Season
|
Head coach [1]
|
Conference
|
Season results [2][3][4][18][19][20]
|
Bowl result [21][22]
|
Final ranking
|
Conference finish
|
Division finish [A 5]
|
CW
|
CL
|
CT
|
OW
|
OL
|
OT
|
Associated Press Poll [A 6]
|
Coaches' Poll [A 7]
|
Oklahoma Sooners
|
1895
|
John A. Harts
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1896
|
No coach
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1897
|
Vernon L. Parrington
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1898
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1899
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1900
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1901
|
Fred Roberts
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1902
|
Mark McMahon
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1903
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1904
|
Fred Ewing
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1905
|
Bennie Owen
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
7
|
2
|
0
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1906
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1907
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1908
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
8
|
1
|
1
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1909
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1910
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1911
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1912
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1913
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1914
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
9
|
1
|
1
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1915 *
|
Southwest Conference
|
T–1st
|
—
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1916
|
Southwest Conference
|
T–3rd
|
—
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
6
|
5
|
0
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1917
|
Southwest Conference
|
3rd
|
—
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
4
|
1
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1918 *
|
Southwest Conference
|
1st
|
—
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1919
|
Southwest Conference
|
3rd
|
—
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1920 *
|
MVIAA
|
1st
|
—
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1921
|
MVIAA
|
T–7th
|
—
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1922
|
MVIAA
|
6th
|
—
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1923
|
MVIAA
|
6th
|
—
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
5
|
0
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1924
|
MVIAA
|
6th
|
—
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
1
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1925
|
MVIAA
|
5th
|
—
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1926
|
MVIAA
|
5th
|
—
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1927
|
Adrian Lindsey
|
MVIAA
|
T–7th
|
—
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1928
|
MVIAA
|
T–2nd
|
—
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1929
|
Big Six Conference
|
4th
|
—
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1930
|
Big Six Conference
|
2nd
|
—
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1931
|
Big Six Conference
|
T–5th
|
—
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
7
|
1
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1932
|
Lewie Hardage
|
Big Six Conference
|
T–2nd
|
—
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1933
|
Big Six Conference
|
3rd
|
—
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1934
|
Big Six Conference
|
3rd
|
—
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
2
