| Most Interceptions |
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| Career- 17, | Keith McMeans, 1987-90 |
| Season- 9, | Keith McMeans, 1987 |
| Game- 3, | Eddie Bryant vs. Maryland, 1940 |
| | Reece Whitley vs. North Carolina, 1957 |
| | Pete Schmidt vs. Davidson, 1968 |
| | Mike Pettine vs. NC State, 1986 |
| | Keith McMeans vs. NC State, 1987 |
| | Anthony Poindexter vs. NC State, 1996 |
| | Rodney McLeod vs. Maryland, 2011 |
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| Most Int. Returned for TDs |
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| Career- 4, Randy Neal, 1991-94 |
| Season- 2, Randy Neal, 1992 and 1994 |
| Game- 2, Randy Neal vs. Virginia Tech, 1992 |
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| Interception Return Yardage |
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| Career-296, Pat Chester, 1978-82 |
| Season-133, Almondo Curry, 2003 |
| Game- 97, Pat Chester vs. James Madison, 1979 |
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| Longest Interception Returns |
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| 95 | Ted Rzempoluch, Maryland, 1961 |
| 95 | Antwan Harris, North Carolina, 1996 |
| 79+ | Bill Sinclair, Tulane, 1950 |
| 77 | Randy Neal, Georgia Tech, 1994 |
| 70+ | John Duda, Richmond, 1946 |
| 69+ | Greg McClellan, Duke, 1991 |
| 65+ | Chase Minnifield, Richmond, 2010 |
| 64+ | John Pincavage, William & Mary, 1963 |
| 64 | Bob McGrail, Army, 1971 |
| 63+ | Tony Blount, North Carolina, 1976 |
| 62 | Bob Rannigan, Navy, 1968 |
| 62+ | Pat Chester, James Madison, 1979 |
| 60 | Lawrence Bauman, Richmond, 1947 |
| 60 | Vic Hall*, Richmond, 2008 |
| + Non-scoring play |
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| Career Interception Leaders |
| | Player | Years | Int. | Yds. | Avg. | TD |
| 1. | Keith McMeans | 1987-90 | 17 | 88 | 5.2 | 0 |
| 2. | Pat Chester | 1978-82 | 16 | 296 | 18.5 | 0 |
| 3. | Ronde Barber | 1994-96 | 15 | 112 | 7.5 | 0 |
| | Marcus Hamilton | 2002-06 | 15 | 127 | 8.5 | 0 |
| 5. | Kevin Cook | 1986-89 | 14 | 80 | 5.7 | 1 |
| 6. | Chase Minnifield | 2008-11 | 13 | 164 | 3.4 | 1 |
| 7. | Bryan Shumock | 1977-80 | 12 | 209 | 17.4 | 1 |
| | Joe Crocker | 1992-95 | 12 | 76 | 6.3 | 1 |
| | Anthony Poindexter | 1995-98 | 12 | 141 | 11.8 | 0 |
| 10. | Pete Schmidt | 1967-69 | 11 | 50 | 4.5 | 0 |
| | Andy Minton | 1968-70 | 11 | 140 | 12.7 | 1 |
| | Derrick Glasper | 1975-78 | 11 | 119 | 10.8 | 0 |
| | Jason Wallace | 1987-90 | 11 | 72 | 6.5 | 1 |
| | Keith Lyle | 1990-93 | 11 | 142 | 12.9 | 0 |
| | Shernard Newby | 1999-02 | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 16. | Bill Dudley | 1939-41 | 10 | 159 | 15.9 | 1 |
| | Bill King | 1950-52 | 10 | 114 | 11.4 | 1 |
| | George Stetter | 1964-66 | 10 | 161 | 16.1 | 0 |
| | Steve Sroba | 1971-73 | 10 | 56 | 5.6 | 0 |
| | Percy Ellsworth | 1992-95 | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 0 |
| | Paul London | 1992-95 | 10 | 20 | 2.0 | 0 |
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| Annual Interception Leaders |
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| Year | Player | Int. | Yds. | Avg. | TD |
| 1940 | Bill Dudley | 6 | 83 | 13.8 | 1 |
| 1941 | John Neff | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 0 |
| | Bill Suhling | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 |
| 1942 | Ed Kreich | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 0 |
| | Tabb Gillette | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 |
| 1944 | Lucien Burnett | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 |
| 1946 | Ray Brown | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 |
| 1947 | Whitey Michels | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1948 | Steve Osisek | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 |
| | Whitey Michels | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 1949 | Steve Osisek | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 |
| | Gene Schroeder | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 |
| 1950 | Tom Berry | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 |
| | Jimmy Lesane | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 |
| | Norman Scott | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 1951 | Jimmy Lesane | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 1 |
| 1952 | Bill King | 6 | 83 | 13.8 | 0 |
| 1953 | John Polzer | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 |
| | Henry Strempek | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 |
| 1954 | Rives Bailey | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 |
| 1955 | Rives Bailey | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 |
| | | Herb Hartwell | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 1956 | Alan Reynolds | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 |
| | Jim Keyser | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 |
| 1957 | Reece Whitley (led ACC) | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 0 |
