List of Oklahoma Sooners head football coaches

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Bob Stoops, current head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners

The Oklahoma Sooners football program is a college football team that represents the University of Oklahoma. The team has had 21 head coaches since organized football began in 1895 with the nickname Sooners. The Sooners have played in more than 1,100 games during its 113 seasons. In those seasons, eight coaches have led the Sooners to postseason bowl games: Tom Stidham, Jim Tatum, Bud Wilkinson, Gomer Jones, Chuck Fairbanks, Barry Switzer, Gary Gibbs, and Bob Stoops. Eight coaches have won conference championships with the Sooners: Bennie Owen, Stidham, Dewey Luster, Tatum, Wilkinson, Fairbanks, Switzer, and Stoops. Wilkinson, Switzer and Stoops have also won national championships with the Sooners. Owen is the all-time leader in games coached and years coached, while Switzer is the all-time leader in wins and winning percentage. John Harts is, in terms of winning percentage, the worst coach the Sooners have had as he lost the only game he coached. John Blake has the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game with .353.

Of the 21 Sooner coaches, Owen, Lawrence Jones, Tatum, Wilkinson, and Switzer have been inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame. Wilkinson, Switzer, and Stoops have each received National Coach of the Year honors from at least one organization. The current coach is Bob Stoops, who was hired in December 1998.^[1]

Key[]

General
#	Number of coaches^{[A 1]}
CCs	Conference championships^{[A 2]}
NCs	National championships
†	Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame

Overall games
GC	Games coached
OW	Wins
OL	Losses
OT	Ties^{[A 3]}
O%	Winning percentage^{[A 4]}

Conference games
CW	Wins
CL	Losses
CT	Ties
C%	Winning percentage

Postseason games
PW	Wins
PL	Losses
PT	Ties

Coaches[]

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season

#	Name	Term	GC	OW	OL	OT	O%	CW	CL	CT	C%	PW	PL	PT	CCs	NCs	National awards
1	Harts, John A.John A. Harts	1895	1	0	1	&00000000000000000000000	.000	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—
2	Parrington, VernonVernon Parrington	1897–1900	12	9	2	&00000000000000010000001	.792	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—
3	Roberts, FredFred Roberts	1901	5	3	2	&00000000000000000000000	.600	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—
4	McMahon, MarkMark McMahon	1902–1903	21	11	7	&00000000000000030000003	.595	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—
5	Ewing, FredFred Ewing	1904	8	4	3	&00000000000000010000001	.593	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—
6	Owen, BennieBennie Owen^[5]†	1905–1926	192	122	54	&000000000000001600000016	.677	&000000000000002800000028	&000000000000002000000020	&00000000000000070000007	.573	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&00000000000000030000003	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—
7	Lindsey, AdrianAdrian Lindsey	1927–1931	44	19	19	&00000000000000060000006	.500	&000000000000001100000011	&000000000000001200000012	&00000000000000020000002	.480	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—
8	Hardage, LewieLewie Hardage	1932–1934	27	11	12	&00000000000000040000004	.481	&00000000000000080000008	&00000000000000060000006	&00000000000000010000001	.567	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—
9	Jones, BiffBiff Jones^[6]†	1935–1936	18	9	6	&00000000000000030000003	.583	&00000000000000040000004	&00000000000000040000004	&00000000000000020000002	.500	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—
10	Stidham, TomTom Stidham	1937–1940	38	27	8	&00000000000000030000003	.750	&000000000000001500000015	&00000000000000040000004	&00000000000000010000001	.775	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000010000001	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000010000001	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—
11	Luster, DeweyDewey Luster	1941–1945	48	27	18	&00000000000000030000003	.594	&000000000000001900000019	&00000000000000040000004	&00000000000000020000002	.800	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&00000000000000020000002	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—
12	Tatum, JimJim Tatum^[7]†	1946	11	8	3	&00000000000000000000000	.727	&00000000000000040000004	&00000000000000010000001	&00000000000000000000000	.800	&00000000000000010000001	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000010000001	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—
13	Wilkinson, BudBud Wilkinson^[8]†	1947–1963	178	145	29	&00000000000000040000004	.826	&000000000000009300000093	&00000000000000090000009	&00000000000000030000003	.900	&00000000000000060000006	&00000000000000020000002	&00000000000000000000000	&000000000000001400000014	&00000000000000030000003 – 1950, 1955, 1956	AFCA Coach of the Year (1949)^[9] AP Coach of the Year (1950)^[10]
14	Jones, GomerGomer Jones	1964–1965	21	9	11	&00000000000000010000001	.452	&00000000000000080000008	&00000000000000050000005	&00000000000000010000001	.607	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000010000001	&00000000000000000000000	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—
15	Mackenzie, JimJim Mackenzie	1966	10	6	4	&00000000000000000000000	.600	&00000000000000040000004	&00000000000000030000003	&00000000000000000000000	.571	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—
16	Fairbanks, ChuckChuck Fairbanks	1967–1972	68	49	18	&00000000000000010000001	.728	&000000000000003400000034	&00000000000000080000008	&00000000000000000000000	.809	&00000000000000030000003	&00000000000000010000001	&00000000000000010000001	&00000000000000030000003	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—
17	Switzer, BarryBarry Switzer^[11]†	1973–1988	190	157	29	&00000000000000040000004	.837	&0000000000000100000000100	&000000000000001100000011	&00000000000000010000001	.897	&00000000000000080000008	&00000000000000050000005	&00000000000000000000000	&000000000000001200000012	&00000000000000030000003 – 1974, 1975, 1985	Walter Camp Coach of the Year (1974)^[12]
18	Gibbs, GaryGary Gibbs	1989–1994	69	44	23	&00000000000000020000002	.652	&000000000000002600000026	&000000000000001400000014	&00000000000000020000002	.643	&00000000000000020000002	&00000000000000010000001	&00000000000000000000000	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—
19	Schnellenberger, HowardHoward Schnellenberger	1995	11	5	5	&00000000000000010000001	.500	&00000000000000020000002	&00000000000000050000005	&00000000000000000000000	.286	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—
20	Blake, JohnJohn Blake	1996–1998	34	12	22	&10000000000000000000000—	.353	&00000000000000080000008	&000000000000001600000016	&10000000000000000000000—	.333	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—
21	Stoops, BobBob Stoops	1999–present	185	149	36	&10000000000000000000000—	.805	&000000000000009800000098	&000000000000002300000023	&10000000000000000000000—	.8099	&00000000000000070000007	&00000000000000070000007	&10000000000000000000000—	&00000000000000080000008	&00000000000000010000001 – 2000	Walter Camp Coach of the Year (2000, 2003)^[12]^[13]^[14] Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (2000)^[13] Home Depot Coach of the Year Award (2000)^[13] AP Coach of the Year (2000)^[13]^[15] Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (2000)^[13] Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award (2003)^[16]^[17] AFCA Coach of the Year (2000)^[9]

Notes[]

↑ A running total of the number of coaches of the Sooners. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is counted only once.
↑ Oklahoma did not join a conference until 1915.^[2]
↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.^[3]
↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.^[4]

References[]

General

"Football Coaches". SoonerStats.com. http://soonerstats.com/football/coaches/ou/index.cfm. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
"OU Football Tradition: Head Coaches". SoonerSports.com. 2009-09-19. http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/head_coaches.html. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
"Oklahoma Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/oklahoma/coaching_records.php. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
Dozier, Ray (2006). The Oklahoma Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing L.L.C. ISBN 1-58261-699-X. http://books.google.com/books?id=iRBRTABxO1EC. Retrieved 2010-05-04.

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