2015 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

2015 Houston Baptist Huskies football
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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 on the Dunham Field. The Huskies finished the 2014 season with a 2–9 overall record and 1–7 in Southland Conference play.

Schedule

Source:

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 #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 PAT failed), 3 plays, -8 yards, 1:53 6–0 1 7:33 Houston Baptist B.J. Kelly 4 yard run (Travis Shinn kick) 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), 2 plays, 40 yards, 0:41 20–0 2 12:34 Houston Baptist Deion Lilly 1 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:45 27–0 2 7:16 Bethany Fred White 12 yard pass from Virgil Bridges (Adam Maisch kick), 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:14 27–7 2 4:23 Houston Baptist Travis Shinn 30 yard field goal, 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:44 30–7 2 2:20 Houston Baptist Brandon Taylor 64 yard punt return (Travis Shinn kick), 3 plays, -11 yards, 1:55 37–7 3 8:26 Houston Baptist Brandon Taylor 15 yard pass from Max Staver (Travis Shinn kick), 6 plays, 49 yards, 3:04 44–7 4 8:42 Houston Baptist Deion Lilly 1 yard run (Travis Shinn kick) 9 plays, 88 yards, 3:41 51–7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

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Northern Colorado

See also: Northern Colorado Bears football and 2015 Northern Colorado Bears football team

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 PAT failed), 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:40 0–6 1 3:18 Houston Baptist Travis Shinn 32 yard field goal, 12 plays, 57 yards, 5:30 3–6 2 1:00 Northern Colorado Ellis Onic 71 yard punt return (Marques Combs kick), 3 plays, 0 yards, 1:33 3–13 3 9:01 Northern Colorado Stephen Miller 19 yard pass from Jacob Knipp (Marques Combs kick), 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:02 3–20 3 5:26 Northern Colorado Trae Riek 3 yard run (Marques Combs kick), 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:26 3–27 4 11:15 Houston Baptist Ethan Fry 19 yard pass from Max Staver (Travis Shinn kick), 14 plays, 77 yards, 9:01 10–27 4 6:50 Northern Colorado Anthony Davis 36 yard run (Marques Combs kick), 1 play, 36 yards, 0:10 10–34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	Northern Colorado, 28–20

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@ Abilene Christian

See also: Abilene Christian Wildcats football and 2015 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

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 Game attendance: 7,327 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 11:55 Abilene Christian Jonathan Epps 6 yard pass from Parker McKenzie, Zach Lehr kick; 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:07 0–7 1 1:23 Houston Baptist B.J. Kelly 12 yard run, Travis Shinn kick; 10 plays, 66 yards, 4:53 7–7 2 9:31 Houston Baptist Mev Ajdin 1 yard run, Travis Shinn kick; 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:29 14–7 2 6:31 Abilene Christian Herschel Sims 9 yard run, Zach Lehr kick; 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:54 14–14 2 2:01 Abilene Christian De'Andre Brown 1 yard run, Zach Lehr kick; 8 plays, 33 yards, 3:26 14–21 3 10:52 Abilene Christian Cedric Gilbert 8 yard pass from Parker McKenzie, Zach Lehr kick; 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:08 14–28 3 5:42 Abilene Christian Jamie Walker 3 yard pass from Cody Ennis, Zach Lehr kick; 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:25 14–35 3 0:01 Abilene Christian Herschel Sims 35 yard run, Zach Lehr kick; 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:14 14–42 4 11:25 Houston Baptist B.J. Kelly 12 yard run, Travis Shinn kick; 4 plays, 18 yards, 1:07 21–42 4 2:19 Abilene Christian Jonathan Epps 8 yard pass from Parker McKenzie, Zach Lehr kick; 11 plays, 83 yards, 6:40 21–49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2014	Abilene Christian, 59–14

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@ Sam Houston State

See also: Sam Houston State Bearkats football and 2015 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

