The only start of his career was the annual Civil War matchup against Oregon in 2005, where he threw four interceptions and lost a fumble in a 56–14 loss.
After graduating with a degree in construction engineering management in 2007, Gunderson chose to pursue a career in football rather than a job in engineering and joined the coaching staff at Oregon State as a graduate assistant.
[2] He was named the assistant director of player personnel in 2010, a tailor-made position for Gunderson that was created by head coach Mike Riley.
[3] When Riley departed Oregon State to accept the head coaching position at Nebraska in December 2014, Gunderson joined him as his director of player personnel.
[7] Gunderson was a nominee for the Broyles Award in 2019, given to the best assistant coach in college football.