| Year-by-Year Records | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Overall | Conference | Conference Finish | Coach |
| NO CONFERENCE AFFILIATION | ||||
| 1880 | 1-1 | -- | -- | Unknown |
| 1881 | No Team | -- | -- | -- |
| 1882 | 2-0 | -- | -- | Unknown |
| 1883 | No Team | -- | -- | -- |
| 1884 | 1-0 | -- | -- | Unknown |
| 1885 | 4-0 | -- | -- | Unknown |
| 1886 | 0-3-1 | -- | -- | Unknown |
| 1887 | 1-4 | -- | -- | Unknown |
| 1888 | 4-0 | -- | -- | Unknown |
| 1889 | 6-0 | -- | -- | Unknown |
| 1890 | 3-7 | -- | -- | Unknown |
| 1891 | 4-2 | -- | -- | Unknown |
| 1892 | 6-3-1 | -- | -- | Unknown |
| 1893 | 6-0-1 | -- | -- | Unknown |
| 1894 | 8-5 | -- | -- | Unknown |
| 1895 | No Team | -- | -- | -- |
| 1896 | 1-0 | -- | -- | Unknown |
| 1897 | No Team | -- | -- | -- |
| 1898 | 4-2 | -- | -- | J.R. Snyder |
| 1899 | 10-4 | -- | -- | Frank Jewett |
| 1900 | 18-7 | -- | -- | Clyde Nichols |
| 1901 | No Team | -- | -- | -- |
| 1902 | 10-4 | -- | -- | Ulysses Plank |
| 1903 | 10-6 | -- | -- | Ulysses Plank |
| 1904 | 6-3 | -- | -- | Ulysses Plank |
| 1905 | 10-5 | -- | -- | Arthur Relihan |
| 1906 | 22-13-1 | -- | -- | Dick Kaufman |
| 1907 | 20-10 | -- | -- | Dick Kaufman |
| 1908 | 13-5 | -- | -- | Dick Kaufman |
| 1909 | 8-12 | -- | -- | Mills Ebright |
| 1910 | 9-5 | -- | -- | Arthur Sherwin |
| 1911 | 12-7 | -- | -- | Arthur Sherwin |
| 1912 | 12-6 | -- | -- | Arthur Sherwin |
| 1913 | 10-4 | -- | -- | Leonard Frank |
| 1914 | 10-5-1 | -- | -- | Leon McCarty |
| 1915 | 8-4 | -- | -- | Leon McCarty |
| 1916 | 5-3 | -- | -- | Leon McCarty |
| 1917 | 5-3 | -- | -- | Leon McCarty |
| 1918 | 1-4 | -- | -- | Jay Bond |
| 1919 | 4-5 | -- | -- | Jay Bond |
| 1920 | 9-6 | -- | -- | Leon McCarty |
| 1921 | 13-2 | -- | -- | Adrian Lindsay |
| 37 seasons | 276-150-5 (.648) | |||
| MISSOURI VALLEY | ||||
| 1922 | 13-5 | 11-5 | 1st | George Clark |
| 1923 | 14-2 | 13-1 | 1st | George Clark |
| 1924 | 5-9-1 | 4-9-1 | 7th | George Clark |
| 1925 | 3-11 | 3-10 | 7th | George Clark |
| 1926 | 9-9 | 7-8 | 2nd | John Bunn |
| 1927 | 10-6 | 10-5 | 2nd | John Bunn |
| 1928 | 10-6 | 10-6- | 3rd | John Bunn |
| 7 seasons | 64-48-1 (.571) | 58-44-1 (.568) | 2 Conference Titles | |
| BIG SIX | ||||
| 1929 | 4-1 | 4-9 | 5th | John Bunn |
| 1930 | 5-12 | 2-11 | 5th | John Bunn |
| 1931 | 6-8 | 4-8 | 4th | T.C. Bishop |
| 1932 | 5-13 | 5-9 | 4th | Wayne Culp |
| 1933 | No Team | -- | -- | -- |
| 1934 | No Team | -- | -- | -- |
