This is a list of Oklahoma State Cowboys football seasons. The Cowboys are part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). [1] Since their inception in 1901, the Cowboys have played in over 1,100 games through over a century of play along with 28 bowl games, with one interruption occurring in 1902. [2]
| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Independent(1901–1904) | |||||||||
| 1901 | No coach | 2–3 | |||||||
| 1902 | Unofficial team | 1–0 | |||||||
| 1903 | No coach | 0–2–2 | |||||||
| 1904 | No coach | 0–4–1 | |||||||
| Frank A. McCoy(Independent)(1905) | |||||||||
| 1905 | Frank A. McCoy | 1–3–2 | |||||||
| Boyd Hill (Independent)(1906) | |||||||||
| 1906 | Boyd Hill | 1–4–2 | |||||||
| Ed Parry (Independent)(1907–1908) | |||||||||
| 1907 | Ed Parry | 1–3–1 | |||||||
| 1908 | Ed Parry | 4–3 | |||||||
| Paul J. Davis (Independent)(1909–1914) | |||||||||
| 1909 | Paul J. Davis | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1910 | Paul J. Davis | 3–4 | |||||||
| 1911 | Paul J. Davis | 5–2 | |||||||
| 1912 | Paul J. Davis | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1913 | Paul J. Davis | 4–3 | |||||||
| 1914 | Paul J. Davis | 6–2–1 | |||||||
| John G. Griffith (Southwest Conference)(1915–1916) | |||||||||
| 1915 | John G. Griffith | 4–5–1 | 0–3 | 7th | |||||
| 1916 | John G. Griffith | 4–4 | 0–3 | T–7th | |||||
| E.A. Pritchard (Southwest Conference)(1917–1918) | |||||||||
| 1917 | E.A. Pritchard | 4–5 | 1–2 | 6th | |||||
| 1918 | E.A. Pritchard | 4–2 | 0–2 | T–7th | |||||
| Jim Pixlee (Southwest Conference)(1919–1920) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Jim Pixlee | 3–3–2 | 0–2 | 7th | |||||
| 1920 | Jim Pixlee | 0–7–1 | 0–3 | T–7th | |||||
| John Maulbetsch (Southwest Conference)(1921–1924) | |||||||||
| 1921 | John Maulbetsch | 5–4–1 | 1–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1922 | John Maulbetsch | 4–4–1 | 2–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1923 | John Maulbetsch | 2–8 | 1–3 | 6th | |||||
| 1924 | John Maulbetsch | 6–1–2 | 1–1–1 | 5th | |||||
| John Maulbetsch(Missouri Valley Conference)(1925–1928) | |||||||||
| 1925 | John Maulbetsch | 2–5–1 | 0–3–1 | 10th | |||||
| 1926 | John Maulbetsch | 3–4–1 | 3–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1927 | John Maulbetsch | 4–4 | 2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1928 | John Maulbetsch | 1–7 | 0–1 | 5th | |||||
| Pappy Waldorf (Missouri Valley Conference)(1929–1933) | |||||||||
| 1929 | Pappy Waldorf | 4–3–2 | 1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1930 | Pappy Waldorf | 7–2–1 | 2–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1931 | Pappy Waldorf | 8–2–1 | 1–0 | T-1st | |||||
| 1932 | Pappy Waldorf | 9–1–2 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1933 | Pappy Waldorf | 6–2–1 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| Albert Exendine (Missouri Valley Conference)(1934–1935) | |||||||||
| 1934 | Albert Exendine | 4–5–1 | 1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1935 | Albert Exendine | 3–7 | 0–3 | 7th | |||||
| Ted Cox (Missouri Valley Conference)(1936–1938) | |||||||||
| 1936 | Ted Cox | 1–9 | 1–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1937 | Ted Cox | 4–6 | 2–2 | T–4th | |||||
| 1938 | Ted Cox | 2–8 | 0–4 | 8th | |||||
| Jim Lookabaugh (Missouri Valley Conference)(1939–1949) | |||||||||
