"He is destroying this program": Calls mount for Mike Gundy to be fired from fans after Oklahoma State's embarrassing 19-12 loss vs. Tulsa

College football fans are now calling for the immediate firing of Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy as the Cowboys lost to Tulsa 19-12 on Saturday.

Oklahoma State lost for the second straight time, one week after suffering a horrible 69-3 setback to Oregon. Fans are clamoring for the school to fire the longtime coach as early as the first half, with the Cowboys trailing 16-3.

One fan accused the 56-year-old coach of destroying the program, as the team struck first with a field goal by Logan Ward, only to allow the Golden Hurricane to score 16 straight points in the first half.

"FIRE Mike Gundy before the weekend is over… he is destroying this program," the user wrote.

Noticing Things

@NoticingThem

FIRE Mike Gundy before the weekend is over… he is destroying this program.

Other fans felt that Gundy is counting his days at Stillwater, as he is struggling to keep Oklahoma State afloat.

Go Pokes

@BigPeteEnergy

I’m convinced Mike Gundy wants to be fired. He wants the buyout. Quite honestly - his performance as Head Coach of Oklahoma State is categorized as gross negligence! We. Must. Fire. Mike. Gundy.

Garrott

@CowboyGarrott

Mike Gundy is washed and hired a shit coaching staff. Can we just fire the fuckin guy?

Some are asking the school to give the embattled coach his marching papers before he arrives on campus.

Drum Dummy

@RealJohnsonMatt

Fire him before he gets back to Stillwater. Give the house to Zac and let’s move forward with a new era already. Times have changed and Gundy has refused to do so as well.

MIKE GUNDY FIRED SZN🏈

@coenbroscowpoke

Just fire Gundy before he leaves the field. Allow the players to transfer. Cancel the program.

𝐓𝐚𝐜𝐨 🇻🇦

@burritofetus

Oklahoma State needs to fire Mike Gundy at halftime. I’m not even kidding. This is bad.

Tulsa extended the lead to 19-3 in the third quarter after Golden Hurricane kicker Seth Morgan made his fourth field goal of the game.

Gundy's team tried to mount a comeback in the fourth quarter, cutting the deficit to seven on a Zane Flores touchdown and a Logan Ward field goal.

However, the rally fell short as Christian Fitzpatrick caught a 32-yard pass from Flores but was stopped on the run by Tulsa's defense as time expired.

Zane Flores completed 25 of his 40 passes for 214 yards and ran for 56 yards and a touchdown for Oklahoma State.

Tulsa QB Baylor Hayes went 23 of 36 for 219 yards with a touchdown. The Golden Hurricane won their first away game this season and improved to 2-2 overall.

It was the second loss for Oklahoma State after opening the 2025 season with a 27-7 over UT Martin.

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Mike Gundy is set to be paid $15,000,000 if Oklahoma State decides to fire him

Amid the calls to fire him, Mike Gundy has had some success in the Big 12 program since taking over in 2005. He has guided the Cowboys to a 170-89 record, including 102-72 against conference opponents.

His banner season was in 2011 when he guided Oklahoma to a 12-1 record, highlighted by a 41-38 win over Stanford in the 2011 Fiesta Bowl. He'd repeat on winning the Fiesta Bowl 10 years later, leading the Cowboys to a 37-35 victory over Notre Dame.

However, things have fallen apart quickly for Gundy and the Cowboys beginning in the 2024 season, as the team produced its worst season record since the veteran coach took over at 3-9.

If Oklahoma State decides to fire him during the season, the school will pay him $15,000,000 as part of his restructured contract that was signed in December 2024 (per On3).

The new contract gives Gundy an annual salary of $6,750,000 and includes a raise of $125,000/year in the coming years.

Mike Gundy needs to figure out a way to rejuvenate Oklahoma State's campaign this season, or else the school might pull the plug on him by the end of the season.