He was the 13th head football coach at Temple University, serving for one season, in 1939, compiling a record of 2–7.[4] Swan served as line coach at Temple under Pop Warner from 1933 for 1938 before succeeding him as head coach.[5]
^Official Souvenir and Football Guide: Thirty-Third Annual Stanford - California Football Game: California Memorial Stadium, Saturday, November 20, 1926, 2:30 pm. Berkeley, CA: Associated Students News Bureau, University of California, 1926; pp. 4, 23.