Oklahoma Sooners football statistical leaders
A 4-year starter, Landry Jones holds all Sooner career passing and total offense records, except for touchdowns responsible for.
The Oklahoma Sooners football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Oklahoma Sooners football program in various categories,[ 1] including passing , rushing , receiving , total offense , defensive stats, and kicking . Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Sooners represent the University of Oklahoma (OU) in the NCAA Division I FBS Southeastern Conference (SEC).
Although Oklahoma began competing in intercollegiate football in 1895,[ 1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1946. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since 1946, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers.
Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.[ 2] The Sooners have played in a bowl game every year since then, giving players since 2002 an additional game to accumulate statistics. Similarly, the Sooners have played in the Big 12 Championship Game 10 times since 2000. OU's future home of the SEC also holds a championship game .
Due to COVID-19 issues, the NCAA ruled that the 2020 season would not count against the athletic eligibility of any football player, giving everyone who played in that season the opportunity for five years of eligibility instead of the normal four.[ 3]
The Sooners eclipsed 5,000 total offensive yards as a team all but twice (for a total of 16 times) during the tenure of Bob Stoops as head coach from 1999 to 2016 ,[ 1] and did so again during the first two seasons of Stoops' successor Lincoln Riley in 2017 and 2018 .[ 4] [ 5] Oklahoma had only done this eight times before Stoops' arrival. In addition, the 2017 and 2018 seasons[ 4] [ 5] marked the 11th and 12th times the Sooners accumulated over 6,000 yards, with the other 10 times occurring during Stoops' tenure as head coach. The team had never accomplished this feat before Stoops took over.
These lists are updated through Oklahoma's game against Houston on September 1, 2019 .
Passing
Passing yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Landry Jones
16,646
2009 2010 2011 2012
2
Baker Mayfield
12,292[ 6] [ a]
2015 2016 2017
3
Sam Bradford
8,403
2007 2008 2009
4
Jason White
7,922
1999 2001 2002 2003 2004
5
Josh Heupel
7,456
1999 2000
6
Dillon Gabriel
6,828[ 7]
2022 2023
7
Cale Gundy
6,686
1990 1991 1992 1993
8
Nate Hybl
5,091
2000 2001 2002
9
Kyler Murray
4,720[ 8] [ b]
2017 2018
10
Spencer Rattler
4,595[ 9]
2019 2020 2021
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Sam Bradford
4,720
2008
2
Landry Jones
4,718
2010
3
Baker Mayfield
4,627[ 6]
2017
4
Landry Jones
4,463
2011
5
Kyler Murray
4,361[ 8]
2018
6
Landry Jones
4,267
2012
7
Baker Mayfield
3,965[ 6]
2016
8
Jalen Hurts
3,851[ 10]
2019
9
Josh Heupel
3,850
1999
10
Jason White
3,846
2003
Passing touchdowns
Rushing
Rushing yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Samaje Perine
4,122[ 24]
2014 2015 2016
2
Billy Sims
4,118
1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
3
Joe Washington
4,071
1972 1973 1974 1975
4
Adrian Peterson
4,045
2004 2005 2006
5
Steve Owens
4,041
1967 1968 1969
6
Quentin Griffin
3,938
1999 2000 2001 2002
7
DeMarco Murray
3,685
2007 2008 2009 2010
8
De'Mond Parker
3,403
1996 1997 1998
9
Kennedy Brooks
3,320[ 25]
2018 2019 2021
10
Stanley Wilson
3,198
1979 1980 1981 1982
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Adrian Peterson
1,925
2004
2
Billy Sims
1,896
1978
3
Quentin Griffin
1,884
2002
4
Greg Pruitt
1,760
1971
5
Samaje Perine
1,713
2014
6
Billy Sims
1,670
1979
7
Steve Owens
1,649
1968
8
Steve Owens
1,523
1969
9
Eric Gray
1,366[ 26]
2022
10
Samaje Perine
1,349[ 24]
2015
Rushing touchdowns
Receiving
Receptions
Receiving yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Ryan Broyles
4,586
2008 2009 2010 2011
2
Sterling Shepard
3,482[ 30]
2012 2013 2014 2015
3
CeeDee Lamb
3,292[ 31]
2017 2018 2019
4
Mark Clayton
3,241
2001 2002 2003 2004
5
Juaquin Iglesias
2,861
2005 2006 2007 2008
6
Kenny Stills
2,594
2010 2011 2012
7
Marquise Brown
2,413[ 34]
2017 2018
8
Marvin Mims Jr.
2,398[ 44]
2020 2021 2022
9
Malcolm Kelly
2,285
2005 2006 2007
10
Dede Westbrook
2,267[ 33]
2015 2016
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Ryan Broyles
1,622
2010
2
Dede Westbrook
1,524[ 33]
2016
3
Mark Clayton
1,425
2003
4
CeeDee Lamb
1,327[ 31]
2019
5
Marquise Brown
1,318[ 34]
2018
6
Sterling Shepard
1,288[ 30]
2015
7
CeeDee Lamb
1,158[ 31]
2018
8
Ryan Broyles
1,157
2011
9
Juaquin Iglesias
1,150
2008
10
Ryan Broyles
1,120
2009
Receiving touchdowns
Total offense
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 50]
Total offense yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Landry Jones
16,271
2009 2010 2011 2012
2
Baker Mayfield
13,185 [ 6] [ a]
2015 2016 2017
3
Sam Bradford
8,439
2007 2008 2009
4
Jason White
7,877
1999 2001 2002 2003 2004
5
Josh Heupel
7,522
1999 2000
6
Dillon Gabriel
7,516 [ 7]
2022 2023
7
Cale Gundy
6,909
1990 1991 1992 1993
8
Kyler Murray
5,863 [ 8] [ b]
2017 2018
9
Jamelle Holieway
5,143
1985 1986 1987 1988
10
Jack Mildren
5,117
1969 1970 1971
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Kyler Murray
5,362 [ 8]
2018
2
Baker Mayfield
4,938 [ 6]
2017
3
Sam Bradford
4,767
2008
4
Landry Jones
4,590
2010
5
Landry Jones
4,439
2011
6
Jalen Hurts
4,340
2019
7
Landry Jones
4,157
2012
8
Baker Mayfield
4,142 [ 6]
2016
9
Baker Mayfield
4,105 [ 6]
2015
10
Dillon Gabriel
4,033 [ 7]
2023
Touchdowns responsible for
"Touchdowns responsible for" is the NCAA's official term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.[ 52]
Defense
Interceptions
Tackles
Sacks
Kicking
Field goals made
Field goal percentage
^ a b c d Mayfield began his college career at Texas Tech in 2013, transferring to Oklahoma after that season and sitting out the 2014 season due to NCAA transfer rules.
^ a b c d Murray began his college career at Texas A&M in 2015, transferring to Oklahoma after that season and sitting out the 2016 season due to NCAA transfer rules.
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