32 Facts About Mike Gundy

Michael Ray Gundy was born on August 12,1967 and is an American college football coach and former player.

Mike Gundy is the head football coach at Oklahoma State University.

Mike Gundy played college football at Oklahoma State, where he played quarterback from 1986 to 1989.

Mike Gundy became Oklahoma State's coach on January 3,2005.

At Midwest City High School, Mike Gundy played quarterback, and was voted Oklahoma Player of the Year in 1986.

Mike Gundy was heavily recruited by the Oklahoma Sooners but in the end signed with the Oklahoma State University Cowboys.

Mike Gundy became the starting quarterback midway through his freshman year.

Mike Gundy would become the all-time leading passer in Oklahoma State and Big Eight Conference history.

In four seasons Mike Gundy threw 49 touchdowns and 7,997 yards, including 2,106 yards in 1987 and 2,163 in 1988.

Mike Gundy led the Cowboys to bowl wins in the 1987 Sun Bowl and 1988 Holiday Bowl aided by two Hall of Fame running backs: Thurman Thomas and Barry Sanders.

Mike Gundy held the record for most consecutive passes attempted without an interception at the start of a career by a freshman in Division 1 history with 138, until Baylor freshman Robert Griffin III broke it in 2008.

Mike Gundy's degree is in secondary education, with a focus in social studies.

When Mike Gundy graduated, he joined Pat Jones' staff as an assistant coach.

Mike Gundy was wide receiver coach in 1990, quarterback coach from 1991 to 1993 and offensive coordinator from 1994 to 1995.

Mike Gundy was on staff with Larry Fedora at Baylor and would rekindle that relationship when he became head coach at Oklahoma State, bringing Fedora on as his offensive coordinator.

Miles was hired as head coach and Mike Gundy was brought aboard as offensive coordinator.

When Miles left in 2004 to take the LSU job, Mike Gundy was named immediately as Miles' successor and the 22nd head coach at Oklahoma State.

Mike Gundy is one of three head football coaches at Oklahoma State to have played for Oklahoma State, along with Jim Lookabaugh and Floyd Gass.

From 2008 through 2017, Mike Gundy led the Cowboys to 96 wins, almost 10 wins per season on average.

Mike Gundy has led the Pokes to sixteen straight bowl seasons, another Cowboy record.

In 2008, Mike Gundy led the Oklahoma State Cowboys to their best season in 20 years.

Mike Gundy was rewarded with a new seven-year contract worth $15.7 million.

In October 2020, Mike Gundy signed a new "perpetual" or rolling 5-year contract.

Mike Gundy has been associated with the series 33 times as a player or a coach.

On September 22,2007, Mike Gundy made comments that became the subject of a nationwide media controversy and generated a viral video.

The Oklahoman sports editor, Mike Gundy Sherman, stood by the story.

In September 2013, Sports Illustrated published a series of articles as part of an investigation beginning with Les Miles' tenure as head coach at Oklahoma State from 2001 and continuing through Mike Gundy's tenure beginning in 2011.

In June 2020, star running back Chuba Hubbard threatened to boycott Oklahoma State after Mike Gundy was photographed wearing a t-shirt of television channel One America News, which Mike Gundy has supported in previous statements.

Mike Gundy subsequently issued an apology, saying he was "disgusted" by OAN's attitude towards the Black Lives Matter movement.

In light of the controversy, Mike Gundy suggested taking a $1M pay cut and agreed to other concessions concluding the incident.

Mike Gundy's brother, Cale Gundy, was a starting quarterback at Oklahoma in the 1990s and was OU's Assistant Head Coach, Director of Recruiting and Inside Receivers Coach.

In 2021 Mike Gundy was inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame.