2016 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

The 2016 Houston Baptist Huskies football team represented Houston Baptist University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Huskies were led by fourth-year head coach Vic Shealy. They played their home games at Husky Stadium and are members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 3–5 in Southland play to finish in seventh place.

2016 Houston Baptist Huskies football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2016 record4–7 (3–5 Southland)
Head coachVic Shealy (4th season)
Offensive coordinatorScott Smith (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorRoger Henshaw (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorCharlie Camp (2nd season)
Home stadiumHusky Stadium (Capacity: 5,000)
2016 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 5 Sam Houston State $^  9 –0     12 –1  
No. 14 Central Arkansas ^  8 –1     10 –3  
SE Louisiana  7 –2     7 –4  
McNeese State  5 –4     6 –5  
Nicholls State  5 –4     5 –6  
Stephen F. Austin  4 –5     5 –6  
Houston Baptist  3 –5     4 –7  
Incarnate Word*  3 –6     3 –8  
Lamar  3 –6     3 –8  
Abilene Christian*  2 –7     2 –9  
Northwestern State  0 –9     1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • *Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to transition from Division II
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2015 season with a 2–9 overall record and a 0–8 record in Southland Conference play to finish in 11th place.

Schedule

Source: [1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at Central Arkansas
ASNL 13–569,757
September 107:00 p.m.Texas Southern*
RSSWW 24–204,125
September 177:00 p.m.Abilene Christian
  • Husky Stadium
  • Houston, TX
FCSCW 27–24 OT2,877
September 247:00 p.m.No. 2 Sam Houston State
  • Husky Stadium
  • Houston, TX
FCSCL 16–523,134
October 16:00 p.m.at Western Kentucky*
CUSA.tvL 3–5017,331
October 157:00 p.m.Nicholls
  • Husky Stadium
  • Houston, TX
FSGOL 30–33 2OT3,217
October 224:00 p.m.at Southeastern Louisiana
Southeastern ChannelL 3–376,603
October 296:00 p.m.at Lamar
ESPN3W 24–177,777
November 57:00 p.m.at UTEP*
  • Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
CUSA.tvL 10–4215,977
November 122:00 p.m.Stephen F. Austin
  • Husky Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN3W 31–243,026
November 197:00 p.m.at Incarnate Word
FCSCL 26–286,498
  • - Games will be televised on tape delay.

Game summaries

@ Central Arkansas
See also: Central Arkansas Bears football and 2016 Central Arkansas Bears football team
Houston Baptist at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
Huskies 0 337 13
• Bears 21 21140 56
  • Date: September 1
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:22
  • Game attendance: 9,757
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • TV announcers (ASN): Lincoln Rose, Shea Walker, Kamady Rudd
Sources:[2]
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2015 L 7–43

Texas Southern
See also: Texas Southern Tigers football and 2016 Texas Southern Tigers football team
Texas Southern at Houston Baptist
1 234Total
Tigers 0 7013 20
• Huskies 7 0107 24
  • Date: September 10
  • Location: Husky Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:22
  • Game attendance: 4,125
  • Referee: Eddie Kelley
  • TV announcers (RSSW): Tom Franklin, John Harris, John Prendergast
Sources:[3]
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Abilene Christian
See also: Abilene Christian Wildcats football and 2016 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team
Abilene Christian at Houston Baptist
1 234OTTotal
Wildcats 8 3373 24
• Huskies 7 7706 27
  • Date: September 17
  • Location: Husky Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:33
  • Game attendance: 2,877
  • Game weather: 91°F • SE 7 • Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Dan Lewis
  • TV announcers (FCSC): Tom Franklin, John Harris, Jeff Power
Sources:[4]
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 2015 L 21–49

Sam Houston State
See also: Sam Houston State Bearkats football and 2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
Sam Houston State at Houston Baptist
1 234Total
• #2 Bearkats 21 10714 52
Huskies 0 6100 16
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: Husky Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:26
  • Game attendance: 3,134
  • Game weather: 85°F • ESE 6 • Mostly cloudy
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • TV announcers (FCSC): Tom Franklin, John Harris, Jeff Power
Sources:[5]
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 2015 L 14–63

