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Last updated on Jan. 18, 2011
The 2012 season will be Bubba Schweigert's fifth season as the defensive coordinator for the Salukis and his fourth year serving as the associate head coach.
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Perhaps his most remarkable coaching effort took place in 2010, when four starters in the secondary were lost to season-ending injuries and a total of 50 games were lost by players on the two-deep. Nevertheless, his unit still led the Missouri Valley Football Conference in total defense, yielding an average of 332.1 yards per game.
His 2009 defense ranked second nationally by intercepting 23 passes on the year, and the Salukis tied for fourth nationally with 33 forced turnovers. That year, his group also ranked eighth nationally in scoring defense, allowing just 15.92 points per game and led the MVFC with 36 sacks.
In 2008, SIU was tied for 12th nationally in forced turnovers (29) and in four seasons his teams have forced an average of 2.2 turnovers per game (104 total).
In his four seasons at SIU, Schweigert has had two first team All-Americans and 17 All-Conference selections (eight first team, five second team, four honorable mention).
Cornerback Korey Lindsey garnered All-American accolades in each of his three seasons under Schweigert, was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals and currently plays for the Indianapolis Colts.
Prior to SIU, Schweigert compiled a 22-21 record as head coach at Division II Minnesota Duluth (2004-07). He was named the North Central Conference Coach of the Year in 2005 after directing UMD to an 8-4 record, defeating three American Football Coaches Association top 20 teams along the way. His team won a share of the school's first NCC title and its second NCAA Division II playoff berth in four years. Schweigert was also named the D2football.com Northwest Region Coach of the Year and the AFCA Division II Coach of the Year for Region 5.
Prior to UMD, Schweigert spent 15 seasons at the University of North Dakota where he helped guide the Fighting Sioux to six NCC titles, eight playoff appearances and a Division II National Championship in 2001. He was Dale Lennon's defensive coordinator from 1999-2003. Schweigert was named the AFCA DII Assistant Coach of the Year in 2000.
Before joining North Dakota, Schweigert was the defensive coordinator at his alma mater, Jamestown College (N.D.), from 1985-88. He also served as admissions counselor and head baseball coach.
Schweigert, 49, has a bachelor's degree in business administration from Jamestown College and a master's degree from North Dakota. In 2002, he was honored with Jamestown College's Rollie Greeno Award for Outstanding Commitment in the field of education and coaching.
Schweigert and his wife, Laura, have two sons, A.J. (9) and Cooper (7).
