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Defense Records n TEAM RECORDS Most Points Allowed
Game...................................... 70 vs Murray State (10/28/33) Season.................................................................. 379 (1999)
Fewest Points Allowed
Game............................................................... 0, many times Season...................................................... 2 (1917 - 7 games) 40 (1957 - 10 games)
Most Total Offense Allowed
Game..................................................760 vs Idaho (10/6/01)
Fewest Total Offense Allowed
Game........................................ 44, Western Kentucky (1971) Season............................................................... 1,712 (1963)
Most First Downs Allowed
Game....................................................39 vs Idaho (10/6/01) Season.................................................................. 281 (2003)
Fewest First Downs Allowed
Game................................................... 3 vs Liberty (9/18/82) Season.................................................................... 84 (1957)
Most Rushing Attempts Allowed
Game....................................79, Tennessee-Martin (9/15/79) Season.................................................................. 633 (1975)
Fewest Rushing Attempts Allowed
Game........................................ 22, Western Kentucky (1981) Season.................................................................. 371 (1998)
Most Rushing Yards Allowed
Game............................................... 490, Nebraska (9/12/92) Season............................................................... 3,285 (1979)
Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed
Game..........................................-58, Austin Peay (10/23/71) Season.................................................................. 717 (1963)
Most Rushing Touchdowns Allowed
Game......... 7, Mississippi St. (10/28/00), Nebraska (9/12/92) Season.................................................................... 35 (1979)
Fewest Rushing Touchdowns Allowed
Game............................................................... 0, many times Season.............................................................4 (1982, 1983)
Most Quarterback Sacks
Game.........................................9, Arkansas State (10/20/07) Season................................................................. 36.0 (2006)
Most Passing Attempts Allowed
Game.......................................................71, Idaho (10/6/01) Season.................................................................. 401 (2003)
Fewest Passing Attempts Allowed
Game....4, Murray State (10/16/71), TTU (11/20/71, 11/18/72) Season.................................................................. 107 (1956)
Most Passing Completions Allowed
Game.......................................................49, Idaho (10/6/01) Season.................................................................. 248 (2003)
Fewest Passing Completions Allowed
Game........................................ 0, Tennessee Tech (11/20/71) Season.................................................................... 34 (1956)
Most Passing Yards Allowed
Game.....................................................637, Idaho (10/6/01) Season............................................................... 3,053 (2003)
Fewest Passing Yard Allowed
Game........................................ 0, Tennessee Tech (11/20/71) Season.................................................................. 484 (1958)
Most Passing Touchdowns Allowed
F o o t b a l l
4. 5.
81 Austin Peay 82 Eastern Kentucky
10/24/70 10/9/71
Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed - Game 1. -58 Austin Peay
2. 3. 4. 5.
4 7 11 12
Florence State East Tennessee Liberty Baptist Elizabeth City
Fewest Passing Yards Allowed - Game 1. 0 Tennessee Tech
2. 3. 4. 5.
14 18 22 25
Western Kentucky Murray State East Tennessee Murray State
Most Quarterback Sacks - Game 1. 9 Arkansas State 2. 3.
8 Connecticut 7 Utah State 7 Murray State
Most Quarterback Sacks - Season 1. 36.0 (36.0-247)
2006 2007 2004 2001 2008
Most Yards from Quarterback Sacks - Season 1. 247 (36.0-247) 2006
Most Blocked Punts
Game.......................................4, Mississippi Valley (10/8/88) Season...................................................................... 3 (2004)
2. 3. 4. 5.
Game............................................................... 1, many times Season...................................................................... 9 (1988)
Most Blocked Extra Points
Game..............................................2, North Texas (11/23/02) Season...................................................................... 3 (2003)
Most Interceptions
Game...................................................... 7, Akron (11/16/85) 5, Austin Peay (10/26/74) 4, four times (most reccent vs ULL, 10/28/06) Season.................................................................... 26 (1985) 25 (1989), 23 (1988)
Most Interception Return Yards
Game......................................... 149, Connecticut (11/17/01) 121, Chattanooga (10/3/70); UT-Martin (11/6/99) Season.................................................................. 322 (1985) 317 (2000) 299 (1970)
Most Interception Return Touchdowns
Game............................................................... 1, many times Season.............................................................3 (1970, 1994)
Fewest Total Offense Yards Allowed - Game 1. 44 Western Kentucky 11/6/71 47 Liberty Baptist 68 Morehead State
9/18/82 9/25/82
(30.0-205) (28.0-172) (27.0-161) (25.0-157)
2007 2004 2001 2008
Most Tackles for Loss - Game 1. 17 (17-107) Morehead State (9/25/82) 2.
Most Blocked Field Goals
205 172 161 157
(30.0-205) (28.0-172) (27.0-161) (25.0-157)
10/20/07 11/17/01 10/30/04 11/14/87
Fewest Passing Touchdowns Allowed
30.0 28.0 27.0 25.0
11/20/71 11/6/71 10/19/74 11/16/74 10/17/81
Game..............5, Idaho (10/6/01), South Carolina (11/18/06) Season.................................................................... 23 (2003)
Game............................................................... 0, many times Season.............................................................1 (1957, 1990)
2. 3. 4. 5.
10/23/71 9/9/72 1/13/76 9/18/82 9/11/82
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16 (16-71)
Tennessee Tech (9/14/06)
Most Tackles for Loss - Season 1. 105 (105-436)
2. 3. 4. 5.
85 83 80 78
(85-314) (83-436) (80-292) (78-333)
Most Tackles for Loss Yards - Season 1. 436 (105-436) 3. 4. 5.
436 333 317 314
(83-436) (78-333) (61-317) (85-314)
2006 2008 1982 1996 2007 2006 1982 2007 1983 2008
n total tackles Most Tackles - Game 1. 24 Chris Keen vs Western Kentucky 2. 23 3. 22 22 5. 21 21 7. 20 20 20 20
Robbie Ridings vs Murray State Andra Bullock vs Western Kentucky Jimmy Roberto vs Murray State Chris Keen vs Morehead St. Scotty Brown vs SEMO Darrell Love vs Eastern Illinois John Csir vs Morehead State Nathaniel Claybrooks vs Marshall Scott Boykin vs Eastern Kentucky
Most Tackles - Season 1. 178 Stan Wright (127-51) 2. 142 Gary Bell (99-43) 3. 142 Melvin Boyd (90-52) 4. 140 Chris Keen (91-49)
11/8/75 10/17/91 11/5/77 10/17/81 9/27/75 10/31/98 11/16/96 9/27/75 11/26/94 9/21/91 1978 1973 1974 1975