2021 Houston Baptist Huskies football team explained
| Year: | 2021 |
| Team: | Houston Baptist Huskies |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Short Conf: | Southland |
| Record: | 0–11 |
| Conf Record: | 0–8 |
| Head Coach: | Vic Shealy |
| Hc Year: | 9th |
| Off Coach: | Cedric Cormier |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Air raid |
| Def Coach: | Shane Eachus |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Codef Coach1: | Roger Hinshaw |
| Codc1 Year: | 9th |
| Def Scheme: | Multiple |
| Next: | 2022 |
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]
| 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
Schedule
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Game summaries
At New Mexico
See also: 2021 New Mexico Lobos football team.
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | Over/under |
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| NM –25.5 | 66[5] | |
| Statistics | Houston Baptist | New Mexico |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | | 20/26, 174 yards, 3 TDs |
| Rushing | Aaron Dumas | 15 carries, 57 yards |
| Receiving | Keyonte Lanier | 3 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD | |
Northern Colorado
See also: 2021 Northern Colorado Bears football team.
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | Over/under |
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| Statistics | Northern Colorado | Houston Baptist |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Northern Colorado | Passing | | |
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| Houston Baptist | Passing | | |
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At Prairie View A&M
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | Over/under |
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| Statistics | Houston Baptist | Prairie View A&M |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Houston Baptist | Passing | | |
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| Prairie View A&M | Passing | | |
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At Nicholls
See also: 2021 Nicholls Colonels football team.
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | Over/under |
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| Statistics | Houston Baptist | Nicholls |
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| 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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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Houston Baptist | Passing | | |
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| Nicholls | Passing | | |
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| Receiving | | | |
Northwestern State
See also: 2021 Northwestern State Demons football team.
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | Over/under |
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| Statistics | Northwestern State | Houston Baptist |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Northwestern State | Passing | | |
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| Houston Baptist | Passing | | |
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At No. 11 Southeastern Louisiana
See also: 2021 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team.
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | Over/under |
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| Statistics | Houston Baptist | Southeastern Louisiana |
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| Time of possession | | |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Houston Baptist | Passing | | |
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| Southeastern Louisiana | Passing | | |
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| Receiving | | | |
Nicholls
See also: 2021 Nicholls Colonels football team.
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | Over/under |
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| NSU-21 | 65.5 | |
| Statistics | Nicholls | Houston Baptist |
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| 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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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Nicholls | Passing | | |
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| Houston Baptist | Passing | | |
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| Receiving | | | |
At No. 22 Incarnate Word
See also: 2021 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team.
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | Over/under |
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| Statistics | Houston Baptist | Incarnate Word |
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| First downs | | |
| Total yards | | |
| Rushing yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Turnovers | | |
| Time of possession | | |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Houston Baptist | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Incarnate Word | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | | |
At Northwestern State
See also: 2021 Northwestern State Demons football team.
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | Over/under |
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| Statistics | Houston Baptist | Northwestern State |
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| First downs | | |
| Total yards | | |
| Rushing yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Turnovers | | |
| Time of possession | | |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Houston Baptist | Passing | | |
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| Receiving | | |
| Northwestern State | Passing | | |
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| Receiving | | | |
McNeese State
See also: 2021 McNeese State Cowboys football team.
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | Over/under |
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| Statistics | McNeese State | Houston Baptist |
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| First downs | | |
| Total yards | | |
| Rushing yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Turnovers | | |
| Time of possession | | |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| McNeese State | Passing | | |
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| Receiving | | |
| Houston Baptist | Passing | | |
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| Receiving | | | |
No. 18 Incarnate Word
See also: 2021 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team.
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | Over/under |
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| Statistics | Incarnate Word | Houston Baptist |
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| First downs | | |
| Total yards | | |
| Rushing yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Turnovers | | |
| Time of possession | | |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Incarnate Word | Passing | | |
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| Receiving | | |
| Houston Baptist | Passing | | |
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| Receiving | | | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Southeastern Voted to Top Spot in 2021 Football Preseason Poll . www.southland.org . 8 August 2021 . en.
- Web site: Southland Announces 2021 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams . www.southland.org . 8 August 2021 . en.
- Web site: 2021 Houston Baptist Huskies Football Schedule.
- Web site: 2021 Houston Baptist Huskies Football Schedule. FBSchedules.com.
- Web site: Houston Baptist Huskies vs New Mexico Lobos. Odds Shark. August 19, 2021. en.
