SOPHOMORE (2012): Competitive, “blue-collar” running back who loves the game of football and plays like it… Works hard on the field and in the weight room… Humble individual who makes running through tackles look effortless… Runs with great pad level and extends plays with power and vision… Garnered All-America honors from College Sports Journal... Selected as a second team offensive All-American by Phil Steele Publications… Also named to All-Southern Conference second team by Phil Steele Publications… Sat out spring 2013 while rehabilitating from offseason surgery… Picked for initial watch list for running back of the year by College Football Performance Awards… Surpassed the 1,000-yard milestone in 2012 with his second carry in Old Dominion NCAA FCS playoff win… Second-straight 1,000-yard-plus rushing season finished with 1,246 yards (204 att.) after 1,023 (168 att.) as a true freshman… Checked in at No. 24 nationally on the NCAA FCS individual rushing chart (103.83 ypg), one of only four sophomores to appear in the top 25… Instrumental, with Jerick McKinnon, to Eagles winning NCAA team rushing title with 399.4 yards per game… McKinnon and Swope were second and fifth, respectively, in Southern Conference individual rushing rankings… Duo also took the third (McKinnon) and fourth spots on the SoCon scoring list… Played in 12 games, missing only the Chattanooga and Appalachian State games, with 11 starts… Recorded six 100-yard-plus rushing games in 2012 and has nine overall in his career, coming just a handful of yards short of that mark in three other games… Outstanding year yielded 16 rushing touchdowns for the Eagles, second only to McKinnon’s 20… Joins Eagles Joe Ross (2), Roderick Russell (2), Greg Hill (2), Adrian Peterson (4), Jermaine Austin (3) and Jayson Foster (2) with multiple 1,000-yard rushing seasons… Became first to record back-to-back seasons since Austin in 2002 and 2003… Sits in 12th on Georgia Southern career rushing yards list (2,269), needing only 21 yards to tie Raymond Gross at 11th (2,290) and 111 yards to move into the top 10… Single-season total for 2012 of 1,246 yards ranks 13th all time with 2011 total of 1,023 at 19th on the same chart… Ranks fourth for career yards per game with a 90.7 ypg average (2,269 yards, 25 games)… Currently seventh on the career yards-per-rush list, averaging 6.10 yards per carry (372-2,269)… Became part of Georgia Southern history as one of three Eagle backs to rush for more than 100 yards in the same game, with a 117-yard effort alongside Darreion Robinson (124) and William Banks (101) at Western Carolina, marking only the ninth occurrence in the program’s 32-year history… Scored two touchdowns versus Monarchs as leading rusher against ODU with season-best 191 yards and 40 in Eagles’ first scoring drive alone… Had 81 yards in the third quarter with 51 coming on five consecutive plays on Eagles’ opening drive of the second half… Plowed forward for go-ahead touchdown after Georgia Southern took over ball on downs with a three-play, 39-yard drive and Swope’s 12-yard TD run… Ran for career-best three touchdowns vs. Jacksonville, two coming in the first quarter… Combined with McKinnon and Youyoute each on two occasions, as part of a duo of 100-yard rushers during 2012, with 186-yards (22 attempts, 2TDs) at Old Dominion with McKinnon (29-171, 4TDs) and in Samford game (21-133, 2TDs) with McKinnon as top rusher (13-162, 2TDs)… Paired earlier in the season with Youyoute (20-101, 1 TD) as top rusher at The Citadel (26-134, 1 TD) and in season opener against Jacksonville (13-104, 3TDs) to Youyoute’s leading numbers (11-164, 3TDs)… Registered four two-touchdown games in addition to his career-best three TD outing in the opener… Busted through the middle for season-long 58-yard rush for touchdown on only second play of the opening drive against Howard… Second touchdown against Bison came on next drive with a 34-yard run… Gave Eagles a 10-6 lead going into the half against Wofford with four-yard score… Picked up 64 of the 84 yards in the Eagles final scoring drive, crossing the goal line with a