| 1935 | No Team | -- | -- | -- |
| 1936 | No Team | -- | -- | -- |
| 1937 | 3-10-2 | 3-9-2 | 5th | Ole Nesmith |
| 1938 | 3-9 | 3-8 | 6th | Ralph Conger |
| 1939 | 8-10 | 5-9 | T-4th | Ralph Conger |
| 1940 | 3-12 | 2-12 | 6th | Mike Getto |
| 1941 | 3-10 | 3-10 | 5th | F.C. Allen |
| 1942 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 6th | F.C. Allen |
| 1943 | No Team | -- | -- | -- |
| 1944 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 5th | Elmer Schaake |
| 1945 | No Team | -- | -- | -- |
| 1946 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 5th | Red Dugan |
| 1947 | 4-9 | 4-9 | 6th | Vic Bradford |
| 13 seasons | 51-121-2 (.299) | 41-106-2 (.282) | ||
| NOTE: Frances Kappelman was replaced by Ole Nesmith three games into the 1937 season. | ||||
| BIG SEVEN | ||||
| 1948 | 7-12 | 5-10 | 7th | Russ Sehon |
| 1949 | 14-11 | 11-7 | 1st | William Hogan |
| 1950 | 10-8 | 8-8 | 4th | William Hogan |
| 1951 | 6-9 | 5-9 | 5th | Hubert Ulrich |
| 1952 | 11-6 | 8-6 | 3rd | Hubert Ulrich |
| 1953 | 6-10 | 4-8 | 6th | Hubert Ulrich |
| 1954 | 10-5 | 4-4 | 4th | Floyd Temple |
| 1955 | 6-16 | 2-10 | 7th | Floyd Temple |
| 1956 | 14-5 | 6-5 | 3rd | Floyd Temple |
| 1957 | 11-11 | 9-8 | 4th | Floyd Temple |
| 1958 | 14-8-2 | 11-6 | 4th | Floyd Temple |
| 11 seasons | 109-101-2 (.519) | 73-81 (.474) | 1 Conference Title | |
| BIG EIGHT | ||||
| 1959 | 9-11 | 5-11 | 6th | Floyd Temple |
| 1960 | 11-13 | 7-11 | 6th | Floyd Temple |
| 1961 | 5-14 | 2-12 | 8th | Floyd Temple |
| 1962 | 16-11 | 13-8 | 3rd | Floyd Temple |
| 1963 | 15-10 | 11-8 | 3rd | Floyd Temple |
| 1964 | 16-11 | 11-10 | 4th | Floyd Temple |
| 1965 | 12-13 | 8-12 | 6th | Floyd Temple |
| 1966 | 8-17 | 3-15 | 8th | Floyd Temple |
| 1967 | 12-15 | 6-13 | 7th | Floyd Temple |
| 1968 | 7-20 | 4-14 | 8th | Floyd Temple |
| 1969 | 12-14 | 7-12 | 6th | Floyd Temple |
| 1970 | 15-8 | 10-7 | 2nd | Floyd Temple |
| 1971 | 11-22 | 6-15 | 8th | Floyd Temple |
| 1972 | 20-10 | 11-9 | 3rd | Floyd Temple |
| 1973 | 11-15 | 5-13 | 7th | Floyd Temple |
| 1974 | 17-22 | 6-12 | 7th | Floyd Temple |
| 1975 | 15-25 | 5-13 | 7th | Floyd Temple |
| 1976 | 23-14 | 6-8 | 4th | Floyd Temple |
| 1977 | 22-23-1 | 5-5 | 2nd | Floyd Temple |
| 1978 | 34-13-1 | 8-4 | 2nd | Floyd Temple |
| 1979 | 34-13-1 | 11-9 | 3rd | Floyd Temple |
| 1980 | 26-19 | 12-9 | 3rd | Floyd Temple |
| 1981 | 32-19 | 13-14 | 3rd | Floyd Temple |
| 1982 | 23-27 | 10-14 | 5th | Marty Pattin |
