2013 Football Roster
Sep 13 (Sat)
5 p.m.
Paul Swan
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 236
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Nashotah, Wisc.
- High School:
- Oconomowoc
Swan Accolades
• Team Captain (2012)
• Team Captain (2013)
2013: Made 13 starts at middle linebacker, but played in all 14 games … made 68 tackles (35 ua, 33 a) … added 5.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks … had two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery … added a pass breakup and two quarterback hurries … had seven tackles and 0.5 TFL in the season-opener vs. Tulsa … had a season-high 11 tackles (8 ua, 3 a) at Mississippi State … had seven tackles and a sack in a blowout win over Miami on Nov. 5 … came up big in the MAC East-clinching win over Buffalo, recording five tackles, 1.5 TFLs, and 0.5 sacks … had six tackles in the MAC Championship game vs. NIU … had five tackles and a TFL in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl against Pittsburgh.
2012: Team captain ... started all 13 games ... recorded 65 tackles, third-most on the team ... had 6.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks ... recorded a season-high nine tackles in a win over Idaho ... also forced a fumble in the Idaho game ... had two quarterback hurries ... had five tackles versus San Jose State in the Military Bowl.
2011: Played in 12 games, making 11 starts ... finished with 63 tackles, one sack and one pass breakup on the season ... had a career-best 11 tackles versus Toledo ... added 10 tackles versus Wyoming and Temple ... had his first career sack versus the Owls.
2010: Played in all 12 games ... recorded 28 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss ... had a career-high seven tackles at Troy ... had four tackles versus Buffalo ... had four tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss at Ohio.
2009: Redshirt.
High School: A 2009 graduate of Oconomowoc High School ... coached by Jim Shea ... recorded 113 tackles his senior season, adding 12 sacks and 50 tackles for loss ... was named all-state, all-region, all-area, and all-conference as a linebacker ... team’s defensive MVP as a senior ... had 148 tackles as a junior to go with five sacks and 22 tackles for loss ... first team all-conference linebacker and second team all-conference running back as a junior ... named to the all-area team and team’s defensive MVP as a junior ... conference champion in the 400 relay and runner-up in the 800 relay.
Personal: Full name -- Paul William Swan ... born Aug. 23, 1990 ... son of Scott and Maribeth Swan ... has one brother ... majoring in athletic training.
