Ouachita Baptist Tigers football

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Ouachita Baptist Tigers football

First season| 1896
Athletic director| David Sharp
Head coach| Todd Knight
24th season, 152–100 (.603)
Stadium| Cliff Harris Stadium / Benson-Williams Field
(capacity: 5600)
Field surface| Artificial Turf
Location| Arkadelphia, Arkansas
NCAA division| Division II
Conference| Great American Conference
All-time record| 474-433-43 (.522)
Conference titles| 10
Rivalries| Henderson State Reddies Harding Bisons
Colors| Purple and gold[1]

Website| OBUTigers.com

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]

## History[edit]

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]

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### Conference Affiliations[4][edit]

* Independent (1897, 1906 - 1926, 1928 - 1930)
* No Team (1898 - 1905, 1943 - 1944)
* Arkansas Association (1927)
* Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference (1931 - 1942, 1945 - 1994)
* NAIA Independent (1995 - 1996)
* Lone Star Conference (1997 - 1999)
* Gulf South Conference (2000 - 2010)
* Great American Conference (2011 - present)

## Notable former players[edit]

### Formerly in the NFL[edit]

* Carl Allen, RB/DB, Brooklyn Dodgers
* Cliff Harris, DB, Dallas Cowboys
* Gregory Junior, DB, Jacksonville Jaguars
* Bill LaFitte, E, Brooklyn Tigers
* Ed Neal, OL, Green Bay Packers
* Julius Pruitt, WR, Miami Dolphins
* Chuck Taylor, LB, Brooklyn Tigers
* Chris Rycraw, RB, Green Bay Packers
* Phillip Supernaw, TE, Tennessee Titans

## Year-by-year results[edit]

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## Championships[edit]

### Conference championships[edit]

Season | Record | Conference

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1927* | 6–1–2 | AIC
1934 | 8–2 | AIC
1941 | 8–3 | AIC
1966* | 6–4 | AIC
1970* | 8–2 | AIC
1975* | 9–2 | AIC
1982 | 8–3 | AIC
2011 | 7–3 | GAC
2014 | 10–0 | GAC
2017 | 9–2 | GAC
2018 | 11–0 | GAC
2019 | 11–0 | GAC
2020 | No Season | GAC
2021 | 9-2 | GAC
2022 | 11-0 | GAC

*Indicates co-championship

## Rivalries[edit]

### Henderson State[edit]

Main article: Battle of the Ravine

## References[edit]

1. ^ Ouachita Baptist University Athletics Branding (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2016.
2. ^ "Ouachita Baptist Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2011-10-15. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
3. ^ Nelson, Rex. "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
4. ^ "Ouachita Baptist Historical Data". 2007-06-08. Archived from the original on 2007-06-08. Retrieved 2020-10-18.

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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Great American Conference football

Current members|

* Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys
* Arkansas–Monticello Boll Weevils
* East Central Tigers
* Harding Bisons
* Henderson State Reddies
* Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers
* Oklahoma Baptist Bison
* Ouachita Baptist Tigers
* Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm
* Southern Arkansas Muleriders
* Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm
* Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs

Standings|

Standings

Rivalries|

* Battle of the Ravine (Henderson State–Ouachita Baptist)
* Battle of the Timberlands (Arkansas–Monticello–Southern Arkansas)

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