Travis Burkett is in his third season at UNLV in 2019, overseeing the rushing attack for a third year and serving as special teams coordinator for a second straight fall. Last season’s Rebel rushing attack ranked 19th in the nation at 224.3 yards per game led by senior Lexington Thomas, who scored more touchdowns in his career than anyone in UNLV history. One year earlier, UNLV ranked 18th in the nation at 240.2 YPG as Thomas finished fourth on the single-season rushing yards list with 1,336 to go along with 17 scores.
Burkett came to the Rebels from Cornell after spending the previous 10 seasons at the Ivy League program. During his time with the Big Red he was assistant head coach for four years and worked at different times with the running backs, secondary, tight ends, linebackers and defensive line along with coordinating the special teams from 2008-12.
 Before arriving at Cornell, Burkett spent two seasons as a graduate assistant coach working on defense at Bucknell while earning his master of science in education in 2007. Prior to his time at Bucknell, Burkett worked as an assistant coach and special teams coordinator at San Luis Obispo (Calif.) High School helping to guide his high school alma mater to a record of 18-5 over the 2003 and 2004 seasons. In between he played linebacker and defensive end for the Bergamo Lions in Italy.
  A 2002 graduate of Saint Mary’s (Calif.) with an undergraduate degree in history, Burkett also garnered his California Teaching Credential while he played linebacker for the Gaels from 1998-2002.Â
Burkett and his wife, Genevieve, have two daughters, Milana and Antonella.
