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Conference History
OU Football History & Tradition | Conference Titles | Big 12 Titles | Updated Dec. 10, 2024
Oklahoma has played in seven conferences over its history beginning with the Southwest Conference in 1915. Since that time, the Sooners have won more than 74 percent of their conference games and captured 50 conference championships.
| OU in Conference | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference | Span | Seasons | Record | Pct. | Total Games | Championships |
| SEC | 2024- | 1 | 2-6 | .333 | 8 | - |
| Big 12 | 1996-2023 | 28 | 176-60 | .746 | 236 | 14 |
| Big 8 | 1960-1995 | 36 | 193-54-5 | .776 | 252 | 16 |
| Big 7 | 1948-1959 | 12 | 70-1-1 | .979 | 72 | 12 |
| Big 6 | 1928-1947 | 20 | 63-28-9 | .675 | 100 | 5 |
| Missouri Valley | 1920-1927 | 8 | 19-20-6 | .489 | 45 | 1 |
| Southwest | 1915-1919 | 5 | 10-3-1 | .750 | 14 | 2 |
| All-Time | 1915-2024 | 110 | 533-172-22 | .748 | 727 | 50 |
Oklahoma joined the Southeastern Conference prior to the 2024 season.
| Southeastern Conference | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Year
|
Conf. Rec.
|
Finish | Champions | 1st Team All-Conf. | Overall | Coach |
| 2024 | 2-6 | 13th | 1 | 6-7 | Brent Venables | |
| 2-6 (.333) | 8 total SEC games in 1 season | ||||||
Colorado and Nebraska departed the Big 12 Conference following the 2010 season. Following the 2011 season, Texas A&M and Missouri left the conference while TCU and West Virginia joined. BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF joined the Big 12 prior to the 2023 season.
| Big 12 Conference | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Year
|
Conf. Rec.
|
Finish | Champions | 1st Team All-Conf. | Overall | Coach |
| 2023 | 7-2 | 3rd | 4 | 10-2 | Brent Venables | |
| 2022 | 3-6 | 7th | 3 | 6-7 | Brent Venables | |
| 2021 | 7-2 | 3rd | 2 | 11-2 | Lincoln Riley | |
| 2020 | 6-2 | 1st | Champions | 3 | 9-2 | Lincoln Riley |
| 2019 | 8-1 | 1st | Champions | 4 | 12-2 | Lincoln Riley |
| 2018 | 8-1 | 1st | Champions | 7 | 12-2 | Lincoln Riley |
| 2017 | 8-1 | 1st | Champions | 6 | 12-2 | Lincoln Riley |
| 2016 | 9-0 | 1st | Champions | 7 | 11-2 | Bob Stoops |
| 2015 | 8-1 | 1st | Champions | 9 | 11-2 | Bob Stoops |
| 2014 | 5-4 | T-4th | 6 | 8-5 | Bob Stoops | |
| 2013 | 7-2 | T-2nd | 4 | 11-2 | Bob Stoops | |
| 2012 | 8-1 | T-1st | Champions | 4 | 10-3 | Bob Stoops |
| 2011 | 6-3 | 4th | 6 | 10-3 | Bob Stoops | |
| 2010 | 6-2 | 1st South | Champions | 5 | 12-2 | Bob Stoops |
| 2009 | 5-3 | 4th South | 4 | 8-5 | Bob Stoops | |
| 2008 | 7-1 | 1st South | Champions | 9 | 12-2 | Bob Stoops |
| 2007 | 6-2 | 1st South | Champions | 6 | 11-3 | Bob Stoops |
| 2006 | 7-1 | 1st South | Champions | 6 | 11-3 | Bob Stoops |
| 2005 | 6-2 | 2nd South | 5 | 8-4 | Bob Stoops | |
| 2004 | 8-0 | 1st South | Champions | 10 | 12-1 | Bob Stoops |
| 2003 | 8-0 | 1st South | 11 | 12-2 | Bob Stoops | |
| 2002 | 6-2 | 1st South | Champions | 7 | 12-2 | Bob Stoops |
| 2001 | 6-2 | 2nd South | 6 | 11-2 | Bob Stoops | |
| 2000 | 8-0 | 1st South | Champions | 9 | 13-0 | Bob Stoops |
| 1999 | 5-3 | 2nd South | 2 | 7-5 | Bob Stoops | |
| 1998 | 3-5 | 4th South | 1 | 5-6 | John Blake | |
| 1997 | 2-6 | 4th South | 1 | 4-8 | John Blake | |
| 1996 | 3-5 | 4th South | 1 | 3-8 | John Blake | |
| 176-60 (.746) | 236 total Big 12 Conference games in 28 seasons | ||||||
Four members of the defunct Southwest Conference (Baylor, Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech) joined with the original Big 8 conference members to form the Big 12 Conference. The conference was split into two divisions of six teams each with the North and South division champions playing for the title in the conference championship game.
| Big 8 Conference | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Year
|
Conf. Rec.
