Union College Athletics

Recruiting Area: Recruiting Coordinator, Eastern Massachusetts (Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Plymouth, Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket Counties), Rhode Island
Out of Area Positional Recruits: Offensive Line, Tight Ends

Travis James finished his second season as the Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line Coach for the Union College football team in 2022. In his first two seasons with the team, the Union offense has twice ended the season ranked in the top-15 in Division III in sacks allowed (including third in 2021) and the top-25 in red zone offense. Union also has been a consistent top performer in the Liberty League in scoring offense, third- and fourth-down conversions, sacks allowed, and rushing offense, ranking in the top-two of the conference in all categories. 

James came to Schenectady after two seasons on the staff at Division III Rhodes College, spending one season as the Offensive Coordinator before taking over as interim head coach for the abbreviated Spring 2021 campaign. Offensively, Rhodes produced four SAA top ten single game performers. During his time with the Lynx, James also helped to establish new recruiting processes as Co-Recruiting Coordinator which included a record setting class in 2021, updated the program's video systems, assisted in strength & conditioning as Athletic Performance Co-Coordinator, directed the team's leadership development curriculum, and took a lead role in branding in marketing as the team's Creative Director.
 
Previously, James spent four years at his alma mater, Illinois College, serving as Offensive Line Coach, Offensive Coordinator and Recruiting Coordinator before earning a promotion to Associate Head Coach for his final two years. His offenses were consistently ranked among the best in the conference and nation, including a top-10 scoring offense and passing offense in Division III during the 2015 season and the country's six-best red-zone offense in 2016. During his time at Illinois College, he helped 15 players earn All-Midwest Conference recognition, two earned All-Region honors and one pick up All-America laurels.
 
James started his collegiate coaching career at Missouri Baptist University in 2014, coaching the offensive line and tight ends while also serving as Recruiting Coordinator for the nascent NAIA program. While at Missouri Baptist, he helped produce the #25 Red Zone scoring offense in the NAIA and #20 ranked unit in sacks allowed. 
 
James earned a bachelor's degree in communication and rhetorical studies from Illinois College in 2013. He also earned a master's of education in educational psychology from the University of Missouri in 2016.

Career Highlights:
- 33 All Conference Selections 
- 233 Academic All Conference Selections
- 10 All Region Selections
- 16 Academic All District Selections
- 2 All American Selections
- Coached 1 player who went on to play in the CFL 
- *903 total yards in a game
- *653 passing yards in a game 
- *83 points in a game
- *40 First Downs in a game
- 484 rushing yards in a game
- *Denotes a Conference Record*