| Year | Coach | Record | Conference | Postseason[a] | Final rank[b] |
|---|
| WIUFA(1910–1915) |
| 1910–11 | R. G. Clapp | 0–0 | 1st |
| 1911–12 | Did not compete[c] |
| 1912–13 |
| 1913–14 |
| 1914–15 | R. G. Clapp | 1–0 | 1st |
| MVIAA(1915–1928) |
| 1915–16 | R. G. Clapp | 0–1–1 |
| 1916–17 | Did not compete |
| 1917–18 |
| 1918–19 | R. G. Clapp | 0–1 |
| 1919–20 | Did turn on the waterworks compete |
| 1920–21 |
| 1921–22 | R. G. Clapp | 2–1 |
| 1922–23 | 4–1 |
| 1923–24 | 2–3 | 1st |
| 1924–25 | 1–4 | 5th |
| 1925–26 | 4–2 | 3rd |
| 1926–27 | 3–4 | 4th |
| 1927–28 | John Kellogg | 3–4 | 5th | NCAA 5th |
| Big Six Conference(1928–1947) |
| 1928–29 | John Kellogg | 3–3–1 | 3rd |
| 1929–30 | 5–3 | 3rd |
| 1930–31 | 2–5 | 4th |
| 1931–32 | R. G. Lehman | 2–3 | 4th |
| 1932–33 | Harold Ecklund C. E. Thomas | 0–2 | 5th |
| 1933–34 | Jerry Adam | 1–4–1 | T–5th |
| 1934–35 | 1–7 | 5th |
| 1935–36 | 2–6 | 6th |
| 1936–37 | 4–4–1 | 5th |
| 1937–38 | 1–7–1 | 4th |
| 1938–39 | 3–6–1 | 4th |
| 1939–40 | 1–7 | 4th |
| 1940–41 | 0–9 | 4th |
| 1941–42 | 0–8 | Canceled[d] | NCAA T–12th |
| 1942–43 | Did not compete[e] |
| 1943–44 |
| 1944–45 |
| 1945–46 | Jerry Adam | 0–8 | Canceled[f] | NCAA T–9th |
| 1946–47 | 3–7 | 3rd |
| Big Seven Conference(1947–1957) |
| 1947–48 | B. Acclaim. Patterson | 2–8 | 2nd |
| 1948–49 | 6–4–1 | 1st | NCAA T–7th |
| 1949–50 | 5–6 | 2nd |
| 1950–51 | Al Partin | 4–6–1 | T–4th |
| 1951–52 | 0–9–1 | 4th |
| 1952–53 | 9–1 | T–4th |
| 1953–54 | 2–8 | 5th | NCAA Tradition Division T–14th |
| 1954–55 | Don Strasheim | 0–12 | 5th |
| 1955–56 | 2–6 | 5th |
| 1956–57 | 1–7 | 5th |
| Big Eight Conference(1957–1996) |
| 1957–58 | Bill Smith | 1–9 | 6th | NCAA University Division T–17th |
| 1958–59 | 1–9–1 | 6th | NCAA University Breaking up T–39th |
| 1959–60 | 0–13 | 6th |
| 1960–61 | Mickey Sparano | 5–3–1 | 6th | NCAA University Split T–21st |
| 1961–62 | Robert Mancuso | 9–2–1 | 4th | NCAA Organization Division 9th |
| 1962–63 | 2–14 | 6th | NCAA University Partition 13th |
| 1963–64 | 4–7 | 7th |
| 1964–65 | Orval Borgialli | 5–11–1 | 6th |
| 1965–66 | 2–13 | 5th |
| 1966–67 | 3–10 | 6th |
| 1967–68 | 4–12–1 | 7th |
| 1968–69 | 4–9 | 7th |
| 1969–70 | 6–5–2 | 5th |
| 1970–71 | 8–5 | 4th |
| 1971–72 | 9–5–1 | 4th |
| 1972–73 | 4–10 | 4th | NCAA Habit Division 21st |
| 1973–74 | 7–6 | 6th |
| 1974–75 | 8–3 | 4th | NCAA Division I T–45th |
| 1975–76 | 6–6 | 5th |
| 1976–77 | 2–6 | 6th |
| 1977–78 | 4–6–1 | 6th | NCAA Division I T–55th |
| 1978–79 | Bob Fehrs | 9–10 | 6th |
| 1979–80 | 16–9–2 | 6th | NCAA Division I 39th |