| 1983 | 17-17 | 9-9 | 6th | Marty Pattin |
| 1984 | 23-25 | 4-14 | 6th | Marty Pattin |
| 1985 | 19-30-1 | 5-17 | 7th | Marty Pattin |
| 1986 | 25-34 | 7-16 | 7th | Marty Pattin |
| 1987 | 15-39-1 | 3-21 | 7th | Marty Pattin |
| 1988 | 25-34 | 5-19 | 7th | Dave Bingham |
| 1989 | 32-35 | 8-16 | 5th | Dave Bingham |
| 1990 | 27-31 | 10-14 | 6th | Dave Bingham |
| 1991 | 31-28 | 11-13 | 5th | Dave Bingham |
| 1992 | 25-28 | 8-16 | 6th | Dave Bingham |
| 1993 | 45-18 | 17-9 | 2nd | Dave Bingham |
| 1994 | 40-18 | 17-9 | 3rd | Dave Bingham |
| 1995 | 24-33 | 9-17 | 6th | Dave Bingham |
| 1996 | 26-30 | 11-17 | 6th | Bobby Randall |
| 38 seasons | 780-779-5 (.500) | 309-465 (.399) | ||
| NOTE: From 1977-79, the Big Eight was divided into Eastern and Western divisions. The conference record and finish is record against teams in the Eastern Division. | ||||
| BIG 12 | ||||
| 1997 | 31-25 | 12-18 | 8th | Bobby Randall |
| 1998 | 22-29 | 7-20 | 11th | Bobby Randall |
| 1999 | 14-40 | 4-26 | 10th | Bobby Randall |
| 2000 | 25-30 | 10-20 | 9th | Bobby Randall |
| 2001 | 26-30 | 7-23 | 11th | Bobby Randall |
| 2002 | 22-29 | 5-21 | 10th | Bobby Randall |
| 2003 | 35-28 | 9-18 | 8th | Ritch Price |
| 2004 | 31-31-1 | 7-19 | 9th | Ritch Price |
| 2005 | 36-28 | 11-15 | 7th | Ritch Price |
| 2006* | 43-25 | 13-14 | 5th | Ritch Price |
| 2007 | 28-30 | 9-17 | 9th | Ritch Price |
| 2008 | 30-27 | 9-18 | 9th | Ritch Price |
| 2009 | 39-24 | 15-12 | 5th | Ritch Price |
| 2010 | 31-27-1 | 11-15-1 | 7th | Ritch Price |
| 2011 | 26-30 | 9-18 | 10th | Ritch Price |
| 2012 | 24-34 | 7-16 | 7th | Ritch Price |
| 2013 | 34-25 | 12-12 | 6th | Ritch Price |
| 2014 | 35-26 | 15-9 | 3rd | Ritch Price |
| 2015 | 23-32 | 8-15 | 9th | Ritch Price |
| 2016 | 20-35-1 | 6-17 | 9th | Ritch Price |
| 2017 | 30-28 | 11-13 | 7th | Ritch Price |
| 2018 | 27-30 | 8-15 | 8th | Ritch Price |
| 2019 | 32-26 | 12-12 | 5th | Ritch Price |
| 2020 | 7-10 | -- | -- | Ritch Price |
| 2021 | 30-27 | 8-16 | T-8th | Ritch Price |
| 2022 | 20-35 | 4-20 | 9th | Ritch Price |
| 2023 | 25-32 | 8-16 | 8th | Dan Fitzgerald |
| 27 seasons | 746-773-3 (.491) | 237-435-1 (.353) | 1 Conference Tournament Title | |
| *Big 12 Tournament Champions NOTE: The 2020 season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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| OVERALL | ||||
| 133 seasons | 2,026-1,972-18 (.507) | 718-1,131-4 (.389) | 4 Conference Titles | |
Year-by-Year Records
