2001 Football Roster
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Roster
Troy Swittenburg
- Position:
- Strong Safety
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 204
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Norristown, PA
- High School:
- Norristown
Career Biography (PDF Format)
At SU: Two letters ... Worked with the linebackers during the 2004 Spring practice and then moved back to safety prior to 2004 preseason camp ... Redshirted in 2000 ... Moved to defensive back from running back prior to 2001 Spring practice.
Senior Year (2004): Played in 11 games and started one, at Purdue... Played on the punt coverage and kickoff coverage units...Co- recipient of the Ray Martino Award for Loyalty, Enthusiasm and Perseverance... At Purdue, tallied five solo tackles... At Buffalo, had two tackles... Against Cincinnati and Florida State, and at Virginia, had one solo tackle... Against Connecticut and Pittsburgh and at Boston College, recorded two solo tackles... Against Georgia Tech in the Champs Sports Bowl posted two tackles.Â
Junior Year (2003): Played in all 12 games, including starting the last six of the season ... One of 39 players to participate in every contest ... Played on punt return, kickoff and kickoff return special teams units ... Made two solo tackles, assisted on a tackle for a loss of one yard, forced a fumble and had one pass breakup at North Carolina ... Posted one solo tackle against Louisville ... Against Central Florida had one solo stop and an interception, which he returned 33 yards to set up an SU touchdown in the fourth quarter ... Made one solo tackle and broke up one pass against Toledo ... Posted two tackles, including one solo stop for a loss of three yards, at Virginia Tech ... Recorded five tackles, including three solo and one tackle for a loss of one yard, against Boston College ... At Pittsburgh, had one solo tackle and returned an interception nine yards ... Posted six tackles and had a pass breakup against Temple ... Recorded seven tackles, including three solo, at Miami ... Recorded a career-high 12 tackles, including a personal-best eight solo, against West Virginia ... Broke up one pass at Rutgers ... Had one assisted tackle versus Notre Dame.
Sophomore Year (2002): Played in eight games, primarily on the kickoff return special teams unit ... Finished the season with four tackles, including three solo stops ... Registered his first two collegiate tackles at Auburn ... Posted two tackles against Pittsburgh.
Freshman Year (2001): ... Played in two games versus East Carolina and Temple.
High School: Rated the No. 11 running back in the East by PrepStar ... SuperPrep All-Northeast and Tom Lemming All-East team selection ... Set school’s career rushing record, with 5,084 yards and 65 touchdowns in three seasons ... Recorded back-to-back 1,800-yard rushing seasons, running for 1,856 yards and 21 touchdowns as a senior ... Named Southeastern Pennsylvania Player of the Year by The Montgomery Post ... Named to The Philadelphia Inquirer Tri-State first team and All-Philadelphia Area First Team ... Recruited by former SU assistant coach Brian Schottenheimer.
Personal: Troy N. Swittenburg ... Born December 18, 1980 in Norristown, Pa. ... The son of Cecil Ellis and Mary Swittenburg ... Two brothers and two sisters ... Majoring in retail and consumer studies.
Swittenburg's Career Statistics
| Year | Tackles | Assists | Tot. | TFL | Sacks | Int. | FF | Fumble Rec. |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 yds. |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 yds. |
| 2003 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 2.5-5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 yds. |
| 2004 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 0-0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 yds. |
| Totals | 40 | 23 | 63 | 2.5-5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 yds. |
Swittenburg's Career Bests
| Tackles | Solo | 8 vs. West Virginia |
| Assists | 4 vs. West Virginia, 2003 | |
| Total | 12 vs. West Virginia, 2003 | |
| Forced Fumbles | 1 vs. North Carolina, 2003 | |
| Interceptions | 1 vs. Central Florida, Pittsburgh, 2003 | |
| Yards | 33 vs. Central Florida, 2003 | |
| Pass Breakups | 1 vs. UNC, Toledo, Temple & Rutgers, 2003 |
