Football Season Records
All-Time:
737-560-36
·
137 seasons
· 1890–2026
| Year | Overall | Conf. | Coach | Conference | Pts For | Pts Ag. |
Final Rank AP / C / CFP |
Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2-3 | 0-2 | Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders | Big 12 | 93 | 127 | — | |
| 2025 | 3-9 | 1-8 | Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders | Big 12 | 251 | 366 | — | |
| 2024 | 9-4 | 7-2 | Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders | Big 12 | 428 | 300 | #25 / #25 / — | Alamo Bowl (L 14-36) |
| 2023 | 4-8 | 1-8 | Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders | Pac-12 | 338 | 418 | — | |
| 2022 | 1-11 | 1-8 | Karl Dorrell/Mike Sanford | Pac-12 | 185 | 534 | — | |
| 2021 | 4-8 | 3-6 | Karl Dorrell | Pac-12 | 225 | 320 | — | |
| 2020 | 4-2 | 3-1 | Karl Dorrell | Pac-12 | 171 | 190 | — | Alamo Bowl (L 23-55) |
| 2010s | ||||||||
| 2019 | 5-7 | 3-6 | Mel Tucker | Pac-12 | 282 | 382 | — | |
| 2018 | 5-7 | 2-7 | Mike MacIntyre/Kurt Roper | Pac-12 | 325 | 327 | — | |
| 2017 | 5-7 | 2-7 | Mike MacIntyre | Pac-12 | 317 | 338 | — | |
| 2016 | 10-4 | 8-1 | Mike MacIntyre | Pac-12 | 435 | 304 | #17 / #15 / #10 | Pac-12 Championship (L 10-41) Alamo Bowl (L 8-38) |
| 2015 | 4-9 | 1-8 | Mike MacIntyre | Pac-12 | 320 | 357 | — | |
| 2014 | 2-10 | 0-9 | Mike MacIntyre | Pac-12 | 342 | 468 | — | |
| 2013 | 4-8 | 1-8 | Mike MacIntyre | Pac-12 | 305 | 459 | — | |
| 2012 | 1-11 | 1-8 | Jon Embree | Pac-12 | 214 | 552 | — | |
| 2011 | 3-10 | 2-7 | Jon Embree | Pac-12 | 257 | 475 | — | |
| 2010 | 5-7 | 2-6 | Dan Hawkins/Brian Cabral | Big 12 | 290 | 369 | — | |
| 2000s | ||||||||
| 2009 | 3-9 | 2-6 | Dan Hawkins | Big 12 | 267 | 346 | — | |
| 2008 | 5-7 | 2-6 | Dan Hawkins | Big 12 | 242 | 351 | — | |
| 2007 | 6-7 | 4-4 | Dan Hawkins | Big 12 | 355 | 383 | — | Independence Bowl (L 24-30) |
| 2006 | 2-10 | 2-6 | Dan Hawkins | Big 12 | 196 | 267 | — | |
| 2005 | 7-6 | 5-3 | Gary Barnett/Mike Hankwitz | Big 12 | 305 | 307 | — | Big 12 Championship (L 3-70) Champs Sports Bowl (L 10-19) |
| 2004 | 8-5 | 4-4 | Gary Barnett | Big 12 | 304 | 332 | — | Big 12 Championship (L 3-42) Houston Bowl (W 33-28) |
| 2003 | 5-7 | 3-5 | Gary Barnett | Big 12 | 319 | 398 | — | |
| 2002 | 9-5 | 7-1 | Gary Barnett | Big 12 | 398 | 325 | #20 / #21 / #13 | Big 12 Championship (L 7-29) Alamo Bowl (L 28-31) |
| 2001 | 10-3 | 7-1 | Gary Barnett | Big 12 | 412 | 318 | #9 / #9 / #3 | Big 12 Championship (W 39-37) Fiesta Bowl (L 16-38) |
| 2000 | 3-8 | 3-5 | Gary Barnett | Big 12 | 252 | 284 | — | |
| 1990s | ||||||||
| 1999 | 7-5 | 5-3 | Gary Barnett | Big 12 | 405 | 311 | — | Insight.com Bowl (W 62-28) |
