DEFENSE Total Tackles
sINGLE-SEASON BESTS
Game: 31, Chuck Kern vs. Purdue, 1979 Season: 227, Chuck Kern, 1979 Career: 545, Tim McGarigle, 2002-05 6
Tackles
Solo Tackles
Season: 122, Chuck Kern, 1979; Barry Gardner, 1998 Career: 319, Tim McGarigle, 2002-05
Assisted Tackles
Season: 132, John Voorhees, 1971 Career: 226, Tim McGarigle, 2002-05, and Chuck Kern, 1977-80
Tackles for Loss
Season: 26, Casey Dailey, 1997 Career: 53, Casey Dailey, 1994-97
Player 1. Chuck Kern 2. Chuck Kern 3. John Voorhees 4. Barry Gardner 5. Barry Gardner 6. Ed Sutter 7. Tim McGarigle 8. Tim McGarigle 9. Kevin Bentley 10. Kevin Bentley
Tackles for Loss
Player 1. Casey Dailey 2. Dwayne Missouri 3. Steve Shine Matt Rice 5. Loren Howard Dwayne Missouri Wil Hemby Corey Wootton 9. Keith Cruise Nick Walker
Quarterback Sacks
Season: 12, Casey Dailey, 1997 Career: 28, Casey Dailey, 1994-97
Interceptions
Game: 3, by many, most recent: Neil Little vs. Indiana, 1973 Season: 7, Brett Whitley, 1987; Willie Lindsey, 1991 Career: 15, Brett Whitley, 1984-87
Yards on Interception Returns
Game: 116, Tom Worthington vs. Indiana, 1947 Season: 202, Brett Whitley, 1987 Career: 319, Tom Worthington, 1946-49
Interceptions
Interceptions Returned for Touchdowns
Game: 1, by many, most recent: Brendan Smith, Minnesota, 2008 Game (by two or more players): 2, 1 by Kevin Mims and 1 by Nick Roach vs. UCLA, 2005, Season: 2, Brendan Smith, 2008 Career: 2, Brendan Smith, 2005-present
Consecutive Games Intercepting a Pass 4, Brett Whitley, 1985
Fumbles Recovered
Game: 5, Al Viola vs. Purdue, 1956 Season: 5, Al Viola, 1956 Career: 7, Hudhaifa Ismaeli, 1994-96, Barry Gardner 1995-98
Player 1. Brett Whitley Willie Lindsey 3. Tom Worthington Eric Hutchinson 5. Marquice Cole Bryan Heinz Harold Blackmon Chris Martin Todd Krehbiel Malcolm Hunter Tom Worthington Dale Pienta Dick McCauley Brett Whitley
Passes Broken Up •
Year 1979 1978 1971 1998 1997 1990 2005 2004 1999 2001
Total 227 218 192 175 174 161 156 151 148 147
Year 1997 1999 1993 1996 2003 2000 1971 2008 1983 1992
No. Yds. 26 133 20 74 17 98 17 47 16 78 16 86 16 77 16 86 14 53 14 49
Year 1987 1991 1947 1970 2005 2003 2000 1995 1986 1976 1949 1954 1963 1985
No. 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Yds. 202 52 167 49 64 12 18 111 72 58 50 49 36 10
Player Year No. 1. Harold Blackmon 2000 22 2. Harold Blackmon 1999 17 3. Marvin Ward 2004 14 Shegun Cummings-John 1999 14 5. Rodney Ray 1994 13 6. Jerry Brown 1971 12 Sherrick McManis 2008 12 8. Marvin Ward 2003 11 Willie Lindsey 1991 11 10. Mike Nelson 1997 10 Pete Shaw 1975 10 • Pass breakup totals unavailable before 1971
Fumble Recoveries
Player Year No. 1. Al Viola 4 1956 5 2. Barry Gardner 1996 4 Chris Martin 1995 4 Hudhaifa Ismaeli 1995 4 Rich Myers 1986 4 Bobby Anderson 1980 4 Chuck Rogers 1978 4 Kevin Sprouse 1975 4 Greg Swanson 1972 4 10. Dominique Price 2004 3 Dominique Price 2002 3 Kevin Bentley 2001 3 Barry Gardner 1997 3 Jason Cunningham 1991 3 Ed Sutter 1990 3 Dirk Adams 1985 3 Daryl Newell 1984 3 Percy Holden 1980 3 Chuck Kern 1979 3 Mike Kendzicky 1978 3 Malcolm Hunter 1976 3 Marty Szostak 1975 3 Carl Patrnchak 1974 3 4 Records incomplete prior to 1971
Passes Broken Up
Season: 22, Harold Blackmon, 2000 Career: 48, Harold Blackmon, 1997-2000 6 NCAA record holder
Longest Plays Interception/Fumble Returns 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
102 Chuck Palmer vs. Minnesota, 1921* 96 Chris Martin vs. Air Force, 1994* 95 E.P. Williams vs. Purdue, 1916 91 Art Murakowski vs. Notre Dame, 1948 86 Demetrius Eaton vs. Michigan State, 2005* 83 Walt Holmer vs. Dartmouth, 1928* 78 Steve Murphy vs. Miami (Ohio), 1963 78 Hank Bruder vs. Indiana, 1930 9. 77 Ed Whalen vs. Iowa, 1934 10. 76 Chris Martin vs. Purdue, 1995 * Fumble return
Chuck Kern is NU’s single-season tackle leader (227).
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