best college football single season sacks

Hau'oli Kikaha has the most sacks in a season, with 19 sacks in 2014.

Interpreted as:

best college football single season defensive sacks by a player

	NAME	SCK	SEASON	TM	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Hau'oli Kikaha H. Kikaha	19.0	2014	WASH	13	22	3	25	130.5				3	1	0
2	Nate Orchard N. Orchard	18.5	2014	UTAH	11	21	3	24	128	0	0	0	3	1	0
3	Will Anderson Jr. W. Anderson Jr.	17.5	2021	ALA	15	55	41	96	108.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Jaylon Ferguson J. Ferguson	17.5	2018	LT	11	31	10	41	111.5				2	1	0
5	Mike Green M. Green	17.0	2024	MRSH	13	49	33	82	144	0	0	0	3	1	0
6	Josh Allen J. Allen	17.0	2018	UK	12	58	7	65	107	0	0	0	5	2	0
7	Donovan Ezeiruaku D. Ezeiruaku	16.5	2024	BC	12	46	34	80	107.5	0	0	0	3	0	0
8	Chase Young C. Young	16.5	2019	OSU	11	37	6	43	117				6	0	0
9	Harold Landry H. Landry	16.5	2016	BC	12	34	8	42	143	1	20	0	7	0	0
10	Antwaun Powell-Ryland A. Powell-Ryland	16.0	2024	VT	12	31	13	44	101.5	0	0	0	3	3	0
11	Javon Solomon J. Solomon	16.0	2023	TROY	13	27	24	51	103	0	0	0	3	2	0
12	Demarcus Walker D. Walker	16.0	2016	FSU	12	47	6	53	116				3	2	0
13	Jalen Green J. Green	15.5	2023	JMU	9	22	26	48	119	1	24	1	2	0	0
14	Andre Carter II A. Carter II	15.5	2021	ARMY	13	32	8	40	88.5	1	17	0	4	1	0
15	Gregory Rousseau G. Rousseau	15.5	2019	MIA	13	42	11	53	94	0	0	0	2	1	0
16	Carl Nassib C. Nassib	15.5	2015	PSU	10	34	3	37	107	1	10	0	6	0	0
17	Sutton Smith S. Smith	15.0	2018	NIU	10	33	5	38	102	0	0	0	4	3	1
18	Nadame Tucker N. Tucker	14.5	2025	WMU	13	34	21	55	118.5	0	0	0	4	0	0
19	David Bailey D. Bailey	14.5	2025	TTU	14	32	19	51	132	0	0	0	3	1	0
20	Hunter Dimick H. Dimick	14.5	2016	UTAH	11	35	5	40	73				1	1	0
21	Jaylon Ferguson J. Ferguson	14.5	2016	LT	12	30	10	40	92				4	2	0
22	Shane Ray S. Ray	14.5	2014	MIZ	12	19	3	22	96				3	0	0
23	Trent Murphy T. Murphy	14.5	2013	STAN	13	29	1	30	113.5	1	29	1	1	0	0
24	Marcus Smith M. Smith	14.5	2013	LOU	12	26	4	30	116	0	0	0	4	2	0
25	Trey Moore T. Moore	14.0	2023	UTSA	12	31	15	46	88.5	1	3	0	1	1	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

268

Williams

RUSH

61

Williams

REC

87

Lawson

Team Rankings

PPG

24.0

86th

OPP PPG

10.0

38th

RUSH YDS/G

134.0

97th

PASS YDS/G

268.0

55th

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
14	Purdue	0-0	1-0
15	UCLA	0-0	1-0
16	Washington	0-0	1-0
17	Rutgers	0-0	0-1
18	Wisconsin	0-0	0-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/12	USU	@	WASH	3:30 PM
Sat 9/19	EWU	@	WASH	7:15 PM
Sat 9/26	MINN	@	WASH	1:00 PM
Sat 10/3	WASH	@	USC	1:00 PM
Fri 10/9	IOWA	@	WASH	9:00 PM

Last Game

Washington State

0 - 1

Final

Washington

1 - 0

Sun 6 Sep 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

635

Maiava

550

Weaver

525

Hedden

Rush Yards Leaders

280

Carter

231

Kromah

227

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

234

Toney

222

Mosley

196

Duff

Pass TD Leaders

7

Heintschel

6

Boley

5

Weaver

Rush TD Leaders

5

Carter

3

Robinson

3

Anderson

Rec TD Leaders

4

Williams

3

Mosley

3

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

285.0

Hoover

281.3

Baker

272.0

Becht

Sack Leaders

3.5

Kinsler

3.0

Gilliam

3.0

Lester

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

80.0

73.0

71.0

70.0

66.0

Opp PPG Rankings

0.0

Total Yards Rankings

762.0

681.0

671.0

660.0

648.0

Rush Yards Rankings

569.0

506.0

458.0

431.0

365.0

364.0

Pass Yards Rankings

480.0

435.0

434.0

432.0

430.0

428.0

Sack Leaders

9.0

6.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	PCT
1	Alabama	1	1.000
2	Arkansas	1	1.000
3	Auburn	1	1.000
4	Florida	1	1.000
5	Georgia	1	1.000
6	Kentucky	1	1.000
7	LSU	1	1.000
8	Mississippi State	1	1.000
9	Missouri	1	1.000
10	Oklahoma	1	1.000
11	Ole Miss	1	1.000
12	South Carolina	1	1.000
13	Tennessee	1	1.000
14	Texas	1	1.000
15	Texas A&M	1	1.000
16	Vanderbilt	1	1.000

