Team Records

General Offense

Most Yards Total Offense
Game 777 New Mexico 10/15/1983
Season 7,057 2001 (13 games)
Most Plays
Game 115 Houston 10/19/2013
Season 1,111 2013 (13 games)
Best Average Total Offense
Season 584.2 1983 (11 games)
Most First Downs
Game 41 Houston 10/19/2013
Season 351 2001 (13 games)
Most First Downs per Game
Season 30.9 1983 (11 games)
Most First Downs Rushing
Game 27 Utah 11/22/86
Season 161 2013  
Most First Downs Passing
Game 30 Colorado St. 11/7/81
Season 237 1990 (12 games)
Most Passing First Downs per Game
Season 19.8 1990 (12 games)

Rushing

Most Rushing Attempts
Game 77 Utah 11/22/86
Season 664 2013 (13 games)
Most Yards Rushing
Game 550 Texas 9/7/2013
Season 3,475 2013 (13 games)

Passing

Most Yards Passing
Game 619 Utah State 10/30/93
Season 5,379 1990 (12 games)
Most Passes Attempted
Game 68 UNLV 10/8/04
Season 580 1990 (12 games)
Most Passes Completed
Game 44 Colorado State 11/7/81
Season 373 1990 (12 games)
Lowest Interception Percentage
Season 1.9 2001 (13 games)
Best Completion Percentage
Season .707 1983 (11 games)
Most Passes Intercepted
Game 7 Utah 10/9/48
Season 29 1990 (12 games)
Combined Pass Completetions
Game 69 BYU 40, Hawai'i 29, 12/08/01
Percentage of Interceptions by BYU
Season 13.2 1962 (10 games)

Scoring

Most Points Scored
Game 83 Texas-El Paso 11/1/80
Season 704 1996 (14 games)
Most Points Scored in One Half
  54 Western State 1951
Most Points Scored in Quarter
One Team 36 Wash. State (BYU 36-7 in 4th 9/15/90)
Combined 49 Utah State (BYU 28-21 in 4th 10/30/93)
Most Points Scored in a Loss
Game 56 Utah State 58 BYU 56 10/30/93
Fewest Points Scored
Season 10 1922 (6 games)

Punt Returns

Most Yards
Game 258 North Texas 9/10/71
Season 701 1971 (11 games)
Best Average per Return
Game 47.5 Utah State 10/4/97
Season 28.7 1969 (28 returns)

Kickoff Returns

Most Yards
Game 270 Utah State 10/30/93
Season 1,322 1993 (55 returns)
Best Average per Return
Game 41.4 Air Force 11/11/89
Season 28.7 1969 (28 returns)

Interceptions

Most Pass Interceptions
Game 6 Western St. 9/22/51
  6 Wyoming 10/31/70
  6 UTEP 11/26/77
Season 28 1987 (12 games)
Most Yards on Interception Returns
Game 230 UTEP 11/26/77
Season 514 1971 (11 games)

Punting

Most Punts
Game 15 Iowa State 9/27/69
Season 85 2013 (3,376)
Best Punting Average
Game 60.4 Wyoming (10/8/83)
Season 50.6 1983 (11 games)
Best Net Punting Average
Game 56.3 Utah State 10/29/83
Season 45.0 1983 (11 games)

Attendance

Single Game at Home
  66,247 Notre Dame 10/16/93
  66,235 Miami 9/8/90
  66,149 Utah 11/17/01
Season at Home
  440,576 1996 7 games
Season Average at Home
  66,002 1990 6 games
Season Total
  773,457 1996 15 games
Season Average
  57,419 1991 12 games
Largest Road Crowd
  108,940 Michigan 9/26/15
  100,995 Texas 9/10/11
  96,304 Penn State 9/21/91
  93,463 Texas 9/6/14
  89,959 Nebraska 9/5/15
  83,818 Alabama 9/5/98
  80,795 Notre Dame 10/22/05
Home Attendance (Season)
  440,576 1996 7 games
Overall Attendance (All games excluding bowl game)
  701,529 1996 14 games

Penalties and Fumbles

Most Yards Penalized
Game 219 Weber State 9/15/79
Season 1,319 1980 (12 games)
Fewest Yards Penalized
Game 0 Four times, most recent vs. CSU 11/13/65
Season 204 1953 (10 games)
Most Penalties
Game 22 Utah State 10/18/80
Season 141 1980 (12 games)
Most Opponents' Fumbles Recovered
Game 7 Wichita State 9/15/56
Season 36 1977 (11 games)
Fewest Fumbles Lost
Game 0 many times  
Season 4 2007  

Defense

Lowest Defensive Yardage
Game 63 Savannah State 11/22/14
Season 2,381 1954 (9 games)
Lowest Average per Game
  244.5 1958 (10 games)
Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed
Game -29 UTEP 10/26/68
Season 874 1967 (10 games)
Lowest Rushing per Attempt
Season 2.1 1967  
Fewest Passing Yards Allowed
Game -2 UNM 1959
Season 605 1952 (60.5 yrd/game)
Fewest First Downs Allowed
Game 3 New Mexico 11/8/62
Season 111 1954 (9 games)
Fewest Points Allowed
Game 0 several times;  
  most recent Savannah State 11/22/14
    Hawaii 9/28/12
    UCLA 9/13/08
    Wyoming 9/20/08
Season 41 1937 (4.6 per game)

Miscellaneous

Most Consecutive Wins in a Season
13 1984    
Most Consecutive Wins
25 1983-85    
Most Consecutive Games Without Being Shutout
361 1975-2003    
Most Games Without a Tie
304 1992-2015    
Most Consecutive Undefeated Home Seasons
3 2006-08    
Consecutive Games With a TD Pass
53 1989-93    
Fewest First Downs
Game 4 Wichita State 9/15/56
  4 Iowa State 9/27/69
Season 105 1961  
Poorest Offensive Yards
Game 42 Iowa State 9/27/69
Season 1892 - 1961
Poorest Rushing Offense
Game -96 New Mexico 11/14/70
Season 1,061 1995  
Poorest Passing Offense
Game 0 New Mexico 1957
  9 Iowa State 9/27/69
  9 Tulsa 11/23/71

Top Defensive Marks

Most Tackles (Single Game)
No. Opponent Date
124 @ Utah 11/20/82
110 @ Wisconsin 09/20/80
108 @ Navy 09/16/89
107 UTEP 11/03/84
104 @ Penn State 09/21/91
101 @ Notre Dame 10/24/92
100 @ Utah 11/17/90
100 @ Utah 11/20/04
Most Sacks (Single Game)
No. Opponent Date
10 Colorado State 12/05/87
8 Cincinnati 10/16/15
8 Kansas State 01/01/97
8 @ UCLA 10/01/83
8 @ San Diego St. 10/17/1981
7 (5 tied)