defensive tackle with the most sacks in a single season in college

Nate Orchard has the most sacks by a defensive lineman in a season, with 18.5 sacks in 2014.

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defensive tackle with the most defensive sacks in a single season in college

	NAME	SCK	SEASON	TM	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Nate Orchard N. Orchard	18.5	2014	UTAH	11	21	3	24	128	0	0	0	3	1	0
2	Jaylon Ferguson J. Ferguson	17.5	2018	LT	11	31	10	41	111.5				2	1	0
3	Mike Green M. Green	17.0	2024	MRSH	13	49	33	82	144	0	0	0	3	1	0
4	Donovan Ezeiruaku D. Ezeiruaku	16.5	2024	BC	12	46	34	80	107.5	0	0	0	3	0	0
5	Chase Young C. Young	16.5	2019	OSU	12	38	7	45	117				6	0	0
6	Harold Landry H. Landry	16.5	2016	BC	12	34	8	42	143	1	20	0	7	0	0
7	Antwaun Powell-Ryland A. Powell-Ryland	16.0	2024	VT	12	31	13	44	101.5	0	0	0	3	3	0
8	Javon Solomon J. Solomon	16.0	2023	TROY	14	27	28	55	103	0	0	0	3	2	0
9	Demarcus Walker D. Walker	16.0	2016	FSU	12	47	6	53	116				3	2	0
10	Jalen Green J. Green	15.5	2023	JMU	9	22	26	48	119	1	24	1	2	0	0
11	Gregory Rousseau G. Rousseau	15.5	2019	MIA	13	42	11	53	94	0	0	0	2	1	0
12	Carl Nassib C. Nassib	15.5	2015	PSU	11	34	3	37	107	1	10	0	6	0	0
13	Sutton Smith S. Smith	15.0	2018	NIU	11	38	5	43	102	0	0	0	4	3	1
14	Nadame Tucker N. Tucker	14.5	2025	WMU	13	34	21	55	118.5	0	0	0	4	0	0
15	Hunter Dimick H. Dimick	14.5	2016	UTAH	12	36	5	41	73				1	2	0
16	Jaylon Ferguson J. Ferguson	14.5	2016	LT	13	33	11	44	92				4	2	0
17	Shane Ray S. Ray	14.5	2014	MIZ	12	19	3	22	96				3	0	0
18	Marcus Smith M. Smith	14.5	2013	LOU	12	26	4	30	116	0	0	0	4	2	0
19	Aidan Hutchinson A. Hutchinson	14.0	2021	MICH	14	38	24	62	72	0	0	0	2	1	0
20	Alex Highsmith A. Highsmith	14.0	2019	CHAR	13	57	18	75	83				1	0	0
21	Joe Ostman J. Ostman	14.0	2017	CMU	10	46	5	51	71	0	0	0	4	0	0
22	Sutton Smith S. Smith	14.0	2017	NIU	13	46	13	59	93.5	0	0	0	3	3	2
23	Jackson Jeffcoat J. Jeffcoat	14.0	2013	TEX	9	24	2	26	74	1	5	0	2	2	0
24	Tuli Tuipulotu T. Tuipulotu	13.5	2022	USC	14	34	7	41	94	0	0	0	2	0	0
25	James Lynch J. Lynch	13.5	2019	BAY	14	26	7	33	82	0	0	0	3	2	0

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	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
5	Kansas State	0-0	2-0
6	Texas Tech	0-0	2-0
7	Utah	0-0	2-0
8	West Virginia	0-0	2-0
9	Arizona State	0-0	1-1

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/19	USU	@	UTAH	3:30 PM
Sat 9/26	UTAH	@	ISU	3:30 PM
Sat 10/10	KU	@	UTAH	1:00 PM
Sat 10/17	UTAH	@	COLO	1:00 PM
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Rush Yards Leaders