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Appalachian State	1	0	1.000
2	Louisiana	1	0	1.000
3	Georgia Southern	1	0	1.000
4	Louisiana Tech	1	0	1.000
5	Georgia State	1	0	1.000
6	South Alabama	1	0	1.000
7	James Madison	1	0	1.000
8	Southern Miss	1	0	1.000
9	Old Dominion	1	0	1.000
10	Troy	1	0	1.000
11	Coastal Carolina	0	1	.000
12	Arkansas State	0	1	.000
13	Marshall	0	1	.000
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	1	.000

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Arizona	1	0	1.000
2	Arizona State	1	0	1.000
3	BYU	1	0	1.000
4	Cincinnati	1	0	1.000
5	Colorado	1	0	1.000
6	Houston	1	0	1.000
7	Iowa State	1	0	1.000
8	Kansas	1	0	1.000
9	Kansas State	1	0	1.000
10	Texas Tech	1	0	1.000
11	UCF	1	0	1.000
12	Utah	1	0	1.000
13	West Virginia	1	0	1.000
14	Baylor	0	1	.000
15	Oklahoma State	0	1	.000
16	TCU	0	1	.000

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Colorado State	1	0	1.000
2	San Diego State	1	0	1.000
3	Boise State	0	1	.000
4	Fresno State	0	1	.000
5	Oregon State	0	1	.000
6	Texas State	0	1	.000
7	Utah State	0	1	.000
8	Washington State	0	1	.000

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	1	1	.500
2	Buffalo	1	0	1.000
3	UMass	1	0	1.000
4	Akron	0	1	.000
5	Ball State	0	1	.000
6	Bowling Green	0	1	.000
7	Central Michigan	0	1	.000
8	Kent State	0	1	.000
9	Miami (OH)	0	1	.000
10	Ohio	0	1	.000
11	Toledo	0	1	.000
12	Western Michigan	0	1	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	1	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	2	0	1.000
2	Army	1	0	1.000
3	Navy	1	0	1.000
4	Rice	1	0	1.000
5	South Florida	1	0	1.000
6	Temple	1	0	1.000
7	Tulane	0	1	.000
8	UTSA	1	0	1.000
9	Charlotte	0	1	.000
10	East Carolina	0	1	.000
11	Florida Atlantic	0	1	.000
12	North Texas	0	1	.000
13	Tulsa	1	0	1.000
14	UAB	0	1	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	1	0	1.000
2	SMU	1	0	1.000
3	Virginia	1	0	1.000
4	Duke	1	0	1.000
5	North Carolina	1	0	1.000
6	Pittsburgh	1	0	1.000
7	Syracuse	1	0	1.000
8	Virginia Tech	1	0	1.000
9	Wake Forest	1	0	1.000
10	Boston College	0	1	.000
11	California	0	1	.000
12	Clemson	0	1	.000
13	Georgia Tech	0	1	.000
14	Louisville	0	1	.000
15	Florida State	1	1	.500
16	Stanford	1	1	.500
17	NC State	0	1	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	1	1	.500
2	North Dakota State	2	0	1.000
3	Air Force	1	0	1.000
4	Nevada	1	0	1.000
5	San Jose State	1	1	.500
6	Northern Illinois	0	1	.000
7	New Mexico	1	0	1.000
8	UTEP	0	1	.000
9	Wyoming	0	1	.000
10	Hawai'i	0	2	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	1	0	1.000
2	UConn	1	0	1.000

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	USC	2	0	1.000
2	Illinois	1	0	1.000
3	Indiana	1	0	1.000
4	Iowa	1	0	1.000
5	Maryland	1	0	1.000
6	Michigan	1	0	1.000
7	Michigan State	1	0	1.000
8	Minnesota	1	0	1.000
9	Nebraska	1	0	1.000
10	Northwestern	1	0	1.000
11	Ohio State	1	0	1.000
12	Oregon	1	0	1.000
13	Penn State	1	0	1.000
14	Purdue	1	0	1.000
15	UCLA	1	0	1.000
16	Washington	1	0	1.000
17	Rutgers	0	1	.000
18	Wisconsin	0	1	.000

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Delaware	1	0	1.000
2	Kennesaw State	1	0	1.000
3	Middle Tennessee	1	0	1.000
4	Jacksonville State	1	1	.500
5	New Mexico State	1	1	.500
6	Florida International	0	1	.000
7	Liberty	0	1	.000
8	Missouri State	0	1	.000
9	Sam Houston	0	1	.000
10	Western Kentucky	0	1	.000