2024 Ouachita Baptist Tigers football team

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2024 Ouachita Baptist Tigers football
GAC co-champion
NCAA Division II First Round, L 31–38 vs. Central Oklahoma
Conference	Great American Conference
Ranking
AFCA	No. 9
Record	10–2 (10–1 GAC)
Head coach	Todd Knight (25th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jay Derby (20th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Roy Thompson Jr. (6th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Benson–Williams Field at Cliff Harris Stadium
Seasons← 20232025 →

2024 Great American Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Harding +^	10	–	1	12	–	2
No. 14 Ouachita Baptist +^	10	–	1	10	–	2
Southern Arkansas	9	–	2	9	–	2
Henderson State	8	–	3	8	–	3
Arkansas Tech	5	–	6	5	–	6
East Central	5	–	6	5	–	6
SE Oklahoma State	5	–	6	5	–	6
Arkansas–Monticello	4	–	7	4	–	7
Southern Nazarene	3	–	8	3	–	8
SW Oklahoma State	3	–	8	3	–	8
NW Oklahoma State	2	–	9	2	–	9
Oklahoma Baptist	2	–	9	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2024 Ouachita Baptist Tigers football team represented Ouachita Baptist University during the 2024 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Great American Conference (GAC). Led by twenty-fifth year head coach Todd Knight, the Tigers played their home games at Benson–Williams Field at Cliff Harris Stadium in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Knight was named the American Football Coaches Association Regional Coach of the Year for Region 4.

The Tigers finished the regular season with a record of 10–1, clinching a share of the GAC title. The Tigers were selected for the Division II Playoffs, falling to Central Oklahoma 31–38 in overtime in the first round.

Preseason

The GAC released its preseason prediction poll on August 1, 2024. The Tigers were predicted to finish second in the conference, though they also received one first place vote.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 p.m.	SW Oklahoma State	No. 19	Cliff Harris Stadium Arkadelphia, AR	W 42–3	3,582
September 12	6:00 p.m.	at NW Oklahoma State	No. 18	Ranger Field Alva, OK	W 56–2	1,834
September 21	6:00 p.m.	at Southern Arkansas	No. 17	Wilkins Stadium Magnolia, AR	W 25–20	6,869
September 28	6:00 p.m.	Arkansas–Monticello	No. 16	Cliff Harris Stadium Arkadelphia, AR	W 49–14	3,452
October 5	2:00 p.m.	at SE Oklahoma State	No. 14	Paul Laird Field Durant, OK	W 25–9	2,543
October 12	12:00 p.m.	East Central	No. 10	Cliff Harris Stadium Arkadelphia, AR	W 40–0	5,875
October 19	7:00 p.m.	No. 1 Harding	No. 9	Cliff Harris Stadium Arkadelphia, AR	W 17–13	7,322
October 26	2:00 p.m.	at Arkansas Tech	No. 5	Thone Stadium Russellville, AR	W 38–7	2,871
October 31	6:00 p.m.	Southern Nazarene	No. 3	Cliff Harris Stadium Arkadelphia, AR	L 17–18	1,581
November 9	2:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma Baptist	No. 9	Crain Family Stadium Shawnee, OK	W 55–0	2,226
November 16	11:00 a.m.	at Henderson State	No. 9	Carpenter–Haygood Stadium Arkadelphia, AR (Battle of the Ravine)	W 27–20	9,736
November 23	1:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Central Oklahoma*	No. 9	Chad Richison Stadium Edmond, OK (NCAA Division II First Round)	L 31–38	3,995
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
AFCA	19	19*	18	17	16	14	10	9	5	3 (2)	9	9	9
D2 Football	17	17	17	16	16	14	12	11	7	5	12	12	11

* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Game summaries

No. 1 Harding

See also: 2024 Harding Bisons football team No. 1 Harding Bisons at No. 9 Ouachita Baptist Tigers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Bisons	7	6	0	0	13
No. 9 Tigers	7	3	0	7	17

at Cliff Harris Stadium, Arkadelphia, Arkansas

Date: October 19
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Clear, 64 °F (18 °C)
Game attendance: 7,322
Referee: Brad Frisby
Box score, Recap

Game information
First quarter HAR – Dane Romberger 13-yard pass from Braden Jay (Magnus Lepak kick), 9:30. Bisons 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 4:16. OUA – Kendel Givens 3-yard run (Dax Jaggers kick), 3:42. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:48. Second quarter HAR – Magnus Lepak 52-yard field goal, 9:55. Bisons 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 5:35. OUA – Dax Jaggers 25-yard field goal, 5:44. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:11. HAR – Magnus Lepak 42-yard field goal, 0:24. Bisons 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:08. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter OUA – Eli Livingston 4-yard pass from Connor Flannigan (Dax Jaggers kick), 12:58. Tigers 17–13. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 2:42.

Game information

First quarter

HAR – Dane Romberger 13-yard pass from Braden Jay (Magnus Lepak kick), 9:30. Bisons 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 4:16.
OUA – Kendel Givens 3-yard run (Dax Jaggers kick), 3:42. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:48.

Second quarter

HAR – Magnus Lepak 52-yard field goal, 9:55. Bisons 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 5:35.
OUA – Dax Jaggers 25-yard field goal, 5:44. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:11.
HAR – Magnus Lepak 42-yard field goal, 0:24. Bisons 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:08.

