Seasons
Click on a season to view this team's summary of that season. Note that win/loss/draw records are based on regular season matches only. Asterisk (*) next to crowd figure denotes not all home crowd figures were available for corresponding season.
| Competition | Name | Position | Extra Info | W | L | D | Pts For | Pts Ag. | Att % | Def % | Coach | Top Tryscorer(s) | Top Pointscorer(s) | Home Venue(s) | Crowd Avg |
|---|
| ARL 1995 | North Queensland Cowboys | 20th | Wooden Spoon | 2 | 20 | 0 | 269 | 660 | 58.04% | 142.41% | Grant BELL | 9 | - | Justin LOOMANS, David BOUVENG | 43 | - | Jonathan DAVIES | Stockland | 21,670 |
| ARL 1996 | North Queensland Cowboys | 17th | | 6 | 15 | 0 | 288 | 643 | 72.94% | 162.86% | Graham LOWE | 8 | - | Kris TASSELL, Justin LOOMANS | 49 | - | Shane HOWARTH | Stockland | 19,366 |
| Super League 1997 | North Queensland Cowboys | 10th | Wooden Spoon | 5 | 11 | 2 | 328 | 452 | 85.46% | 117.77% | Tim SHEENS | 8 | - | Luke PHILLIPS | 122 | - | Luke PHILLIPS | Stockland | 17,539 |
| NRL Premiership 1998 | North Queensland Cowboys | 16th | | 9 | 15 | 0 | 361 | 556 | 74.90% | 115.36% | Tim SHEENS | 15 | - | Josh HANNAY | 118 | - | Josh HANNAY | Malanda | 17,082 |
| NRL Premiership 1999 | North Queensland Cowboys | 16th | | 4 | 19 | 1 | 398 | 588 | 79.80% | 117.89% | Tim SHEENS | 9 | - | Damien SMITH, Brian JELLICK | 60 | - | Noel GOLDTHORPE | Dairy Farmers | 16,108 |
| NRL Premiership 2000 | North Queensland Cowboys | 14th | Wooden Spoon | 7 | 19 | 0 | 436 | 612 | 79.46% | 111.53% | Tim SHEENS | 8 | - | Paul BOWMAN | 144 | - | Julian O'NEILL | Dairy Farmers | 15,511 |
| NRL Premiership 2001 | North Queensland Cowboys | 13th | | 6 | 18 | 2 | 514 | 771 | 80.94% | 121.42% | Tim SHEENS, Murray HURST | 13 | - | Glenn MORRISON | 156 | - | Julian O'NEILL | Dairy Farmers | 13,738 |
| NRL Premiership 2002 | North Queensland Cowboys | 11th | | 8 | 16 | 0 | 496 | 803 | 85.68% | 138.72% | Murray HURST, Graham MURRAY | 16 | - | Matt SING | 108 | - | Josh HANNAY | Dairy Farmers | 12,133 |
| NRL Premiership 2003 | North Queensland Cowboys | 11th | | 10 | 14 | 0 | 606 | 629 | 105.65% | 109.66% | Graham MURRAY | 21 | - | Matt SING | 230 | - | Josh HANNAY | Dairy Farmers | 14,892 |
| NRL Premiership 2004 | North Queensland Cowboys | 7th | Prelim Final | 12 | 11 | 1 | 526 | 514 | 90.70% | 88.63% | Graham MURRAY | 15 | - | Ty WILLIAMS | 228 | - | Josh HANNAY | Dairy Farmers | 17,334 |
| NRL Premiership 2005 | North Queensland Cowboys | 5th | Runners Up | 14 | 10 | 0 | 639 | 563 | 113.32% | 99.85% | Graham MURRAY | 21 | - | Matt BOWEN | 152 | - | Josh HANNAY | Dairy Farmers | 20,590 |
| NRL Premiership 2006 | North Queensland Cowboys | 9th | | 11 | 13 | 0 | 450 | 463 | 85.70% | 88.18% | Graham MURRAY | 13 | - | Matt SING | 142 | - | Johnathan THURSTON | Dairy Farmers | 19,681 |
| NRL Premiership 2007 | North Queensland Cowboys | 3rd | Prelim Final | 15 | 9 | 0 | 547 | 618 | 106.74% | 120.60% | Graham MURRAY | 22 | - | Matt BOWEN | 196 | - | Johnathan THURSTON | Dairy Farmers | 20,108 |
| NRL Premiership 2008 | North Queensland Cowboys | 15th | | 5 | 19 | 0 | 474 | 638 | 91.74% | 123.48% | Graham MURRAY, Ian MILLWARD | 10 | - | John WILLIAMS, Ashley GRAHAM | 96 | - | John WILLIAMS | Dairy Farmers | 18,102 |
| NRL Premiership 2009 | North Queensland Cowboys | 12th | | 11 | 13 | 0 | 558 | 474 | 111.74% | 94.92% | Neil HENRY | 12 | - | Willie TONGA, Matt BOWEN | 202 | - | Johnathan THURSTON | Dairy Farmers | 17,309 |
