2018 Houston Baptist Huskies football team
The 2018 Houston Baptist Huskies football team represented Houston Baptist University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Huskies were led by sixth-year head coach Vic Shealy. They played their home games at Husky Stadium and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 1–10, 0–9 in Southland play to finish in last place.
| 2018 Houston Baptist Huskies football | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| 2018 record | 1–10 (0–9 Southland) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Zach Kittley (1st season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Roger Henshaw (6th season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Jeff Mills (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Husky Stadium (Capacity: 5,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Nicholls +^ | 7 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar ^ | 6 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 4 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 2 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Huskies finished the 2017 season 1–10, 0–9 in Southland play to finish in last place.
Preseason
Preseason All-Conference Teams
On July 12, 2018, the Southland announced their Preseason All-Conference Teams, with the Huskies placing one player on the first team.[1]
Defense First Team
- Raphael Lewis – Sr. DB
Preseason Poll
On July 19, 2018, the Southland announced their preseason poll, with the Huskies predicted to finish in last place.[2]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Sam Houston State | 187 (10) |
| 2 | Nicholls State | 173 (6) |
| 3 | Central Arkansas | 170 (5) |
| 4 | McNeese State | 159 (1) |
| 5 | Southeastern Louisiana | 119 |
| 6 | Stephen F. Austin | 90 |
| 7 | Abilene Christian | 89 |
| 8 | Northwestern State | 86 |
| 9 | Incarnate Word | 53 |
| 10 | Lamar | 52 |
| 11 | Houston Baptist | 32 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Southwest Baptist* | SLC Digital | W 49–7 | 2,113 | |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 16 McNeese State |
| Eleven | L 34–51 | 2,538 |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Abilene Christian |
| ESPN3 | L 13–38 | 2,038 |
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | at SMU* | ESPN3 | L 27–63 | 18,983 | |
| October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 20 Central Arkansas | Bear Nation Network | L 35–66 | 10,210 | |
| October 13 | 4:00 p.m. | at Southeastern Louisiana | SLC Digital | L 52–62 | 6,023 | |
| October 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin |
| ESPN3 | L 14–42 | 2,687 |
| October 27 | 6:00 p.m. | at Northwestern State | DemonTV | L 28–31 | 7,098 | |
| November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 20 Nicholls State |
| SLC Digital | L 20–41 | 1,926 |
| November 10 | 3:00 p.m. | at Lamar | ESPN+ | L 9–38 | 8,028 | |
| November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | Sam Houston State |
| SLC Digital | L 20–42 | 2,002 |
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- - Games will be televised on tape delay.
Game summaries
Southwest Baptist
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bearcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Huskies | 7 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
at SMU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Huskies | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| Mustangs | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 63 |
at Central Arkansas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Huskies | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| No. 20 Bears | 21 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 66 |
at Southeastern Louisiana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Huskies | 0 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 52 |
| Lions | 21 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 62 |
Stephen F. Austin
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lumberjacks | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| Huskies | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Northwestern State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Huskies | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Demons | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
Nicholls State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 20 Colonels | 10 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 41 |
| Huskies | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
at Lamar
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Huskies | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Cardinals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
Sam Houston State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bearkats | 7 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
| Huskies | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
References
- http://southland.org/news/2018/7/11/southland-announces-2018-preseason-all-conference-football-teams.aspx
- http://southland.org/news/2018/7/16/sam-houston-state-voted-to-top-spot-in-2018-football-preseason-poll.aspx
- "2018 Football Schedule". Houston Baptist University Huskies Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
- "Southland Announces Week 9 TV Selections". Southland Conference. October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES WEEK 10 TV SELECTIONS". Southland Conference. October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
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