2021 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

2021 Houston Baptist Huskies football
Conference	Southland Conference
2021 record	0–11 (0–8 Southland)
Head coach	Vic Shealy (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Cedric Cormier (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Roger Hinshaw (10th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Shane Eachus (1st season)
Home stadium	Husky Stadium (Capacity: 5,000)
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Southland Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 13 Incarnate Word $^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 18 Southeastern Louisiana ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
Nicholls		5	–	3					6	–	5
McNeese State *		3	–	5					4	–	7
Northwestern State		3	–	5					3	–	8
Houston Baptist		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Houston Baptist Huskies football team represented Houston Baptist University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Huskies were led by ninth-year head coach Vic Shealy. They played their home games at Husky Stadium as members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season[]

The Huskies finished the 2020 season with a 1–3 record during the shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Houston Baptist, along with now-former Southland members Abilene Christian, Central Arkansas, and Stephen F. Austin, decided to opt out of the scheduled FCS 2021 spring season and instead played against FBS teams and other FCS teams who opted out of the spring during the 2020 fall season, playing North Texas, Texas Tech, Louisiana Tech, and Eastern Kentucky. Because of this, the Huskies did not qualify to play in any postseason tournament play.

Preseason[]

Preseason poll[]

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll in July 2021. The Huskies were picked to finish sixth in the conference.^[1] In addition, six Huskies were chosen to the Preseason All-Southland Team.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Southeastern Louisiana	48 (8)
2	Nicholls	43 (4)
3	Incarnate Word	32
4	McNeese State	26
5	Northwestern State	21
6	Houston Baptist	10

Preseason All–Southland Teams[]

Personnel[]

2021 Houston Baptist Huskies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Tyson Thompson  Fr RB 2 Ean Beek Jr TE 3 Coleman Robinson Sr WR 5 DJ Dormeus So WR 6 Darrion Sherfield  Fr WR 7 Aaron Marquez Jr QB 7 Christian Pack  Fr QB 10 Desmond Young  Fr WR 11 Branden Walker So WR 12 Jaylon Johnson Jr WR 14 Vernon Harrell So TE 15 Josh Alfaro Jr WR 17 Ismael Fuller  Fr QB 18 Blaise Bentsen  Fr WR 19 Jaylon Coleman  Fr RB 20 Ladarius Dickens Sr WR 23 Nathan Culbreath  Fr WR 24 Lane Botkin Sr RB 24 RJ Smith  Fr RB 25 Fudge Woods  Fr RB 27 Darryle Evans  Fr RB 28 Dreshawn Minnieweather Sr OL 55 Christian Hood So OL 62 Victor Buenrostro So OL 65 Jade Ashalintubbi So OL 68 Dylan McCreery Jr OL 70 Nathan Morrow So OL 71 William Brewer Jr OL 75 Gabriel Martinez Jr OL 76 Spencer Blake Jr OL 77 Edouard Paradis So OL 77 Kendal Septs  Fr WR Isaiah Bibb  Fr RB Xzavier Ford  Fr WR Saleim Kahleh  Fr QB Orion Olivas Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 1 Patrick Wolfe Sr CB 2 Keaton Dickey So S 3 Isaiah Cash  Fr CB 5 Coi Miller Jr CB 6 Fred Johnson Jr.  Fr DL 7 Luke Horner  Fr S 8 Colton Manning Jr DL 10 Segun Ijiyera Jr CB 11 Devion Hargrove  Fr LB 13 Danny Lenard II So S 14 Corey Smooth  Fr LB 15 Christian Guillory So CB 16 Delon Smith Sr S 18 Joshua Graham  Fr S 19 Darius St. Cyr So CB 20 Kenneth Kemp  Fr CB 21 Joel Davila  Fr CB 22 Channing Canada So CB 24 Donovan Sanders  Fr CB 25 Derrick Wilson So CB 26 Tekaari Slaughter So DB 27 Dameon Dawson So LB 28 Ethan McCollum  Fr LB 29 Peyton Kennedy  Fr LB 30 Archie Bijou So LB 33 Cole Averette So LB 34 David Williams  Fr LB 41 Jeremy Ardoin Sr LB 42 Brennan Young Jr LB 43 Christian Hart So DL 45 Vejon Wallis Sr DE 46 Carter Couch Sr DL 47 Chase Stokes So DL 48 Philip Ossai So DL 49 Delvin Mason Jr DL 90 Kyler Baugh So DL 92 Lordswill Uwa-Ndukwe  Fr DL 94 Chad Opoku Jr S Marcus Edwards  Fr DT Joe Marino Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 31 Kaleb Halfmann  Fr LS 36 Garrett Scott Jr K 37 Gino Garcia So K 38 Cade Hill So P Brady Buell Jr	Head coach Vic Shealy (Richmond) Coordinators/assistant coaches Cedric Cormier (Colorado) Offensive Coordinator/Inside Receivers Shane Eachus (James Madison) Defensive Coordinator/S Roger Hinshaw (Appalachian State) Co-Defensive Coordinator/LB Tyler Schovanec (Case Western) Special Teams Coordinator/RB Jared Kaster (Texas Tech) Run Game Coordinator/OL Kendrick Kitchens (Jackson State) Wide Receivers Gabe Lynn (Oklahoma) Cornerbacks Issac Mooring (North Carolina) Defensive Linemen Drake Smithton (Oklahoma State) Quarterbacks Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 18 July 2021

