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)

PASSES DEFENDED

Passes Defended in a Season:

  1. Adam Jensen, 23 – 1995
  2. P.J. Trompeter, 18 – 1995
  3. Bryce VandenHaak, 18 – 2017
  4. Eli Jensen, 16 – 2022
  5. Alan Eyoub, 15 – 2015
  6. P.J. Trompeter, 14 – 1994
  7. Dawson Logan, 14 – 2018
  8. Ty Harrison, 13 – 1992
  9. Simon Burkett, 13 – 2016
  10. Jaeger Fyfe, 13 – 2022
  11. Nick Dritsas, 11 – 2015
  12. Jaeger Fyfe, 11 – 2023
  13. Kurt Roy, 10 – 1992
  14. Dominic Chambers, 10 – 1996
  15. Camden Morris, 10 – 1996
  16. Dawson Phillips, 10 – 2016
  17. Dawson Logan, 10 – 2017
  18. Kevin Galiano, 10 – 2018
  19. Daniel Short, 10 – 2021

Passes Defended in a Career:

  1. Adam Jensen, 32 (1992-1995)
  2. P.J. Trompeter, 32 (1992-1995)
  3. Dawson Logan, 29 (2015-2018)
  4. Jaeger Fyfe, 26 (2021-current)
  5. Eli Jensen, 22 (2019-2022)
  6. Ty Harrison, 20 (1989-1992)
  7. Gabe Matheson, 20 (1992-1995)
  8. Dominic Chambers, 19 (1996-1997)
  9. Bryce VandenHaak, 19 (2014-2017)
  10. Kevin Galiano, 19 (2016-2019)
  11. Simon Burkett, 16 (2014-2017)
  12. Alan Eyoub, 15 (2012-2015)
  13. Lukas Hemenway, 14 (2014-2017)
  14. Josh Macomber, 13 (1996-1998)
  15. Dawson Phillips, 13 (2013-2016)

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. Aaron Claeys, 89.0 – 1997
  6. Tony Schleimer, 83.0 – 2017
  7. Dawson Logan, 82.0 – 2017
  8. Nate Bouma, 79.5 – 1995
  9. Dylan Hickok, 79.5 – 2018
  10. Joshtyn Elmer, 79.5 – 2022
  11. Marshall Watson, 77.0 – 1995
  12. Iain Buchanan, 75.0 – 1996
  13. Oz Zapata, 71.0 – 1990
  14. Aaron Hayes, 67.0 – 1998
  15. Joshtyn Elmer, 66.5 – 2023

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. Tony Schleimer, 154.0 (2014-2017)
  6. Nate Bouma, 138.5 (1992-1995)
  7. Adam Kruzich, 131.0 (2015-2018)
  8. Landen Downey, 130.0 (2021-current)
  9. Cameron Webster, 125.0 (2016-2019)
  10. Aaron Hayes, 123.0 (1997-1998)
  11. Brian Williams, 122.5 (1993-1996)
  12. Ty Harrison, 114.5 (1989-1992)
  13. Craig Jensen, 104.0 (1995-1997)
  14. Steve Bernardy, 102.5 (1993-1996)
  15. Hunter Jones, 100.0 (2019-2022)

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. Kelley Gray, 14.5 – 2023
  5. Lincoln Hoefer, 14.0 – 2023
  6. Nate Bouma, 13.5 – 1995
  7. Dylan Hickok, 13.5 – 2017
  8. Josh Lehman, 13.0 – 1992
  9. Brian Paxton, 13.0 – 1995
  10. Steve Bernardy, 13.0 – 1995
  11. Koby Smith, 13.0 – 2015
  12. Brenten Fox, 13.0 – 2016
  13. Travis Patterson, 12.5 – 1996
  14. Trevor Corzine, 12.0 – 1995
  15. Kyle Hathaway, 12.0 – 1997
  16. Amrit Nagra, 12.0 – 2022
  17. Jeremy Dahm, 12.0 – 1994

Tackles For Loss in a Career:

  1. Manny Sabalza, 52.5 (2014-2017)
  2. Brenten Fox, 26.5 (2013-2016)
  3. Steve Bernardy, 26.0 (1993-1996)
  4. Joshtyn Elmer, 26.0 (2020-2023)
  5. Dylan Hickok, 24.5 (2015-2018)
  6. Jeremy Dahm, 23.5 (1991-1994)
  7. Adam Kruzich, 23.0 (2015-2018)
  8. Brian Williams, 22.5 (1993-1996)
  9. Lincoln Hoeger, 20.5 (2021-current)
  10. Nate Bouma, 20.0 (1992-1995)
  11. Trevor Corzine, 18.0 (1993-1996)
  12. Andrew Logan, 17.5 (2013-2016)
  13. Eric Bouwman, 17.0 (1988-1991)
  14. Kelley Gray, 17.0 (2021-current)
  15. Trevor Pagnossin, 15.5 (2015-2018)

