List of Oklahoma State Cowboys head football coaches
Introduction Current head coach alt=A man wearing sunglasses and a gray suit with a patterned red tie looking over his right shoulderThe Oklahoma State Cowboys football program is a college football team that represents Oklahoma State University–Stillwater as part of the Big 12 Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The team has had 22 head coaches since organized football began in 1901 with the nickname ''Aggies''. The team played without a head coach until 1906.The university, then known as Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, was renamed Oklahoma State University in 1957 and its nickname was changed to ''Cowboys''. Oklahoma State was an original member of the Southwest Conference, joining in 1915.They later joined the Missouri Valley Conference in 1925 and the Big Eight Conference in 1960.The Cowboys became a charter member of the Big 12 in 1996.The Cowboys have played in more than 1,000 games during their 108 seasons. In those seasons, eight coaches have led the Cowboys to postseason bowl games: Jim Lookabaugh, Cliff Speegle, Jim Stanley, Jimmy Johnson, Pat Jones, Bob Simmons, Les Miles and Mike Gundy. Six coaches have won conference championships with the Cowboys: John Maulbetsch, Lynn Waldorf, Lookabaugh, , Stanley, and Gundy.Gundy is the all-time leader in games coached (138), wins (94) and years coached (14), while Waldorf is the all-time leader in winning percentage (.735). Theodore Cox finished his career with a .250 winning percentage, the worst in team history. Of the 22 Cowboy coaches, Waldorf and Johnson have been inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame. Three coaches are also graduates of the university: Lookabaugh, Floyd Gass, and Gundy. The first coach was F. A. McCoy, who serviced only one season, in 1905.The current coach, Mike Gundy, was hired in January 2005.alt=A man wearing a white collared shirt with sunglasses around his neck. His head is cocked to his left looking to his right.
Coaches :''Updated through 2022 season'' # Name Term GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL PT CCs Awards 1  1905 7 1 4   — — — — — — — — — 2  1906–1907 15 2 9   — — — — — — — — — 3  1908 8 4 4   — — — — — — — — — 4  1909–1914 45 28 16   — — — — — — — — — 5  1915–1916 18 8 9  .472     — — — — — 6  1917–1918 15 8 7  .533     — — — — — 7  1919–1920 16 3 10  .281     — — — — — 8  1921–1928 70 27 37  .429     — — —  — 9 † 1929–1933 51 34 10  .735     — — —  — 10  1934–1935 20 7 12  .375     — — — — — 11  1936–1938 30 7 23  .233     — — — — — 12  1939–1949 105 58 41  .581         — 13  1950–1954 51 22 27  .451     — — —  — 14  1955–1962 81 36 42  .463        — — 15  1963–1968 59 19 38  .339     — — — — — 16  1969–1971 32 13 18  .422     — — — — 1969 Big 8 Coach of the Year 17  1972 11 7 4  .636     — — — — — 18  1973–1978 68 35 31  .529         — 19 † 1979–1983 57 29 25  .535        — — 20  1984–1994 125 62 60  .508        — — 21  1995–2000 68 30 38  .441        — Big 12 Coach of the Year (1997) 22  2001–2004 49 28 21 — .571   —    — — — 23  2005–present    —    —    —  2010 Big 12 Coach of the Year2011 Paul (Bear) Bryant Award2011 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year
Key +General '''#''' Number of coaches '''CCs''' Conference championships † Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame+ Overall games '''GC''' Games coached '''OW''' Wins '''OL''' Losses '''OT''' Ties '''O%''' Winning percentage+ Conference games'''CW'''Wins '''CL''' Losses '''CT''' Ties '''C%''' Winning percentage+ Postseason games '''PW''' Wins '''PL''' Losses '''PT''' Ties
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