Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma ▪ Colors: Orange & Black
Stadium: Boone Pickens Stadium (cap. 60,218)
Record: 99 Years, 505-491-41, .507 W-L% (Major School)
Conferences: Big 12, Big 8, Ind, MVC, MVIAA and SWC
Conference Champion: 10 Times
Bowls: 23 Bowls, 15-8, .652 W-L% (Major Bowls)
Ranked in AP Poll: 6 Times (Preseason), 10 Times (Final), 176 Weeks (Total)
| Rk | Year | Date | Day | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 | Jan 1, 2013 | Tue | Heart of Dallas Bowl | Oklahoma State | 58 | Purdue | 14 | Heart of Dallas Bowl (Dallas, TX) |
| 2 | 2011 | Jan 2, 2012 | Mon | Fiesta Bowl | Oklahoma State | 41 | Stanford | 38 | Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, AZ) |
| 3 | 2010 | Dec 29, 2010 | Wed | Alamo Bowl | Oklahoma State | 36 | Arizona | 10 | Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, TX) |
| 4 | 2009 | Jan 2, 2010 | Sat | Cotton Bowl | Mississippi | 21 | Oklahoma State | 7 | Cotton Bowl (Arlington, TX) |
| 5 | 2008 | Dec 30, 2008 | Tue | Holiday Bowl | Oregon | 42 | Oklahoma State | 31 | Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA) |
| 6 | 2007 | Dec 31, 2007 | Mon | Insight Bowl | Oklahoma State | 49 | Indiana | 33 | Insight Bowl (Tempe, AZ) |
| 7 | 2006 | Dec 28, 2006 | Thu | Independence Bowl | Oklahoma State | 34 | Alabama | 31 | Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA) |
| 8 | 2004 | Dec 29, 2004 | Wed | Alamo Bowl | Ohio State | 33 | Oklahoma State | 7 | Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, TX) |
| 9 | 2003 | Jan 2, 2004 | Fri | Cotton Bowl | Mississippi | 31 | Oklahoma State | 28 | Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX) |
| 10 | 2002 | Dec 27, 2002 | Fri | Houston Bowl | Oklahoma State | 33 | Southern Mississippi | 23 | Houston Bowl (Houston, TX) |
| 11 | 1997 | Dec 30, 1997 | Tue | Alamo Bowl | Purdue | 33 | Oklahoma State | 20 | Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, TX) |
| 12 | 1988 | Dec 30, 1988 | Fri | Holiday Bowl | Oklahoma State | 62 | Wyoming | 14 | Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA) |
| 13 | 1987 | Dec 25, 1987 | Fri | Sun Bowl | Oklahoma State | 35 | West Virginia | 33 | Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) |
| 14 | 1985 | Dec 30, 1985 | Mon | Gator Bowl | Florida State | 34 | Oklahoma State | 23 | Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL) |
| 15 | 1984 | Dec 28, 1984 | Fri | Gator Bowl | Oklahoma State | 21 | South Carolina | 14 | Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL) |
| 16 | 1983 | Dec 31, 1983 | Sat | Bluebonnet Bowl | Oklahoma State | 24 | Baylor | 14 | Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston, TX) |
| 17 | 1981 | Dec 12, 1981 | Sat | Independence Bowl | Texas A&M | 33 | Oklahoma State | 16 | Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA) |
| 18 | 1976 | Dec 18, 1976 | Sat | Tangerine Bowl | Oklahoma State | 49 | Brigham Young | 21 | Tangerine Bowl (Orlando, FL) |
| 19 | 1974 | Dec 28, 1974 | Sat | Fiesta Bowl | Oklahoma State | 16 | Brigham Young | 6 | Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ) |
| 20 | 1958 | Dec 13, 1958 | Sat | Bluegrass Bowl | Oklahoma State | 15 | Florida State | 6 | Bluegrass Bowl (Louisville, KY) |
| Rk | Year | Date | Day | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
| 21 | 1948 | Jan 1, 1949 | Sat | Delta Bowl | William & Mary | 20 | Oklahoma State | 0 | Delta Bowl (Memphis, TN) |
| 22 | 1945 | Jan 1, 1946 | Tue | Sugar Bowl | Oklahoma State | 33 | Saint Mary's (CA) | 13 | Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA) |
| 23 | 1944 | Jan 1, 1945 | Mon | Cotton Bowl | Oklahoma State | 34 | Texas Christian | 0 | Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX) |