2019 Houston Baptist Huskies football team
The 2019 Houston Baptist Huskies football team represented Houston Baptist University—now known as Houston Christian University—as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Vic Shealy the Huskies compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing tenth in the Southland. Houston Baptist played home games at Husky Stadium in Houston.
| 2019 Houston Baptist Huskies football | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 5–7 (2–6 Southland) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Zach Kittley (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Air raid |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Roger Hinshaw (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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The Huskies' five wins set a new program record.
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. | at 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 | |
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| Huskies | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 34 |
| Miners | 3 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 36 |
Texas Wesleyan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rams | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Huskies | 14 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 58 |
At South Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Huskies | 0 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 53 |
| Coyotes | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 52 |
Northwestern State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Demons | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Huskies | 14 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 48 |
Texas Southern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Huskies | 17 | 20 | 31 | 0 | 68 |
Incarnate Word
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cardinals | 14 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 38 |
| Huskies | 7 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 36 |
At Abilene Christian
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Huskies | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 45 |
At McNeese State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Huskies | 7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| Cowboys | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
Southeastern Louisiana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lions | 14 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 52 |
| Huskies | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
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 |
Lamar
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cardinals | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
| Huskies | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
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 |
References
- "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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