Game
| Rank | Tackles (Game) | Player | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 | Ronnie Caveness vs. Texas | 1963 |
| 2 | 25 | Ronnie Caveness at Texas | 1964 |
| 3 | 24 | Cliff Powell vs. Texas | 1969 |
| 4 | 23 | Ronnie Caveness vs. Missouri | 1963 |
| 5 | 22 | Ken Hamlin vs. Troy State | 2002 |
| 22 | Quinton Caver vs. Alabama | 2000 | |
| 22 | Loyd Phillips vs. Tulsa | 1965 | |
| 8 | 21 | William Hampton vs. Oklahoma State | 1977 |
| 21 | Ronnie Caveness vs. Baylor | 1963 | |
| 10 | 20 | Bumper Pool at Mississippi State | 2020 |
| 20 | Jerry Franklin at Mississippi State | 2010 | |
| 20 | Tony Bua at Georgia | 2001 | |
| 20 | Jermaine Petty at Ole Miss | 2001 | |
| 20 | LaSalle Harper vs. UCLA | 1989* | |
| 15 | 19 | Grant Morgan vs. Ole Miss | 2020 |
| 19 | Caleb Miller at Kentucky | 2003 | |
| 19 | Ken Hamlin vs. Tennessee | 2001 | |
| 19 | Nick Miller vs. Ole Miss | 1984 | |
| 19 | Larry Jackson vs. Oklahoma State | 1977 | |
| 19 | Larry Jackson vs. Tulsa | 1976 | |
| 19 | Lynn Garner vs. SMU | 1968 | |
| 19 | Jim Williams vs. Texas | 1965 | |
| 19 | Loyd Phillips vs. Texas | 1965 | |
| *1989 Cotton Bowl |
Season
| Rank | Tackles (Season) | Player | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 174 | Wayne Harris (62 UT, 112 AT) | 1960 |
| 2 | 159 | Ken Hamlin (97 UT, 62 AT) | 2002 |
| 3 | 155 | Ronnie Caveness (87 UT, 68 AT) | 1964 |
| 4 | 154 | Cliff Powell (72 UT, 82 AT) | 1968 |
| 154 | Ronnie Caveness (34 UT, 120 AT) | 1963 | |
| 6 | 140 | Jermaine Petty (80 UT, 60 AT) | 2001 |
| 140 | Rickey Williams (87 UT, 53 AT) | 1987 | |
| 8 | 136 | Mick Thomas (74 UT, 62 AT) | 1990 |
| 9 | 134 | Cliff Powell (70 UT, 64 AT) | 1969 |
| 10 | 133 | Caleb Miller (84 UT, 49 AT) | 2003 |
| 11 | 131 | Tony Bua (77 UT, 54 AT) | 2002 |
| 12 | 129 | Jon Rhiddlehoover (81 UT, 48 AT) | 1973 |
| 13 | 128 | Martrell Spaight (63 UT, 65 AT) | 2014 |
| 128 | Danny Rhodes (73 UT, 55 AT) | 1973 | |
| 15 | 126 | Tony Bua (75 UT, 51 AT) | 2003 |
Career
| Rank | Tackles (Career) | Player | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 408 | Tony Bua (248 UT, 160 AT) | 2000-03 |
| 2 | 382 | Jerry Franklin (199 UT ,183 AT) | 2008-11 |
| 3 | 381 | Ken Hamlin (221 UT, 160 AT) | 2000-02 |
| 4 | 372 | Sam Olajubutu (223 UT, 149 AT) | 2003-06 |
| 5 | 371 | De'Jon Harris (198 UT, 173 AT) | 2016-19 |
| 6 | 368 | Caleb Miller (232 UT, 136 AT) | 2000-03 |
| 7 | 367 | Cliff Powell (172 UT, 195 AT) | 1967-69 |
| 8 | 357 | Ronnie Caveness (133 UT, 224 AT) | 1962-64 |
| 9 | 343 | Rickey Williams (210 UT, 133 AT) | 1984-87 |
| 10 | 335 | Bert Zinamon (175 UT, 160 AT) | 1980-83 |
| 11 | 330 | Mick Thomas (186 UT, 144 AT) | 1989-91 |
| 12 | 330 | Lynn Garner (141 UT, 189 AT) | 1967-69 |
| 13 | 329 | Darwin Ireland (173 UT, 156 AT) | 1990-93 |
| 14 | 321 | Dre Greenlaw (159 UT, 162 AT) | 2015-18 |
| 15 | 309 | Larry Jackson (199 UT, 110 AT) | 1976-78 |
| 16 | 305 | Mark Smith (167 UT, 138 AT) | 1993-96 |
| 17 | 304 | Loyd Phillips (163 UT, 141 AT) | 1964-66 |
| 18 | 299 | Billy Ray Smith Jr. (195 UT, 104 AT) | 1979-82 |
