List of Central Oklahoma Bronchos football seasons

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The Central Oklahoma Bronchos college football team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II, representing the University of Central Oklahoma in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. The Bronchos have played their home games at Wantland Stadium in Edmond, Oklahoma since 1965. [1]

The Bronchos claim two national championships. They have also recorded 27 total conference championships, and three undefeated, untied seasons. The Central Oklahoma football program is one of the most successful programs in history, with 607 wins, which is fourth All-time among Division II programs. [2] [3]

The Bronchos have played in the first Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference, the Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference, the second Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference, at the NAIA level. Since joining NCAA Division II in 1988 the Bronchos have played as members of the Lone Star Conference, and the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. [4]

National Champions †Conference Champions *Shared standing T
SeasonHead coachConferenceSeason resultsPostseasonFinal ranking
OverallConferencePost Season Result AFCA Poll D2fb.com Poll
WinsLossesTiesWinsLossesTiesConference finishDivision finish
[A 1]
Central Oklahoma Bronchos
1902 No CoachIndependent010————————
1903 No team
1904 Boyd Hill Independent230————————
1905 Fenis Bently Independent431————————
1906 Fenis BentlyIndependent630————————
1907 Fenis BentlyIndependent221————————
1908 Fenis BentlyIndependent442————————
1909 Fenis BentlyIndependent290————————
1910 Fenis BentlyIndependent080————————
1911 Fenis BentlyIndependent110————————
1912 Charles Wantland Independent430————————
1913 Charles WantlandIndependent333————————
1914 *Charles Wantland OIC 510———1st————
1915 *Charles WantlandOIC900—001st————
1916 Charles WantlandOIC830——0—————
1917 Charles WantlandOIC340——0—————
1918 Charles WantlandOIC620——0—————
1919 Charles WantlandOIC650——0—————
1920 Ralph Myers OIC431————————
1921 *Charles WantlandOIC810——01st————
1922 Charles WantlandOIC740——0—————
1923 *Charles WantlandOIC711———1st————
1924 *Charles WantlandOIC910——01st————
1925 Charles WantlandOIC342————————
1926 Charles WantlandOIC333————————
1927 Charles WantlandOIC314————————
1928 Charles Wantland OCAC 531————————
1929 *Charles WantlandOCAC612———1st————
1930 Charles WantlandOCAC630——0—————
1931 * Claude Reeds OCAC6214011st————
1932 *Claude ReedsOCAC631500T–1st————
1933 Claude ReedsOCAC451————————
1934 *Claude ReedsOCAC7205001st————
1935 *Claude ReedsOCAC721———T–1st————
1936 *Claude ReedsOCAC8105001st————
1937 *Claude ReedsOCAC6224011st————
1938 *Claude ReedsOCAC6305001st————
1939 *Claude ReedsOCAC5315011st————
1940 Claude ReedsOCAC252————————
1941 * Dale E. Hamilton OCAC6206001st————
1942 *Dale E. HamiltonOCAC7002001st————
1943-5 No team due to World War II
1946 Dale E. HamiltonOCAC441311—————
1947 Dale E. HamiltonOCAC711311—————
1948 *Dale E. HamiltonOCAC620410T–1st————
1949 *Dale E. HamiltonOCAC7205001st————
1950 * Gene Smith OCAC730410T–1st————
1951 Gene SmithOCAC260230—————
1952 Dale E. HamiltonOCAC440310—————
1953 Dale E. HamiltonOCAC630320—————
1954 *Dale E. HamiltonOCAC621410T–1st————
1955 *Dale E. HamiltonOCAC810410T–1st————
1956 *Dale E. HamiltonOCAC720410T–1st————
1957 Dale E. HamiltonOCAC520220—————
1958 Al Blevins OCAC540420—————
1959 Al BlevinsOCAC810510—————
