East Texas Baptist Tigers football
First season1924
Athletic directorRyan Erwin
Head coachCalvin Ruzicka
1st season, 0–0 (–)
StadiumOrnelas Stadium
(capacity: 2,046)
Year built2000
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationMarshall, Texas
NCAA divisionDivision III
ConferenceASC
All-time record151–169–6 (.472)
Playoff appearances1
Playoff record1–1
Conference titles2
RivalriesLouisiana Christian (Battle for the Border Claw)
ColorsNavy blue and gold[1]
   
MascotTigers
Websitegoetbutigers.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]

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

Conference affiliations

List of head coaches

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
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

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards
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

National champions Conference champions Bowl game berth Playoff berth

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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

  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]

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 from the original on August 22, 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 November 24, 2009. 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 October 22, 2009. 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". ((cite journal)): Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  17. ^ "ETBU Ends Season as ASC Tri-Champions". East Texas Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved March 28, 2023.

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