Coaching History
Oklahoma State Football Coaches
Season-by-season coaching records, tenure arcs, and linked CFBTrack profiles for Oklahoma State.
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Coaches
20
Indexed Record
609-555-41
Best Win %
Pappy Waldorf 73.5%
All-time coaching ledger
Records use fallback-adjusted coach-season rows. Zero-game placeholders are not included in the table totals.
| Coach | Years | Record | Win % | Best SRS | Best Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Gundy | 2005-2025 • 21 seasons | 170-99 | 63.2% | 27.6 | #3 |
| Les Miles | 2001-2004 • 4 seasons | 28-21 | 57.1% | 10.9 | — |
| Bob Simmons | 1995-2000 • 6 seasons | 30-38 | 44.1% | 7.1 | #24 |
| Pat Jones | 1984-1994 • 11 seasons | 62-60-3 | 50.8% | 17.4 | #7 |
| Jimmy Johnson | 1979-1983 • 5 seasons | 29-25-3 | 53.5% | 13.5 | — |
| Jim Stanley | 1973-1978 • 6 seasons | 35-31-2 | 52.9% | 19.1 | #14 |
| Dave Smith | 1972-1972 • 1 seasons | 6-5 | 54.5% | 15.3 | — |
| Floyd Gass | 1969-1971 • 3 seasons | 13-18-1 | 42.2% | 16.5 | — |
| Phil Cutchin | 1963-1968 • 6 seasons | 19-38-2 | 33.9% | 4.7 | — |
| Cliff Speegle | 1955-1962 • 8 seasons | 36-42-3 | 46.3% | 10.0 | #19 |
| Jennings Whitworth | 1950-1954 • 5 seasons | 22-27-2 | 45.1% | 6.9 | — |
| Jim Lookabaugh | 1939-1949 • 11 seasons | 58-41-6 | 58.1% | 19.9 | #5 |
| Ted Cox | 1936-1938 • 3 seasons | 7-23 | 23.3% | -12.1 | — |
| Albert Exendine | 1934-1935 • 2 seasons | 7-12-1 | 37.5% | -5.6 | — |
| Pappy Waldorf | 1929-1933 • 5 seasons | 34-10-7 | 73.5% | 12.0 | — |
| John Maulbetsch | 1921-1928 • 8 seasons | 28-37-6 | 43.7% | 5.9 | — |
| James Pixlee | 1919-1920 • 2 seasons | 3-10-3 | 28.1% | -13.9 | — |
| Earl Pritchard | 1917-1918 • 2 seasons | 8-7 | 53.3% | -2.6 | — |
| John Griffith | 1915-1916 • 2 seasons | 8-9-1 | 47.2% | -8.3 | — |
| Paul Davis | 1914-1914 • 1 seasons | 6-2-1 | 72.2% | -4.7 | — |
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