Battle of the Ravine

The Battle of the Ravine is a college 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, [1][2] alongside the Black Hills Brawl. The current, full title is the "Southern Bancorp Battle of the Ravine".[3]

Battle of the Ravine
Teams Henderson State Reddies Ouachita Baptist Tigers Originated 1895 Series Ouachita leads 44–43–6 Current victor Ouachita Baptist University Trophy None
Henderson State (43) Ouachita Baptist (44) 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1918 • 1923 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1932 • 1933 • 1941 • 1950 • 1951 • 1963 • 1965 • 1968 • 1969 • 1973 • 1974 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1985 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 2000 • 2006 • 2007 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2015 1895 • 1915 • 1916 • 1919 • 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1931 • 1934 • 1935 • 1938 • 1940 • 1941 • 1945 • 1946 • 1948 • 1949 • 1966 • 1967 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1975 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1987 • 1999 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2008 • 2009 • 2014 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 Ties (6) 1914 • 1927 • 1947 • 1964 • 1986 • 1988

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Locations in Arkadelphia

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 44–43–6.

Game results

HENDERSON STATE victories

OUACHITA BAPTIST victories

Tie games

#	Date	Winner	Score		Series
			HSU	OBU
0	November 28, 1885	OUACHITA BAPTIST	0	8	– (Unsanctioned)[4]
1	1907	HENDERSON STATE	22	6	HSU 1–0
2	November 26, 1908	HENDERSON STATE	42	0	HSU 2–0
3	November 25, 1909	HENDERSON STATE	38	0	HSU 3–0
4	November 25, 1910	HENDERSON STATE	9	0	HSU 4–0
5	November 30, 1911	HENDERSON STATE	11	0	HSU 5–0
6	November 28, 1912	HENDERSON STATE	13	0	HSU 6–0
7	November 20, 1914	Tied	0	0	HSU 6–0–1
8	November 12, 1915	OUACHITA BAPTIST	7	34	HSU 6–1–1
9	November 30, 1916	OUACHITA BAPTIST	0	31	HSU 6–2–1
10	1918	HENDERSON STATE	7	0	HSU 7–2–1
11	1919	OUACHITA BAPTIST	0	66	HSU 7–3–1
12	1920	OUACHITA BAPTIST	0	3	HSU 7–4–1
13	November 24, 1921	OUACHITA BAPTIST	0	14	HSU 7–5–1
14	November 30, 1922	OUACHITA BAPTIST	0	8	HSU 7–6–1
15	November 29, 1923	HENDERSON STATE	26	6	HSU 8–6–1
16	November 27, 1924	OUACHITA BAPTIST	0	12	HSU 8–7–1
17	November 26, 1925	OUACHITA BAPTIST	7	46	Tied 8–8–1
18	1926	OUACHITA BAPTIST	7	14	OBU 9–8–1
19	1927	Tied	6	6	OBU 9–8–2
20	November 29, 1928	HENDERSON STATE	21	0	Tied 9–9–2
21	November 28, 1929	HENDERSON STATE	46	0	HSU 10–9–2
22	November 27, 1930	HENDERSON STATE	13	6	HSU 11–9–2
23	October 30, 1931	OUACHITA BAPTIST	0	12	HSU 11–10–2
24	1932	HENDERSON STATE	62	0	HSU 12–10–2
25	November 30, 1933	HENDERSON STATE	21	6	HSU 13–10–2
26	1934	OUACHITA BAPTIST	0	7	HSU 13–11–2
27	1935	OUACHITA BAPTIST	0	19	HSU 13–12–2
28	November 18, 1938	OUACHITA BAPTIST	6	19	Tied 13–13–2
29	December 8, 1939	HENDERSON STATE	3	0	HSU 14–13–2
30	September 20, 1940	OUACHITA BAPTIST	7	20	Tied 14–14–2
31	December 6, 1940	OUACHITA BAPTIST	0	20	OBU 15–14–2
32	September 27, 1941	OUACHITA BAPTIST	0	7	OBU 16–14–2
33	November 27, 1941	OUACHITA BAPTIST	0	7	OBU 17–14–2
34	1945	HENDERSON STATE	21	0	OBU 17–15–2
35	1945	OUACHITA BAPTIST	0	6	OBU 18–15–2
36	1946	OUACHITA BAPTIST	14	26	OBU 19–15–2
37	November 27, 1947	Tied	0	0	OBU 19–15–3
38	November 25, 1948	OUACHITA BAPTIST	7	20	OBU 20–15–3
39	November 24, 1949	OUACHITA BAPTIST	14	17	OBU 21–15–3
40	November 23, 1950	HENDERSON STATE	7	0	OBU 21–16–3
41	1951	HENDERSON STATE	54	0	OBU 21–17–3
