In 1992, Gary Swetland took over as the 15th head coach for Portville varsity football. As head coach for the track
team as well, he followed in the footsteps of Bear Connell...using the spring sport to prepare players for the gridiron season. Success
came on both fronts.
During Swetland's eight years in the 90s, he took the team to the playoffs four times, including that first year. His
first playoff victory came in 1997, when the Panthers beat Akron and earned a trip to Ralph Wilson Stadium. That team
became one of the top teams of all-time.
GRAD YEAR:
1991
Jim Childs
Doug Borer
Gary Hendryx
Brian Jones
Bob Kunselman
Johnny Reynolds
Brady Schoonover
Bob Wesley
1992
Brian Decker
Jeff Dean
Otto McGavisk
Brian Mooney
Brian Williams
Garth Witherell
1993
Jeff Borer
Scott Kincaid
Sean King
Brian Miller
Bill Teuscher
Larry Welty
Harold White
1994
Jason Deyoe
Larry Johnson
Terry Keim
Jess McFall
James Milne
Jamie Moses
Tim Shields
1995
Devon Callahan
Jeremy Hammond
Fred Knight
Addy Scutt
Todd Topor
Jason Waldrip
1996
Jesse Caya
Jon Darrin
Russ Downey
D Ermer
Mike Hendryx
Ryan Hunt
Shannon Knight
Jason Long
Matt Mason
Lee Mathieson
Matt Thibodeau
1997
Drew Keim
Boomer Lickfeld
Mike Sargent
Shane Studley
1998
Nick Alcocer
Adam Babcock
Josh Bova
Joe DeBarbieri
John DeBarbieri
Nate Ermer
Scott Everetts
Chad Faulkner
Kirk Greene
William Kamery
Brian Scanlon
Kevin Spink
Mike Struchen
Jon Teuscher
Matt Warters
Brian Yates
1999
Jude Auman
Jarrod Bell
Dana Cornell
Chris Gagliardo
Chris McCoy
Toby Miller
Chris Williams
2000
Tony Hammond
Chuck Hendrickson
Jason Kirchner
Luke Sturdevant
Ty Warner
During the Nineties, competition in Section VI football increased. The 1990 squad was 0-7 going into the last
game against archrival Allegany, who was undefeated. Portville won 27-24 to avert having the only winless Panther team
in history.
Kevin Curren retired after the 1991 season, compiling a 49-39-3 career record. During those years, he brought together
a staff that included Bob Connell, Mike DeBarbieri, and Gary Swetland...and he engineered the last undefeated team in history.