# List of Oklahoma Sooners football seasons

The Oklahoma Sooners college football team compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing the University of Oklahoma in the Southeastern Conference. Oklahoma has played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma since 1923.
The Sooners claim seven national championships. They have also recorded 50 conference championships, 12 undefeated and untied regular seasons, and the longest winning streak in Division I history with 47 straight victories. The Oklahoma football program is one of the most successful programs in history, having won 950 games and possessing a .723 winning percentage, both sixth all-time. As of the end of the 2024 season, Oklahoma has appeared in the AP poll 905 times, including 101 No. 1 rankings, both third all-time.
Football was introduced to the university by John A. Harts in 1895. Harts, a student from Kansas who had played the game in his home state, presided over a single game, a loss to a more experienced team from the Oklahoma City High School. The university had its first paid coach in Vernon Louis Parrington, who led the Sooners to a record of nine wins, one loss, and two ties over four seasons. Hired in 1905, Bennie Owen brought Oklahoma to the national stage during his 22-year tenure as head coach. He retired with a 122–54–16 record, including four seasons in which the team went unbeaten. During Owen's tenure, Oklahoma became a charter member of the Southwest Conference, in which they remained for five years before leaving to join the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association. The MVIAA conference would later transform into the Big Six, Big Seven, and finally the Big Eight Conference.
In 1947, Oklahoma promoted Bud Wilkinson, then an assistant coach, to head coach. Wilkinson led the Sooners to national championships in 1950, 1955 and 1956, as well as a stretch of 47 consecutive victories that began in 1953 and ended in 1957. Wilkinson's tenure included a streak of 13 consecutive conference championships (in addition to one by his predecessor). After 17 seasons at the helm, Wilkinson retired with a 145–29–4 record.
Oklahoma continued to perform well after Wilkinson left, but only returned to the national title picture following the promotion of Barry Switzer to head coach in 1973. The Sooners won the Big Eight in each of his first eight years as coach and earned national championships in 1974 and 1975. Switzer added Oklahoma's sixth national championship in 1985 and bested Wilkinson's school record for victories by a coach, stepping down prior to the 1989 season with a 157–29–4 record.
After a decline that lasted more than a decade, Oklahoma again won the national championship in 2000, after coach Bob Stoops had been hired the previous year. By then Oklahoma had joined a new conference, the Big 12 Conference, formed as a combination of the Big Eight Conference and four Texas schools of the defunct Southwest Conference. Stoops coached 239 games during his time at Oklahoma, winning 191 of them. Both figures are the most of any coach in school history. Stoops won ten conference championships and led the Sooners to the BCS National Championship Game four times. However, 2000 remains Oklahoma's most recent championship game victory. Lincoln Riley, who succeeded Stoops as coach in 2017, took the Sooners to the College Football Playoff four times, losing in the semifinal round on each occasion. Following Riley's departure, current head coach Brent Venables was appointed to the position.
Through the 2024 season, Oklahoma has compiled an overall record of 950 wins, 348 losses, and 53 ties. The Sooners have appeared in 58 bowl games, most recently in the 2024 Armed Forces Bowl, with 31 bowl victories, 26 losses and 1 tie in their history.

## Seasons

| National Champions † | Conference Champions * | Division Champions ‡ | Bowl game berth | College Football Playoff game § | Shared standing T | Not applicable |
| Season | Head coach | Division | Season results | Season results | Season results | Season results | Season results | Season results | Season results | Championship and postseason results | Final ranking | Final ranking |
| Season | Head coach | Division | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Championship and postseason results | AP | Coaches' |
| Season | Head coach | Division | Finish | Win(s) | Loss(es) | Tie(s) | Win(s) | Loss(es) | Tie(s) | Championship and postseason results | AP | Coaches' |
| Oklahoma Sooners |||||||||||||
| Independent (1895–1914) |||||||||||||
| 1895 | John A. Harts | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | |
| 1896 | No coach | | | | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| 1897 | Vernon L. Parrington | | | | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| 1898 | Vernon L. Parrington | | | | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| 1899 | Vernon L. Parrington | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 0 | | | |
