Craig Rundle

Football Head Coach

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Craig Rundle, '74, completed his 15th season as the head football coach at Albion College in 2011. Rundle has led Albion to great success on the gridiron, winning 86 games and five Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships. In addition, the Britons played in the NCAA Division III Playoffs in 1998, 2005, and 2011.

Rundle returned to his alma mater after successful stints at the high school and collegiate levels in Michigan, California, and Colorado.

He is the third Albion alum to direct the Britons' football fortunes since 1969. Rundle played for the others, Tom Taylor (1970-1972) and Frank Joranko (1973).

Rundle's overall collegiate mark of 143-110-1 includes a perfect 10-0 mark in 1988 at Saint Mary's College in Moraga, California. That squad is the only undefeated athletic team in Saint Mary's history in any sport.

Moving to Colorado College in 1990, Rundle quickly reversed the Tiger football fortunes. His 1993 squad finished 8-1, winning the first eight games for the only time in that school's history.

Albion's 6-3 football mark in 1997 was the best for a first year head coach since Taylor posted an 8-0 record in his initial Albion campaign in 1969. Rundle then led Albion to back-to-back MIAA championships in 1998 and '99.

The 2005 team may become known as Rundle's most resilient group as it surged to the MIAA title after a 1-3 start. The defense pitched three shutouts in the month of October while the offense averaged 49 points per game over the last six weeks of the regular season. Albion was rewarded for its championship season by placing 13 student-athletes on the all-MIAA teams, and Steve Wasil was voted the league's most valuable player on offense.

Albion's 2011 MIAA championship squad was a result of the senior class establishing a vision of what they wanted to accomplish. The Britons swept the MIAA's special awards as Chris Greenwood was named Defensive MVP, Clinton Orr was named Offensive MVP, and Matt Lozier claimed the Pete Schmidt Award.

The Lansing native and former grid assistant at Central Michigan (1976) and Wayne State (1982-1984) is a member of the last graduating class (1970) at Gabriels High School, now part of Lansing Catholic Central. Rundle and wife Ann have two sons, Travis and Troy. Travis, who achieved all-MIAA first team status after quarterbacking the Britons to the 2001 MIAA title, is the defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator at Illinois Wesleyan University. Troy, a two-time all-MIAA first team tight end, is working for the Veterans Administration Benefits Division Regional Office in Phoenix, Ariz.

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