three-yard carry midway through the fourth quarter… Had back-to-back runs of 25 and 17 to get into Wofford territory… Accounted for more than half of Eagles’ net rushing yards against the Terriers with 137… Named the Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Week and Southern Pigskin/Steak ‘n’ Shake SoCon Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts against Terriers… Scored two touchdowns in fourth quarter against Paladins with rushes of four one-yard run and two-point conversion to complete Eagles’ scoring… Long rush of 23 yards set up final touchdown after Eagles recovered on-side kick at the Furman 46… First touchdown reception of the year came on exciting 49-yard play-action pass from Jerick McKinnon as he broke four tackles with a 31-yard run-after-catch on the way to the endzone in NCAA Semifinal playoff game … Finished the Western Carolina game with 117 yards rushing and a five-yard touchdown on 20 carries, 89 yards coming in the first half… Had first and last Eagle scores vs. Samford with 12-yard run on opening drive and 40-yard dash to complete scoring in the win… Finished with 133 yards on 21 attempts against Bulldogs… Pushed Eagles to the lead over Elon late in third quarter with two-yard touchdown run despite season-low rushing total of 37 yards... Totaled 98 yards vs. Howard on four carries for ridiculous 24.5 yards per carry average… Narrowly missed 100-yard rushing mark for second-consecutive week with 92-yard total at Georgia (17 att.)… Led the Eagles with 109 knockdowns and was awarded the belt trophy five times during season with seven double-figure knockdown games Won belt for effort against Western Carolina and kept it for next two weeks as his highest knockdown total knockdowns came versus Wofford (17) with 15 the next week against Furman… Won second letter in as many years.
FRESHMAN (2011): Southern Conference Freshman of the Year... Selected to Coaches’ SoCon All-Freshman team... Named SoCon Freshman of the Week for October 3rd, November 14th and November 21st... Played in 13 games with six starts at B-Back... Started the final four games of the year and all three FCS Playoff games... Rushed for 1,033 yards and seven touchdowns on 168 carries... Averaged 6.1 yards per carry and 78.7 yards per game... Totaled season-highs of 31 carries, 255 yards and two touchdowns in the FCS Playoff opener against Old Dominion (12/3)... Rushed for over 150 yards in three-straight games against Wofford (11/12), Alabama (11/19) and the Monarchs... Finished the season with 23 carries for 96 yards and a touchdown at North Dakota State (12/17)... Caught one pass against Elon (10/1) for a touchdown and carried the ball 15 times for 74 yards and a score... Returned two punts for 66 yards against Tusculum (9/10).
PREP: Class AAAA All-State honorable mention in 2008 at Sequoya High School... Played for the Chiefs before transferring to Buford... Ran for 219 yards and three touchdowns for fifth-ranked Sequoyah High School against Clarke Central as a sophomore... Scored 29 touchdowns with 1,480 rushing yards... Returned three punts for touchdowns in 2008... Started last half of the season as a freshman... won two varsity letters at Sequoya... Split carries in the 2010 season with Buford teammate and future Eagle Seon Jones... Second-leading rusher for Wolves with 705 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns, scoring six during the playoffs... Averaged 7.9 yards per carry... Also returned punts for Buford, averaging 21.1 yards on 10 attempts... Helped lead the Wolves to a 14-1 record in 2010 and record-tying fourth-straight state championship for Class AA Coach of the Year Jess Simpson.
PERSONAL: Full name is Dominique Shawn Swope... son of Martin Toussaint and Grace Swope... born February 27, 1993 in Atlanta, Ga., ... has three siblings Aleyah, Andrew, and Derek... brother Andrew was a four-year linebacker at Buford...Admires his parents most... Favorite tradition at Georgia Southern University is the jerseys because they are navy and white... Favorite athlete is Adrian Peterson of the Vikings.
MAJOR: General Studies.
