79 Coaches
- W-L-T records at Big 12 schools
| Overall | Bowls | |||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Coach | From | To | Yrs | School(s) | G | W | L | T | Pct | G | W | L | T | Pct | Notes |
| 1 | Terry Allen | 1997 | 2001 | 5 | Kansas | 53 | 20 | 33 | 0 | .377 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | record adjusted to 21-32-0 by NCAA | |
| 2 | Dave Aranda | 2020 | 2025 | 6 | Baylor | 73 | 36 | 37 | 0 | .493 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
| 3 | Gary Barnett | 1999 | 2005 | 7 | Colorado | 87 | 49 | 38 | 0 | .563 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| 4 | David Beaty | 2015 | 2018 | 4 | Kansas | 48 | 6 | 42 | 0 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | John Blake | 1996 | 1998 | 3 | Oklahoma | 34 | 12 | 22 | 0 | .353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Clint Bowen | 2014 | 2014 | 1 | Kansas | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Brent Brennan | 2024 | 2025 | 2 | Arizona | 25 | 13 | 12 | 0 | .520 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| 8 | Art Briles | 2008 | 2015 | 8 | Baylor | 102 | 65 | 37 | 0 | .637 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | |
| 9 | Mack Brown | 1998 | 2013 | 16 | Texas | 206 | 158 | 48 | 0 | .767 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | .667 | |
| 10 | Neal Brown | 2019 | 2024 | 6 | West Virginia | 72 | 37 | 35 | 0 | .514 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
| 11 | Brian Cabral | 2010 | 2010 | 1 | Colorado | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Bill Callahan | 2004 | 2007 | 4 | Nebraska | 49 | 27 | 22 | 0 | .551 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| 13 | Matt Campbell | 2016 | 2025 | 10 | Iowa State | 127 | 72 | 55 | 0 | .567 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | |
| 14 | Gene Chizik | 2007 | 2008 | 2 | Iowa State | 24 | 5 | 19 | 0 | .208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | Sonny Cumbie | 2021 | 2021 | 1 | Texas Tech | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 16 | Gary Darnell | 2007 | 2007 | 1 | Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| 17 | Tim DeRuyter | 2011 | 2011 | 1 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 18 | Kenny Dillingham | 2024 | 2025 | 2 | Arizona State | 27 | 19 | 8 | 0 | .704 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| 19 | Sonny Dykes | 2022 | 2025 | 4 | TCU | 53 | 36 | 17 | 0 | .679 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
| 20 | Spike Dykes | 1996 | 1999 | 4 | Texas Tech | 46 | 26 | 20 | 0 | .565 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
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| Rk | Coach | From | To | Yrs | School(s) | G | W | L | T | Pct | G | W | L | T | Pct | Notes |
| 21 | Dennis Franchione | 2003 | 2007 | 5 | Texas A&M | 60 | 32 | 28 | 0 | .533 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| 22 | Willie Fritz | 2024 | 2025 | 2 | Houston | 25 | 14 | 11 | 0 | .560 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 23 | Scott Frost | 2025 | 2025 | 1 | Central Florida | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | Turner Gill | 2010 | 2011 | 2 | Kansas | 24 | 5 | 19 | 0 | .208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | Jim Grobe | 2016 | 2016 | 1 | Baylor | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 26 | Mike Gundy | 2005 | 2025 | 21 | Oklahoma State | 260 | 170 | 90 | 0 | .654 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | .667 | |
| 27 | Mike Hankwitz | 2005 | 2005 | 1 | Colorado | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| 28 | Dan Hawkins | 2006 | 2010 | 5 | Colorado | 58 | 19 | 39 | 0 | .328 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| 29 | Tom Hayes | 2001 | 2001 | 1 | Kansas | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | Tom Herman | 2017 | 2020 | 4 | Texas | 50 | 32 | 18 | 0 | .640 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 31 | Dana Holgorsen | 2012 | 2023 | 8 | West Virginia, Houston | 101 | 55 | 46 | 0 | .545 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | |
| 32 | Jerry Kill | 2021 | 2021 | 1 | TCU | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | Kliff Kingsbury | 2013 | 2018 | 6 | Texas Tech | 75 | 35 | 40 | 0 | .467 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
| 34 | Chris Klieman | 2019 | 2025 | 7 | Kansas State | 88 | 54 | 34 | 0 | .614 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| 35 | Mike Leach | 2000 | 2009 | 10 | Texas Tech | 127 | 84 | 43 | 0 | .661 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | |
| 36 | Lance Leipold | 2021 | 2025 | 5 | Kansas | 62 | 27 | 35 | 0 | .435 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| 37 | John Mackovic | 1996 | 1997 | 2 | Texas | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| 38 | Gus Malzahn | 2023 | 2024 | 2 | Central Florida | 25 | 10 | 15 | 0 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| 39 | Mark Mangino | 2002 | 2009 | 8 | Kansas | 98 | 50 | 48 | 0 | .510 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
| 40 | Glen Mason | 1996 | 1996 | 1 | Kansas | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Overall | Bowls | |||||||||||||||
