American college football season
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 p.m. Bethany College * RTSW* W 51–72,821
September 12 7:00 p.m. Northern Colorado * RTSW* L 10–343,185
September 19 6:00 p.m. at Abilene Christian L 21–497,327
September 26 6:00 p.m. at No. 12 Sam Houston State FCS Central L 14–639,014
October 3 7:00 p.m. College of Faith (AR)* RTSW* W 65–02,817
October 10 2:30 p.m. Central Arkansas ASN L 7–432,217
October 17 3:00 p.m. at Nicholls L 17–385,101
October 24 2:00 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana RTSW* L 7–221,730
October 31 2:00 p.m. Lamar RTSW* L 7–551,748
November 14 3:00 p.m. at Stephen F. Austin ESPN3 L 20–554,305
November 21 2:00 p.m. Incarnate Word L 3–302,251
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
- Games will be televised on tape delay.
Game summaries [ ]
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 5Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TXGame 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
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 12Location: Husky StadiumGame 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
@ 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 19Location: Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TXGame start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 9Game 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
@ 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 26Location: Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TXGame 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
College of Faith (Homecoming) [ ]
See footnote[4]
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 3Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TXGame 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
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 10Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TXGame start: 2:30 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:03Game attendance: 2,217Game weather: 86°F • NNE 7 • SunnyReferee: Vidal JonesTelevision 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
@ Nicholls [ ]
Houston Baptist at Nicholls
1
2 3 4 Total
Huskies
0
10 0 7
17
• Colonels
21
0 7 10
38
Date: October 17Location: John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LAGame 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
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 24Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TXGame start: 2:00 PM CDT Game attendance: 1,730Referee: 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
Lamar [ ]
Lamar at Houston Baptist
1
2 3 4 Total
• Cardinals
14
20 14 7
55
Huskies
0
7 0 0
7
Date: October 31Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TXGame start: 2:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:02Game attendance: 1,748Game weather: 73°F • E 4 • OvercastReferee: Randy ChristalTelevision network: RTSW*
Sources:[5]
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
@ 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 14Location: Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TXGame start: 3:00 PM CST Game attendance: 4,305Referee: M. VandervilleTelevision 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
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 21Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TXGame start: 2:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:35Game attendance: 2,251Game weather: 63°F, Overcast and WindyReferee: 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
References [ ]
^ "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. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2015 .
^ "2015 Football Schedule" . Houston Baptist University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2015 .
^ College of Faith
^ "Lamar (4-4, 3-3) vs Houston Baptist (2-7, 0-6)" . lamarcardinals.com . Lamar University Athletics. October 31, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015 .
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