Eric Schroeder

Position:
Defensive Lineman
Height:
6-4
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Stewartville, Minn.
High School:
Stewartville

Eric is expected to be one of the top returning defensive players in the Missouri Valley Football Conference ... is back for his third season as a starter on the interior of the Jackrabbit defensive line ... environmental management major

2007
Was a force on the defensive line as he earned second-team all-Great West Football Conference recognition ... led the GWFC with 13 1/2 tackles for loss and ranked third with 6 1/2 sacks ... tied for fourth on team with 68 tackles ... was squad’s defensive player of the week on three occasions ... recorded career-best 13 tackles in home victory over Cal Poly ... posted 10 tackles and 2 1/2 sacks as Jackrabbits defeated Southern Utah ... notched 11 tackles, including 2 1/2 for loss, in season opener at Western Illinois ... recorded tackle for loss in 10 of 11 games ... blocked field goal attempt versus Northern Iowa ... forced fumble and made six stops versus Texas State

2006
Started 10 of 11 games in which he played ... was a second-team all-Great West Football Conference selection by the media and an honorable mention pick by the coaches ... led team with 6 1/2 sacks and 10 1/2 tackles for loss ... tied for sixth on team with 46 tackles, making at least two tackles in all 11 games ... named Outstanding Player of Beef Bowl in leading team’s solid defensive effort with two sacks versus Central Arkansas ... named team’s Special Teams Player of the Week after blocking field goal attempt in one-point victory over UC Davis on Hobo Day ... recorded seven tackles, six of which were solo stops, in victory at McNeese State (La.) ... earned squad’s Defensive Player of the Week honors in season finale at North Dakota State

2005
Played in all 11 games as a backup defensive lineman ... recorded six tackles in a game twice, versus Valparaiso and Georgia Southern ... shared team lead with seven tackles for loss during the season ... two of his tackles for loss came in season finale against Northern Colorado ... registered sacks against Texas State and Southern Utah ... recovered a fumble and had a quarterback hurry against Valparaiso

2004
Redshirted

BEFORE SDSU
Tallied 321 career tackles for coach Steve Schwartz at Stewartville High School ... earned all-state recognition and was a two-time Hiawatha Valley League all-conference selection ... two-time team captain ... was a three-year starter in football, three-year starter in basketball and a four-year letterwinner in track ... member of the National Honor Society