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 Bison football | |
|---|---|
 | |
| First season | 1910 |
| Athletic director | Robert Davenport |
| Head coach | Chris Jensen 10th season, 44–67 (.396) |
| Stadium | Crain Family Stadium (capacity: 4,000) |
| Year built | 2008 |
| Field surface | Bermudagrass |
| Location | Shawnee, Oklahoma |
| NCAA division | Division II |
| Conference | Great American |
| Past conferences | Independent (1910–1921, 1933–1935) Oklahoma Intercollegiate (1922–1928) Big Four (1929–1932) Oklahoma Collegiate (1936–1940) Central States (2013–2014) |
| All-time record | 159–157–14 (.503) |
| Bowl record | 1–0 (1.000) |
| Conference titles | 2 |
| Rivalries | Southern Nazarene[1] |
| Colors | Green and gold[2] |
| Mascot | Bison |
| Website | obubison.com/football |
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
edit- Independent (1910–1921)
- Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference (1922–1928)
- Big Four Conference (1929–1932)
- Independent (1933–1935)
- Oklahoma Collegiate Conference (1936–1940)
- Central States Football League (2013–2014)
- Great American Conference (2015–present)
List of head coaches
editKey
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ 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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[5]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[6]
References
edit- ^ Beech, Jordan. "Bison Face Rival SNU on Senior Day". obubison.com. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "OBU Athletics Branding Guide" (PDF). June 18, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ^ Griffin, David. "Southmoore's Chris Jensen Named OBU Head Coach". www.newson6.com. Retrieved August 23, 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Munn, Scott (January 12, 2012). "State college football: Meet new Oklahoma Baptist coach Chris Jensen". The Oklahoman. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
