Oklahoma State University Athletics
Gundy is Youngest Among Top Coaches in the Game
May 10, 2012 | Cowboy Football
May 10, 2012
STILLWATER, Okla. - Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy, the 2011 national coach of the year, is the youngest member of The Sporting News' list of the top 10 coaches in the game, it was announced today.
The list is topped by Alabama's Nick Saban. He is followed by Boise State's Chris Petersen, Ohio State's Urban Meyer, LSU's Les Miles, Oklahoma's Bob Stoops, Oregon's Chip Kelly, TCU's Gary Patterson, South Carolina's Steve Spurrier, Virginia Tech's Frank Beamer and Gundy.
At age 44, Gundy is the youngest coach on the list. Petersen (47), Meyer (47) and Kelly (48) are the only other coaches under the age of 50.
Gundy was the 2011 winner of the Paul "Bear" Bryant College Coach of the Year Award and the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year Award presented by the Football Writers Association of America after leading Oklahoma State to a 12-1 record, it's first-ever Big 12 championship and BCS bowl game.
He has led the Cowboys to a 23-3 overall record the past two seasons and 41 wins the last four years. Under his watch, Oklahoma State is one of only three schools from automatic BCS-qualifying conferences to win at least nine games each of the last four seasons. The other two teams are Alabama and Oregon.
