NCAA Records

OU Football History & Tradition

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.

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) Total Offensive Yards Gained, Both Teams 1,708 - Oklahoma (854) & Texas Tech (854), Oct. 22, 2016 (185 plays) Rushing Yards Gained, Both Teams 956 - Oklahoma (711) & K-State (245), Oct. 23, 1971 (111 rushes) Passing Yards Gained, Both Teams 1,279 - Oklahoma (545) & Texas Tech (734), Oct. 22, 2016 (124 attempts) 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) 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)

Individual Records Total Offense Highest Average Gain per Play (Career) 8.70 - Sam Bradford, Oklahoma, 2007-2009 (970 for 8,439) Most Seasons Gaining 3,000 Yards or More 4 Landry Jones, Oklahoma, 2009-12 (3,198, 4,718, 4,463, 4,267) Highest Average Gain per Play (Game) 14.84 - Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech, 10/22/16 (38 for 564) Most Yards Gained by a Freshman (Game) 446 - Samaje Perine, Oklahoma, 11/22/14 (Kansas) Most Yards Gained by Two Opposing Players (Game) 1,383 - Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma (564) & Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech (819), 10/22/16 Passing Highest Passing Efficiency Rating (Career) 175.6 - Sam Bradford, Oklahoma, 2007-2009 Highest Passing Efficiency Rating (Season) 196.39 - Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma, 2016 (358 attempts, 254 completions, 8 interceptions, 3,965 yards, 40 TD passes) 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 Rushing Yards in One Game 427 - Samaje Perine, Oklahoma, 11/22/14 (Kansas) 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

Teams Having a 3,000-Yard Passer, 1,000-Yard Rusher and 1,000-Yard Receiver in the Same Year39 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 yearOklahoma, 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.