American college football season
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 [ edit ] Preseason poll [ edit ] The Southland Conference released their preseason poll in July 2021. The Huskies were picked to finish sixth in the conference.[1] [2]
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 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 [ edit ] 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
Personnel [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. at New Mexico * L 17–2715,908 September 11 6:00 p.m. Northern Colorado * L 13–452,135 September 18 6:00 p.m. at Prairie View A&M * L 27–378,476 October 2 3:00 p.m. at Nicholls L 17–485,840 October 9 7:00 p.m. Northwestern State L 17–211,987 October 16 4:00 p.m. at No. 11 Southeastern Louisiana L 24–617,389 October 23 7:00 p.m. Nicholls L 14–442,362 October 30 3:00 p.m. at No. 22 Incarnate Word L 21–492,711 November 6 3:00 p.m. at Northwestern State L 24–28 3,621 November 13 2:00 p.m. McNeese State L 3–442,325 November 20 2:00 p.m. No. 18 Incarnate Word L 14–551,931 *Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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Game summaries [ edit ] At New Mexico [ edit ] Houston Baptist at New Mexico 1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 0 10 0 7 17 • Lobos 14 7 3 3 27
Date: Location: University Stadium Albuquerque, NM Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutesGame attendance: 15,908Game weather: • Weather: Sunny • Wind: TBDReferee: Cal McNeillTV announcers (KASY-TV /ESPN+ ): Jeff Siembieda (play–by–play) and George Carter (analyst) Scoring summary 1 12:50 NM Kyle Jarvis 11–yard pass from Terry Wilson Jr. (Andrew Shelley kick)(3 plays, 22 yards, 1:28) NM 7–0 08:16 NM Trace Bruckler 4–yard pass from Terry Wilson Jr. (Andrew Shelley kick)(9 plays, 74 yards, 4:02) NM 14–0 2 12:59 HBU Tyson Thompson 44–yard punt return (Gino Garcia kick) NM 14–7 04:27 HBU Gino Garcia 45–yard field goal(16 plays, 48 yards, 6:09) NM 14–10 02:40 NM Keyonte Lanier 47–yard pass from Terry Wilson Jr. (Andrew Shelley kick)(4 plays, 59 yards, 1:40) NM 21–10 3 06:22 NM Andrew Shelley 30–yard field goal(10 plays, 38 yards, 5:42) NM 24–10 4 04:03 HBU Charles King 6–yard pass from Blaise Bentsen (Gino Garcia kick)(7 plays, 40 yards, 2:57) NM 24–17 01:38 NM Andrew Shelley 37–yard field goal(4 plays, 7 yards, 1:21) NM 27–17
Pregame line Over/under NM –25.566[5]
Statistics Houston Baptist New Mexico 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
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 Terry Wilson Jr. 20/26, 174 yards, 3 TDs Rushing Aaron Dumas 15 carries, 57 yards Receiving Keyonte Lanier 3 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD
Northern Colorado [ edit ] Northern Colorado at Houston Baptist 1 2 3 4 Total • Bears 14 7 17 7 45 Huskies 0 6 7 0 13
Date: September 11, 2021Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: Game attendance: Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBDReferee: TV announcers ( ):
Statistics Northern Colorado Houston Baptist First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Northern Colorado Passing Rushing Receiving Houston Baptist Passing Rushing Receiving
At Prairie View A&M [ edit ] Houston Baptist at Prairie View A&M 1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 21 3 3 0 27 • Panthers 20 3 7 7 37
Statistics Houston Baptist Prairie View A&M First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Houston Baptist Passing Rushing Receiving Prairie View A&M Passing Rushing Receiving
At Nicholls [ edit ] Houston Baptist at Nicholls 1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 0 14 0 3 17 • Colonels 21 14 10 3 48
Statistics Houston Baptist Nicholls 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
Team Category Player Statistics Houston Baptist Passing Rushing Receiving Nicholls Passing Rushing Receiving
Northwestern State [ edit ] Northwestern State at Houston Baptist 1 2 Total Demons 0 Huskies 0
Date: October 9, 2021Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: Game attendance: Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBDReferee: TV announcers (ESPN+ ):
Statistics Northwestern State Houston Baptist First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Northwestern State Passing Rushing Receiving Houston Baptist Passing Rushing Receiving
At No. 11 Southeastern Louisiana [ edit ] Houston Baptist at Southeastern Louisiana 1 2 Total Huskies 0 No. 11 Lions 0
Date: October 16, 2021Location: Strawberry Field Hammond, LA Game start: 4:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: Game attendance: 7,389Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBDReferee: TV announcers (ESPN+ ):
Statistics Houston Baptist Southeastern Louisiana First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Houston Baptist Passing Rushing Receiving Southeastern Louisiana Passing Rushing Receiving
Nicholls [ edit ] Nicholls at Houston Baptist 1 2 3 4 Total • Colonels 27 3 7 7 44 Huskies 7 7 0 0 14
Date: October 23, 2021Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 03:11Game attendance: 2,362Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Rain • Wind: 9mph SReferee: Craig HelserTV announcers (ESPN+ ):
Pregame line Over/under NSU-21 65.5
Statistics Nicholls Houston Baptist 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
Team Category Player Statistics Nicholls Passing Rushing Receiving Houston Baptist Passing Rushing Receiving
At No. 22 Incarnate Word [ edit ] Houston Baptist at Incarnate Word 1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 0 7 7 7 21 • No. 22 Cardinals 14 14 14 7 49
Date: October 30, 2021Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX Game start: 3:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: Game attendance: 2,711Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 7 mphReferee: Gary LeeperTV announcers (ESPN+ ): David Saltzman (play-by-play, Shea Walker (analyst), Laura Sadler (sideline)
Statistics Houston Baptist Incarnate Word First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Houston Baptist Passing Rushing Receiving Incarnate Word Passing Rushing Receiving
At Northwestern State [ edit ] Houston Baptist at Northwestern State 1 2 Total Huskies 0 Demons 0
Statistics Houston Baptist Northwestern State First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Houston Baptist Passing Rushing Receiving Northwestern State Passing Rushing Receiving
McNeese State [ edit ] McNeese State at Houston Baptist 1 2 3 4 Total • Cowboys 14 14 3 13 44 Huskies 3 0 0 0 3
Date: November 13, 2021Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 2:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:11Game attendance: 2,325Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 8mphReferee: Ed BourgeoisTV announcers (ESPN+ ):
Statistics McNeese State Houston Baptist First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics McNeese State Passing Rushing Receiving Houston Baptist Passing Rushing Receiving
No. 18 Incarnate Word [ edit ] Incarnate Word at Houston Baptist 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 18 Cardinals 35 7 10 3 55 Huskies 0 14 0 0 14
Date: November 20, 2021Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 2:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time: Game attendance: 1,931Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 9 mphReferee: Craig HelserTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Randy McIlvoy (play-by-play), Shea Walker (analyst), Laura Sadler (sideline)
Statistics Incarnate Word Houston Baptist First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Incarnate Word Passing Rushing Receiving Houston Baptist Passing Rushing Receiving
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