Career: Has made 23 straight starts and played in 34 games in three seasons with the Cougars...has recorded 95 tackles with 51 solo stops, eight pass breakups, forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, and 5.5 sacks in his career...has had at least one tackle in 23 straight games...two-time Academic All-NSIC...named second team All-NSIC in 2014...USF is 26-8 in his career.
2014 (JUNIOR): started 12 games for 11-1 nationally ranked Cougars which ranked 12th nationally and second in NSIC in scoring defense (17.4 ppg)...recorded 43 tackles, including 26 solo stops in earning All-NSIC second team honors...had 10.5 TFLs for -44 yards...recorded 3.5 sacks for -24 yards...had a forced fumble at Winona State...had four pass breakups...three times had five or more tackles...twice tied a career-best with seven tackles...had five tackles and a sack in 23-12 rivalry win at Augustana..registered seven tackles, including six solo stops with pass breakups against SMSU...had seven tackles, two TFLs and a sack in 42-10 Mineral Water Bowl victory over Central Oklahoma....had sack vs. Minot State in season opener...recorded 1.5 sacks vs. Winona State...had at least one tackle in every game...named Academic All-NSIC.
2013 (SOPHOMORE): started 11 games in 2013…named to the NSIC South Honorable Mention Team…registered 39 tackles (19 solo) to rank ninth on the team, 7.0 tackles-for-losses totaling 14 yards, a pair of sacks, three pass-breakups, three passes defended and recovered a fumble…recorded at least one tackle in every contest...talied four stops in season opener at UMD…credited with a career-high seven tackles, including a career-best 3.5 TFL for five yards in the win against Northern State…finished with four assisted tackles at U-Mary…also had four stops and one TFL in the home victory versus Minnesota Crookston…pair of tackles at Southwest Minnesota State…had one solo stop against Winona State…finished with three tackles (0.5 TFL) in the win at Concordia-St. Paul…limited to one tackle versus Augustana…matched career-high with seven tackle outing at Upper Iowa (1 TFL)…ended the season with a pair of three-tackle efforts vs. both Minnesota State and Wayne State...named Academic All-NSIC.
2012 (FRESHMAN): Played significant time in all 11 games on defensive line...only true freshman to see action...recorded at least one tackle in six games...tallied three stops and was credited with a timely fumble recovery at Winona State (10/5)...earned season-high four tackles, including one for a two yard loss at Augustana (10/20)...finished with 13 tackles and 1 PB in his first year on campus.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Chippewa Falls (Wis.)...named first-team all-state and all-conference (Big Rivers) in football...recorded 106 solo tackles during senior season, earning defensive MVP honors...semifinalist for John Anderson award (top linebacker in state of Wisconsin)...2012 Wisconsin Football Coaches Association All-Star selection...took fourth place as a senior at the state individual wrestling tournament...member of the Chippewa Falls Student Emergency Response Team.
PERSONAL: Son of Wes & Dawn Schindler...born March 21, 1993...has three siblings, Antonia, Alex and Stuart...pre-med major with a ROTC/Piloting minor...career goal is to become a physician and an officer in the U.S. Air Force...volunteer coach for youth football and wrestling...has volunteered at the Wisconsin Mass Casualty Drill.
