All-time
| Year | Overall | Conf | Coach | Bowl | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Conference | ||||||
| 1890 | 1-2 | No Coach | ||||
| 1891 | 7-0-1 | E. M. Hopkins | ||||
| 1892 | 7-1 | A. W. Shepard | ||||
| 1893 | 2-5 | A. W. Shepard | ||||
| 1894 | 2-3-1 | Hector Cowan | ||||
| 1895 | 6-1 | Hector Cowan | ||||
| 1896 | 7-3 | Hector Cowan | ||||
| 1897 | 8-2 | Wylie G. Woodruff | ||||
| 1898 | 7-1 | Wylie G. Woodruff | ||||
| 1899 | 10-0 | Fielding H. Yost | ||||
| 1900 | 2-5-2 | Charles Boynton | ||||
| 1901 | 3-5-2 | John Outland | ||||
| 1902 | 6-4 | Arthur Curtis | ||||
| 1903 | 6-3 | Harrison S. Weeks | ||||
| 1904 | 8-1-1 | A. R. (Bert) Kennedy | ||||
| 1905 | 10-1 | A. R. (Bert) Kennedy | ||||
| 1906 | 6-2-2 | A. R. (Bert) Kennedy | ||||
| MVC | ||||||
| 1907 | 5-3 | 1-1, 3rd | A. R. (Bert) Kennedy | |||
| 1908 | 9-0 | 4-0, 1st | A. R. (Bert) Kennedy | |||
| 1909 | 8-1 | 3-1, 2nd | A. R. (Bert) Kennedy | |||
| 1910 | 6-1-1 | 1-1-1, 5th | A. R. (Bert) Kennedy | |||
| 1911 | 4-2-2 | 1-1-1, 3rd | Ralph W. Sherwin | |||
| 1912 | 4-4 | 1-2, 5th | Arthur Mosse | |||
| 1913 | 5-3 | 3-2, 3rd | Arthur Mosse | |||
| 1914 | 5-2-1 | 2-2, 4th | H. M. Wheaton | |||
| 1915 | 6-2 | 3-1, 2nd | Herman Olcott | |||
| 1916 | 4-3-1 | 1-2-1, 5th | Herman Olcott | |||
| 1917 | 6-2 | 3-1, 2nd-Tie | Herman Olcott | |||
| 1918 | 2-2 | No Standings | Jay Bond | |||
| 1919 | 3-2-3 | 1-1-1, 4th | Leon McCarty | |||
| 1920 | 5-2-1 | 3-2, 3rd Tie | Forrest C. Allen | |||
| 1921 | 4-3 | 3-3, 5th | Potsy Clark | |||
| 1922 | 3-4-1 | 1-3-1, 8th | Potsy Clark | |||
| 1923 | 5-0-3 | 3-0-3, 2nd | Potsy Clark | |||
| 1924 | 2-5-1 | 2-4-1, 7th | Potsy Clark | |||
| 1925 | 2-5-1 | 2-5-1, 8th | Potsy Clark | |||
| 1926 | 2-6 | 1-5, 9th | Franklin Cappon | |||
| 1927 | 3-4-1 | 3-3-1, 5th | Franklin Cappon | |||
| 1928 | 2-4-2 | 1-3-1, 5th | Bill Hargiss | |||
| Big 6 | ||||||
| 1929 | 4-4 | 2-3, 5th | Bill Hargiss | |||
| 1930 | 6-2 | 4-1, 1st | Bill Hargiss | |||
| 1931 | 5-5 | 1-3, 4th | Bill Hargiss | |||
| 1932 | 5-3 | 3-2, 2nd-Tie | Bill, Hargiss, *Ad Lindsey | |||
| 1933 | 5-4-1 | 2-3, 4th | Ad Lindsey | |||
| 1934 | 3-4-3 | 1-2-2, 4th | Ad Lindsey | |||
| 1935 | 4-4-1 | 2-2-1, 3rd | Ad Lindsey | |||
