Meridian Defensive Records

(Defensive stats are not complete, I’m still going through old game film to tabulate more statistics)

INTERCEPTIONS

Interceptions in a Season:

  1. Jeff Bennum, 10 – 1999
  2. Joel Pears, 10 – 2000
  3. Kenny Shockey, 9 – 1977
  4. Sean Hurlbut, 8 – 2006
  5. Chris Haugen, 7 – 1982
  6. Chris Edmonds, 7 – 1987
  7. P.J. Trompeter, 7 – 1995
  8. Zach Slesk, 7 – 2009
  9. Dominic Chambers, 6 – 1997
  10. Doug Miller, 6 – 2000
  11. Josh Keough, 6 – 2005
  12. Chris Warren, 6 – 2007
  13. Hunter Jones, 6 – 2022
  14. Multiple players with 5

Interceptions in a Career:

  1. Jeff Bennum, 15 (1996-1999)
  2. Kenny Shockey, 14 (1974-1977)
  3. Joel Pears, 14 (1997-2000)
  4. Sean Hurlbut, 12 (2004-2007)
  5. Zach Slesk, 12 (2007-2010)
  6. Hunter Jones, 11 (2019-2022)
  7. Mitchell Tripp, 10 (2007-2010)
  8. Chris Haugen, 9 (1979-1982)
  9. Adam Jensen, 9 (1992-1995)
  10. P.J. Trompeter, 9 (1992-1995)
  11. Lance Heslep, 8 (1982-1985)
  12. Dominic Chambers, 8 (1994-1997)
  13. Dawson Logan, 8 (2015-2018)
  14. Desi Luna, 7 (1982-1985)
  15. Chris Edmonds, 7 (1984-1987)
  16. Kelley Thrift, 7 (1985-1988)
  17. Ty Harrison, 7 (1989-1992)
  18. Bob Bennum, 7 (1989-1992)
  19. Brian Paxton, 7 (1992-1995)
  20. Tait Slesk, 7 (2007-2010)
  21. Casey Smith, 7 (2008-2011)
  22. Jaeger Fyfe, 7 (2021-2024)

PASSES DEFENDED

Passes Defended in a Season:

  1. Joel Pears, 26 – 1999
  2. Adam Jensen, 23 – 1995
  3. P.J. Trompeter, 18 – 1995
  4. Bryce VandenHaak, 18 – 2017
  5. Corey Culp, 17 – 1999
  6. Eli Jensen, 16 – 2022
  7. James Jones, 15 – 1999
  8. Alan Eyoub, 15 – 2015
  9. P.J. Trompeter, 14 – 1994
  10. Dawson Logan, 14 – 2018
  11. Ty Harrison, 13 – 1992
  12. Jeff Bennum, 13 – 1999
  13. Joel Pears, 13 – 2000
  14. Simon Burkett, 13 – 2016
  15. Jaeger Fyfe, 13 – 2022

Passes Defended in a Career:

  1. Joel Pears, 40 (1997-2000)
  2. Jaeger Fyfe, 35 (2021-2024)
  3. Adam Jensen, 32 (1992-1995)
  4. P.J. Trompeter, 32 (1992-1995)
  5. Dawson Logan, 29 (2015-2018)
  6. Eli Jensen, 22 (2019-2022)
  7. Ty Harrison, 20 (1989-1992)
  8. Gabe Matheson, 20 (1992-1995)
  9. Jeff Bennum, 20 (1996-1999)
  10. Dominic Chambers, 19 (1996-1997)
  11. Bryce VandenHaak, 19 (2014-2017)
  12. Kevin Galiano, 19 (2016-2019)
  13. Corey Culp, 17 (1996-1999)
  14. Simon Burkett, 16 (2014-2017)
  15. James Jones, 15 (1997-2000)
  16. Alan Eyoub, 15 (2012-2015)

Tackles

Tackles in a Season:

  1. Manny Sabalza, 111.5 – 2017
  2. Manny Sabalza, 105.0 – 2016
  3. Brian Williams, 104.5 – 1996
  4. Dylan Hickok, 102.5 – 2017
  5. Zac Nightingale, 98.0 – 2000
  6. Aaron Claeys, 89.0 – 1997
  7. Jimmy Nightingale, 89.0 – 1999
  8. James Jones, 86.0 – 2000
  9. Jarrod Karuza, 85.0 – 1999
  10. Jake Huntley, 85.0 – 1999
  11. Tony Schleimer, 83.0 – 2017
  12. Dawson Logan, 82.0 – 2017
  13. Nate Bouma, 79.5 – 1995
  14. Dylan Hickok, 79.5 – 2018
  15. Joshtyn Elmer, 79.5 – 2022

