TEAM FIRSTS
* Most wins in a season with seven
* First bowl victory
* First winning season as an FBS program
* Most road victories with five (tied for second in the nation)
DEFENSE
* Fewest points per game allowed (24.75)
* Fewest rushing yards per game allowed (136.4), bettering previous record (180.5) by nearly 45 yards
* Fewest yards per rushing attempt (4.13)
* Limited Western Kentucky to a school-record minus-two yards rushing in the AutoNation Cure Bowl. That broke the record of 41 yards that the Panthers set earlier in the season vs.