2024 Ouachita Baptist Tigers football team

2024 Ouachita Baptist Tigers football
GAC co-champion
NCAA Division II First Round, L 31–38OT 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

2024 Great American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Harding +^		10	–	1					12	–	2
No. 9 Ouachita Baptist +^		10	–	1					10	–	2
No. 23 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 OT	3,995
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Rankings

See also: 2024 NCAA Division II football 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

SW Oklahoma State

Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs at No. 19 Ouachita Baptist Tigers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	3	3
No. 19 Tigers	7	21	14	0	42

at Cliff Harris Stadium, Arkadelphia, Arkansas

• Date: September 5
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 82 °F (28 °C)
• Game attendance: 3,582
• Referee: Darin Lair
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter OUA – Chris Henley Jr. 73-yard pass from Eli Livingston (Jax Daggers kick), 0:44. Tigers 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 73 yards, 0:18. Second quarter OUA – Kendel Givens 3-yard run (Jax Daggers kick), 8:16. Tigers 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 3:04. OUA – Carter McElhany 54-yard pass from Eli Livingston (Jax Daggers kick), 5:44. Tigers 21–0. Drive: 2 plays, 63 yards, 0:27. OUA – Garrison Jackson 4-yard pass from Eli Livingston (Jax Daggers kick), 1:20. Tigers 28–0. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 3:12. Third quarter OUA – Eli Livingston 8-yard run (Jax Daggers kick), 13:40. Tigers 35–0. Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards, 0:39. OUA – Kendel Givens 1-yard run (Jax Daggers kick), 9:46. Tigers 42–0. Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, 1:38. Fourth quarter SWO – Ethan McBee 25-yard field goal, 11:08. Tigers 42–3. Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 3:01.

Statistics	SWO	OUA
First downs	17	15
Total yards	247	334
Rushing yards	97	128
Passing yards	150	206
Turnovers	3	3
Time of possession	39:45	20:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SW Oklahoma State	Passing	Kai Kunz	13/21, 94 yards, INT
	Rushing	Kai Kunz	15 rushes, 85 yards
	Receiving	Baylor Nash	6 receptions, 48 yards
Ouachita Baptist	Passing	Eli Livingston	8/10, 195 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Eli Livingston	9 rushes, 91 yards, TD
	Receiving	Chris Henley Jr.	1 reception, 73 yards, TD

at NW Oklahoma State

No. 18 Ouachita Baptist Tigers at Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Tigers	7	14	21	14	56
Rangers	0	2	0	0	2

at Ranger Field, Alva, Oklahoma

• Date: September 12
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 1,834
• Referee: Dewayne Barbee
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter OUA – Connor Flannigan 35-yard pass from Eli Livingston (Jax Daggers kick), 13:27. Tigers 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 0:50. Second quarter OUA – Garrison Jackson 14-yard pass from Eli Livingston (Jax Daggers kick), 15:00. Tigers 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, 1:39. NWO – Team safety, 10:03. Tigers 14–2. OUA – A. J. Jones 25-yard pass from Eli Livingston (Jax Daggers kick), 1:01. Tigers 21–2. Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 0:37. Third quarter OUA – Carter McElhany 100-yard kickoff return (Jax Daggers kick), 14:47. Tigers 28–2. OUA – Kendel Givens 5-yard run (Jax Daggers kick), 5:43. Tigers 35–2. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:57. OUA – Chris Henley Jr. 11-yard run (Jax Daggers kick), 1:52. Tigers 42–2. Drive: 2 plays, 52 yards, 0:30. Fourth quarter OUA – Carter McElhany 58-yard pass from Nate TenBarge (Jax Daggers kick), 14:37. Tigers 49–2. Drive: 1 play, 58 yards, 0:11. OUA – Jayden Smith 11-yard run (Jax Daggers kick), 7:37. Tigers 56–2. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:37.

