East Texas Baptist Tigers football

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East Texas Baptist Tigers football
First season1924;100 years ago (1924)
Athletic directorRyan Erwin
Head coach Calvin Ruzicka
2nd season, 8–5 (.615)
Stadium Ornelas Stadium
(capacity: 2,046)
Year built2000
Field surface FieldTurf
Location Marshall, Texas
NCAA division Division III
Conference ASC
All-time record151–169–6 (.472)
Playoff appearances1
Playoff record1–1
Conference titles2
Rivalries Louisiana Christian (Battle for the Border Claw)
ColorsNavy blue and gold [1]
   
Mascot Tigers
Website goetbutigers.com

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]

Contents

Their head coach is Calvin Ruzicka, who took over the position for the 2023 season.

Conference affiliations

Championships

Conference championships

East Texas Baptist claims 2 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2015.

YearConferenceOverall RecordConference RecordCoach
2003† American Southwest Conference 9–38–1 Ralph Harris
2015†7–34–1 Joshua Eargle

† Co-champions

NCAA Division III playoff games

The Tigers have appeared in the Division III playoffs one time with an overall record of 1–1.

SeasonCoachPlayoffOpponentResult
2003 Ralph Harris First round
Second round		 Trinity (TX)
Lycoming 		W 42–41
L 7–13

List of head coaches

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
GeneralOverallConferencePostseason [A 1]
No.Order of coaches [A 2] GCGames coachedCWConference winsPWPostseason wins
DCDivision championshipsOWOverall winsCLConference lossesPLPostseason losses
CCConference championshipsOLOverall lossesCTConference tiesPTPostseason ties
NCNational championshipsOTOverall ties [A 3] C%Conference winning percentage
†Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O%Overall winning percentage [A 4]

Coaches

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards
No.NameSeason(s)GCOWOLOTO%CWCLCTC%PWPLPTDCCCNCAwards
1unknown1924; 1926; 1934–1938; 1947–195093335460.387
2 Ralph Harris [7] 2000–200672353700.486323000.5161101
3 Mark Sartain [8] 2007–201260263400.433232400.489
4 Joshua Eargle [9] 2013–201530141600.46761000.3751 ASC Coach of the Year (2015) [10]
5 Scotty Walden [11] 2016107300.7003300.500
6 Scott Highsmith [12] 2017107300.7006300.667
7 Brian Mayper [13] 2018–202245252000.556231600.590
8 Calvin Ruzicka [14] 2023–present00000.4890000.489

Year-by-year results

National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth

[15]

SeasonYearHead coachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal ranking
OverallConference
WinLossTieFinishWinLossTie
East Texas Baptist Tigers
1924 1924 unknown NCAA ——320——
No team in 1925
1926 1926 unknown NCAA ——340——
No team from 1927–1933
1934 1934 unknown NCAA ——441——
1935 1935 822——
1936 1936 140——
1937 1937 360——
1938 1938 250——
No team from 1939–1946
1947 1947 unknown NCAA ——082——
1948 1948 370——
1949 1949 451——
1950 1950 270——
No team from 1951–1999
2000 2000 Ralph Harris NCAA Division III ASC 280T–9th180——
2001 2001 5505th450——
2002 2002 6404th630——
2003 2003 9301st810L NCAA Division III Second Round [16] 14
2004 2004 460T–5th450——
2005 2005 6404th630——
2006 2006 370T–5th350——
2007 2007 Mark Sartain 5504th530——
2008 2008 550T–3rd530——
2009 2009 3706th350——
2010 2010 550T–4th440——
2011 2011 550T–4th440——
2012 2012 370T–5th250——
2013 2013 Joshua Eargle 370T–6th150——
2014 2014 460T–4th140——
2015 2015 7301st410ASC tri-champion [17] —
2016 2016 Scotty Walden 7304th330——
2017 2017 Scott Highsmith 7303rd630——
2018 2018 Brian Mayper 640T–3rd630——
2019 2019 6404th630——
2020–21 2020–21 3203rd310——
2021 2021 550T–5th450——
2022 2022 550T–4th440——
2023 2023 Calvin Ruzicka ——

Notes

  1. ↑ 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]
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since. [5]
  4. ↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Website Design Standards". ETBU. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  2. ↑ "TURFED: Ornelas Stadium Upgrade". East Texas Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Conference Expansion". ascsports.org. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Information, ETBU Sports. "ET Football: Tigers bring home the Border Claw with 31-7 win". Marshall News Messenger. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Sartain Resigns as ETBU Head Football Coach". East Texas Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Eargle Named East Texas Baptist Football Head Coach". ascsports.org. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  10. ↑ Everett, Tatum. "ETBU's Joshua Eargle named ASC Coach of the Year". KTBS. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  11. ↑ "How East Texas Baptist built Scotty Walden into a rising star". Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  12. ↑ "ETBU announces transition in Tiger Football head coaches | East Texas Baptist University". www.etbu.edu. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  13. ↑ Information, ETBU Sports. "ETBU football announces coaching change". Longview News-Journal. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  14. ↑ Post, Guest (February 27, 2023). "Ruzickas Make An Impact at East Texas Baptist". Focus Daily News. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  15. ↑ "FB Records (PDF)" (PDF). East Texas Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  16. ↑ "2003 Division III football playoff bracket".
  17. ↑ "ETBU Ends Season as ASC Tri-Champions". East Texas Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
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