| 1998 | 8-4 | 4-4 | Rick Neuheisel | Big 12 | 305 | 253 | — | Aloha Bowl (W 51-43) |
| 1997 | 5-6 | 3-5 | Rick Neuheisel | Big 12 | 300 | 295 | — | |
| 1996 | 10-2 | 7-1 | Rick Neuheisel | Big 12 | 352 | 220 | #8 / #8 / — | Holiday Bowl (W 33-21) |
| 1995 | 10-2 | 5-2 | Rick Neuheisel | Big Eight | 444 | 240 | #5 / #4 / — | Cotton Bowl (W 38-6) |
| 1994 | 11-1 | 6-1 | Bill McCartney | Big Eight | 439 | 235 | #3 / #3 / — | Fiesta Bowl (W 41-24) |
| 1993 | 8-3-1 | 5-1-1 | Bill McCartney | Big Eight | 368 | 250 | #16 / #16 / — | Aloha Bowl (W 41-30) |
| 1992 | 9-2-1 | 5-1-1 | Bill McCartney | Big Eight | 340 | 224 | #13 / #13 / — | Fiesta Bowl (L 22-26) |
| 1991 | 8-3-1 | 6-0-1 | Bill McCartney | Big Eight | 329 | 180 | #20 / #20 / — | Blockbuster Bowl (L 25-30) |
| 1990 | 11-1-1 | 7-0 | Bill McCartney | Big Eight | 399 | 229 | #1 / #2 / — | Orange Bowl (W 10-9) |
| 1980s | ||||||||
| 1989 | 11-1 | 7-0 | Bill McCartney | Big Eight | 458 | 171 | #4 / #4 / — | Orange Bowl (L 6-21) |
| 1988 | 8-4 | 4-3 | Bill McCartney | Big Eight | 322 | 196 | — | Freedom Bowl (L 17-20) |
| 1987 | 7-4 | 4-3 | Bill McCartney | Big Eight | 268 | 180 | — | |
| 1986 | 6-6 | 6-1 | Bill McCartney | Big Eight | 242 | 193 | — | Bluebonnet Bowl (L 9-21) |
| 1985 | 7-5 | 4-3 | Bill McCartney | Big Eight | 228 | 174 | — | Freedom Bowl (L 17-20) |
| 1984 | 1-10 | 1-6 | Bill McCartney | Big Eight | 172 | 364 | — | |
| 1983 | 4-7 | 2-5 | Bill McCartney | Big Eight | 252 | 342 | — | |
| 1982 | 2-8-1 | 1-5-1 | Bill McCartney | Big Eight | 160 | 301 | — | |
| 1981 | 3-8 | 2-5 | Chuck Fairbanks | Big Eight | 141 | 322 | — | |
| 1980 | 1-10 | 1-6 | Chuck Fairbanks | Big Eight | 160 | 451 | — | |
| 1970s | ||||||||
| 1979 | 3-8 | 2-5 | Chuck Fairbanks | Big Eight | 168 | 274 | — | |
| 1978 | 6-5 | 2-5 | Bill Mallory | Big Eight | 230 | 206 | — | |
| 1977 | 7-3-1 | 3-3-1 | Bill Mallory | Big Eight | 258 | 174 | — | |
| 1976 | 8-4 | 5-2 | Bill Mallory | Big Eight | 305 | 225 | #16 / #16 / — | Orange Bowl (L 10-27) |
| 1975 | 9-3 | 5-2 | Bill Mallory | Big Eight | 331 | 251 | #16 / — / — | Fiesta Bowl (L 21-38) |
| 1974 | 5-6 | 3-4 | Bill Mallory | Big Eight | 226 | 307 | — | |
| 1973 | 5-6 | 2-5 | Eddie Crowder | Big Eight | 240 | 250 | — | |
| 1972 | 8-4 | 4-3 | Eddie Crowder | Big Eight | 313 | 206 | #16 / #14 / — | Gator Bowl (L 3-24) |
| 1971 | 10-2 | 5-2 | Eddie Crowder | Big Eight | 370 | 220 | #3 / #7 / — | Bluebonnet Bowl (W 29-17) |
| 1970 | 6-5 | 3-4 | Eddie Crowder | Big Eight | 309 | 206 | — / #16 / — | |
| 1960s | ||||||||
| 1969 | 8-3 | 5-2 | Eddie Crowder | Big Eight | 276 | 227 | #16 / — / — | Liberty Bowl (W 47-33) |
