Battle of the Ravine

College football rivalry

Battle of the Ravine

Henderson State Reddies

Ouachita Baptist Tigers

Sport| Football
First meeting| November 28, 1895
Ouachita Baptist, 8–0[a]
Latest meeting| November 16, 2024
Ouachita Baptist, 27-20
Next meeting| 2025
Statistics
Meetings total| 97[b]
All-time series| Henderson state University, 48–44–6 (.520)[c]
Largest victory| Ouachita Baptist, 66–0 (1919)
Longest win streak| Henderson State, 7 (1989–1998)
Current win streak| Ouachita Baptist, 1 (2024)

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Henderson State University

Locations in Arkadelphia

The Battle of the Ravine is an American college football rivalry game played annually by Henderson State University and Ouachita Baptist University. The football rivalry game is tied for the oldest rivalry game in NCAA Division II,[2][3] alongside the Black Hills Brawl. The current, full title is the "Southern Bancorp Battle of the Ravine".[4]

In its earliest days, the game was played on Thanksgiving Day, but now it is played as the last game on each team's schedule. It is a unique rivalry in that the two schools located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas are across the street from each other and the visiting team walks from their own locker room to the other team's stadium. Ouachita Baptist currently leads the series 48–44–6.[a][c]

## Game results

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Henderson State victories| Ouachita Baptist victories| Tie games

