It’s the end of an era in Stillwater.

The Oklahoma State Cowboys have fired head coach Mike Gundy after 21 seasons, ESPN reported on Tuesday. An interim head coach hasn’t been named.

Over Gundy’s two-plus decades as Oklahoma State’s head coach (2005-present), the Cowboys went a combined 170-90, appearing in bowl games in all but two full seasons, that being his first (2005) and last complete seasons (2024) on the job. Gundy won Big 12 Coach of the Year honors three times, with the Cowboys winning the conference in 2011.

Coming off a 4-8 season that saw the Cowboys go 0-9 in Big 12 play, the program is off to a 1-2 start this season, with them losing to in-state rival Tulsa last week for the first time since 1998 and at home for the first time since 1951. On Monday, Gundy said that he “100%” intended to stay on as head coach past the 2025 college football season.

As for Gundy’s Oklahoma State legacy, he played quarterback for the school from 1986-89 and was an offensive assistant for the Cowboys from 1990-95. Gundy then had another assistant coaching stint with the program from 2001-04 before becoming the head coach for the 2005 season. His 170 wins as head coach are first in Oklahoma State history and 108 wins more than Pat Jones’ 62 wins as head coach, which is second in program history.

This is a developing story.

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