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OU Football History & Tradition | Records & Stats Supplement | Last updated Jan. 26, 2021

Oklahoma football holds a special place in the official NCAA record book with multiple team and individual superlatives. 2020 NCAA Record Book

Team Records
Consecutive Victories 47 - 1953-57
Games Without Defeat 48 - 1953-57 (1 tie)
Rushing Yards Gained 768 vs. Kansas St., 10/15/88 (72 rushes)
Rushing Yards Gained, Both Teams 956 - Oklahoma (711) & K-State (245), 10/23/71 (111 rushes)
Total Offensive Yards Gained, Both Teams 1,708 - Oklahoma (854) & Texas Tech (854), 10/22/16 (185 plays)
Passing Yards Gained, Both Teams 1,279 - Oklahoma (545) & Texas Tech (734), 10/22/16 (124 attempts)
Rushing Yards Gained Per Game 472.36 - 1971 (5,196 in 11 games)
Rushes Per Game 73.9 - 1974 (813 in 11 games)
Passing Yards Gained Per Attempt 11.70 - 2017 (433 for 5,065)
Highest Passing Efficiency Rating 202.7 - 2017 (433 attempts, 309 completions, 6 interceptions, 5,065 yards, 47 TD passes)
Highest Average Gain Per Play 8.60 - 2018 (928 for 7,984)
Most Touchdowns Rushing & Passing (Season) 96 - 2008 (14 games)
Most Touchdowns, Season 99 - 2008 (14 games)
Most Extra Points Made by Kicking 94 - 2008 (14 games)
Most Points Scored (10 Games) 466 - 1956
Most Extra Points Made Per Game by Kicking 6.71 - 2008 (94 in 14)
Rushing First Downs Per Game 21.36 - 1974 (235 in 11 games)
Games Scoring > 60 Points 5 - 2008

Teams Having a 4,000-Yard Passer, Two 1,000-Yard Rushers and Two 1,000 Yard Receivers in the Same Season: Oklahoma, 2018 (Kyler Murray [4,361 passer], Kennedy Brooks [1,056 rusher], Kyler Murray [1,001 rusher], Marquise Brown [1,318 receiver] and CeeDee Lamb [1,158 receiver])

Individual Records
Rushing
Rushing Yards in a Game 427 - Samaje Perine vs. Kansas, 11/22/14
Rushes by a Freshman (Season) 339 - Adrian Peterson, 2004 (1,925 yards)
Earliest Game By a Freshman Reaching 1,000 Yards 7th - Adrian Peterson, 2004 (1,023 vs. Kansas, 10/23)
Games Gaining 100 Yards or More by a Freshman (Season) 11 - Adrian Peterson, 2004
Consecutive Games Gaining 100 Yards or More by a Freshman (Season) 9 - Adrian Peterson, 2004
Most Touchdowns Scored by Rushing by a Freshman in First Collegiate Game 5 - DeMarco Murray vs. North Texas, 9/1/07
Two Opposing Players Each Gaining 200 Yards or More in a Game De’Mond Parker, Oklahoma (291) & Ricky Williams, Texas (223), 10/11/97; Mike Gaddis, Oklahoma (213) & Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St. (215), 11/5/88
All-Purpose
Most Yards Gained by a Freshman 446 - Samaje Perine vs. Kansas, 11/22/14 (427 rushing, 19 receiving)
Player with at Least 200 Yards Rushing and 100 Yards Receiving Joe Mixon vs. Texas Tech, 10/22/16 (263 rushing, 114 receiving)
Passing
Most Seasons Passing for 3,000 Yards or More 4 - Landry Jones, 2009-12 (3,198, 4,718, 4,463, 4,267)
Most Passing Yards by Two Opposing Players (Game) 1,279 - Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma (545) & Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech (734), 11/22/16
Most Yards Gained Per Attempt (Season) 11.6 - Kyler Murray, 2018 (377 for 4,361)
Consecutive TD Passes to Start a Career as a QB Steve Owens vs. Kansas, Nov. 9, 1968 (13 yards), vs. Missouri, Nov. 16, 1968 (9 yards), vs. SMU, Dec. 31, 1968 (21 yards)
Total Offense
Most Seasons Gaining 4,000 Yards or More 3 - Landry Jones, 2010-12
Most Seasons Gaining 3,000 Yards or More 4 - Landry Jones, 2010-12
Most Yards Gained by Two Opposing Players (Game) 1,383 - Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma (564) & Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech (819), 10/22/16
1,000 Yards Rushing and 2,000 Yards Passing in Same Season Kyler Murray, 2018 (1,001 rushing, 4,361 passing)
Highest Average Gain per Play (Season) 10.37 - Kyler Murray, 2018 (517 for 5,362)
Highest Average Gain per Play (Game) 14.84 - Baker Mayfield vs. Texas Tech, 10/22/16 (38 for 564)
Special Teams
Most Yards on Punt Returns (Game) 277 - Antonio Perkins, Oklahoma vs. UCLA, 9/20/03 (7 returns)
Highest Average Gain Per Return (Career) (Min. 1.2 returns per game) 23.6 - Jack Mitchell, 1946-48 (39 for 922)
Most Touchdowns Scored on Punt Returns (Game) 3 - Antonio Perkins vs. UCLA, 9/20/03 (74, 84 & 55 yards)
Most Extra Points Attempted by Kicking (Season) 99 - Jimmy Stevens, 2008 (94 made)
Most Extra Points Attempted by Kicking (Career) 315 - Austin Seibert, 2015-18 (310 made)
Most Extra Points Made by Kicking (Season) 94- Jimmy Stevens, 2008 (99 attempted)
Most Extra Points Made by Kicking (Season Per-Game) 6.71, Jimmy Stevens, 2008 (94 in 14)
Most Extra Points Made by Kicking (Career) 310 - Austin Seibert, 2015-18 (315 attempts)
Most Extra Points Made by Kicking (Career Per-Game) 5.74 - Austin Seibert, 2015-18 (310 in 54)
Highest Percentage of PATs & FGs Made (Season) 100.0% - Gabe Brkic, 2019 (52 of 52 PATs, 17 of 17 FGs) (Min. 30 PATs and 15 FGs made)
Most Defensive Extra Points Returned in a Game 2 - Corey Ivy vs. California, 9/20/97
Defense
Total Tackles (Game) 28 - Kenneth Murray vs. Army, 9/22/18
Assisted Tackles (Game) 22 - Kenneth Murray vs. Army, 9/22/18