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• Most Tackles
• Most Solo Tackles
• Most Assisted Tackles
• Fumbles Recovered
• Fumbles Caused
• Career Tackles Leaders
• Season Tackles Leaders
• Annual Tackles Leader

Most Tackles

Career	435	Jamie Sharper	1993-96
Season	155	Angelo Crowell	2002
Game	24	Stuart Anderson vs. NC State	1979

Most Solo Tackles

Career	295	Jamie Sharper	1993-96
Season	98	Randy Neal	1993
Game	16	Phil Thomas vs. North Carolina	1987
		Randy Neal vs. Clemson	1993

Most Assisted Tackles

Career	224	Stuart Anderson	1978-81
Season	94	Keith Lee	1981
Game	14	Anthony Poindexter vs. Virginia Tech	1996


Fumbles Recovered

Career	7	Anthony Poindexter	1995-98
Season	4	Jamie Sharper	1996
Game	2	Bryan Shumock vs. Richmond	1979
		Scott Matheson vs. VMI	1985
		Phil Thomas vs. Georgia Tech	1988
		Mike Frederick vs. NC State	1993
		Anthony Poindexter vs. Georgia Tech	1997
		Anthony Poindexter vs. Duke	1998
		Jermaine Hardy vs. South Carolina	2002

Fumbles Caused

Career	11	Stuart Anderson	1978-81
Season	5	Stuart Anderson	1979
		Tony Blount	1979
		Merrill Robertson	2002
		Vic Hall*	2008
Game	2	Tom Kilgannon vs. Navy	1984
		Rayotis Perkins vs. Soouth Carolina	1986
		Ron Carey vs. Georgia Tech	1988
		Tyrone Lewis vs. North Carolina	1988
		Patrick Kerney vs. Clemson	1997
		Wale Elegbe vs. Georgia Tech	1997
		Ljubomir Stamenich vs. NC State	1999
		Merrill Robertson vs. Penn State	2002

Career Tackle Leaders

	Name	Position	Years	Tackles	Solos	Assists
1.	Jamie Sharper	LB	1993-96	435	295	140
2.	Charles McDaniel	LB	1982-85	432	216	216
3.	Angelo Crowell	LB	1999-02	420	256	164
4.	Byron Thweatt	LB	1997-00	387	246	141
5.	James Farrior	LB	1993-96	381	252	129
6.	Steve Greer	LB	2009-12	376	155	221
7.	Russ Swan	LB	1982-85	373	181	192
8.	Randy Neal	LB	1991-94	367	248	119
9.	Stuart Anderson	DL/LB	1978-81	354	130	224
10.	Wali Rainer	LB	1995-98	347	201	146
11.	Anthony Poindexter	S	1995-98	342	167	175
12.	P.J. Killian	LB	1990-93	316	219	97
13.	Phil Thomas	LB	1986-89	306	210	96
14.	Ray Savage	LB/DE	1986-89	302	159	143
15.	Jon Copper	LB	2005-08	301	157	144

Season Tackle Leaders

	Name	Position	Year	Tackles	Solos	Assists
1.	Angelo Crowell	LB	2002	155	92	63
2.	Angelo Crowell	LB	2001	144	87	57
3.	Randy Neal	LB	1993	139	98	41
4.	Wali Rainer	LB	1998	134	82	52
5.	Charles McDaniel	LB	1983	130	73	57
6.	Yubrenal Isabelle	LB	2000	128	66	62
7.	Keith Lee	LB	1981	127	33	94
8.	Russ Swan	LB	1985	125	58	67
	Byron Thweatt	LB	2000	125	80	45
10.	Jamie Sharper	LB	1996	123	77	46
11.	James Farrior	LB	1995	122	72	50
	Merrill Robertson	LB	2002	122	74	48
	Steve Greer	LB	2012	122	45	77

