2023 Houston Christian Huskies football team

The 2023 Houston Christian Huskies football team represents Houston Christian University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Braxton Harris, the Huskies their home games at Husky Stadium in Houston.

2023 Houston Christian Huskies football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record3–4 (1–2 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJason Bachtel (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorEric Daniels (1st season)
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
(capacity: 5,000)
2023 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Incarnate Word  3 –0   6 –1  
Lamar  3 –0   4 –3  
Nicholls  3 –0   3 –3  
Houston Christian  1 –2   3 –4  
Texas A&M–Commerce *  1 –2   1 –6  
Southeastern Louisiana  1 –3   1 –7  
Northwestern State  0 –2   0 –6  
McNeese  0 –3   0 –7  
  • * – Texas A&M–Commerce ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.
Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 24, 2023. The Huskies were picked to finish last in the conference.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Southeastern Louisiana93 (9)
2Incarnate Word91 (7)
3McNeese65
4Nicholls62
5Northwestern State52
6Texas A&M–Commerce33
7Lamar28
8Houston Christian24

Preseason All–Southland Teams

The Southland Conference announced the 2023 preseason all-conference football team selections on July 21, 2023. HCU had a total of 5 players selected.[2]

Schedule

Houston Christian announced their 2023 schedule on December 14, 2022.[3][4][5]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.Arkansas Baptist*
ESPN+W 66–01,763
September 96:00 p.m.at Western Kentucky*
ESPN+L 22–5220,712
September 166:00 p.m.at UT Martin*
ESPN+L 7–663,102
September 236:00 p.m.at Southeastern Louisiana
ESPN+W 34–193,694
September 306:00 p.m.Lamar
  • Husky Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN+L 19–211,547
October 73:00 p.m.at Nicholls
ESPN+L 7–385,444
October 146:00 p.m.Prairie View A&M*
  • Husky Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN+W 30–02,112
October 282:00 p.m.Texas A&M–Commerce
  • Husky Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN+
November 42:00 p.m.at Northwestern State
ESPN+Cancelled[6]
November 117:00 p.m.at McNeese
ESPN+
November 182:00 p.m.Incarnate Word
  • Husky Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN+

References
  1. "Southeastern Voted Top Spot in 2023 Southland Football Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  2. "Southland Announces 2023 All-Conference Team". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  3. "FB: Huskies Reveal 2023 Schedule". December 14, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  4. "2023 Football Schedule". Houston Christian University. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  5. "Houston Christian Huskies 2023". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  6. Kasabian, Paul (October 26, 2023). "Northwestern State Cancels Football Season, HC Resigns After Ronnie Caldwell's Death". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 26, 2023.


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