3 worst head coach hires in Oklahoma State football history

Despite being named the Big Eight Coach of the Year in 1969, Gass quickly lost momentum and parted ways with the Cowboys with a losing record.

Winning just 42.2 percent of his games with Oklahoma State, he was also trying to fix whatever was wrong with the Cowboys’ program, much like Smith.

Gass had taken the reigns of a team whose previous season saw disappointing if not deplorable results, finishing 1968-69 with a 3-7 overall record. The Cowboys went 2-5 against conference opponents including blowout losses to Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.

When Gass took over, he was able to turn things around quickly. At the end of the 1969 season, the Cowboys sat at 5-5 overall, a fairly impressive improvement from the previous year.

However, despite Gass’ best efforts, the Cowboys had back-to-back losing seasons from 1970 to 1971 and he was out of a job.

The failure to correct the issues for Oklahoma State made Gass a mediocre head coach and a dissatisfying hire for the program which is why he landed at No. 2 on this list.