[1][2] As a sophomore, Allis played for Michigan's 1948 national championship team that finished undefeated and untied with a 10–0 record.

[3] As a 20-year-old sophomore, Allis played at the end position for the 1948 and also handled placekicking and punting responsibilities.

[5] His scoring tally was as follows: As a junior, Allis started all nine games at the left end position for the 1949 Michigan Wolverines football team.

[16] As a senior, Allis helped lead the 1950 Michigan Wolverines football team to the Big Ten Conference championship and a victory over California in the 1951 Rose Bowl.

He turned down an offer to play for the Lions to remain at the University of Michigan for graduate school studies in pharmacy.

He took postgraduate training in lower extremity prosthetics and juvenile amputee management at Northwestern University.