Ed Swenson

Edward C. Swenson (1917 – December 31, 2001) was an American football, basketball, and soccer coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Bridgewater State College in Bridgewater, Massachusetts from 1960 to 1967.[1] As the athletic director at Bridgewater State, Swenson was instrumental in getting football reinstated as a varsity sport in 1960 after the program had been shut down for 30 years.[2] Swenson was also a founding member of the New England Football Conference.[3]

Ed Swenson
Biographical details
Born1917
Died(2001-12-31)December 31, 2001 (aged 84)
Lady Lake, Florida, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1960–1967Bridgewater State
Football
1949–1963Bridgewater State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1949–1977Bridgewater State
Head coaching record
Overall14–33 (football)

Swenson died on December 31, 2001, in Lady Lake, Florida.[4][5]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Bridgewater State Bears (NAIA independent) (1960–1964)
1960 Bridgewater State 1–3
1961 Bridgewater State 3–2
1962 Bridgewater State 1–3
1963 Bridgewater State 2–5
1964 Bridgewater State 0–7
Bridgewater State Bears (New England Football Conference) (1965–1967)
1965 Bridgewater State 0–6
1966 Bridgewater State 3–4
1967 Bridgewater State 4–3
Bridgewater State: 14–33
Total:14–33

References
  1. "Edward Swenson". bsubears.com. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  2. Tartari, Jim. BSC Football: The Swenson Era (PDF). alumni.bridgew.edu. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  3. "Edward Swenson". bsubears.com. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  4. "Swenson". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. January 3, 2002. p. 29. Retrieved December 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. Harber, Paul (January 20, 2002). "Bridgewater loses sports pioneer". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 256. Retrieved December 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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