East Central Tigers
2026: 6–1 (6–1 Great American). Last: won at Oklahoma Baptist 17–10. Next: Southwestern Oklahoma State, Saturday, Oct 24, 4 p.m. ET.
- W 27–17at Ouachita Baptist
- W 42–37Arkansas Monticello
- W 35–24at Southern Nazarene
- W 42–24Northwestern (OK)
- L 21–42Harding
- W 58–56at Arkansas Tech
- W 17–10at Oklahoma Baptist
- Oct 24Southwestern Oklahoma State
- Oct 31at Southern Arkansas
- Nov 7Henderson State
- Nov 14Southeastern Oklahoma State
East Central has played football since at least 1914 and is 36–34 in the 70 games on record. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 player from East Central. This season, they’re 6–1.
On this date in 2024East Central beat Northwestern (OK) 20–14 at home.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 36–34 .514; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1230
- Seasons
- 14 since 1914, 70 games
2026 season 6–1
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | atOuachita Baptist | W 27–17 | 30% |
| Sep 10 | vsArkansas Monticello | W 42–37 | 80% |
| Sep 19 | atSouthern Nazarene | W 35–24 | 68% |
| Sep 26 | vsNorthwestern (OK) | W 42–24 | 85% |
| Oct 3 | vsHarding | L 21–42 | 27% |
| Oct 10 | atArkansas Tech | W 58–56 | 54% |
| Oct 15 | atOklahoma Baptist | W 17–10 | 64% |
| Oct 24 | vsSouthwestern Oklahoma State | Preview | 67% |
| Oct 31 | atSouthern Arkansas | Preview | 58% |
| Nov 7 | vsHenderson State | Preview | 46% |
| Nov 14 | vsSoutheastern Oklahoma State | Preview | 61% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Players
The 2026 rosterProgram greats See all
Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at East Central.
Program strength since 1914
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Arkansas Tech
4–2 in 6
Won the last three.
- Oklahoma Baptist
3–3 in 6
Won the last two.
- Ouachita Baptist
2–4 in 6
Won the last two.
| Opponent | Games | ECNU record |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Tech | 6 | 4–2 |
| Oklahoma Baptist | 6 | 3–3 |
| Ouachita Baptist | 6 | 2–4 |
| Harding | 6 | 0–6 |
| Southern Nazarene | 6 | 4–2 |
| Northwestern (OK) | 6 | 6–0 |
| Arkansas Monticello | 6 | 6–0 |
| Henderson State | 5 | 1–4 |
Every opponent (16)
Every program East Central has played, A to Z, with East Central’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Arkansas 0–4
- Arkansas Monticello 6–0
- Arkansas Tech 4–2
- Harding 0–6
- Henderson State 1–4
- Missouri State 0–1
- Northwestern (OK) 6–0
- Oklahoma 0–1
- Oklahoma Baptist 3–3
- Ouachita Baptist 2–4
- Sam Houston 0–1
- Southeastern Oklahoma State 3–2
- Southern Arkansas 3–2
- Southern Nazarene 4–2
- Southwestern Oklahoma State 3–2
- Tarleton State 1–0
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 1
- Coaches
- 0
| 2003 | Brad Calip QB |
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 5 since 1944
- First-round picks
- 0
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6–1 | 6–1 | 1230 | ||||
| 2025 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 1158 | ||||
| 2024 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 1114 | ||||
| 2023 | 3–8 | 3–8 | 1108 | ||||
| 2022 | 8–3 | 8–3 | 1289 | ||||
| 2021 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 1213 | ||||
| 2020 | 1–0 | 1205 | |||||
| 2008 | 0–1 | 1160 | |||||
| 2003 | 0–1 | 1165 | |||||
| 1941 | 0–1 | 1182 | |||||
| 1940 | 0–1 | 1185 | |||||
| 1939 | 0–1 | 1188 | |||||
| 1929 | 0–1 | 1191 | |||||
| 1914few games on file | 0–1 | 1194 |
No season on file for 1915–28, 1930–38, 1942–2002, 2004–07, 2009–19: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 14 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.