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1935
|
Lawrence Jones
|
Big Six Conference
|
2nd
|
—
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1936
|
Big Six Conference
|
4th
|
—
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
—
|
—
|
N/A
|
1937
|
Tom Stidham
|
Big Six Conference
|
2nd
|
—
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
—
|
—
|
N/A
|
1938 *
|
Big Six Conference
|
1st
|
—
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
Lost Orange Bowl to Tennessee Volunteers, 17–0 ^
|
4
|
N/A
|
1939
|
Big Six Conference
|
3rd
|
—
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
6
|
2
|
1
|
—
|
19
|
N/A
|
1940
|
Big Six Conference
|
2nd
|
—
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
N/A
|
1941
|
Dewey Luster
|
Big Six Conference
|
T–2nd
|
—
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
N/A
|
1942
|
Big Six Conference
|
2nd
|
—
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
5
|
2
|
—
|
—
|
N/A
|
1943 *
|
Big Six Conference
|
1st
|
—
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
2
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
N/A
|
1944 *
|
Big Six Conference
|
1st
|
—
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
3
|
1
|
—
|
—
|
N/A
|
1945
|
Big Six Conference
|
2nd
|
—
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
N/A
|
1946 *
|
Jim Tatum
|
Big Six Conference
|
T–1st
|
—
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
8
|
3
|
0
|
Won Gator Bowl against N.C. State Wolfpack 34–13 ^
|
14
|
N/A
|
1947 *
|
Bud Wilkinson
|
Big Six Conference
|
T–1st
|
—
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
7
|
2
|
1
|
—
|
16
|
N/A
|
1948 *
|
Big Seven Conference
|
1st
|
—
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
Won Sugar Bowl against North Carolina Tar Heels, 14–6 ^
|
5
|
N/A
|
1949
|
Big Seven Conference
|
1st
|
—
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
Won Sugar Bowl against LSU Tigers, 35–0 ^
|
2
|
N/A
|
1950 †*
|
Big Seven Conference
|
1st
|
—
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
Lost Sugar Bowl to Kentucky Wildcats, 13–7 ^
|
1
|
1
|
1951 *
|
Big Seven Conference
|
1st
|
—
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
—
|
10
|
11
|
1952 *
|
Big Seven Conference
|
1st
|
—
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
8
|
1
|
1
|
—
|
4
|
4
|
1953 *
|
Big Seven Conference
|
1st
|
—
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
1
|
1
|
Won Orange Bowl against Maryland Terrapins, 7–0 ^
|
4
|
5
|
1954 *
|
Big Seven Conference
|
1st
|
—
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
—
|
3
|
3
|
1955 †*
|
Big Seven Conference
|
1st
|
—
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
Won Orange Bowl against Maryland Terrapins, 20–6 ^
|
1
|
1
|
1956 †*
|
Big Seven Conference
|
1st
|
—
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
—
|
1
|
1
|
1957 *
|
Big Seven Conference
|
1st
|
—
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
Won Orange Bowl against Duke Blue Devils, 48–21 ^
|
4
|
4
|
1958 *
|
Big Seven Conference
|
1st
|
—
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
Won Orange Bowl against Syracuse Orange, 21–6 ^
|
5
|
5
|
1959 *
|
Big Eight Conference
|
1st
|
—
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
—
|
15
|
17
|
1960
|
Big Eight Conference
|
5th
|
—
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
6
|
1
|
Ineligible [26]
|
—
|
—
|
1961
|
Big Eight Conference
|
4th
|
—
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1962 *
|
Big Eight Conference
|
1st
|
—
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
3
|
0
|
Lost Orange Bowl to Alabama Crimson Tide, 17–0 ^
|
8
|
7
|
1963
|
Big Eight Conference
|
2nd
|
—
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
—
|
9
|
8
|
1964
|
Gomer Jones
