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Ouachita Baptist University Men's Football
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Ouachita Baptist University

Ouachita Baptist University Men's Football

NCAA Division 2 Arkadelphia, AR Private

Academic Snapshot

Acceptance Rate

69%

Avg SAT

1,212

Enrollment

1,612

Team Information

Sport

Football

Gender

Men's

Division

NCAA Division 2

Location

Arkadelphia, AR

Coaching Staff (15)

Todd Knight

Head Coach

--Updated 12.15.2025-- Education: Ouachita (1986) Seasons Coached at Ouachita: 26 (1999-Present) Record at Ouachita: 169-107 Overall Seasons as a Head Coach: 32 Overall Record: 197-139-2 Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame member Todd Knight is the all-time winningest college football coach in the state of Arkansas. A 41-21 victory over Southeastern Oklahoma State on September 13, 2025 at Cliff Harris Stadium in Arkadelphia gave Knight his 163rd victory as the head coach of the Ouachita Tigers, moving him ahead of his coach, the late Buddy Benson, who now sits at No. 2 with 162 wins as Ouachita’s coach from 1965-1995. Arkansas Razorback legend Frank Broyles is third with 144 wins. Knight was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame on April 11, 2025. The state’s all-time leader in wins has coached at his alma mater for 27 years (26 seasons), and has built Ouachita Football into a yearly contender both at the Great American Conference level and at the NCAA Division II level. Knight has led the Tigers to 17 consecutive winning seasons, which is the longest active streak in the state of Arkansas. Overall, he has led Ouachita to 18 winning seasons, seven Great American Conference championships, six NCAA Division II playoff appearances, and four undefeated regular seasons. Under Knight’s leadership, the Tigers have been a mainstay in the national rankings, reaching as high as No. 3 during the 2022 and 2024 seasons, and finding a spot in the AFCA Top 25 in 78 of the last 88 polls. The first of seven GAC championships came in the inaugural season of the league in 2011. It was Ouachita’s first conference title in over 25 years. The Tigers claimed the conference crown again in 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, and 2024. Knight was named GAC Coach of the Year in all seven championship seasons. He has also been named the AFCA Super Region Coach of the Year in 2014, 2018, 2019, 2022, and 2024. Knight leads in all aspects of life; his players have been recognized for outstanding achievements on the field, in the classroom and in the community. He has recruited and coached eight professional football players, 308 All-Conference selections, 47 All-Americans, five Academic All-Americans, four semifinalists for the William V. Campbell Trophy, and 158 Academic All-Conference honorees. Knight’s seniors have had a 90% graduation rate and the team has been involved in service to the community for many years. During the 2014 season, the Tigers finished the regular season 10-0 for the first time in program history. After winning its second GAC championship, Ouachita earned the top seed in the region for the Tigers’ first ever appearance in the NCAA Division II National Championship Tournament. He also led the Tigers to undefeated regular seasons in 2018, 2019, and 2022. Knight’s development as a coach has come under solid leadership, playing under coach Buddy Benson at Ouachita, and later coaching under Red Parker and Don Skelton at Delta State from 1986-1989 and David Lee at the University of Texas at El Paso from 1990-1992. When he returned to Delta State as head coach from 1993-1998, he led the team to its first ever Gulf South Conference Championship in 1998, also earning GSC Coach of the Year honors. Knight has been an active member of the AFCA throughout his career, featuring a stint as president of the organization in 2023. He was named an AFCA Distinguished Member at the 2025 convention. He has also served on the AFCA Board of Trustees and has been active on the national scene as a former member of the NCAA Rules Committee. In addition to coaching, Knight has also been instrumental in the continued improvements to the football facilities, which have seen major renovations since 2014. Tiger student-athletes enjoy some of the nicest facilities at the D2 level, including modern amenities and luxuries at Cliff Harris Stadium as well as in the locker room, meeting rooms, weight room, and indoor and outdoor practice areas. Knight and his wife Julie have three children: Casey, a 2013 graduate of Ouachita, and her husband Ean; Spencer and his wife Megan, both 2015 graduates of Ouachita; and Jake, a 2017 graduate of Ouachita, and his wife Kelsey, a 2016 graduate of Ouachita. They are blessed with five young grandchildren, Levi, Jett, Emma, Knox, and Jax. THE TODD KNIGHT FILE 1986-1987: Graduate Assistant Coach, Delta State 1988-1989: Assistant Coach, Delta State 1990-1992: Assistant Coach, University of Texas at El Paso 1993-1998: Head Coach, Delta State 1998 Gulf South Conference Coach of the Year 1998 Gulf South Conference Champions (first in school history) 1999-present: Head Coach, Ouachita 2011 Great American Conference Champions (first in school history) 2011 Great American Conference Coach of the Year 2014 Undefeated GAC Champions 2014 Great American Conference Coach of the Year 2014 AFCA Region Three Coach of the Year 2014 NCAA Division II Playoffs (first in school history) 2017 Great American Conference Champions 2017 Great American Conference Coach of the Year 2017 NCAA Division II Playoffs 2018 Great American Conference Undefeated Champions 2018 Great American Conference Coach of the Year 2018 AFCA Region 4 Coach of the Year 2018 NCAA Division II Playoffs 2018 NCAA Division II Semifinals 2019 Great American Conference Undefeated Champions 2019 Great American Conference Coach of the Year 2019 AFCA Region 4 Coach of the year 2019 NCAA Division II Playoffs 2022 Great American Conference Undefeated Champions 2022 NCAA Division II Playoffs 2022 Great American Conference Coach of the Year 2022 AFCA Region 4 Coach of the Year 2023 AFCA President 2024 AFCA Region 4 Coach of the Year 2024 Great American Coach of the Year 2024 Great American Conference Champions 2024 NCAA Division II Playoffs 2025 Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame inductee 2025 Became all-time college football wins leader in state of Arkansas  

