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Tyronne Stowe, Nate Toran, Ed Jones
Tyronne Stowe (left) is the only player in Rutgers football history with four seasons recording 100 or more tackles, while Nate Toran (center) holds the school record with 52 career sacks. Ed Jones (right), Tony Pawlik and John Pollock all set the program standard with 14 career interceptions.
 
CAREER
 
Total Tackles
1. Tyronne Stowe (1983-86) 533
2. Jim Dumont (1979-83) 448
3. Brian Sheridan (1993-97) 389
4. Khaseem Greene (2009-12) 387
5. Courtney Greene (2005-08) 386
6. Pat Udovich (1986-89) 363
7. Aaron Brady (1995-98) 354
8. Steve Longa (2013-15) 342
9. Trevor Morris (2015-18) 335
10. Avery Young (2018-22) 326
Solo Tackles
1. Tyronne Stowe (1983-86) 326
2. Jim Dumont (1979-83) 309
3. Aaron Brady (1995-98) 261
4. Brian Sheridan (1993-97) 233
5. Courtney Greene (2005-08) 219
6. Khaseem Greene (2009-12) 211
7. Dino Mangiero (1976-79) 204
8. Keith Woetzel (1980-82) 199
9. Steve Longa (2013-15) 196
10. Pat Udovich (1985-89) 190
Assisted Tackles
1. Tyronne Stowe (1983-86) 207
2. Deonte Roberts (2015-18) 204
3. Tyshon Fogg (2017-21) 195
Trevor Morris (2015-18) 195
5. Khaseem Greene (2009-12) 176
6. Pat Udovich (1985-89) 173
7. Courtney Greene (2005-08) 167
8. Tyshon Fogg (2017-20) 163
9. Avery Young (2018-22) 157
10. Brian Sheridan (1993-97) 156
Sacks (Tackles)
1. Nate Toran (1973-76) 52 (333)
2. Dan Gray (1975-77) 29 (224)
3. Jamaal Westerman (2005-08) 26 (181)
Dino Mangiero (1976-79) 26 (177)
5. Shawn Williams (1989-92) 21 (121)
6. Ryan Neill (2001-05) 19 (130)
7. Raheem Orr (2001-03) 18 (100)
8. Ramel Meekins (2003-06) 17 (138)
Ed Steward (1977-80) 17 (84)
Mike Pellowski (1968-70) 17 (101)
Interceptions
1. Ed Jones (1971-74) 14
Tony Pawlik (1972-74) 14
John Pollock (1965-68) 14
4. Bill Austin (1956-58) 13
5. Bill Houston (1981-83) 12
Bob Davis (1975-77) 12
7. Malik Jackson (1990-93) 11
Sam Chapman (1969-71) 11
9. Ron Girault (2004-07) 10
Jim Hughes (1975-78) 10
Jim Testom (1974-76) 10
John Miller (1969-70) 10
 
SEASON
 
Total Tackles
1. Brian Sheridan (1997) 161
2. Tyronne Stowe (1985) 157
3. Jim Dumont (1983) 154
4. Tyronne Stowe (1986) 150
5. Khaseem Greene (2011) 141
6. Pat Udovich (1989) 140
7. Khaseem Greene (2012) 136
Aaron Brady (1998) 136
9. Jim Dumont (1982) 133
10. Brian Sheridan (1995) 132
Solo Tackles
1. Brian Sheridan (1997) 109
2. Tyronne Stowe (1985) 106
3. Jim Dumont (1983) 104
4. Aaron Brady (1998) 102
5. Jabari Moore (1999) 95
6. Jim Dumont (1982) 94
7. Dino Mangiero (1979) 91
8. Tom Holmes (1974) 90
9. Bob Davis (1977) 87
10. Gary Brackett (2002) 82
Elvin Washington (1977) 82
Assisted Tackles
1. Trevor Morris (2017) 81
Tyronne Stowe (1986) 81
3. Deonte Roberts (2017) 77
4. Steve Longa (2013) 72
5. Tyshon Fogg (2019) 70
6. Pat Udovich (1989) 69
7. Khaseem Greene (2011) 67
8. Khaseem Greene (2012) 66
9. Trevor Morris (2018) 63
10. Deonte Roberts (2018) 62
Sacks (Tackles)
1. Nate Toran (1974) 19 (115)
2. Nate Toran (1976) 17 (115)
3. Nate Toran (1975) 16 (103)
4. Dino Mangiero (1979) 14 (94)
5. Shawn Williams (1991) 12 (77)
Dan Gray (1975) 12 (89)
7. Val Barnaby (2005) 10 (58)
Ryan Neill (2005) 10 (69)
Ed Steward (1978) 10 (75)
Dan Gray (1976) 10 (75)
Interceptions
1. John Pollock (1968) 9
2. Tony Pawlik (1973) 8
John Miller (1969) 8
4. Ed Jones (1974) 7
Bill Vigh (1947) 7
6. Bill Houston (1983) 6
Bill Houston (1982) 6
Bob Hynoski (1978) 6
Sam Chapman (1970) 6
Bill Austin (1958) 6
 
GAME
 
Total Tackles
1. Tyronne Stowe vs. West Virginia (11/8/1986) 27
2. Brian Sheridan vs. Boston College (9/20/1997) 26
3. Dax Strohmeyer vs. Syracuse (11/13/1999) 23
Brian Sheridan at Miami (11/15/1997) 23
Tyronne Stowe at Cincinnati (11/5/1983) 23
6. Khaseem Greene vs. Army (11/10/12) 22
Tyronne Stowe at West Virginia (11/9/1985) 22
Sacks
1. Mike Pellowski at Lafayette (9/20/1969) 4
2. Ramel Meekins vs. Cincinnati (11/26/2005) 3.5
3. Olakunle Fatukasi vs. Temple (9/4/2021) 3
Mike Tverdov at Maryland (12/12/2020) 3
Ryan D’Imperio at USF (11/15/2008) 3
Interceptions
1. Malik Jackson vs. Virginia Tech (10/31/1992) 3
Tony Pawlik vs. Lafayette (10/13/1973) 3
Larry Clymer vs. Colgate (11/21/1970) 3
John Pollock vs. Colgate (11/23/1968) 3
Sam Mudie at Colgate (11/18/1961) 3
Longest Interception Return
1. Mike Wittpen vs. Stevens (TD, 11/20/1915) 99
2. Bill Houston vs. Colgate (TD, 10/23/1982) 94
3. Bill Austin vs. Richmond (TD, 10/26/1957) 85
4. Kevin Malast at #17 Pittsburgh (10/25/2008) 74
5. Shawn Seabrooks vs. Buffalo (TD, 8/30/2001) 73
6. Nate Jones vs. Boston College (TD, 11/17/2001) 70
7. Ron Sabo vs. Connecticut (TD, 10/5/1957) 66
8. Dave Figueroa vs. Bucknell (9/20/1975) 64
9. Brandon Haw vs. Michigan St. (TD, 9/6/2003) 61
10. David Rowe vs. Texas Southern (TD, 10/10/2009) 56
Forced Fumbles
1. Khaseem Greene vs. Syracuse (10/13/2012) 3
Ramel Meekins at Navy (10/14/2006) 3
Longest Fumble Return
1. Paul Rivers vs. Pittsburgh, 10/28/1995* 100
*NCAA Record
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