375

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Rush Yards Rankings

394.0

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CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	2	0	1.000
2	Auburn	2	0	1.000
3	Florida	2	0	1.000
4	Georgia	2	0	1.000
5	LSU	2	0	1.000
6	Mississippi State	2	0	1.000
7	Missouri	2	0	1.000
8	Ole Miss	2	0	1.000
9	South Carolina	2	0	1.000
10	Tennessee	2	0	1.000
11	Texas	2	0	1.000
12	Texas A&M	2	0	1.000
13	Vanderbilt	2	0	1.000
14	Arkansas	1	1	.500
15	Oklahoma	1	1	.500
16	Kentucky	1	1	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Appalachian State	2	0	1.000
2	Troy	2	0	1.000
3	Georgia State	2	0	1.000
4	James Madison	2	0	1.000
5	Arkansas State	1	1	.500
6	Coastal Carolina	1	1	.500
7	Georgia Southern	1	1	.500
8	Louisiana	1	1	.500
9	Louisiana Tech	1	1	.500
10	Marshall	1	1	.500
11	Old Dominion	1	1	.500
12	South Alabama	1	1	.500
13	Southern Miss	1	1	.500
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	2	.000

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	2	0	1.000
2	Cincinnati	2	0	1.000
3	Colorado	2	0	1.000
4	Houston	2	0	1.000
5	Kansas State	2	0	1.000
6	Texas Tech	2	0	1.000
7	Utah	2	0	1.000
8	West Virginia	2	0	1.000
9	Arizona State	1	1	.500
10	Baylor	1	1	.500
11	Iowa State	1	1	.500
12	Kansas	1	1	.500
13	Oklahoma State	1	1	.500
14	TCU	1	1	.500
15	UCF	1	1	.500
16	Arizona	1	1	.500

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Colorado State	2	0	1.000
2	Boise State	1	1	.500
3	Fresno State	1	1	.500
4	San Diego State	1	1	.500
5	Oregon State	0	2	.000
6	Texas State	0	2	.000
7	Utah State	0	2	.000
8	Washington State	0	2	.000

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	1	2	.333
2	UMass	2	0	1.000
3	Akron	1	1	.500
4	Ball State	1	1	.500
5	Buffalo	1	1	.500
6	Central Michigan	1	1	.500
7	Kent State	1	1	.500
8	Miami (OH)	1	1	.500
9	Ohio	1	1	.500
10	Toledo	1	1	.500
11	Western Michigan	1	1	.500
12	Bowling Green	0	2	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	2	.333

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

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	2	0	1.000
2	UConn	1	1	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	South Florida	2	0	1.000
2	Florida Atlantic	1	1	.500
3	Tulsa	2	0	1.000
4	UTSA	2	0	1.000
5	Memphis	2	1	.667
6	North Texas	1	1	.500
7	Rice	1	1	.500
8	Temple	1	1	.500
9	Tulane	1	1	.500
10	UAB	1	1	.500
11	Charlotte	0	2	.000
12	East Carolina	0	2	.000
13	Army	1	1	.500
14	Navy	1	1	.500

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	USC	3	0	1.000
2	Indiana	2	0	1.000
3	Iowa	2	0	1.000
4	Maryland	2	0	1.000
5	Michigan	2	0	1.000
6	Michigan State	2	0	1.000
7	Nebraska	2	0	1.000
8	Penn State	2	0	1.000
9	UCLA	2	0	1.000
10	Washington	2	0	1.000
11	Northwestern	1	0	1.000
12	Illinois	1	1	.500
13	Minnesota	1	1	.500
14	Ohio State	1	1	.500
15	Oregon	1	1	.500
16	Purdue	1	1	.500
17	Wisconsin	1	1	.500
18	Rutgers	0	2	.000

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Delaware	1	1	.500
2	Florida International	1	1	.500
3	Kennesaw State	1	1	.500
4	Liberty	1	1	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	1	1	.500
6	Missouri State	1	1	.500
7	Jacksonville State	1	2	.333
8	New Mexico State	1	2	.333
9	Sam Houston	0	2	.000
10	Western Kentucky	0	2	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	3	0	1.000
2	UNLV	1	2	.333
3	New Mexico	2	0	1.000
4	San Jose State	2	1	.667
5	Nevada	1	1	.500
6	UTEP	1	1	.500
7	Wyoming	1	1	.500
8	Northern Illinois	0	2	.000
9	Air Force	1	1	.500
10	Hawai'i	1	2	.333