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.
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Coaches Statistics correct as of the end of the 2025 NCAA Division II football season
# Name Term GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL PT CCs NCs National awards - No coach 1902 1 0 1 .000 — — — — — — — — — — 1 1904 5 2 3 .400 — — — — — — — — — — 2 1905–1911 53 19 30 .396 — — — — — — — — — — 3 1912–1919,1921–1930 160 101 43 .681 — — — — — — — — — 4 1920 8 4 3 .563 — — — — — — — — — — 5 † 1931–1940 93 57 28 — — — — — — — — — 6 1941–19421946–19491952–1957 101 73 25 .738 — — — — — — — — — 7 1950–1951 18 9 9 .500 6 4 0 .600 — — — — — 8 1958–1963 58 43 14 .750 — — — — – 1962 — 9 1964–1976 134 82 46 .651 — — — — — — 10 1977–2002 273 162 105 .604 .519 – 1982 — 11 2003–2007 53 29 24 .527 .521 — — — 12 2008–2011 43 15 29 .341 .429 — — — — — — 13 2012–2021 101 47 54 0 — — — 14 2022–present — — — — —
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