2015 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

2015 Houston Baptist Huskies football

Conference	Southland Conference
2015 record	2–9 (0–8 Southland)
Head coach	Vic Shealy (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Scott Smith (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	Roger Henshaw
Home stadium	Husky Stadium (Capacity: 5,000)

2015 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#7 McNeese State $^		9	–	0		10	–	1
#3 Sam Houston State ^		7	–	2		11	–	4
Central Arkansas		7	–	2		7	–	4
Incarnate Word*		5	–	4		6	–	5
Northwestern State		4	–	5		4	–	7
Lamar		4	–	5		5	–	6
Stephen F. Austin		4	–	5		4	–	7
Nicholls State		3	–	6		3	–	8
Abilene Christian*		3	–	6		3	–	8
SE Louisiana		3	–	6		4	–	7
Houston Baptist		0	–	8		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to transition from Division II Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2015 Houston Baptist Huskies football team represented Houston Baptist University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Huskies were led by third-year head coach Vic Shealy. They played their home games at Husky Stadium and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 0–8 in Southland play to finish in last place.

Previous season

The 2014 season was the Huskies' first official season in the Southland Conference for football. The Huskies opened a new on-campus stadium. The first game in the new stadium was played on September 6, 2014 vs McMurry University. Husky Stadium^[1] on the Dunham Field.^[2] The Huskies finished the 2014 season with a 2–9 overall record and a 1–7 record in Southland Conference play to finish in 10th place.

Schedule

Source: ^[3]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 PM	Bethany College*	Husky Stadium • Houston, TX	RTSW*	W 51–7	2,821
September 12	7:00 PM	Northern Colorado*	Husky Stadium • Houston, TX	RTSW*	L 10–34	3,185
September 19	6:00 PM	at Abilene Christian	Shotwell Stadium • Abilene, TX		L 21–49	7,327
September 26	6:00 PM	at No. 12 Sam Houston State	Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX	FCS Central	L 14–63	9,014
October 3	7:00 PM	College of Faith (AR)*	Husky Stadium • Houston, TX	RTSW*	W 65–0	2,817
October 10	2:30 PM	Central Arkansas	Husky Stadium • Houston, TX	ASN	L 7–43	2,217
October 17	3:00 PM	at Nicholls	John L. Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA		L 17–38	5,101
October 24	2:00 PM	Southeastern Louisiana	Husky Stadium • Houston, TX	RTSW*	L 7–22	1,730
October 31	2:00 PM	Lamar	Husky Stadium • Houston, TX	RTSW*	L 7–55	1,748
November 14	3:00 PM	at Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium • Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN3	L 20–55	4,305
November 21	2:00 PM	Incarnate Word	Husky Stadium • Houston, TX		L 3–30	2,251
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

- Games will be televised on tape delay.

Game summaries

Bethany College

See also: Bethany College

Bethany College at Houston Baptist

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	7	0	0	7
• Huskies	20	17	7	7	51

Date: September 5
Location: Husky Stadium
Houston, TX
Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 2,821

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	11:27	Houston Baptist	Taylor Holmes 0 yard return of blocked punt (Travis Shinn kick failed), Drive: 3 plays, -8 yards, 1:53	6–0

1	7:33	Houston Baptist	B.J. Kelly 4 yard run (Travis Shinn kick) Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 2:28	13–0

1	5:08	Houston Baptist	D'Angelo Wallace 19 yard pass from Max Staver (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 2 plays, 40 yards, 0:41	20–0

2	12:34	Houston Baptist	Deion Lilly 1 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:45	27–0

2	7:16	Bethany	Fred White 12 yard pass from Virgil Bridges (Adam Maisch kick), Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:14	27–7

2	4:23	Houston Baptist	Travis Shinn 30 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:44	30–7

2	2:20	Houston Baptist	Brandon Taylor 64 yard punt return (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 3 plays, -11 yards, 1:55	37–7

3	8:26	Houston Baptist	Brandon Taylor 15 yard pass from Max Staver (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 3:04	44–7

4	8:42	Houston Baptist	Deion Lilly 1 yard run (Travis Shinn kick) Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 3:41	51–7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Northern Colorado

Northern Colorado at Houston Baptist

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bears	6	7	14	7	34
Huskies	3	0	0	7	10

Date: September 12
Location: Husky Stadium
Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 3,185

