OU Football Tradition | Records

Updated January 25, 2012

 

Individual | Rushing | Passing | Receiving | All-Purpose | Scoring | Tackles | Sacks | Interceptions

Team | Rushing | Passing | Total Offense | Scoring

 

Rushing
Career	Pos	Seasons	Yards	Attempts	TDs	Yards/Att
1. Billy Sims	RB	1975-1979	4,118	593	53	6.94
2. Joe Washington	RB	1972-1975	4,071	675	39	6.03
3. Adrian Peterson	RB	2004-2006	4,045	747	41	5.41
4. Steve Owens	RB	1967-1969	4,041	958	57	4.22
5. Quentin Griffin	RB	1999-2002	3,938	744	44	5.29
6. DeMarco Murray	RB	2006-2010	3,685	759	50	4.86
6. De'Mond Parker	RB	1995-1998	3,403	579	21	5.88
7. Stanley Wilson	RB	1979-1982	3,198	567	15	5.64
8. Greg Pruitt	RB	1970-1972	3,122	422	38	5.64
10. Chris Brown	RB	2006-2009	2,923	627	42	4.66
Season	Pos	Season	Yards	Attempts	TDs	Yards/Att
1. Adrian Peterson	RB	2005 (Fr.)	1,925	339	15	5.68
2. Billy Sims	RB	1978 (Jr.)	1,896	256	22	7.41
3. Quentin Griffin	RB	2002 (Sr.)	1,884	287	15	6.57
4. Greg Pruitt	RB	1971 (Jr.)	1,760	196	18	8.98
5. Billy Sims	RB	1979 (Sr.)	1,670	248	23	6.73
6. Steve Owens	RB	1968 (Jr.)	1,649	393	21	4.20
7. Steve Owens	RB	1969 (Sr.)	1,523	358	23	4.25
8. Mike Gaddis	RB	1991 (Sr.)	1,344	241	17	5.58
9. Joe Washington	RB	1974 (Jr.)	1,321	194	12	6.81
10. Jack Mildren	QB	1971 (Sr.)	1,289	223	20	5.78
Game	Pos	Season	Yards	Attempts	TDs	Opponent
1. Greg Pruitt	RB	1971 (Jr.)	294	19	3	at Kansas State
2. De'Mond Parker	RB	1997 (So.)	291	31	3	Texas
3. Billy Sims	RB	1979 (Sr.)	282	36	1	at Missouri
4. Mike Gaddis	RB	1989 (So.)	274	29	3	Okla. State
5. Steve Owens	RB	1969 (Sr.)	261	55	2	at Okla. State
6. Earl Johnson	RB	1983 (Fr.)	259	28	2	Colorado
7. David Overstreet	RB	1980 (Sr.)	258	18	1	at Colorado
8. Adrian Peterson	RB	2004 (Fr.)	249	33	1	at Okla. State
9. Quentin Griffin	RB	2002 (Sr.)	248	32	1	Texas
Steve Owens	RB	1969 (Sr.)	248	53	4	Iowa State

 

Passing
Career	Seasons	Yards	Cmp	Att	TDs	Int	Cmp%	Eff
1. Landry Jones	2008-2011	12,218	1,005	1,603	92	40	62.69	143.92
2. Sam Bradford	2006-2009	8,403	604	893	88	16	67.64	175.62
3. Jason White	1999-2004	7,922	627	990	81	24	63.33	153.74
4. Josh Heupel	1999-2000	7,456	654	1,025	53	31	63.80	135.92
5. Cale Gundy	1990-1993	6,686	460	808	40	32	56.93	134.85
6. Nate Hybl	1999-2002	5,091	464	791	40	23	58.66	123.60
7. Bob Warmack	1966-1968	3,744	259	475	22	19	54.53	128.02
8. Paul Thompson	2002-2006	3,095	246	409	26	14	60.15	137.84
9. Jack Mildren	1969-1971	3,092	170	358	24	25	47.49	128.19
10. Eric Moore	1994-1998	2,675	168	393	15	20	42.75	102.34
Season	Season	Yards	Cmp	Att	TDs	Int	Cmp%	Eff
1. Sam Bradford	2008 (So.)	4,720	328	483	50	8	67.91	180.84
2. Landry Jones	2010 (So.)	4,718	405	617	38	12	65.64	146.31
3. Landry Jones	2011 (Jr.)	4,302	339	537	28	14	63.12	142.41
4. Josh Heupel	1999 (Jr.)	3,850	349	553	33	16	63.11	135.50
5. Jason White	2003 (Sr.)	3,846	278	451	40	10	61.64	158.11
6. Josh Heupel	2000 (Sr.)	3,606	305	472	20	15	64.62	136.42
7. Jason White	2004 (Sr.)	3,205	255	390	35	9	65.38	159.42
8. Landry Jones	2009 (Fr.)	3,198	261	449	26	14	58.13	130.83
9. Sam Bradford	2007 (Fr.)	3,121	237	341	36	8	69.50	176.53
10. Paul Thompson	2006 (Sr.)	2,667	204	336	22	11	60.71	142.45
Game	Season	Yards	Cmp	Att	TDs	Int	Opponent
1. Landry Jones	2011 (Jr.)	505	35	47	5	2	at Kansas State
2. Landry Jones	2010 (So.)	468	37	62	4	3	at Okla. State
Sam Bradford	2008 (So.)	468	36	53	3	0	Kansas
4. Landry Jones	2010 (So.)	453	32	46	4	0	Colorado
5. Landry Jones	2011 (Jr.)	448	35	48	3	2	Missouri
6. Landry Jones	2010 (So.)	429	34	49	3	1	Connecticut
Josh Heupel	1999 (Jr.)	429	29	42	5	1	at Louisville
8. Landry Jones	2011 (Jr.)	425	23	33	5	1	Ball State
9. Josh Heupel	1999 (Jr.)	420	37	54	3	2	Baylor
10. Landry Jones	2009 (Fr.)	418	30	51	3	1	Stanford