|
Big Eight Conference
|
2nd
|
—
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
4
|
1
|
Lost Gator Bowl to Florida State Seminoles, 36–19 ^
|
—
|
—
|
1965
|
Big Eight Conference
|
5th
|
—
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1966
|
Jim Mackenzie
|
Big Eight Conference
|
5th
|
—
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1967 *
|
Chuck Fairbanks
|
Big Eight Conference
|
1st
|
—
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
Won Orange Bowl against Tennessee Volunteers, 26–24 ^
|
3
|
3
|
1968 *
|
Big Eight Conference
|
T–1st
|
—
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
Lost Bluebonnet Bowl to SMU Mustangs, 28–27 ^
|
11
|
10
|
1969
|
Big Eight Conference
|
4th
|
—
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1970
|
Big Eight Conference
|
T–2nd
|
—
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
7
|
4
|
1
|
Tied Bluebonnet Bowl to Alabama Crimson Tide, 24–24 ^
|
20
|
15
|
1971
|
Big Eight Conference
|
2nd
|
—
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
Won Sugar Bowl against Auburn Tigers, 40–22 ^
|
2
|
3
|
1972 *
|
Big Eight Conference
|
T–1st
|
—
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
8
|
4
|
0
|
Won Sugar Bowl against Penn State Nittany Lions, 14–0 ^
|
2
|
2
|
1973 *
|
Barry Switzer
|
Big Eight Conference
|
1st
|
—
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
1
|
Ineligible[14]
|
3
|
2
|
1974 †*
|
Big Eight Conference
|
1st
|
—
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
Ineligible[27]
|
1
|
Ineligible[14]
|
1975 †*
|
Big Eight Conference
|
T–1st
|
—
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
Won Orange Bowl against Michigan Wolverines, 14–6 ^
|
1
|
1
|
1976 *
|
Big Eight Conference
|
T–1st
|
—
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
9
|
2
|
1
|
Won Fiesta Bowl against Wyoming, 41–7 ^
|
5
|
6
|
1977 *
|
Big Eight Conference
|
1st
|
—
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
2
|
0
|
Lost Orange Bowl to Arkansas Razorbacks, 31–6 ^
|
7
|
6
|
1978 *
|
Big Eight Conference
|
T–1st
|
—
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
Won Orange Bowl against Nebraska Cornhuskers, 31–24 ^
|
3
|
3
|
1979 *
|
Big Eight Conference
|
1st
|
—
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
Won Orange Bowl against Florida State Seminoles, 24–7 ^
|
3
|
3
|
1980 *
|
Big Eight Conference
|
1st
|
—
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
2
|
0
|
Won Orange Bowl against Florida State Seminoles, 18–17 ^
|
3
|
3
|
1981
|
Big Eight Conference
|
2nd
|
—
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
7
|
4
|
1
|
Won Sun Bowl against Houston Cougars, 40–14 ^
|
20
|
14
|
1982
|
Big Eight Conference
|
T–2nd
|
—
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
8
|
4
|
0
|
Lost Fiesta Bowl to Arizona State Sun Devils, 32–21 ^
|
16
|
16
|
1983
|
Big Eight Conference
|
2nd
|
—
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
8
|
4
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1984 *
|
Big Eight Conference
|
T–1st
|
—
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
9
|
2
|
1
|
Lost Orange Bowl to Washington Huskies, 28–17 ^
|
6
|
6
|
1985 †*
|
Big Eight Conference
|
1st
|
—
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
Won Orange Bowl against Penn State Nittany Lions, 25–10 ^
|
1
|
1
|
1986 *
|
Big Eight Conference
|
1st
|
—
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
Won Orange Bowl against Arkansas Razorbacks, 42–8 ^
|
3
|
3
|
1987 *
|
Big Eight Conference
|
1st
|
—
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
Lost Orange Bowl to Miami Hurricanes, 20–14 ^
|
3
|
3
|
1988
|
Big Eight Conference
|
2nd
|
—
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
9
|
3
|
0
|
Lost Citrus Bowl to Clemson Tigers, 13–6 ^
