Gus Schwieterman

Photo by: BGSU Marketing and Communications

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-3
Weight:
277
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Tipp City, Ohio
High School:
Bethel

2017: Played in 11 games, starting in each contest … Posted 31 tackles, including 2.5 for loss … Also had a fumble recovery and a quarterback hurry … Recovered a second quarter fumble against Buffalo at the two-yard line as the Bulls were about to score. BGSU turned the turnover into a 13-play, 98-yard touchdown drive … Had a season-high six tackles in home games against both Akron and Ohio … Added 1.0 tackles for loss against Ohio … Also had a tackle for loss at Middle Tennessee.

2016: Played in 12 games, starting 10 times … Had 28 tackles and a team-high 12.0 for loss … Added a team-best 5.0 quarterback sacks … Also had three quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery … Had a season-high five tackles at Toledo … Had at least 1.0 tackle for loss in six of the final seven games … Posted three tackles, all for loss, against North Dakota. Two of those were quarterback sacks … Recovered a fumble against Eastern Michigan.

2014: Played in all 14 games at defensive line, making 13 starts … stepped in nicely for the injured Zach Colvin … had 55 tackles (19 solo) and 7.5 tackles for loss … had 2.0 tackles for loss in the season opener against Western Kentucky … had a sack, forced fumble, and fumble recovery against VMI on Sept. 6 … also recovered a fumble on Nov. 19 against Toledo … added a quarterback hurry and pass breakup.

2013: Redshirted

High School: Is a 2013 graduate of Bethel High School … coached by Brad Clendening and Kevin Finfrock … team captain … 2011 Cross Country Conference Lineman of the Year ... first-team all-conference ... first-team All-Dayton Area ... second-team All-Ohio.

Personal: Full Name is Matthew A. Schwieterman … born Aug. 29, 1994 … son of Greg and Lisa Schwieterman … has one brother and one sister … is majoring in accounting.