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2019 Houston Baptist Huskies football team
American college football season
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.
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| 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) |
| Base defense | 3–4 or 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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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.
Preseason poll
The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 18, 2019. The Huskies were picked to finish in eleventh place.[1]
More information Predicted finish, Team ...
| 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 |
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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 |
More information Date, Time ...
| 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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At UTEP
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Huskies | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 34 |
| Miners | 3 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 36 |
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See also: 2019 UTEP Miners football team
Texas Wesleyan
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rams | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Huskies | 14 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 58 |
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See also: Texas Wesleyan Rams football
At South Dakota
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Huskies | 0 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 53 |
| Coyotes | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 52 |
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See also: 2019 South Dakota Coyotes football team
Northwestern State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Demons | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Huskies | 14 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 48 |
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Texas Southern
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Huskies | 17 | 20 | 31 | 0 | 68 |
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See also: 2019 Texas Southern Tigers football team
Incarnate Word
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cardinals | 14 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 38 |
| Huskies | 7 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 36 |
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At Abilene Christian
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Huskies | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 45 |
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At McNeese State
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Huskies | 7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| Cowboys | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
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See also: 2019 McNeese State Cowboys football team
Southeastern Louisiana
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lions | 14 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 52 |
| Huskies | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
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At Nicholls
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Huskies | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| No. 25 Colonels | 13 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 48 |
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See also: 2019 Nicholls Colonels football team
Lamar
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cardinals | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
| Huskies | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
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See also: 2019 Lamar Cardinals football team
At Sam Houston State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Huskies | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Bearkats | 20 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 37 |
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- "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.