2013 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2013 Houston Baptist Huskies football HBU Huskies Wordmark.png 150 Independent 3–4 Vic Shealy 1st Scott Smith 1st Multiple Roger Hinshaw 1st Brent Vieselmeyer 1st 4–3 Crusader StadiumBBVA Compass Stadium none The 2013 Houston Baptist Huskies football team represented Houston Baptist University—now known as Houston Christian University—as an independent in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Huskies, playing the program's first season, were led by first-year head coach Vic Shealy and compiled a record of 3–4.Ellsworth Tim HBU hires first football coach http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=37617 April 16, 2012 Baptist Press April 16, 2012 April 18, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120418121423/http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=37617 dead However, they were not considered a FCS team for scheduling purposes until 2014. They played three home games at Crusader Stadium and one home game at BBVA Compass Stadium. This was an exhibition season for the Huskies. The season did not count against the players academic eligibility, but they also were not eligible for the FCS playoffs. They played a mixed schedule of schools from the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), NCAA Division II, and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The Huskies joined the Southland Conference for the 2014 season and then became eligible for NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs.Schneewind Justin HBU will play football, join Southland Conference http://www.chron.com/sports/college/article/HBU-will-play-football-join-Southland-Conference-2280640.php November 21, 2011 Houston Chronicle November 21, 2011 Schedule 2013 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network Central August 31 6:00 p.m. l y Sam Houston State 3 Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX 0–74 9,246 September 14 6:00 p.m. w y 2013 Wayland Baptist Pioneers Wayland Baptist Greg Sherwood Memorial Bulldog Stadium Plainview, TX 52–28 4,000 September 28 7:00 p.m. w 2013 Oklahoma Baptist Bison Oklahoma Baptist Crusader Stadium Houston, TX LSN 34–3 3,166 October 12 7:30 p.m. l Abilene Christian BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX CSNH 12–69 3,935 October 26 7:00 p.m. l y Incarnate Word Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX UIW TV 3–24 3,891 November 2 7:00 p.m. w 2013 Texas College Steers Texas College Crusader Stadium Houston, TX 49–7 2,091 November 9 3:00 p.m. l y Texas A&M–Commerce Crusader Stadium Houston, TX 21–55 2,752 Roster 2013 Houston Baptist Huskies y Darian Lazard 2 QB WR Jr y Craig Bell 3 RB Fr y Kwadre Wilson 4 WR Fr B. J. Kelly 5 RB Fr Ethan Fry 7 WR Fr Johnathan Fleming 9 QB So y Maxwell Brown 10 TE So y Zach Lazarine 11 WR Fr y David Dunkin 12 QB Fr y Ka'Darius Baker 15 QB Fr Adam Beck 17 QB Fr Trey Sudds 19 WR So y Davis Iheanacho 21 WR So y Jackie Robinson 25 RB Fr y Jordan Charles 28 RB Fr Tanner Peavy 29 RB Fr y Ja'Halen Norris 6 CB So y Calvin Thomas 8 S So y Ore Bankole 18 CB So y Cody Moncure 22 S Fr Prince Sam 23 CB So y Taylor Thompson 24 DB Fr Josh Erwin 26 S So y John Wesby 27 CB Jr Xavier Ezenagu 28 CB Fr Travis Shinn 37 K So y Chance Talbott 42 LS So y Danny Garza 51 LS Fr Dylan Harriger 86 P Fr Christian Guzman 89 P Fr https://hcuhuskies.com/sports/football/roster/2013 Vic Shealy (Richmond) Scott Smith (Baylor) Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks, assistant head coach Roger Henshaw (Appalachian State) Co-defensive coordinator, recruiting coordinator, safeties Brent Vieselmeyer (Concordia (WI)) Co-defensive coordinator, linebackers Aaron Fletcher (Texas A&M-Commerce) Cornerbacks, nickels Burl Jordan (Texas A&M) Defensive line Shannon Kelley (Texas) Assistant head coach, running backs Jeff Love (Central Florida) Wide receivers Drew O'Daniel (Texas) Running game coordinator, offensive line, tight ends Paul Constantine (Campbell) Performance director http://www.hbuhuskies.com/coaches.aspx?roster=43&tab=coaches&path=football Houston Baptist Men's Football Staff HBU Athletics Game summaries At No. 3 Sam Houston State 2013 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team Houston Baptist at Sam Houston State Huskies 0 0 0 0 No. 3 Bearkats 21 28 17 8 August 31 Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX 6:00PM CST 2:57 9,246 R Smith Sources:Rave Report (Aug 31, 2013) Sam Houston State University http://www.gobearkats.com/pdf9/2530257.pdf August 31, 2013 yes 1 11:27 Sam Houston State Timothy Flaunders 4 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 