The Central Oklahoma Bronchos college football team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II, representing the University of Central Oklahoma in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. The Bronchos have played their home games at Wantland Stadium in Edmond, Oklahoma since 1965.

The Bronchos claim two national championships. They have also recorded 28 total conference championships, and three undefeated, untied seasons. The Central Oklahoma football program is one of the most successful programs in history, with 664 wins, which is fourth All-time among Division II programs.

The Bronchos have played in the first Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference, the Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference, the second Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference, at the NAIA level. Since joining NCAA Division II in 1988 the Bronchos have played as members of the Lone Star Conference, and the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.

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SeasonHead coachConferenceSeason resultsPostseasonFinal ranking Overall Conference Post Season ResultAFCA PollD2fb.com Poll Wins Losses Ties Wins Losses Ties Conference finish Division finish Central Oklahoma Bronchos 1902 No Coach Independent010———————— 1903 No team 1904 Boyd Hill Independent230———————— 1905 Fenis Bently Independent431———————— 1906 Fenis Bently Independent630———————— 1907 Fenis Bently Independent221———————— 1908 Fenis Bently Independent442———————— 1909 Fenis Bently Independent290———————— 1910 Fenis Bently Independent080———————— 1911 Fenis Bently Independent110———————— 1912 Charles Wantland Independent430———————— 1913 Charles Wantland Independent333———————— 1914 * Charles Wantland OIC510———1st———— 1915 * Charles Wantland OIC900—001st———— 1916 Charles Wantland OIC830——0————— 1917 Charles Wantland OIC340——0————— 1918 Charles Wantland OIC620——0————— 1919 Charles Wantland OIC650——0————— 1920 Ralph Myers OIC431———————— 1921 * Charles Wantland OIC810——01st———— 1922 Charles Wantland OIC740——0————— 1923 * Charles Wantland OIC711———1st———— 1924 * Charles Wantland OIC910——01st———— 1925 Charles Wantland OIC342———————— 1926 Charles Wantland OIC333———————— 1927 Charles Wantland OIC314———————— 1928 Charles Wantland OCAC531———————— 1929 * Charles Wantland OCAC612———1st———— 1930 Charles Wantland OCAC630——0————— 1931 * Claude Reeds OCAC6214011st———— 1932 * Claude Reeds OCAC631500T–1st———— 1933 Claude Reeds OCAC451———————— 1934 * Claude Reeds OCAC7205001st———— 1935 * Claude Reeds OCAC721———T–1st———— 1936 * Claude Reeds OCAC8105001st———— 1937 * Claude Reeds OCAC6224011st———— 1938 * Claude Reeds OCAC6305001st———— 1939 * Claude Reeds OCAC5315011st———— 1940 Claude Reeds OCAC252———————— 1941 * Dale E. Hamilton OCAC6206001st———— 1942 * Dale E. Hamilton OCAC7002001st———— 1943-5 No team due to World War II 1946 Dale E. Hamilton OCAC441311————— 1947 Dale E. Hamilton OCAC711311————— 1948 * Dale E. Hamilton OCAC620410T–1st———— 1949 * Dale E. Hamilton OCAC7205001st———— 1950 * Gene Smith OCAC730410T–1st———— 1951 Gene Smith OCAC260230————— 1952 Dale E. Hamilton OCAC440310————— 1953 Dale E. Hamilton OCAC630320————— 1954 * Dale E. Hamilton OCAC621410T–1st———— 1955 * Dale E. Hamilton OCAC810410T–1st———— 1956 * Dale E. Hamilton OCAC720410T–1st———— 1957 Dale E. Hamilton OCAC520220————— 1958 Al Blevins OCAC540420————— 1959 Al Blevins OCAC810510————— 1960 Al Blevins OCAC640330————— 1961 * Al Blevins