June 22, 2026 · Dead Period · Heritage Window · 2026 Outlook

East Texas Baptist University

4-6 2025 final

The Tigers of East Texas Baptist University in Marshall — a faith-rooted American Southwest Conference program with two league titles, chasing the top of an ASC dominated by Texas D3 powers from Ornelas Stadium.

The Tigers wait in the brush.

Record

4-6

win% .400

Conference

4th of 4

American Southwest · 0-6

Index Rating

45.6

D3 #154 of 240

Playoff Path

Win the league

Dead PeriodOffseasonPatientPost-loss — diagnostic

The Long Wait·Offseason

Title DroughtSince 2015 · 10 yrs

Win the American Southwest Conference again for the first time since 2015 — and break through against the Texas D3 powers that own the league.

low signal

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Offseason

69 days

until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC

Act I

The 2026 Outlook

DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL

East Texas Baptist University sits 4th in the American Southwest Conference and 154th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

American Southwest · 2025

	Team	Conf	Overall	Index
1	Hardin-Simmons	5-1	9-2	65.2
2	Mary Hardin-Baylor	5-1	7-3	61.5
3	Howard Payne	2-4	4-6	50.7
4	East Texas Baptist University	0-6	4-6	45.6

45.6 CFB Zeitgeist#154 of 240 D353.0 strength of schedule

Win the American Southwest Conference for the automatic berth into the 40-team NCAA Division III bracket. Miss it and the path is an at-large bid, selected by NPI — the metric the CFB Index mirrors. Six wins survive the bracket to the Stagg Bowl.

Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2025 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected

THE 2025 SEASON · 4-6

Signature win 47-8 over LYONCOLL; toughest day 14-63 against Hardin-Simmons.

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The Tigers wait in the brush.

What moved it — offseason · last 30 days

June Dead-period quiet — official-visit + heritage window —

Camp Fall camp ~40 days out

"Go East Texas Baptist University" — East Texas Baptist University fanbase · recurring line

0 mentions · awaiting signal

Winning record—

The baseline for a successful season.

Conference title—

The primary goal and national bracket path.

32-team bracket qualifierLocked—

One of 32 national tournament entries.

Stagg BowlLocked—

The Division III national championship game.

Floor 2-10

Base 4-8

Ceiling 7-5

floor2-10Rebuild year. Below .500.

base4-8Mid-table finish.

ceiling7-5Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.

Act II

Who We Are

Home-Field Advantage · East Texas Baptist University · 2018-present

Strong

57% home win rate vs 41% on the road. margin runs +12.0 better at home.

Home12-9Away7-10

Act III

Last Season Reviewed

2025 season · tap to expand

Recent Form · last 10 games

Hibernating

Zero of five. Reset territory.

Streak L6Last 5 · 0-5Last 10 · 4-6

Schedule Strength · East Texas Baptist University · 2025

Soft

Average opponent win rate 40% across 7 finalized games. Lighter schedule — the committee weighs wins against strength of field.

Opp Win %0.407

Moment of the Year · East Texas Baptist University · 2025

Won 47-8 vs LYONCOLL

Week 2 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.

Decisive Margin

From the Archive — East Texas Baptist University

2024: Won 63-28 at Hendrix College

In 2024, the program won 63-28 at Hendrix College — a blowout road result that left the 35-point margin on the books.

The Tigers earn their dinner.