| 1939 | Jim Lookabaugh | 5–4–1 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1940 | Jim Lookabaugh | 6–3–1 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1941 | Jim Lookabaugh | 5–4 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1942 | Jim Lookabaugh | 6–3–1 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1943 | Jim Lookabaugh | 3–4 | 0–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1944 | Jim Lookabaugh | 8–1 | 1–0 | 1st | W Cotton | ||||
| 1945 | Jim Lookabaugh | 9–0 | 1–0 | 1st | W Sugar | 5 | |||
| 1946 | Jim Lookabaugh | 3–7–1 | 1–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1947 | Jim Lookabaugh | 3–7 | 0–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1948 | Jim Lookabaugh | 6–4 | 2–0 | 1st | L Delta | ||||
| 1949 | Jim Lookabaugh | 4–4–2 | 2–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| J.B. Whitworth (Missouri Valley Conference)(1950–1954) | |||||||||
| 1950 | J.B. Whitworth | 4–6–1 | 1–2–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1951 | J.B. Whitworth | 3–7 | 3–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1952 | J.B. Whitworth | 3–7 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1953 | J.B. Whitworth | 7–3 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1954 | J.B. Whitworth | 5–4–1 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Cliff Speegle (Missouri Valley Conference)(1955–1956) | |||||||||
| 1955 | Cliff Speegle | 2–8 | 1–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1956 | Cliff Speegle | 3–5–2 | 2–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| Cliff Speegle(Independent)(1957–1959) | |||||||||
| 1957 | Cliff Speegle | 6–3–1 | |||||||
| 1958 | Cliff Speegle | 8–3 | W Bluegrass | 19 | |||||
| 1959 | Cliff Speegle | 6–4 | |||||||
| Cliff Speegle(Big Eight Conference)(1960–1962) | |||||||||
| 1960 | Cliff Speegle | 3–7 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1961 | Cliff Speegle | 4–6 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1962 | Cliff Speegle | 4–6 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| Phil Cutchin (Big Eight Conference)(1963–1968) | |||||||||
| 1963 | Phil Cutchin | 1–8 | 0–6 | 8th | |||||
| 1964 | Phil Cutchin | 4–6 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1965 | Phil Cutchin | 3–7 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1966 | Phil Cutchin | 4–5–1 | 4–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1967 | Phil Cutchin | 4–5–1 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1968 | Phil Cutchin | 3–7 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| Floyd Gass (Big Eight Conference)(1969–1971) | |||||||||
| 1969 | Floyd Gass | 5–5 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1970 | Floyd Gass | 4–7 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1971 | Floyd Gass | 4–6–1 | 2–5 | T–5th | |||||
| Dave Smith (Big Eight Conference)(1972) | |||||||||
| 1972 | Dave Smith | 6–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Jim Stanley (Big Eight Conference)(1973–1978) | |||||||||
| 1973 | Jim Stanley | 5–4–2 | 2–3–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1974 | Jim Stanley | 7–5 | 4–3 | 4th | W Fiesta | ||||
| 1975 | Jim Stanley | 7–4 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1976 | Jim Stanley | 9–3 | 5–2 | T–1st | W Tangerine | 14 | 14 | ||
| 1977 | Jim Stanley | 4–7 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1978 | Jim Stanley | 3–8 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Jimmy Johnson (Big Eight Conference)(1979–1983) | |||||||||
