The Henerson State Reddies football program is a college football

College football

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 team that represents Henderson State University

Henderson State University

Henderson State University, founded in 1890 as Arkadelphia Methodist College, is a four-year public liberal arts university located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, United States. It is Arkansas's only member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges...

. The team is a member of the Great American Conference

Great American Conference

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 which is in the Division II of the National Collegiate Athletic Association

National Collegiate Athletic Association

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 (NCAA). The Reddies are currently coached by Scott Maxfield, who is in his seventh year at the university. Home games are played at Carpenter-Haygood Stadium

Carpenter-Haygood Stadium

Carpenter-Haygood Stadium is an American football stadium in Arkadelphia, Arkansas that serves as the home field for the Henderson State Reddies. It was opened in 1968 as Haygood Stadium in honor of Jimmy Haygood, the school’s football coach from 1907-1924...

 in Arkadelphia, Arkansas

Arkadelphia, Arkansas

Arkadelphia is a city in Clark County, Arkansas, United States. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 10,548. The city is the county seat of Clark County. The city is situated at the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains. Two universities, Henderson State...

. Henderson State shares the longest rivalry in Division II football with Ouachita Baptist University

Ouachita Baptist University

Ouachita Baptist University is a private, liberal arts, undergraduate institution located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, which is about 65 miles southwest of Little Rock. The university's name is taken from the Ouachita River, which forms the eastern campus boundary. It is affiliated with the Arkansas...

 Tigers, the Battle of the Ravine

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 the oldest rivalry game in NCAA Division II....

, which began in 1895.