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.
The Huskies' five wins set a new program record.
Preseason
Preseason poll
The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 18, 2019. The Huskies were picked to finish in eleventh place.[1]
| Predicted finish
|
Team
|
Votes (1st place)
|
| 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
|
Preseason All–Southland Teams
The Huskies placed three players on the preseason all–Southland teams.[2]
|
Offense
2nd team
Jerreth Sterns – WR
|
Defense
2nd team
Andre Walker – DL
Caleb Johnson – LB
|
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|
| 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 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
|
[3][4]
Game summaries
At UTEP
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Huskies
|
0
|
17
|
11
|
6 |
34 |
| Miners
|
3
|
17
|
13
|
3 |
36 |
Texas Wesleyan
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Rams
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
6 |
13 |
| Huskies
|
14
|
30
|
7
|
7 |
58 |
At South Dakota
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Huskies
|
0
|
17
|
21
|
15 |
53 |
| Coyotes
|
10
|
14
|
14
|
14 |
52 |
Northwestern State
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Demons
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
7 |
21 |
| Huskies
|
14
|
10
|
17
|
7 |
48 |
Texas Southern
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Tigers
|
0
|
21
|
3
|
7 |
31 |
| Huskies
|
17
|
20
|
31
|
0 |
68 |
Incarnate Word
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Cardinals
|
14
|
14
|
10
|
0 |
38 |
| Huskies
|
7
|
13
|
10
|
6 |
36 |
At Abilene Christian
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Huskies
|
0
|
6
|
14
|
0 |
20 |
| Wildcats
|
14
|
7
|
17
|
7 |
45 |
At McNeese State
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Huskies
|
7
|
13
|
0
|
7 |
27 |
| Cowboys
|
14
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
42 |
Southeastern Louisiana
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Lions
|
14
|
14
|
17
|
7 |
52 |
| Huskies
|
6
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
13 |
At Nicholls
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Huskies
|
10
|
10
|
0
|
7 |
27 |
| No. 25 Colonels
|
13
|
14
|
14
|
7 |
48 |
Lamar
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Cardinals
|
6
|
10
|
7
|
3 |
26 |
| Huskies
|
7
|
17
|
7
|
0 |
31 |
At Sam Houston State
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Huskies
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
14 |
| Bearkats
|
20
|
7
|
0
|
10 |
37 |
References