The Battle of the Ravine is an American college football rivalry game played annually by Henderson State University and Ouachita Baptist University. The football rivalry game is tied for the oldest rivalry game in NCAA Division II,[2][3] alongside the Black Hills Brawl. The current, full title is the "Southern Bancorp Battle of the Ravine".[4]
Sport | Football |
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Teams | |
First meeting | November 28, 1895 Ouachita Baptist, 8–0[a] |
Latest meeting | November 11, 2023 Henderson State, 31–27 |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 96[b] |
All-time series | Ouachita Baptist leads, 47–44–6 (.515)[c] |
Largest victory | Ouachita Baptist, 66–0 (1919) |
Longest win streak | Henderson State, 7 (1989–1998) |
Current win streak | Henderson State, 1 (2023) |
In its earliest days, the game was played on Thanksgiving Day, but now it is played as the last game on each team's schedule. It is a unique rivalry in that the two schools located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas are across the street from each other and the visiting team walks from their own locker room to the other team's stadium. Ouachita Baptist currently leads the series 47–44–6.[a][c]
Game results
Henderson State victories | Ouachita Baptist victories | Tie games |
No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51 | November 20, 1971 | unknown | Ouachita Baptist | 21–14 | ||||
52 | November 18, 1972 | unknown | Ouachita Baptist | 15–14 | ||||
53 | November 17, 1973 | Arkadelphia, AR | Henderson State | 23–7 | ||||
54 | November 23, 1974 | Arkadelphia, AR | Henderson State | 28–7 | ||||
55 | November 22, 1975 | unknown | Ouachita Baptist | 21–20 | ||||
56 | November 20, 1976 | unknown | Henderson State | 18–3 | ||||
57 | November 17, 1977 | unknown | Henderson State | 17–16 | ||||
58 | November 18, 1978 | Arkadelphia, AR | Henderson State | 7–6 | ||||
59 | November 17, 1979 | Arkadelphia, AR | Henderson State | 28–21 | ||||
60 | November 22, 1980 | Arkadelphia, AR | Ouachita Baptist | 28–21 | ||||
61 | November 21, 1981 | Arkadelphia, AR | Ouachita Baptist | 17–13 | ||||
62 | November 20, 1982 | Arkadelphia, AR | Ouachita Baptist | 19–18 | ||||
63 | November 19, 1983 | Arkadelphia, AR | Ouachita Baptist | 19–16 | ||||
64 | November 17, 1984 | Arkadelphia, AR | Ouachita Baptist | 24–22 | ||||
65 | November 23, 1985 | Arkadelphia, AR | Henderson State | 33–19 | ||||
66 | November 22, 1986 | Arkadelphia, AR | Tie | 10–10 | ||||
67 | November 21, 1987 | Arkadelphia, AR | Ouachita Baptist | 18–3 | ||||
68 | November 19, 1988 | Arkadelphia, AR | Tie | 3–3 | ||||
69 | November 18, 1989 | Arkadelphia, AR | Henderson State | 20–14 | ||||
70 | October 27, 1990 | Arkadelphia, AR | Henderson State | 34–20 | ||||
71 | November 2, 1991 | Arkadelphia, AR | Henderson State | 21–7 | ||||
72 | October 31, 1992 | Arkadelphia, AR | Henderson State | 35–23 | ||||
73 | September 7, 1996 | Arkadelphia, AR | Henderson State | 21–17 | ||||
74 | September 6, 1997 | Arkadelphia, AR | Henderson State | 36–23 | ||||
75 | September 5, 1998 | Arkadelphia, AR | Henderson State | 24–3 | ||||
76 | September 4, 1999 | Arkadelphia, AR | Ouachita Baptist | 34–14 | ||||
77 | September 2, 2000 | Arkadelphia, AR | Henderson State | 16–9 | ||||
78 | September 1, 2001 | Arkadelphia, AR | Ouachita Baptist | 41–13 | ||||
79 | November 2, 2002 | Arkadelphia, AR | Ouachita Baptist | 28–14 | ||||
80 | November 1, 2003 | Arkadelphia, AR | Ouachita Baptist | 35–17 | ||||
81 | November 4, 2006 | Arkadelphia, AR | Henderson State | 48–28 | ||||
82 | November 1, 2007 | Arkadelphia, AR | Henderson State | 18–0 | ||||
83 | November 6, 2008 | Arkadelphia, AR | Ouachita Baptist | 43–36 | ||||
84 | November 7, 2009 | Arkadelphia, AR | Ouachita Baptist | 35–28 | ||||
85 | October 30, 2010 | Arkadelphia, AR | Henderson State | 35–26 | ||||
86 | November 12, 2011 | Arkadelphia, AR | Henderson State | 41–36 | ||||
87 | November 10, 2012 | Arkadelphia, AR | Henderson State | 42–7 | ||||
88 | November 16, 2013 | Arkadelphia, AR | Henderson State | 60–52 | ||||
89 | November 15, 2014 | Arkadelphia, AR | Ouachita Baptist | 41–20 | ||||
90 | November 14, 2015 | Arkadelphia, AR | Henderson State | 21–17 | ||||
91 | November 12, 2016 | Arkadelphia, AR | Ouachita Baptist | 30–27 | ||||
92 | November 11, 2017 | Arkadelphia, AR | Ouachita Baptist | 49–42 | ||||
93 | November 10, 2018 | Arkadelphia, AR | Ouachita Baptist | 38–10 | ||||
94 | November 16, 2019 | Arkadelphia, AR | Ouachita Baptist | 24–21 | ||||
95 | November 13, 2021 | Arkadelphia, AR | Ouachita Baptist | 31–28 | ||||
96 | November 12, 2022 | Arkadelphia, AR | Ouachita Baptist | 40–37 | ||||
97 | November 11, 2023 | Arkadelphia, AR | Henderson State | 31–27 | ||||
98 | ||||||||
Series: Ouachita Baptist leads 47–44–6 |
See also
- List of NCAA college football rivalry games
- Battle of 33rd Street, an NCAA Division I basketball rivalry that also involves schools with adjacent campuses
Notes and references
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