@ Western Kentucky
See also: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football and 2016 WKU Hilltoppers football team
Houston Baptist at Western Kentucky
1 234Total
Huskies 3 000 3
• Hilltoppers 14 16200 50
  • Date: October 1
  • Location: Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
    Bowling Green, KY
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:01
  • Game attendance: 17,331
  • Game weather: 72°F • SW 13 • Clear
  • Referee: Ken Antee
  • TV announcers (CUSA.tv): Randy Lee, Leo Peckenpaugh, Terry Obee
Sources:[6]
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Nicholls
See also: Nicholls State Colonels football and 2016 Nicholls State Colonels football team
Nicholls at Houston Baptist (Homecoming)
1 234OTTotal
• Colonels 7 14066 33
Huskies 3 71073 30
  • Date: October 15
  • Location: Husky Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:29
  • Game attendance: 3,217
  • Game weather: 84°F • SE 10 • Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Vidal Jones
  • TV announcers (FSGO): Neal Raphael, Jeff Power, Ashley Prendergast
Sources:[7]
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2015 L 17–38

@ Southeastern Louisiana
See also: Southeastern Louisiana Lions football and 2016 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
Houston Baptist at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
Huskies 3 000 3
• Lions 7 9147 37
  • Date: October 22
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 4:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:00
  • Game attendance: 6,603
  • Referee: Eddy Shelton
  • TV announcers (Southeastern Channel): John Sartori, Wesley Boone, Richie Solares
Sources:[8]
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2015 L 7–22

@ Lamar
See also: Lamar Cardinals football and 2016 Lamar Cardinals football team
Houston Baptist at Lamar
1 234Total
• Huskies 7 0107 24
Cardinals 7 307 17
  • Date: October 29
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:32
  • Game attendance: 7,777
  • Game weather: 80°F • Sunny and warm
  • Referee: M. Vanderveld
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:[9]
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2015 L 7–55

@ UTEP
See also: UTEP Miners football and 2016 UTEP Miners football team
Houston Baptist at UTEP
1 234Total
Huskies 0 370 10
• Miners 14 1477 42
  • Date: November 5
  • Location: Sun Bowl Stadium
    El Paso, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:02
  • Game attendance: 15,977
  • Referee: Jonathan Noli
  • Television network: CUSA.tv
Sources:[10]
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Stephen F. Austin
See also: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football and 2016 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team
Stephen F. Austin at Houston Baptist
1 234Total
Lumberjacks 7 0710 24
• Huskies 7 7710 31
  • Date: November 12
  • Location: Husky Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 2:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:24
  • Game attendance: 3,026
  • Referee: Vidal Jones
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:[11]
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2015 L 20–55

@ Incarnate Word
See also: Incarnate Word Cardinals football and 2016 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
Houston Baptist at Incarnate Word
1 234Total
Huskies 0 10016 26
• Cardinals 7 0147 28
  • Date: November 19
  • Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
    San Antonio, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:20
  • Game attendance: 6,498
  • Game weather: 74°F • SE 12 • Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: FCSC
Sources: Box Score
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 2015 L 3–30

Sources
  1. "2016 Football Schedule". Houston Baptist University Huskies Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  2. "Houston Baptist (0–1, 0–1) –vs– Central Arkansas (1–0, 1–0)". Houston Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  3. "Texas Southern (0–2) –vs– Houston Baptist (1–1)". Houston Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  4. "Abilene Christian (0–3, 0–1) –vs– Houston Baptist (2–1, 1–1)". Houston Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  5. "Sam Houston State (3–0, 2–0) –vs– Houston Baptist (2–2, 1–2)". Houston Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  6. "Houston Baptist (2–3) –vs– Western Kentucky (3–2)". Houston Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  7. "Nicholls (3–3, 3–1) –vs– Houston Baptist (2–4, 1–3)". Houston Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  8. "Houston Baptist (2–5, 1–4) –vs– Southeastern Louisiana (4–3, 4–1)". Houston Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  9. "Houston Baptist (3–5, 2–4) –vs– Lamar (3–5, 3–3)". Houston Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  10. "Houston Baptist (3–6) –vs– UTEP (3–6)". Houston Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  11. "Stephen F. Austin (4–6, 3–5) –vs– Houston Baptist (4–6, 3–4)". Houston Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
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