| 1968 | 4-6 | 3-4 | Eddie Crowder | Big Eight | 220 | 244 | — | |
| 1967 | 9-2 | 5-2 | Eddie Crowder | Big Eight | 245 | 113 | #14 / #13 / — | Bluebonnet Bowl (W 31-21) |
| 1966 | 7-3 | 5-2 | Eddie Crowder | Big Eight | 191 | 132 | — | |
| 1965 | 6-2-2 | 4-2-1 | Eddie Crowder | Big Eight | 163 | 106 | — / #20 / — | |
| 1964 | 2-8 | 1-6 | Eddie Crowder | Big Eight | 101 | 156 | — | |
| 1963 | 2-8 | 2-5 | Eddie Crowder | Big Eight | 100 | 245 | — | |
| 1962 | 2-8 | 1-6 | Bud Davis | Big Eight | 122 | 346 | — | |
| 1961 | 9-2 | 7-0 | Sonny Grandelius | Big Eight | 184 | 104 | #7 / #7 / — | Orange Bowl (L 7-25) |
| 1960 | 6-4 | 5-2 | Sonny Grandelius | Big Eight | 140 | 133 | — | |
| 1950s | ||||||||
| 1959 | 5-5 | 3-3 | Sonny Grandelius | Big Seven | 144 | 177 | — | |
| 1958 | 6-4 | 4-2 | Dal Ward | Big Seven | 207 | 122 | — | |
| 1957 | 6-3-1 | 3-3 | Dal Ward | Big Seven | 250 | 137 | — | |
| 1956 | 8-2-1 | 4-1-1 | Dal Ward | Big Seven | 294 | 143 | #20 / #18 / — | Orange Bowl (W 27-21) |
| 1955 | 6-4 | 3-3 | Dal Ward | Big Seven | 203 | 149 | — | |
| 1954 | 7-2-1 | 3-2-1 | Dal Ward | Big Seven | 283 | 91 | — | |
| 1953 | 6-4 | 2-4 | Dal Ward | Big Seven | 201 | 194 | — | |
| 1952 | 6-2-2 | 2-2-2 | Dal Ward | Big Seven | 246 | 158 | — | |
| 1951 | 7-3 | 5-1 | Dal Ward | Big Seven | 289 | 229 | — | |
| 1950 | 5-4-1 | 2-4 | Dal Ward | Big Seven | 227 | 172 | — | |
| 1940s | ||||||||
| 1949 | 3-7 | 1-4 | Dal Ward | Big Seven | 129 | 184 | — | |
| 1948 | 3-6 | 2-3 | Dal Ward | Big Seven | 168 | 164 | — | |
| 1947 | 4-5 | 3-3 | Jim Yeager | Skyline | 90 | 162 | — | |
| 1946 | 5-4-1 | 3-2-1 | Jim Yeager | Skyline | 91 | 147 | — | |
| 1945 | 5-3 | 3-1 | Frank Potts | Skyline | 111 | 58 | — | |
| 1944 | 6-2 | 2-0 | Frank Potts | Skyline | 201 | 72 | — | |
| 1943 | 5-2 | 2-0 | Jim Yeager | Skyline | 134 | 47 | — | |
| 1942 | 7-2 | 5-1 | Jim Yeager | Skyline | 251 | 73 | — | |
| 1941 | 3-4-1 | 3-2-1 | Jim Yeager | Skyline | 97 | 161 | — | |
| 1940 | 5-3-1 | 4-1-1 | Frank Potts | Skyline | 182 | 106 | — | |
| 1930s | ||||||||
| 1939 | 5-3 | 5-1 | Bunny Oakes | Skyline | 106 | 110 | — | |
| 1938 | 3-4-1 | 3-2-1 | Bunny Oakes | Skyline | 78 | 78 | — | |
| 1937 | 8-1 | 7-0 | Bunny Oakes | RMFAC | 262 | 54 | #17 / — / — | Cotton Bowl (L 14-28) |
| 1936 | 4-3 | 4-2 | Bunny Oakes | RMFAC | 99 | 43 | — | |
| 1935 | 5-4 | 5-1 | Bunny Oakes | RMFAC | 140 | 47 | — | |
| 1934 | 6-1-2 | 6-1 | William Saunders | RMFAC | 167 | 40 | — | |
| 1933 | 7-2 | 5-2 | William Saunders | RMFAC | 183 | 51 | — | |
| 1932 | 2-4 | 2-4 | William Saunders | RMFAC | 63 | 46 | — | |
| 1931 | 5-3 | 3-2 | Myron Witham | RMFAC | 111 | 94 | — | |
| 1930 | 6-1-1 | 5-1-1 | Myron Witham | RMFAC | 120 | 68 | — | |