Tackles in a Career:

  1. Manny Sabalza, 280.0 (2014-2017)
  2. Dylan Hickok, 222.0 (2015-2018)
  3. Dawson Logan, 204.0 (2015-2018)
  4. Joshtyn Elmer, 196.0 (2020-2023)
  5. Landen Downey, 188.0 (2021-2024)
  6. Tony Schleimer, 154.0 (2014-2017)
  7. James Jones, 142.0 (1998-2000)
  8. Nate Bouma, 138.5 (1992-1995)
  9. Jimmy Nightingale, 135.0 (1996-1999)
  10. Adam Kruzich, 131.0 (2015-2018)
  11. Cameron Webster, 125.0 (2016-2019)
  12. Aaron Hayes, 123.0 (1997-1998)
  13. Brian Williams, 122.5 (1993-1996)
  14. Jarrod Karuza, 118.0 (1996-1999)
  15. Ty Harrison, 114.5 (1989-1992)

TACKLES FOR LOSS

Tackles For Loss in a Season:

  1. Manny Sabalza, 22.5 – 2017
  2. Brian Williams, 20.5 – 1996
  3. Manny Sabalza, 19.5 – 2016
  4. Jake Huntley, 19.0 – 1999
  5. Jake Pederson, 19.0 – 1999
  6. Jimmy Nightingale, 16.0 – 1999
  7. Allen Conway, 15.0 – 1999
  8. Zac Nightingale, 15.0 – 2000
  9. Kelley Gray, 14.5 – 2023
  10. Jarrod Karuza, 14.0 – 1999
  11. Chase Schmidtz, 14.0 – 1999
  12. Lincoln Hoefer, 14.0 – 2023
  13. Nate Bouma, 13.5 – 1995
  14. Dylan Hickok, 13.5 – 2017
  15. Landen Downey, 13.5 – 2024

Tackles For Loss in a Career:

  1. Manny Sabalza, 52.5 (2014-2017)
  2. Lincoln Hoefer, 28.5 (2021-2024)
  3. Brenten Fox, 26.5 (2013-2016)
  4. Steve Bernardy, 26.0 (1993-1996)
  5. Joshtyn Elmer, 26.0 (2020-2023)
  6. Dylan Hickok, 24.5 (2015-2018)
  7. Chase Schmidtz, 24.0 (1996-1999)
  8. Jake Huntley, 24.0 (1996-1999)
  9. James Jones, 24.0 (1998-2000)
  10. Jeremy Dahm, 23.5 (1991-1994)
  11. Kelley Gray, 23.5 (2022-2024)
  12. Landen Downey, 23.5 (2021-2024)
  13. Adam Kruzich, 23.0 (2015-2018)
  14. Brian Williams, 22.5 (1993-1996)
  15. Jake Pederson, 22.0 (1996-1999)
  16. Jimmy Nightingale, 22.0 (1996-1999)

Quarterback Sacks

Quarterback Sacks in a Season:

  1. Jake Pederson, 17.0 – 1999
  2. Steve Bernardy, 15.5 – 1996
  3. Dan Johnson, 14.0 – 1991
  4. Sean Rowland, 13.0 – 1997
  5. Jess Bouma, 12.0 – 1994
  6. Steve Bernardy, 11.5 – 1995
  7. Trevor Pagnossin, 11.0 – 2017
  8. Josh Groen, 10.5 – 2021
  9. Andrew Logan, 9.5 – 2016
  10. Adam Kruzich, 9.5 – 2017
  11. Kyle Hathaway, 9.0 – 1997
  12. Dylan Hickok, 9.0 – 2017
  13. Manny Sabalza, 9.0 – 2017
  14. Trent Gookstetter, 9.0 – 2019
  15. Brian Williams, 8.0 – 1996
  16. John Wantz, 8.0 – 1998
  17. Luke Carson, 8.0 – 2015

Quarterback Sacks in a Career:

  1. Steve Bernardy, 27.0 (1993-1996)
  2. Manny Sabalza, 21.0 (2014-2017)
  3. Adam Kruzich, 20.0 (2015-2018)
  4. Jake Pederson, 19.0 (1996-1999)
  5. Trevor Pagnossin, 19.0 (2015-2018)
  6. Dan Johnson, 17.0 (1988-1991)
  7. John Wantz, 17.0 (1997-1999)
  8. Sean Rowland, 16.0 (1996-1997)
  9. Jess Bouma, 15.0 (1991-1994)
  10. Mason Knutsen, 14.5 (2017-2020)
  11. Trent Gookstetter, 13.0 (2016-2019)
  12. Dylan Hickok, 12.0 (2015-2018)
  13. Andrew Logan, 11.5 (2013-2016)
  14. Josh Groen, 10.5 (2018-2021)
  15. Kyle Hathaway, 9.0 (1996-1997)
  16. Jake Huntley, 9.0 (1996-1999)

