most sacks as defensive tackle single season

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

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	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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More Utah Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,412

Dampier

RUSH

597

Parker

REC

422

Pegan

Team Rankings

PPG

40.2

8th

OPP PPG

14.8

14th

RUSH YDS/G

220.2

18th

PASS YDS/G

266.3

37th

2026 Big 12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	BYU	3-0	6-0
2	Texas Tech	3-0	6-0
3	Utah	3-0	6-0
4	Houston	3-1	6-1
5	Arizona	2-1	5-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/24	HOU	@	UTAH	10:15 PM
Sat 10/31	UTAH	@	CIN	3:45 PM
Sat 11/7	BYU	@	UTAH	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	UTAH	@	ARIZ	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	UTAH	@	TCU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Utah

6 - 0

Final

Colorado

2 - 4

Sat 17 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

2,007

Sayin

Rush Yards Leaders

867

Roberts

838

Burgess

837

Bishop

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

796

Myers

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

20

Weigman

19

Sayin

Rush TD Leaders

14

Hawkins

13

Baugh

13

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

9

Duff

QB Rating Leaders

203.9

Mensah

185.9

Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.5

Stevens

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

48.5

43.0

42.9

42.7

42.2

41.1

Opp PPG Rankings

10.5

11.3

12.2

12.9

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

562.3

559.5

533.8

527.0

517.7

512.6

Rush Yards Rankings

357.5

343.0

303.5

298.5

272.4

239.8

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

347.0

333.0

329.5

325.2

323.1

Sack Leaders

29.0

27.0

26.0

24.0

22.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	6	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	6	0	1.000
3	Utah	6	0	1.000
4	Houston	6	1	.857
5	Arizona	5	1	.833
6	Baylor	4	2	.667
7	Oklahoma State	4	2	.667
8	Cincinnati	4	2	.667
9	UCF	3	3	.500
10	Kansas State	4	2	.667
11	Arizona State	3	3	.500
12	Iowa State	3	3	.500
13	TCU	3	3	.500
14	West Virginia	4	3	.571
15	Colorado	2	4	.333
16	Kansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	6	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	6	1	.857
3	Indiana	6	1	.857
4	USC	6	1	.857
5	Iowa	5	1	.833
6	Northwestern	5	1	.833
7	Minnesota	4	2	.667
8	Oregon	4	2	.667
9	Wisconsin	4	2	.667
10	Nebraska	5	2	.714
11	Purdue	3	4	.429
12	Michigan	4	2	.667
13	Illinois	3	3	.500
14	Rutgers	2	4	.333
15	Washington	4	3	.571
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	5	.286

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	1	.857
2	Kentucky	6	1	.857
3	Tennessee	6	1	.857
4	Ole Miss	5	1	.833
5	Alabama	5	2	.714
6	Florida	5	2	.714
7	LSU	5	2	.714
8	Mississippi State	4	2	.667
9	Missouri	5	2	.714
10	Auburn	4	2	.667
11	Oklahoma	3	3	.500
12	Texas	4	2	.667
13	Texas A&M	4	3	.571
14	South Carolina	3	3	.500
15	Arkansas	3	4	.429
16	Vanderbilt	3	4	.429

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	6	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	6	1	.857
3	SMU	5	1	.833
4	Clemson	4	2	.667
5	North Carolina	4	2	.667
6	Louisville	4	3	.571
7	Pittsburgh	5	2	.714
8	California	3	4	.429
9	Virginia Tech	5	2	.714
10	Virginia	4	3	.571
11	Georgia Tech	2	4	.333
12	Duke	4	2	.667
13	Boston College	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Florida State	3	4	.429
16	Stanford	3	4	.429
17	Syracuse	2	4	.333

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	5	1	.833
2	North Dakota State	6	1	.857
3	Air Force	5	1	.833
4	Wyoming	4	3	.571
5	San Jose State	4	3	.571
6	UNLV	4	3	.571
7	Nevada	2	4	.333
8	Northern Illinois	0	6	.000
9	UTEP	1	6	.143
10	Hawai'i	1	6	.143

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	1	.857
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	5	2	.714
2	Western Michigan	5	2	.714
3	Eastern Michigan	4	4	.500
4	Buffalo	4	3	.571
5	Bowling Green	2	5	.286
6	Toledo	5	2	.714
7	Miami (OH)	4	3	.571
8	Kent State	2	5	.286
9	Central Michigan	3	4	.429
10	Ball State	2	5	.286
11	UMass	4	3	.571
12	Akron	1	6	.143
13	Sacramento State	1	6	.143

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Oregon State	5	2	.714
2	Boise State	5	1	.833
3	San Diego State	3	4	.429
4	Texas State	3	3	.500
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Fresno State	4	3	.571
7	Colorado State	2	4	.333
8	Washington State	1	6	.143

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	6	1	.857
2	North Texas	4	2	.667
3	Army	4	2	.667
4	Memphis	5	2	.714
5	UAB	4	3	.571
6	Florida Atlantic	4	2	.667
7	East Carolina	3	3	.500
8	Tulane	3	3	.500
9	Charlotte	1	6	.143
10	Temple	2	5	.286
11	South Florida	5	2	.714
12	Tulsa	4	3	.571
13	Navy	2	4	.333
14	Rice	1	6	.143

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
2	Liberty	5	1	.833
3	New Mexico State	3	4	.429
4	Middle Tennessee	4	3	.571
5	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
6	Delaware	3	4	.429
7	Florida International	3	4	.429
8	Missouri State	2	5	.286
9	Kennesaw State	1	5	.167
10	Sam Houston	1	6	.143

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	7	0	1.000
2	Louisiana Tech	4	2	.667
3	South Alabama	4	3	.571
4	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
5	Louisiana	5	2	.714
6	Appalachian State	4	2	.667
7	Georgia State	4	2	.667
8	Troy	3	3	.500
9	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
10	Arkansas State	3	4	.429
11	Old Dominion	2	5	.286
12	Southern Miss	1	5	.167
13	Louisiana-Monroe	0	6	.000
14	Marshall	4	3	.571