Football Announces 2023 Schedule
ADA, Okla. – The East Central University football team has officially released the schedule for the 2023 season. The 11-game regular season has the Tigers slated for five home games at Koi Ishto Stadium to go along with six on the road, including the 106
th Great American Classic.
ECU, coming off an impressive 9-3 season, will look to continue the momentum moving forward with interim head coach
John Litrenta in his inaugural season at the helm.
The Tigers will open the 2023 season and Great American Conference play with a Thursday night kickoff in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, against Henderson State University on August 31.
ECU's home opener is set for Thursday, September 7, with a matchup against Southern Arkansas University. From there, the Tigers will travel to Weatherford, Oklahoma to face Southwestern Oklahoma State University on September 16 before returning to Koi Ishto Stadium for Homecoming against Oklahoma Baptist University on September 23.
The Tigers will wrap up the month by making a trip to Arkansas-Monticello on September 30 to face the Boll Weevils. ECU will then welcome the purple Tigers of Ouachita Baptist University on October 7 before heading to Alva, Oklahoma on October 14 to take on Northwestern Oklahoma State University.
ECU will close out the home portion of the 2023 schedule over the last two weeks of October. The Tigers will host Southern Nazarene University on October 21 with Senior Day set for the following week on October 28 against Arkansas Tech University.
The Tigers will conclude the regular season with back-to-back weeks on the road, first taking on Harding University before battling longtime rival Southeastern Oklahoma State University in the 106
th Great American Classic in Durant, Oklahoma.
Kickoff times will be announced at a later date.
