Football

Nate Trawick
- Title:
- Defensive Line
- Email:
- natetraw@buffalo.edu
- Phone:
- 716-645-3177
Nate Trawick is in his first season as defensive line coach. He comes to Buffalo from Colgate where he served in the same role.
Trawick spent the past two seasons as defensive line coach at Colgate. In 2024, he helped coach the Raiders to their most tackles, tackles for loss and sacks since 2019. Defensive lineman Andrew Taddeo was an All-Patriot League First Team selection.
Prior to Colgate, Trawick had a short stint as defensive line coach at Gardner-Webb.
In 2023, Trawick was the defensive line graduate assistant at Houston.
Trawick was defensive line coach as well as outside linebackers coach at IMG Academy from 2021-23. His defensive line unit produced 38 sacks en route to an 11-1 season in 2021.
Prior to IMG Academy, Trawick served as assistant football coach and varsity wrestling coach at Richmond High School in Indiana. On the mat, he coached upper weight classes (182-285 pounds), organized and facilitated practices and lifts and guided student-athletes in match preparation including helping produce a 2019 state qualifier. On the gridiron, he worked as a defensive line coach and coordinated with the head coach on strategy and game planning.
No stranger to the Mid-American Conference, Trawick received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Miami (OH) in 2019. At Miami, he was a three-year starter on the RedHawks football team, earning MAC All-Academic honors in 2016. He was also a four-year member of the Track and Field Team.
He was a two-time All-State 5A competitor in football (2013-14) and Indiana Shot Put State Runner-Up in 2015 after qualifying for state in 2014. In Wrestling, Trawick was the 2015 Indiana State Runner-Up (285 pounds) after qualifying in 2014. He was a four-time Indiana North Central Academic All-Conference as well as All-Conference honoree for football, wrestling and track and field.
Trawick spent the past two seasons as defensive line coach at Colgate. In 2024, he helped coach the Raiders to their most tackles, tackles for loss and sacks since 2019. Defensive lineman Andrew Taddeo was an All-Patriot League First Team selection.
Prior to Colgate, Trawick had a short stint as defensive line coach at Gardner-Webb.
In 2023, Trawick was the defensive line graduate assistant at Houston.
Trawick was defensive line coach as well as outside linebackers coach at IMG Academy from 2021-23. His defensive line unit produced 38 sacks en route to an 11-1 season in 2021.
Prior to IMG Academy, Trawick served as assistant football coach and varsity wrestling coach at Richmond High School in Indiana. On the mat, he coached upper weight classes (182-285 pounds), organized and facilitated practices and lifts and guided student-athletes in match preparation including helping produce a 2019 state qualifier. On the gridiron, he worked as a defensive line coach and coordinated with the head coach on strategy and game planning.
No stranger to the Mid-American Conference, Trawick received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Miami (OH) in 2019. At Miami, he was a three-year starter on the RedHawks football team, earning MAC All-Academic honors in 2016. He was also a four-year member of the Track and Field Team.
He was a two-time All-State 5A competitor in football (2013-14) and Indiana Shot Put State Runner-Up in 2015 after qualifying for state in 2014. In Wrestling, Trawick was the 2015 Indiana State Runner-Up (285 pounds) after qualifying in 2014. He was a four-time Indiana North Central Academic All-Conference as well as All-Conference honoree for football, wrestling and track and field.