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Hunter Scott

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Roy Thompson Jr.

Assistant Coach

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Jeremiah Johnson

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Peyton Stafford

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Brett Shockley

Assistant Coach

Shockley is entering his 11th season as Offensive Line / Tight Ends Coach & his ninth as Recruiting Coordinator.  During the 2015 season, OBUs offense kept up its record setting ways.  The OL/TEs helped lead the way for an offense that set a school record in points per game with 37.7 and also helped the offense reach 4,000 total yards or more and 300 total points or more for the fifth consecutive season. His units have also helped the Tigers average more than 30 points per game for the seventh consecutive season. Shockleys units are known for giving Ouachitas record setting quarterbacks time and the 2009 unit was the best in all NCAA divisions by only allowing four sacks on the season.  In ten seasons, the Tigers front five are averaging 9.1 sacks allowed per season. The groups have been equally impressive in opening running lanes, paving the way for seven 1,000 yard rushers and have averaged 2,382 rushing yards per season in his tenure.  Shockley has been privileged to coach 3 pro players (P. Supernaw, NFL (Tennessee Titans); R. Richard, Arena League; B. Ruffing European League), 7 All-Americans (P. Supernaw 11; A. Sprinkle 13, 14; Calhoun 14; M. Russell 14, 15; R. Richard 10, 11; K. Smith 10, 11; C. Godbolt 11),  and 21 All-GSC or GAC players during his tenure with Ouachita.  Shockley is a 2001 graduate of the University of Arkansas where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and Agricultural Marketing. While there, he was a three year letterman playing Tackle and Guard for the Razorbacks.  He participated in the 1999 Citrus, 2000 Cotton, & 2000 Vegas Bowl Games.  He and his wife Leigh Anne have one daughter Madison Anne, 3. Twitter: @CoachShock_OBU 10th Year at Ouachita 2006-Present: Offensive Line / Tight Ends / Recruiting Coordinator 2005: Offensive Line / Tight Ends / Strength & Conditioning Coordinator, Hutchinson C.C. (KS) 2002-2004: Offensive Line / Tight Ends, Arkansas Tech University  