Annual Tackle Leaders

Year	Name	Position	Solos	Assts	Tackles
1978	Ken Newsome	LB	12	68	80
1979	Stuart Anderson	DL	26	55	81
1980	Stuart Anderson	DL	36	62	98
1981	Keith Lee	LB	33	94	127
1982	Charles McDaniel	LB	57	52	109
1983	Charles McDaniel	LB	73	57	130
1984	Charles McDaniel	LB	47	54	101
1985	Russ Swan	LB	58	67	125
1986	Sean Scott	DE	40	48	88
1987	Jeff Lageman	LB	63	26	89
1988	Jeff Lageman	LB	74	43	117
1989	Phil Thomas	LB	80	24	104
1990	P.J. Killian	LB	53	34	87
1991	Chris Slade	DE	30	69	99
1992	P.J. Killian	LB	67	32	99
1993	Randy Neal	LB	98	41	139
1994	Jamie Sharper	LB	83	35	118
1995	James Farrior	LB	72	50	122
1996	Jamie Sharper	LB	77	46	123
1997	Wali Rainer	LB	66	52	118
1998	Wali Rainer	LB	82	52	134
1999	Shannon Taylor	LB	57	24	81
2000	Yubrenal Isabelle	LB	66	62	128
2001	Angelo Crowell	LB	87	57	144
2002	Angelo Crowell	LB	92	63	155
2003	Ahmad Brooks	LB	68	49	117
2004	Ahmad Brooks	LB	39	51	90
2005	Kai Parham	LB	57	46	103
2006	Jon Copper	LB	39	42	81
2007	Jon Copper	LB	56	53	109
2008	Jon Copper	LB	57	44	101
2009	Steve Greer		LB	49	43	92
2010	La'Roy Reynolds	LB	24	42	66
2011	Steve Greer	LB	43	60	103
2012	Steve Greer	LB	45	77	122

Career Quarterback Sacks

	Name	Position	Years	Sacks
1.	Chris Slade	DE	1989-92	40
2.	Clint Sintim	LB	2005-07	29
3.	Darryl Blackstock	LB	2002-04	27
4.	Mike Frederick	DE	1991-94	26
5.	Patrick Kerney	DE	1995-98	24
6.	Stuart Anderson	DL/LB	1978-81	23
	Duane Ashman	DE	1993-96	23
8.	Chris Long	DE	2004-07	22
9.	Sean Scott	DE	1984-87	21
10.	Ron Mattes	DT	1981-84	18
11.	Wali Rainer	LB	1995-98	16
12.	Tom Kilgannon	DT	1981-84	15
	Jon Harris	DE	1993-96	15
14.	Jamie Sharper	LB	1993-96	14
15.	Todd White	DT	1993-96	13
	Ljubomir Stamenich	DE	1998-01	13
	Ahmad Brooks	LB	2003-05	13
	Jeffrey Fitzgerald	DE	2006-07	13

Season Quarterback Sacks

	Name	Position	Year	Sacks
1.	Chris Slade	DE	1992	15
	Patrick Kerney	DE 1998	15
3.	Chris Slade	DE	1991	14
	Chris Long	DE	2007	14
5.	Clint Sintim	LB	2008	13
6.	Mike Frederick	DE	1993	11
	Darryl Blackstock	LB	2004	11
8.	Darryl Blackstock	LB	2002	10
9.	Ron Mattes	DT	1984	9
	Matt Quigley	DT/NG	1991	9
	Wali Rainer	LB	1997	9
	Kai Parham	LB	2005	9
	Clint Sintim	LB	2007	9
14.	Stuart Anderson	DE	1981	8
	Tom Kilgannon	DT	1984	8
	Sean Scott	DE	1985	8
	Jon Harris	DE	1995	8
	Duane Ashman	DE	1996	8
	James Farrior	LB	1996	8
	Patrick Kerney	DE	1997	8
	Ahmad Brooks	LB	2004	8

Career Tackles for Loss

	Name	Position	Year	TFL
1.	Chris Slade	DE	1989-92	56
2.	Mike Frederick	DE	1991-94	50
3.	Chris Long	DE	2004-07	43
4.	Clint Sintim	LB	2005-08	43
5.	Stuart Anderson	DL/LB	1978-81	42
6.	Darryl Blackstock	LB	2002-04	41.5
7.	Jamie Sharper	LB	1993-96	41
8.	Sean Scott	DE	1984-87	37
	Duane Ashman	DE	1993-96	37
10.	Kai Parham	LB	2003-05	32.5
	Cam Johnson	DE/LB	2008-11	32.5
12.	Patrick Kerney	DE	1995-98	32
	Wali Rainer	LB	1995-98	32
14.	Brennan Schmidt	DE	2002-05	28.5
15.	Mark Krichbaum	DT	1991-94	28

Season Tackles for Loss

	Name	Position	Year	TFL
1.	Chris Slade	DE	1991	21
	Mike Frederick	DE	1993	21
	Patrick Kerney	DE	1998	21
4.	Chris Slade	DE	1992	20
5.	Chris Long	DE	2007	19
6.	Jamie Sharper	LB	1996	17
7.	Matt Quigley	DT	1991	15
	Mike Frederick	DE	1994	15
	Wali Rainer	LB	1997	15
	Shannon Taylor	LB	1999	15
12.	Darryl Blackstock	LB	2003	14.5
	Kai Parham	LB	2005	14.5
	Cam Johnson	DE	2010	14.5
15.	Stuart Anderson	DE	1981	14
	Jamie Sharper	LB	1994	14
	Duane Ashman	DE	1996	14
	Darryl Blackstock	LB	2002	14