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On Saturday, BC's All-American linebacker Luke Kuechly finished with 14 tackles, setting a new ACC record for career tackles with 523 tackles in 33 games. Kuechly is also one tackle shy of matching the school's all-time career tackle total set by Stephen Boyd (1991-94).
But Kuechly cannot be bothered with records if those records don't come with a win.
"I play football to win. I don't try to set any records. If we would have won, it would have been cool. But we lost. We play to win at B.C. The record is cool, I guess, but we didn't win."
Kuechly's 14 tackle day marks the 33rd consecutive game where #40 has recorded double-digit tackles. With one game to play, Kuechly needs just 12 tackles to break the NCAA's single-season tackle record set by Texas Tech's Lawrence Flugence. Flugence set the current record over 14 games during the 2002 season.
Luke Kuechly Tackle Tracker (through 11 games)
| Date | Opponent | Solo | Asst | Total | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/3/2011 | Northwestern Wildcats | 9 | 9 | 18 | 18.00 |
| 9/10/2011 | Central Florida Knights | 12 | 5 | 17 | 17.50 |
| 9/17/2011 | Duke Blue Devils | 17 | 6 | 23 | 19.33 |
| 9/24/2011 | Massachusetts Minutemen | 1 | 10 | 11 | 17.25 |
| 10/1/2011 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 8 | 6 | 14 | 16.60 |
| 10/8/2011 | Clemson Tigers | 11 | 5 | 16 | 16.50 |
| 10/22/2011 | Virginia Tech Hokies | 3 | 16 | 19 | 16.86 |
| 10/29/2011 | Maryland Terrapins | 7 | 5 | 12 | 16.25 |
| 11/3/2011 | Florida St. Seminoles | 12 | 8 | 20 | 16.67 |
| 11/12/2011 | N.C. State Wolfpack | 9 | 9 | 18 | 16.80 |
| 11/19/2011 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 7 | 7 | 14 | 16.55 |
| Totals | 96 | 86 | 182 | 16.55 |