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Defensive Records

Tackles
Game
1. 27 Dave Wyman at California • 1986
2. 23 Don Parish vs. Oregon State • 1968
  23 Don Parish at USC • 1969
4. 22 Pat Preston at Washington State • 1968
  22 Gordy Ceresino vs. LSU • 1977
6. 21 Gordon Riegel at Washington State • 1972
7. 20 Dave Wyman vs. Washington • 1986
  20 Pat Moore at Washington State • 1972
  20 Jim Merlo vs. Oregon State • 1972
  20 Jim Merlo at Washington State • 1972
  20 Gordy Ceresino vs. Georgia • 1978
Season
1. 196 Gordy Ceresino 1977
2. 173 Dave Wyman 1986
3. 167 Gordy Ceresino 1978
4. 164 Jim Merlo 1972
5. 159 Gordy Ceresino 1976
6. 155 Jono Tunney 1988
7. 154 Drew Palin 1974
8. 150 Gordon Riegel 1974
9. 144 Dave Wyman 1983
10. 143 Don Parish 1968
Career
1. 571 Gordy Ceresino 1975-78
2. 462 Dave Wyman 1982-84, 86
3. 430 Jono Tunney 1987-90
4. 394 Matt Soderlund 1982-85
5. 355 Don Parish 1967-69
6. 353 Shayne Skov 2009-13
7. 348 Chuck Evans  1976-79
8. 347 Duncan McColl 1974-76
9. 332 Chris Draft 1994-97
10. 309 Pat Preston 1967-69
Tackles for Loss
Season
1. 28 Ron George 1990
2. 26 Duncan McColl 1975
  26 Ron George 1992
4. 24 Kailee Wong 1996
5. 23.5 Trent Murphy 2013
6. 23 Duncan McColl 1976
7. 22 Kailee Wong 1997
  22 Rob Hinckley 1988
9. 20 Willie Howard 1999
  20 Riall Johnson 2000
Career
1. 72 Ron George 1990-92
2. 57 Duncan McColl 1974-76
3. 54 Kailee Wong 1994-97
4. 53 Riall Johnson 1997-00
5. 52.5 Trent Murphy 2010-13
6. 50.5 Chase Thomas 2009-12
7. 50 Garin Veris 1981-84
8. 49 David Garnett 1989-92
9. 44 Chuck Evans 1976-79
10. 41 Willie Howard 1997-00
Sacks
Game
1. 5 Riall Johnson vs. Washington State • 1999
Season
1. 17 Duncan McColl 1976
2. 15 Ron George 1992
  15 Riall Johnson 2000
  15 Trent Murphy 2013
5. 14 Kailee Wong 1996
  14 Riall Johnson 1999
7. 13 Rob Hinckley 1988
8. 12 Kailee Wong 1997
9. 10 Ron George 1990
  10 Willie Howard 1999
  10 Jon Alston 2004
  10 Trent Murphy 2012
Career
1. 36 Riall Johnson 1997-00
2. 33 Ron George 1990-92
3. 32.5 Trent Murphy 2010-13
4. 28 Kailee Wong 1994-97
5. 27.5 Chase Thomas 2009-12
6. 25 Duncan McColl 1974-76
  25 Garin Veris 1981-84
8. 22.5 Willie Howard 1997-00
9. 21.5 Carl Hansen 1994-97
  21.5 Jon Alston 2002-05
Interceptions
Game
1. 4 Bobby Grayson vs. Washington • 1934
2. 3 Tim Smith at Arizona • 1999
  3 Tim Smith vs. Washington State • 1998
  3 Leroy Pruitt at Northwestern • 1994
  3 Toi Cook vs. San Jose State • 1986
  3 Benny Barnes at Washington • 1971
Season
1. 9 Phil Moffatt 1930
  9 Bobby Garrett 1953
3. 8 Phil Moffatt 1929
  8 Benny Barnes 1971
  8 Toi Cook 1986
6. 7 Jim Kaffen 1972
7. 6 Steve Murray 1972
  6 Brad Humphreys 1987
  6 Vaughn Bryant 1992
  6 Tim Smith 1998
  6 Tim Smith 1999
  6 Ed Reynolds 2012
Career
1. 20 Phil Moffatt 1929-31
2. 17 Toi Cook 1983-86
3. 16 Tim Smith 1996-99
4. 14 Brad Humphreys 1985-87
5. 11 Dick Ragsdale 1962-64
  11 Leroy Pruitt 1993-96
7. 10 John Guillory 1964-66
  10 Vaughn Bryant 1990-93
  10 Bo McNally 2006-09
10. 9 Bobby Garrett 1951-53
  9 Benny Barnes 1970-71
  9 Steve Murray 1970-72
  9 Randy Poltl 1971-73
  9 Rich Walters 1974-76
  9 Charles Hutchings 1980-83
  9 Tank Williams 1998-01
  9 Oshiomogho Atogwe 2001-04
Longest Interception Return
Game
1. 95 Tom Work vs. Occidental • 1926