2020 Football Roster
Roster
Trevor Penning
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Clear Lake, Iowa
- High School:
- Newman Catholic HS
FALL 2021: Only offensive lineman named as a finalist for the Walter Payton Award, presented to the national offensive player of the year ... first player to be invited to the Reese's Senior Bowl ... started in all 12 games as an offensive tackle ... part of an offensive line that allowed just 36 sacks and a loss of 231 yards on the season and went 25-for-30 on red zone attempts-scores ... helped the team gain 1,686 rushing yards and 2,679 passing yards ... part of a team that was ninth in nation and second in MVFC for third down conversion pct defense with 30.5% ... part of a team that was fifth in nation and first in MVFC for fourth down conversion pct defense with 28.6% ... name to multiple all-America teams: Walter Camp FCS All-America Team / Offensive Line, HERO Sports’ FCS All-American First Team Offense, 2021 Associated Press All-America Football Team, FCS ADA 2021 All-America Team, Stats Perform FCS All-America Team, 2021 AFCA FCS Coaches’ All-America Team, Athlon FCS All-America team, Phil Steele FCS All-America first team offense / offensive lineman of the year, Phil Steele all-MVFC first team offense / offensive lineman of the year ... named MVFC Lineman of the Week Oct. 25. after win over No. 6 South Dakota State ... named to MVFC All-Conference First Team Offense ... among 21 former FCS players invited to NFL Combine... Named to the Honor Roll.
SPRING 2021: Played and started five games at left tackle and one at right tackle ... named honorable mention All-MVFC ... earned Preseason All-American honors from STATS Perform ... named to Bruce Feldman’s College Football Freaks list.
2018: Saw action in four games this season.
2017: Redshirted.
High School: Lettered in football at Newman Catholic High School … team captain … earned first-team all-district … all-area selection … invited to play in the River Battle Bowl … helped his team to a 6-3 record in 2016 … also lettered in basketball and track and field.
Personal: Son of Jeff and Teresa Penning … has two siblings, Jared and Stephanie.