1960 Al BlevinsOCAC640330—————
1961 *Al BlevinsOCAC9106001st————
1962 †*Al BlevinsOCAC11006001st—Won NAIA National Championship against Lenoir–Rhyne, 28–13——
1963 Al BlevinsOCAC441330—————
1964 Phil Ball OCAC450150—————
1965 Phil BallOCAC631411—————
1966 Phil BallOCAC720420—————
1966 Phil BallOCAC361151—————
1967 Phil BallOCAC641231—————
1969 Phil BallOCAC811411—————
1970 Phil BallOCAC920620—————
1971 Phil BallOIC721521—————
1972 *Phil BallOIC9207101st—Lost NAIA Semifinals to East Texas State, 54–0——
1973 Phil BallOIC641530—————
1974 Phil Ball OIC 550230—————
1975 Phil BallOIC740410—————
1976 Phil BallIndependent560————————
1977 Gary Howard Independent551————————
1978 Gary HowardIndependent730————————
1979 Gary HowardIndependent1120—————Lost NAIA National Championship to Texas A&I, 20–14——
1980 Gary HowardIndependent540————————
1981 Gary HowardIndependent720————————
1982 †Gary HowardIndependent1020—————Won NAIA National Championship against Mesa State, 14–11——
1983 Gary HowardIndependent811—————Lost NAIA First Round to Saginaw Valley State, 14–13——
1984 Gary HowardIndependent730————————
1985 Gary HowardIndependent721—————Lost NAIA First Round to Henderson State, 18–15——
1986 Gary HowardIndependent351————————
1987 Gary HowardIndependent280————————
1988 Gary Howard Lone Star 450430T–4th————
1989 Gary HowardLone Star01010708th————
1990 Gary HowardLone Star4603405th————
1991 Gary HowardLone Star370150T–5th————
1992 Gary HowardLone Star640240T–5th————
1993 Gary HowardLone Star7302304th————
1994 Gary HowardLone Star6312213rd————
1995 Gary HowardLone Star8304304th————
1996 Gary HowardLone Star93— [A 2] 52—2nd—Lost NCAA Second Round to UC Davis, 26–7——
1997 Gary HowardLone Star92—72—3rd1st———
1998 *Gary HowardLone Star121—90—1st1stLost NCAA Second Round to Texas A&M–Kingsville, 21–24--
1999 *Gary HowardLone Star83—62—T–1st2ndLost NCAA First Round to UC Davis, 17–33——
2000 Gary HowardLone Star55—53—T–2ndT–2nd———
2001 Gary HowardLone Star38—17—12th6th———
2002 Gary HowardLone Star56—44—8th4th———
2003 Chuck Langston Lone Star93—62—T–2ndT–2ndLost NCAA Second Round to Texas A&M–Kingsville, 6–49——
2004 Chuck LangstonLone Star82—72—T–2ndT–1st———
2005 Chuck LangstonLone Star37—36—10thT–3rd———
2006 Chuck LangstonLone Star56—45—T–6thT–4th———
2007 Chuck LangstonLone Star46—45—7thT–1st———
2008 Tracy Holland Lone Star74—63—T–3rd1st———
2009 Tracy HollandLone Star47—45–9th3rd———
2010 Tracy HollandLone Star29—28—T–13th7th———
2011 Tracy HollandIndependent29—————————
2012 Nick Bobeck MIAA 28—28—T–13th————
2013 Nick BobeckMIAA28—28—T–11th————
2014 Nick BobeckMIAA84—83—3rd—Lost Mineral Water Bowl to Sioux Falls, 42–10——
2015 Nick BobeckMIAA65—65—T–5th—Won Live United Texarkana Bowl against Southwestern Oklahoma State, 38–21——
2016Nick BobeckMIAA38—38—T–8th————
2017 Nick BobeckMIAA84—74—T–4th—Won Corsicana Bowl against Tarleton State 38–31——
2018 Nick BobeckMIAA84—74—T–4th—Won C.H.A.M.P.S Heart of Texas Bowl against Angelo State 41-34——
2019 Nick BobeckMIAA56—56—8th————
Total61539046———(only includes regular season games)
1290———(only includes playoff and bowl games; 12 appearances)
62739946———(all games)

[7] [8] [9]

Notes

  1. ↑ The Lone Star Conference introduced divisional play for the first year in 1997; the divisional standings were based on division opponents, overall record determined the conference champion. [5] Divisional play ceased in 2011, when the conference dropped to 8 teams.
  2. ↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since. [6]

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