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
