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2023 Ouachita Baptist

9–⁠2 (9–⁠2 Great American Conference).

Schedule and results

Ouachita Baptist in 2023, game by game: won at Southwestern Oklahoma State 38–14; won vs. Northwestern (OK) 66–0; won vs. Southern Arkansas 52–24; won at Arkansas Monticello 45–25; won vs. Southeastern Oklahoma State 34–7; won at East Central 31–14; lost at Harding 10–41; won vs. Arkansas Tech 31–24; won at Southern Nazarene 49–28; won vs. Oklahoma Baptist 55–14; lost vs. Henderson State 27–31+66−31Won 38–14 at Southwestern Oklahoma State+24Southwestern Ok…Won 66–0 vs. Northwestern (OK)+66Northwestern (O…Won 52–24 vs. Southern Arkansas+28Southern Arkans…Won 45–25 at Arkansas Monticello+20Arkansas Montic…Won 34–7 vs. Southeastern Oklahoma State+27Southeastern Ok…Won 31–14 at East Central+17East CentralLost 10–41 at Harding-31HardingWon 31–24 vs. Arkansas Tech+7Arkansas TechWon 49–28 at Southern Nazarene+21Southern Nazare…Won 55–14 vs. Oklahoma Baptist+41Oklahoma BaptistLost 27–31 vs. Henderson State-4Henderson State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atSouthwestern Oklahoma StateW 38–⁠1471%
Sep 9vsNorthwestern (OK)W 66–⁠091%
Sep 16vsSouthern ArkansasW 52–⁠2474%
Sep 23atArkansas MonticelloW 45–⁠2572%
Sep 30vsSoutheastern Oklahoma StateW 34–⁠785%
Oct 7atEast CentralW 31–⁠1467%
Oct 14atHardingL 10–⁠4143%
Oct 21vsArkansas TechW 31–⁠2485%
Oct 26atSouthern NazareneW 49–⁠2870%
Nov 4vsOklahoma BaptistW 55–⁠1485%
Nov 11vsHenderson StateL 27–⁠3168%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Henderson State 31–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Great American Conference.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 7 on file).

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
9–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Great American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
438–⁠222
Coach
—
Elo
1370 +63 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2023 Great American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harding11–⁠015–⁠0
Southern Arkansas9–⁠29–⁠2
Ouachita Baptist9–⁠29–⁠2
Henderson State9–⁠29–⁠3
Southern Nazarene6–⁠56–⁠5
Oklahoma Baptist6–⁠56–⁠5
Southeastern Oklahoma State5–⁠65–⁠6
Arkansas Tech5–⁠65–⁠6
East Central3–⁠83–⁠8
Arkansas Monticello2–⁠92–⁠9
Northwestern (OK)1–⁠101–⁠10
Southwestern Oklahoma State0–⁠110–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.