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Oklahoma Sooners Coaching History


Coaching Records By Year

Coach From-To Years Games Win Loss Tie Pct.
Bob Stoops 1999- 5 66 55 11 0 .833
John Blake 1996-1998 3 34 12 22 0 .353
Howard Schnellenberger 1995 1 11 5 5 1 .500
Gary Gibbs 1989-1994 6 69 44 23 2 .652
Barry Switzer 1973-1988 16 190 157 29 4 .837
Chuck Fairbanks 1967-1972 6 68 52 15 1 .772
Jim Mackenzie 1966 1 10 6 4 0 .600
Gomer Jones 1964-1965 2 21 9 11 1 .452
Charles B. "Bud" Wilkinson 1947-1963 17 178 145 29 4 .826
James M. "Jim" Tatum 1946 1 11 8 3 0 .727
Dewey W. "Snorter" Luster 1941-1945 5 48 27 18 3 .594
Thomas E. "Tom" Stidham 1937-1940 4 38 27 8 3 .750
Lawrence M. "Biff" Jones 1935-1936 2 18 9 6 3 .583
Lewie W. Hardage 1932-1934 3 27 11 12 4 .481
Adrian H. "Ad" Lindsey 1927-1931 5 44 19 19 6 .500
Bennie Owen 1905-1926 22 192 122 54 16 .677
Fred Ewing 1904 1 8 4 3 1 .562
Mark McMahon 1902-1903 2 21 11 7 3 .595
Fred Roberts 1901 1 5 3 2 0 .600
Vernon L. Parrington 1897-1900 4 12 9 2 1 .792
- None - 1896 1 2 2 0 0 1.000
John A. "Jack" Harts 1895 1 1 0 1 0 .000
Totals: 109 1074 737 284 53 .711

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All-Time Wins

Rank Coach Wins
1 Barry Switzer 157
2 Charles B. "Bud" Wilkinson 145
3 Bennie Owen 122
4 Bob Stoops 55
5 Chuck Fairbanks 52
6 Gary Gibbs 44
7 Thomas E. "Tom" Stidham 27
7 Dewey W. "Snorter" Luster 27
9 Adrian H. "Ad" Lindsey 19
10 John Blake 12
11 Mark McMahon 11
11 Lewie W. Hardage 11
13 Vernon L. Parrington 9
13 Lawrence M. "Biff" Jones 9
13 Gomer Jones 9
16 James M. "Jim" Tatum 8
17 Jim Mackenzie 6
18 Howard Schnellenberger 5
19 Fred Ewing 4
20 Fred Roberts 3
21 John A. "Jack" Harts 0

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All-Time Winning Percentage

Rank Coach Pct.
1 Barry Switzer .837
2 Bob Stoops .833
3 Charles B. "Bud" Wilkinson .826
4 Vernon L. Parrington .792
5 Chuck Fairbanks .772
6 Thomas E. "Tom" Stidham .750
7 James M. "Jim" Tatum .727
8 Bennie Owen .677
9 Gary Gibbs .652
10 Jim Mackenzie .600
10 Fred Roberts .600
12 Mark McMahon .595
13 Dewey W. "Snorter" Luster .594
14 Lawrence M. "Biff" Jones .583
15 Fred Ewing .562
16 Adrian H. "Ad" Lindsey .500
16 Howard Schnellenberger .500
18 Lewie W. Hardage .481
19 Gomer Jones .452
20 John Blake .353
21 John A. "Jack" Harts .000

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*Updated through 2003 Season