42	November 28, 1963	HENDERSON STATE	28	13	OBU 21–18–3
43	November 26, 1964	Tied	6	6	OBU 21–18–4
44	November 25, 1965	HENDERSON STATE	7	0	OBU 21–19–4
45	November 19, 1966	OUACHITA BAPTIST	21	33	OBU 22–19–4
46	November 18, 1967	OUACHITA BAPTIST	17	29	OBU 23–19–4
47	November 23, 1968	HENDERSON STATE	16	0	OBU 23–20–4
48	November 22, 1969	HENDERSON STATE	23	17	OBU 23–21–4
49	November 21, 1970	OUACHITA BAPTIST	0	36	OBU 24–21–4
50	November 20, 1971	OUACHITA BAPTIST	14	21	OBU 25–21–4
51	November 18, 1972	OUACHITA BAPTIST	14	15	OBU 26–21–4
52	November 17, 1973	HENDERSON STATE	23	7	OBU 26–22–4
53	November 23, 1974	HENDERSON STATE	28	7	OBU 26–23–4
54	November 22, 1975	OUACHITA BAPTIST	20	21	OBU 27–23–4
55	November 20, 1976	HENDERSON STATE	18	3	OBU 27–24–4
56	November 17, 1977	HENDERSON STATE	17	16	OBU 27–25–4
57	November 18, 1978	HENDERSON STATE	7	6	OBU 27–26–4
58	November 17, 1979	HENDERSON STATE	28	21	Tied 27–27–4
59	November 22, 1980	OUACHITA BAPTIST	21	28	OBU 28–27–4
60	November 21, 1981	OUACHITA BAPTIST	13	17	OBU 29–27–4
61	November 20, 1982	OUACHITA BAPTIST	18	19	OBU 30–27–4
62	November 19, 1983	OUACHITA BAPTIST	16	19	OBU 31–27–4
63	November 17, 1984	OUACHITA BAPTIST	22	24	OBU 32–27–4
64	November 23, 1985	HENDERSON STATE	33	19	OBU 32–28–4
65	November 22, 1986	Tied	10	10	OBU 32–28–5
66	November 21, 1987	OUACHITA BAPTIST	3	18	OBU 33–28–5
67	November 19, 1988	Tied	3	3	OBU 33–28–6
68	November 18, 1989	HENDERSON STATE	20	14	OBU 33–29–6
69	October 27, 1990	HENDERSON STATE	34	20	OBU 33–30–6
70	November 2, 1991	HENDERSON STATE	21	7	OBU 33–31–6
71	October 31, 1992	HENDERSON STATE	35	23	OBU 33–32–6
72	September 7, 1996	HENDERSON STATE	21	17	Tied 33–33–6
73	September 6, 1997	HENDERSON STATE	36	23	HSU 34–33–6
74	September 5, 1998	HENDERSON STATE	24	3	HSU 35–33–6
75	September 4, 1999	OUACHITA BAPTIST	14	34	HSU 35–34–6
76	September 2, 2000	HENDERSON STATE  OT	16	9	HSU 36–34–6
77	September 1, 2001	OUACHITA BAPTIST	13	41	HSU 36–35–6
78	November 2, 2002	OUACHITA BAPTIST	14	28	Tied 36–36–6
79	November 1, 2003	OUACHITA BAPTIST	17	35	OBU 37–36–6
80	November 4, 2006	HENDERSON STATE	48	28	Tied 37–37–6
81	November 1, 2007	HENDERSON STATE	18	0	HSU 38–37–6
82	November 6, 2008	OUACHITA BAPTIST	36	43	Tied 38–38–6
83	November 7, 2009	OUACHITA BAPTIST	28	35	OBU 39–38–6
84	October 30, 2010	HENDERSON STATE	35	26	Tied 39–39–6
85	November 12, 2011	HENDERSON STATE	41	36	HSU 40–39–6
86	November 10, 2012	HENDERSON STATE	42	7	HSU 41–39–6
87	November 16, 2013	HENDERSON STATE  3OT	60	52	HSU 42–39–6
88	November 15, 2014	OUACHITA BAPTIST	20	41	HSU 42–40–6
89	November 14, 2015	HENDERSON STATE	21	17	HSU 43–40–6
90	November 12, 2016	OUACHITA BAPTIST	27	30	HSU 43-41-6
91	November 11, 2017	OUACHITA BAPTIST	42	49	HSU 43-42-6
92	November 10, 2018	OUACHITA BAPTIST	38	10	Tied 43-43-6
93	November 16, 2019	OUACHITA BAPTIST	24	21	OBU 44-43-6

• The 1931 game was played in Conway, Arkansas.[5]

See also

• List of NCAA college football rivalry games

References

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2. Trister, Noah (November 6, 2009). "Arkansas rivals separated by only a street". USA Today. Associated Press. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
3. Tugman, Lindsey (November 5, 2012). "Press conference for 'Battle of the Ravine' football game". Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
4. https://www.webcitation.org/632FqYD4Y?url=http://www.siftingsherald.com/sports/x558077703/Tie-breaker-year-for-Battle-of-the-Ravine
5. "Henderson State vs Ouachita Baptist (AR)". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2013-09-05.