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	11:27	Northern Colorado	Jonathan Newsom 4 yard run (Marques Combs kick failed), Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:40	0–6

1	3:18	Houston Baptist	Travis Shinn 32 yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 5:30	3–6

2	1:00	Northern Colorado	Ellis Onic 71 yard punt return (Marques Combs kick), Drive: 3 plays, 0 yards, 1:33	3–13

3	9:01	Northern Colorado	Stephen Miller 19 yard pass from Jacob Knipp (Marques Combs kick), Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:02	3–20

3	5:26	Northern Colorado	Trae Riek 3 yard run (Marques Combs kick), Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:26	3–27

4	11:15	Houston Baptist	Ethan Fry 19 yard pass from Max Staver (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 14 plays, 77 yards, 9:01	10–27

4	6:50	Northern Colorado	Anthony Davis 36 yard run (Marques Combs kick), Drive: 1 play, 36 yards, 0:10	10–34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	L 20–28

@ Abilene Christian

Houston Baptist at Abilene Christian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	7	0	7	21
• Wildcats	7	14	21	7	49

Date: September 19
Location: Shotwell Stadium
Abilene, TX
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 9
Game attendance: 7,327

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	11:55	Abilene Christian	Jonathan Epps 6 yard pass from Parker McKenzie (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:07	0–7

1	1:23	Houston Baptist	B.J. Kelly 12 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 4:53	7–7

2	9:31	Houston Baptist	Mev Ajdin 1 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:29	14–7

2	6:31	Abilene Christian	Herschel Sims 9 yard run (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:54	14–14

2	2:01	Abilene Christian	De'Andre Brown 1 yard run (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 3:26	14–21

3	10:52	Abilene Christian	Cedric Gilbert 8 yard pass from Parker McKenzie (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:08	14–28

3	5:42	Abilene Christian	Jamie Walker 3 yard pass from Cody Ennis (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:25	14–35

3	0:01	Abilene Christian	Herschel Sims 35 yard run (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:14	14–42

4	11:25	Houston Baptist	B.J. Kelly 12 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 1:07	21–42

4	2:19	Abilene Christian	Jonathan Epps 8 yard pass from Parker McKenzie (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 6:40	21–49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2014	L 14–59

@ Sam Houston State

Houston Baptist at Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	7	0	0	14
• #12 Bearkats	14	14	28	7	63

Date: September 26
Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 9,014

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	11:36	Sam Houston State	Jared Johnson 86 yard pass complete to Gerald Thomas (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 2 plays, 87 yards, 0:34	0–7

1	4:43	Houston Baptist	Tony Dawson 14 yard pass complete to Wesley Lewis (Christian Guzman kick), Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 6:48	7–7

1	2:55	Sam Houston State	Jared Johnson 7 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 1:48	7–14

2	6:12	Houston Baptist	Terrance Peters 82 yard run (Christian Guzman kick), Drive: 3 plays, 90 yards, 1:52	14–14

2	4:12	Sam Houston State	LaDarius Brown 12 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 0 yards, 3:52	14–21

2	0:15	Sam Houston State	Gerald Thomas 38 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Carlos Teal kick), Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 1:53	14–28

3	11:49	Sam Houston State	Jared Johnson 2 yard pass complete to LaDarius Brown (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 2:56	14–35

3	10:18	Sam Houston State	Gerald Thomas 25 yard interception return (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 3 plays, -1 yard, 1:31	14–42

3	8:03	Sam Houston State	Jalen Overstreet run for 9 yards (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 1:20	14–49

3	0:57	Sam Houston State	Jared Johnson run for 10 yards (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 2:44	14–56

4	12:10	Sam Houston State	Stephen Williams 25 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 2:03	14–63

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2014	L 0–76

College of Faith (Homecoming)

See also: College of Faith

College of Faith at Houston Baptist

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0
• Huskies	14	23	14	14	65

Date: October 3
Location: Husky Stadium
Houston, TX
Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 2,817

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	11:10	Houston Baptist	Jackie Robinson 2 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:05	7–0

1	8:22	Houston Baptist	Jackie Robinson 7 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:35	14–0

2	14:55	Houston Baptist	Larry Day 3 yard run (Travis Shinn kick failed), Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 0:05	20–0

