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Division II · Great American Conference

Ouachita Baptist University Football

Arkadelphia, AR · the Tigers · Ouachita Baptist University overview
125
Roster
2024–25 season
$2.7M
Team budget
90th percentile in Division II
$21,871
Per roster spot
median $14,113
10
Coaches
1 head · 9 assistant
69%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Ouachita Baptist University fields a football team in the Great American Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 125 players, about the median of 128, with 1 head coach and 9 assistants. Team expenses were $2,733,903, well above the median of $1.7M — $21,871 per roster spot, top 10% of Division II football programs. The school gave $3,041,924 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,190 per roster spot.

Among Division II football programs

Where this program sits against its 158 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$2.7M
Spend per player$21,871
Roster size125
Coaching staff10

Team budgets across the division

$550k$6.6M
this programevery Division II football program

Roster sizes

69316
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster125 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 9 assistant
  • Team expenses$2,733,903 for the year
  • Operating expenses$393,088 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$21,871 division median $14,113
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$3,041,924 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$9,190 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$74,967 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Todd Knight head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Brady CarsonDefensive Coordinator / Linebackers CoachOn file · sign in
Jay DerbyOffensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks CoachOn file · sign in
Spencer KnightRecruiting Coordinator / Receivers CoachOn file · sign in
Kane BryenDefensive Run Game Coordinator / Defensive Line CoachOn file · sign in
Jonathan FletcherOffensive Run Game Coordinator / OL & TE CoachOn file · sign in
TJ ColeRunning Backs CoachOn file · sign in
Jaden DavisReceivers & Special Teams CoachOn file · sign in
Marc GuerreroDefensive Backs CoachOn file · sign in
Josh MillerSafeties CoachOn file · sign in
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
  • Division II roster spots20,787 158 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 50 2.0% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

General NCAA rule for Division II; the football recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.

About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
1,734undergraduates · 1,815 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
Southern Baptist
69%admitted · of 2,138 applicants
SAT middle 50%1060 – 1290
ACT middle 50%21 – 28
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
70%
125on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$2,733,903 $21,871 per roster spot · top quarter of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 9 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$3,041,924
Recruiting spend, men's
$74,967
$22,087net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$47,498
Average net price$22,087
Net price by family income
$0–30k$19,709
$30–48k$19,326
$48–75k$20,813
$75–110k$23,238
$110k and up$23,523
Tuition & fees
$32,480

Campus safety

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1.08violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.08
Property0.00
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Business58 · 18%
Health professions & nursing50 · 16%
Biological sciences34 · 11%
Visual & performing arts31 · 10%
Education28 · 9%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Ouachita Baptist UniversityHenderson State University · 0 miSouthern Arkansas University · 59 miUniversity of Arkansas, Pine Bluff · 60 miUniversity of Central Arkansas · 74 miHendrix College · 76 miUniversity of Arkansas, Monticello · 80 miArkansas Tech University · 81 miHarding University · 108 miGrambling State University · 112 miLouisiana Tech University · 113 miCentenary College (Louisiana) · 120 miUniversity of Louisiana Monroe · 124 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Henderson State University Division II · Great American Conference0147$1.7M—82%
Southern Arkansas University Division II · Great American Conference59149$1.3M—67%
University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.60110$2.1M94958%
University of Central Arkansas Division I · United Athletic Conference74165$4.4M96590%
Hendrix College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference76102$555k—53%
University of Arkansas, Monticello Division II · Great American Conference80135$1.6M——
Arkansas Tech University Division II · Great American Conference81134$1.6M—96%
Harding University Division II · Great American Conference108145$3.4M—100%
Grambling State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.112154$5M93724%
Louisiana Tech University Division I · Sun Belt Conference113112$11M96473%
Centenary College (Louisiana) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference12096$550k—54%
University of Louisiana Monroe Division I · Sun Belt Conference124117$7.8M96675%

Other football programs in the Great American Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Harding University145$3.4M$23,765—vs
Ouachita Baptist University125$2.7M$21,871—vs
Oklahoma Baptist University130$2.3M$17,950—vs
Southern Nazarene University167$1.7M$10,361—vs
Henderson State University147$1.7M$11,451—vs
Arkansas Tech University134$1.6M$12,158—vs
University of Arkansas, Monticello135$1.6M$11,626—vs
Southwestern Oklahoma State University132$1.5M$11,710—vs
East Central University154$1.5M$9,521—vs
Southeastern Oklahoma State University126$1.5M$11,551—vs
Northwestern Oklahoma State University150$1.3M$8,807—vs
Southern Arkansas University149$1.3M$8,583—vs

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