1:43 0–7 1 8:58 Sam Houston State Keshawn Hill 4 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 6 plays 48 yards, 2:04 0–14 1 6:19 Sam Houston State Torra Williams 66 yard touchdown pass from Brian Bell (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 1 play, 66 yards, 0:10 0–21 2 13:16 Sam Houston State Josh Lyons 8 yard pass from Brian Bell (Luc Swmiberghe kick), Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:37 0–28 2 11:38 Sam Houston State Shelby Davis 48 yard interception returned for touchdown (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays 15 yards, 1:34 0–35 2 6:28 Sam Houston State Brian Bell 2 yard touchdown run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 2 plays 11 yards, 0:37 0–42 2 2:46 Sam Houston State Steven Hicks 4 yard touchdown run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 4 plays 19 yards, 1:18 0–49 3 10:44 Sam Houston State Luc Swimberghe 41 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays 3 yards, 0:39 0–52 3 9:24 Sam Houston State Tristan Eche 32 yard interception return (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 3 plays 5 yards, 1:16 0–59 3 4:03 Sam Houston State Don King III 3 yard touchdown run (Brad Dunavant kick), Drive: 9 plays 58 yards, 4:24 0–66 4 8:11 Sam Houston State Team Safety, Drive: 4 plays -7 yards, 1:57 0–68 4 3:58 Sam Houston State Cory Idlebird 3 yard touchdown run (Brad Dunavant kick failed), Drive: 8 plays 50 yards, 4:13 0–74 yes Statistics HBUSHSU First downs 7 23 Total yards 90 455 Rushing yards 45 365 Passing yards 45 90 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 31:06 28:54 Team Category Player StatisticsHouston Baptist Passing Ka'Darius Baker 6/15, 33 yards, INT Rushing B. J. Kelly 13 rushes, 45 yards Receiving Wesley Lewis 2 receptions, 15 yardsSam Houston State Passing Brian Bell 5/9, 90 yards, 2 TD Rushing Steven Hicks 17 rushes, 99 yards, TD Receiving Torra Williams 2 receptions, 72 yards, TD Houston Baptist football began on the road at Division I FCS Sam Houston State. The Huskies would lose their inaugural game 74–0 to the no. 3 Bearkats. At Wayland Baptist Houston Baptist at Wayland Baptist Huskies 7 21 10 14 Pioneers 14 14 0 0 September 14 Greg Sherwood Memorial Bulldog StadiumPlainview, TX 6:00 PM CST 2:50 4,000 Sources:Box score yes 1 10:27 Wayland Baptist Kendall Roberson 13 yard run (Jake Higgs kick), Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:15 0–7 1 6:09 Houston Baptist Craig Bell 1 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 4:08 7–7 1 0:01 Wayland Baptist Kendall Roberson 1 yard run (Jake Higgs kick), Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 3:44 7–14 2 13:18 Houston Baptist Terrance Hawkins 49 yard pass from Ka'Darius Baker (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:43 14–14 2 11:39 Wayland Baptist Ashton Tillman 16 yard touchdown run (Jake Higgs kick), Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 1:33 14–21 2 3:44 Houston Baptist Craig Bell 3 yard touchdown run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 6:00 21–21 2 0:57 Houston Baptist Wesley Lewis 17 yard touchdown pass from Tanner Peavey (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 1:59 28–21 2 0:21 Wayland Baptist Brendan Pegg 28yard touchdown pass from Braden Hudson (Jake Higgs kick), Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 0:36 28–28 3 9:54 Houston Baptist Travis Shinn 32 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 5:06 31–28 3 2:00 Houston Baptist Darian Lazard 70 yard touchdown pass from Ka'Darius Baker (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:50 38–28 4 13:37 Houston Baptist Craig Bell 4 yard touchdown run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 4 plays, 20 yards, 1:59 45–28 4 3:31 Houston Baptist B.J. Kelly 5 yard touchdown run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 14 plays, 97 yards, 8:09 52–28 yes Statistics HBUWBU First downs 27 16 Total yards 648 274 Rushing yards 347 147 Passing yards 301 127 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 40:34 19:26 Team Category Player StatisticsHouston Baptist Passing Ka'Darius Baker 17/24, 284 yards, 2 TD Rushing B. J. Kelly 26 rushes, 178 yards, TD Receiving Darian Lazard 7 receptions, 118 yards, TDWayland Baptist Passing Braden Hudson 8/16, 61 yards, TD Rushing Kendall Roberson 21 rushes, 138 yards, 2 TD Receiving Brendan Pegg 4 receptions, 55 yards, TD For their second game, the Huskies traveled to NAIA Wayland Baptist. The game would be tied 28–28 at halftime, but Houston Baptist would shutout the Pioneers in the second half to win 52–28. Oklahoma Baptist Oklahoma Baptist at