Guy Dierkx '08 tops the single season interception list with 12 in 2007, including against St. Thomas in an NCAA playoff game (above)
(as dictated by NCAA standards, season records prior to 2002 include regular-season games only)
Game - 24, tie, Ron Saak, vs. Augustana (Ill.), Dec. 2, 1988; Kris Reis vs. Simpson, Nov. 11, 1989; Rick Sanger vs. Loras, Oct. 15, 1994
Season - 138, Greg Altmaier, 2007
Freshman season - 111, Jeff Sanger, 1997
Career - 523, Ron Saak, 1987-90
Tackles for loss
Game - 7.0, Mike Stumberg vs. Luther, Nov. 7, 1987
Season - 27.0, Mike Stumberg, 1987
Career - 85.0, Mike Stumberg, 1985-88
Sacks
Game - 5.0, tie, Craig Wassenaar vs. Wartburg, Oct. 15, 1983; Mike Stumberg vs. Nebraska Wesleyan, Sept. 12, 1987; Mike Stumberg vs. Luther, Nov. 7, 1987
Season - 24.0, Mike Stumberg, 1987
Career - 65.0, Mike Stumberg, 1985-88
Interceptions
Game - 5, Dick Dykstra vs. Iowa Wesleyan, Sept. 22, 1962
Season - 8, tie, Brian O’Donnell, 1967; Guy Dierikx, 2007
Career - 18, tie, Matt Paulsen, 1994-97; Brett Doud, 2004-07
Return yards, season - 175, Matt Newland, (4 ret.), 1994
Return yards, career - 254, Jacob Edleman, (16 ret.), 2010, 2012-14
Return touchdowns, season - 2, tie, Craig Roorda, 1984; Ross Gahart, 1993; Matt Newland, 1994; Guy Dierkx, 2007; Jacob Edleman, 2014
Return touchdowns, career - 3, Matt Newland, 1992-95
Passes defended
Game - 8, Trevor Smith (8 breakups), at Dubuque, Sept. 22, 2018
Season - 22, Guy Dierkx (14 breakups, 8 INT's), 1998
Career - 39, tie, Todd Bohlen (24 breakups, 15 INT's), 1985-87; Matt Paulsen (21 break-ups, 18 INT's), 1993-97; Andrew Paulsen (28 break-ups, 11 INT's), 1995-98
Fumbles forced
Game - 2, tie, Ron Saak vs. St. Norbert (Wis.), Nov. 18, 1989; Justin Snyder vs. St. Norbert (Wis.), Nov. 18, 2000; Austin Bonnema, at Linfield (Ore.), Nov. 25, 2000; Mark Sanger vs. Cornell, Nov. 18, 2003; Andrew Lehn vs. Loras, Oct. 28, 2006; Cael Fiderlein, vs. Nebraska Wesleyan, Oct. 21, 2023; Josh Dennison, at Nebraska Wesleyan, Nov. 16, 2024
Season - 3, tie, Justin Snyder, 1999; Andrew Lehn, 2006
Career - 7, Justin Snyder, 1997-2000
Fumbles recovered
Game - 2, tie, Jay Sunderman vs. Simpson, Oct. 4, 1986; Mike Stumberg at Buena Vista, Nov. 15, 1986; Kris Reis at Concordia-Moorhead (MInn.), Nov. 19, 1988; Scott Argo at William Penn, Sept. 16, 1989; Jodi Bermel at Buena Vista, Sept. 22, 1990; Bill Mulder at St. Thomas (Minn.), Nov. 24, 1990; Tom Harn at Buena Vista, Oct. 29, 1994; Todd Boyse at Wartburg, Sept. 23, 1995; Bric Nelson at Cornell, Sept. 4, 1999; Jeff Sanger vs. Loras, Sept. 11, 1999; Clint Basener at Upper Iowa, Oct. 23, 1999; Austin Bonnema at Linfield (Ore.), Nov. 25, 2000; Ryan Schmidt vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas), Nov. 21, 2009; Drew Carlson at Benedictine (Ill.), Sept. 6, 2014; Reid Pakkebier, at Simpson, Nov. 11, 2023
Season - 5, Mike Rasmussen, 2003
Career - 8, Mike Rasmussen, 2000-03
Blocked kicks
Game - 2, tie, Bill Mulder vs. Bethel (Minn.), Sept. 12, 1992; Nate Rasmussen vs. Wartburg, Nov. 5, 2005; Reid Pakkebier vs. Coe, Sept. 16, 2023
Season - 5, tie, Jeff Gustason, 1988; Bill Mulder, 1992
Career - 7, Bill Mulder, 1989-92
