Ouachita Baptist Tigers football

Ouachita Baptist Tigers
First season 1896
Athletic director David Sharp
Head coach Todd Knight
15th season, 60–79 (.432)
Stadium A.U. Williams Field
Location Arkadelphia, Arkansas
NCAA division Division II
Conference Great American Conference
All-time record 474–433–43 (.522)
Conference titles 9
Rivalries Henderson State Reddies
Colors Purple and Gold[1]
         
Website OBUTigers.com
For information on all Ouachita Baptist University sports, see Ouachita Baptist Tigers

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 A.U. Williams Field in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The Tigers are coached by Todd Knight.[2]

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.

Notable former players

Currently in the NFL

Formerly in the NFL

Championships

Conference championships

SeasonRecordConference
1927*6-1-2AIC
19348-2AIC
19418-3AIC
1966*6-4AIC
1970*8-2AIC
1975*9-2AIC
19828-3AIC
20117-3GAC
201410-0GAC

*Indicates co-championship

Rivalries

Active rivalry

Henderson State Reddies

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.
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