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50 Pete Swenson

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 230
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mason City, Iowa
  • Highschool Clear Lake

Biography

JUNIOR (2017): Played in all 12 games… recorded a quarterback hurry at Tennessee Tech… three assisted tackles and a quarterback hurry at Northern Arizona… had four tackles and 0.5 sacks at Coastal Carolina…matched a career-high with seven tackles and one for loss against South Dakota…sacked Eli Dunne for a safety, Western Illinois’ first since 2009, and recorded four tackles, one for loss at Northern Iowa… registered one tackle against Missouri State…made four tackles…0.5 for loss…added a quarterback hurry at North Dakota State…started against South Dakota State… compiled three sacks… forced a fumble…made five tackles at Illinois State… recorded three tackles…1.5 TFL with a sack and quarterback hurry at Indiana State…added another tackled at Southern Illinois… at Weber State set a new career-high with ten tackles (8 solo)… 3.0 TFL…one sack for nine yards.

CAREER-HIGH TACKLES: 10 at Weber State (11/25/17)
CAREER-HIGH SACKS: 4.0 at Dayton (11/28/15)
CAREER-HIGH TFL: 5.0 at Dayton (11/28/15)

SOPHOMORE (2016): Played in all 11 games... started seven of the final eight contests... 33 tackles on the year, including 6.0 for a loss... 2.0 sacks... four quarterback hurries... two pass break-ups... recorded four tackles at Eastern Illinois... three tackles against Northern Arizona and at Northern Illinois... two solo tackles, both for a loss, at South Dakota State... four solo tackles and a sack against Indiana State... three tackles, including one for a loss, at Missouri State... two assisted tackles and a quarterback hurry against North Dakota State... three solo tackles, broke up a pass and had a quarterback hurry at South Dakota... matched a season-high of two tackles for a loss in the Illinois State game, six tackles overall and a sack in the game... two solo tackles, a pass break-up and quarterback hurry versus UNI... assisted tackle at Southern Illinois.
CAREER-HIGH TACKLES: 7 on two occasions
CAREER-HIGH SACKS: 4.0 at Dayton (11/28/15)
CAREER-HIGH TFL: 5.0 at Dayton (11/28/15)

REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2015): Saw action in all 13 games... started the final five games of the season... recorded 45 tackles... 7.5 tackles for a loss (third on the team) and team-leading 5.0 sacks... four solo tackles in his collegiate debut against Eastern Illinois, including a tackle for loss... personal-high seven tackles at Illinois, including a shared one for a loss... solo tackle at Coastal Carolina... solo tackle and quarterback hurry against Southern Illinois... two tackles versus South Dakota... two solo tackles and a pass break-up at UNI... three tackles at Illinois State, including a 12-yard sack... two tackles and two quarterback hurries against Youngstown State... made his first collegiate start at North Dakota State... recorded five assisted tackles, including a shared for a loss... registered four tackles and broke up a pass at Indiana State... five solo tackles versus South Dakota State... set career-highs in sacks (4.0) and tackles for a loss (5.0) at Dayton... matched a career-high of seven tackles, tying for the team lead... 4.0 sacks tied for the second-most in a game in WIU history... two tackles and a quarterback hurry at Illinois State.

FRESHMAN (2014): Redshirted... named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference Academic Honor Roll... switched from tight end to the defensive line during spring drills.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in football and basketball, three in track and field, once in soccer and five times in baseball… three-year starter at middle linebacker for the Lions… two-time All-District… First Team All-State his senior year, earned Third Team honors as a junior… Globe Gazette Area ‘Player of the Year’… chosen Most Valuable Player at the state baseball tournament, helping the Lions to the Class 3A title last summer… earned Second Team All-Conference honors in basketball last year… recorded 15 touchdowns on offense and 274 tackles and five interceptions defensively in his career… team went 30-3 with him as a starter… invited to play in the Iowa High School All-Star Shrine Bowl… played for coach Fred Weick. 

PERSONAL: Born June 23, 1995 in Mason City, Iowa… No. 1 sports highlight was being named player of the game as Clear Lake defeated rival Mason City for the first time in more than 80 years… his father has been a major influence, “He has taught me everything I know about sports and given me every opportunity I could’ve asked for.”… his brother Robert is a catcher on the Chicago State baseball team… enjoys hanging out with friends, playing X-Box and listening to music… favorite professional teams are the Minnesota Timberwolves and Carolina Panthers… favorite musicians are Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West… son of Scott and Rhonda Swenson.

MAJOR: Undecided

Statistics

Season:
2018

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Historical Player Information

  • 84

    2014Freshman

    Tight End
    6'3" 225 lbs
    84
  • 50

    2015Redshirt Freshman

    Defensive Line
    6'3" 230 lbs
    50
  • 50

    2016Sophomore

    Defensive Line
    6'3" 257 lbs
    50
  • 50

    2017Junior

    Linebacker
    6'3" 230 lbs
    50
  • 50

    2018Senior

    Linebacker
    6'3" 230 lbs
    50