First Downs Defense ▪ Game
Since 1970
| FD | Yards | Season | Opponent | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 42 | 854 | 2016 | A | Texas Tech | W | 66-59 |
| 2. | 39 | 640 | 2018 | H | Oklahoma State | W | 48-47 |
| 3. | 36 | 585 | 2022 | N | Texas | L | 49-0 |
| 4. | 33 | 704 | 2018 | A | #12 West Virginia | W | 59-56 |
| 33 | 493 | 2018 | H | Baylor | W | 66-33 | |
| 6. | 32 | 661 | 2017 | A | #11 Oklahoma State | W | 62-52 |
| 32 | 778 | 2012 | A | West Virginia | W | 50-49 | |
| 32 | 549 | 2009 | A | Texas Tech | L | 41-13 | |
| 32 | 562 | 1971 | A | Kansas State | W | 75-28 | |
| 10. | 31 | 599 | 2022 | A | Texas Tech | L | 51-48 (1OT) |
| 31 | 692 | 2019 | N | #1 LSU | L | 63-28 | |
| 31 | 603 | 2015 | H | Tulsa | W | 52-38 | |
| 31 | 544 | 2014 | H | #10 Baylor | L | 48-14 | |
| 14. | 30 | 530 | 2015 | N | #1 Clemson | L | 37-17 |
| 30 | 609 | 1989 | A | Iowa State | W | 43-40 | |
| 16. | 29 | 668 | 2022 | A | TCU | L | 55-24 |
| 29 | 375 | 1976 | H | California | W | 28-17 | |
| 18. | 28 | 509 | 2022 | H | Kansas State | L | 41-34 |
| 28 | 521 | 2020 | N | #10 Florida | W | 55-20 | |
| 28 | 528 | 2018 | N | #1 Alabama | L | 45-34 | |
| 28 | 436 | 2015 | H | Texas Tech | W | 63-27 | |
| 28 | 459 | 2013 | A | #5 Baylor | L | 41-12 | |
| 28 | 633 | 2012 | N | #10 Texas A&M | L | 41-13 | |
| 28 | 616 | 2011 | A | #25 Baylor | L | 45-38 | |
| 28 | 527 | 2011 | H | Texas A&M | W | 41-25 | |
| 28 | 556 | 1994 | N | #22 BYU | L | 31-6 | |
| 27. | 27 | 480 | 2023 | A | Oklahoma State | L | 27-24 |
| 27 | 428 | 2020 | N | #22 Texas | W | 53-45 (4OT) | |
| 27 | 501 | 2018 | N | #19 Texas | L | 48-45 | |
| 27 | 369 | 2015 | H | #23 West Virginia | W | 44-24 | |
| 27 | 572 | 2011 | H | Texas Tech | L | 41-38 | |
| 27 | 425 | 2004 | H | Texas Tech | W | 28-13 | |
| 27 | 552 | 1997 | A | #1 Nebraska | L | 69-7 | |
| 27 | 462 | 1981 | H | #5 Nebraska | L | 37-14 | |
| 27 | 457 | 1980 | H | Stanford | L | 31-14 | |
| 27 | 504 | 1976 | H | #11 Missouri | W | 27-20 | |
| 37. | 26 | 406 | 2022 | A | West Virginia | L | 23-20 |
| 26 | 587 | 2022 | N | #13 Florida State | L | 35-32 | |
| 26 | 316 | 2022 | H | UTEP | W | 45-13 | |
| 26 | 484 | 2022 | H | #24 Oklahoma State | W | 28-13 | |
| 26 | 497 | 2021 | N | #15 Oregon | W | 47-32 | |
| 26 | 477 | 2019 | H | Iowa State | W | 42-41 | |
| 26 | 379 | 2018 | H | Army | W | 28-21 (1OT) | |
| 26 | 513 | 2014 | A | West Virginia | W | 45-33 | |
| 26 | 486 | 2010 | A | #18 Missouri | L | 36-27 | |
| 26 | 491 | 2008 | H | #16 Kansas | W | 45-31 | |
| 26 | 501 | 2006 | A | #18 Oregon | L | 34-33 | |
| 26 | 566 | 1999 | A | Notre Dame | L | 34-30 | |
| 26 | 553 | 1999 | N | #23 Texas | L | 38-28 | |
| 26 | 461 | 1996 | A | #16 Kansas State | L | 42-35 | |
| 26 | 407 | 1995 | A | #1 Nebraska | L | 37-0 | |
| 26 | 339 | 1995 | N | #18 Texas | T | 24-24 | |
| 26 | 493 | 1993 | H | Kansas | W | 38-23 | |
| 26 | 453 | 1992 | N | Texas | L | 34-24 | |
| 26 | 385 | 1981 | N | Houston | W | 40-14 | |
| 26 | 463 | 1978 | H | #14 Missouri | W | 45-23 | |
| 26 | 458 | 1970 | A | #13 Colorado | W | 23-15 | |
| 58. | 25 | 520 | 2023 | H | TCU | W | 69-45 |
| 25 | 443 | 2023 | A | Kansas | L | 38-33 | |
| 25 | 527 | 2023 | N | #3 Texas | W | 34-30 | |
| 25 | 361 | 2021 | H | Iowa State | W | 28-21 | |
| 25 | 310 | 2019 | N | #11 Texas | W | 34-27 | |
| 25 | 408 | 2019 | H | Houston | W | 49-31 | |
| 25 | 524 | 2018 | H | Kansas | W | 55-40 | |
| 25 | 410 | 2016 | N | #15 Houston | L | 33-23 | |
| 25 | 424 | 2012 | H | Baylor | W | 42-34 | |
| 25 | 458 | 2010 | H | Air Force | W | 27-24 | |
| 25 | 452 | 2008 | A | #11 Oklahoma State | W | 61-41 | |
| 25 | 473 | 2007 | A | Texas Tech | L | 34-27 | |
| 25 | 461 | 1989 | A | #6 Nebraska | L | 42-25 | |
| 25 | 429 | 1982 | A | #11 Arizona State | L | 32-21 | |
| 25 | 419 | 1977 | A | Missouri | W | 21-17 | |
| 25 | 390 | 1971 | H | #17 USC | W | 33-20 | |
Notes
- As of 2019, the NCAA Record is 45 by Texas Tech in 2003