Albion College

Travis Rundle completed his third season as head coach/defensive coordinator at Albion in 2025.

In those three seasons back at his alma mater, Rundle has guided the Britons to an overall record of 17-13 (9-11 MIAA).

Rundle guided three second-team All-MIAA selections in 2025, including Adam Mills and Alex Olenik on defense.

Mills had a career year with an MIAA-leading 116 tackles, including 11.0 TFL and four sacks, three forced fumbles and two pass breakups. It was the first 100-tackle season for Albion since Jose Rodriguez recorded 107 in 2017 and the most in a single season since Brett McCarty's 131 in 2013. Mills also became the first Briton since at least 2001 to record 100 or more tackles and 10 or more TFL in a single season.

Olenik totaled 55 tackles, including 15.0 TFL and 7.5 sacks, after missing the final eight games of 2024 with a season-ending injury. His TFL total ranked second in the MIAA, and his sack total was third-best in the conference.

Albion went 7-3 in 2024 and were led by an offense that was ranked No. 5 overall in Division III in passing yards per game, with 320.4.

Seven Britons earned All-MIAA honors, while two earned D3Football.com All-Region recognition.

In Rundle’s first season at the helm in 2023, Albion recorded a 7-3 record and the No. 1 defense in the MIAA in a host of categories – including third down defense (33.5%), red zone defense (62.1%), rushing defense (87.6) and sacks per game (3.50).

The Britons were led by MIAA Defensive MVP Nick Fannon, who set the program’s single-season sack record with 12.5. He was also named second-team All-America by D3Football.com and the AFCA.

Nine individuals earned All-MIAA recognition, while four received a spot on the D3Football.com All-Region squad. James Bloomfield also became the 16^th Academic All-American in program history, recognized by the College Sports Communicators (CSC).

Before returning to his alma mater, Rundle was the head coach/defensive coordinator at Sewanee (also known as the University of the South) from 2017-22.

In his six seasons with the Purple and White, he coached 28 All-Southern Athletic Association (SAA) selections. Rundle’s Tigers teams were also stellar in the classroom, as 147 of his student-athletes were selected to the SAA’s Academic Honor Roll. Additionally, 13 were named into the Hampshire Honor Society by the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame.

He also hired the program’s first ever female assistant football coach.

Sewanee's 2022 campaign saw the Tigers post wins over St. Scholastica (Minn.) and Westminster (Mo.), and seven Tigers were named All-SAA. In the classroom, the program saw 24 named to the Academic Honor Roll and five earning Academic All-District® honors by the College Sports Communicators (CSC).

In 2021, Sewanee saw one player named to the All-SAA team and a program-record 37 to the SAA Academic Honor Roll.  

Sewanee played a limited schedule in 2020-21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the classroom, 26 student-athletes were named to the SAA Academic Honor Roll. 

The Tigers’ 2019 season saw some ups and downs, as Rundle started over 30 freshmen on both sides of the ball during the campaign. 

Five athletes were selected to the All-SAA Team that season. Additionally, 19 players were listed on the SAA Academic Honor Roll and two were named to the Hampshire Honor Society. 

In May 2019, the Tigers had the opportunity to travel to Greece and Italy for an overseas trip with Global Football Spring Tours.

The Tigers’ 2018 campaign saw the team improve to four wins. Their biggest victory of the season came when Sewanee reclaimed the Orgill Cup over their rival Rhodes for the first time since 2011. The historic rivalry dates its roots back to 1899, as it is the south’s longest continuously running college football rivalry.

Eight players were honored on the All-SAA team, while 20 were listed on the Academic Honor Roll. Additionally, four student-athletes were honored to the Hampshire Honor Society.

In his first season with the Tigers in 2017, Rundle's defensive play-calling helped the Tigers to improvements in seven of nine statistical categories. The statistic that saw the most improvement was interceptions, as Sewanee totaled 21 – the tenth-most in Division III compared to six the year prior.

One player had six interceptions, while two had five picks each.

Rundle coached seven players to All-SAA honors that season, including SAA Newcomer of the Year William Phillips, who started his collegiate career with a 98-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown – the longest in the modern era of Sewanee football. Phillips also became the second SAA Newcomer of the Year for the program. 

Rundle also coached three players to conference player of the week honors, tying the most in a season since 2008.

On the academic side, the Tigers totaled 18 student-athletes to the SAA Academic Honor Roll. Three were named to the Hampshire Honor Society. 

Rundle came to Sewanee after serving as the defensive coordinator and head strength and conditioning coach from 2011-16 at Illinois Wesleyan University under head coach Norm Eash.

In that span, the Titans had a combined record of 42-20 and earned NCAA Division III playoff appearances in 2011 and 2013. Twenty-six players received All-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) honors.

During Rundle's tenure, the Titans were among the nation's best in scoring, rushing, passing and total defense. In 2016, the Titans ranked 35th or better in Division III in eight defensive categories which included being the top-ranked program in total defense and fourth-down defense.

In 2015, Rundle helped guide Illinois Wesleyan to top-33 rankings in 10 national statistical categories. Under Rundle's leadership, two players earned AFCA first-team All-America honors at defensive end while one earned AFCA third-team All-America accolades at cornerback.

Prior to his time at Illinois Wesleyan, Rundle served as a defensive coach at Penn State University for seven seasons from 2004-10 under College Football Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno.

Rundle was a defensive line graduate assistant during his first three seasons in State College before transitioning over to defensive quality control coach assisting primarily with the secondary and linebackers as well as being the assistant recruiting coordinator.

While with the Nittany Lions, Rundle was on staff for two co-Big Ten title teams (2005 and 2008) and six consecutive bowl game squads (2005-10) – including an Orange Bowl victory in 2005. Penn State won 11 games three times during that span.

Rundle graduated from Albion in 2002, where he was a four-year letterwinner under his father, Craig, who served at the helm of the Britons from 1997-2018 and is the program’s all-time winningest coach. A two-time All-MIAA quarterback, Travis was a member of three MIAA championship teams who set a number of single-season passing records, including records for completions (183) and attempts (329).

He also threw for a program-record six touchdowns against Olivet in 2000. Rundle and his father were inducted into the Albion Athletics Hall of Fame in 2024.

After graduating, he remained at Albion as an assistant coach for a season, helping with the linebackers and with recruiting, before becoming wide receivers coach at St. Mary's College in Moraga, Calif. for the 2003 season before leaving after the school dropped its football program.

Rundle and his wife, Sarah, who serves as the Assistant Director for Student Success at Albion, are the parents of two sons, Tyler and Grant, and a daughter, Rachel.