General Offense

Most Yards Total Offense
Game 777 New Mexico 10/15/83
Season 6,790 1990 (12 games)
Most Plays
Game 101 Utah State 9/24/76
Season 1,004 1996 (14 games)
Best Average Total Offense
Season 584.2 1983 (11 games)
Most First Downs
Game 39 (Air Force) 2005
Season 348 1990 (12 games)
Most First Downs per Game
Season 30.9 1983 (11 games)
Most First Downs Rushing
Game 27 Utah 11/22/86
Season 151 1996  
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 581 1996 (14 games)
Most Yards Rushing
Game 465 Montana 10/25/58
Season 2,549 1996 (14 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 2.2 1981 (12 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 66 BYU 33, Bowling Green 33, 9/17/1983
  66 BYU 38, Miami 28, 9/8/1990
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 83 1969 (3,239 yards)
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
  100,995 Texas 9/10/11
  96,304 Penn State 9/21/91
  83,818 Alabama 9/5/98
  80,795 Notre Dame 11/15/03
  80,795 Notre Dame 10/22/05
Home Attendance (Season)
  440,576 1996 7 games
Overall Attendance (Season)
  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 9 1957 and 1976  

Defense

Lowest Defensive Yardage
Game 66 W. Michigan 11/14/64
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 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
219 1974-91    
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
Most Sacks (Single Game)
No. Opponent Date
10 Colorado State 12/05/87
8 Kansas State 01/01/97
8 @ UCLA 10/01/83
8 @ San Diego St. 10/17/1981
7 (5 tied)