Statistics	OUA	NWO
First downs	21	9
Total yards	535	134
Rushing yards	267	62
Passing yards	268	72
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	24:39	34:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ouachita Baptist	Passing	Eli Livingston	9/17, 171 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Kendel Givens	18 rushes, 145 yards, TD
	Receiving	Keemontrae McKnight	2 receptions, 71 yards
NW Oklahoma State	Passing	Beck Moss	12/26, 61 yards, INT
	Rushing	Darian Gill	14 rushes, 33 yards
	Receiving	Mark Zamora	4 receptions, 24 yards

at Southern Arkansas

No. 17 Ouachita Baptist Tigers at Southern Arkansas Muleriders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Tigers	6	10	2	7	25
Muleriders	7	7	0	6	20

at Wilkins Stadium, Magnolia, Arkansas

• Date: September 21
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 97 °F (36 °C)
• Game attendance: 6,869
• Referee: Allen Tatum
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter OUA – Kendel Givens 10-yard run (kick failed), 3:28. Tigers 6–0. Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 5:38. SAU – Darrel Henderson 30-yard fumble return (Daniel Gauna kick), 0:44. Muleriders 7–6. Second quarter OUA – Jax Daggers 34-yard field goal, 11:32. Tigers 9–7. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 4:04. OUA – Bo Baker 14-yard pass from Eli Livingston (Jax Daggers kick), 6:53. Tigers 16–7. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 3:11. SAU – Cole Williams 11-yard pass from Judd Barton (Daniel Gauna kick), 1:16. Tigers 16–14. Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 5:37. Third quarter OUA – Team safety, 11:10. Tigers 18–14. Fourth quarter OUA – Eli Livingston 6-yard run (Jax Daggers kick), 9:34. Tigers 25–14. Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 5:44. SAU – Judd Barton 3-yard run (pass failed), 2:25. Tigers 25–20. Drive: 12 plays, 89 yards, 3:40.

Statistics	OUA	SAU
First downs	20	16
Total yards	356	297
Rushing yards	223	92
Passing yards	133	205
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	34:45	25:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ouachita Baptist	Passing	Eli Livingston	9/18, 133 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Eli Livingston	21 rushes, 120 yards, TD
	Receiving	Bo Baker	2 receptions, 48 yards, TD
Southern Arkansas	Passing	Judd Barton	18/32, 205 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Judd Barton	12 rushes, 38 yards, TD
	Receiving	Cole Williams	4 receptions, 56 yards, TD

Arkansas–Monticello

Arkansas–Monticello Boll Weevils at No. 16 Ouachita Baptist Tigers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Boll Weevils	7	0	7	0	14
No. 16 Tigers	21	14	7	7	49

at Cliff Harris Stadium, Arkadelphia, Arkansas

• Date: September 28
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 80 °F (27 °C)
• Game attendance: 3,452
• Referee: Michael Gervais
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter OUA – Kendel Givens 1-yard run (Dax Jaggers kick), 8:28. Tigers 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, 6:25. OUA – Mikey Gonzalez 0-yard run (Dax Jaggers kick), 6:59. Tigers 14–0. UAM – Isaiah Cross 52-yard pass from Demilon Brown (Dylan Duhon kick), 5:15. Tigers 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:44. OUA – Malique Reliford 0-yard blocked punt return (Dax Jaggers kick), 1:01. Tigers 21–7. Second quarter OUA – Connor Flannigan 16-yard run (Dax Jaggers kick), 10:19. Tigers 28–7. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:38. OUA – Eli Livingston 3-yard run (Jax Daggers kick), 1:18. Tigers 35–7. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:18. Third quarter OUA – Connor Flannigan 7-yard pass from Eli Livingston (Dax Jaggers kick), 3:52. Tigers 42–7. Drive: 14 plays, 88 yards, 8:20. UAM – D. J. Russell 16-yard pass from Demilon Brown (Dylan Duhon kick), 0:17. Tigers 42–14. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:35. Fourth quarter OUA – Nate TenBarge 19-yard run (Dax Jaggers kick), 5:26. Tigers 49–14. Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, 1:24.

