Football

  • 30 Iowa Conference titles
  • 20 NCAA Div. III playoff berths
  • No losing seasons since 1960
  • Third-winningest NCAA football team since 1975 (.805)

Gang tackle 2007

Defense

Individual records

(Season records include regular-season games only)

Interceptions

Game - 5, Dick Dykstra vs. Iowa Wesleyan, 1962
Season - 8, Brian O'Donnell, 1967
Career - 18, tie, Matt Paulsen, 1994-97; Brett Doud, 2004-07

Tackles

Game - 24, tie, Kris Reis vs. Simpson, 1989; Rick Sanger vs. Loras, 1994; Ron Saak vs. Augustana (Ill.), 1988
Season - 124, Rick Sanger, 1994
Freshman season - 111, Jeff Sanger, 1997
Career - 523, Ron Saak, 1987-90

Sacks

Game - 5, tie, Mike Stumberg vs. Nebraska Wesleyan, 1987, and vs. Luther, 1987; Craig Wassenaar vs. Wartburg, 1983
Season - 28, Mike Stumberg, 1987
Career - 65, Mike Stumberg, 1985-88

Tackles for loss

Game - 7, Mike Stumberg vs. Luther, 1987
Season - 37, Mike Stumberg, 1987
Career - 84, Mike Stumberg, 1985-88

Blocked punts

Season - 5, tie, Jeff Gustason, 1988; Bill Mulder, 1992
Career - 7, Bill Mulder, 1989-92

 

Individual leaderboards

Most tackles, game
No. Name Tackles Opponent Date
1. (tie) Rick Sanger 24 Loras Oct. 15, 1994
  Kris Reis 24 Simpson Nov. 11, 1989
  Ron Saak 24 Augustana (Ill.) Dec. 3, 1988
4. Kris Reis 23 Dayton (Ohio) Dec. 5, 1987
5. (tie) Kris Reis 22 St. John's (Minn.) Nov. 26, 1989
  Ron Saak 22 Wis. -Whitewater Nov. 26, 1988
7. (tie) Kris Reis 21 Augustana (Ill.) Dec. 3, 1988
  Mark Sanger 21 Bethel (Minn.) Sept. 11, 2004
9. (tie) Justin Huisman 20 Simpson Oct. 18, 1997
  Brad Leighton 20 Ithaca (N.Y.) Dec. 10, 1988
  Kris Reis 20 Ithaca (N.Y.) Dec. 10, 1988

Most tackles, season
(solo and assisted tackles combined)
No. Name Tackles Year
1. Rick Sanger 124 1994
2. Kris Reis 116 1989
3. Mark Sanger 115 2004
4. Jeff Sanger 111 1997
5. Mark Sanger 106 2003
6. (tie) Rick Sanger 104 1995
  Dan Zimmerman 104 1995

 

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