American college football season
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]
Schedule [ edit ] Game summaries [ edit ] At No. 3 Sam Houston State [ edit ] Houston Baptist at Sam Houston State 1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 0 0 0 0 0 • No. 3 Bearkats 21 28 17 8 74
Sources: [4] Scoring summary 1 11:27 Sam Houston State Timothy Flaunders 4 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 1:43 0–7 1 8:58 Sam Houston State Keshawn Hill 4 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 6 plays 48 yards, 2:04 0–14 1 6:19 Sam Houston State Torra Williams 66 yard touchdown pass from Brian Bell (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 1 play, 66 yards, 0:10 0–21 2 13:16 Sam Houston State Josh Lyons 8 yard pass from Brian Bell (Luc Swmiberghe kick), Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:37 0–28 2 11:38 Sam Houston State Shelby Davis 48 yard interception returned for touchdown (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays 15 yards, 1:34 0–35 2 6:28 Sam Houston State Brian Bell 2 yard touchdown run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 2 plays 11 yards, 0:37 0–42 2 2:46 Sam Houston State Steven Hicks 4 yard touchdown run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 4 plays 19 yards, 1:18 0–49 3 10:44 Sam Houston State Luc Swimberghe 41 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays 3 yards, 0:39 0–52 3 9:24 Sam Houston State Tristan Eche 32 yard interception return (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 3 plays 5 yards, 1:16 0–59 3 4:03 Sam Houston State Don King III 3 yard touchdown run (Brad Dunavant kick), Drive: 9 plays 58 yards, 4:24 0–66 4 8:11 Sam Houston State Team Safety , Drive: 4 plays -7 yards, 1:57 0–68 4 3:58 Sam Houston State Cory Idlebird 3 yard touchdown run (Brad Dunavant kick failed), Drive: 8 plays 50 yards, 4:13 0–74
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 [ edit ] Houston Baptist at Wayland Baptist 1 2 3 4 Total • Huskies 7 21 10 14 52 Pioneers 14 14 0 0 28
Date: September 14Location: Greg Sherwood Memorial Bulldog StadiumPlainview, TX Game start: 6:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:50Game attendance: 4,000 Sources:Box score Scoring summary 1 10:27 Wayland Baptist Kendall Roberson 13 yard run (Jake Higgs kick), Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:15 0–7 1 6:09 Houston Baptist Craig Bell 1 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 4:08 7–7 1 0:01 Wayland Baptist Kendall Roberson 1 yard run (Jake Higgs kick), Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 3:44 7–14 2 13:18 Houston Baptist Terrance Hawkins 49 yard pass from Ka'Darius Baker (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:43 14–14 2 11:39 Wayland Baptist Ashton Tillman 16 yard touchdown run (Jake Higgs kick), Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 1:33 14–21 2 3:44 Houston Baptist Craig Bell 3 yard touchdown run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 6:00 21–21 2 0:57 Houston Baptist Wesley Lewis 17 yard touchdown pass from Tanner Peavey (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 1:59 28–21 2 0:21 Wayland Baptist Brendan Pegg 28yard touchdown pass from Braden Hudson (Jake Higgs kick), Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 0:36 28–28 3 9:54 Houston Baptist Travis Shinn 32 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 5:06 31–28 3 2:00 Houston Baptist Darian Lazard 70 yard touchdown pass from Ka'Darius Baker (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:50 38–28 4 13:37 Houston Baptist Craig Bell 4 yard touchdown run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 4 plays, 20 yards, 1:59 45–28 4 3:31 Houston Baptist B.J. Kelly 5 yard touchdown run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 14 plays, 97 yards, 8:09 52–28
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 [ edit ] Oklahoma Baptist at Houston Baptist 1 2 3 4 Total Bison 0 3 0 0 3 • Huskies 0 0 14 21 35
Date: September 28Location: Crusader Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 7:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:45Game attendance: 3,166Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • Partly Cloudy • winds E @ 16mphReferee: Brandon CruseTV announcers (LSN): Lonnie King & Jeff Power Sources:Box score Scoring summary 2 1:38 Oklahoma Baptist Austin Manger 22 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 3:02 0–3 3 9:17 Houston Baptist Terrell Brown 26 yard interception return (Marty Scarberry kick) 7–3 3 7:29 Houston Baptist B.J. Kelly 3 yard run (Marty Scarberry kick), Drive: 4 plays, 26 yards, 1:42 14–3 4 14:51 Houston Baptist Kameron Lecoq 25 yard fumble returned for a touchdown (Marty Scarberry kick) 21–3 4 7:27 Houston Baptist B.J. Kelly 3 yard touchdown run (Marty Scarberry kick), Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 6:03 28–3 4 0:07 Houston Baptist Garrett Dolan 80 yard interception return (Marty Scarberry kick) 35–3
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 [ edit ] Abilene Christian at Houston Baptist 1 2 3 4 Total • Wildcats 20 21 21 7 69 Huskies 5 7 0 0 12