Receiving
Career	Pos	Seasons	Yards	Rec	TDs	Yards/Rec
1. Ryan Broyles	WR	2007-2011	4,586	349	45	13.14
2. Mark Clayton	WR	2000-2004	3.241	221	31	14.67
3. Juaquin Iglesias	WR	2005-2008	2,803	197	19	14.23
4. Malcolm Kelly	WR	2005-2007	2,285	144	21	15.87
5. Antwone Savage	WR	1999-2002	2,009	157	13	12.80
6. Eddie Hinton	WR	1966-1968	1,894	123	12	15.40
7. Corey Warren	WR	1990-1993	1,785	106	13	16.84
8. Curtis Fagan	WR	1998-2002	1,689	135	13	12.51
9. Manuel Johnson	WR	2005.2008	1,681	115	17	14.62
10. Jermaine Gresham	TE	2006-2009	1,629	111	26	14.68
Season	Pos	Season	Yards	Rec	TDs	Yards/Rec
1. Ryan Broyles	WR	2010 (Jr.)	1,622	131	14	12.4
2. Mark Clayton	WR	2003 (Jr.)	1,425	83	15	17.2
3. Ryan Broyles	WR	2011 (Sr.)	1,157	83	10	13.9
4. Juaquin Iglesias	WR	2008 (Sr.)	1,150	74	10	15.5
5. Ryan Broyles	WR	2009 (So.)	1,120	89	15	12.6
6. Malcolm Kelly	WR	2006 (So.)	993	62	10	16.0
7. Eddie Hinton	WR	1968 (Jr.)	967	60	6	16.1
8. Jermaine Gresham	TE	2008 (Jr.)	950	66	14	14.4
9. Juaquin Iglesias	WR	2007 (Jr.)	907	68	5	13.3
10. Mark Clayton	WR	2004 (Sr.)	876	66	8	13.3
Game	Pos	Season	Yards	Rec	TDs	Opponent
1. Ryan Broyles	WR	2011 (Sr.)	217	13	2	at Kansas
2. Ryan Broyles	WR	2010 (Jr.)	208	9	3	Colorado
3. Manuel Johnson	WR	2008 (Sr.)	206	5	3	TCU
4. Juaquin Iglesias	WR	2008 (Sr.)	191	12	0	Kansas
5. Mark Clayton	WR	2003 (Jr.)	190	8	1	Texas
6. Corey Warren	WR	1992 (Jr.)	187	9	1	Texas
7. Ryan Broyles	WR	2010 (Jr.)	182	15	1	Iowa State
8. Ryan Broyles	WR	2011 (Sr.)	171	14	1	at Kansas State
9. Ryan Broyles	WR	2010 (Jr.)	170	13	1	Connecticut
10. Mark Clayton	WR	2003 (Jr.)	166	7	3	Texas A&M

All-Purpose
Career	Seasons	Yards	Plays	TDs	Rush	Rec	P Rt	KO Rt
1. DeMarco Murray	2006-2010	6,718	969	65	3,685	1,571	0	1,462
2. Ryan Broyles	2007-2011	5,990	478	48	97	4,586	1,194	113
3. Joe Washington	1972-1975	5,881	820	43	4,071	253	829	728
4. Quentin Griffin	1999-2002	5,275	913	51	3,938	1,337	0	0
5. Juaquin Iglesias	2005-2008	4,646	249	18	109	2,861	12	1,664
6. Greg Pruitt	1970-1972	4,431	499	41	3,122	491	139	679
7. Adrian Peterson	2004-2006	4,405	778	41	4,045	198	0	162
8. Steve Owens	1967-1969	4,362	987	57	4,041	168	0	153
9. Billy Sims	1975-1979	4,249	597	53	4,118	77	0	54
10. De'Mond Parker	1995-1998	4,129	632	22	3,403	504	0	222

