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 | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 | 1 | Preseason | 19 | NA | — |
| 2 | 2012 | 2 | 2012-09-02 | 18 | 19 | 1 |
| 3 | 2012 | 13 | 2012-11-18 | 22 | |
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| 4 | 2012 | 14 | 2012-11-25 | 24 | 22 | 2 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 5 | 2011 | 1 | Preseason | 9 | NA | — |
| 6 | 2011 | 2 | 2011-09-04 | 9 | 9 | NC |
| 7 | 2011 | 3 | 2011-09-11 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| 8 | 2011 | 4 | 2011-09-18 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| 9 | 2011 | 5 | 2011-09-25 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | 2011 | 6 | 2011-10-02 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | 2011 | 7 | 2011-10-09 | 6 | 6 | NC |
| 12 | 2011 | 8 | 2011-10-16 | 6 | 6 | NC |
| 13 | 2011 | 9 | 2011-10-23 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 14 | 2011 | 10 | 2011-10-30 | 3 | 3 | NC |
| 15 | 2011 | 11 | 2011-11-06 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | 2011 | 12 | 2011-11-13 | 2 | 2 | NC |
| 17 | 2011 | 13 | 2011-11-20 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | 2011 | 14 | 2011-11-27 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 19 | 2011 | 15 | 2011-12-05 | 3 | 3 | NC |
| 20 | 2011 | 16 | Final | 3 | 3 | NC |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 21 | 2010 | 6 | 2010-10-03 | 22 | |
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| 22 | 2010 | 7 | 2010-10-10 | 20 | 22 | 2 |
| 23 | 2010 | 8 | 2010-10-17 | 17 | 20 | 3 |
| 24 | 2010 | 9 | 2010-10-24 | 20 | 17 | 3 |
| 25 | 2010 | 10 | 2010-10-31 | 19 | 20 | 1 |
| 26 | 2010 | 11 | 2010-11-07 | 12 | 19 | 7 |
| 27 | 2010 | 12 | 2010-11-14 | 12 | 12 | NC |
| 28 | 2010 | 13 | 2010-11-21 | 10 | 12 | 2 |
| 29 | 2010 | 14 | 2010-11-28 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| 30 | 2010 | 15 | 2010-12-05 | 16 | 16 | NC |
| 31 | 2010 | 16 | Final | 13 | 16 | 3 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 32 | 2009 | 1 | Preseason | 9 | NA | — |
| 33 | 2009 | 2 | 2009-09-08 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| 34 | 2009 | 3 | 2009-09-13 | 16 | 5 | 11 |
| 35 | 2009 | 4 | 2009-09-20 | 16 | 16 | NC |
| 36 | 2009 | 5 | 2009-09-27 | 14 | 16 | 2 |
| 37 | 2009 | 6 | 2009-10-04 | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| 38 | 2009 | 7 | 2009-10-11 | 16 | 15 | 1 |
| 39 | 2009 | 8 | 2009-10-18 | 14 | 16 | 2 |
| 40 | 2009 | 9 | 2009-10-25 | 13 | 14 | 1 |
| 41 | 2009 | 10 | 2009-11-01 | 18 | 13 | 5 |
| 42 | 2009 | 11 | 2009-11-08 | 17 | 18 | 1 |
| 43 | 2009 | 12 | 2009-11-15 | 12 | 17 | 5 |
| 44 | 2009 | 13 | 2009-11-22 | 11 | 12 | 1 |
| 45 | 2009 | 14 | 2009-11-29 | 22 | 11 | 11 |
| 46 | 2009 | 15 | 2009-12-06 | 21 | 22 | 1 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 47 | 2008 | 6 | 2008-09-28 | 21 | |
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| 48 | 2008 | 7 | 2008-10-05 | 17 | 21 | 4 |
| 49 | 2008 | 8 | 2008-10-12 | 8 | 17 | 9 |
| 50 | 2008 | 9 | 2008-10-19 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| 51 | 2008 | 10 | 2008-10-26 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 52 | 2008 | 11 | 2008-11-02 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| 53 | 2008 | 12 | 2008-11-09 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 54 | 2008 | 13 | 2008-11-16 | 11 | 11 | NC |
| 55 | 2008 | 14 | 2008-11-23 | 11 | 11 | NC |
| 56 | 2008 | 15 | 2008-11-30 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| 57 | 2008 | 16 | 2008-12-07 | 13 | 14 | 1 |
| 58 | 2008 | 17 | Final | 16 | 13 | 3 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 59 | 2004 | 4 | 2004-09-19 | 25 | |
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| 60 | 2004 | 5 | 2004-09-26 | 25 | 25 | NC |