| Rk | Coach | From | To | Yrs | School(s) | G | W | L | T | Pct | G | W | L | T | Pct | Notes |
| 41 | Dan McCarney | 1996 | 2006 | 11 | Iowa State | 130 | 53 | 77 | 0 | .408 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | record adjusted to 54-76-0 by NCAA |
| 42 | Joey McGuire | 2022 | 2025 | 4 | Texas Tech | 53 | 35 | 18 | 0 | .660 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| 43 | Ruffin McNeill | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 44 | Doug Meacham | 2025 | 2025 | 1 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 45 | Les Miles | 2001 | 2020 | 6 | Oklahoma State, Kansas | 70 | 31 | 39 | 0 | .443 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
| 46 | Guy Morriss | 2003 | 2007 | 5 | Baylor | 58 | 18 | 40 | 0 | .310 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 47 | Rick Neuheisel | 1996 | 1998 | 3 | Colorado | 35 | 23 | 12 | 0 | .657 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 48 | Tom Osborne | 1996 | 1997 | 2 | Nebraska | 26 | 24 | 2 | 0 | .923 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 49 | Gary Patterson | 2012 | 2021 | 10 | TCU | 121 | 72 | 49 | 0 | .595 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
| 50 | Bo Pelini | 2003 | 2010 | 4 | Nebraska | 42 | 30 | 12 | 0 | .714 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
| 51 | Gary Pinkel | 2001 | 2011 | 11 | Missouri | 139 | 85 | 54 | 0 | .612 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | |
| 52 | Ron Prince | 2006 | 2008 | 3 | Kansas State | 37 | 17 | 20 | 0 | .459 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| 53 | Chuck Reedy | 1996 | 1996 | 1 | Baylor | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 54 | Paul Rhoads | 2009 | 2015 | 7 | Iowa State | 87 | 32 | 55 | 0 | .368 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
| 55 | Matt Rhule | 2017 | 2019 | 3 | Baylor | 39 | 19 | 20 | 0 | .487 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| 56 | Lincoln Riley | 2017 | 2021 | 5 | Oklahoma | 65 | 55 | 10 | 0 | .846 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
| 57 | Dave Roberts | 1997 | 1998 | 2 | Baylor | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 58 | Rich Rodriguez | 2025 | 2025 | 1 | West Virginia | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 59 | Deion Sanders | 2024 | 2025 | 2 | Colorado | 25 | 12 | 13 | 0 | .480 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| 60 | Steve Sarkisian | 2021 | 2023 | 3 | Texas | 39 | 25 | 14 | 0 | .641 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| Overall | Bowls | |||||||||||||||
| Rk | Coach | From | To | Yrs | School(s) | G | W | L | T | Pct | G | W | L | T | Pct | Notes |
| 61 | Scott Satterfield | 2023 | 2025 | 3 | Cincinnati | 37 | 15 | 22 | 0 | .405 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| 62 | Morgan Scalley | 2025 | 2025 | 1 | Utah | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 63 | Chad Scott | 2024 | 2024 | 1 | West Virginia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| 64 | Mike Sherman | 2008 | 2011 | 4 | Texas A&M | 50 | 25 | 25 | 0 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| 65 | Bob Simmons | 1996 | 2000 | 5 | Oklahoma State | 56 | 26 | 30 | 0 | .464 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| 66 | Kalani Sitake | 2023 | 2025 | 3 | Brigham Young | 39 | 28 | 11 | 0 | .718 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 67 | R.C. Slocum | 1996 | 2002 | 7 | Texas A&M | 87 | 55 | 32 | 0 | .632 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
| 68 | Larry Smith | 1996 | 2000 | 5 | Missouri | 57 | 27 | 30 | 0 | .474 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| 69 | Bill Snyder | 1996 | 2018 | 20 | Kansas State | 253 | 169 | 84 | 0 | .668 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | |
| 70 | Frank Solich | 1998 | 2003 | 6 | Nebraska | 77 | 58 | 19 | 0 | .753 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
| 71 | Kevin Steele | 1999 | 2002 | 4 | Baylor | 45 | 9 | 36 | 0 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 72 | Bob Stoops | 1999 | 2021 | 19 | Oklahoma | 239 | 191 | 48 | 0 | .799 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | .526 | |
| 73 | Charlie Strong | 2014 | 2016 | 3 | Texas | 37 | 16 | 21 | 0 | .432 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| 74 | Chris Thomsen | 2012 | 2012 | 1 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 75 | Tommy Tuberville | 2010 | 2012 | 3 | Texas Tech | 37 | 20 | 17 | 0 | .541 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 76 | Brent Venables | 2022 | 2023 | 2 | Oklahoma | 26 | 16 | 10 | 0 | .615 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| 77 | Charlie Weis | 2012 | 2014 | 3 | Kansas | 28 | 6 | 22 | 0 | .214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 78 | Matt Wells | 2019 | 2021 | 3 | Texas Tech | 30 | 13 | 17 | 0 | .433 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 79 | Kyle Whittingham | 2024 | 2025 | 2 | Utah | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | .625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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