List of Oklahoma State Cowboys football seasons

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). 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.

Year-by-year records

Year	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches#	AP°
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
Total:		648–575–49
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
†Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll.