2013 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

The 2013 Houston Baptist Huskies football team represented Houston Baptist University—now known as Houston Christian University—as an independent in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Huskies, playing the program's first season, were led by first-year head coach Vic Shealy and compiled a record of 3–4.[1] However, they were not considered a FCS team for scheduling purposes until 2014. They played three home games at Crusader Stadium and one home game at BBVA Compass Stadium. This was an exhibition season for the Huskies. The season did not count against the players academic eligibility, but they also were not eligible for the FCS playoffs. They played a mixed schedule of schools from the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), NCAA Division II, and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).

2013 Houston Baptist Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorScott Smith (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Co-defensive coordinatorRoger Hinshaw (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBrent Vieselmeyer (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCrusader Stadium
BBVA Compass Stadium
Seasons
2014 →
2013 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Old Dominion       8 4  
Abilene Christian       6 5  
Incarnate Word       6 5  
Monmouth       6 6  
Charlotte       5 6  
Houston Baptist       3 4  
  • Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS playoffs as part of reclassification from Division II
    • Charlotte and Old Dominion ineligible for FCS playoffs as part of FBS transition
    • Houston Baptist ineligible for FCS playoffs due to playing only a partial exhibition schedule

The Huskies joined the Southland Conference for the 2014 season and then became eligible for NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.at No. 3 Sam Houston StateL 0–749,246
September 146:00 p.m.at Wayland Baptist
W 52–284,000
September 287:00 p.m.Oklahoma Baptist
  • Crusader Stadium
  • Houston, TX
LSNW 34–33,166
October 127:30 p.m.Abilene ChristianCSNHL 12–693,935
October 267:00 p.m.at Incarnate WordUIW TVL 3–243,891
November 27:00 p.m.Texas CollegeW 49–72,091
November 93:00 p.m.Texas A&M–Commerce 
  • Crusader Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 21–552,752

Roster

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2013 Houston Baptist Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB, WR 2 Darian Lazard   Jr
RB 3 Craig Bell   Fr
WR 4 Kwadre Wilson Fr
RB 5 B. J. Kelly Fr
WR 7 Ethan Fry Fr
QB 9 Johnathan Fleming   So
TE 10 Maxwell Brown   So
WR 11 Zach Lazarine   Fr
QB 12 David Dunkin   Fr
QB 15 Ka'Darius Baker Fr
QB 17 Adam Beck Fr
WR 19 Trey Sudds   So
WR 21 Davis Iheanacho   So
RB 25 Jackie Robinson   Fr
RB 28 Jordan Charles Fr
RB 29 Tanner Peavy   Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 6 Ja'Halen Norris   So
S 8 Calvin Thomas   So
CB 18 Ore Bankole   So
S 22 Cody Moncure Fr
CB 23 Prince Sam   So
DB 24 Taylor Thompson Fr
S 26 Josh Erwin   So
CB 27 John Wesby Jr
CB 28 Xavier Ezenagu Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 37 Travis Shinn   So
LS 42 Chance Talbott   So
LS 51 Danny Garza Fr
P 86 Dylan Harriger Fr
P 89 Christian Guzman Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

[3]


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

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At No. 3 Sam Houston State

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Houston Baptist at Sam Houston State
1 234Total
Huskies 0 000 0
No. 3 Bearkats 21 28178 74
Sources:[4]
Statistics HBU SHSU
First downs 7 23
Total yards 90 455
Rushing yards 45 365
Passing yards 45 90
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 31:06 28:54
Team Category Player Statistics
Houston Baptist Passing Ka'Darius Baker 6/15, 33 yards, INT
Rushing B. J. Kelly 13 rushes, 45 yards
Receiving Wesley Lewis 2 receptions, 15 yards
Sam Houston State Passing Brian Bell 5/9, 90 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Steven Hicks 17 rushes, 99 yards, TD
Receiving Torra Williams 2 receptions, 72 yards, TD

Houston Baptist football began on the road at Division I FCS Sam Houston State. The Huskies would lose their inaugural game 74–0 to the no. 3 Bearkats.

At Wayland Baptist

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Houston Baptist at Wayland Baptist
1 234Total
Huskies 7 211014 52
Pioneers 14 1400 28
  • Date: September 14
  • Location: Greg Sherwood Memorial Bulldog Stadium
    Plainview, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:50
  • Game attendance: 4,000
Sources:Box score
Statistics HBU WBU
First downs 27 16
Total yards 648 274
Rushing yards 347 147
Passing yards 301 127
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 40:34 19:26
Team Category Player Statistics
Houston Baptist Passing Ka'Darius Baker 17/24, 284 yards, 2 TD
Rushing B. J. Kelly 26 rushes, 178 yards, TD
Receiving Darian Lazard 7 receptions, 118 yards, TD
Wayland Baptist Passing Braden Hudson 8/16, 61 yards, TD
Rushing Kendall Roberson 21 rushes, 138 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Brendan Pegg 4 receptions, 55 yards, TD

For their second game, the Huskies traveled to NAIA Wayland Baptist. The game would be tied 28–28 at halftime, but Houston Baptist would shutout the Pioneers in the second half to win 52–28.

