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2019 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

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2019 Houston Baptist Huskies football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record5–7 (2–6 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorZach Kittley (2nd season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Co-defensive coordinatorRoger Hinshaw (7th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJeff Mills (2nd season)
Base defense3–4 or 4–3
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Nicholls +^   7 2     8 4  
No. 11 Central Arkansas +^   7 2     9 3  
No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana ^   6 3     8 5  
Sam Houston State   6 3     7 5  
McNeese State   5 4     7 5  
Incarnate Word   4 5     5 7  
Abilene Christian   4 5     5 7  
Northwestern State   3 6     3 9  
Stephen F. Austin   3 6     3 9  
Houston Baptist   2 6     5 7  
Lamar   2 7     4 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS poll

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

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Preseason poll

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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

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The Huskies placed three players on the preseason all–Southland teams.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.at UTEP*ESPN+L 34–3634,646
September 76:00 p.m.Texas Wesleyan*Husky SNW 58–132,203
September 142:00 p.m.at South Dakota*ESPN3W 53–525,077
September 216:00 p.m.Northwestern State
  • Husky Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN3W 48–211,941
September 286:00 p.m.Texas Southern*
  • Husky Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN3W 68–313,215
October 56:00 p.m.Incarnate Word
  • Husky Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN3L 36–382,289
October 126:00 p.m.at Abilene ChristianESPN3L 20–457,636
October 194:00 p.m.at McNeese StateCOWBOYINSIDERL 27–428,083
October 262:00 p.m.Southeastern Louisianadagger
  • Husky Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN3L 13–522,158
November 93:00 p.m.at No. 25 NichollsCST/ESPN+L 27–484,558
November 162:00 p.m.Lamar
  • Husky Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN3W 31–262,126
November 232:00 p.m.at Sam Houston StateESPN+L 14–373,849
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

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At UTEP

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1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0 17 11 6 34
Miners 3 17 13 3 36

Texas Wesleyan

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 7 0 0 6 13
Huskies 14 30 7 7 58

At South Dakota

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1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0 17 21 15 53
Coyotes 10 14 14 14 52

Northwestern State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Demons 0 0 14 7 21
Huskies 14 10 17 7 48

Texas Southern

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 21 3 7 31
Huskies 17 20 31 0 68

Incarnate Word

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 14 14 10 0 38
Huskies 7 13 10 6 36

At Abilene Christian

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1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0 6 14 0 20
Wildcats 14 7 17 7 45

At McNeese State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 7 13 0 7 27
Cowboys 14 14 7 7 42

Southeastern Louisiana

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 14 14 17 7 52
Huskies 6 7 0 0 13

At Nicholls

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1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 10 10 0 7 27
No. 25 Colonels 13 14 14 7 48

Lamar

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 6 10 7 3 26
Huskies 7 17 7 0 31

At Sam Houston State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0 7 7 0 14
Bearkats 20 7 0 10 37

References

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  1. ^ "Nicholls Voted to Top Spot in 2019 Football Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "Southland Announces 2019 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Houston Baptist University. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  4. ^ "Southland TV Selections Announced For First Four Weeks". Southland Conference. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.