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Spencer Knight

Assistant Coach

Education: Ouachita (2015) Twitter: @CoachSpenceOBU Seasons Coached: 6 Ouachita football alumnus Spencer Knight is entering his eighth year and seventh season on the Ouachita coaching staff leading the receivers unit.  During Ouachita's GAC championship run in 2024, Knight led two All-GAC performers, including first team honoree Connor Flannigan and third team honoree Carter McElhany. Flannigan was also a first team honoree in 2023 as the GAC's leading receiver. During the 2022 season, Knight coached two All-Conference receivers, Connor Flannigan and Justin Dean. Flannigan was fourth in the GAC in receiving yards per game in 2022. The Tiger receiving core proved vital en route to the team's sixth GAC Championship.  During the 2021 season, Knight coached All-Conference PR/WR Connor Flannigan, who led the GAC in punt return yards. Knight also had the opportunity to work with Offensive Team Captain Hayden Waller, who helped lead a hard-working WR unit to a 9-2 record.  During the 2019 season, Knight coached All-Conference and All-Region wide receiver Allie Freeman. Freeman led the GAC in receptions (95) and broke the GAC career reception mark with over 250 career receptions. Knight's unit accumulated almost 2,000 yards receiving and 14 TD. During the 2018 season, Knight coached two All-Conference wideouts in Drew Harris and Allie Freeman. The receiving corps led a solid passing game with over 120 receptions for 1500 yards and 11 TD’s. Knight’s senior-heavy group included two offensive captains voted on by the team in La’Darius McElroy and Drew Harris. Before making his return to Ouachita, Knight coached the University of Memphis for three seasons coaching special teams and outside linebackers. He had the opportunity to learn under two rising FBS head coaches in Justin Fuente and Mike Norvell (Florida State). Knight worked directly with Special Teams Coordinator Joe Lorig, who is regarded as the top Special Teams Coordinator in FBS and is currently at the University of Oregon. Knight helped guide the special teams unit to a number one ranking in the American Athletic Conference for three consecutive seasons. Knight also coached the AAC Special Teams player of the year for three straight seasons (Jake Elliot ’15 and Tony Pollard ‘16-17). The Tigers scored seven touchdowns on kickoff returns during a two-year span and ranked in the top 3 in kickoff coverage for three consecutive seasons. Knight had the opportunity to coach in three bowl games while at Memphis: 2015 – Birmingham Bowl vs. Auburn 2016 – Boca Raton Bowl vs. Western Kentucky 2017 – Liberty Bowl vs Iowa State Knight played football at Ouachita from 2011-2014, during which time he was a member of two Great American Conference Championship teams. The former fullback earned Academic All-Conference and All-Conference honors three times during his career. Knight’s teammates voted him team captain his senior year, and he was a member of the AFCA All-State Good Works Team in 2014. Knight and his wife, Megan, have three children - Levi, Emma, and Knox. Megan is a 2015 Ouachita graduate. Spencer is the son of Ouachita Head Coach Todd Knight. Experience:  2018-Present - Ouachita Baptist Wide Receivers Coach 2015-2017 - Memphis Graduate Assistant Coach  

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Whit Jones

Assistant Coach

Education: Southern Arkansas (2021) Seasons Coached: 2 Whit Jones in his third season on staff with Ouachita football and his first season as the running backs coach. In his first year in 2023, Jones coached special teams and added coaching receivers to his duties for the 2024 GAC championship season.  Jones helped coach two-time All-GAC receiver Connor Flannigan, who finished his career as one of the top three receivers in school history. On the special teams side of the ball, Jones has helped coach seven All-GAC performers, including Flannigan and Carter McElhany, who were two of the best return specialists in the nation. He's also coached All-GAC kickers Gabe Goodman and Dax Jaggers, All-Region punter Joe Couch, and two-time All-GAC special teams selection Brock Baker.  Prior to Ouachita, Jones spent time as an assistant coach at Sheridan High School. The Malvern, Arkansas native played college football in the GAC at Southern Arkansas University.  

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Josh Miller

Assistant Coach

Josh Miller was hired as Ouachita’s safeties coaches in January of 2025. The Kokomo, Mississippi native came to Arkadelphia from Lamar University, where he was the defensive backs coach while also earning a master’s degree in sports nutrition, which he completed in 2024. He got his start in coaching at the NCAA Division II level at Mississippi College in 2022 as the wide receivers coach. He earned his first graduate degree at MC in 2023 with a master’s degree in athletic administration. During his undergraduate career, Miller started at Jackson State University in 2016 before missing the 2017 season with an injury. He went on to earn all-conference honors as a safety at East Mississippi Community College and helped his team win the NJCAA national championship with a perfect 12-0 record in 2018. He wrapped up his playing career at Mississippi College and earned a bachelor’s degree in general kinesiology in 2021.  

