Mike Gundy
American college football player, college football coach
Michael Ray Gundy (born August 12, 1967) is an American college football coach and former player. Gundy played quarterback for Oklahoma State from 1986 to 1989 and later served as their head coach from 2005 to 2025.
In his 21-season head coaching tenure at Oklahoma State, Gundy became the winningest coach in program history, leading the Cowboys to 12 bowl wins overall and a Big 12 Conference title in 2011. He was named the Big 12 Coach of the Year three times, and won the Paul "Bear" Bryant Award in 2011.
Playing career
At Midwest City High School, Gundy played quarterback, and was voted Oklahoma Player of the Year in 1986. His high school football coach was Dick Evans. Gundy was heavily recruited by the Oklahoma Sooners but in the end signed with the Oklahoma State University Cowboys. He became the starting quarterback midway through his freshman year. Gundy went on to become the all-time leading passer in Oklahoma State and Big Eight Conference history. In four seasons Gundy threw 49 touchdowns and 7,997 yards, including 2,106 yards in 1987 and 2,163 in 1988.
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