Date: October 12Location: BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TXGame start: 7:37 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:59Game attendance: 3,935Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) • Overcast • winds S @ 4mphReferee: Ross SmithTV announcers (CSNH ): Brett Dolan , ND Kalu & Bart Enis Sources:Box score Scoring summary 1 11:22 Abilene Christian Darrell Cantu-Harkless 14 yard touchdown run (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:38 0–7 1 7:59 Houston Baptist Travis Shinn 22 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:19 3–7 1 4:33 Abilene Christian Darrell Cantu-Harkless 1 yard touchdown run (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:19 3–14 1 0:21 Abilene Christian Taylor Gabriel 9 yard touchdown pass from John David Baker (Thor Woerner rush fumbled), Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 1:43 3–20 1 0:21 Houston Baptist Cody Moncure fumble return 5–20 2 10:07 Abilene Christian John David Baker 7 yard touchdown run (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, 1:15 5–27 2 5:00 Houston Baptist Craig Bell 32 yard touchdown run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 12 plays, 96 yards, 5:01 12–27 2 1:16 Abilene Christian Noah Cheshier 3 yard touchdown pass from John David Baker (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 3:36 12–34 2 0:37 Abilene Christian Taylor Gabriel 71 yard touchdown pass from John David Baker (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 1 play, 71 yards, 0:16 12–41 3 12:45 Abilene Christian Cade Dtone 5 yard touchdown run (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 2:00 12–48 3 7:59 Abilene Christian Taylor Gabriel 20 yard pass from John David Baker (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 2:52 12–55 3 0:51 Abilene Christian Adrian Duncan 7 yard run (Ben Hynds kick), Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:26 12–62 4 8:15 Abilene Christian Adrian Duncan 2 yard run (Ben Hynds kick), Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:15 12–69
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 [ edit ] Houston Baptist at Incarnate Word 1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 0 0 3 0 3 • Cardinals 3 14 0 7 24
Sources:Box score Scoring summary 1 8:35 Incarnate Word Jake Wilcox 38 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 12 yards, 4:21 0–3 2 8:55 Incarnate Word Clint Killough 31 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Jake Wilcox kick), Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 5:48 0-10 2 1:30 Incarnate Word John Olgesby 4 yard run (Jake Wilcox kick), Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 4:08 0–17 3 11:15 Houston Baptist Travis Shinn 19 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 3:39 3–17 4 12:08 Incarnate Word Matt Bass 1 yard run (Jake Wilcox kick), Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 1:58 3–24
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 [ edit ] Texas College at Houston Baptist 1 2 3 4 Total Steers 0 0 0 7 7 • Huskies 14 21 7 7 49
Date: November 2Location: Crusader Stadium Houston, TXGame start: 6:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:42Game attendance: 2,091Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C) • Clear • 0 mphReferee: Eddy Shelton Sources:Box score Scoring summary 1 10:39 Houston Baptist Craig Bell Jr. 4 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:21 7–0 1 9:12 Houston Baptist Taylor Thompson 46 yard interception return (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 3 plays 8 yards, 1:17 14–0 2 3:56 Houston Baptist B.J. Kelly 9 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:45 21–0 2 0:39 Houston Baptist Larry Day 1 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 1:25 28–0 2 0:12 Houston Baptist Wesley Lewis 38 yard pass from Ka'Darius Baker (Traviss Shinn kick), Drive: 1 play, 38 yards, 0:07 35–0 3 0:25 Houston Baptist Larry Day 3 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:34 42–0 4 11:39 Houston Baptist Jackie Robinson Jr. 45 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 1 play, 45 yards, 0:10 49–0 4 4:26 Texas College Curtez Griffin 1 yard run (Erick Trigueros kick), Drive: 15 plays, 69 yards, 7:16 49–7
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 [ edit ] Texas A&M-Commerce at Houston Baptist 1 2 3 4 Total • Lions 21 20 7 7 55 Huskies 14 0 7 0 21
Date: November 9Location: Crusader Stadium Houston, TXGame start: 6:00 PM MST Elapsed time: 3:08Game attendance: 2,752Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) • Cloudy • CalmReferee: Brandon Cruse Sources:Box score Scoring summary 1 14:04 Texas A&M–Commerce Seth Smith 45 yard pass from Harrison Stewart (Saul Martinez kick), Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 0:56 0–7 1 12:34 Texas A&M–Commerce Pablo Vasquez 84 yard fumble return (Saul Martinez kick) 0–14 1 9:38 Houston Baptist Larry Day 6 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 3 plays, 81 yards, 0:42 7–14 1 4:19 Houston Baptist Wesley Lewis 25 yard pass from Ka'Darius Baker (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 3:27 14–14 1 0:56 Texas A&M–Commerce Hayden Marsh 12 yard pass from Harrison Stewart (Saul Martinez kick), Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 3:19 14–21 2 13:39 Texas A&M–Commerce Saul Martinez 26 yard field goal, Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 1:08 14–24 2 12:27 Texas A&M–Commerce Saul Martinez 35 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 11 yards, 1:12 14–27 2 4:10 Texas A&M–Commerce Seth Smith 34 yard pass from Harrison Stewart (Saul Martinez kick), Drive: 5 plays, 97 yards, 1:37 14–34 2 0:36 Texas A&M–Commerce Jordon Jenkins 3 yard pass from Deric Davis (Saul Martinez kick), Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 2:02 14–41 3 4:20 Houston Baptist B.J. Kelly 1 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 5:16 21–41 3 3:36 Texas A&M–Commerce Seth Smith 16 yard pass from Harrison Stewart (Saul Martinez kick), Drive: 3 plays, 69 yards, 0:44 21–48 4 13:56 Texas A&M–Commerce Stacy Howard 32 yard pass from Harrison Stewart (Saul Martinez kick), Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:25 21–55
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 [ edit ] All Houston Baptist games were streamed online by the Legacy Sports Network.
References [ edit ] ^ Ellsworth, Tim (April 16, 2012). "HBU hires first football coach" . Baptist Press . Archived from the original on April 18, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2012 . ^ Schneewind, Justin (November 21, 2011). "HBU will play football, join Southland Conference" . Houston Chronicle . Retrieved November 21, 2011 . ^ "Houston Baptist Men's Football Staff" . HBU Athletics. ^ "Rave Report (Aug 31, 2013)" (PDF) . Sam Houston State University. August 31, 2013.
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