Wagner College Athletics

A four-year starter and two-year captain at middle linebacker, Ryan Tobin was one of the most dominant defensive players in the long and rich history of Wagner football. The four teams he played on amassed a combined record of 28-14 (.667) and won two ECAC Championships. As a junior in 1992, the 6-2, 220-pound native of Milford, CT led the Seahawks to a 9-2 record and the ECAC Southeast Championship. The following season, as a senior in 1993, he again led the Green & White to a 9-2 mark and to the ECAC-IFC Division I-AA Bowl. More than 20 years after the conclusion of his playing career, Tobin remains among the top two all-time in seven statistical categories. He ranks No. 1 all-time in unassisted tackles (219) and No. 2 all-time in total tackles (419). On the Wagner all-time single-season list, he ranks No. 1 in total tackles with 150 (1993), No. 1 in unassisted tackles with 99 (1993). On September 11, 1993, Tobin set the Wagner all-time record with 27 total tackles, which included a school-record 16 unassisted tackles, in leading the Seahawks to a 27-21 victory over C.W. Post.  Two weeks later, on September 25, 1993, he tied the Seahawk all-time record by recording four sacks in a 27-15 victory over Central Connecticut. "Ryan Tobin was a great player who set the tone with his attitude," said Wagner head football coach Walt Hameline. "He was equally effective in stopping the run as he was in pass coverage – just a very difficult player to match up with his tremendous athleticism and his drive. When you flipped on the film, No. 51 was always around the ball."