Houston Baptist Bison 0 3 0 0 Huskies 0 0 14 21 September 28 Crusader StadiumHouston, TX 7:00 PM CST 2:45 3,166 82 °F °C on • Partly Cloudy • winds E @ 16mph Brandon Cruse Lonnie King & Jeff Power LSNSources:Box score yes 2 1:38 Oklahoma Baptist Austin Manger 22 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 3:02 0–3 3 9:17 Houston Baptist Terrell Brown 26 yard interception return (Marty Scarberry kick) 7–3 3 7:29 Houston Baptist B.J. Kelly 3 yard run (Marty Scarberry kick), Drive: 4 plays, 26 yards, 1:42 14–3 4 14:51 Houston Baptist Kameron Lecoq 25 yard fumble returned for a touchdown (Marty Scarberry kick) 21–3 4 7:27 Houston Baptist B.J. Kelly 3 yard touchdown run (Marty Scarberry kick), Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 6:03 28–3 4 0:07 Houston Baptist Garrett Dolan 80 yard interception return (Marty Scarberry kick) 35–3 yes Statistics OBUHBU First downs 15 11 Total yards 249 367 Rushing yards 85 135 Passing yards 164 232 Turnovers 6 2 Time of possession 27:21 47:39 Team Category Player StatisticsOklahoma Baptist Passing Cole Grauer 16/37, 164 yards, 4 INT Rushing Jordan Barnes 12 rushes, 61 yards Receiving Cody Miller 3 receptions, 41 yardsHouston Baptist Passing Ka'Darius Baker 16/26, 232 yards Rushing Craig Bell 9 rushes, 58 yards Receiving Ethan Fry 6 receptions, 75 yards For game 3, Houston Baptist hosted Division II Oklahoma Baptist for the program's first home game. The Huskies' defense held the Bison to just a field goal and forced six turnovers to win for the second week in-a-row. Abilene Christian 2013 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team Abilene Christian at Houston Baptist Wildcats 20 21 21 7 Huskies 5 7 0 0 October 12 BBVA Compass StadiumHouston, TX 7:37 PM CST 2:59 3,935 77 °F °C on • Overcast • winds S @ 4mph Ross Smith Brett Dolan, ND Kalu & Bart Enis CSNHSources:Box score yes 1 11:22 Abilene Christian Darrell Cantu-Harkless 14 yard touchdown run (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:38 0–7 1 7:59 Houston Baptist Travis Shinn 22 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:19 3–7 1 4:33 Abilene Christian Darrell Cantu-Harkless 1 yard touchdown run (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:19 3–14 1 0:21 Abilene Christian Taylor Gabriel 9 yard touchdown pass from John David Baker (Thor Woerner rush fumbled), Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 1:43 3–20 1 0:21 Houston Baptist Cody Moncure fumble return 5–20 2 10:07 Abilene Christian John David Baker 7 yard touchdown run (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, 1:15 5–27 2 5:00 Houston Baptist Craig Bell 32 yard touchdown run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 12 plays, 96 yards, 5:01 12–27 2 1:16 Abilene Christian Noah Cheshier 3 yard touchdown pass from John David Baker (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 3:36 12–34 2 0:37 Abilene Christian Taylor Gabriel 71 yard touchdown pass from John David Baker (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 1 play, 71 yards, 0:16 12–41 3 12:45 Abilene Christian Cade Dtone 5 yard touchdown run (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 2:00 12–48 3 7:59 Abilene Christian Taylor Gabriel 20 yard pass from John David Baker (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 2:52 12–55 3 0:51 Abilene Christian Adrian Duncan 7 yard run (Ben Hynds kick), Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:26 12–62 4 8:15 Abilene Christian Adrian Duncan 2 yard run (Ben Hynds kick), Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:15 12–69 yes Statistics ACUHBU First downs 27 13 Total yards 589 220 Rushing yards 283 123 Passing yards 306 97 Turnovers 0 3 Time of possession 32:24 27:36 Team Category Player StatisticsAbilene Christian Passing John David Baker 16/20, 273 yards, 4 TD Rushing Adrian Duncan 13 rushes, 82 yards, 2 TD Receiving Taylor Gabriel 7 receptions, 174 yards, 3 TDHouston Baptist Passing Ka'Darius Baker 15/22, 80 yards, INT Rushing Craig Bell 12 rushes, 77 yards, TD Receiving Kenneth Bibbins 6 receptions, 35 yards For game 4, Houston Baptist hosted the Abilene Christian Wildcats, who were in their first year of transitioning from Division II to Division I FCS. At Incarnate Word 2013 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team Houston Baptist at Incarnate Word Huskies 0 0 3 0 Cardinals 3 14 0 7 October 26 Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX 6:00 PM CST 2:42 3,891 70 °F °C on • Partly cloudy • calm winds Kevin Hassell Sources:Box score yes 1 8:35 Incarnate Word Jake Wilcox 38 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 12 yards, 4:21 0–3 2 8:55 