| 1900 | Vernon L. Parrington | | | | | | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 1901 | Fred Roberts | | | | | | 3 | 2 | 0 | | | |
| 1902 | Mark McMahon | | | | | | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | |
| 1903 | Mark McMahon | | | | | | 5 | 4 | 3 | | | |
| 1904 | Fred Ewing | | | | | | 4 | 3 | 1 | | | |
| 1905 | Bennie Owen | | | | | | 7 | 2 | 0 | | | |
| 1906 | Bennie Owen | | | | | | 5 | 2 | 2 | | | |
| 1907 | Bennie Owen | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 0 | | | |
| 1908 | Bennie Owen | | | | | | 8 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 1909 | Bennie Owen | | | | | | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | |
| 1910 | Bennie Owen | | | | | | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | |
| 1911 | Bennie Owen | | | | | | 8 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| 1912 | Bennie Owen | | | | | | 5 | 4 | 0 | | | |
| 1913 | Bennie Owen | | | | | | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | |
| 1914 | Bennie Owen | | | | | | 9 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| Southwest Conference (1915–1919) |||||||||||||
| 1915 * | Bennie Owen | | T–1st | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| 1916 | Bennie Owen | | T–3rd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | |
| 1917 | Bennie Owen | | 3rd | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | |
| 1918 * | Bennie Owen | | 1st | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| 1919 | Bennie Owen | | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | | | |
| Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1920–1928) |||||||||||||
| 1920 * | Bennie Owen | | 1st | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | | | |
| 1921 | Bennie Owen | | T–7th | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | | | |
| 1922 | Bennie Owen | | 6th | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | |
| 1923 | Bennie Owen | | 6th | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | | | |
| 1924 | Bennie Owen | | 6th | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | | | |
| 1925 | Bennie Owen | | 5th | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | | | |
| 1926 | Bennie Owen | | 5th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | | | |
| 1927 | Adrian Lindsey | | T–7th | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | |
| 1928 | Adrian Lindsey | | T–2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | | | |
| Big Six Conference (1929–1947) |||||||||||||
| 1929 | Adrian Lindsey | | 4th | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | |
| 1930 | Adrian Lindsey | | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | | | |
| 1931 | Adrian Lindsey | | T–5th | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | | | |
| 1932 | Lewie Hardage | | T–2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | | | |
| 1933 | Lewie Hardage | | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | | | |
| 1934 | Lewie Hardage | | 3rd | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | |
| 1935 | Biff Jones | | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | |
| 1936 | Biff Jones | | 4th | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | |
| 1937 | Thomas E. Stidham | | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | | | |
| 1938 * | Thomas E. Stidham | | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | Lost Orange Bowl against Tennessee, 17–0 | 4 | |
| 1939 | Thomas E. Stidham | | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | | 19 | |
| 1940 | Thomas E. Stidham | | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | |
| 1941 | Dewey Luster | | T–2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | |
| 1942 | Dewey Luster | | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | | | |
| 1943 * | Dewey Luster | | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | | | |
| 1944 * | Dewey Luster | | 1st | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | |
| 1945 | Dewey Luster | | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | | | |
| 1946 * | Jim Tatum | | T–1st | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | Won Gator Bowl against NC State, 34–13 | 14 | |
| 1947 * | Bud Wilkinson | | T–1st | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | | 16 | |
| Big Seven Conference (1948–1958) |||||||||||||
| 1948 * | Bud Wilkinson | | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | Won Sugar Bowl against North Carolina, 14–6 | 5 | |
| 1949 * | Bud Wilkinson | | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | Won Sugar Bowl against LSU, 35–0 | 2 | |
| 1950 †* | Bud Wilkinson | | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | Lost Sugar Bowl against Kentucky, 13–7 | 1 | 1 |
