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List of Oklahoma State Cowboys head football coaches

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Current head coach Mike Gundy

The Oklahoma State Cowboys football program is a college football team that represents Oklahoma State University–Stillwater in the South Division of the Big 12 Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The team has had 22 head coaches since organized football began in 1901[1] 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.[2][3] 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.[4] 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, J. B. Whitworth, Stanley, and Gundy.

Jones is the all-time leader in games coached (125), years coached (11) and wins (62), 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.[5] The first coach was Boyd Hill in 1906, who left after his only season. The current coach, Mike Gundy, was hired in January 2005.[6]

File:Les Miles 060622-A-7969G-008 0T62T crop.jpg

Les Miles, head coach of the Cowboys from 2001 to 2004

Coaches[]

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2011–12 college football season


# Name Term GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL PT CCs Awards
1 Hill, BoydBoyd Hill 1906 7 1 4 &00000000000000020000002 .286 &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000—
2 Parry, EdEd Parry 1907–1908 12 5 6 &00000000000000010000001 .458 &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000—
3 Davis, Paul J.Paul J. Davis 1909–1914 46 29 16 &00000000000000010000001 .641 &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000—
4 Griffith, John G.John G. Griffith 1915–1916 18 8 9 &00000000000000010000001 .472 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000060000006 &00000000000000000000000 &0000000000000000000000.000 &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000—
5 Pritchard, Earl A.Earl A. Pritchard 1917–1918 15 8 7 &00000000000000000000000 .533 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000040000004 &00000000000000000000000 &0000000000000000200000.200 &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000—
6 Pixlee, JimJim Pixlee 1919–1920 16 3 10 &00000000000000030000003 .281 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000050000005 &00000000000000000000000 &0000000000000000000000.000 &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000—
7 Maulbetsch, JohnJohn Maulbetsch 1921–1928 71 28 37 &00000000000000060000006 .437 &000000000000001000000010 &000000000000001300000013 &00000000000000030000003 &0000000000000000442000.442 &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &00000000000000010000001 &10000000000000999000000—
8 Waldorf, PappyPappy Waldorf† 1929–1933 51 34 10 &00000000000000070000007 .735 &00000000000000090000009 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000000000000 &0000000000000000900000.900 &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &00000000000000030000003 &10000000000000999000000—
9 Exendine, AlbertAlbert Exendine 1934–1935 20 7 12 &00000000000000010000001 .375 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000040000004 &00000000000000000000000 &0000000000000000200000.200 &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000—
10 Cox, TedTed Cox 1936–1938 30 7 23 &00000000000000000000000 .233 &00000000000000030000003 &00000000000000080000008 &00000000000000000000000 &0000000000000000273000.273 &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000—
11 Lookabaugh, JimJim Lookabaugh 1939–1949 105 58 41 &00000000000000060000006 .581 &000000000000001900000019 &000000000000001000000010 &00000000000000010000001 &0000000000000000650000.650 &00000000000000020000002 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000030000003 &10000000000000999000000—
12 Whitworth, J. B.J. B. Whitworth 1950–1954 51 22 27 &00000000000000020000002 .451 &000000000000001100000011 &00000000000000090000009 &00000000000000010000001 &0000000000000000548000.548 &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &00000000000000010000001 &10000000000000999000000—
13 Speegle, CliffCliff Speegle 1955–1962 81 36 42 &00000000000000030000003 .463 &00000000000000090000009 &000000000000001900000019 &00000000000000010000001 &0000000000000000328000.328 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000—
14 Cutchin, PhilPhil Cutchin 1963–1968 59 19 38 &00000000000000020000002 .339 &000000000000001400000014 &000000000000002600000026 &00000000000000010000001 &0000000000000000354000.354 &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000—
15 Gass, FloydFloyd Gass 1969–1971 32 13 18 &00000000000000010000001 .422 &00000000000000070000007 &000000000000001400000014 &00000000000000000000000 &0000000000000000333000.333 &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000—
16 Smith, DaveDave Smith 1972 11 7 4 &00000000000000000000000 .636 &00000000000000040000004 &00000000000000030000003 &00000000000000000000000 &0000000000000000571000.571 &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000—
17 Stanley, JimJim Stanley 1973–1978 68 35 31 &00000000000000020000002 .529 &000000000000001900000019 &000000000000002100000021 &00000000000000020000002 &0000000000000000476000.476 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000010000001 &10000000000000999000000—
18 Johnson, JimmyJimmy Johnson† 1979–1983 57 29 25 &00000000000000030000003 .535 &000000000000001800000018 &000000000000001500000015 &00000000000000020000002 &0000000000000000543000.543 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000000000000 &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000—
19 Jones, PatPat Jones 1984–1994 125 62 60 &00000000000000030000003 .508 &000000000000003000000030 &000000000000004400000044 &00000000000000030000003 &0000000000000000409000.409 &00000000000000030000003 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000000000000 &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000—
20 Simmons, BobBob Simmons 1995–2000 68 30 38 &00000000000000000000000 .441 &000000000000001600000016 &000000000000003100000031 &00000000000000000000000 &0000000000000000340000.340 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000000000000 &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000001000000Big 12 Coach of the Year (1997)[7]
21 Miles, LesLes Miles 2001–2004 49 28 21 &10000000000000999000000— .571 &000000000000001600000016 &000000000000001600000016 &10000000000000999000000— &0000000000000000500000.500 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000020000002 &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000— &10000000000000999000000—
22 Gundy, MikeMike Gundy 2005–present 89 59 30 &10000000000000999000000— .663 &000000000000003300000033 &000000000000002400000024 &10000000000000999000000— &0000000000000000579000.579 &00000000000000040000004 &00000000000000020000002 &10000000000000999000000— &00000000000000010000001 &10000000000000999000000—

Key[]

General
# Number of coaches[A 1]
CCs Conference championships[A 2]
† 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

Notes[]

  1. ↑ A running total of the number of coaches of the Cowboys
  2. ↑ Oklahoma State did not join a conference until 1915.[8]
  3. ↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[9]
  4. ↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[10]

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  10. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named TieCalc
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