Oklahoma Baptist Bison football
First season1910
Athletic directorRobert Davenport
Head coachChris Jensen
10th season, 44–67 (.396)
StadiumCrain Family Stadium
(capacity: 4,000)
Year built2008
Field surfaceBermudagrass
LocationShawnee, Oklahoma
NCAA divisionDivision II
ConferenceGreat 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
RivalriesSouthern Nazarene[1]
ColorsGreen and gold[2]
   
MascotBison
Websiteobubison.com

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.

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
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 and conference records
No. Name Season(s) GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C%
1 Robert E. Kennedy 1910 – – – – – – – – –
2 Clyde Becker 1911 6 1 4 1 0.250 – – – –
3 William L. Clark 1915 3 0 3 0 .000 – – – –
4 Bill Smith 1916 5 1 3 1 0.300 – – – –
5 Unknown 1918 1 0 1 0 .000 – – – –
6 Oliver Talmage Marston 1919 9 1 7 1 0.167 – – – –
7 Ivan Grove 1920–1921 19 8 10 1 0.447 – – – –
8 Roland E. Lee 1922 10 2 7 1 0.250 1 6 1 0.188
9 Vic Hurt 1923–1929, 1931–1934 99 63 29 7 0.672 30 11 4 0.711
10 Archie W. Butcher 1930 9 4 5 0 0.444 0 3 0 .000
11 Eddie Hurt Jr. 1935–1938 40 19 17 1 0.527 10 4 2 0.688
12 Windy Nicklaus 1939–1940 21 16 4 1 0.786 9 2 1 0.792
13 Chris Jensen[7] 2013–present 100 38 62 0 0.380 31 56 0 0.356

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
Oklahoma Baptist Bison
1910 1910 Robert E. Kennedy NCAA — Independent — —
1911 1911 Clyde Becker 1 4 1 — —
No team from 1912 to 1914
1915 1915 William L. Clark NCAA — Independent 0 3 0 — —
1916 1916 Bill Smith 1 3 1 — —
No team in 1917
1918 1918 Unknown NCAA — Independent 0 1 0
1919 1919 Oliver Talmage Martson 1 7 1 — —
1920 1920 Ivan Grove 5 5 0 — —
1921 1921 3 5 1 — —
1922 1922 Roland E. Lee OIC 2 7 1 9th 1 6 1 — —
1923 1923 Vic Hurt 4 4 1 — —
1924 1924 8 3 0 2nd 6 1 0 — —
1925 1925 8 1 0 2nd 6 1 0 — —
1926 1926 6 1 1 3rd 4 1 1 — —
1927 1927 6 1 2 T–1st 5 1 1 Conference co-champions —
1928 1928 5 2 2 2nd 4 1 2 — —
1929 1929 BFC 5 3 0 T–2nd 2 3 0 — —
1930 1930 Archie W. Butcher 4 5 0 4th 0 3 0 — —
1931 1931 Vic Hurt 3 6 0 3rd 1 2 0 — —
1932 1932 5 4 0 2nd 2 1 0 — —
1933 1933 Independent 6 2 1 — —
1934 1934 7 2 0 — —
1935 1935 Eddie Hurt Jr. & Sam W. Wilcoxson 2 6 1 — —
1936 1936 Eddie Hurt Jr. OCC 4 4 2 5th 1 2 1 — —
1937 1937 6 4 1 2nd 4 1 1 — —
1938 1938 7 3 0 2nd 5 1 0 — —
1939 1939 Windy Nicklaus 8 2 0 T–2nd 4 2 0 — —
1940 1940 8 2 1 1st 5 0 1 Conference champions —
No team from 1941 to 2012
2013 2013 Chris Jensen NAIA — CSFL 3 8 0 4th 2 3 0 — —
2014 2014 8 3 0 3rd 3 2 0 — —
2015 2015 NCAA Division II GAC 2 9 0 10th 2 9 0 — —
2016 2016 2 9 0 T–10th 2 9 0 — —
2017 2017 2 9 0 T–11th 2 9 0 — —
2018 2018 5 6 0 T–6th 5 6 0 — —
2019 2019 7 4 0 5th 7 4 0 — —
No team in 2020 due to COVID-19
2021 2021 Chris Jensen NCAA Division II GAC 8 4 0 T–5th 7 4 0 W Heritage —
2022 2022 1 10 0 T–11th 1 10 0 — —
2023 2023 6 5 0 T–5th 6 5 0 — —

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. ^ 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 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. ^ 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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