| 1951 * | Bud Wilkinson | | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | | 10 | 11 |
| 1952 * | Bud Wilkinson | | 1st | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | | 4 | 4 |
| 1953 * | Bud Wilkinson | | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | Won Orange Bowl against Maryland, 7–0 | 4 | 5 |
| 1954 * | Bud Wilkinson | | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Consecutive bowl appearances prohibited by conference | 3 | 3 |
| 1955 †* | Bud Wilkinson | | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | Won Orange Bowl against Maryland, 20–6 | 1 | 1 |
| 1956 †* | Bud Wilkinson | | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Consecutive bowl appearances prohibited by conference | 1 | 1 |
| 1957 * | Bud Wilkinson | | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | Won Orange Bowl against Duke, 48–21 | 4 | 4 |
| 1958 * | Bud Wilkinson | | 1st | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | Won Orange Bowl against Syracuse, 21–6 | 5 | 5 |
| Big Eight Conference (1959–1995) |||||||||||||
| 1959 * | Bud Wilkinson | | 1st | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | | 15 | 15 |
| 1960 | Bud Wilkinson | | 5th | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | Ineligible due to N.C.A.A. probation | | |
| 1961 | Bud Wilkinson | | 4th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | | | |
| 1962 * | Bud Wilkinson | | 1st | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost Orange Bowl against Alabama, 17–0 | 8 | 7 |
| 1963 | Bud Wilkinson | | 2nd | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | | 9 | 8 |
| 1964 | Gomer Jones | | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | Lost Gator Bowl against Florida State, 36–19 | | |
| 1965 | Gomer Jones | | 5th | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | | | |
| 1966 | Jim Mackenzie | | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | |
| 1967 * | Chuck Fairbanks | | 1st | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | Won Orange Bowl against Tennessee, 26–24 | 3 | 3 |
| 1968 * | Chuck Fairbanks | | T–1st | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | Lost Bluebonnet Bowl against SMU, 28–27 | 11 | 10 |
| 1969 | Chuck Fairbanks | | 4th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | |
| 1970 | Chuck Fairbanks | | T–2nd | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | Tied Bluebonnet Bowl against Alabama, 24–24 | 20 | 15 |
| 1971 | Chuck Fairbanks | | 2nd | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | Won Sugar Bowl against Auburn, 40–22 | 2 | 3 |
| 1972 * | Chuck Fairbanks | | 1st | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | Won Sugar Bowl against Penn State, 14–0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1973 * | Barry Switzer | | 1st | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | Ineligible due to N.C.A.A. probation | | |
| 1974 †* | Barry Switzer | | 1st | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | Ineligible due to N.C.A.A. probation | | |
| 1975 †* | Barry Switzer | | 1st | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | Won Orange Bowl against Michigan, 14–6 | 1 | 1 |
| 1976 * | Barry Switzer | | T–1st | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | Won Fiesta Bowl against Wyoming, 41–7 | 5 | 6 |
| 1977 * | Barry Switzer | | 1st | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | Lost Orange Bowl against Arkansas, 31–6 | 7 | 6 |
| 1978 * | Barry Switzer | | T–1st | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | Won Orange Bowl against Nebraska, 31–24 | 3 | 3 |
| 1979 * | Barry Switzer | | 1st | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | Won Orange Bowl against Florida State, 24–7 | 3 | 3 |
| 1980 * | Barry Switzer | | 1st | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | Won Orange Bowl against Florida State, 18–17 | 3 | 3 |
| 1981 | Barry Switzer | | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | Won Sun Bowl against Houston, 40–14 | 20 | 14 |
| 1982 | Barry Switzer | | 2nd | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost Fiesta Bowl against Arizona State, 32–21 | 16 | 16 |
| 1983 | Barry Switzer | | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | | | |
| 1984 * | Barry Switzer | | T–1st | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | Lost Orange Bowl against Washington, 28–17 | 6 | 6 |
| 1985 †* | Barry Switzer | | 1st | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | Won Orange Bowl against Penn State, 25–10 | 1 | 1 |
| 1986 * | Barry Switzer | | 1st | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | Won Orange Bowl against Arkansas, 42–8 | 3 | 3 |
| 1987 * | Barry Switzer | | 1st | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | Lost Orange Bowl against Miami, 20–14 | 3 | 3 |
| 1988 | Barry Switzer | | 2nd | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost Citrus Bowl against Clemson, 13–6 | 14 | 14 |