| 61 | 2004 | 6 | 2004-10-03 | 22 | 25 | 3 |
| 62 | 2004 | 7 | 2004-10-10 | 16 | 22 | 6 |
| 63 | 2004 | 8 | 2004-10-17 | 22 | 16 | 6 |
| 64 | 2004 | 9 | 2004-10-24 | 20 | 22 | 2 |
| 65 | 2004 | 10 | 2004-10-31 | 19 | 20 | 1 |
| 66 | 2004 | 11 | 2004-11-07 | 25 | 19 | 6 |
| 67 | 2004 | 12 | 2004-11-14 | 23 | 25 | 2 |
| 68 | 2004 | 13 | 2004-11-21 | 23 | 23 | NC |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 69 | 2003 | 1 | Preseason | 24 | NA | — |
| 70 | 2003 | 8 | 2003-10-12 | 23 | |
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| 71 | 2003 | 9 | 2003-10-19 | 18 | 23 | 5 |
| 72 | 2003 | 10 | 2003-10-26 | 14 | 18 | 4 |
| 73 | 2003 | 11 | 2003-11-02 | 21 | 14 | 7 |
| 74 | 2003 | 13 | 2003-11-16 | 24 | |
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| 75 | 2003 | 14 | 2003-11-23 | 23 | 24 | 1 |
| 76 | 2003 | 15 | 2003-11-30 | 22 | 23 | 1 |
| 77 | 2003 | 16 | 2003-12-07 | 21 | 22 | 1 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 78 | 1997 | 8 | 1997-10-06 | 20 | |
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| 79 | 1997 | 9 | 1997-10-13 | 16 | 20 | 4 |
| 80 | 1997 | 10 | 1997-10-20 | 12 | 16 | 4 |
| 81 | 1997 | 11 | 1997-10-27 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| 82 | 1997 | 12 | 1997-11-03 | 25 | 19 | 6 |
| 83 | 1997 | 13 | 1997-11-10 | 24 | 25 | 1 |
| 84 | 1997 | 15 | 1997-11-24 | 25 | |
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| 85 | 1997 | 16 | 1997-12-01 | 24 | 25 | 1 |
| 86 | 1997 | 17 | 1997-12-08 | 24 | 24 | NC |
| 87 | 1997 | 18 | Final | 24 | 24 | NC |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 88 | 1988 | 4 | 1988-09-13 | 20 | |
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| 89 | 1988 | 5 | 1988-09-20 | 18 | 20 | 2 |
| 90 | 1988 | 6 | 1988-09-27 | 13 | 18 | 5 |
| 91 | 1988 | 7 | 1988-10-04 | 13 | 13 | NC |
| 92 | 1988 | 8 | 1988-10-11 | 10 | 13 | 3 |
| 93 | 1988 | 9 | 1988-10-18 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| 94 | 1988 | 10 | 1988-10-25 | 12 | 15 | 3 |
| 95 | 1988 | 11 | 1988-11-01 | 12 | 12 | NC |
| 96 | 1988 | 12 | 1988-11-08 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| 97 | 1988 | 13 | 1988-11-15 | 13 | 14 | 1 |
| 98 | 1988 | 14 | 1988-11-22 | 12 | 13 | 1 |
| 99 | 1988 | 15 | 1988-11-29 | 12 | 12 | NC |
| 100 | 1988 | 16 | 1988-12-06 | 12 | 12 | NC |
| 101 | 1988 | 17 | Final | 11 | 12 | 1 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 102 | 1987 | 6 | 1987-10-06 | 19 | |
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| 103 | 1987 | 7 | 1987-10-13 | 12 | 19 | 7 |
| 104 | 1987 | 8 | 1987-10-20 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| 105 | 1987 | 9 | 1987-10-27 | 17 | 19 | 2 |
| 106 | 1987 | 10 | 1987-11-03 | 12 | 17 | 5 |
| 107 | 1987 | 11 | 1987-11-10 | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| 108 | 1987 | 12 | 1987-11-17 | 13 | 17 | 4 |
| 109 | 1987 | 13 | 1987-11-24 | 12 | 13 | 1 |
| 110 | 1987 | 14 | 1987-12-01 | 11 | 12 | 1 |
| 111 | 1987 | 15 | 1987-12-08 | 11 | 11 | NC |
| 112 | 1987 | 16 | Final | 11 | 11 | NC |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 113 | 1985 | 1 | Preseason | 16 | NA | — |
| 114 | 1985 | 2 | 1985-09-03 | 16 | 16 | NC |
| 115 | 1985 | 3 | 1985-09-10 | 8 | 16 | 8 |
| 116 | 1985 | 4 | 1985-09-17 | 8 | 8 | NC |
| 117 | 1985 | 5 | 1985-09-24 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| 118 | 1985 | 6 | 1985-10-01 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| 119 | 1985 | 7 | 1985-10-08 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 120 | 1985 | 8 | 1985-10-15 | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| 121 | 1985 | 9 | 1985-10-22 | 12 | 12 | NC |
| 122 | 1985 | 10 | 1985-10-29 | 12 | 12 | NC |
| 123 | 1985 | 11 | 1985-11-05 | 10 | 12 | 2 |
| 124 | 1985 | 12 | 1985-11-12 | 10 | 10 | NC |
