Performance archive
2016 Single-Game Tackles Leaders
The season’s 25 highest individual tackles totals, with team, opponent, score, week, and game context.
Top 25 performances
Ties use player name, player ID, then game ID for a stable order.
| Rank | Player | Total | Game | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UConn | 24 tackles | vs. Tulane 13–38 Game details → | Week 13 Nov 26 |
| 2 | New Mexico State | 24 tackles | vs. New Mexico 32–31 Game details → | Week 2 Sep 11 |
| 3 | Penn State | 22 tackles | vs. Minnesota 29–26 Game details → | Week 5 Oct 1 |
| 4 | Kent State | 21 tackles | 21–31 Game details → | Week 13 Nov 25 |
| 5 | Utah | 20 tackles | vs. Oregon 28–30 Game details → | Week 12 Nov 19 |
| 6 | Texas State | 19 tackles | vs. Idaho 14–47 Game details → | Week 11 Nov 12 |
| 7 | BYU | 19 tackles | vs. UCLA 14–17 Game details → | Week 3 Sep 18 |
| 8 | Darius Leonard South Carolina State | 19 tackles | vs. Clemson 0–59 Game details → | Week 3 Sep 17 |
| 9 | New Mexico State | 19 tackles | vs. Louisiana 37–31 Game details → | Week 5 Oct 2 |
| 10 | UCLA | 19 tackles | vs. Colorado 10–20 Game details → | Week 10 Nov 4 |
| 11 | Kentucky | 19 tackles | vs. Southern Miss 35–44 Game details → | Week 1 Sep 3 |
| 12 | Oklahoma State | 19 tackles | vs. Oklahoma 20–38 Game details → | Week 14 Dec 3 |
| 13 | Colorado | 19 tackles | vs. Washington 10–41 Game details → | Week 14 Dec 3 |
| 14 | Colorado State | 19 tackles | vs. Colorado 7–44 Game details → | Week 1 Sep 3 |
| 15 | Kent State | 19 tackles | vs. Western Michigan 21–37 Game details → | Week 11 Nov 9 |
| 16 | Kent State | 19 tackles | 21–31 Game details → | Week 13 Nov 25 |
| 17 | TCU | 19 tackles | vs. Texas Tech 24–27 Game details → | Week 9 Oct 29 |
| 18 | Vanderbilt | 19 tackles | vs. Georgia 17–16 Game details → | Week 7 Oct 15 |
| 19 | Middle Tennessee | 18 tackles | vs. Missouri 51–45 Game details → | Week 8 Oct 22 |
| 20 | Cincinnati | 18 tackles | vs. Houston 16–40 Game details → | Week 3 Sep 15 |
| 21 | Clemson | 18 tackles | vs. Louisville 42–36 Game details → | Week 5 Oct 2 |
| 22 | Penn State | 18 tackles | vs. Ohio State 24–21 Game details → | Week 8 Oct 23 |
| 23 | Penn State | 18 tackles | vs. Michigan State 45–12 Game details → | Week 13 Nov 26 |
| 24 | Texas State | 18 tackles | vs. Arkansas State 14–36 Game details → | Week 14 Dec 4 |
| 25 | Northwestern | 18 tackles | vs. Western Michigan 21–22 Game details → | Week 1 Sep 3 |
Methodology and coverage
Results come from numeric player game-stat rows for the selected season and curated metric. Duplicate game-player-stat records are resolved before ranking. Offensive categories cover more historical seasons than defensive categories, so the available season list changes with the metric.