Statistics	UAM	OUA
First downs	14	24
Total yards	255	385
Rushing yards	29	211
Passing yards	226	174
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	25:52	34:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas–Monticello	Passing	Demilon Brown	21/27, 213 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Tyler Reed	9 rushes, 23 yards
	Receiving	Isaiah Cross	3 receptions, 97 yards, TD
Ouachita Baptist	Passing	Eli Livingston	13/17, 156 yards, TD
	Rushing	Kendel Givens	19 rushes, 72 yards, TD
	Receiving	Keemontrae McKnight	3 receptions, 47 yards

at SE Oklahoma State

No. 14 Ouachita Baptist Tigers at Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Tigers	0	15	7	3	25
Savage Storm	0	6	3	0	9

at Paul Laird Field, Durant, Oklahoma

• Date: October 5
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C)
• Game attendance: 2,543
• Referee: Brad Frisby
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter SEO – Kobe Jennings 22-yard pass from Luke Hohenberger (kick failed), 6:48. Savage Storm 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 6:39. OUA – Eli Livingston 79-yard run (Eli Livingston pass to Nathan Frater), 2:48. Tigers 8–6. Drive: 2 plays, 82 yards, 0:57. OUA – Carter McElhany 55-yard pass from Eli Livingston (Dax Jaggers kick), 1:11. Tigers 15–6. Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:33. Third quarter OUA – Nate TenBarge 10-yard run (Dax Jaggers kick), 8:28. Tigers 22–6. Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, 0:42. SEO – Dylan Cox 28-yard field goal, 0:26. Tigers 22–9. Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 8:02. Fourth quarter OUA – Dax Jaggers 32-yard field goal, 2:18. Tigers 25–9. Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 1:18.

Statistics	OUA	SEO
First downs	8	18
Total yards	240	393
Rushing yards	119	143
Passing yards	121	250
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	20:11	39:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ouachita Baptist	Passing	Eli Livingston	7/13, 121 yards, TD
	Rushing	Eli Livingston	8 rushes, 79 yards, TD
	Receiving	Carter McElhany	2 receptions, 62 yards, TD
SE Oklahoma State	Passing	Luke Hohenberger	11/26, 162 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	D. J. Brown	20 rushes, 69 yards
	Receiving	Victor Taylor	3 receptions, 56 yards

East Central

East Central Tigers at No. 10 Ouachita Baptist Tigers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
ECU Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
No. 10 OUA Tigers	14	6	14	6	40

at Cliff Harris Stadium, Arkadelphia, Arkansas

• Date: October 12
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 81 °F (27 °C)
• Game attendance: 5,875
• Referee: Chuck Scott
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter OUA – Nate TenBarge 7-yard run (Dax Jaggers kick), 12:08. Ouachita Baptist 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:52. OUA – Hank Hatfield 43-yard pass from Kendel Givens (Dax Jaggers kick), 9:02. Ouachita Baptist 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 2:01. Second quarter OUA – Dax Jaggers 49-yard field goal, 14:51. Ouachita Baptist 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 1 yard, 3:56. OUA – Dax Jaggers 60-yard field goal, 0:05. Ouachita Baptist 20–0. Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 4:06. Third quarter OUA – Kendel Givens 4-yard run (Dax Jaggers kick), 7:11. Ouachita Baptist 27–0. Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 2:04. OUA – Kendel Givens 1-yard run (Dax Jaggers kick), 0:42. Ouachita Baptist 34–0. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 3:38. Fourth quarter OUA – Chris Hightower 25-yard pass from Riley Harms (kick failed), 5:09. Ouachita Baptist 40–0. Drive: 11 plays, 95 yards, 4:38.

Statistics	ECU	OUA
First downs	7	28
Total yards	88	505
Rushing yards	29	280
Passing yards	59	225
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	25:13	34:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Central	Passing	Sergio Kennedy	10/20, 59 yards, INT
	Rushing	Cade Searcy	8 rushes, 20 yards
	Receiving	Deqavius Bowens	4 receptions, 22 yards
Ouachita Baptist	Passing	Nate TenBarge	14/22, 151 yards, INT
	Rushing	Nate TenBarge	16 rushes, 110 yards, TD
	Receiving	Connor Flannigan	8 receptions, 80 yards

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.

