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East Texas Baptist Tigers football
College football team
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]
Quick Facts First season, Athletic director ...
East Texas Baptist Tigers football | |
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First season | 1924 |
Athletic director | Ryan Erwin |
Head coach | Calvin Ruzicka 1st season, 0–0 (–) |
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 |
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Their head coach is Calvin Ruzicka, who took over the position for the 2023 season.
- Independent (1924; 1926; 1934–1938; 1947–1950)
- American Southwest Conference (2000–present)[3]
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More information General, Overall ...
General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
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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] |
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Coaches
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No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC | CC | NC | Awards |
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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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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National champions | Conference champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
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Season | Year | Head coach | Association | Division | Conference | Record | Postseason | Final ranking | ||||||
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Overall | Conference | |||||||||||||
Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | Win | Loss | Tie | ||||||||
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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 | — | — | ||||||||||
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- 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.
- "Website Design Standards". ETBU. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
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- "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.
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- 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.
- "ETBU Ends Season as ASC Tri-Champions". East Texas Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved March 28, 2023.