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

OUA – Eli Livingston 4-yard pass from Connor Flannigan (Dax Jaggers kick), 12:58. Tigers 17–13. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 2:42.

Statistics	HAR	OUA
First downs	15	12
Total yards	288	198
Rushing yards	218	85
Passing yards	70	113
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	33:02	26:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Harding	Passing	Cole Keylon	5/12, 57 yards
	Rushing	Cole Keylon	14 rushes, 78 yards
	Receiving	Darius Brown	3 receptions, 38 yards
Ouachita Baptist	Passing	Eli Livingston	10/18, 109 yards, INT
	Rushing	Kendel Givens	13 rushes, 47 yards, TD
	Receiving	Connor Flannigan	5 receptions, 62 yards

Southern Nazarene

Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm at No. 3 Ouachita Baptist Tigers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Crimson Storm	3	3	3	9	18
No. 3 Tigers	7	3	7	0	17

at Cliff Harris Stadium, Arkadelphia, Arkansas

Date: October 19
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C)
Game attendance: 1,581
Referee: Jimmy Malone
Box score, Recap

Game information
First quarter SNU – Kameron Van Prooyen 30-yard field goal, 10:07. Crimson Storm 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 11 yards, 2:57. OUA – Kendel Givens 1-yard run (Dax Jaggers kick), 3:23. Tigers 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 6:36. Second quarter OUA – Dax Jaggers 25-yard field goal, 9:29. Tigers 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 5:22. SNU – Kameron Van Prooyen 40-yard field goal, 0:11. Tigers 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 3:53. Third quarter OUA – Carter McElhany 11-yard run (Dax Jaggers kick), 11:33. Tigers 17–6. Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 3:14. SNU – Kameron Van Prooyen 41-yard field goal, 2:30. Tigers 17–9. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 3:36. Fourth quarter SNU – Kameron Van Prooyen 43-yard field goal, 11:50. Tigers 17–12. Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 3:22. SNU – Dalen Smith 11-yard pass from Bryson Evans (pass failed), 0:24. Crimson Storm 18–17. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 2:08.

Game information

First quarter

SNU – Kameron Van Prooyen 30-yard field goal, 10:07. Crimson Storm 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 11 yards, 2:57.
OUA – Kendel Givens 1-yard run (Dax Jaggers kick), 3:23. Tigers 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 6:36.

Second quarter

OUA – Dax Jaggers 25-yard field goal, 9:29. Tigers 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 5:22.
SNU – Kameron Van Prooyen 40-yard field goal, 0:11. Tigers 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 3:53.

Third quarter

OUA – Carter McElhany 11-yard run (Dax Jaggers kick), 11:33. Tigers 17–6. Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 3:14.
SNU – Kameron Van Prooyen 41-yard field goal, 2:30. Tigers 17–9. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 3:36.

Fourth quarter

SNU – Kameron Van Prooyen 43-yard field goal, 11:50. Tigers 17–12. Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 3:22.
SNU – Dalen Smith 11-yard pass from Bryson Evans (pass failed), 0:24. Crimson Storm 18–17. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 2:08.

Statistics	SNU	OUA
First downs	14	14
Total yards	268	260
Rushing yards	92	196
Passing yards	176	64
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	31:35	28:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern Nazarene	Passing	Bryson Evans	15/28, 176 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Bryson Evans	15 rushes, 70 yards
	Receiving	Dalen Smith	4 receptions, 52 yards, TD
Ouachita Baptist	Passing	Eli Livingston	5/8, 43 yards
	Rushing	Kendel Givens	20 rushes, 123 yards, TD
	Receiving	Connor Flannigan	3 receptions, 27 yards

at No. 8 Central Oklahoma (NCAA Division II First Round)

NCAA Division II First Round
No. 9 Ouachita Baptist at No. 8 Central Oklahoma Bronchos – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 9 Tigers	7	0	7	17	0	31
No. 8 Bronchos	7	7	10	7	7	38

at Chad Richison Stadium, Edmond, Oklahoma

Date: November 23
Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)
Game attendance: 3,995
Referee: Craig Demaree
Box score, Recap

Statistics	OUA	UCO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ouachita Baptist	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Central Oklahoma	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

"Ouachita Baptist football coach wins regional coach of year award". The Baptist Paper. November 26, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
"Curt Cignetti & Steven Ryan Headline The 2024 AFCA Regional Coach Of The Year Winners". American Football Coaches Association. November 19, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
Ringo, Brandon (November 16, 2024). "Ouachita Baptist wins the 97th Battle of the Ravine". KARK-TV. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
Greco, Jonathan (November 23, 2024). "UCO Bronchos advance to second round after overtime playoff win". KOCO-TV. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
"REIGNING NATIONAL CHAMPION BISONS VOTED #theGAC FOOTBALL FAVORITE". Great American Conference. August 1, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
"2024 Football Schedule". Retrieved November 27, 2024.

v t e Great American Conference football champions
Ouachita Baptist (2011) Henderson State (2012) Henderson State (2013) Ouachita Baptist (2014) Henderson State (2015) Harding (2016) Ouachita Baptist (2017) Ouachita Baptist (2018) Ouachita Baptist (2019) No season (2020) Harding (2021) Ouachita Baptist (2022) Harding (2023) Harding & Ouachita Baptist (2024)
National championships in bold

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