Current position | |
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Title | Offensive line coach |
Team | Charlotte |
Conference | AAC |
Biographical details | |
Born | Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. | February 10, 1971
Alma mater | University of Southern Mississippi |
Playing career | |
1989–1993 | Nicholls State |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1995–1998 | Nicholls State (OL/TE/RB/ST) |
1999 | Copiah–Lincoln (OC/OL) |
2000–2001 | Mississippi College (OL) |
2002–2003 | Louisiana–Monroe (OL) |
2004 | East Mississippi (OL) |
2005–2006 | Samford (OC/OL) |
2007–2011 | Southeastern Louisiana (OL/OC) |
2012 | Northwestern State (OL) |
2013–2015 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (OL) |
2016–2018 | Arkansas State (OL) |
2019–2020 | Ohio (OL) |
2021–2023 | Ohio (co-OC/OL) |
2024 | Ohio (OL) |
2025–present | Charlotte (OL) |
Allen Rudolph (born February 10, 1971) is an American football coach and former football player. He is currently the offensive line coach and run game coordinator at Charlotte. [1]
Rudolph is an alumnus of the University of Southern Mississippi, but played college football at Nicholls State University. [2]
Rudolph's first coaching job was at Nicholls State, where he coached offensive line and tight ends from 1995 to 1997 and running backs and special teams in 1998. [3] [4] He coached offensive line for one season at Copiah-Lincoln Community College in 1999 before becoming offensive line coach at Mississippi College from 2000 to 2001. [4] Rudolph then coached offensive line at the University of Louisiana at Monroe from 2002 to 2003 then spent one year coaching offensive line at East Mississippi Community College in 2004. [4] He then moved on to Samford University where he was offensive coordinator and offensive line coach from 2005 to 2006. [5] Rudolph then moved on to Southeastern Louisiana University as offensive line coach from 2007 to 2009 and offensive coordinator from 2010 to 2011. [6] In 2012, he was named offensive line coach at Northwestern State University. [7]
In 2013, Rudolph became offensive line coach for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and served in that position through the 2015 season. [8] [9] On January 28, 2016, he accepted the position of offensive line coach at Arkansas State University for three seasons from 2016 to 2018. [10] On February 28, 2019, Rudolph was named offensive line coach at Ohio University for the 2019 season. [11] Following Tim Albin's promotion to head coach, Rudolph was promoted to co-offensive coordinator in August 2021. [12] Prior or the 2024 season, Brian Smith took over as offensive coordinator and he retained his other roles. [13]