The Oklahoma State Cowboys college football team compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing the Oklahoma State University–Stillwater in the Big 12 Conference. Oklahoma State has played their home games at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma since 1919.
The program began in 1901 and having won 637 games possess a .526 winning percentage, 96th and 76th all-time. The program claims one national championship, eleven conference championships.
| National Champions † | Conference Champions * | Division Champions ‡ | Bowl game berth | College Football Playoff game § | Shared standing T | Not applicable |
| Season | Head coach | Division | Season results | Championship and postseason results | Final ranking | ||||||||||
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| Conference | Overall | AP | Coaches' | ||||||||||||
| Finish [note 1] |
Win(s) | Loss(es) | Tie(s) [note 2] | Win(s) | Loss(es) | Tie(s) [note 2] | |||||||||
| Oklahoma State Cowboys | |||||||||||||||
| Independent (1901–1914) | |||||||||||||||
| 1901 | No coach | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1902 [note 3] | No coach | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1903 | No coach | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1904 | No coach | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1905 | Frank A. McCoy | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1906 | Boyd Hill | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1907 | Ed Parry | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1908 | Ed Parry | 4 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1909 | Paul J. Davis | 5 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1910 | Paul J. Davis | 3 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1911 | Paul J. Davis | 5 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1912 | Paul J. Davis | 6 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1913 | Paul J. Davis | 4 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1914 | Paul J. Davis | 6 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Southwest Conference (1915–1924) | |||||||||||||||
| 1915 | John G. Griffith | 7th | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
| 1916 | John G. Griffith | T–7th | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| 1917 | Earl A. Pritchard | 6th | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 0 | |||||||
| 1918 | Earl A. Pritchard | T–7th | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 1919 | Jim Pixlee | 7th | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||||||
| 1920 | Jim Pixlee | T–7th | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |||||||
| 1921 | John Maulbetsch | 5th | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
| 1922 | John Maulbetsch | 5th | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
| 1923 | John Maulbetsch | 6th | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | |||||||
| 1924 | John Maulbetsch | 5th | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Missouri Valley Conference (1925–1956) | |||||||||||||||
| 1925 | John Maulbetsch | 10th | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
| 1926 * | John Maulbetsch | 1st | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
- ^ When in a division, it shows their position within the division. Otherwise the overall position in the division-less conference is listed.
- ^ a b Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since. [1]
- ^ The University states that the college did not field an official team in 1902.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Archived from the original on June 7, 2008. Retrieved September 29, 2008.