# 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: | 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. ||||||||