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Marc Guerrero

Assistant Coach

Education: Trine University (2022) Seasons Coached: 2 Marc Guerrero enters his third season on staff with the Ouachita football program. During the GAC championship season in 2024, Guerrero coached All-American safety Josiah Johnson, who went on to earn the Cliff Harris Award as the best defensive player at the NCAA Division II level. Johnson was also selected as the GAC Defensive Player of the Year. Guerrero coached three other All-GAC selections in 2024. In his first season with Ouachita, the Tiger secondary saw a large improvement by allowing an average of 40 less passing yards per game compared to 2022. Safety Josiah Johnson was named an All-American by the Associated Press for the 2023 season and marked Ouachita's first defensive All-America honoree since 2018. Johnson also earned All-Region honors at the safety position. Three Tiger defensive backs earned All-Great American Conference honors for the 2023 season.  Guerrero spent his college football career at Trine Univeristy in Angola, Indiana. The Merrillville, Indiana native played all four years with the Thunder, totaling 84 tackles and four interceptions. 

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Jaden Davis

Assistant Coach

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Frank Espy

Assistant Coach

After graduating from Ouachita with his bachelors degree in speech communications in 2011, Espy stayed in Arkadelphia as a graduate assistant, helping coach defensive line at Ouachita while getting his masters degree in sports administration from Henderson State University. Espy went back to Mendocino in 2014 to coach defensive backs under his former d-line coach. He was promoted to defensive coordinator the next season. In 2016, Espy became one of the youngest head coaches in the nation when he took the helm for his alma mater. The 2017 MCC Eagles led the nation with 51 takeaways under Espys leadership. Espys next stop was as the offensive coordinator for Cabrillo Community College in Aptos, California in 2018. In Espys first season with at CCC, he helped lead the Seahawks to a 7-3 record with an offense that put out 419 yards and 35 points per game. The 2019 Seahawks team posted an 8-3 record and made a bowl game appearance while averaging 435 yards per game and scored almost 33 points per game.   Espy then made his way to the Motor City in 2022 as the defensive line coach at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. In his one season with the WSU Warriors, Espy coached two honorable mention All-GLIAC recipients, as well as the teams leader in sacks and tackles for loss. WSUs defense was tied for first in conference and sixth nationally with 13 fumble recoveries. 11 of Espys student-athletes earned Academic All-GLIAC honors, including four players earning spots on the excellence team for GPAs at or above a 3.5.

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Jonathan Fletcher

Coach

Jonathan Fletcher joined the Ouachita football coaching staff in April of 2026 as the team offensive run game coordinator and offensive line and tight ends coach. He spent the previous 13 years on staff at Delta State, working his way up the ranks to his most recent title of assistant head coach and offensive coordinator. He started with the Statesmen as a graduate assistant tight ends coach and strength coach in 2013, moved to running backs and tight ends coach in 2015, became the team’s run game coordinator and offensive line coach in 2019, was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2020, and added assistant head coach duties in 2022. Throughout his tenure with the Statesmen, Fletcher coached 15 all-conference offensive lineman, three All-Americans, and a Gene Upshaw D2 Lineman of the Year Award finalist. He was a part of eight winning seasons with the Statesmen, three Gulf South Conference championships, and three NCAA Division II playoff appearances. With Fletcher calling the plays, the 2025 DSU offense averaged 36 points and 411 yards of offense per game. The offensive line had a successful season rushing for 1,804 yards on 380 attempts and scored 27 touchdowns blocking for all-conference running back Nick Clark. Delta State was ranked sixth in the nation in sacks allowed, allowing seven sacks on 306 passing attempts. The 2025 season also saw Gabe Schweitzer (tackle) and Logan Browning (guard) being named first team All-GSC. In 2024, the DSU offense averaged 32 points and 417 yards per game. The offensive line continued to impress on the ground, totaling 1,830 rushing yards on 383 attempts on the season. The team averaged 4.8 yards per carry and scored 18 touchdowns. Leading the way was all-conference running back Kelvin Smith, who averaged 5.3 yards per carry and found the endzone six times. Jaelon Brown was a first team all-conference offensive line selection as well as an AP All-American. The Statesmen offense had an historic two-year run during the 2022 and 2023 seasons, averaging 42 points and 461 yards per game combined. Both years the offense ranked top five in Division II in points per game, first downs, and third down percentage. In 2023, the Statesmen gave up a mere seven sacks on 327 pass attempts, ranking in the top 10 in the nation. In 2023, the Statesmen offensive line had three all-conference offensive linemen, while 2022 saw four all-conference picks, including All-American Nic Melsop who was a finalist for the Gene Upshaw Award. Quarterback Patrick Shegog was also awarded the GSC offensive player of the year in both seasons. In the 2021 season, Fletcher’s offensive line made room for the two-headed rushing attack of Rico Owens and Deion Damper, who combined to average more than 112 yards per game. The 2019 season marked Fletcher’s first year as the offensive line coach and run game coordinator. His offensive line paved the way for a rushing attack that ranked third in the GSC with 197.5 yards per game. The "thunder and lightning duo" of Owens and Dampier ranked second and 10th, respectively, in the GSC, averaging 69.7 and 52.5 yards per game on the ground. Owens and Dampier joined starting center Innis Claud V as All-GSC selections on offense. In 2017, Fletcher coached LaDarion Peterson, who was named second team All-GSC and set a new career kick return yardage record of 1,786 yards. Fletcher also coached Chris Robinson, who was a two-time All-American, two-time all-conference selection, and Harlon Hill Trophy nominee. Prior to joining the DSU staff, Fletcher served as the assistant offensive line/tight ends coach at Presentation College in 2012 en route to a 1,200-yard rushing season, in only the program's second year. He also served as an intern with the strength and conditioning coach for Mount Saint Joseph University's football team in 2011 and assistant hitting coach for the Knox College baseball team in 2012. Fletcher was awarded Knox College’s Dean S. Trevor Memorial Award in 2012 and was a two-sport athlete as a four-year letterman for the baseball team and a three-year letterman for the football team, while earning a bachelor's degree in secondary education social sciences. In the spring of 2014, Fletcher completed his strength and conditioning certification through USA Weightlifting, the official certification program of the United States Olympic Training Committee. Fletcher is married to the former Caroline George, of Selmer, Tenn. The two were married on May 20, 2017 and have two daughters, Harper and Palmer.  