2	12:14	Houston Baptist	Brandon Taylor 48 yard punt return (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 3 plays, 1 yard, 2:34	27–0

2	7:37	Houston Baptist	Jackie Robinson 4 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 1:43	34–0

2	0:35	Houston Baptist	Travis Shinn 43 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:20	37–0

3	7:26	Houston Baptist	Steven Thompson 6 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:29	44–0

3	5:40	Houston Baptist	Brandon Taylor 49 yard punt return (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 3 plays, -1 yard, 1:41	51–0

4	14:56	Houston Baptist	Jonathan Fleming 1 yard run (Jose Betancourt kick), Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 1:20	58–0

4	2:36	Houston Baptist	Steven Thompson 8 yard run (Jose Betancourt kick), Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 7:59	65–0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Central Arkansas

Central Arkansas at Houston Baptist

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bears	13	13	7	10	43
Huskies	0	7	0	0	7

Date: October 10
Location: Husky Stadium
Houston, TX
Game start: 2:30 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:03
Game attendance: 2,217
Game weather: 86°F • NNE 7 • Sunny
Referee: Vidal Jones
Television network: ASN

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	8:22	Central Arkansas	Hayden Hildebrand 6 yard pass to Dominique Thomas (two-pont pass conv. intercepted), Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:31	0–6

1	1:58	Central Arkansas	Brandon Cox 93 yard punt return (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 6:18	0–13

2	12:18	Central Arkansas	Dominique Thomas 3 yard run (Jace Denker kick failed), Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:30	0–19

2	2:26	Houston Baptist	Max Staver 18 yard pass to Ricardo Barnett (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:30	7–19

2	1:01	Central Arkansas	Hayden Hildebrand 6 yard pass to Blake Veasley (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 1:25	7–26

3	7:53	Central Arkansas	Hayden Hildebrand 11 yard pass to Blake Veasley (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 3:51	7–33

4	11:05	Central Arkansas	Roman Gordon 12 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:45	7–40

4	1:04	Central Arkansas	Jace Denker 22 yard field goal, Drive: 15 plays, 58 yards, 7:11	7–43

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	L 0–70

@ Nicholls

Houston Baptist at Nicholls

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	10	0	7	17
• Colonels	21	0	7	10	38

Date: October 17
Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
Thibodaux, LA
Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 5,101

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	8:36	Nicholls	Tuskani Figaro 3 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 0:51	0–7

1	2:35	Nicholls	Michael Henry 1 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 4:51	0–14

1	0:00	Nicholls	Michael Henry 1 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 0:00	0–21

2	11:12	Houston Baptist	B.J. Kelly 1 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 2 plays, 50 yards, 0:32	7–21

2	0:00	Houston Baptist	Travis Shinn 43 yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 3:36	10–21

3	12:32	Nicholls	Tobias Lofton 39 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:28	10–28

4	9:01	Nicholls	Tuskani Figaro 14 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:05	10–35

4	6:29	Nicholls	Francisco Condado 31 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 2:05	10–38

4	4:38	Houston Baptist	B.J. Kelly 3 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 1:44	17–38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2014	W 31–21

Southeastern Louisiana

Southeastern Louisiana at Houston Baptist

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Lions	9	7	0	6	22
Huskies	0	0	0	7	7

Date: October 24
Location: Husky Stadium
Houston, TX
Game start: 2:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 1,730
Referee: David Alvarez

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	3:30	Southeastern Louisiana	Miki Fangatua Safety, Drive: 3 plays, -1 yard, 1:33	0–2

1	0:27	Southeastern Louisiana	Da'Quan Smith 10 yard pass from D'Shaie Landor (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 2:55	0–9

2	0:58	Southeastern Louisiana	Trey Hallman 2 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:17	0–16

4	9:24	Southeastern Louisiana	Julius Maraclin 5 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick failed), Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:50	0–22

4	8:38	Houston Baptist	Terrance Peters 77 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:40	7–22

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	L 7–76

Lamar

Lamar at Houston Baptist

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cardinals	14	20	14	7	55
Huskies	0	7	0	0	7

Date: October 31
Location: Husky Stadium
Houston, TX
Game start: 2:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:02
Game attendance: 1,748
Game weather: 73°F • E 4 • Overcast
Referee: Randy Christal
Television network: RTSW*

Sources:^[4]

