2019 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

2019 Houston Baptist Huskies football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	5–7 (2–6 Southland)
Head coach	Vic Shealy (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Zach Kittley (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Co-defensive coordinator	Roger Hinshaw (7th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jeff Mills (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4 or 4–3
Home stadium	Husky Stadium

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

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 18, 2019. The Huskies were picked to finish in eleventh place.

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

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

Offense

2nd team

Jerreth Sterns – WR

Defense

2nd team

Andre Walker – DL

Caleb Johnson – LB

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	at UTEP*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	ESPN+	L 34–36	34,646
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Texas Wesleyan*	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	Husky SN	W 58–13	2,203
September 14	2:00 p.m.	at South Dakota*	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN3	W 53–52	5,077
September 21	6:00 p.m.	Northwestern State	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	W 48–21	1,941
September 28	6:00 p.m.	Texas Southern*	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	W 68–31	3,215
October 5	6:00 p.m.	Incarnate Word	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	L 36–38	2,289
October 12	6:00 p.m.	at Abilene Christian	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN3	L 20–45	7,636
October 19	4:00 p.m.	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	COWBOYINSIDER	L 27–42	8,083
October 26	2:00 p.m.	Southeastern Louisiana	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	L 13–52	2,158
November 9	3:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Nicholls	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	CST/ESPN+	L 27–48	4,558
November 16	2:00 p.m.	Lamar	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	W 31–26	2,126
November 23	2:00 p.m.	at Sam Houston State	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	ESPN+	L 14–37	3,849
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

At UTEP

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

See also: 2019 UTEP Miners football team

Texas Wesleyan

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

See also: Texas Wesleyan Rams football

At South Dakota

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

See also: 2019 South Dakota Coyotes football team

Northwestern State

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

See also: 2019 Northwestern State Demons football team

Texas Southern

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

See also: 2019 Texas Southern Tigers football team

Incarnate Word

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

See also: 2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

At Abilene Christian

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

See also: 2019 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

At McNeese State

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

See also: 2019 McNeese State Cowboys football team

Southeastern Louisiana

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

See also: 2019 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

At Nicholls

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

See also: 2019 Nicholls Colonels football team

Lamar

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

See also: 2019 Lamar Cardinals football team

At Sam Houston State

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

See also: 2019 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team