Scoring
Career	Pos	Seasons	Points	TDs	XP	FG
1. DeMarco Murray	RB	2006-2010	390	65	0	0
2. Steve Owens	RB	1967-1969	342	57	0	0
3. R. D. Lashar	K	1987-1990	328	0	196	44
4. Tim Lashar	K	1983-1986	321	0	177	48
5. Billy Sims	RB	1975-1979	318	53	0	0
6. Tim Duncan	K	1999-2001	313	2	157	48
7. Garrett Hartley	K	2004-2007	310	0	169	47
8. Jimmy Stevens	K	2007-2011	306	0	180	42
9. Trey DiCarlo	K	2003-2004	306	0	177	43
Quentin Griffin	RB	1999-2002	306	51	0	0

 

Tackles
Career	Pos	Seasons			Tackles
1. Daryl Hunt	LB	1975-1978			530
2. Jackie Shipp	LB	1980-1983			489
3. Travis Lewis	LB	2008-2011			440
4. George Cumby	LB	1975-1979			437
5. Rocky Calmus	LB	1998-2001			431
6. Rod Shoate	LB	1972-1974			426
7. Brian Bosworth	LB	1984-1986			413
8. Tyrell Peters	LB	1993-1996			380
9. Ricky Bryan	DL	1980-1983			365
10. Kevin Murphy	DL	1981-1985			353
Season	Pos	Season	Class		Tackles
1. Jackie Shipp	LB	1981	So.		189
2. Daryl Hunt	LB	1976	So.		177
3. Steve Adcock	LB	1970	Jr.		170
4. George Cumby	LB	1979	Sr.		160
5. Daryl Hunt	LB	1977	Jr.		159
6. Daryl Hunt	LB	1978	Sr.		157
7. Curtis Lofton	LB	2007	Jr.		156
8. Rod Shoate	LB	1974	Sr.		155
9. George Cumby	LB	1977	So.		154
10. Jackie Shipp	LB	1982	Jr.		147
Game	Pos	Season	Class	Opponent	Tackles
1. Jackie Shipp	LB	1981	So.	Missouri	23
2. Rocky Calmus	LB	1999	So.	Colorado	22
3. Kevin Murphy	DL	1983	Jr.	Missouri	21
Daryl Hunt	LB	1977	Jr.	Missouri	21
Rod Shoate	LB	1974	Sr.	Texas	21
6. Rodney Rideau	DB	1999	Sr.	Notre Dame	20
Daryl Hunt	LB	1976	So.	Iowa State	20
8. Travis Lewis	LB	2008	So.	Texas	19
Lance Mitchell	LB	2002	Jr.	Missouri	19
Rick Bryan	DL	1983	Sr.	Kansas State	19
George Cumby	LB	1977	So.	Missouri	19
Daryl Hunt	LB	1977	Jr.	Vanderbilt	19

 

Sacks
Career	Pos	Seasons			Sacks
1. Cedric Jones	DL	1992-1995			31.5
2. Jeremy Beal	DE	2007-2010			29
3. Dan Cody	DE	2000-2004			25
4. Scott Evans	DL	1987-1990			24
5. Troy Johnson	DL	1984-1987			23
6. Frank Alexander	DE	2008-2011			20.5
Aubrey Beavers	DL	1990-1993			20.5
8. Darrell Reed	DL	1084-1987			20
9. Kelly Gregg	DL	1995-1998			19
10. Four players tied with 18 (most recently Auston English, 2005-2009)
Season	Pos	Season	Class		Sacks
1. Martin Chase	DL	1997	Sr.		14
Cedric Jones	DL	1994	Jr.		14
3. Aubrey Beavers	DL	1992	Jr.		11.5
4. Jeremy Beal	DE	2009	Jr.		11
Cedric Jones	DL	1995	Sr.		11
5. Calvin Thibodeaux	DE	2005	Jr.		10
Dan Cody	DE	2004	Sr.		10
Dan Cody	DE	2003	Jr.		10
Troy Johnson	DL	1986	Jr.		10
Tony Casillas	DL	1984	Jr.		10
Game	Pos	Season	Class	Opponent	Sacks
1. Cedric Jones	DL	1994	Jr.	Texas Tech	5
2. 17 players tied with three sacks (most recently Jeremy Beal as a junior vs. Miami in 2009)

 

