2013 Houston Baptist Huskies football team explained
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).
The Huskies joined the Southland Conference for the 2014 season and then became eligible for NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs.[2]
Game summaries
At No. 3 Sam Houston State
See also: 2013 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team. Sources:[3]
Statistics | HBU | SHSU |
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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 |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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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
Sources:Box score
Statistics | HBU | WBU |
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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 |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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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
Sources:Box score
Statistics | OBU | HBU |
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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 |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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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
See also: 2013 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team. Sources:Box score
Statistics | ACU | HBU |
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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 |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Abilene Christian | Passing | | 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
See also: 2013 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team. Sources:Box score
Statistics | HBU | UIW |
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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 |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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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
Sources:Box score
Statistics | TC | HBU |
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Texas College | Passing | | |
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Houston Baptist | Passing | | |
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Texas A&M–Commerce
Sources:Box score
Statistics | TAMUC | HBU |
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Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | | |
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Houston Baptist | Passing | | |
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Audio streaming
All Houston Baptist games were streamed online by the Legacy Sports Network.
Notes and References
- News: Ellsworth. Tim. HBU hires first football coach. April 16, 2012. Baptist Press. April 16, 2012. April 18, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120418121423/http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=37617. dead.
- News: Schneewind. Justin. HBU will play football, join Southland Conference. November 21, 2011. Houston Chronicle. November 21, 2011.
- Web site: Rave Report (Aug 31, 2013). Sam Houston State University. August 31, 2013.