Ouachita Baptist Tigers football

The Ouachita Baptist Tigers Football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Ouachita Baptist University located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The team competes in NCAA Division II and are members of the Great American Conference. Ouachita Baptist's first football team was fielded in 1896. The team plays its home games at Cliff Harris Stadium / Benson-Williams Field in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The Tigers are coached by Todd Knight.[2]

Ouachita Baptist Tigers
First season1896
Athletic directorDavid Sharp
Head coachTodd Knight
19th season, 100–94 (.515)
StadiumCliff Harris Stadium / Benson-Williams Field
(Capacity: 5600)
Field surfaceArtificial Turf
LocationArkadelphia, Arkansas
NCAA divisionDivision II
ConferenceGreat American Conference
All-time record474–433–43 (.522)
Conference titles10
RivalriesHenderson State Reddies Harding Bisons
ColorsPurple and Gold[1]
         
WebsiteOBUTigers.com
For information on all Ouachita Baptist University sports, see Ouachita Baptist Tigers

History

The Tiger football team is notable for participating in the first ever Intercollegiate game in Arkansas history, a 24-0 win over the Arkansas Razorbacks in the fall of 1897. The Ouachita Baptist Tigers compete in the Battle of the Ravine every year. This tradition started in 1895 when Ouachita Baptist played Arkadelphia Methodist College (currently known as Henderson State University), and won 8-0. This historical event was not played from 1951 to 1963 because of the excessive rivalry between the two schools. It resumed after 1963 and is still being played to this day. [3]

Notable former players

Currently in the NFL

Formerly in the NFL

Year-by-year results

Championships

Conference championships
SeasonRecordConference
1927*6-1-2AIC
19348-2AIC
19418-3AIC
1966*6-4AIC
1970*8-2AIC
1975*9-2AIC
19828-3AIC - Robert Jayroe - QB
20117-3GAC
201410-0GAC
20179-3GAC
201811-0GAC

*Indicates co-championship

Rivalries

Active rivalry

Henderson State Reddies
Main article: Battle of the Ravine

References
  1. Ouachita Baptist University Athletics Branding (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  2. "Ouachita Baptist Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
  3. Nelson, Rex. "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
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