Interceptions
Career	Int	Pos	Seasons		Yards	Avg	TD
1. Darrell Royal	18	DB	1946-1949		111	6.17	0
2. Rickey Dixon	17	DB	1984-1987		303	17.82	2
3. Sonny Brown	16	DB	1983-1986		199	12.44	0
4. Darrol Ray	15	DB	1976-1979		312	20.80	0
Zach Henderson	15	DB	1974-1977		135	9.00	0
6. Derrick Strait	14	DB	2000-2003		397	28.36	3
Randy Hughes	14	DB	1972-1974		197	14.07	2
7. Darrius Johnson	13	DB	1992-1995		155	11.92	1
Jason Belser	13	DB	1988-1991		216	16.62	1
Steve Barrett	13	DB	1966-1968		61	4.69	0
Ed Lisak	13	DB	1948-1950		232	17.85	0
Season	Int	Pos	Class	Season	Yards	Avg	TD
1. Rickey Dixon	9	DB	Sr.	1987	232	25.78	1
2. J. T. Thatcher	8	DB	Sr.	2000	162	20.25	1
Scott Case	8	DB	Sr.	1983	110	13.75	1
Darrol Ray	8	DB	Jr.	1978	135	16.88	0
5. Seven players tied with 7 INTs (most recently Brodney Pool as a sophomore in 2003)
Game	Int	Pos	Class	Season	Yards	Avg	TD
1. Eight players tied with 3 INTs (most recently J. T. Thatcher as a senior against Kansas in 2000)

 

Team Rushing
Season	G	Yards	Yds/Gm	Att	Att/Gm	Yds/Att
1. 1971	12	5,635	469.58	797	66.42	7.07
2. 1978	12	5,001	416.75	774	64.50	6.46
3. 1987	12	4,896	408.00	783	65.25	6.25
4. 1974	11	4,827	438.82	813	73.91	5.94
5. 1986	12	4,818	401.50	767	63.92	6.28
6. 1972	12	4,335	361.25	879	73.25	4.93
7. 1979	12	4,278	356.50	713	59.42	6.00
8. 1982	12	4,141	345.08	759	63.25	5.46
9. 1980	12	4,117	343.08	746	62.17	5.52
10. 1981	12	4,101	341.75	705	58.75	5.82

 

Team Passing
Season	G	Yards	Yds/Gm	Cmp	Cmp/Gm	Att	Att/Gm
1. 2008	14	4,891	349.36	350	25.00	517	36.93
2. 2011	12	4,381	365.10	349	29.08	558	46.50
3. 2010	14	4,378	312.71	380	27.14	583	41.64
4. 2003	14	4,109	293.50	299	21.36	480	34.29
5. 1999	12	3,929	327.42	358	29.83	566	47.17
6. 2009	13	3,760	289.23	300	23.07	519	39.92
7. 2000	13	3,750	288.46	314	24.15	489	37.62
8. 2007	14	3,373	259.46	249	19,15	368	28,31
9. 2004	13	3,298	253.69	268	20.62	406	31.23
10. 2001	13	3,142	241.69	323	24.85	532	40.92

 

Team Total Offense
Season	G	Yards	Yds/Gm	Plays	Plays/Gm	Yds/Play
1. 2008	14	7,670	547.86	1,106	79.00	6.93
2. 1971	12	6,682	556.83	879	73.25	7.60
3. 2011	12	6,385	532.1	990	82.50	6.40
4. 2010	14	6,215	443.93	1,131	80.79	5.50
5. 2003	14	6,152	439.43	1,018	72.71	6.04
6. 2004	13	6,007	462.08	971	74.69	6.19
7. 2007	14	5,866	451.23	899	69.15	6.53
8. 1987	12	5,752	479.33	895	74.58	6.43
9. 1978	12	5.727	477.25	872	72.67	6.57
10. 1972	12	5,708	475.67	1,041	86.75	5.48

 

Points Scored - Season  Season G Points Avg  1. 2008 14 716 51.14  2. 2003 14 601 42.93  3. 2007 14 592 42.29  4. 2002 14 541 38.64  5. 1971 12 534 44.50  6. 1986 12 508 42.33  7. 1987 12 493 41.08  8. 2011 12 483 40.20  9. 2000 13 481 37.00  10. 1974 11 473 43.00        2010 14 473 33.79

Points Scored - Game  (Since 1920)  Season  Opponent  1. 82 1980  at Colorado  2. 79 2007  North Texas  3. 77 2003  Texas A&M      77 1986  Missouri  5. 76 1942  Kansas State  6. 75 1971  at Kansas State  7. 73 1989  New Mexico State      73 1946  at Oklahoma State  9. 72 1974  Utah State  10. 71 1987  at Kansas

 
OU Football Tradition