2019 Houston Baptist Huskies football team
The 2019 Houston Baptist Huskies football team represents Houston Baptist University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Huskies are led by seventh-year head coach Vic Shealy. They play their home games at Husky Stadium and are members of the Southland Conference.
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| 2019 record | 5–7 (2–6 Southland) |
| Head coach | Vic Shealy (7th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Zach Kittley (2nd season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Roger Henshaw (7th season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Jeff Mills (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Husky Stadium (Capacity: 5,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Nicholls +^ | 7 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Central Arkansas +^ | 7 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana ^ | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 6 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 2 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Huskies finished the 2018 season 1–10, 0–9 in Southland play to finish in last place.
Preseason
Preseason poll
The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 18, 2019. The Huskies were picked to finish in eleventh place.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Nicholls | 200 (20) |
| 2 | Central Arkansas | 154 |
| 3 | Incarnate Word | 150 (1) |
| 4 | Sam Houston State | 146 |
| 5 | Lamar | 123 |
| 6 | McNeese State | 114 |
| 7 | Abilene Christian | 112 (1) |
| 8 | Southeastern Louisiana | 71 |
| 9 | Stephen F. Austin | 63 |
| 10 | Northwestern State | 56 |
| 11 | Houston Baptist | 21 |
Preseason All–Southland Teams
The Huskies placed three players on the preseason all–Southland teams.[2]
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Offense 2nd team Jerreth Sterns – WR |
Defense 2nd team Andre Walker – DL Caleb Johnson – LB |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | at UTEP* | ESPN+ | L 34–36 | 34,646 | |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas Wesleyan* |
| Husky SN | W 58–13 | 2,203 |
| September 14 | 2:00 p.m. | South Dakota* | ESPN3 | W 53–52 | 5,077 | |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Northwestern State |
| ESPN3 | W 48–21 | 1,941 |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas Southern* |
| ESPN3 | W 68–31 | 3,215 |
| October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | Incarnate Word |
| ESPN3 | L 36–38 | 2,289 |
| October 12 | 6:00 p.m. | at Abilene Christian | ESPN3 | L 20–45 | 7,636 | |
| October 19 | 4:00 p.m. | at McNeese State | COWBOYINSIDER | L 27–42 | 8,083 | |
| October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | Southeastern Louisiana |
| ESPN3 | L 13–52 | 2,158 |
| November 9 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Nicholls | CST/ESPN+ | L 27–48 | 4,558 | |
| November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Lamar |
| ESPN3 | W 31–26 | 2,126 |
| November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at Sam Houston State | ESPN+ | L 14–37 | 3,849 | |
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Game summaries
at UTEP
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huskies | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 34 |
| Miners | 3 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 36 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–1 | 2016 | L, 10–42 |
Texas Wesleyan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rams | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Huskies | 14 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 58 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
at South Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huskies | 0 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 53 |
| Coyotes | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 52 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
Northwestern State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Demons | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Huskies | 14 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 48 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–2 | 2018 | L, 28–31 |
Texas Southern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Huskies | 17 | 20 | 31 | 0 | 68 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2–0 | 2017 | W, 24–17 |
Incarnate Word
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | 14 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 38 |
| Huskies | 7 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 36 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 0–4 | 2016 | L, 26–28 |
at Abilene Christian
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Huskies | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 45 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 1–5 | 2018 | L, 13–38 |
at McNeese State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Huskies | 7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| Cowboys | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 0–2 | 2018 | L, 34–51 |
Southeastern Louisiana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lions | 14 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 52 |
| Huskies | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 0–5 | 2018 | L, 52–62 |
at Nicholls
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Huskies | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| No. 25 Colonels | 13 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 48 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 1–4 | 2018 | L, 20–41 |
Lamar
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
| Huskies | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 1–4 | 2018 | L, 9–38 |
at Sam Houston State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Huskies | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Bearkats | 20 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 37 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 0–6 | 2018 | L, 20–42 |
Sources
- "Nicholls Voted to Top Spot in 2019 Football Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- "Southland Announces 2019 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- "2019 Football Schedule". Houston Baptist University. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
- "SOUTHLAND TV SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED FOR FIRST FOUR WEEKS". Southland Conference. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
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