Football Team First Downs Records

Rushing First Downs

Rank	Rushing First Downs (Game)	Opponent	Year
1	29	TCU	1980
2	24	at Texas Tech	2014
	24	Oklahoma State	1969
4	23	North Texas State	1971
5	22	South Carollina	2007
	22	at Ole Miss	2001
7	21	Northwestern (La.) State	1961
	21	at SMU	1959
9	20	Missouri State	2005
	20	Rice	1956

Rank	Rushing First Downs (Season)		Year
1	183		1989
	183		1987
3	172		1978
4	165		2007
5	157		1986
	157		1985
7	156		1975
8	153		1974
9	152		1971
10	150		2002
11	148		1988

Rank	Passing First Downs (Game)	Opponent	Year
1	24	at Ole Miss	2015
2	21	Mississippi State	2015
3	20	Toledo	2015
4	19	Mississippi State	2011
	19	Texas A&M	2011
	19	at Auburn	2010
	19	ULM	2010
	19	Troy	2009
	19	Missouri State	2009
10	18	New Mexico	2011
	18	LSU	2012
12	17	Texas A&M	2016
13	17	Missouri State	2011
	17	Western Illinois	2008
15	16	at Vanderbilt	2011
	16	Vanderbilt	2010
	16	Tulsa	2008
	16	Florida	2003
	16	LSU	1998
	16	at SMU	1990
	16	Texas A&M	1971
	16	Wichita State	1969
23	15	Texas A&M	1967

Rank	Passing First Downs (Season)		Year
1	173		2010
2	167		2015
3	166		2011
4	150		2016
5	147		2009
6	142		2012
7	134		2008
8	120		2014
9	117		2003
10	111		1999
11	107		1970
12	105		1998
13	103		1971
14	101		2004
15	99		1995
16	97		2007
	97		1990
18	95		2000
19	90		2013
20	89		2006
	89		1969
22	87		2002
	84		1968

Rank	Total First Downs (Game)	Opponent	Year
1	37	at TCU	1980
2	35	at Ole Miss	2015
3	34	New Mexico	2011
	34	South Florida	2002
	34	Navy	1982
	34	at Rice	1981
	34	Oklahoma State	1969
8	32	at Texas Tech	2014
	32	Ole Miss	2001
	32	Wichita State	1969
11	31	UTEP	2010
	31	North Texas	2007
13	30	Kansas State	2015
	30	Toledo	2015
	30	at Auburn	2010
	30	SMU	1994
	30	Utah State	1975
	30	North Texas	1971
	30	Oklahoma State	1971
20	29	Auburn	2015
	29	Georgia	2014
	29	Mississippi State	2011
	29	Missouri State	2009
	29	Louisiana-Monroe	2005
	29	at Kentucky	2003
	29	Mississippi State	2003
	29	at Rice	1979

Rank	Total First Downs (Season)	Type	Year
1	305	129 rush, 167 pass, 9 penalty	2015
2	291	105 rush, 173 pass, 13 penalty	2010
3	288	116 rush, 150 pass, 22 penalty	2016
	288	146 rush, 120 pass, 22 penalty	2014
5	279	93 rush, 166 pass, 20 penalty	2011
6	273	165 rush, 97 pass, 11 penalty	2007
	273	142 rush, 117 pass, 14 penalty	2003
8	269	152 rush, 103 pass, 14 penalty	1971
9	261	183 rush, 69 pass, 9 penalty	1989
10	255	150 rush, 87 pass, 18 penalty	2002
11	254	89 rush, 147 pass, 18 penalty	2009
12	253	88 rush, 142 pass, 23 penalty	2012
13	250	142 rush, 89 pass, 19 penalty	2006
14	241	172 rush, 54 pass, 15 penalty	1978
15	240	183 rush, 42 pass, 15 penalty	1987
	240	132 rush, 107 pass, 11 penalty	1970
17	237	133 rush, 89 pass, 15 penalty	1969
18	236	146 rush, 77 pass, 13 penalty	1982
19	234	124 rush, 97 pass, 13 penalty	1990
	232	83 rush, 134 pass, 15 penalty	2008
21	226	148 rush, 68 pass, 10 penalty	1988
22	225	145 rush, 75 pass, 5 penalty	1981