2014 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

The 2014 Houston Baptist Huskies football team represented Houston Baptist University—now known as Houston Christian University—as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Vic Shealy the Huskies compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing tenth in the Southland. 2014 was Houston Baptist's first official season of college football—the seven-game 2013 season was technically an exhibition season—and the first as a member of the Southland Conference for football.[1]

2014 Houston Baptist Huskies football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record2–9 (1–7 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorScott Smith (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorRoger Hinshaw (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBrent Vieselmeyer (2nd season)
Home stadiumHusky Stadium (capacity: 5,000)
2014 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Sam Houston St +^  7 1   11 5  
No. 14 SE Louisiana +^  7 1   9 4  
Lamar  5 3   8 4  
Stephen F. Austin ^  5 3   8 5  
Central Arkansas  5 3   6 6  
McNeese State  4 4   6 5  
Abilene Christian *  4 4   6 6  
Northwestern State  4 4   6 6  
Incarnate Word *  2 6   2 9  
Houston Baptist  1 7   2 9  
Nicholls State  0 8   0 12  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The season also marked the start of play in a new on-campus stadium, Husky Stadium on the Dunham Field.[2][3] The first game in the new stadium was played on September 6 against McMurry.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 67:00 p.m.McMurry*FSSWL 17–264,018
September 132:30 p.m.at Northern Colorado*BSTVL 20–284,080
September 2012:00 p.m.at Texas College*
W 72–61,110
September 277:00 p.m.Abilene Christian
  • Husky Stadium
  • Houston, TX
FSSWL 14–593,823
October 46:00 p.m.at Incarnate WordUIWtvL 8–313,412
October 116:00 p.m.at Central ArkansasL 0–704,726
October 187:00 p.m.Stephen F. Austin
  • Husky Stadium
  • Houston, TX
FSSWL 27–593,158
October 257:00 p.m.Nicholls Statedagger
  • Husky Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN3W 31–213,386
November 16:00 p.m.at LamarESPN3L 14–7210,212
November 83:00 p.m.at No. 14 Southeastern LouisianaTSCL 7–764,158
November 153:00 p.m.Sam Houston State
  • Husky Stadium
  • Houston, TX
FSSWL 0–763,124

Game summaries

McMurry

McMurry at Houston Baptist
1 234Total
War Hawks 7 676 26
Huskies 8 063 17
Sources:

@ Northern Colorado

Northern Colorado at Houston Baptist
1 234Total
Huskies 3 7100 20
Bears 7 8013 28
  • Date: September 13
  • Location: Nottingham Field
    Greeley, CO
  • Game start: 2:30 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:17
  • Game attendance: 4,080
  • Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C) • E 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h) • Sunny
  • Referee: Gregg Wilson
Sources:

@ Texas College

Houston Baptist at Texas College
1 234Total
Huskies 21 21921 72
Steers 0 060 6
Sources:

Abilene Christian

Abilene Christian at Houston Baptist
1 234Total
Wildcats 10 28714 59
Huskies 7 700 14
  • Date: September 27
  • Location: HBU Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:04
  • Game attendance: 3,823
  • Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C) • 2 mph (3.2 km/h) • Scattered Clouds
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • TV announcers (FSSW): Brett Dolan & Jeff Power
Sources:

@ Incarnate Word

Houston Baptist at Incarnate Word
1 234Total
Huskies 0 008 8
Cardinals 7 1077 31
  • Date: September 6
  • Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
    San Antonio, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:37
  • Game attendance: 3,412
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • SSE 9 mph (14 km/h) • Clear
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • TV announcers (UIWtv): Chris Reyes and Anthony Gollab
Sources:

@ Central Arkansas

Houston Baptist at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
Huskies 0 000 0
Bears 21 35140 70
  • Date: September 6
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:54
  • Game attendance: 4,726
  • Referee: K. Boitman
Sources:

Stephen F. Austin

Stephen F. Austin at Houston Baptist
1 234Total
Lumberjacks 24 7721 59
Huskies 6 777 27
  • Date: October 18
  • Location: HBU Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 CDT
  • Elapsed time: 4:57
  • Game attendance: 3,158
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Mostly Sunny
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • TV announcers (FSSW): Brett Dolan & Jeff Power
Sources:[4]

Nicholls

Nicholls at Houston Baptist
1 234Total
Colonels 7 0140 21
Huskies 7 10014 31
  • Date: October 25
  • Location: HBU Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 7:04 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:57
  • Game attendance: 3,386
  • Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C) • ENE 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Clear
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Lincoln Rose & Rene Nadeau
Sources:

@ Lamar

Houston Baptist at Lamar
1 234Total
Huskies 0 707 14
Cardinals 28 34100 72
  • Date: November 1
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 6:04 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:19
  • Game attendance: 10,212
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Clear and cold
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Lincoln Rose and Rene Nadeau
Sources:[5]

@ Southeastern Louisiana

Houston Baptist at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
Huskies 7 000 7
#14 Lions 14 282014 76
  • Date: November 8
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:48
  • Game attendance: 4,158
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) • N 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Clear
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: Southeastern Channel
Sources:

Sam Houston State

Sam Houston State at Houston Baptist
1 234Total
Bearkats 35 20714 76
Huskies 0 000 0
  • Date: November 15
  • Location: HBU Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 3:00 pm CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:38
  • Game attendance: 3,124
  • Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C) • NE 12 mph (19 km/h) • Overcast
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • TV announcers (FSSW): Brett Dolan & Jeff Power
Sources:

References

  1. Schneewind, Justin (November 21, 2011). "HBU will play football, join Southland Conference". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  2. "HBU to open new on-campus stadium Sept. 6". Houston Chronicle. March 12, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  3. "Dunham Family Contributes Gift for Football Field : Huskies future playing surface to be named Dunham Field". Sharps Town District. April 23, 2013. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  4. "Stephen F. Austin vs Houston Baptist". Stephen F. Austin State University Department of Athletics. October 18, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  5. "Houston Baptist vs Lamar". Lamar University Department of Athletics. November 1, 2014. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
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