| 1936 | 1-6-1 | 0-5, 6th | Ad Lindsey | |||
| 1937 | 3-4-2 | 2-1, 3rd | Ad Lindsey | |||
| 1938 | 3-6 | 1-4, 6th | Ad Lindsey | |||
| 1939 | 2-6 | 1-4, 4th-Tie | Gwinn Henry | |||
| 1940 | 2-7 | 0-5, 6th | Gwinn Henry | |||
| 1941 | 3-6 | 2-3, 4th | Gwinn Henry | |||
| 1942 | 2-8 | 1-4, 6th | Gwinn Henry | |||
| 1943 | 4-5-1 | 2-3, 4th-Tie | Henry Shenk | |||
| 1944 | 3-6-1 | 1-4, 5th-Tie | Henry Shenk | |||
| 1945 | 4-5-1 | 1-3-1, 5th | Henry Shenk | |||
| 1946 | 7-2-1 | 4-1, 1st-Tie | George Sauer | |||
| 1947 | 8-1-2 | 4-0-1 1st-Tie | George Sauer | L 20-14 Orange Bowl | Final Ranking: 12th-AP | |
| Big 7 | ||||||
| 1948 | 7-3 | 4-2, 3rd | J. V. Sikes | |||
| 1949 | 5-5 | 2-4, 5th | J. V. Sikes | |||
| 1950 | 6-4 | 3-3, 4th | J. V. Sikes | |||
| 1951 | 8-2 | 4-2, 3rd | J. V. Sikes | Final Ranking: 20th-UPI | ||
| 1952 | 7-3 | 3-3, 5th | J. V. Sikes | |||
| 1953 | 2-8 | 2-4, 4th-Tie | J. V. Sikes | |||
| 1954 | 0-10 | 0-6, 7th | Chuck Mather | |||
| 1955 | 3-6-1 | 1-4-1, 5th-Tie | Chuck Mather | |||
| 1956 | 3-6-1 | 2-4, 5th-Tie | Chuck Mather | |||
| 1957 | 5-4-1 | 4-2, 2nd | Chuck Mather | |||
| 1958 | 4-5-1 | 3-2-1, 4th | Jack Mitchell | |||
| 1959 | 5-5 | 3-3, 3rd-Tie | Jack Mitchell | |||
| Big 8 | ||||||
| 1960 | 7-2-1* | 4-2-1, 3rd | Jack Mitchell | Final Rankings: 11th-AP, 9th (tie)-UPI | ||
| 1961 | 7-3-1 | 5-2, 3rd | Jack Mitchell | W 33-7 Bluebonnet Bowl | Final Ranking: 15th-UPI | |
| 1962 | 6-3-1 | 4-2-1, 4th | Jack Mitchell | |||
| 1963 | 5-5 | 3-4, 4th-Tie | Jack Mitchell | |||
| 1964 | 6-4 | 5-2, 3rd | Jack Mitchell | |||
| 1965 | 2-8 | 2-5, 7th | Jack Mitchell | |||
| 1966 | 2-7-1 | 0-6-1, 8th | Jack Mitchell | |||
| 1967 | 5-5 | 5-2, 2nd-Tie | Pepper Rodgers | |||
| 1968 | 9-2 | 6-1, 1st-Tie | Pepper Rodgers | L 15-14 Orange Bowl | Final Rankings: 7th-AP, 6th-UPI | |
| 1969 | 1-9 | 0-7, 8th | Pepper Rodgers | |||
| 1970 | 5-6 | 2-5, 6th | Pepper Rodgers | |||
| 1971 | 4-7 | 2-5, 6th-Tie | Don Fambrough | |||
| 1972 | 4-7 | 3-4, 6th | Don Fambrough | |||
| 1973 | 7-4-1 | 4-2-1, 2nd-Tie | Don Fambrough | L 31-18 Liberty Bowl | Final Rankings: 18th-AP, 15th (tie)-UPI | |
| 1974 | 4-7 | 1-6, 8th | Don Fambrough | |||
