Air Force Academy

Capt. John Rudzinski

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Hometown: Green Bay, Wisc. Position: Outside Linebackers/Recruiting Coordinator Experience: 2nd Year

College: USAFA, 2005

Capt. John Rudzinski enters his third season overall and first as outside linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator at the Air Force Academy.

A 2005 Academy graduate, Rudzinski spent the 2005 football season as a graduate assistant and defensive coordinator of the junior varsity team.

Last year, Rudzinski helped the defense finish third in the conference in scoring (21.1) and fourth in total defense (349.3). The group was second in the MWC and nationally in passing defense with a 147.8 norm.

Rudzinski came back to the Academy from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., where he served as a maintenance operations officer from 2006-10, responsible for developing long range strategies to sustain fleet health and effective utilization of 56 assigned C-17s. He also served as a sortie support flight commander for the 437th aircraft mainenance squadron. From June-October 2009, he was deployed to Kuwait with the 5th expeditionary air mobility squadron.

A three-year letterman at inside linebacker, Rudzinski was a three-time academic all-MWC selection. A two-year team captain, he was named the team's most valuable player as a senior when he led the team with eight tackles for loss and three forced fumbles and was second on the team with 70 tackles. Following his senior season, Rudzinski was selected to play in the East/West Shrine Game. An honorable mention all-conference selection as a senior, he earned the team's Brian Bullard Award and was also a distinguished graduate in 2005. Rudzinski finished his career with 185 tackles, including 19.5 for loss. As a sophomore, he moved into the starting lineup in the second game of the season and started the next 34 consecutive games, including the 2002 San Francisco Bowl.

A native of Green Bay, Wis., Rudzinski and his wife, Lauren, live in Colorado Springs.

Coaching Experience
Air Force - Defensive Assistant., 2010-Present
Air Force - Graduate Assistant, 2005