East Texas Baptist Tigers football
College football team
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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]
First season1924
Athletic directorRyan Erwin
Head coachCalvin Ruzicka
3rd season, 14–15 (.483)
3rd season, 14–15 (.483)
LocationMarshall, Texas
| East Texas Baptist Tigers football | |
|---|---|
| |
| First season | 1924 |
| Athletic director | Ryan Erwin |
| Head coach | Calvin Ruzicka 3rd season, 14–15 (.483) |
| Location | Marshall, Texas |
| Stadium | Ornelas Stadium (capacity: 2,046) |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | ASC |
| Colors | Navy blue and gold[1] |
| All-time record | 151–169–6 (.472) |
| Conference championships | |
| 2 | |
| Rivalries | Louisiana Christian (Battle for the Border Claw) |
| Mascot | Tigers |
| Website | goetbutigers.com |
Their head coach is Calvin Ruzicka, who took over the position for the 2023 season.
Conference affiliations
- Independent (1924; 1926; 1934–1938; 1947–1950)
- American Southwest Conference (2000–present)[3]
Championships
Conference championships
East 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
The 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
Key
| 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
| 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 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0.483 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0.278 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Year-by-year results
| 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 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–3rd | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2024 | 2024 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3rd | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2025 | 2025 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
Notes
- 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.