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

at Arkansas Tech

No. 5 Ouachita Baptist Tigers at Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Tigers	21	0	7	10	38
Wonder Boys	0	0	0	7	7

at Thone Stadium, Russellville, Arkansas

• Date: October 26
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
• Game attendance: 2,871
• Referee: Allen Tatum
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter OUA – Kendel Givens 1-yard run (Dax Jaggers kick), 9:27. Tigers 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 10 yards, 2:38. OUA – Kendel Givens 23-yard run (Dax Jaggers kick), 6:00. Tigers 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:25. OUA – Nate TenBarge 25-yard run (Dax Jaggers kick), 0:48. Tigers 21–0. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 2:21. Second quarter No scoring plays Third quarter OUA – Nate TenBarge 2-yard run (Dax Jaggers kick), 2:49. Tigers 28–0. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:59. Fourth quarter ATU – Jared Long 9-yard pass from Ethan Forrester (Christopher Baldazo kick), 11:32. Tigers 28–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:17. OUA – Kendel Givens 4-yard run (Lucas Wilbur kick), 10:20. Tigers 35–7. Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 1:06. OUA – Lucas Wilbur 30-yard field goal, 6:15. Tigers 38–7. Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards, 1:58.

Statistics	OUA	ATU
First downs	15	16
Total yards	323	277
Rushing yards	195	100
Passing yards	128	177
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	22:41	37:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ouachita Baptist	Passing	Nate TenBarge	12/21, 128 yards
	Rushing	Kendel Givens	14 rushes, 87 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Connor Flannigan	8 receptions, 90 yards
Arkansas Tech	Passing	Ethan Forrester	16/31, 177 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Ethan Forrester	15 rushes, 46 yards
	Receiving	Jared Long	2 receptions, 45 yards, TD

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.

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 Oklahoma Baptist

No. 9 Ouachita Baptist Tigers at Oklahoma Baptist Bison – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Tigers	7	27	14	7	55
Bison	0	0	0	0	0

at Crain Family Stadium, Shawnee, Oklahoma

• Date: November 9
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)
• Game attendance: 2,226
• Referee: Michael Gervais
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter OUA – Kendel Givens 25-yard run (Dax Jaggers kick), 10:17. Tigers 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:43. Second quarter OUA – Kendel Givens 33-yard pass from Nate TenBarge (Dax Jaggers kick), 10:49. Tigers 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:33. OUA – Dax Jaggers 31-yard field goal, 7:19. Tigers 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:38. OUA – Chris Henley Jr. 16-yard run (Dax Jaggers kick), 4:47. Tigers 24–0. Drive: 1 play, 16 yards, 0:06. OUA – Carter McElhany 27-yard pass from Nate TenBarge (Dax Jaggers kick), 1:50. Tigers 31–0. Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 1:16. OUA – Dax Jaggers 46-yard field goal, 0:00. Tigers 34–0. Drive: 4 plays, 26 yards, 0:25. Third quarter OUA – Mario Ganter Jr. 40-yard fumble return (Dax Jaggers kick), 13:32. Tigers 41–0. OUA – Carter McElhany 53-yard pass from Riley Harms (Lucas Wilbur kick), 1:14. Tigers 48–0. Drive: 1 play, 53 yards, 0:09. Fourth quarter OUA – Lyric Tredwell 30-yard run (Lucas Wilbur kick), 12:43. Tigers 55–0. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 2:32.

