Oklahoma Baptist Bison football

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Oklahoma Baptist Bison football
Oklahoma Baptist athletics wordmark.svg
First season1910;114 years ago (1910)
Athletic directorRobert Davenport
Head coach Chris Jensen
10th season, 44–67 (.396)
StadiumCrain Family Stadium
(capacity: 4,000)
Year built2008
Field surface Bermudagrass
Location Shawnee, Oklahoma
NCAA division Division II
Conference Great American
Past conferencesIndependent (1910–1921, 1933–1935)
Oklahoma Intercollegiate (1922–1928)
Big Four (1929–1932)
Oklahoma Collegiate (1936–1940)
Central States (2013–2014)
All-time record159–157–14 (.503)
Bowl record1–0 (1.000)
Conference titles2
Rivalries Southern Nazarene [1]
ColorsGreen and gold [2]
   
Mascot Bison
Website obubison.com/football

The Oklahoma Baptist Bison football team represents Oklahoma Baptist University in college football at the NCAA Division II level. The Bison are members of the Great American Conference (GAC), fielding its team in the GAC since 2013. The team plays home games at Crain Family Stadium in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

Contents

Oklahoma Baptist's head coach is Chris Jensen, who took over the position for the 2013 season when the school revived its football program for the first time since 1940. [3]

Conference affiliations

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 and conference records
No.NameSeason(s)GCOWOLOTO%CWCLCTC%
1Robert E. Kennedy1910
2 Clyde Becker 191161410.250
3William L. Clark19153030.000
4Bill Smith191651310.300
5Unknown19181010.000
6Oliver Talmage Marston191991710.167
7 Ivan Grove 1920–19211981010.447
8Roland E. Lee1922102710.2501610.188
9Vic Hurt1923–1929, 1931–193499632970.672301140.711
10 Archie W. Butcher 193094500.444030.000
11 Eddie Hurt Jr. 1935–193840191710.52710420.688
12 Windy Nicklaus 1939–19402116410.7869210.792
13 Chris Jensen [7] 2013–present100386200.380315600.356

Year-by-year results

National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth
SeasonYearHead coachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal ranking
OverallConference
WinLossTieFinishWinLossTie
Oklahoma Baptist Bison
1910 1910 Robert E. Kennedy NCAA —Independent——
1911 1911 Clyde Becker 141——
No team from 1912 to 1914
1915 1915 William L. Clark NCAA —Independent030——
1916 1916 Bill Smith 131——
No team in 1917
1918 1918 Unknown NCAA —Independent010
1919 1919 Oliver Talmage Martson 171——
1920 1920 Ivan Grove 550——
1921 1921 351——
1922 1922 Roland E. Lee OIC 2719th161——
1923 1923 Vic Hurt 441——
1924 1924 8302nd610——
1925 1925 8102nd610——
1926 1926 6113rd411——
1927 1927 612T–1st511Conference co-champions—
1928 1928 5222nd412——
1929 1929 BFC 530T–2nd230——
1930 1930 Archie W. Butcher 4504th030——
1931 1931 Vic Hurt 3603rd120——
1932 1932 5402nd210——
1933 1933 Independent621——
1934 1934 720——
1935 1935 Eddie Hurt Jr. & Sam W. Wilcoxson 261——
1936 1936 Eddie Hurt Jr. OCC 4425th121——
1937 1937 6412nd411——
1938 1938 7302nd510——
1939 1939 Windy Nicklaus 820T–2nd420——
1940 1940 8211st501Conference champions—
No team from 1941 to 2012
2013 2013 Chris Jensen NAIA — CSFL 3804th230——
2014 2014 8303rd320——
2015 2015 NCAA Division II GAC 29010th290——
2016 2016 290T–10th290——
2017 2017 290T–11th290——
2018 2018 560T–6th560——
2019 2019 7405th740——
No team in 2020 due to COVID-19
2021 2021 Chris Jensen NCAA Division II GAC 840T–5th740W Heritage —
2022 2022 1100T–11th1100——
2023 2023 650T–5th650——

    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. ↑ Beech, Jordan. "Bison Face Rival SNU on Senior Day". obubison.com. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
    2. ↑ "OBU Athletics Branding Guide" (PDF). June 18, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
    3. ↑ Griffin, David. "Southmoore's Chris Jensen Named OBU Head Coach". www.newson6.com. Retrieved August 23, 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. ↑ Munn, Scott (January 12, 2012). "State college football: Meet new Oklahoma Baptist coach Chris Jensen". The Oklahoman. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
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