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Patrick Swanson

Patrick Swanson

  • Title
    Graduate Assistant- Defensive Backs

A four-year letterwinner at Wisconsin-Platteville, Patrick Swanson comes to NIU after spending the 2018 season as a football intern at North Dakota. Swanson worked with the Fighting Hawks outside linebackers which helped beat a pair of ranked foes last season.

Swanson began his coaching career at his alma mater, serving as outside linebacker coach. The Pioneers finished the 2017 campaign with a 7-3 record.

A native of Mokena, Ill., Swanson played defensive back at UW-Platteville, earning all-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honors in 2016 and serving as team captain.