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- Oklahoma has appeared and been defeated in more BCS National Championship games than any other team.
- ESPN ranked Oklahoma as the most prestigious college football program overall since the advent of the AP Poll in 1936.
- Oklahoma has the most 10+ win seasons (32) and 11+ win seasons (20) of any program, as well as the fewest losing seasons (12) of any program.
- Oklahoma has been ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll (100 weeks)and in the Top 5 (374 weeks) more than any other team.
- Oklahoma was given their 10th preseason No. 1 ranking in 2011, another record.
- In the "modern era", which is post-World War II, Oklahoma has the most wins with 567, and the highest winning percentage (.763) in the country.
- Oklahoma has the most wins and best winning percentage in college football over the last 75 years (1935-current).
- Oklahoma is the only school to have four coaches with at least 100 wins each (Stoops, Switzer, Wilkinson, Owen).
- Oklahoma has had at least one first team all-conference player in 95 of the 96 seasons it has played in a conference.
- Oklahoma holds the NCAA record for most consecutive victories with 47-straight (1953–1957).
- Oklahoma has scored more points than any team in college football history with 31,436 through 2011.
- No program has more unanimous All-Americans than Oklahoma. OU and Notre Dame have 31 all-time.
- Oklahoma had an NCAA-record 768 rushing yards in 1988 against Kansas State.
- Most weeks ranked No. 1 in the BCS with 20 weeks (through 2010 season).
- Most weeks ranked in top 5 in the BCS with 46 (through 2010 season).
- Oklahoma has the most rushing yards in a season with 5,635 in 1971, which was 470 yards per game (12 games)
- Oklahoma holds the NCAA record for the most points scored in a single season with 702 points through 12 games in the 2008 season (58.5 points per game).
- Oklahoma holds the record for most consecutive 60+ point games, scoring 60 or more points for five straight games in 2008
- Oklahoma holds the record for most lopsided instate rivalry with a record of 83-17-7 (through 2012 regular season) over Big 12 Conference opponent Oklahoma State. In fact the rivalry is so lopsided that Oklahoma has shut out Oklahoma State more times (28 - not including 0-0 ties) than Oklahoma State has won against Oklahoma.
- In the 2010 NFL Draft, Oklahoma became the only school in the history of the NFL Draft to have three players selected in the first four picks of the draft.
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