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Head coaches

Main article: List of Oklahoma State Cowboys head football coaches

The Cowboys have had 23 head coaches in their history. The current head coach, Mike Gundy was hired on January 3, 2005. For the first four seasons the team played without an official head coach. The teams first head coach, F. A. McCoy was hired in 1905 and coached a single season. Since then, Gundy is the all-time leader in games coached (245), wins (166) and years coached (19), while Pappy Waldorf is the all-time leader in winning percentage (.735). The coach with lowest winning percentage is Ted Cox (.233). 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, Jennings B. Whitworth, Stanley, and Gundy. One coach, Lookabaugh has won a national championship with the Cowboys. Four head coaches, Maulbetsch, Waldorf, Exendine, and Johnson have been inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame.