Oklahoma football holds a special place in the official NCAA record book with multiple team and individual superlatives. These records are updated once a year to reflect the official updates from the NCAA.
Source: 2010 NCAA Record Book
(PDF)
 Team Records |
|
| Consecutive Victories |
47 - Oklahoma, 1953-57 |
| Games Without Defeat |
48 - Oklahoma, 1953-57 (1 tie) |
| Rushing Yards Gained |
768 - Oklahoma vs. Kansas St., Oct. 15, 1988 (72 rushes) |
| Yards Gained, Both Teams |
956 - Oklahoma (711) & K-State (245), Oct. 23, 1971 (111 rushes) |
| Rushing/Passing TDs, Season |
96 - Oklahoma, 2008 (14 games) |
| Rushing Yards Gained Per Game |
472.4 - Oklahoma, 1971 (5,196 in 11 games) |
| Rushes Per Game |
73.9 - Oklahoma, 1974 (813 in 11 games) |
| Points Scored, Season (14 games) |
716 - Oklahoma, 2008 |
| Touchdowns, Season |
99 - Oklahoma, 2008 (14 games) |
| Games Scoring > 60 Points |
5 - Oklahoma, 2008 |
| Extra Points Made by Kicking |
94 - Oklahoma, 2008 (14 games) |
| Average Gain Per Kickoff Return |
28.3 - Oklahoma, 2007 (56 for 1,583 yards) |
| Rushing First Downs Per Game |
21.4 - Oklahoma, 1974 (235 in 11 games) |
| Consecutive Fumbles Lost |
14 - Oklahoma, 1983 (during 5 games, Oct. 8-Nov. 5) |
Teams Having a 3,000-Yard Passer, 1,000-Yard Rusher and 1,000-Yard
Receiver in the Same Year
39 teams. Most recent: Oklahoma, 2008 (Sam Bradford [4,720 passer], Chris Brown [1,220 rusher], DeMarco Murray [1,002 rusher] and Juaquin Iglesias [1,150 receiver])
Note: Oklahoma in 2008 and Southern California in 2005 are the only teams to have two 1,000-yard rushers in the same year with a 3,000-yard passer and 1,000-yard receiver.
Teams having a 4,000-yard passer and 1,000-yard rusher in the same year
Oklahoma, 2008 (Sam Bradford [4,720 passer] and Chris Brown [1,220 rusher]
and DeMarco Murray [1,002 rusher])
Note: Oklahoma in 2008 is the only team to have two 1,000-yard rushers in the same year with a 4,000-yard passer.
| Individual Records |
|
| Offense |
Highest Average Gain per Play (Career)
|
8.70 - Sam Bradford, Oklahoma, 2007-2009 (970 for 8,439)
|
| Passing |
| Highest Passing Efficiency Rating (Career) |
175.6 - Sam Bradford, Oklahoma, 2007-2009 |
| Highest Percent of Passes Completed |
67.6% - Sam Bradford, Oklahoma, 2007-2009 (604 of 893) |
| Highest Percentage of Passes for TDs |
9.9% - Sam Bradford, Oklahoma, 2007-2009 (88 of 893) |
| Touchdown Pass Thrown on First Pass of Career |
Steve Owens, Oklahoma vs. Kansas, Nov. 9, 1968 (13 yards) |
| Touchdown Pass Thrown on First Three Passes of a Career |
Steve Owens, Oklahoma vs. Kansas, Nov. 9, 1968 (13 yards); vs. Missouri, Nov. 16, 1968 (9 yards); vs. SMU, Dec. 31, 1968 (21 yards) |
| Most Touchdown Passes by a Freshman (Season) |
36 - Sam Bradford, Oklahoma, 2007 |
| Most Touchdown Passes in Freshman and Sophomore Seasons |
86 - Sam Bradford, Oklahoma, 2007 (36) & 2008 (50) |
Most Touchdown Passes by a Sophomore
|
50 - Sam Bradford, Oklahoma, 2008 |
| Rushing |
| Rushes by a Freshman (Season) |
339 - Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma, 2004 (1,925 yards) |
| Yards Gained by a Freshman (Season) |
1,925 - Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma, 2004 (339 rushes) |
| Earliest Game By a Freshman Reaching 1,000 Yards |
7th - Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma, 2004 (1,023 vs. Kansas, Oct. 23) |
| Games Gaining 100 Yards or More by a Freshman (Season) |
11 - Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma, 2004 |
| Consecutive Games Gaining 100 Yards or More by a Freshman (Season) |
9 - Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma, 2004 |
| Two Players, Same Team, Each Gaining 1,000 Yards or More (Season) |
49 times. Oklahoma, 2008 - Chris Brown (1,220) & DeMarco Murray (1,002) |
Most Touchdowns Scored by Rushing by a Freshman in First Collegiate Game
|
5 - DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma vs. North Texas, Sept. 1, 2007
|
| Special Teams |
| Most Yards on Punt Returns Game |
277 - Antonio Perkins, Oklahoma vs. UCLA, Sept. 20, 2003 (7 returns) |
| Highest Average Gain Per Return (Career) |
(Min. 1.2 returns per game) 23.6 - Jack Mitchell, Oklahoma, 1946-48 (39 for 922) |
| Most Touchdowns Scored on Punt Returns (Game) |
3 - Antonio Perkins, Oklahoma vs. UCLA, Sept. 20, 2003 (74, 84 & 55 yards) |
| Most Touchdowns Scored on Punt Returns (Career) |
8 -
Antonio Perkins, Oklahoma, 2001-04
8 -
Wes Welker, Texas Tech, 2000-03 |
| Most Extra Points Attempted by Kicking (Season) |
99 - Jimmy Stevens, Oklahoma, 2008 (94 made) |
| Most Extra Points Made by Kicking (Season) |
94- Jimmy Stevens, Oklahoma, 2008 (99 attempted) |
Per-Game Record
|
6.71, Jimmy Stevens, Oklahoma, 2008 (94 in 14 Games) |
| Defense |
| Most Defensive Extra Points Returned in a Game |
2 - Corey Ivy, Oklahoma vs. California, Sept. 20, 1997
2 - Tony Holmes, Texas vs. Iowa St., Oct. 3, 1998
|
OU
Football Tradition
|
|