OCAC9106001st———— 1962 †* Al Blevins OCAC11006001st —Won NAIA National Championship against Lenoir–Rhyne, 28–13—— 1963 Al Blevins OCAC441330————— 1964 Phil Ball OCAC450150————— 1965 Phil Ball OCAC631411————— 1966 Phil Ball OCAC720420————— 1966 Phil Ball OCAC361151————— 1967 Phil Ball OCAC641231————— 1969 Phil Ball OCAC811411————— 1970 Phil Ball OCAC920620————— 1971 Phil Ball OIC721521————— 1972 * Phil Ball OIC9207101st—Lost NAIA Semifinals to East Texas State, 54–0—— 1973 Phil Ball OIC641530————— 1974 Phil Ball OIC550230————— 1975 Phil Ball OIC740410————— 1976 Phil Ball Independent560———————— 1977 Gary Howard Independent551———————— 1978 Gary Howard Independent730———————— 1979 Gary Howard Independent1120—————Lost NAIA National Championship to Texas A&I, 20–14—— 1980 Gary Howard Independent540———————— 1981 Gary Howard Independent720———————— 1982 †Gary Howard Independent1020—————Won NAIA National Championship against Mesa State, 14–11—— 1983 Gary Howard Independent811—————Lost NAIA First Round to Saginaw Valley State, 14–13—— 1984 Gary Howard Independent730———————— 1985 Gary Howard Independent721—————Lost NAIA First Round to Henderson State, 18–15—— 1986 Gary Howard Independent351———————— 1987 Gary Howard Independent280———————— 1988 Gary Howard Lone Star450430T–4th———— 1989 Gary Howard Lone Star01010708th———— 1990 Gary Howard Lone Star4603405th———— 1991 Gary Howard Lone Star370150T–5th———— 1992 Gary Howard Lone Star640240T–5th———— 1993 Gary Howard Lone Star7302304th———— 1994 Gary Howard Lone Star6312213rd——20— 1995 Gary Howard Lone Star8304304th———— 1996 Gary Howard Lone Star93—52—2nd—Lost NCAA Second Round to UC Davis, 26–79— 1997 Gary Howard Lone Star92—72—3rd1st——— 1998 *Gary Howard Lone Star121—90— 1st 1stLost NCAA Second Round to Texas A&M–Kingsville, 21–241— 1999 * Gary Howard Lone Star 8 3— 6 2 — T–1st 2ndLost NCAA First Round to UC Davis, 17–33 18 — 2000 Gary Howard Lone Star55—53—T–2ndT–2nd——— 2001 Gary Howard Lone Star 3 8 — 1 7 — 12th 6th — — — 2002 Gary Howard Lone Star56—44— 8th 4th——— 2003 Chuck Langston Lone Star 9 3— 6 2 — T–2nd T–2nd Lost NCAA Second Round to Texas A&M–Kingsville, 6–49 20 — 2004Chuck LangstonLone Star82—72— T–2nd T–1st—21— 2005 Chuck Langston Lone Star 3 7— 3 6 — 10th T–3rd ——— 2006 Chuck Langston Lone Star 5 6—45 — T–6th T–4th——— 2007 Chuck Langston Lone Star 4 6— 4 5 — 7th T–1st——— 2008 Tracy Holland Lone Star 7 4— 6 3 — T–3rd 1st — —— 2009 Tracy Holland Lone Star 4 7 — 4 5 – 9th 3rd——— 2010Tracy Holland Lone Star29—28—T–13th7th——— 2011 Tracy Holland Independent 2 9————————— 2012 Nick Bobeck MIAA 2 8—28 —T–13th———— 2013 Nick Bobeck MIAA28—28—T–11th—— —— 2014 Nick Bobeck MIAA 8 4 —83 — 3rd — Lost Mineral Water Bowl to Sioux Falls, 42–10 — — 2015 Nick Bobeck MIAA65 —65 —T–5th— Won Live United Texarkana Bowl against Southwestern Oklahoma State, 38–21 — — 2016 Nick Bobeck MIAA38 —38 —T–8th—— — — 2017 Nick Bobeck MIAA84—74—T–4th—Won Corsicana Bowl against Tarleton State 38–31 — — 2018 Nick Bobeck MIAA84—74—T–4th—Won C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl against 41–34 — — 2019 Nick Bobeck MIAA56—56—8th—— — — 2021 Nick Bobeck MIAA47—47—T–8th—— — — 2022 Adam Dorrel MIAA65—65—6th—— — — 2023 Adam Dorrel MIAA56—46—T–7th—— — — 2024 * Adam Dorrel MIAA 11 2 — 8 1 — 1st — Lost NCAA Second Round to Ferris State, 17–78 9 8Total65043147———(only includes regular season games)14100———(only includes playoff and bowl games; 14 appearances)66444147———(all games)

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