Northwestern University Athletics

Barry Gardner

6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Football

November 13, 1998

Northwestern University
Senior (5) Linebacker 6-1 254 Harvey, Ill.

1998 Highlights

  • Leads Division I major conferences in tackles.
  • Leads the Big Ten ten in tackles.
  • Has tallied double-figure tackles in 18 of his last 22 contests.
  • Second all-time leading tackler in school history.
  • 1998 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award Winner.
  • Tied for first on schools all-time fumbles recovered list with seven.

    1997 Highlights

  • All-Big Ten first team by coaches and media

  • Led the conference in tackles with 174, solo tackles (112) and tackles per game (14.5).
  • 174 tackles were fourth-most in school history.
  • GTE Academic All-American.
  • Academic All-Big Ten.

    1996 Highlights

  • Named GTE Academic All-District.
  • Academic All-Big Ten.
  • Third on the team with 106 tackles.
  • Recovered four fumbles and intercepted one pass.

    Gardners Game-by-Game in 98 

                  Solo  Asst. Total  
UNLV             4   2     6
Duke            15   4    19
Rice            13   7    20
Wisconsin       10   4    14
Illinois         7   5    12
Iowa            14   8    22 (int.)
Michigan        11   9    20
Ohio State      13   5    18
Michigan State  10   3    13
Purdue           7   2    9
Penn State
Hawaii

    Gardners Career Stats 

    Year  GP  Solo Asst. Total TFL  Sacks Int. PBU FR FF
1995  11  9       4   13   0/0  0/0   1/-2  0   0  0
1996  12  68     38  106  4/10  2/7   1/1   3   4  2
1997  12  112    62  174  4/13  1/6   2/17  0   3  2
1998  10  102    51  153  9/23  0/0   1/3   1   0  0
Total 45  291   155  446  17/46 3/13  5/19  4   7  2

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