List of Central Oklahoma Bronchos head football coaches

The Central Oklahoma Bronchos football program is a college football team that represents the University of Central Oklahoma. The team has had 13 head coaches since organized football began in 1902. The Bronchos have played in more than 1,000 games in its 110 seasons. In those seasons, three coaches have led the Bronchos to postseason bowl games: Al Blevins, Gary Howard and, Chuck Langston. Seven coaches have won conference championships with the Bronchos: Charles W. Wantland, Claude Reeds, Dale E. Hamilton, Gene Smith, Blevins, Phil Ball, and Howard. Blevins, and Howard have also won national championships with the Bronchos. Howard is the all-time leader in games coached, years coached, and wins, while Blevins is the all-time leader in winning percentage. Tracy Holland is, in terms of winning percentage, the least successful coach the Bronchos have had as he has a .341 winning percentage.

Of the 14 Bronchos coaches, Reeds is the only person who has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, albeit from his time as a player for the Oklahoma Sooners. The current coach is Adam Dorrel.

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
General Overall Conference Postseason[A 1]
No. Order of coaches[A 2] GC Games coached CW Conference wins PW Postseason wins
DC Division championships OW Overall wins CL Conference losses PL Postseason losses
CC Conference championships OL Overall losses CT Conference ties PT Postseason ties
NC National championships OT Overall ties[A 3] C% Conference winning percentage
† Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O% Overall winning percentage[A 4]

Coaches

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2024 NCAA Division II football season
#
[A 5] 		Name Term GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL PT CCs
[4] 		NCs National awards
- No coach 1902 1 0 1 0 .000 — — — — — — — — — —
1 Boyd Hill 1904 5 2 3 0 .400 — — — — — — — — — —
2 Fenis Bently 1905–1911 53 19 30 4 .396 — — — — — — — — — —
3 Charles W. Wantland 1912–1919,
1921–1930 		160 101 43 16 .681 — — — — — — — 6 — —
4 Ralph Myers 1920 8 4 3 1 .563 — — — — — — — — — —
5 Claude Reeds[5]† 1931–1940 93 57 28 8 .656 — — — — — — — 8 — —
6 Dale E. Hamilton 1941–1942
1946–1949
1952–1957 		101 73 25 3 .738 — — — — — — — 7 — —
7 Gene Smith 1950–1951 18 9 9 0 .500 6 4 0 .600 — — — 1 — —
8 Al Blevins 1958–1963 58 43 14 1 .750 — — — — 2 0 0 2 1 – 1962 —
9 Phil Ball 1964–1976 134 82 46 6 .651 — — — — 0 1 0 1 — —
10 Gary Howard 1977–2002 273 162 105 6 .604 55 51 1 .519 7 6 0 2 1 – 1982 —
11 Chuck Langston 2003–2007 53 29 24 0 .527 24 22 0 .521 0 1 0 — — —
12 Tracy Holland 2008–2011 43 15 29 0 .341 12 16 0 .429 — — — — — —
13 Nick Bobeck 2012–2021 101 47 54 0 .465 44 53 0 .454 3 1 0 — — —
14 Adam Dorrel 2022–present 35 22 13 — .629 18 12 — .600 1 1 — 1 — —

Notes

  1. ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[1]
  2. ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
  3. ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[2]
  4. ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[3]
  5. ^ A running total of the number of coaches of the Bronchos. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is counted only once.

References

  1. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  2. ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  3. ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  4. ^ Central Oklahoma was not a member of a conference until 1919, and from 1977-1987, and 2011.
  5. ^ "Claude Reeds Biography". National Football Foundation. Retrieved September 3, 2004.