University of Minnesota Athletics
Year-By-Year Tackles Leaders
| Year | Player | Solo | Ass't | Total |
| 1966 | Gary Reierson | 40 | 52 | 92 |
| 1967 | Wayne King | 21 | 57 | 78 |
| 1968 | Wayne King | 54 | 50 | 104 |
| 1969 | Rich Crawford | 59 | 74 | 133 |
| 1970 | Bill Light | 93 | 79 | 172 |
| 1971 | Bill Light | 61 | 47 | 108 |
| Clayton Scheurer | 61 | 47 | 108 | |
| 1972 | Ollie Bakken | 53 | 40 | 93 |
| 1973 | Mike Steidl | 62 | 37 | 99 |
| 1974 | Ollie Bakken | 86 | 42 | 128 |
| 1975 | George Washington | 103 | 51 | 154 |
| 1976 | Steve Stewart | 66 | 48 | 114 |
| 1977 | Steve Stewart | 54 | 59 | 113 |
| 1978 | Ed Burns | 63 | 42 | 105 |
| 1979 | Jack Johnson | 67 | 43 | 110 |
| 1980 | Mike Robb | 72 | 61 | 133 |
| 1981 | Jim Fahnhorst | 67 | 54 | 121 |
| 1982 | Pete Najarian | 41 | 42 | 83 |
| 1983 | Pete Najarian | 56 | 62 | 118 |
| 1984 | Pete Najarian | 81 | 63 | 144 |
| 1985 | Bruce Holmes | 62 | 77 | 139 |
| 1986 | Bruce Holmes | 58 | 66 | 124 |
| 1987 | Jon Leverenz | 96 | 66 | 162 |
| 1988 | Mac Stephens | 66 | 53 | 119 |
| 1989 | Mike Sunvold | 44 | 33 | 77 |
| 1990 | Sean Lumpkin | 67 | 32 | 99 |
| 1991 | Sean Lumpkin | 84 | 31 | 115 |
| 1992 | Russ Heath | 60 | 48 | 108 |
| 1993 | Andrew Veit | 42 | 43 | 85 |
| 1994 | Justin Conzemius | 70 | 43 | 113 |
| 1995 | Craig Sauer | 55 | 21 | 76 |
| 1996 | Parc Williams | 61 | 37 | 98 |
| 1997 | Tyrone Carter | 116 | 27 | 143 |
| 1998 | Tyrone Carter | 127 | 31 | 158 |
| 1999 | Tyrone Carter | 116 | 28 | 144 |
| 2000 | Delvin Jones | 66 | 22 | 88 |
| 2001 | Jack Brewer | 89 | 66 | 155 |
| 2002 | Eli Ward | 71 | 45 | 116 |
| 2003 | Eli Ward | 72 | 24 | 96 |
| 2004 | Kyle McKenzie | 50 | 29 | 79 |
| 2005 | John Pawielski | 61 | 25 | 86 |
| 2006 | Mike Sherels | 67 | 37 | 104 |
| 2007 | Dom Barber | 71 | 29 | 100 |
| 2008 | Lee Campbell | 50 | 30 | 80 |
| 2009 | Lee Campbell | 70 | 49 | 119 |
| 2010 | Gary Tinsley | 47 | 43 | 90 |
| 2011 | Kim Royston | 71 | 52 | 123 |
| 2012 | Troy Stoudermire | 59 | 23 | 82 |
| 2013 | Cedric Thompson | 52 | 27 | 79 |
| 2014 | Damien Wilson | 63 | 56 | 119 |
| 2015 | Antonio Johnson | 59 | 43 | 102 |
| 2016 | Damarius Travis | 56 | 27 | 83 |
| 2017 | Thomas Barber | 76 | 39 | 115 |
| 2018 | Blake Cashman | 62 | 42 | 104 |
| 2019 | Antoine Winfield Jr. | 62 | 26 | 88 |
| 2020 | Mariano Sori-Marin | 28 | 26 | 54 |
| 2021 | Jack Gibbens | 56 | 36 | 92 |
| 2022 | Mariano Sori-Marin | 45 | 43 | 88 |
| 2023 | Jack Henderson | 41 | 18 | 59 |
| 2024 | Cody Lindenberg | 45 | 49 | 94 |