|
Finish | Champions | 1st Team All-Conf. | Overall | Coach |
| 1995 | 2-5 | T-5th | 3 | 5-5-1 | Schnellenberger | |
| 1994 | 4-3 | 4th | 3 | 6-6 | Gary Gibbs | |
| 1993 | 4-3 | 4th | 4 | 9-3 | Gary Gibbs | |
| 1992 | 3-2-2 | 4th | 1 | 5-4-2 | Gary Gibbs | |
| 1991 | 5-2 | 3rd | 5 | 9-3 | Gary Gibbs | |
| 1990 | 5-2 | T-2nd | 5 | 8-3 | Gary Gibbs | |
| 1989 | 5-2 | 3rd | 3 | 8-3 | Gary Gibbs | |
| 1988 | 6-1 | 2nd | 6 | 9-3 | Barry Switzer | |
| 1987 | 7-0 | 1st | Champions | 9 | 11-1 | Barry Switzer |
| 1986 | 7-0 | 1st | Champions | 10 | 11-1 | Barry Switzer |
| 1985 | 7-0 | 1st | Champions | 8 | 10-1 | Barry Switzer |
| 1984 | 6-1 | 1st | Champions | 4 | 9-2-1 | Barry Switzer |
| 1983 | 5-2 | T-2nd | 5 | 8-4 | Barry Switzer | |
| 1982 | 6-1 | 2nd | 6 | 8-4 | Barry Switzer | |
| 1981 | 4-2-1 | 2nd | 5 | 9-3 | Barry Switzer | |
| 1980 | 7-0 | 1st | Champions | 4 | 10-2 | Barry Switzer |
| 1979 | 7-0 | 1st | Champions | 6 | 11-1 | Barry Switzer |
| 1978 | 6-1 | T-1st | Champions | 10 | 11-1 | Barry Switzer |
| 1977 | 7-0 | 1st | Champions | 7 | 10-2 | Barry Switzer |
| 1976 | 5-2 | T-1st | Champions | 4 | 9-3 | Barry Switzer |
| 1975 | 6-1 | 1st | Champions | 8 | 11-1 | Barry Switzer |
| 1974 | 7-0 | 1st | Champions | 11 | 11-0 | Barry Switzer |
| 1973 | 7-0 | 1st | Champions | 7 | 10-0-1 | Barry Switzer |
| 1972 | 6-1 | 1st | Champions | 8 | 11-1 | Chuck Fairbanks |
| 1971 | 6-1 | 2nd | 9 | 11-1 | Chuck Fairbanks | |
| 1970 | 5-2 | T-2nd | 3 | 7-4-1 | Chuck Fairbanks | |
| 1969 | 4-3 | 4th | 4 | 6-4 | Chuck Fairbanks | |
| 1968 | 6-1 | 1st | Champions | 5 | 7-4 | Chuck Fairbanks |
| 1967 | 7-0 | 1st | Champions | 5 | 10-1 | Chuck Fairbanks |
| 1966 | 4-3 | 5th | 3 | 6-4 | Jim Mackenzie | |
| 1965 | 3-4 | 5th | 1 | 3-7 | Gomer Jones | |
| 1964 | 5-1-1 | 2nd | 4 | 6-4-1 | Gomer Jones | |
| 1963 | 6-1 | 2nd | 4 | 8-2 | Bud Wilkinson | |
| 1962 | 7-0 | 1st | Champions | 5 | 8-3 | Bud Wilkinson |
| 1961 | 4-3 | 4th | 1 | 5-5 | Bud Wilkinson | |
| 1960 | 2-4-1 | 5th | 1 | 3-6-1 | Bud Wilkinson | |
| 193-54-5 (.776) | 252 total Big 8 Conference games in 36 seasons | ||||||
Oklahoma State joined the conference for the 1958 season increasing the membership from seven to eight.
| Big 7 Conference | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Year
|
Conf. Rec.
|
Finish | Champions | 1st Team All-Conf. | Overall | Coach |
| 1959 | 6-1 | 1st | Champions | 3 | 7-3 | Bud Wilkinson |
| 1958 | 7-0 | 1st | Champions | 6 | 10-1 | Bud Wilkinson |
| 1957 | 6-0 | 1st | Champions | 5 | 10-1 | Bud Wilkinson |
| 1956 | 6-0 | 1st | Champions | 7 | 10-0 | Bud Wilkinson |
| 1955 | 6-0 | 1st | Champions | 7 | 11-0 | Bud Wilkinson |
| 1954 | 6-0 | 1st | Champions | 6 | 10-0 | Bud Wilkinson |
| 1953 | 6-0 | 1st | Champions | 6 | 9-1-1 | Bud Wilkinson |
| 1952 | 5-0-1 | 1st | Champions | 8 | 8-1-1 | Bud Wilkinson |
| 1951 | 6-0 | 1st | Champions | 9 | 8-2 | Bud Wilkinson |
| 1950 | 6-0 | 1st | Champions | 8 | 10-1 | Bud Wilkinson |
| 1949 | 5-0 | 1st | Champions | 5 | 11-0 | Bud Wilkinson |
| 1948 | 5-0 | 1st | Champions | 6 | 10-1 | Bud Wilkinson |
| 70-1-1 (.979) | 72 total Big 7 Conference games in 12 seasons | ||||||
Colorado joined the conference for the 1948 season increasing the membership from six to seven.
