Longest Plays ▪ Opponents
These lists are based on the official records from the 1994 and 2003 media guides, and the 2010 and 2020 stats supplements. I am working my way backwards through older media guides and box scores and have added plays from 2015 to present that fall between the 'official' minimum yards (shortest listed play) and my own minimums (below the category subtitle). The rows for those additional plays will be shaded gray and have no ranking since the data is incomplete. I am also working to confirm plays that resulted in touchdowns (they were not specified in the official lists), even if some seem obvious.
All Plays | Runs | Passes | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Interception Returns | Fumble Returns | Field Goals | Punts
Field Goal Returns | Extra Point Returns
All Plays
Minimum 70 yards
| Yards | Play | TD | Player (Pass From) | Season | Opponent | Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 100 | Kick Return | Y | Brennan Presley | 2021 | A | #7 Oklahoma State | L | 37-33 | ||
| 100 | FG Return | Y | Brandon Wilson | 2016 | N | #15 Houston | L | 33-23 | |||
| 100 | Kick Return | Y | Fozzy Whittaker | 2011 | N | #11 Texas | W | 55-17 | |||
| 100 | Kick Return | Y | Coryell Judie | 2010 | A | Texas A&M | L | 33-19 | |||
| 100 | Kick Return | Y | Mack Heron | 1968 | H | Kansas State | W | 35-20 | |||
| 6. | 99 | Kick Return | Y | Kelvin Turpin | 2018 | A | TCU | W | 52-27 | ||
| 99 | Run | Y | Eric Vann | 1997 | A | Kansas | L | 20-17 | |||
| 99 | Pass | Y | Wes Caswell (Troy DeGar) | 1996 | H | Tulsa | L | 31-24 | |||
| 9. | 98 | Int Return | Y | Vernon Scott | 2019 | H | TCU | W | 28-24 | ||
| 98 | Kick Return | Brandon Banks | 2009 | H | Kansas State | W | 42-30 | ||||
| 98 | Kick Return | Cyrus Gray | 2008 | A | Texas A&M | W | 66-28 | ||||
| 98 | Kick Return | Shaun Rochon | 2005 | H | Baylor | W | 37-30 (2OT) | ||||
| 13. | 97 | Kick Return | Mardy Gilyard | 2008 | H | Cincinnati | W | 52-26 | |||
| 97 | Pass | Y | Wayne McGarity (Major Applewhite) | 1998 | N | Texas | L | 34-3 | |||
| 15. | 96 | Kick Return | Jordan Shipley | 2008 | N | #5 Texas | L | 45-35 | |||
| 16. | 95 | Kick Return | Willie Jones | 1971 | H | Iowa State | W | 43-12 | |||
| 17. | 94 | Punt | John Hadl | 1959 | H | Kansas | W | 7-6 | |||
| 18. | 93 | Kick Return | Y | Malik Knowles | 2021 | A | Kansas State | W | 37-31 | ||
| 93 | Kick Return | Gale Sayers | 1964 | A | Kansas | L | 15-14 | ||||
| 93 | Kick Return | Y | Russell Dills | 1929 | A | Missouri | L | 13-0 | |||
| 21. | 92 | Punt Return | Y | Tyreek Hill | 2014 | H | Oklahoma State | L | 38-35 (1OT) | ||
| 92 | Pass | Y | Charles Johnson (Koy Detmer) | 1992 | A | #7 Colorado | T | 24-24 | |||
| 23. | 90 | Pass | Y | Tyler Lockett (Jake Waters) | 2013 | A | Kansas State | W | 41-31 | ||
| 90 | Kick Return | Perrish Cox | 2008 | A | #11 Oklahoma State | W | 61-41 | ||||
| 90 | Pass | Y | Eric Williams (Todd Doxson) | 1995 | A | Iowa State | W | 39-26 | |||
| 26. | 89 | Kick Return | Y | Justin Gilbert | 2010 | A | #10 Oklahoma State | W | 47-41 | ||
| 89 | Pass | Greg Washington (Carl Straw) | 1988 | H | Kansas State | W | 70-24 | ||||
| 89 | Run | Jarvis Redwine | 1980 | A | #4 Nebraska | W | 21-17 | ||||
| 29. | 87 | Fumble Return | Y | G. Maldonado | 2023 | N | #14 Arizona | L | 38-24 | ||
| 87 | Pass | Y | Kendall Wright (Robert Griffin) | 2011 | A | #25 Baylor | L | 45-38 | |||
| 87 | Int Return | Ricky Parker | 1995 | H | San Diego State | W | 38-22 | ||||
| 32. | 86 | Pass | Y | Javon Baker (John Rhys Plumlee) | 2023 | H | UCF | W | 31-29 | ||
| 86 | Pass | Y | Kelvin Turpin (B. Kolhhausen) | 2015 | H | #11 TCU | W | 30-29 | |||
| 86 * | Kick Return | Y | Gahn McGaffie | 2010 | A | #18 Missouri | L | 36-27 | |||
| 35. | 85 | Kick Return | Kene Nwangwu | 2020 | A | Iowa State | L | 37-30 | |||
