Ouachita Baptist
7-4 2025 finalOuachita Baptist is the D2 powerhouse that began on September 17, 1897—the first college football game ever played in Arkansas—and has been the purple-and-gold heartbeat of Arkadelphia for 130 years.
The Tigers wait in the brush.
Ouachita Baptist is the D2 powerhouse that began on September 17, 1897—the first college football game ever played in Arkansas—and has been the purple-and-gold heartbeat of Arkadelphia for 130 years.
Ouachita Baptist finished 7-4 in the 2025 season and won the 2024 GAC Conference Championship. Head coach Todd Knight, in his 26th year with a 169-107 overall record, continues to build a program that has won seven conference titl…
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
The Pulse on Ouachita Baptist
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Ouachita Baptist
The baseline for a successful season.
Earns a Super Region playoff qualifier bid.
Entry into the 32-team national bracket.
The Division II national championship game.
Ouachita Baptist · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Fanbase Health Index · Ouachita Baptist · low confidence
Growing (65)
Home-Field Advantage · Ouachita Baptist · 2018-present
Average
79% home win rate vs 82% on the road. margin runs +1.4 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Warming
Four of five. The board favors this trend.
Great American Standing · 2025
4th in the Great American
Ouachita Baptist sits 4th of 12 in the Great American at 7-4. Mid-conference — moves up or down depend on rivalry results and the late-season closing run.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harding University | 15-1 |
| 2 | Henderson State | 8-3 |
| 3 | Southern Arkansas | 8-3 |
| 4 | Ouachita Baptist | 7-4 |
| 5 | Arkansas Tech | 7-5 |
| 6 | East Central (OK) | 6-5 |
| 7 | Southwestern Oklahoma State | 6-5 |
| 8 | Southeastern Oklahoma State | 5-6 |
| 9 | Arkansas-Monticello | 2-9 |
| 10 | Northwestern Oklahoma State | 2-9 |
| 11 | Oklahoma Baptist | 2-9 |
| 12 | Southern Nazarene | 2-9 |
Schedule Strength · Ouachita Baptist · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 47% across 11 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.
D2 → NFL Pipeline
2022–2022Emerging
1 picks last 5 cycles. The draft path from D2 exists; this program is on it.
Moment of the Year · Ouachita Baptist · 2025
Won 41-21 vs Southeastern Oklahoma State
Week 3 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.
From the Archive — Ouachita Baptist
2025: Won 55-14 vs Northwestern Oklahoma State
In 2025, the program won 55-14 vs Northwestern Oklahoma State — a blowout home result that left the 41-point margin on the books.
The Tigers earn their dinner.