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  Swenson Closes Out Record-Setting Career In Saturday's Senior Bowl
 
2009 Team MVP as MSU's all-time leader in scoring (377 career points), field goals (71 made) and extra points (164 made).
 
 
Brett Swenson ranks among the Big Ten's all-time leaders in kick scoring (second), field goals (tied for third), total points (fourth) and extra points (sixth).
 
Brett Swenson ranks among the Big Ten's all-time leaders in kick scoring (second), field goals (tied for third), total points (fourth) and extra points (sixth).
 
 

Jan. 30, 2010

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State senior placekicker Brett Swenson, who ranks as the school's all-time leader in scoring (377 career points), field goals (71 made) and extra points (164 made), will participate in the 2010 Under Armour Senior Bowl, scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 30 in Mobile, Ala. Swenson will represent the North Team, led by Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz and his coaching staff. The NFL Network will televise the 61st annual Senior Bowl from Ladd-Peebles Stadium at 4 p.m. EST.

The 5-foot-8, 185-pound Swenson was named recipient of the Governor's Award as the team's most valuable player. His selection marked the first time in the 79-year history of the award that a placekicker earned the team's top individual honor.

Swenson finished the 2009 campaign ranked second among NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision active players in scoring and third in field goals. He also ranks among the Big Ten's all-time leaders in kick scoring (second), field goals (tied for third), total points (fourth) and extra points (sixth). His .780 career field-goal percentage ranks second in Spartan history.

A first-team All-Big Ten selection and Lou Groza Award semifinalist, Swenson led the conference in kick scoring (7.8 points per game), field goals (tied with Iowa's Daniel Murray at 1.46 made per game) and field-goal percentage (.864). He led the team in scoring with 101 points, converting 19-of-22 field-goal attempts and 44-of-45 extra-point tries. Swenson became only the second kicker in MSU history to reach the 100-point milestone in back-to-back seasons, joining Dave Rayner (2003-04). His 44 extra points (third) and 19 field goals (sixth) rank among the Top 10 single-season totals in Spartan history. Swenson made nine consecutive field goals during one six-game stretch (Sept. 26 Wisconsin-Oct. 31 Minnesota).

He averaged 61.9 yards on 66 kickoffs, including seven that resulted in touchbacks.

 

 

Swenson, who connected on all four of his field-goal attempts at Purdue, including a 21-yard game-winner, was selected Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week. It marked the fourth time in his career that Swenson has earned conference weekly honors. In addition to his selection as Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week, he was named National Placekicker of the Week by the College Football Performance Awards and one of the Lou Groza Award's Top Three Stars of the Week.

He matched his career highs with 16 points and four field goals against the Boilermakers. Swenson hit a 28-yard field goal late in the second quarter and a pair of career-long 52-yarders in the third quarter. Keshawn Martin's 85-yard kickoff return to the Purdue 11-yard line set up his game-winning field goal with 1:51 left. It marked Swenson's third career game-winning kick (2006 vs. Northwestern and 2008 vs. Wisconsin).

The Pompano Beach, Fla., native kicked seven extra points in a 49-14 victory over Western Michigan to become Michigan State's all-time leader, breaking the record previously held by Rayner (148 PATs made, 2001-04).

Swenson tallied 10 points at Minnesota, hitting a pair of 20-yard field goals and all four extra-point attempts.

He accounted for seven points in MSU's 15-13 loss to No. 7 Iowa to become the school's all-time leading scorer, breaking the mark previously held by Rayner (334 points). Swenson also became MSU's all-time leader in field goals, hitting from 34 and 23 yards against the Hawkeyes. With his 34-yard field goal in the first quarter, he broke the school record that he previously shared with Rayner (62 made).

He scored eight points in Michigan State's 26-20 overtime win over No. 22 Michigan, hitting 2-of-2 field-goal attempts (from 26 and 24 yards) and both extra-point tries. Swenson accounted for 11 points in MSU's season-opening 44-3 victory over Montana State, hitting 2-of-2 field-goal attempts and all five PATs.

With his first two extra points against Notre Dame, Swenson tied Rayner's (2003-04) school record with 76 consecutive PATs; however, his third attempt was blocked by the Irish.