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	at New Mexico*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 17–27	15,908
September 11	6:00 p.m.	Northern Colorado*	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	L 13–45	2,135
September 18	6:00 p.m.	at Prairie View A&M*	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 27–37	8,476
October 2	3:00 p.m.	at Nicholls	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 17–48	5,840
October 9	7:00 p.m.	Northwestern State	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	L 17–21	1,987
October 16	4:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	L 24–61	7,389
October 23	7:00 p.m.	Nicholls	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	L 14–44	2,362
October 30	3:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Incarnate Word	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	L 21–49	2,711
November 6	3:00 p.m.	at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	L 24–28	3,621
November 13	2:00 p.m.	McNeese State	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	L 3–44	2,325
November 20	2:00 p.m.	No. 18 Incarnate Word	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	L 14–55	1,931
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries[]

at New Mexico[]

Houston Baptist at New Mexico

1 2 Total Huskies 0 Lobos 0 Date: September 2, 2021 Location: University Stadium Albuquerque, NM Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time:   Game attendance:   Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:   TV announcers (ESPN+): Jeff Siembieda (play-by-play) and George Carter (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Houston Baptist	New Mexico
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston Baptist	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
New Mexico	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Northern Colorado[]

Northern Colorado at Houston Baptist

1 2 Total Bears 0 Huskies 0 Date: September 11, 2021 Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time:   Game attendance:   Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:   TV announcers ( ):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Northern Colorado	Houston Baptist
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Houston Baptist	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Prairie View A&M[]

Houston Baptist at Prairie View A&M

1 2 Total Huskies 0 Panthers 0 Date: September 18, 2021 Location: Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX Game start: TBD CDT Elapsed time:   Game attendance:   Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:   TV announcers ( ):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Houston Baptist	Prairie View A&M
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston Baptist	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Prairie View A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Nicholls[]

Houston Baptist at Nicholls

1 2 Total Huskies 0 Colonels 0 Date: October 2, 2021 Location: Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA Game start: 3:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time:   Game attendance:   Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:   TV announcers ( ):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Houston Baptist	Nicholls
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston Baptist	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Nicholls	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Northwestern State[]

Northwestern State at Houston Baptist

1 2 Total Demons 0 Huskies 0 Date: October 9, 2021 Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time:   Game attendance:   Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:   TV announcers ( ):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Northwestern State	Houston Baptist
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Houston Baptist	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 11 Southeastern Louisiana[]

Houston Baptist at Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 Total Huskies 0 No. 11 Lions 0 Date: October 16, 2021 Location: Strawberry Field Hammond, LA Game start: 4:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time:   Game attendance:   Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:   TV announcers ( ):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Houston Baptist	Southeastern Louisiana
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston Baptist	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southeastern Louisiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Nicholls[]

Nicholls at Houston Baptist

1 2 Total Colonels 0 Huskies 0 Date: October 23, 2021 Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time:   Game attendance:   Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:   TV announcers ( ):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Nicholls	Houston Baptist
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nicholls	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Houston Baptist	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 22 Incarnate Word[]

Houston Baptist at Incarnate Word

1 2 Total Huskies 0 No. 22 Cardinals 0 Date: October 30, 2021 Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX Game start: TBD CDT Elapsed time:   Game attendance:   Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:   TV announcers ( ):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Houston Baptist	Incarnate Word
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston Baptist	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Incarnate Word	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Northwestern State[]

Houston Baptist at Northwestern State

1 2 Total Huskies 0 Demons 0 Date: November 6, 2021 Location: Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA Game start: 3:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time:   Game attendance:   Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:   TV announcers ( ):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Houston Baptist	Northwestern State
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston Baptist	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

McNeese State[]

McNeese State at Houston Baptist

1 2 Total Cowboys 0 Huskies 0 Date: November 13, 2021 Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 2:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time:   Game attendance:   Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:   TV announcers ( ):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	McNeese State	Houston Baptist
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
McNeese State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Houston Baptist	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

No. 18 Incarnate Word[]

Incarnate Word at Houston Baptist

1 2 Total No. 18 Cardinals 0 Huskies 0 Date: November 20, 2021 Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 2:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time:   Game attendance:   Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:   TV announcers ( ):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Incarnate Word	Houston Baptist
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Incarnate Word	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Houston Baptist	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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