Forced Fumbles

Forced Fumbles in a Season:

  1. Jake Pederson, 7 – 1999
  2. Chase Schmidtz, 6 – 1999
  3. Zac Nightingale, 6 – 2000
  4. Dan Johnson, 5 – 1991
  5. Rick Paxton, 5 – 1992
  6. Iain Buchanan, 5 – 1996
  7. Trevor Corzine, 4 – 1995
  8. Sean Rowland, 4 – 1997
  9. Jimmy Nightingale, 4 – 1999
  10. Doug Miller, 4 – 2000
  11. Bob Bennum, 3 – 1990
  12. Greg Anderson, 3 – 1991
  13. Joey Simmons, 3 – 1992
  14. Jeremy Dahm, 3 – 1993
  15. Jess Bouma, 3 – 1994
  16. Brian Williams, 3 – 1996
  17. Steve Bernardy, 3 – 1996
  18. John Wantz, 3 – 1998
  19. Dakota Jones, 3 – 2015
  20. Nick Dritsas, 3 – 2015
  21. Cameron Webster, 3 – 2018

Forced Fumbles in a Career:

  1. Jake Pederson, 10 (1996-1999)
  2. Chase Schmidtz, 8 (1996-1999)
  3. Doug Miller, 6 (1999-2000)
  4. Zac Nightingale, 6 (1999-2002)
  5. Rick Paxton, 5 (1989-1992)
  6. Iain Buchanan, 5 (1993-1996)
  7. Steve Bernardy, 5 (1993-1996)
  8. Sean Rowland, 5 (1995-1997)
  9. Cameron Webster, 5 (2016-2019)
  10. Dan Johnson, 5 (1988-1991)
  11. Greg Anderson, 4 (1989-1992)
  12. Bob Bennum, 4 (1989-1992)
  13. Travis Patterson, 4 (1993-1996)
  14. Trevor Corzine, 4 (1993-1996)
  15. Sean Rowland, 4 (1996-1997)
  16. Cale Mabbott, 4 (1997-1999)
  17. Jimmy Nightingale, 4 (1996-1999)
  18. Mason Knutsen, 4 (2017-2020)
  19. Hunter Jones, 4 (2019-2022)

Fumble Recoveries

Fumble Recoveries in a Season:

  1. Marshall Watson, 6 – 1995
  2. Joel Pears, 6 – 1999
  3. Oz Zapata, 5 – 1990
  4. Jason Brown, 4 – 1991
  5. Joey Simmons, 4 – 1991
  6. Brian Williams, 4 – 1996
  7. George Chapin, 4 – 1996
  8. Craig Jensen, 4 – 1997
  9. Spencer Corckett, 4 – 1998
  10. Jarrod Karuza, 4 – 1999
  11. Jake Pederson, 4 – 1999
  12. Joey Simmons, 3 – 1992
  13. Josh Lehman, 3 – 1992
  14. Jeremy Dahm, 3 – 1993
  15. Greg Flockoi, 3 – 1995
  16. Nate Bouma, 3 – 1995
  17. Jake Cheney, 3 – 2017
  18. Adam Kruzich, 3 – 2017
  19. Dylan Hickok, 3 – 2018
  20. Ross Driscoll, 3 – 2023

Fumble Recoveries in a Career:

  1. Joey Simmons, 7 (1989-1992)
  2. Joel Pears, 7 (1997-2000)
  3. Marshall Watson, 6 (1992-1995)
  4. Jarrod Karuza, 6 (1996-1999)
  5. Oz Zapata, 5 (1987-1990)
  6. Jason Brown, 5 (1988-1991)
  7. Jimmy Nightingale, 5 (1996-1999)
  8. Adam Kruzich, 5 (2015-2018)
  9. Landen Downey, 5 (2021-2024)
  10. Josh Lehman, 4 (1989-1992)
  11. Brian Williams, 4 (1993-1996)
  12. George Chapin, 4 (1993-1996)
  13. Travis Patterson, 4 (1993-1996)
  14. Craig Jensen, 4 (1995-1997)
  15. Spencer Crockett, 4 (1997-1998)
  16. Jake Pederson, 4 (1996-1999)
  17. Mike Allinson, 4 (1998-2001)