| 1975 | 7-5 | 4-3, 4th | Bud Moore | L 33-19 Sun Bowl | ||
| 1976 | 6-5 | 2-5, 7th | Bud Moore | |||
| 1977 | 3-7-1 | 2-4-1, 6th | Bud Moore | |||
| 1978 | 1-10 | 0-7, 8th | Bud Moore | |||
| 1979 | 3-8 | 2-5, 7th | Don Fambrough | |||
| 1980 | 4-5-2 | 3-3-1, 4th | Don Fambrough | |||
| 1981 | 8-4 | 4-3, 4th | Don Fambrough | L 10-0 Hall of Fame Bowl | ||
| 1982 | 2-7-2 | 1-5-1, 7th | Don Fambrough | |||
| 1983 | 4-6-1 | 2-5, 7th | Mike Gottfried | |||
| 1984 | 5-6 | 4-3, 4th | Mike Gottfried | |||
| 1985 | 6-6 | 2-5, 6th | Mike Gottfried | |||
| 1986 | 3-8 | 0-7, 8th | Bob Valesente | |||
| 1987 | 1-9-1 | 0-6-1, 7th | Bob Valesente | |||
| 1988 | 1-10 | 1-6, 7th | Glen Mason | |||
| 1989 | 4-7 | 2-5, 6th | Glen Mason | |||
| 1990 | 3-7-1 | 2-4-1, 4th-Tie | Glen Mason | |||
| 1991 | 6-5 | 3-4, 5th | Glen Mason | |||
| 1992 | 8-4 | 4-3, 3rd | Glen Mason | W 23-20 Aloha Bowl | Final Rankings: 22nd-AP, 22nd-UPI, 23rd-CNN/USA Today Coaches | |
| 1993 | 5-7 | 3-4, 5th | Glen Mason | |||
| 1994 | 6-5 | 3-4, 5th | Glen Mason | |||
| 1995 | 10-2 | 5-2, 2nd-Tie | Glen Mason | W 51-30 Aloha Bowl | Final Rankings: 9th-AP, 10th CNN/USA Today Coaches | |
| Big 12 | ||||||
| 1996 | 4-7 | 2-6 | Glen Mason | |||
| 1997 | 5-6 | 3-5 | Terry Allen | |||
| 1998 | 4-7 | 1-7 | Terry Allen | |||
| 1999 | 5-7 | 3-5 | Terry Allen | |||
| 2000 | 4-7 | 2-6 | Terry Allen | |||
| 2001 | 3-7 | 0-7 | Terry Allen | |||
| 2002 | 2-10 | 0-8, 6th (North) | Mark Mangino | |||
| 2003 | 6-7 | 3-5, 4th (North) | Mark Mangino | L 56-26 Mazda Tangerine Bowl | ||
| 2004 | 4-7 | 2-6, 5th-Tie (North) | Mark Mangino | |||
| 2005 | 7-5 | 3-5, 5th (North) | Mark Mangino | W 42-13 Fort Worth Bowl | ||
| 2006 | 6-6 | 3-5, 4th (North) | Mark Mangino | |||
| 2007 | 12-1 | 7-1, 1st-Tie (North) | Mark Mangino | W 24-21 FedEx Orange Bowl (BCS) | Final Rankings: 7th USA Today/Associated Press, 5th in final BCS | |
| 2008 | 8-5 | 4-4, 3rd (North) | Mark Mangino | W 42-21 Insight Bowl | ||
| 2009 | 5-7 | 1-7, 6th (North) | Mark Mangino | Started season 5-0 | ||
| 2010 | 3-9 | 1-7, 6th (North) | Turner Gill | |||
| 2011 | 2-10 | 0-9, 10th | Turner Gill | |||
| 2012 | 1-11 | 0-9, 10th | Charlie Weis | |||
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