ARKADELPHIA – The Ouachita Baptist University football team has unveiled its schedule for the 2026 season.

For the 11th consecutive season, the Tigers are set to open up on a weeknight, this year hosting East Central on Thursday, September 3 at Cliff Harris Stadium for a 7 p.m. kickoff.

The ECU game is the first of five home games on the 2026 schedule for the Tigers, also including September 26 against Harding at 7 p.m., October 10 against Southern Nazarene at noon, October 17 against Arkansas-Monticello at 1 p.m., and November 7 against Southwestern Oklahoma State at 1 p.m.

Homecoming is set for the October 10 game against SNU. The annual Ouachita Football Alumni Day is October 17 against UAM. Senior Day and the Hall of Fame Game will be November 7 against SWOSU.

Season tickets are set to go on sale May 4. Individual game tickets will be available for purchase in early August.

Among the six road games for the Tigers is the 99th Battle of the Ravine on November 14, when the team will walk across Highway 67 to Carpenter Haygood Stadium for a 1 p.m. kickoff against Henderson State.

The Tigers are coming off a 7-4 finish in 2025, marking the program's 17th consecutive winning season, the longest active streak among college football teams in the state of Arkansas.