2015 Football Roster

35 Dakota Swinehart

  • Position Punter / Kicker
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 207
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Taos, N.M.
  • High School Taos High School

Biography

2015 (Senior): Has played in every game so far this season…HERO Sports Preseason All-American…RMAC Special Teams Player of the Week on Oct. 26, 2015…11th in Division II, averaging 42.4 yards per punt…Ran a fake punt 69 yards for a touchdown against Western New Mexico on Oct. 24, 2015…Recorded a career long 69-yard punt against Angelo State on Sept. 12, 2015, which was the fifth longest in school history…Has recorded 11 punts over 50 yards and 18 within the opponents 20-yard line.

2014 (Junior): Participated in all 11 games as Western’s primary punter...Recorded 2,315 yards punting on 53 attempts, averaging 43.7 yards per punt...Placed 25 punts within the opponents 20 yard-line and kicked 16 over 50 yards...Helped give Western the top average net punting yards in Division II at 39.2 yards per punt...RMAC All-Conference Honorable Mention selection.
 
2013 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 11 games as the Mountaineers’ primary punter...Made 78 punts for a total of 3,282 yards, averaging 42.1 punts per game...Recorded 13 punts of 50 or more yards and placed 22 punts inside opponents’ 20-yard line.
 
2012 (Freshman): Saw action in eight games...Recorded 54 punts for 2,314 yards, averaging 42.9 yards per punt...Recorded 14 punts of 50 or more yards and 16 within the opponents 20-yard line.
 
Swinehart’s Career Stats
Punting       G      No.  Yards    Lg    Avg
2012            8      54   2314    66   42.9
2013           11     78   3282    60   42.1
2015           10     48   2028    69   42.2
TOTAL         40    233  9939    69   42.7
 
Swinehart’s Career Bests
Punts: 12, at Chadron State, Oct. 4, 2014
Punt yards: 443, at Chadron State, Oct. 4, 2014
Long punt: 69, vs. Angelo State, Sept. 12, 2015
Punt touchbacks: 2, 5 times
Fair caught punts: 7, at Chadron State, Oct. 4, 2014
Punts of 50+ yards: 4, Western New Mexico, Oct. 25, 2014
Punts inside 20 yard line: 6, at Chadron State, Oct. 4, 2014

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 48

    2012Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    0 lbs
    48
  • 35

    2013Sophomore

    Punter / Kicker
    5'10" 215 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2014Junior

    Punter / Kicker
    5'10" 207 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2015Senior

    Punter / Kicker
    5'10" 207 lbs
    35