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 pass complete to Gerald Thomas for 86 yds for a TD, Luc Swimberghe kick; 2 plays, 87 yards, 0:34 0–7 1 4:43 Houston Baptist Tony Dawson pass complete to Wesley Lewis for 14 yards for a TD, Christian Guzman kick; 11 plays, 70 yards, 6:48 7–7 1 2:55 Sam Houston State Jared Johnson run for 7 yards for a TD, Luc Swimberghe kick; 7 plays, 87 yards, 1:48 7–14 2 6:12 Houston Baptist Terrance Peters 82 yard run, Christian Guzman kick; 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; 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; 5 plays, 83 yards, 1:53 14–28 3 11:49 Sam Houston State Jared Johnson pass complete to LaDarius Brown for 2 yards for a TD, Luc Swimberghe kick; 8 plays, 56 yards, 2:56 14–35 3 10:18 Sam Houston State Gerald Thomas 25 yard interception return Luc Swimberghe kick; 3 plays, -1 yard, 1:31 14–42 3 8:03 Sam Houston State Jalen Overstreet run for 9 yards for a TD, Luc Swimberghe kick; 5 plays, 32 yards, 1:20 14–49 3 0:57 Sam Houston State Jared Johnson run for 10 yards for a TD, Luc Swimberghe kick; 9 plays, 71 yards, 2:44 14–56 4 12:10 Sam Houston State Stephen Williams 25 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe for a TD, Luc Swimberghe kick; 8 plays, 69 yards, 2:03 14–63

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2014	Sam Houston State, 76–0

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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), 1 play, 2 yards, 0:05 7–0 1 8:22 Houston Baptist Jackie Robinson 7 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:35 14–0 2 14:55 Houston Baptist Larry Day 3 yard run (Travis Shinn PAT failed), 5 plays, 25 yards, 0:05 20–0 2 12:14 Houston Baptist Brandon Taylor 48 yard punt return (Travis Shinn kick), 3 plays, 1 yard, 2:34 27–0 2 7:37 Houston Baptist Jackie Robinson 4 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), 6 plays, 35 yards, 1:43 34–0 2 0:35 Houston Baptist Travis Shinn 43 yard field goal, 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:20 37–0 3 7:26 Houston Baptist Steven Thompson 6 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:29 44–0 3 5:40 Houston Baptist Keyno Small 26 yard punt, Brandon Taylor 49 yard punt return (Travis Shinn kick), 3 plays, -1 yard, 1:41 51–0 4 14:56 Houston Baptist Jonathan Fleming 1 yard run (Jose Betancourt kick), 5 plays, 33 yards, 1:20 58–0 4 2:36 Houston Baptist Steven Thompson 8 yard run (Jose Betancourt kick), 10 plays, 68 yards, 7:59 65–0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

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Central Arkansas

See also: Central Arkansas Bears football and 2015 Central Arkansas Bears football team

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 (Cody Dauksch pass intercepted), 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:31 0–6 1 1:58 Central Arkansas Christian Guzman 40 yard punt, Brandon Cox 93 yard punt return (Jace Denker kick), 9 plays, 43 yards, 6:18 0–13 2 12:18 Central Arkansas Dominique Thomas 3 yard run (Jace Denker PAT failed), 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:30 0–19 2 2:26 Houston Baptist Max Staver 18 yard pass to Ricardo Barnett (Travis Shinn kick), 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:30 7–19 2 1:01 Central Arkansas Hayden Hildebrand 6 yard pass to Blake Veasley (Jace Denker kick), 7 plays, 71 yards, 1:25 7–26 3 7:53 Central Arkansas Hayden Hildebrand 11 yard pass to Blake Veasley (Jace Denker kick), 9 plays, 72 yards, 3:51 7–33 4 11:05 Central Arkansas Roman Gordon 12 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Jace Denker kick), 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:45 7–40 4 1:04 Central Arkansas Jace Denker 22 yard field goal, 15 plays, 58 yards, 7:11 7–43