| Big 6 Conference | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Year
|
Conf. Rec.
|
Finish | Champions | 1st Team All-Conf. | Overall | Coach |
| 1947 | 4-0-1 | T-1st | Champions | 5 | 8-1-2 | Bud Wilkinson |
| 1946 | 4-1 | T-1st | Champions | 7 | 8-3 | Jim Tatum |
| 1945 | 4-1 | 2nd | 5 | 5-5 | Dewey Luster | |
| 1944 | 4-0-1 | 1st | Champions | 4 | 6-3-1 | Dewey Luster |
| 1943 | 5-0 | 1st | Champions | 6 | 7-2 | Dewey Luster |
| 1942 | 3-1-1 | 2nd | 6 | 3-5-2 | Dewey Luster | |
| 1941 | 3-2 | T-2nd | 2 | 6-3 | Dewey Luster | |
| 1940 | 4-1 | 2nd | 4 | 6-3 | Tom Stidham | |
| 1939 | 3-2 | 3rd | 5 | 6-2-1 | Tom Stidham | |
| 1938 | 5-0 | 1st | Champions | 6 | 10-1 | Tom Stidham |
| 1937 | 3-1-1 | 2nd | 4 | 5-2-2 | Tom Stidham | |
| 1936 | 1-2-2 | 4th | 2 | 3-3-3 | Lawrence Jones | |
| 1935 | 3-2 | 2nd | 4 | 6-3 | Lawrence Jones | |
| 1934 | 2-2-1 | 3rd | 4 | 3-4-2 | Lewie Hardage | |
| 1933 | 3-2 | 3rd | 4 | 4-4-1 | Lewie Hardage | |
| 1932 | 3-2 | T-2nd | 2 | 4-4-1 | Lewie Hardage | |
| 1931 | 1-4 | T-5th | 1 | 4-7-1 | Adrian Lindsey | |
| 1930 | 3-1-1 | 2nd | 2 | 4-3-1 | Adrian Lindsey | |
| 1929 | 2-2-1 | 4th | 1 | 3-3-2 | Adrian Lindsey | |
| 1928 | 3-2 | T-2nd | 1 | 5-3 | Adrian Lindsey | |
| 63-28-9 (.675) | 100 total Big 6 Conference games in 20 seasons | ||||||
For the 1928 season, Oklahoma joined Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa State, Kansas and Kansas State to form the Big 6 Conference.
| Missouri Valley Conference | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Year
|
Conf. Rec.
|
Finish | Champions | 1st Team All-Conf. | Overall | Coach |
| 1927 | 2-3 | 7th | 1 | 3-3-2 | Adrian Lindsey | |
| 1926 | 3-2-1 | 5th | 3 | 5-2-1 | Bennie Owen | |
| 1925 | 3-3-1 | 5th | - | 4-3-1 | Bennie Owen | |
| 1924 | 2-3-1 | 6th | 1 | 3-5-1 | Bennie Owen | |
| 1923 | 2-4 | 6th | 1 | 3-5 | Bennie Owen | |
| 1922 | 1-2-2 | 6th | 1 | 2-3-3 | Bennie Owen | |
| 1921 | 2-3 | T-7th | 1 | 5-3 | Bennie Owen | |
| 1920 | 4-0-1 | 1st | Champions | 5 | 6-0-1 | Bennie Owen |
| 19-20-6 (.489) | 45 total Missouri Valley Conference games in eight seasons | ||||||
Oklahoma joined the Missouri Valley Conference for the 1920 season which consisted of Missouri, Kansas, Iowa State, Drake, Washington (of Missouri), Grinnell and Kansas State. Nebraska joined the conference in 1921 after being an independent during the 1919 and 1920 seasons.
| Southwest Conference | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Year
|
Conf. Rec.
|
Finish | Champions | 1st Team All-Conf. | Overall | Coach |
| 1919 | 2-1 | 3rd | 4 | 5-2-3 | Bennie Owen | |
| 1918 | 2-0 | 1st | Champions | - | 6-0 | Bennie Owen |
| 1917 | 1-1-1 | 3rd | 2 | 6-3-1 | Bennie Owen | |
| 1916 | 2-1 | T-3rd | 1 | 6-5 | Bennie Owen | |
| 1915 | 3-0 | 1st | Champions | 6 | 10-0 | Bennie Owen |
| 10-3-1 (.750) | 14 total Southwest Conference games in five seasons | ||||||
Oklahoma joined the Southwest Conference for the 1915 season which consisted of Baylor, Arkansas, Texas, Texas A&M, Rice, Oklahoma A&M (later to become Oklahoma State), and Southwestern University (in Georgetown, Texas). Southwestern departed after the 1916 season while Rice and SMU joined in the 1918 season.