| 1920s | ||||||||
| 1929 | 5-1-1 | 4-1-1 | Myron Witham | RMFAC | 78 | 69 | — | |
| 1928 | 5-1 | 5-1 | Myron Witham | RMFAC | 110 | 57 | — | |
| 1927 | 4-5 | 4-4 | Myron Witham | RMFAC | 136 | 195 | — | |
| 1926 | 3-5-1 | 2-5-1 | Myron Witham | RMFAC | 77 | 103 | — | |
| 1925 | 6-3 | 5-2 | Myron Witham | RMFAC | 156 | 45 | — | |
| 1924 | 8-1-1 | 5-0-1 | Myron Witham | RMFAC | 237 | 13 | — | |
| 1923 | 9-0 | 7-0 | Myron Witham | RMFAC | 280 | 27 | — | |
| 1922 | 4-4 | 3-3 | Myron Witham | RMFAC | 56 | 79 | — | |
| 1921 | 4-1-1 | 4-0-1 | Myron Witham | RMFAC | 65 | 63 | — | |
| 1920 | 4-1-2 | 3-1-2 | Myron Witham | RMFAC | 99 | 28 | — | |
| 1910s | ||||||||
| 1919 | 2-3-1 | 2-3-1 | Joe Mills | RMFAC | 87 | 96 | — | |
| 1918 | 2-3 | 1-2 | Joe Mills | RMFAC | 43 | 42 | — | |
| 1917 | 6-2 | 4-2 | Bob Evans | RMFAC | 114 | 56 | — | |
| 1916 | 1-5-1 | 1-5 | Bob Evans | RMFAC | 40 | 162 | — | |
| 1915 | 1-6 | 0-5 | Fred Folsom | RMFAC | 45 | 168 | — | |
| 1914 | 5-1 | 4-1 | Fred Folsom | RMFAC | 111 | 22 | — | |
| 1913 | 5-1-1 | 3-0-1 | Fred Folsom | RMFAC | 82 | 33 | — | |
| 1912 | 6-3 | 2-2 | Fred Folsom | RMFAC | 147 | 81 | — | |
| 1911 | 6-0 | 4-0 | Fred Folsom | RMFAC | 88 | 5 | — | |
| 1910 | 6-0 | 3-0 | Fred Folsom | RMFAC | 119 | 3 | — | |
| 1900s | ||||||||
| 1909 | 6-0 | 3-0 | Fred Folsom | RMAC | 141 | 0 | — | |
| 1908 | 5-2 | 3-1 | Fred Folsom | RMAC | 96 | 35 | — | |
| 1907 | 5-3 | 3-2 | Frank Castleman | RMAC | 127 | 64 | — | |
| 1906 | 2-3-4 | 1-1-2 | Frank Castleman | RMAC | 28 | 32 | — | |
| 1905 | 8-1 | — | Willis Keinholtz | RMAC | 359 | 28 | — | |
| 1904 | 6-2-1 | 3-1 | Dave Cropp | RMAC | 187 | 58 | — | |
| 1903 | 8-2 | 4-0 | Dave Cropp | RMAC | 197 | 54 | — | |
| 1902 | 5-1 | 4-0 | Fred Folsom | RMAC | 87 | 22 | — | |
| 1901 | 5-1-1 | 2-0 | Fred Folsom | RMAC | 56 | 31 | — | |
| 1900 | 6-4 | 1-2 | T.C. Mortimer | Independent | 150 | 78 | — | |
| 1890s | ||||||||
| 1899 | 7-2 | 2-2 | Fred Folsom | Independent | 210 | 34 | — | |
| 1898 | 4-4 | 0-2 | Fred Folsom | Independent | 150 | 73 | — | |
| 1897 | 7-1 | 2-0 | Fred Folsom | Independent | 188 | 10 | — | |
| 1896 | 5-0 | 2-0 | Fred Folsom | Independent | 171 | 6 | — | |
| 1895 | 5-1 | 3-0 | Fred Folsom/None | Independent | 158 | 32 | — | |
| 1894 | 8-1 | 5-0 | Harry Heller | Independent | 288 | 32 | — | |
| 1893 | 2-3 | 1-1 | None | Independent | 62 | 76 | — | |
| 1892 | 3-2 | — | None | Independent | 178 | 64 | — | |
| 1891 | 1-4 | — | None | Independent | 30 | 106 | — | |
| 1890 | 0-4 | — | None | Independent | 4 | 217 | — | |
Notes
A dash (—) indicates a statistic not yet available for that season or player; 0 is a verified zero.