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	Central Arkansas, 70–0

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@ Nicholls

See also: Nicholls State Colonels football and 2015 Nicholls State Colonels football team

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), 3 plays, 9 yards, 0:51 0–7 1 2:35 Nicholls Michael Henry 1 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), 13 plays, 72 yards, 4:51 0–14 1 0:00 Nicholls Michael Henry 1 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), 7 plays, 68 yards, 0:00 0–21 2 11:12 Houston Baptist B.J. Kelly 1 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), 2 plays, 50 yards, 0:32 7–21 2 0:00 Houston Baptist Travis Shinn 43 yard field goal, 12 plays, 63 yards, 3:36 10–21 3 12:32 Nicholls Tobias Lofton 39 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:28 10–28 4 9:01 Nicholls Tuskani Figaro 14 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:05 10–35 4 6:29 Nicholls Francisco Condado 31 yard field goal, 4 plays, 3 yards, 2:05 10–38 4 4:38 Houston Baptist B.J. Kelly 3 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), 6 plays, 69 yards, 1:44 17–38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2014	Houston Baptist, 31–21

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Southeastern Louisiana

See also: Southeastern Louisiana Lions football and 2015 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

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, 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), 6 plays, 43 yards, 2:55 0–9 2 0:58 Southeastern Louisiana Trey Hallman 2 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:17 0–16 4 9:24 Southeastern Louisiana Julius Maraclin 5 yard run (Jonathon Tatum PAT failed), 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:50 0–22 4 8:38 Houston Baptist Terrance Peters 77 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:40 7–22

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	Southeastern Louisiana, 76–7

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Lamar

See also: Lamar Cardinals football and 2015 Lamar Cardinals football team

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:

Scoring summary 1 13:09 Lamar Kade Harrington 29 yd pass from Joe Minden (Alex Ball kick), 6 plays, 74 yards, 1:51 0–7 1 3:29 Lamar Devonne Brown 29 yard pass from Joe Minden (Alex Ball kick), 8 plays, 76 yards, 2:36 0–14 2 14:20 Lamar Alex Ball 49 yard field goal, 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:03 0–17 2 9:10 Lamar Alex Ball 27 yard field goal, 11 plays, 44 yards, 3:37 0–20 2 4:52 Lamar Kade Harrington 7 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 6 plays, 48 yards, 2:31 0–27 2 2:52 Lamar Devonn Brown 45 yard pass from Joe Minden (Alex Ball kick), 2 plays, 61 yards, 0:37 0–34 2 00:41 Houston Baptist Tony Dawson 34 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:11 7–34 3 10:40 Lamar Seth Ellis 73 yard punt return (Alex Ball kick) 7–41 3 5:23 Lamar Kade Harrington 9 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 9 plays, 62 yards, 3:43 7–48 4 3:07 Lamar Carson Earp 9 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 4 plays, 61 yards, 2:11 7–55

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	Lamar, 72–14

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@ Stephen F. Austin

See also: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football and 2015 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

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, LA Game start: 3:00 PM CST Game attendance: 4,305 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 - 3 - 4 -

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	Stephen F. Austin, 59–27

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Incarnate Word

See also: Incarnate Word Cardinals football and 2015 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

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), 13 plays, 52 yards, 6:21 0–7 1 1:40 Incarnate Word Paden Giebler 47 yard fumble return (Cody Seidel kick) 0–14 2 10:44 Houston Baptist Travis Shinn 27 yard field goal, 13 plays, 64 yards, 5:56 3–14 2 2:18 Incarnate Word Trent Brittain 8 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), 13 plays, 60 yards, 6:11 3–21 3 4:00 Incarnate Word Cole Wick 12 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Cody Seidel kick), 10 plays, 73 yards, 5:36 3–28 4 6:55 Incarnate Word Safety, David Dunkin punt blocked by Juwan Jiles 3–30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2014	Incarnate Word, 31–8

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