| 1958 | Sonny Randle | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 |
| 1959 | Eight players tied with one |
| 1960 | Carl Kuhn | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 |
| 1961 | Stan Fischer | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 |
| 1962 | Gary Cuozzo | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 |
| | Bobby Freeman | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 1963 | Tom Krebs (led ACC) | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 |
| 1964 | Jim Donley | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 |
| 1965 | George Stetter | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 0 |
| 1966 | George Stetter | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 |
| 1967 | Pete Schmidt | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 |
| 1968 | Pete Schmidt | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 1969 | Andy Minton | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 1970 | Andy Minton | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 1 |
| | Russ Bauda | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 |
| 1971 | Steve Sroba | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1972 | Doug Jones | 3 | 32 | 10.6 | 0 |
| | Steve Sroba | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 |
| 1973 | Steve Sroba | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 1974 | Eric Dahlgren | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 |
| 1975 | Butch Powers | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 |
| 1976 | Tony Blount | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 0 |
| 1977 | Derrick Glasper (led ACC) | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 0 |
| 1978 | Bryan Shumock | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 |
| 1979 | Pat Chester | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 0 |
| 1980 | Bryan Shumock (led ACC) | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 0 |
| 1981 | Keith Lee | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 |
| 1982 | Pat Chester | 6 | 125 | 20.8 | 0 |
| 1983 | Bart Farinholt | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 0 |
| 1984 | Ray Daly (led ACC) | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 0 |
| 1985 | Scott Lageman | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 |
| | Kevin Gould | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 1986 | Mike Pettine | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 |
| 1987 | Keith McMeans (led nation, ACC) | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 0 |
| 1988 | Keith McMeans (led ACC) | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 |
| 1989 | Jason Wallace | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 |
| 1990 | Keith McMeans | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 |
| | Jason Wallace | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 |
| 1991 | Keith Lyle | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 0 |
| | Carl Smith | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 1992 | Keith Lyle | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 |
| 1993 | Keith Lyle | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 |
| 1994 | Ronde Barber (led ACC) | 8 | 56 | 7.0 | 0 |
| 1995 | Percy Ellsworth | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 |
| | Paul London | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 1996 | Stephen Phelan | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 |
| | Anthony Poindexter | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 |
| 1997 | Anthony Poindexter | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 0 |
| 1998 | Adrian Burnim | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 |
| 1999 | Jerton Evans | 4 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 2000 | Ahmad Hawkins | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 |
| 2001 | Shernard Newby | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 |
| 2002 | Shernard Newby | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 2003 | Almondo Curry (led ACC) | 6 | 133 | 22.2 | 1 |
| 2004 | Marcus Hamilton | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 0 |
| 2005 | Marcus Hamilton (led ACC) | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 |
| 2006 | Marcus Hamilton | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 0 |
| 2007 | Jeffrey Fitzgerald | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 1 |
| | Ras-I Dowling | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 |
| | Jon Copper | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2008 | Ras-I Dowling | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Chris Cook | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 1 |
| 2010 | Chase Minnifield | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 0 |
| 2011 | Rodney McLeod | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 2012 | Maurice Canady* | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 |
| *indicates active player |