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Jay Derby

Coach

Jay with his wife, Susan, and youngest daughter, Anna. Not pictured: oldest daughter Caroline.   Education: Guilford College (1992) Twitter: @derbytd Seasons Coached: 25 (1999-Present) Jay Derby is entering his 27th year (26th season) on the Tiger Football staff after coming to Ouachita from Delta State with head coach Todd Knight. Derby will be in his 21st season as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He served as the recruiting coordinator for Ouachita from 1999-2004, coached the defensive line from 1999-2001 and coached the wide receivers from 2002-2003. In 2024 during Ouachita's seventh GAC championship season, Derby's offensive attack ranked 13th in the nation in scoring at 35.2 points per game. Quarterback Eli Livingston led the GAC and ranked seventh nationally in passing yards per completion at 15.7. In 2023, the Ouachita offense ranked second in the Great American Conference with an average of 39.8 points per game. Derby coached the GAC's second-leading passer in Riley Harms who racked up nearly 200 passing yards per game. Harms' passing efficiency of 169.4 ranked first in the GAC and fourth in all of Division II.  In 2022, the Tiger offense broke a trio of school records en route to its sixth GAC title. The Tigers averaged 42.6 points per game, which ranked second nationally in Division II. They broke the program record for total points in a season with 511. Ouachita also racked up 709 yards of total offense against Southwestern Oklahoma State, a new school record for yards in a single game. In 2019, Derby Coached All-GAC QB Brayden Brazeal to the best completion percentage in NCAA Division II Football and second overall across all divisions of NCAA Football finishing at 75.94 percent, only .36% behind Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow. In the same season, the Ouachita Offense led the Nation across all Divisions of NCAA Football in 3rd Down Conversion percentage at 62.34. That was a new Great American Conference record. In 2012, the American Football Coaches Association named three finalists for the NCAA Division II Assistant Coach of the Year. Derby was one of those finalists, recognizing him for his community involvement and the productivity of Ouachita's offense. During the 2011 GAC Championship campaign, the Tiger offense ranked first in points per game and total offense in the conference. Derby has coached and recruited over 70 All-Conference and NFL athletes in his career, including two different offensive players of the year, three freshmen of the year, six professional athletes, and two NFL players in wide receiver Julius Pruitt and tight end Phillip Supernaw. Derby, a native of Goldsboro, N.C., played football at Guilford College in North Carolina where he won the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championship as a senior. He began his coaching career at his alma mater in 1992, coaching wide receivers and tight ends. Derby went on to Methodist College for a year coaching running backs, and then to Delta State, where they won DSU’s first ever Gulf South Conference Championship and a berth in the NCAA Division II Playoffs, where his responsibilities included tight ends, receivers and special teams over a five year span. Derby and his wife, Susan, have two daughters, Caroline, a 2023 Ouachita graduate, and Anna, who is entering her third year at Ouachita. Recruiting Area: Central and southwest Arkansas.                                Greater Houston Area in Texas                                Coaching Experience: 27th Year at Ouachita 2005-Present: Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach, OBU 2004: Recruiting Coordinator, Quarterbacks and Wide Receivers Coach, OBU 2002 - 2003: Recruiting Coordinator and Wide Receivers Coach, OBU 1999 - 2001: Recruiting Coordinator and Defensive Line Coach, OBU 1995-1998: Wide Receivers Coach, Delta State University 1994: Tight Ends Coach, Delta State University 1993: Running Backs Coach, Methodist College 1992: Wide Receivers and Tight Ends Coach, Guilford College Coaching Accomplishments:  7x GAC Champion (2011, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024) GSC Champion (1998) 7 NCAA Playoff Appearances (1998, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024) 2012 AFCA Top 3 Finalist for Assistant Coach of the Year.  3 Players Signed by NFL Teams (TJ Bingham, Julius Pruitt and Phillip Supernaw) 6 GAC All-Conference Quarterbacks 2 GAC Offensive Player of the Year (Casey Cooper, Kris Oliver) 4 GAC Freshman of the Year (Allie Freeman, Kris Oliver, Brayden Brazeal, Isaiah Simpson) Ouachita Records: Total points in a single season: 511 (2022) Most points per game in a single season 42.6 (2022) Most yards in a single game: 709 vs Southwestern Oklahoma State (2022) Most passing yards in a single game: 478 vs Arkansas Tech (2008) Quarterback Records: Highest completion percentage in a season: Brayden Brazeal 75.94% (2019) Most passing yards in a season: Eli Cranor - 2,570 (2010) Most passing yards in a game: Lance Parker - 478 (2008) Total offense in a season: Eli Cranor - 3,083 (2010) Most rushing yards in a season by a QB: Casey Cooper - 957 (2011) Single game completion percentage: Eli Cranor - 93.75% (2010) Defensive Line Records:  Most Sacks in a Season: T.J. Bingham - 18 (2001)

