The East Texas Baptist Tigers football team represents East Texas Baptist University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Tigers are members of the American Southwest Conference (ASC), fielding its team in the ASC since 2000. The Tigers play their home games at Ornelas Stadium in Marshall, Texas.[2]
| East Texas Baptist Tigers football | |
|---|---|
| First season | 1924 |
| Athletic director | Ryan Erwin |
| Head coach | Calvin Ruzicka 2nd season, 8–5 (.615) |
| Stadium | Ornelas Stadium (capacity: 2,046) |
| Year built | 2000 |
| Field surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | Marshall, Texas |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | ASC |
| All-time record | 151–169–6 (.472) |
| Playoff appearances | 1 |
| Playoff record | 1–1 |
| Conference titles | 2 |
| Rivalries | Louisiana Christian (Battle for the Border Claw) |
| Colors | Navy blue and gold[1] |
| Mascot | Tigers |
| Website | goetbutigers.com |
Their head coach is Calvin Ruzicka, who took over the position for the 2023 season.
Conference affiliations
edit- Independent (1924; 1926; 1934–1938; 1947–1950)
- American Southwest Conference (2000–present)[3]
Championships
editConference championships
editEast Texas Baptist claims 2 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2015.
| Year | Conference | Overall Record | Conference Record | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003† | American Southwest Conference | 9–3 | 8–1 | Ralph Harris |
| 2015† | 7–3 | 4–1 | Joshua Eargle |
† Co-champions
NCAA Division III playoff games
editThe Tigers have appeared in the Division III playoffs one time with an overall record of 1–1.
| Season | Coach | Playoff | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Ralph Harris | First round Second round |
Trinity (TX) Lycoming |
W 42–41 L 7–13 |
List of head coaches
editKey
edit| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] | ||||
Coaches
edit| No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC | CC | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | unknown | 1924; 1926; 1934–1938; 1947–1950 | 93 | 33 | 54 | 6 | 0.387 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | Ralph Harris[7] | 2000–2006 | 72 | 35 | 37 | 0 | 0.486 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 0.516 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | – | – |
| 3 | Mark Sartain[8] | 2007–2012 | 60 | 26 | 34 | 0 | 0.433 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 0.489 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | Joshua Eargle[9] | 2013–2015 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0.467 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0.375 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | ASC Coach of the Year (2015)[10] |
| 5 | Scotty Walden[11] | 2016 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.700 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | Scott Highsmith[12] | 2017 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.700 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.667 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | Brian Mayper[13] | 2018–2022 | 45 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 0.556 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0.590 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | Calvin Ruzicka[14] | 2023–present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.489 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.489 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Year-by-year results
edit| National champions | Conference champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
| Season | Year | Head coach | Association | Division | Conference | Record | Postseason | Final ranking | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Conference | |||||||||||||
| Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | Win | Loss | Tie | ||||||||
| East Texas Baptist Tigers | ||||||||||||||
| 1924 | 1924 | unknown | NCAA | — | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| No team in 1925 | ||||||||||||||
| 1926 | 1926 | unknown | NCAA | — | — | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| No team from 1927–1933 | ||||||||||||||
| 1934 | 1934 | unknown | NCAA | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1935 | 1935 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1936 | 1936 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1937 | 1937 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1938 | 1938 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| No team from 1939–1946 | ||||||||||||||
| 1947 | 1947 | unknown | NCAA | — | — | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | — | ||||
| 1948 | 1948 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1949 | 1949 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1950 | 1950 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| No team from 1951–1999 | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | 2000 | Ralph Harris | NCAA | Division III | ASC | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–9th | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| 2001 | 2001 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2002 | 2002 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2003 | 2003 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1st | 8 | 1 | 0 | L NCAA Division III Second Round[16] | 14 | ||||
| 2004 | 2004 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2005 | 2005 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2006 | 2006 | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–5th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2007 | 2007 | Mark Sartain | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2008 | 2008 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2009 | 2009 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2010 | 2010 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2012 | 2012 | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–5th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2013 | 2013 | Joshua Eargle | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2014 | 2014 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–4th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1st | 4 | 1 | 0 | ASC tri-champion[17] | — | ||||
| 2016 | 2016 | Scotty Walden | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4th | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2017 | 2017 | Scott Highsmith | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2018 | 2018 | Brian Mayper | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2019 | 2019 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2020–21 | 2020–21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2021 | 2021 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2022 | 2022 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2023 | 2023 | Calvin Ruzicka | — | — | ||||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[4]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[5]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Website Design Standards". ETBU. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ "TURFED: Ornelas Stadium Upgrade". East Texas Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ "Conference Expansion". ascsports.org. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ^ Information, ETBU Sports. "ET Football: Tigers bring home the Border Claw with 31-7 win". Marshall News Messenger. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ "Sartain Resigns as ETBU Head Football Coach". East Texas Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ "Eargle Named East Texas Baptist Football Head Coach". ascsports.org. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ Everett, Tatum. "ETBU's Joshua Eargle named ASC Coach of the Year". KTBS. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ "How East Texas Baptist built Scotty Walden into a rising star". Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ "ETBU announces transition in Tiger Football head coaches | East Texas Baptist University". www.etbu.edu. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ Information, ETBU Sports. "ETBU football announces coaching change". Longview News-Journal. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ Post, Guest (February 27, 2023). "Ruzickas Make An Impact at East Texas Baptist". Focus Daily News. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ "FB Records (PDF)" (PDF). East Texas Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ "2003 Division III football playoff bracket".
- ^ "ETBU Ends Season as ASC Tri-Champions". East Texas Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved March 28, 2023.