| 1979 | Jimmy Johnson | 7–4 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1980 | Jimmy Johnson | 3–7–1 | 2–4–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1981 | Jimmy Johnson | 7–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | L Independence | ||||
| 1982 | Jimmy Johnson | 4–5–2 | 3–2–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1983 | Jimmy Johnson | 8–4 | 3–4 | T–4th | W Bluebonnet | 18 | |||
| Pat Jones (Big Eight Conference)(1984–1994) | |||||||||
| 1984 | Pat Jones | 10–2 | 5–2 | 3rd | W Gator | 5 | 7 | ||
| 1985 | Pat Jones | 8–4 | 4–3 | T–3rd | L Gator | ||||
| 1986 | Pat Jones | 6–5 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1987 | Pat Jones | 10–2 | 5–2 | 3rd | W Sun | 12 | 11 | ||
| 1988 | Pat Jones | 10–2 | 5–2 | 3rd | W Holiday | 11 | 11 | ||
| 1989 | Pat Jones | 4–7 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1990 | Pat Jones | 4–7 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1991 | Pat Jones | 0–10–1 | 0–6–1 | 8th | |||||
| 1992 | Pat Jones | 4–6–1 | 2–4–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1993 | Pat Jones | 3–8 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 1994 | Pat Jones | 3–7–1 | 0–6–1 | T–7th | |||||
| Bob Simmons (Big Eight Conference)(1995) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Bob Simmons | 4–8 | 2–5 | T–5th | |||||
| Bob Simmons(Big 12 Conference)(1996–2000) | |||||||||
| 1996 | Bob Simmons | 5–6 | 2–6 | 5th (South) | |||||
| 1997 | Bob Simmons | 8–4 | 5–3 | T–2nd (South) | L Alamo | 24 | 24 | ||
| 1998 | Bob Simmons | 5–6 | 3–5 | T–4th (South) | |||||
| 1999 | Bob Simmons | 5–6 | 3–5 | 5th (South) | |||||
| 2000 | Bob Simmons | 3–8 | 1–7 | 5th (South) | |||||
| Les Miles (Big 12 Conference)(2001–2004) | |||||||||
| 2001 | Les Miles | 4–7 | 2–6 | 5th (South) | |||||
| 2002 | Les Miles | 8–5 | 5–3 | T–3rd (South) | W Houston | ||||
| 2003 | Les Miles | 9–4 | 5–3 | 3rd (South) | L Cotton | ||||
| 2004 | Les Miles | 7–5 | 4–4 | 5th (South) | L Alamo | ||||
| Mike Gundy (Big 12 Conference)(2005–present) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Mike Gundy | 4–7 | 1–7 | 6th (South) | |||||
| 2006 | Mike Gundy | 7–6 | 3–5 | T–5th (South) | W Independence | ||||
| 2007 | Mike Gundy | 7–6 | 4–4 | T–3rd (South) | W Insight | ||||
| 2008 | Mike Gundy | 9–4 | 5–3 | 4th (South) | L Holiday | 18 | 16 | ||
| 2009 | Mike Gundy | 9–4 | 6–2 | 2nd (South) | L Cotton | 25 | |||
| 2010 | Mike Gundy | 11–2 | 6–2 | T–1st (South) | W Alamo | 10 | 13 | ||
| 2011 | Mike Gundy | 12–1 | 8–1 | 1st | W Fiesta † | 3 | 3 | ||
| 2012 | Mike Gundy | 8–5 | 5–4 | T–3rd | W Heart of Dallas | ||||
| 2013 | Mike Gundy | 10–3 | 7–2 | T–2nd | L Cotton | 17 | 17 | ||
| 2014 | Mike Gundy | 7–6 | 4–5 | 7th | W Cactus | ||||
| 2015 | Mike Gundy | 10–3 | 7–2 | T–2nd | L Sugar † | 19 | 20 | ||
| 2016 | Mike Gundy | 10–3 | 7–2 | T–2nd | W Alamo | 11 | 11 | ||
| 2017 | Mike Gundy | 10–3 | 6–3 | 3rd | W Camping World | 14 | 14 | ||
| 2018 | Mike Gundy | 7–6 | 3–6 | T–7th | W Liberty | ||||
| 2019 | Mike Gundy | 8–5 | 5–4 | T–3rd | L Texas | ||||
| 2020 | Mike Gundy | 8–3 | 6–3 | 3rd | W Cheez-It | 19 | 20 | ||
| 2021 | Mike Gundy | 12–2 | 8–1 | 2nd | W Fiesta † | 7 | 7 | ||
| 2022 | Mike Gundy | 7–6 | 4–5 | 5th | L Guaranteed Rate | ||||
| 2023 | Mike Gundy | 10–4 | 7–2 | 2nd | W Texas | 16 | 16 | ||
| 2024 | Mike Gundy | 3–9 | 0–9 | 16th | |||||
| 2025 | Mike Gundy [a] | 1–2 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Total: | 648–575–49 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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