wife-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills/ |access-date=September 10, 2016 |website=Heavy}}</ref>

Allen is the older brother of [[Canadian Football Hall of Fame]] [[quarterback]] [[Damon Allen]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Diamos|first=Jason|date=August 31, 2006|title=Undiscovered Quarterback Is a Star Up North|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/31/sports/football/31allen.html|access-date=December 12, 2021}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of NCAA major college football yearly rushing leaders]]
* [[List of NCAA major college football yearly scoring leaders]]
* [[List of National Football League annual rushing touchdowns leaders]]
* [[List of National Football League rushing champions]]
* [[List of National Football League career rushing yards leaders]]
* [[List of National Football League career rushing attempts leaders]]
* [[List of National Football League career rushing touchdowns leaders]]

==References==
===General references===
*'' Marcus: The Autobiography of Marcus Allen with Carlton Stowers'' (October 1998)
* ''Road to Canton by Marcus Allen'' (July 2003)
* ''Strength of the Heart: Marcus Allen's Life's Little Playbooks''

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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/19980129112956/http://www.kcchiefs.com/bios/p_bio32.html "Marcus Allen: Pro Career"]. [[Kansas City Chiefs]]. 1997. Archived by the [[Wayback Machine]].

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