Offensive Line, Allen Rudolph

The son of a coach, Allen Rudolph begins his first season with the Lions as offensive line coach. An experienced recruiter and coach, Rudolph is entering his 13th season of coaching at the collegiate level with over half of his years spent in the state of Louisiana.

Rudolph’s most recent stop was at Samford where he spent the past two seasons. Rudolph was the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for the Bulldogs. He was also responsible for recruiting the northwest Alabama and north Mississippi areas.

Prior to his time in Birmingham, he was the offensive line coach at East Mississippi Community College. In addition to his coaching duties at EMCC, Rudolph also served as the Director of the Campus Wellness Center.

In 2002 and 2003, he served on the staff of then-Louisiana Monroe and current Southeastern offensive coordinator Tommy Condell at ULM. The offensive line coach for the Indians, Rudolph also recruited prospects in south Mississippi and south Alabama.

Before joining Condell in Monroe, Rudolph spent two seasons at Mississippi College. In addition to his duties as offensive line coach, Rudolph also served as the team’s strength and conditioning coach, while recruiting central Mississippi and central Alabama. Rudolph also was the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Copiah-Lincoln Community College before his stint at Mississippi College.

Rudolph got his start at Southeastern’s SLC rival Nicholls State, where he coached from 1995-98. In his first three seasons with the Colonels, he coached the tight ends and tackles, before switching duties to running backs and tight ends, as well as coordinating the special teams in his final two seasons. During his stay in Thibodaux, Rudolph’s recruiting area included south Mississippi, south Alabama, south central Louisiana and the Florida Panhandle.

Rudolph played at Nicholls State for four years and served as the team’s starting center for three seasons. He was one of the Colonels’ team captains in his junior and senior campaigns. Rudolph earned his bachelor’s degree in American Studies from Southern Mississippi.

Rudolph played for his father, Steve Rudolph, at East Central High School in Hurley, Miss.

A native of Jackson, Miss., Rudolph and his wife, the former Nicole David, reside in Hammond with their daughters, Abbey (5) and McKenzie (18 mo.).