[3] He earned second-team All-North Central Conference (NCC) honors in 1991 although the team finished with an 0–10 record.
[4] Rylance was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in March 1995.
[8] Rylance was active as the third-string quarterback for the final four games of the 1995 season but did not see any playing time.
[5] On July 14, 1996, he entered a 24–14 game early in the fourth quarter in relief of Warren Jones.
[9] Rylance completed four of ten passes for 147 yards while also rushing for a touchdown as the Roughriders lost 27–24 to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
[9] Rylance was named the starter for the August 11 game against the Montreal Alouettes in place of the benched Jones.
[18] Overall, he dressed in all 18 games, starting one, in 1998, recording 21 completions on 49 attempts (42.9%) for 305 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions.