American college football season
2021 Houston Baptist Huskies football |
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Conference | Southland Conference |
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Record | 0–11 (0–8 Southland) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Cedric Cormier (1st season) |
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Offensive scheme | Air raid |
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Defensive coordinator | Shane Eachus (1st season) |
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Co-defensive coordinator | Roger Hinshaw (9th season) |
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Base defense | Multiple |
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Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
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The 2021 Houston Baptist Huskies football team represented Houston Baptist University—now known as Houston Christian University—as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Vic Shealy the Huskies compiled an overall record of 0–11 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of six teams teams in the Southland. Houston Baptist played home games at Husky Stadium in Houston.
Preseason
Preseason poll
The Southland Conference released their preseason poll in July 2021. The Huskies were picked to finish sixth in the conference.[1] In addition, six Huskies were chosen to the Preseason All-Southland Team.[2]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | Southeastern Louisiana | 48 (8) |
2 | Nicholls | 43 (4) |
3 | Incarnate Word | 32 |
4 | McNeese State | 26 |
5 | Northwestern State | 21 |
6 | Houston Baptist | 10 |
Preseason All–Southland Teams
Offense 1st Team - Christian Hood – Offensive Lineman, SO
2nd Team - Dreshawn Minnieweather – Running Back, SR
| Defense 1st Team - Patrick Wolfe – Defensive Back, SR
2nd Team - Segun Ijiyera – Defensive Lineman, JR
- Philip Ossai – Defensive Lineman, SO
- Brennan Young – Linebacker, JR
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Personnel
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at New Mexico* | | L 17–27 | 15,908 |
September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado* | | L 13–45 | 2,135 |
September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | at Prairie View A&M* | | L 27–37 | 8,476 |
October 2 | 3:00 p.m. | at Nicholls | | L 17–48 | 5,840 |
October 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Northwestern State | | L 17–21 | 1,987 |
October 16 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Southeastern Louisiana | | L 24–61 | 7,389 |
October 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Nicholls | | L 14–44 | 2,362 |
October 30 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Incarnate Word | | L 21–49 | 2,711 |
November 6 | 3:00 p.m. | at Northwestern State | | L 24–28 | 3,621 |
November 13 | 2:00 p.m. | McNeese State![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | L 3–44 | 2,325 |
November 20 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 18 Incarnate Word | | L 14–55 | 1,931 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Game summaries
At New Mexico
Houston Baptist at New Mexico | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Huskies | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 | • Lobos | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 | - Date: September 2, 2021
- Location: University Stadium
Albuquerque, NM - Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes
- Game attendance: 15,908
- Game weather: • Weather: Sunny • Wind: TBD
- Referee: Cal McNeill
- TV announcers (KASY-TV/ESPN+): Jeff Siembieda (play–by–play) and George Carter (analyst)
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 12:50 | NM | Kyle Jarvis 11–yard pass from Terry Wilson Jr. (Andrew Shelley kick) (3 plays, 22 yards, 1:28) | NM 7–0 | 08:16 | NM | Trace Bruckler 4–yard pass from Terry Wilson Jr. (Andrew Shelley kick) (9 plays, 74 yards, 4:02) | NM 14–0 | | 2 | 12:59 | HBU | Tyson Thompson 44–yard punt return (Gino Garcia kick) | NM 14–7 | 04:27 | HBU | Gino Garcia 45–yard field goal (16 plays, 48 yards, 6:09) | NM 14–10 | 02:40 | NM | Keyonte Lanier 47–yard pass from Terry Wilson Jr. (Andrew Shelley kick) (4 plays, 59 yards, 1:40) | NM 21–10 | | 3 | 06:22 | NM | Andrew Shelley 30–yard field goal (10 plays, 38 yards, 5:42) | NM 24–10 | | 4 | 04:03 | HBU | Charles King 6–yard pass from Blaise Bentsen (Gino Garcia kick) (7 plays, 40 yards, 2:57) | NM 24–17 | 01:38 | NM | Andrew Shelley 37–yard field goal (4 plays, 7 yards, 1:21) | NM 27–17 | |
Pregame line | Over/under |
NM –25.5 | 66[5] |
Statistics | Houston Baptist | New Mexico |
First downs | 15 | 16 |
Total yards | 187 | 308 |
Rushing yards | –9 | 129 |
Passing yards | 196 | 179 |
Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
Time of possession | 26:47 | 33:13 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Houston Baptist | Passing | Blaise Bentsen | 27/47, 196 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs |
Rushing | Dreshawn Minnieweather | 5 carries, 21 yards |
Receiving | Charles King | 7 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD |
New Mexico | Passing | Terry Wilson Jr. | 20/26, 174 yards, 3 TDs |
Rushing | Aaron Dumas | 15 carries, 57 yards |
Receiving | Keyonte Lanier | 3 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD |
Northern Colorado
Northern Colorado at Houston Baptist | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Bears | 14 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 45 | Huskies | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 | - Date: September 11, 2021
- Location: Husky Stadium
Houston, TX - Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time:
- Game attendance:
- Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
- Referee:
- TV announcers ( ):
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Statistics | Northern Colorado | Houston Baptist |
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Northern Colorado | Passing | | |
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Houston Baptist | Passing | | |
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At Prairie View A&M
Houston Baptist at Prairie View A&M | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Huskies | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 27 | • Panthers | 20 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 37 | |
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Statistics | Houston Baptist | Prairie View A&M |
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Prairie View A&M | Passing | | |
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At Nicholls
Houston Baptist at Nicholls | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Huskies | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 | • Colonels | 21 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 48 | |
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Statistics | Houston Baptist | Nicholls |
First downs | 10 | 33 |
Total yards | 182 | 650 |
Rushing yards | 35 | 421 |
Passing yards | 147 | 229 |
Turnovers | 2 | 4 |
Time of possession | 22:45 | 37:15 |
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Nicholls | Passing | | |
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Northwestern State
Northwestern State at Houston Baptist | 1 | 2 | Total | Demons | | | 0 | Huskies | | | 0 | - Date: October 9, 2021
- Location: Husky Stadium
Houston, TX - Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time:
- Game attendance:
- Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
- Referee:
- TV announcers (ESPN+):
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Statistics | Northwestern State | Houston Baptist |
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Northwestern State | Passing | | |
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Houston Baptist | Passing | | |
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At No. 11 Southeastern Louisiana
Houston Baptist at Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | 2 | Total | Huskies | | | 0 | No. 11 Lions | | | 0 | - Date: October 16, 2021
- Location: Strawberry Field
Hammond, LA - Game start: 4:00 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time:
- Game attendance: 7,389
- Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
- Referee:
- TV announcers (ESPN+):
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Statistics | Houston Baptist | Southeastern Louisiana |
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Southeastern Louisiana | Passing | | |
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Nicholls
Nicholls at Houston Baptist | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Colonels | 27 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 44 | Huskies | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | - Date: October 23, 2021
- Location: Husky Stadium
Houston, TX - Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time: 03:11
- Game attendance: 2,362
- Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Rain • Wind: 9mph S
- Referee: Craig Helser
- TV announcers (ESPN+):
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Pregame line | Over/under |
NSU-21 | 65.5 |
Statistics | Nicholls | Houston Baptist |
First downs | 30 | 15 |
Total yards | 572 | 157 |
Rushing yards | 347 | 8 |
Passing yards | 225 | 149 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 36:52 | 23:04 |
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Nicholls | Passing | | |
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Houston Baptist | Passing | | |
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At No. 22 Incarnate Word
Houston Baptist at Incarnate Word | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Huskies | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | • No. 22 Cardinals | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 | - Date: October 30, 2021
- Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
San Antonio, TX - Game start: 3:00 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time:
- Game attendance: 2,711
- Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 7 mph
- Referee: Gary Leeper
- TV announcers (ESPN+): David Saltzman (play-by-play, Shea Walker (analyst), Laura Sadler (sideline)
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Statistics | Houston Baptist | Incarnate Word |
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Incarnate Word | Passing | | |
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At Northwestern State
Houston Baptist at Northwestern State | 1 | 2 | Total | Huskies | | | 0 | Demons | | | 0 | |
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Statistics | Houston Baptist | Northwestern State |
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Northwestern State | Passing | | |
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McNeese State
McNeese State at Houston Baptist | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Cowboys | 14 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 44 | Huskies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - Date: November 13, 2021
- Location: Husky Stadium
Houston, TX - Game start: 2:00 p.m. CST
- Elapsed time: 3:11
- Game attendance: 2,325
- Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 8mph
- Referee: Ed Bourgeois
- TV announcers (ESPN+):
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Statistics | McNeese State | Houston Baptist |
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Houston Baptist | Passing | | |
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No. 18 Incarnate Word
Incarnate Word at Houston Baptist | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • No. 18 Cardinals | 35 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 55 | Huskies | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | - Date: November 20, 2021
- Location: Husky Stadium
Houston, TX - Game start: 2:00 p.m. CST
- Elapsed time:
- Game attendance: 1,931
- Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 9 mph
- Referee: Craig Helser
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Randy McIlvoy (play-by-play), Shea Walker (analyst), Laura Sadler (sideline)
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Statistics | Incarnate Word | Houston Baptist |
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Incarnate Word | Passing | | |
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Houston Baptist | Passing | | |
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References
- ^ "Southeastern Voted to Top Spot in 2021 Football Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ "Southland Announces 2021 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Houston Baptist Huskies Football Schedule".
- ^ "2021 Houston Baptist Huskies Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com.
- ^ "Houston Baptist Huskies vs New Mexico Lobos". Odds Shark. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
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