|
14
|
14
|
1989
|
Gary Gibbs
|
Big Eight Conference
|
3rd
|
—
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
Ineligible[16]
|
—
|
—
|
1990
|
Big Eight Conference
|
T–2nd
|
—
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
8
|
3
|
0
|
Ineligible[16]
|
17
|
—
|
1991
|
Big Eight Conference
|
3rd
|
—
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
9
|
3
|
0
|
Won Gator Bowl against Virginia Cavaliers, 48–14 ^
|
16
|
14
|
1992
|
Big Eight Conference
|
4th
|
—
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
5
|
4
|
2
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1993
|
Big Eight Conference
|
4th
|
—
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
9
|
3
|
0
|
Won John Hancock Bowl against Texas Tech Red Raiders, 41–10 ^
|
17
|
14
|
1994
|
Big Eight Conference
|
4th
|
—
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
6
|
6
|
0
|
Lost Copper Bowl to BYU Cougars, 31–6 ^
|
—
|
—
|
1995
|
Howard Schnellenberger
|
Big Eight Conference
|
T–5th
|
—
|
2
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
1
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1996
|
John Blake
|
Big 12 Conference
|
—
|
4th
|
3
|
5
|
—[A 8]
|
3
|
8
|
—[A 9]
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1997
|
Big 12 Conference
|
—
|
T-4th
|
2
|
6
|
—
|
4
|
8
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1998
|
Big 12 Conference
|
—
|
T-4th
|
3
|
5
|
—
|
5
|
6
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1999
|
Bob Stoops
|
Big 12 Conference
|
—
|
T-2nd
|
5
|
3
|
—
|
7
|
5
|
—
|
Lost Independence Bowl to Ole Miss Rebels, 27–25 ^
|
—
|
—
|
2000 †*
|
Big 12 Conference
|
1st [1]
|
1st
|
8
|
0
|
—
|
13
|
0
|
—
|
Won Orange Bowl against Florida State Seminoles, 13–2 ^
|
1
|
1
|
2001
|
Big 12 Conference
|
—
|
2nd
|
6
|
2
|
—
|
11
|
2
|
—
|
Won Cotton Bowl Classic against Arkansas Razorbacks, 10–3 ^
|
6
|
6
|
2002 *
|
Big 12 Conference
|
1st [2]
|
T–1st
|
7
|
2
|
—
|
12
|
2
|
—
|
Won Rose Bowl against Washington State Cougars, 34–14 ^
|
5
|
5
|
2003
|
Big 12 Conference
|
—
|
1st
|
8
|
1
|
—
|
12
|
2
|
—
|
Lost Sugar Bowl to LSU Tigers, 21–14 ^
|
3
|
3
|
2004 *
|
Big 12 Conference
|
1st [4]
|
1st
|
12
|
1
|
—
|
12
|
1
|
—
|
Lost Orange Bowl to USC Trojans, 55–19 ^
|
3
|
3
|
2005
|
Big 12 Conference
|
—
|
T-2nd
|
6
|
2
|
—
|
8
|
4
|
—
|
Won Holiday Bowl against Oregon Ducks, 17–14 ^
|
22
|
22
|
2006 *
|
Big 12 Conference
|
1st [5]
|
1st
|
7
|
1
|
—
|
11
|
3
|
—
|
Lost Fiesta Bowl to Boise State Broncos, 43–42 (OT) ^
|
11
|
11
|
2007 *
|
Big 12 Conference
|
1st [6]
|
1st
|
6
|
2
|
—
|
11
|
3
|
—
|
Lost Fiesta Bowl to West Virginia Mountaineers, 48–28 ^
|
8
|
8
|
2008 *
|
Big 12 Conference
|
1st [7]
|
T–1st
|
7
|
1
|
—
|
12
|
2
|
—
|
Lost BCS Championship Game to Florida Gators, 24–14 ^
|
5
|
5
|
2009
|
Big 12 Conference
|
—
|
T-3rd
|
5
|
3
|
—
|
8
|
5
|
—
|
Won Sun Bowl against Stanford Cardinal, 31–27 ^
|
—
|
—
|
2010 *
|
Big 12 Conference
|
1st
|
T-1st
|
6
|
2
|
—
|
12
|
2
|
—
|
Won Fiesta Bowl against UConn Huskies, 48-20 ^
|
6
|
6
|
2011
|
Big 12 Conference
|
T–3rd
|
—
|
6
|
3
|
—
|
10
|
3
|
—
|
Won Insight Bowl against Iowa Hawkeyes, 31-14 ^
|
16
|
15
|
2012 *
|
Big 12 Conference
|
T-1st
|
—
|
8
|
1
|
—
|
10
|
3
|
—
|
Lost Cotton Bowl against Texas A&M Aggies, 41-13 ^
|
15
|
15
|
2013
|
Big 12 Conference
|
T-2nd
|
—
|
7
|
2
|
—
|
11
|
2
|
—
|
Won Sugar Bowl against Alabama Crimson Tide, 45-31 ^
|
6
|
6
|
2014
|
Big 12 Conference
|
T-4th
|
—
|
5
|
4
|
—
|
8
|
5
|
—
|
Lost Athletic Bowl against Clemson Tigers, 40-6 ^
|
|
|
Total
|
475
|
150
|
22
|
822
|
298
|
52
|
(only includes regular season games)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
28
|
19
|
1
|
(only includes bowl games; 48 appearances)
|
475
|
150
|
22
|
850
|
317
|
53
|
(all games)
|