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Kane Bryen

Coach

Education: Southwestern Oklahoma State (2013) Twitter: @coachbryen Seasons Coached: 9  Kane Bryen is entering his seventh season as Ouachita’s defensive line coach and 10th season overall with the Tigers. He is in his second stint with the Tigers after spending a season at Blinn Junior College as the offensive line coach. During Ouachita's seventh GAC championship run during the 2024 season, Bryen helped Ouachita field one of the best defensive units in the nation, specifically the third best scoring defense in D2, giving up just 12 points per game. Bryen coached four All-GAC performers during 2024. The 2023 season saw Bryen's defensive line unit put up better numbers than the previous season by allowing less than 150 rush yards per game. The Tiger d-line also produced 2023 All-GAC defensive tackle in Braylen Butler. In 2022, the Tiger front line ranked third in the GAC in rush defense, allowing less than 160 rush yards per game to help Ouachita earn its sixth GAC title after an 11-0 regular season and an NCAA Playoff appearance.  Since 2019, the Ouachita defense has ranked in the top three in the Great American Conference for rush defense, thanks in part to Bryen's controlling defensive lines. Bryen has coached 10 All-Conference and two All-Region defensive linemen since 2018. While at Blinn, Bryen helped the offense average 454 yards per game and helped guide the offense to a top-five national ranking in total offense. Bryen also helped Blinn to its first bowl game in four years. In his first stint at Ouachita, Bryen was a graduate assistant coach from 2014-2017. He worked with a running backs unit that set several school records. Bryen was a member of the 2014 coaching staff that led Ouachita to a perfect 10-0 record and a 2014 Great American Conference Championship. During the 2014 season, Tiger ball carriers amassed 2,852 yards rushing and averaged 237 yards per game. Bryen also coached the single season touchdown rushing record in 2014 and the national freshman of the year in 2015. Bryen played at fellow Great American Conference affiliate Southwestern Oklahoma State University. The former right tackle started 41 consecutive games for the Bulldogs. Bryen has been married to his wife Deitra for 12 years now, and the couple have two sons, Beau and Jax. Coaching Experience: Ouachita Baptist Defensive Line – 2018-Present Blinn Junior College Offensive Line – 2017-2018 Ouachita Baptist Graduate Assistant Running Backs – 2014-2017 Cisco College Offensive/Defensive Line -- 2013-2014  

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