Canisius University Athletics

Brian Swatland, Class of 1998, MS '02- Football

• A four-year letterwinner at defensive tackle, he played in 39 career games for Canisius from 1994-1997
• Racked up 149 tackles (86 solo) along with 17 sacks and 40 tackles for a loss
• Key member of 1997 defense that ranked 23rd in the nation in Division 1-AA in total defense and finished second on the team with 14 TFL and 5 sacks, helping him earn All-MAAC Second-Team honors
• All-MAAC First Team in 1996, had a career-high seven sacks to go with 51 tackles in 9 games