| 1989 | Gary Gibbs | | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | Ineligible due to N.C.A.A. probation | | |
| 1990 | Gary Gibbs | | T–2nd | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | Ineligible due to N.C.A.A. probation | | |
| 1991 | Gary Gibbs | | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | Won Gator Bowl against Virginia, 48–14 | 16 | 14 |
| 1992 | Gary Gibbs | | 4th | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | | | |
| 1993 | Gary Gibbs | | 4th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | Won John Hancock Bowl against Texas Tech, 41–10 | 17 | 14 |
| 1994 | Gary Gibbs | | 4th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | Lost Copper Bowl against BYU, 31–6 | | |
| 1995 | Howard Schnellenberger | | T–5th | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | | | |
| Big 12 Conference (1996–2023) |||||||||||||
| 1996 | John Blake | South | 4th | 3 | 5 | | 3 | 8 | | | | |
| 1997 | John Blake | South | T-4th | 2 | 6 | | 4 | 8 | | | | |
| 1998 | John Blake | South | T-4th | 3 | 5 | | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| 1999 | Bob Stoops | South | T–2nd | 5 | 3 | | 7 | 5 | | Lost Independence Bowl against Ole Miss, 27–25 | | |
| 2000 †* | Bob Stoops | South | 1st | 8 | 0 | | 13 | 0 | | Won Orange Bowl against Florida State, 13–2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | Bob Stoops | South | 2nd | 6 | 2 | | 11 | 2 | | Won Cotton Bowl Classic against Arkansas, 10–3 | 6 | 6 |
| 2002 * | Bob Stoops | South | 1st | 6 | 2 | | 12 | 2 | | Won Rose Bowl against Washington State, 34–14 | 5 | 5 |
| 2003 ‡ | Bob Stoops | South | 1st | 8 | 0 | | 12 | 2 | | Lost Sugar Bowl against LSU, 21–14 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 * | Bob Stoops | South | 1st | 8 | 0 | | 12 | 1 | | Lost Orange Bowl against USC, 55–19 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005 | Bob Stoops | South | T–2nd | 6 | 2 | | 8 | 4 | | Won Holiday Bowl against Oregon, 17–14 | 22 | 22 |
| 2006 * | Bob Stoops | South | 1st | 7 | 1 | | 11 | 3 | | Lost Fiesta Bowl against Boise State, 43–42 (OT) | 11 | 11 |
| 2007 * | Bob Stoops | South | 1st | 6 | 2 | | 11 | 3 | | Lost Fiesta Bowl against West Virginia, 48–28 | 8 | 8 |
| 2008 * | Bob Stoops | South | T–1st | 7 | 1 | | 12 | 2 | | Lost BCS Championship Game against Florida, 24–14 | 5 | 5 |
| 2009 | Bob Stoops | South | T-3rd | 5 | 3 | | 8 | 5 | | Won Sun Bowl against Stanford, 31–27 | | |
| 2010 * | Bob Stoops | South | T–1st | 6 | 2 | | 12 | 2 | | Won Fiesta Bowl against UConn, 48–20 | 6 | 6 |
| 2011 | Bob Stoops | | T–3rd | 6 | 3 | | 10 | 3 | | Won Insight Bowl against Iowa, 31–14 | 16 | 15 |
| 2012 * | Bob Stoops | | T–1st | 8 | 1 | | 10 | 3 | | Lost Cotton Bowl against Texas A&M, 41–13 | 15 | 15 |
| 2013 | Bob Stoops | | T–2nd | 7 | 2 | | 11 | 2 | | Won Sugar Bowl against Alabama, 45–31 | 6 | 6 |
| 2014 | Bob Stoops | | T–4th | 5 | 4 | | 8 | 5 | | Lost Russell Athletic Bowl against Clemson, 40–6 | | |
| 2015 * | Bob Stoops | | 1st | 8 | 1 | | 11 | 2 | | Lost Orange Bowl against Clemson, 37–17 § | 5 | 5 |
| 2016 * | Bob Stoops | | 1st | 9 | 0 | | 11 | 2 | | Won Sugar Bowl against Auburn, 35–19 | 5 | 3 |
| 2017 * | Lincoln Riley | | 1st | 8 | 1 | | 12 | 2 | | Lost Rose Bowl against Georgia, 54–48 2OT § | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 * | Lincoln Riley | | 1st | 8 | 1 | | 12 | 2 | | Lost Orange Bowl against Alabama, 45–34 § | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 * | Lincoln Riley | | 1st | 8 | 1 | | 12 | 2 | | Lost Peach Bowl against LSU 63-28 § | 7 | 6 |
| 2020 * | Lincoln Riley | | 1st | 6 | 2 | | 9 | 2 | | Won Cotton Bowl against Florida 55–20 | 6 | 6 |
| 2021 | Lincoln Riley Bob Stoops | | 3rd | 7 | 2 | | 11 | 2 | | Won Alamo Bowl against Oregon 47–32 | 10 | 10 |
| 2022 | Brent Venables | | T-7th | 3 | 6 | | 6 | 7 | | Lost Cheez-It Bowl against Florida State 35–32 | | |
| 2023 | Brent Venables | | T-2nd | 7 | 2 | | 10 | 3 | | Lost Alamo Bowl against Arizona 38–24 | 15 | 15 |
| Southeastern Conference (2024–present) |||||||||||||
| 2024 | Brent Venables | | T-13th | 2 | 6 | | 6 | 7 | | Lost Armed Forces Bowl against Navy 21–20 | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 919 | 323 | 52 | (only includes regular season games) | (only includes regular season games) | (only includes regular season games) |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 31 | 26 | 1 | (only includes bowl games) | (only includes bowl games) | (only includes bowl games) |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 950 | 348 | 53 | (all games) | (all games) | (all games) |
* ↑ When in a division, it shows their position within the division. Otherwise the overall position in the division-less conference is listed.
* 1 2 Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.