Incarnate Word Clint Killough 31 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Jake Wilcox kick), Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 5:48 0-10 2 1:30 Incarnate Word John Olgesby 4 yard run (Jake Wilcox kick), Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 4:08 0–17 3 11:15 Houston Baptist Travis Shinn 19 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 3:39 3–17 4 12:08 Incarnate Word Matt Bass 1 yard run (Jake Wilcox kick), Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 1:58 3–24 yes Statistics HBUUIW First downs 12 21 Total yards 220 370 Rushing yards 45 195 Passing yards 175 175 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 22:56 37:04 Team Category Player StatisticsHouston Baptist Passing Ka'Darius Baker 16/33, 175 yards, INT Rushing Darian Lazard 4 rushes, 21 yards Receiving Darian Lazard 5 receptions, 64 yardsIncarnate Word Passing Trent Brittain 13/21, 164 yards, TD Rushing Junio Sessions 18 rushes, 115 yards Receiving Clint Killough 5 receptions, 67 yards, TD For the second week in a row, the Huskies played an opponent who was in the first year of transitioning from Division II to Division I FCS. Texas College Texas College at Houston Baptist Steers 0 0 0 7 Huskies 14 21 7 7 November 2 Crusader StadiumHouston, TX 6:00 PM CST 2:42 2,091 71 °F °C on • Clear • 0 mph Eddy Shelton Sources:Box score yes 1 10:39 Houston Baptist Craig Bell Jr. 4 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:21 7–0 1 9:12 Houston Baptist Taylor Thompson 46 yard interception return (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 3 plays 8 yards, 1:17 14–0 2 3:56 Houston Baptist B.J. Kelly 9 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:45 21–0 2 0:39 Houston Baptist Larry Day 1 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 1:25 28–0 2 0:12 Houston Baptist Wesley Lewis 38 yard pass from Ka'Darius Baker (Traviss Shinn kick), Drive: 1 play, 38 yards, 0:07 35–0 3 0:25 Houston Baptist Larry Day 3 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:34 42–0 4 11:39 Houston Baptist Jackie Robinson Jr. 45 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 1 play, 45 yards, 0:10 49–0 4 4:26 Texas College Curtez Griffin 1 yard run (Erick Trigueros kick), Drive: 15 plays, 69 yards, 7:16 49–7 yes Statistics TCHBU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsTexas College Passing Rushing Receiving Houston Baptist Passing Rushing Receiving Texas A&M–Commerce 2013 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team Texas A&M-Commerce at Houston Baptist Lions 21 20 7 7 Huskies 14 0 7 0 November 9 Crusader StadiumHouston, TX 6:00 PM MST 3:08 2,752 70 °F °C on • Cloudy • Calm Brandon Cruse Sources:Box score yes 1 14:04 Texas A&M–Commerce Seth Smith 45 yard pass from Harrison Stewart (Saul Martinez kick), Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 0:56 0–7 1 12:34 Texas A&M–Commerce Pablo Vasquez 84 yard fumble return (Saul Martinez kick) 0–14 1 9:38 Houston Baptist Larry Day 6 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 3 plays, 81 yards, 0:42 7–14 1 4:19 Houston Baptist Wesley Lewis 25 yard pass from Ka'Darius Baker (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 3:27 14–14 1 0:56 Texas A&M–Commerce Hayden Marsh 12 yard pass from Harrison Stewart (Saul Martinez kick), Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 3:19 14–21 2 13:39 Texas A&M–Commerce Saul Martinez 26 yard field goal, Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 1:08 14–24 2 12:27 Texas A&M–Commerce Saul Martinez 35 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 11 yards, 1:12 14–27 2 4:10 Texas A&M–Commerce Seth Smith 34 yard pass from Harrison Stewart (Saul Martinez kick), Drive: 5 plays, 97 yards, 1:37 14–34 2 0:36 Texas A&M–Commerce Jordon Jenkins 3 yard pass from Deric Davis (Saul Martinez kick), Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 2:02 14–41 3 4:20 Houston Baptist B.J. Kelly 1 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 5:16 21–41 3 3:36 Texas A&M–Commerce Seth Smith 16 yard pass from Harrison Stewart (Saul Martinez kick), Drive: 3 plays, 69 yards, 0:44 21–48 4 13:56 Texas A&M–Commerce Stacy Howard 32 yard pass from Harrison Stewart (Saul Martinez kick), Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:25 21–55 yes Statistics TAMUCHBU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M–Commerce Passing Rushing Receiving Houston Baptist Passing Rushing Receiving Audio streaming All Houston Baptist games were streamed online by the Legacy Sports Network. References Houston Baptist Category:Houston Christian Huskies football seasons Houston Baptist Huskies football