Scoring summary

1	13:09	Lamar	Kade Harrington 29 yd pass from Joe Minden (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 1:51	0–7

1	3:29	Lamar	Devonne Brown 29 yard pass from Joe Minden (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 2:36	0–14

2	14:20	Lamar	Alex Ball 49 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:03	0–17

2	9:10	Lamar	Alex Ball 27 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 3:37	0–20

2	4:52	Lamar	Kade Harrington 7 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 2:31	0–27

2	2:52	Lamar	Devonn Brown 45 yard pass from Joe Minden (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 2 plays, 61 yards, 0:37	0–34

2	0:41	Houston Baptist	Tony Dawson 34 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:11	7–34

3	10:40	Lamar	Seth Ellis 73 yard punt return (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 3 plays, 1 yard, 1:45	7–41

3	5:23	Lamar	Kade Harrington 9 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 3:43	7–48

4	3:07	Lamar	Carson Earp 9 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 2:11	7–55

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	L 14–72

@ Stephen F. Austin

Houston Baptist at Stephen F. Austin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	3	3	7	20
• Lumberjacks	7	13	28	7	55

Date: November 14
Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
Nacogdoches, TX
Game start: 3:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 4,305
Referee: M. Vanderville
Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	10:58	Stephen F. Austin	Judah Jones 10 yard pass from Zach Conque (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:47	0–7

1	2:14	Houston Baptist	Mev Adjin 28 yard pass from Max Staver (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 1:38	7–7

2	14:01	Stephen F. Austin	Mason Juhl 38 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 3:07	7–10

2	9:12	Stephen F. Austin	Mason Juhl 39 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:10	7–13

2	4:10	Stephen F. Austin	Justic Liggins 8 yard pass from Zach Conque (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 2:58	7–20

2	0:47	Houston Baptist	Travis Shinn 27 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:23	10–20

3	11:33	Stephen F. Austin	Zach Conque 1 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 3:19	10–27

3	8:59	Houston Baptist	Travis Shinn 42 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:28	13–27

3	7:18	Stephen F. Austin	Zach Conque 40 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:36	13–34

3	4:23	Stephen F. Austin	Aaron Piper 34 yard pass from Zach Conque (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 1:37	13–41

3	0:44	Stephen F. Austin	Jacol Whitaker 8 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:28	13–48

4	12:26	Stephen F. Austin	Trevon Smith 32 yard interception return (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 1 plays, 0 yards, 0:09	13–55

4	8:50	Houston Baptist	Ricard Barnett 28 yard pass from Jonath Fleming (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:36	20–55

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	L 27–59

Incarnate Word

Incarnate Word at Houston Baptist

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cardinals	14	7	7	2	30
Huskies	0	3	0	0	3

Date: November 21
Location: Husky Stadium
Houston, TX
Game start: 2:00 PM CST
Elapsed time: 2:35
Game attendance: 2,251
Game weather: 63°F, Overcast and Windy
Referee: Marvel Judy

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	7:08	Incarnate Word	Trent Brittain 3 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 13 plays, 52 yards, 6:21	0–7

1	1:40	Incarnate Word	Paden Giebler 47 yard fumble return (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 6 plays, 8 yards, 3:23	0–14

2	10:44	Houston Baptist	Travis Shinn 27 yard field goal, Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 5:56	3–14

2	2:18	Incarnate Word	Trent Brittain 8 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 6:11	3–21

3	4:00	Incarnate Word	Cole Wick 12 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 5:36	3–28

4	6:55	Incarnate Word	Team Safety, Drive: 6 plays, 2 yards, 2:11	3–30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2014	L 8–31

Sources

↑ "HBU to open new on-campus stadium Sept. 6". Houston Chronicle. March 12, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
↑ "Dunham Family Contributes Gift for Football Field : Huskies future playing surface to be named Dunham Field.". Sharps Town District. April 23, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
↑ "2015 Football Schedule". Houston Baptist University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
↑ "Lamar (4-4, 3-3) vs Houston Baptist (2-7, 0-6)". lamarcardinals.com. Lamar University Athletics. October 31, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.

Houston Baptist Huskies football

Venues	Crusader Stadium & BBVA Compass Stadium (2013) Husky Stadium (2014– )

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games

People	Head coaches

Seasons	2013 2014 2015 2016

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