Quarterback Sacks

Quarterback Sacks in a Season:

  1. Steve Bernardy, 15.5 – 1996
  2. Dan Johnson, 14.0 – 1991
  3. Sean Rowland, 13.0 – 1997
  4. Jess Bouma, 12.0 – 1994
  5. Steve Bernardy, 11.5 – 1995
  6. Trevor Pagnossin, 11.0 – 2017
  7. Josh Groen, 10.5 – 2021
  8. Andrew Logan, 9.5 – 2016
  9. Adam Kruzich, 9.5 – 2017
  10. Kyle Hathaway, 9.0 – 1997
  11. Dylan Hickok, 9.0 – 2017
  12. Manny Sabalza, 9.0 – 2017
  13. Trent Gookstetter, 9.0 – 2019
  14. Brian Williams, 8.0 – 1996
  15. John Wantz, 8.0 – 1998
  16. 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. Trevor Pagnossin, 19.0 (2015-2018)
  5. Dan Johnson, 17.0 (1988-1991)
  6. Sean Rowland, 16.0 (1996-1997)
  7. Jess Bouma, 15.0 (1991-1994)
  8. Mason Knutsen, 14.5 (2017-2020)
  9. Trent Gookstetter, 13.0 (2016-2019)
  10. Dylan Hickok, 12.0 (2015-2018)
  11. Andrew Logan, 11.5 (2013-2016)
  12. Josh Groen, 10.5 (2018-2021)
  13. John Wantz, 10.0 (1997-1998)
  14. Kyle Hathaway, 9.0 (1996-1997)
  15. Eric Bouwman, 8.0 (1988-1991)
  16. Nate Bouma, 8.0 (1992-1995)
  17. Brian Williams, 8.0 (1993-1996)
  18. Luke Carson, 8.0 (2014-2017)
  19. Cole Roberts, 8.0 (2015-2018)

Forced Fumbles

Forced Fumbles in a Season:

  1. Dan Johnson, 5 – 1991
  2. Rick Paxton, 5 – 1992
  3. Iain Buchanan, 5 – 1996
  4. Trevor Corzine, 4 – 1995
  5. Sean Rowland, 4 – 1997
  6. Bob Bennum, 3 – 1990
  7. Greg Anderson, 3 – 1991
  8. Joey Simmons, 3 – 1992
  9. Jeremy Dahm, 3 – 1993
  10. Jess Bouma, 3 – 1994
  11. Brian Williams, 3 – 1996
  12. Steve Bernardy, 3 – 1996
  13. John Wantz, 3 – 1998
  14. Dakota Jones, 3 – 2015
  15. Nick Dritsas, 3 – 2015
  16. Cameron Webster, 3 – 2018

Forced Fumbles in a Career:

  1. Rick Paxton, 5 (1989-1992)
  2. Iain Buchanan, 5 (1993-1996)
  3. Steve Bernardy, 5 (1993-1996)
  4. Sean Rowland, 5 (1995-1997)
  5. Cameron Webster, 5 (2016-2019)
  6. Dan Johnson, 5 (1988-1991)
  7. Greg Anderson, 4 (1989-1992)
  8. Bob Bennum, 4 (1989-1992)
  9. Travis Patterson, 4 (1993-1996)
  10. Trevor Corzine, 4 (1993-1996)
  11. Sean Rowland, 4 (1996-1997)
  12. Cale Mabbott, 4 (1997-1999)
  13. Mason Knutsen, 4 (2017-2020)
  14. Hunter Jones, 4 (2019-2022)
  15. Multiple players with 3

Fumble Recoveries

Fumble Recoveries in a Season:

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

Fumble Recoveries in a Career:

  1. Joey Simmons, 7 (1989-1992)
  2. Marshall Watson, 6 (1992-1995)
  3. Oz Zapata, 5 (1987-1990)
  4. Jason Brown, 5 (1988-1991)
  5. Adam Kruzich, 5 (2015-2018)
  6. Josh Lehman, 4 (1989-1992)
  7. Brian Williams, 4 (1993-1996)
  8. George Chapin, 4 (1993-1996)
  9. Travis Patterson, 4 (1993-1996)
  10. Craig Jensen, 4 (1995-1997)
  11. Spencer Crockett, 4 (1997-1998)
  12. Multiple players with 3