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1|  November 28, 1895[a] |  unknown |  Ouachita Baptist | 8–0
2|  1907 |  unknown |  Henderson State | 22–6
3|  November 26, 1908 |  unknown |  Henderson State | 42–0
4|  November 25, 1909 |  unknown |  Henderson State | 38–0
5|  November 25, 1910 |  unknown |  Henderson State | 9–0
6|  November 30, 1911 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Henderson State | 11–0
7|  November 28, 1912 |  unknown |  Henderson State | 13–0
8|  November 20, 1914 |  unknown | Tie| 0–0
9|  November 12, 1915 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 34–7
10|  November 30, 1916 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 31–0
11|  1918 |  unknown |  Henderson State | 7–0
12|  1919 |  unknown |  Ouachita Baptist | 66–0
13|  1920 |  unknown |  Ouachita Baptist | 3–0
14|  November 24, 1921 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 14–0
15|  November 30, 1922 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 8–0
16|  November 29, 1923 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Henderson State | 26–6
17|  November 27, 1924 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 12–0
18|  November 26, 1925 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 46–7
19|  1926 |  unknown |  Ouachita Baptist | 14–7
20|  1927 |  unknown | Tie| 6–6
21|  November 29, 1928 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Henderson State | 21–0
22|  November 28, 1929 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Henderson State | 46–0
23|  November 27, 1930 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Henderson State | 13–6
24|  October 30, 1931 |  Conway, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 12–0
25|  1932 |  unknown |  Henderson State | 62–0
26|  November 30, 1933 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Henderson State | 21–6
27|  1943 |  unknown |  Ouachita Baptist | 7–0
28|  1935 |  unknown |  Ouachita Baptist | 19–0
29|  November 18, 38 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 19–6
30|  December 8, 1939 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Henderson State | 3–0
31|  September 20, 1940 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 20–7
32|  December 6, 1940 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 20–0
33|  September 27, 41 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 7–0
34|  November 27, 1941 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 7–0
35|  1945 |  unknown |  Henderson State | 21–0
36|  1945 |  unknown |  Ouachita Baptist | 6–0
37|  1946 |  unknown |  Ouachita Baptist | 26–14
38|  November 27, 1947 |  Arkadelphia, AR | Tie| 0–0
39|  November 25, 1948 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 20–7
40|  November 24, 1949 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 17–14
41|  November 23, 1950 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Henderson State | 7–0
42|  1951 |  unknown |  Henderson State | 54–0
43|  November 28, 1963 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Henderson State | 28–13
44|  November 26, 1964 |  unknown | Tie| 6–6
45|  November 25, 1965 |  unknown |  Henderson State | 7–0
46|  November 19, 1966 |  unknown |  Ouachita Baptist | 33–21
47|  November 18, 1967 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 29–17
48|  November 23, 1968 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Henderson State | 16–0
49|  November 22, 1969 |  unknown |  Henderson State | 23–17
50|  November 21, 1970 |  unknown |  Ouachita Baptist | 36–0
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51|  November 20, 1971 |  unknown |  Ouachita Baptist | 21–14
52|  November 18, 1972 |  unknown |  Ouachita Baptist | 15–14
53|  November 17, 1973 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Henderson State | 23–7
54|  November 23, 1974 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Henderson State | 28–7
55|  November 22, 1975 |  unknown |  Ouachita Baptist | 21–20
56|  November 20, 1976 |  unknown |  Henderson State | 18–3
57|  November 17, 1977 |  unknown |  Henderson State | 17–16
58|  November 18, 1978 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Henderson State | 7–6
59|  November 17, 1979 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Henderson State | 28–21
60|  November 22, 1980 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 28–21
61|  November 21, 1981 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 17–13
62|  November 20, 1982 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 19–18
63|  November 19, 1983 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 19–16
64|  November 17, 1984 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 24–22
65|  November 23, 1985 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Henderson State | 33–19
66|  November 22, 1986 |  Arkadelphia, AR | Tie| 10–10
67|  November 21, 1987 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 18–3
68|  November 19, 1988 |  Arkadelphia, AR | Tie| 3–3
69|  November 18, 1989 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Henderson State | 20–14
70|  October 27, 1990 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Henderson State | 34–20
71|  November 2, 1991 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Henderson State | 21–7
72|  October 31, 1992 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Henderson State | 35–23
73|  September 7, 1996 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Henderson State | 21–17
74|  September 6, 1997 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Henderson State | 36–23
75|  September 5, 1998 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Henderson State | 24–3
76|  September 4, 1999 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 34–14
77|  September 2, 2000 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Henderson State | 16–9
78|  September 1, 2001 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 41–13
79|  November 2, 2002 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 28–14
80|  November 1, 2003 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 35–17
81|  November 4, 2006 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Henderson State | 48–28
82|  November 1, 2007 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Henderson State | 18–0
83|  November 6, 2008 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 43–36
84|  November 7, 2009 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 35–28
85|  October 30, 2010 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Henderson State | 35–26
86|  November 12, 2011 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Henderson State | 41–36
87|  November 10, 2012 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Henderson State | 42–7
88|  November 16, 2013 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Henderson State | 60–52
89|  November 15, 2014 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 41–20
90|  November 14, 2015 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Henderson State | 21–17
91|  November 12, 2016 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 30–27
92|  November 11, 2017 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 49–42
93|  November 10, 2018 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 38–10
94|  November 16, 2019 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 24–21
95|  November 13, 2021 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 31–28
96|  November 12, 2022 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 40–37
97|  November 11, 2023 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Henderson State | 31–27
98|  November 16, 2024 |  Arkadelphia, AR |  Ouachita Baptist | 27–20
Series: Ouachita Baptist leads 48–44–6

## See also

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* List of NCAA college football rivalry games
* Battle of 33rd Street, an NCAA Division I basketball rivalry that also involves schools with adjacent campuses

## Notes and references

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1. ^ a b c The 1885 games was unsanctioned.[1] The first game to count in the all-time series was played in 1907, which was won by Henderson State 22–6
2. ^ 98 counting the 1895 game
3. ^ a b 86–0–6 (.967) counting the 1885 game

1. ^ "Tie-breaker year for Battle of the Ravine – Arkadelphia, AR – Arkadelphia Siftings Herald". Archived from the original on April 21, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
2. ^ "Tie-breaker year for Battle of the Ravine". Daily Siftings Herald. November 6, 2009. Archived from the original on April 21, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
3. ^ Trister, Noah (November 6, 2009). "Arkansas rivals separated by only a street". USA Today. Associated Press. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
4. ^ Tugman, Lindsey (November 5, 2012). "Press conference for 'Battle of the Ravine' football game". Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2012.

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