Statistics	OUA	OKB
First downs	21	11
Total yards	401	191
Rushing yards	238	53
Passing yards	163	138
Turnovers	0	5
Time of possession	26:56	31:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ouachita Baptist	Passing	Nate TenBarge	9/17, 103 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Kendel Givens	20 rushes, 106 yards, TD
	Receiving	Carter McElhany	3 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TD
Oklahoma Baptist	Passing	Camden McCrary	17/29, 104 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	E. J. Moore	13 rushes, 45 yards
	Receiving	Damorrion Brown	3 receptions, 28 yards

at Henderson State

See also: Battle of the Ravine

No. 9 Ouachita Baptist Tigers at Henderson State Reddies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Tigers	3	7	0	17	27
Reddies	3	3	0	14	20

at Carpenter–Haygood Stadium, Arkadelphia, Arkansas

• Date: November 16
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 9,736
• Referee: Brad Frisby
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter OUA – Dax Jaggers 28-yard field goal, 5:55. Tigers 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 5:54. HSU – Kolby King 35-yard field goal, 0:36. Tied 3–3. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:49. Second quarter OUA – Bo Baker 60-yard pass from Eli Livingston (Dax Jaggers kick), 11:44. Tigers 10–3. Drive: 2 plays, 74 yards, 0:38. HSU – Kolby King 29-yard field goal, 5:30. Tigers 10–6. Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 6:14. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter OUA – Dax Jaggers 25-yard field goal, 13:11. Tigers 13–6. Drive: 9 plays, 28 yards, 3:38. HSU – Andrew Edwards 17-yard run (Kolby King kick), 11:19. Tied 13–13. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:52. OUA – Kendel Givens 42-yard run (Dax Jaggers kick), 9:27. Tigers 20–13. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:47. HSU – Cayden Davis 35-yard pass from Andrew Edwards (Kolby King kick), 5:43. Tied 20–20. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:39. OUA – Kendel Givens 1-yard run (Dax Jaggers kick), 1:54. Tigers 27–20. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:44.

Statistics	OUA	HSU
First downs	19	17
Total yards	394	341
Rushing yards	233	82
Passing yards	161	259
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	30:39	29:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ouachita Baptist	Passing	Eli Livingston	8/17, 161 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Kendel Givens	24 rushes, 108 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Bo Baker	3 receptions, 70 yards, TD
Henderson State	Passing	Andrew Edwards	23/40, 259 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Jalen Abraham	5 rushes, 38 yards
	Receiving	Timieone Jackson	7 receptions, 79 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

Game information

First quarter UCO – Jaylen Cottrell 73-yard run (Nicky Quevedo kick), 7:07. Bronchos 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 82 yards, 0:34. OUA – Garrison Jackson 1-yard pass from Kendel Givens (Dax Jaggers kick), 0:24. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 3:47. Second quarter UCO – Jaylen Cottrell 20-yard run (Nicky Quevedo kick), 7:32. Bronchos 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 3:56. Third quarter UCO – Nicky Quevedo 29-yard field goal, 11:06. Bronchos 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 3:54. OUA – Chris Henley Jr. 15-yard run (Jax Daggers kick), 7:02. Bronchos 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:04. UCO – Ashton Schumann 25-yard pass from Jett Huff (Nicky Quevedo kick), 3:31. Bronchos 24–14. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:25. Fourth quarter OUA – Kendel Givens 36-yard run (Jax Daggers kick), 12:42. Bronchos 24–21. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 2:07. OUA – Carter McElhany 47-yard pass from Eli Livingston (Jax Daggers kick), 3:18. Tigers 28–24. Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 1:02. UCO – Jacob Delso 12-yard pass from Jett Huff (Nicky Quevedo kick), 1:12. Bronchos 31–28. Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 2:06. OUA – Dax Jaggers 40-yard field goal, 0:05. Tied 31–31. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 1:07. Overtime UCO – Jacob Delso 3-yard pass from Jett Huff (Jax Daggers kick). Bronchos 38–31. Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards.

Statistics	OUA	UCO
First downs	20	26
Total yards	397	537
Rushing yards	153	166
Passing yards	244	371
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	29:54	30:06

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ouachita Baptist	Passing	Eli Livingston	13/22, 198 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Kendel Givens	11 rushes, 66 yards, TD
	Receiving	Carter McElhany	6 receptions, 138 yards, TD
Central Oklahoma	Passing	Jett Huff	36/58, 371 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jaylen Cottrell	17 rushes, 151 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Terrill Davis	14 receptions, 155 yards