| 125 | 1985 | 13 | 1985-11-19 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| 126 | 1985 | 14 | 1985-11-26 | 17 | 7 | 10 |
| 127 | 1985 | 15 | 1985-12-03 | 19 | 17 | 2 |
| 128 | 1985 | 16 | 1985-12-10 | 19 | 19 | NC |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 129 | 1984 | 3 | 1984-09-11 | 13 | |
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| 130 | 1984 | 4 | 1984-09-18 | 12 | 13 | 1 |
| 131 | 1984 | 5 | 1984-09-25 | 10 | 12 | 2 |
| 132 | 1984 | 6 | 1984-10-02 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| 133 | 1984 | 7 | 1984-10-09 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| 134 | 1984 | 8 | 1984-10-16 | 12 | 13 | 1 |
| 135 | 1984 | 9 | 1984-10-23 | 10 | 12 | 2 |
| 136 | 1984 | 10 | 1984-10-30 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| 137 | 1984 | 11 | 1984-11-06 | 7 | 7 | NC |
| 138 | 1984 | 12 | 1984-11-13 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 139 | 1984 | 13 | 1984-11-20 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 140 | 1984 | 14 | 1984-11-27 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 141 | 1984 | 15 | 1984-12-04 | 9 | 9 | NC |
| 142 | 1984 | 16 | Final | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 143 | 1977 | 1 | Preseason | 20 | NA | — |
| 144 | 1977 | 2 | 1977-09-12 | 15 | 20 | 5 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 145 | 1976 | 8 | 1976-10-26 | 16 | |
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| 146 | 1976 | 9 | 1976-11-02 | 13 | 16 | 3 |
| 147 | 1976 | 10 | 1976-11-09 | 17 | 13 | 4 |
| 148 | 1976 | 11 | 1976-11-16 | 16 | 17 | 1 |
| 149 | 1976 | 12 | 1976-11-23 | 14 | 16 | 2 |
| 150 | 1976 | 13 | 1976-11-30 | 14 | 14 | NC |
| 151 | 1976 | 14 | Final | 14 | 14 | NC |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 152 | 1975 | 4 | 1975-09-22 | 17 | |
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| 153 | 1975 | 5 | 1975-09-29 | 15 | 17 | 2 |
| 154 | 1975 | 6 | 1975-10-06 | 14 | 15 | 1 |
| 155 | 1975 | 9 | 1975-10-27 | 19 | |
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| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 156 | 1974 | 4 | 1974-09-23 | 12 | |
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| 157 | 1974 | 10 | 1974-11-04 | 17 | |
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| 158 | 1974 | 11 | 1974-11-11 | 18 | 17 | 1 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 159 | 1973 | 3 | 1973-09-17 | 17 | |
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| 160 | 1973 | 4 | 1973-09-24 | 12 | 17 | 5 |
| 161 | 1973 | 5 | 1973-10-01 | 11 | 12 | 1 |
| 162 | 1973 | 12 | 1973-11-19 | 18 | |
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| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 163 | 1972 | 6 | 1972-10-09 | 19 | |
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| 164 | 1972 | 13 | 1972-11-27 | 20 | |
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| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 165 | 1958 | 12 | Final | 19 | |
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| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 166 | 1945 | 1 | 1945-10-08 | 14 | NA | — |
| 167 | 1945 | 2 | 1945-10-15 | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| 168 | 1945 | 3 | 1945-10-22 | 17 | 15 | 2 |
| 169 | 1945 | 4 | 1945-10-29 | 9 | 17 | 8 |
| 170 | 1945 | 5 | 1945-11-05 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| 171 | 1945 | 6 | 1945-11-12 | 8 | 11 | 3 |
| 172 | 1945 | 7 | 1945-11-19 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| 173 | 1945 | 8 | 1945-11-26 | 6 | 6 | NC |
| 174 | 1945 | 9 | Final | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 175 | 1944 | 4 | 1944-10-30 | 19 | |
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| 176 | 1944 | 8 | 1944-11-27 | 15 | |