- Signed NFL Free Agent Contract with Green Bay Packers in 2002
- Third on Nebraska Career Chart with 38 Pass Breakups
- Tied for Fifth on NU Season PBU Chart with 13 in 1998
The last remaining starter from Nebraska's 1997 national championship team, Erwin Swiney (pronounced SWEE-nee) made 38 starts (including bowl games) in his Husker career. The Lincoln Northeast graduate finished third on school charts with 38 career pass breakups, trailing only Keyou Craver's 41 and former All-American Ralph Brown's record 50 PBUs. Swiney, who made three starts in 2001, shared time at right cornerback with DeJuan Groce and saw most of his time in nickel and dime packages.
An August 2001 graduate, Swiney played his senior season with his degree in hand, before signing a free agent contract with the Green Bay Packers in 2002.
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QB
Int.
Year
G/S
UT
AT
TT
TFL
Sacks
C-R
BK
PBU
PI
Hry.
Csd.
1997
12/9
13
11
24
0-0
0-0
0-2
0
4
2
0
0
1998
12/12
32
29
61
4-16
2-12
0-1
0
13
0
0
0
2000
11/10
14
5
19
0-0
0-0
0-1
0
10
1
0
0
2001
9/3
14
4
18
2-4
0.5-3
1-0
0
11
2
0
0
Totals 44/34 73 79 122 6-20 2.5-15 1-4 0 38 5 0 0*Medical Redshirt in 1999
1998 Orange Bowl vs. Tennessee: Tackles, 5 UT, 0 AT, 5 TT, 1 PBU
1998 Holiday Bowl vs. Arizona: Tackles, 2 UT, 0 AT, 2 TT
2000 Alamo Bowl vs. Northwestern: Tackles, 5 UT, 1 AT, 6 TT, 2-2 TFL, 3 PBU
2002 Rose Bowl vs. Miami: Tackles, 4 UT, 4 AT, 8 TT, 1 INT (no return)
Swiney's Personal Bests
Tackles - 14 vs. Oklahoma State, 1998
Solo Tackles - 5, three times in 1998
TFL - 3-15 vs. Oklahoma State, 1998
Sacks - 1-11 vs. Oklahoma State, 1-1 vs. Texas A&M, 1998
Quarterback Hurries - None
Passes Broken Up - 5 at Baylor, 2001
Interceptions - 1, five times; 1 vs. Baylor, Colorado, 1997; 1 vs. Colorado, 2000; 1 vs. Rice, Oklahoma, 2001
Fumble Return - 1-6 yards vs. Kansas, 2000