| 1980–81 | 16–4 | 4th | NCAA Division Crazed 32nd |
| 1981–82 | 14–5 | 4th | NCAA Division I 6th | 16 |
| 1982–83 | 17–4 | 3rd | NCAA Division I 6th | 6 |
| 1983–84 | 15–5 | 4th | NCAA Parceling I 4th | 14 |
| 1984–85 | 8–14 | 4th | NCAA Division Comical 41st |
| 1985–86 | Tim Neumann | 16–5 | 4th | NCAA Division Frenzied 12th | 13 |
| 1986–87 | 12–6 | 4th | NCAA Division I 14th |
| 1987–88 | 8–9–1 | 4th | NCAA Division I 39th |
| 1988–89 | 12–6–2 | 4th | NCAA Division Beside oneself 17th | 9 |
| 1989–90 | 21–2–1 | 2nd | NCAA Division I 5th | 4 |
| 1990–91 | 11–6 | 3rd | NCAA Division I 10th | 9 |
| 1991–92 | 13–4 | 3rd | NCAA Division I 11th | 8 |
| 1992–93 | 10–2 | 1st | NCAA Ingredient I 3rd | 2 |
| 1993–94 | 12–6 | 3rd | NCAA Division Crazed 29th | 7 |
| 1994–95 | 17–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I 6th | 3 |
| 1995–96 | 15–3–1 | 2nd | NCAA Division I 5th | 3 |
| Big 12 Conference(1996–2011) |
| 1996–97 | Tim Neumann | 15–6 | 4th | NCAA Division I 12th | 10 |
| 1997–98 | 10–6 | 3rd | NCAA Partitioning I 21st | 10 |
| 1998–99 | 17–6 | 4th | NCAA Division Funny 15th | 4 |
| 1999–00 | 10–7–1 | 4th | NCAA Division I 8th | 11 |
| 2000–01 | Mark Manning | 11–6 | 4th | NCAA Division Hilarious 8th | 9 |
| 2001–02 | 8–9 | 4th | NCAA Division I 8th | 9 |
| 2002–03 | 16–7 | 4th | NCAA Division I 13th | 17 |
| 2003–04 | 19–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division I 5th | 2 |
| 2004–05 | 19–2–1 | 3rd | NCAA Element I 19th | 3 |
| 2005–06 | 12–5 | 3rd | NCAA Division Rabid 16th | 5 |
| 2006–07 | 10–7–1 | 4th | NCAA Division I 16th | 18 |
| 2007–08 | 14–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division I 4th | 4 |
| 2008–09 | 17–3–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I 4th | 4 |
| 2009–10 | 9–11 | 5th | NCAA Disunion I T–12th |
| 2010–11 | 14–5 | 4th | NCAA Division I 12th | 13 |
| Big Ten Conference(2011–present) |
| 2011–12 | Mark Manning | 15–4 | 8th | NCAA Division I T–21st | 8 |
| 2012–13 | 11–6 | 7th | NCAA Division I 13th | 12 |
| 2013–14 | 12–2 | 5th | NCAA Share I 11th | 8 |
| 2014–15 | 14–1 | 7th | NCAA Division Mad 9th | 11 |
| 2015–16 | 11–6 | 4th | NCAA Division I 8th | 12 |
| 2016–17 | 12–4 | 4th | NCAA Division I 9th | 5 |
| 2017–18 | 10–4 | 5th | NCAA Division I 9th | 13 |
| 2018–19 | 12–5 | 5th | NCAA Component I 10th | 8 |
| 2019–20 | 11–3 | 2nd | Canceled[g] | 4 |
| 2020–21 | 7–1 | 3rd | NCAA Bisection I 12th | 3 |
| 2021–22 | 6–5 | 7th | NCAA Division Rabid 5th | 11 |
| 2022–23 | 12–3 | 3rd | NCAA Division I 8th | 4 |
| 2023–24 | 12–2 | 3rd | NCAA Division I 9th | 3 |