Oklahoma Baptist

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Oklahoma Baptist at Houston Baptist
1 234Total
Bison 0 300 3
Huskies 0 01421 35
  • Date: September 28
  • Location: Crusader Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:45
  • Game attendance: 3,166
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • Partly Cloudy • winds E @ 16mph
  • Referee: Brandon Cruse
  • TV announcers (LSN): Lonnie King & Jeff Power
Sources:Box score
Statistics OBU HBU
First downs 15 11
Total yards 249 367
Rushing yards 85 135
Passing yards 164 232
Turnovers 6 2
Time of possession 27:21 47:39
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma Baptist Passing Cole Grauer 16/37, 164 yards, 4 INT
Rushing Jordan Barnes 12 rushes, 61 yards
Receiving Cody Miller 3 receptions, 41 yards
Houston Baptist Passing Ka'Darius Baker 16/26, 232 yards
Rushing Craig Bell 9 rushes, 58 yards
Receiving Ethan Fry 6 receptions, 75 yards

For game 3, Houston Baptist hosted Division II Oklahoma Baptist for the program's first home game. The Huskies' defense held the Bison to just a field goal and forced six turnovers to win for the second week in-a-row.

Abilene Christian

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Abilene Christian at Houston Baptist
1 234Total
Wildcats 20 21217 69
Huskies 5 700 12
  • Date: October 12
  • Location: BBVA Compass Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 7:37 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:59
  • Game attendance: 3,935
  • Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) • Overcast • winds S @ 4mph
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • TV announcers (CSNH): Brett Dolan, ND Kalu & Bart Enis
Sources:Box score
Statistics ACU HBU
First downs 27 13
Total yards 589 220
Rushing yards 283 123
Passing yards 306 97
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 32:24 27:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Abilene Christian Passing John David Baker 16/20, 273 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Adrian Duncan 13 rushes, 82 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Taylor Gabriel 7 receptions, 174 yards, 3 TD
Houston Baptist Passing Ka'Darius Baker 15/22, 80 yards, INT
Rushing Craig Bell 12 rushes, 77 yards, TD
Receiving Kenneth Bibbins 6 receptions, 35 yards

For game 4, Houston Baptist hosted the Abilene Christian Wildcats, who were in their first year of transitioning from Division II to Division I FCS.

At Incarnate Word

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Houston Baptist at Incarnate Word
1 234Total
Huskies 0 030 3
Cardinals 3 1407 24
Sources:Box score
Statistics HBU UIW
First downs 12 21
Total yards 220 370
Rushing yards 45 195
Passing yards 175 175
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 22:56 37:04
Team Category Player Statistics
Houston Baptist Passing Ka'Darius Baker 16/33, 175 yards, INT
Rushing Darian Lazard 4 rushes, 21 yards
Receiving Darian Lazard 5 receptions, 64 yards
Incarnate Word Passing Trent Brittain 13/21, 164 yards, TD
Rushing Junio Sessions 18 rushes, 115 yards
Receiving Clint Killough 5 receptions, 67 yards, TD

For the second week in a row, the Huskies played an opponent who was in the first year of transitioning from Division II to Division I FCS.

Texas College

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Texas College at Houston Baptist
1 234Total
Steers 0 007 7
Huskies 14 2177 49
  • Date: November 2
  • Location: Crusader Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:42
  • Game attendance: 2,091
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C) • Clear • 0 mph
  • Referee: Eddy Shelton
Sources:Box score
Statistics TC HBU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas College Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Houston Baptist Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Texas A&M–Commerce

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Texas A&M-Commerce at Houston Baptist
1 234Total
Lions 21 2077 55
Huskies 14 070 21
  • Date: November 9
  • Location: Crusader Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:08
  • Game attendance: 2,752
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) • Cloudy • Calm
  • Referee: Brandon Cruse
Sources:Box score
Statistics TAMUC HBU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas A&M–Commerce Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Houston Baptist Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Audio streaming

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All Houston Baptist games were streamed online by the Legacy Sports Network.

References

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  1. ^ Ellsworth, Tim (April 16, 2012). "HBU hires first football coach". Baptist Press. Archived from the original on April 18, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  2. ^ Schneewind, Justin (November 21, 2011). "HBU will play football, join Southland Conference". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  3. ^ "Houston Baptist Men's Football Staff". HBU Athletics.
  4. ^ "Rave Report (Aug 31, 2013)" (PDF). Sam Houston State University. August 31, 2013.