| 85 | Pass | Y | Sam Smith (Darian Hagan) | 1990 | A | #10 Colorado | L | 32-23 | |||
| 37. | 84 | Punt Return | Y | Quinton Spotwood | 1997 | H | Syracuse | W | 36-34 | ||
| 84 | XP Return | Ben Kirkpatrick | 1992 | A | Texas Tech | W | 34-9 | ||||
| 39. | 83 | Kick Return | Ricardo Rhodes | 1998 | A | #20 Missouri | L | 20-6 | |||
| 40. | 82 | Punt Return | Y | Mike Clark | 1989 | H | Oklahoma State | W | 37-15 | ||
| 82 | Pass | Tom Busch (Tim Van Galder) | 1965 | H | Iowa State | W | 24-20 | ||||
| 42. | 81 | Pass | Y | Trestan Ebner (Jacob Zeno) | 2019 | N | #8 Baylor | W | 30-23 (1OT) | ||
| 81 | Run | D'Onta Foreman | 2015 | N | Texas | L | 24-17 | ||||
| 81 | Kick Return | Victor Ike | 2000 | N | #11 Texas | W | 63-14 | ||||
| 45. | 80 | Run | Jamaal Charles | 2005 | N | #2 Texas | L | 45-12 | |||
| 80 | Pass | Willie Vaughn (Kelly Donohoe) | 1988 | H | Kansas | W | 63-14 | ||||
| 47. | 79 | Pass | Tito Gonzales (Pat White) | 2007 | N | #11 West Virginia | L | 48-28 | |||
| 79 | Run | Ryan Mitchell | 1973 | H | #17 Miami (FL) | W | 24-20 | ||||
| 49. | 78 | Punt | Cameron Dicker | 2021 | N | #21 Texas | W | 55-48 | |||
| 78 | Pass | Keyon Mozee (Skyler Thompson) | 2020 | H | Kansas State | L | 38-35 | ||||
| 78 | Pass | Chris Platt (Jacob Zeno) | 2019 | N | #8 Baylor | W | 30-23 (1OT) | ||||
| 78 | Pass | Y | Marvin Harrison (Kevin Mason) | 1994 | A | Syracuse | W | 30-29 | |||
| 78 | Int Return | Kelly Culpepper | 1960 | N | #15 Texas | L | 24-0 | ||||
| 54. | 77 | Pass | Deuce Vaughn (Skyler Thompson) | 2020 | H | Kansas State | L | 38-35 | |||
| 77 | Pass | Y | Roger Ross (Mario Kinsey) | 2001 | A | Kansas | W | 38-10 | |||
| 77 | Pass | Y | Roger Ross (Dylan Smith) | 2000 | H | Kansas | W | 34-16 | |||
| 77 | Pass | Malcom McAlister (Rusty Hilger) | 1984 | H | #3 Oklahoma State | W | 24-14 | ||||
| 58. | 76 | Fumble Return | Chris Spachman | 1985 | H | #2 Nebraska | W | 27-7 | |||
| 59. | 75 | Pass | Y | Quentin Johnston (Max Duggan) | 2021 | H | TCU | W | 52-31 | ||
| 75 | Pass | Y | Xavier Worthy (Casey Thompson) | 2021 | N | #21 Texas | W | 55-48 | |||
| 75 | Pass | Y | Travis Koontz (Henry Colombi) | 2020 | A | Texas Tech | W | 62-28 | |||
| 75 | Pass | Y | Gary Jennings (Will Grier) | 2018 | A | #12 West Virginia | W | 59-56 | |||
| 75 | Run | Y | Sony Michel | 2017 | N | #3 Georgia | L | 54-48 (2OT) | |||
| 75 | Run | Y | Alex Barnes | 2017 | A | Kansas State | W | 42-35 | |||
| 75 | Pass | George McGown (Bobby Douglas) | 1968 | A | #3 Kansas | W | 27-23 | ||||
| 66. | 74 | Pass | Y | Taj Williams (Kenny Hill) | 2016 | A | #21 TCU | W | 52-46 | ||
| 74 | XP Return | Keith Burns | 1992 | A | Oklahoma State | T | 15-15 | ||||
| 68. | 73 | Pass | Y | Taye Barber (Max Duggan) | 2022 | A | TCU | L | 55-24 | ||
| 73 | Pass | Y | R.J. Turner (Garrett Smith) | 2016 | H | Louisiana Monroe | W | 59-17 | |||
| 73 | Punt | Zach Paul | 2015 | H | Akron | W | 41-3 | ||||
| 71. | 72 | Pass | Y | Chris Platt (Zach Smith) | 2017 | A | Baylor | W | 49-41 | ||
| 72 | Pass | Y | James Washington (J.W. Walsh) | 2015 | A | #9 Oklahoma State | W | 58-23 | |||
| 72 | Run | Terry Miller | 1972 | H | Oklahoma State | L | 31-24 | ||||
| 72 | Punt Return | Y | Johnny Rodgers | 1971 | H | #1 Nebraska | L | 35-31 | |||
| 72 | FG Return | Bill Matan | 1962 | H | Kansas State | W | 47-0 | ||||
| 76. | 71 | Pass | Y | Denzel Mims (Zach Smith) | 2017 | A | Baylor | W | 49-41 | ||
| 71 | Pass | Y | Steve Lester (Bret Oberg) | 1989 | A | Iowa State | W | 43-40 | |||
| 78. | 70 | Run | Y | Rodney Guggenheim | 1993 | A | Iowa State | W | 24-7 | ||
| 70 | XP Return | Keith Wilkerson | 1991 | H | North Texas | W | 40-2 | ||||
| 70 | Run | Ken Cooper | 1979 | A | Rice | W | 63-21 | ||||
| 70 | Pass | Tom Waddy (Jeff Knapple) | 1960 | A | Colorado | L | 7-0 | ||||