| NRL Premiership 2010 | North Queensland Cowboys | 15th | | 5 | 19 | 0 | 425 | 667 | 83.66% | 131.30% | Neil HENRY | 12 | - | Willie TONGA | 95 | - | Johnathan THURSTON | Dairy Farmers | 14,340 |
| NRL Premiership 2011 | North Queensland Cowboys | 7th | Qualifying Final | 14 | 10 | 0 | 532 | 480 | 113.30% | 102.22% | Neil HENRY | 12 | - | Ashley GRAHAM | 162 | - | Johnathan THURSTON | Dairy Farmers | 14,189 |
| NRL Premiership 2012 | North Queensland Cowboys | 5th | Semi Final | 15 | 9 | 0 | 597 | 445 | 121.25% | 90.38% | Neil HENRY | 21 | - | Ashley GRAHAM | 192 | - | Johnathan THURSTON | Dairy Farmers | 14,415 |
| NRL Premiership 2013 | North Queensland Cowboys | 8th | Qualifying Final | 12 | 12 | 0 | 507 | 431 | 102.87% | 87.45% | Neil HENRY | 13 | - | Antonio WINTERSTEIN | 151 | - | Johnathan THURSTON | 1300SMILES | 14,112 |
| NRL Premiership 2014 | North Queensland Cowboys | 5th | Semi Final | 14 | 10 | 0 | 596 | 406 | 120.60% | 82.16% | Paul GREEN | 15 | - | Antonio WINTERSTEIN | 234 | - | Johnathan THURSTON | 1300SMILES | 15,422 |
| NRL Premiership 2015 | North Queensland Cowboys | 3rd | Premiers | 17 | 7 | 0 | 587 | 454 | 120.09% | 92.88% | Paul GREEN | 16 | - | Antonio WINTERSTEIN | 208 | - | Johnathan THURSTON | 1300SMILES | 16,649 |
| NRL Premiership 2016 | North Queensland Cowboys | 4th | Prelim Final | 15 | 9 | 0 | 584 | 355 | 116.28% | 70.68% | Paul GREEN | 15 | - | Kyle FELDT | 201 | - | Johnathan THURSTON | 1300SMILES | 17,260 |
| NRL Premiership 2017 | North Queensland Cowboys | 8th | Runners Up | 13 | 11 | 0 | 467 | 443 | 94.91% | 90.03% | Paul GREEN | 15 | - | Kyle FELDT | 102 | - | Ethan LOWE | 1300SMILES | 16,528 |
| NRL Premiership 2018 | North Queensland Cowboys | 13th | | 8 | 16 | 0 | 449 | 521 | 91.87% | 106.60% | Paul GREEN | 14 | - | Kyle FELDT | 166 | - | Johnathan THURSTON | 1300SMILES | 15,417 |
| NRL Premiership 2019 | North Queensland Cowboys | 14th | | 9 | 15 | 0 | 378 | 500 | 79.74% | 105.47% | Paul GREEN | 11 | - | Kyle FELDT | 86 | - | Jordan KAHU | 1300SMILES | 13,658 |
| NRL Premiership 2020 | North Queensland Cowboys | 14th | | 5 | 15 | 0 | 368 | 520 | 88.12% | 124.51% | Paul GREEN, Josh HANNAY | 19 | - | Kyle FELDT | 122 | - | Kyle FELDT | QLD C. Bank | 8,390 |
| NRL Premiership 2021 | North Queensland Cowboys | 15th | | 7 | 17 | 0 | 460 | 748 | 82.81% | 134.65% | Todd PAYTEN, Dean YOUNG | 12 | - | Kyle FELDT | 126 | - | Valentine HOLMES | QLD C. Bank | 14,472 |
| NRL Premiership 2022 | North Queensland Cowboys | 3rd | Prelim Final | 17 | 7 | 0 | 633 | 361 | 121.83% | 69.48% | Todd PAYTEN | 17 | - | Murray TAULAGI, Jeremiah NANAI | 244 | - | Valentine HOLMES | QLD C. Bank | 17,838 |
| NRL Premiership 2023 | North Queensland Cowboys | 11th | | 12 | 12 | 0 | 546 | 542 | 100.11% | 99.37% | Todd PAYTEN | 13 | - | Kyle FELDT | 170 | - | Valentine HOLMES | QLD C. Bank | 19,175 |
| NRL Premiership 2024 | North Queensland Cowboys | 5th | Semi Final | 15 | 9 | 0 | 657 | 568 | 116.75% | 100.93% | Todd PAYTEN | 23 | - | Kyle FELDT | 266 | - | Valentine HOLMES | QLD C. Bank | 19,710 |
| NRL Premiership 2025 | North Queensland Cowboys | 12th | | 9 | 14 | 1 | 538 | 684 | 96.68% | 122.92% | Todd PAYTEN | 14 | - | Jaxon PURDUE | 184 | - | Scott DRINKWATER | QLD C. Bank | 18,661 |
| NRL Premiership 2026 | North Queensland Cowboys | 8th | | 12 | 10 | 0 | 514 | 592 | 98.22% | 113.12% | Todd PAYTEN | 14 | - | Braidon BURNS | 140 | - | Jake CLIFFORD | QLD C. Bank | 19,610 |