2013 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

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. 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).

2013 Houston Baptist Huskies football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–4
Head coach	Vic Shealy (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Scott Smith (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinator	Roger Hinshaw (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Brent Vieselmeyer (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Crusader Stadium BBVA Compass Stadium

2013 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Old Dominion			–						8	–	4
Abilene Christian			–						6	–	5
Incarnate Word			–						6	–	5
Monmouth			–						6	–	6
Charlotte			–						5	–	6
Houston Baptist			–						3	–	4
Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS playoffs as part of reclassification from Division II Charlotte and Old Dominion ineligible for FCS playoffs as part of FBS transition Houston Baptist ineligible for FCS playoffs due to playing only a partial exhibition schedule

The Huskies joined the Southland Conference for the 2014 season and then became eligible for NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Sam Houston State	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX		L 0–74	9,246
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at Wayland Baptist	Greg Sherwood Memorial Bulldog Stadium Plainview, TX		W 52–28	4,000
September 28	7:00 p.m.	Oklahoma Baptist	Crusader Stadium Houston, TX	LSN	W 34–3	3,166
October 12	7:30 p.m.	Abilene Christian	BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX	CSNH	L 12–69	3,935
October 26	7:00 p.m.	at Incarnate Word	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	UIW TV	L 3–24	3,891
November 2	7:00 p.m.	Texas College	Crusader Stadium Houston, TX		W 49–7	2,091
November 9	3:00 p.m.	Texas A&M–Commerce	Crusader Stadium Houston, TX		L 21–55	2,752
Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

2013 Houston Baptist Huskies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB, WR 2 Darian Lazard  Jr RB 3 Craig Bell  Fr WR 4 Kwadre Wilson Fr RB 5 B. J. Kelly Fr WR 7 Ethan Fry Fr QB 9 Johnathan Fleming  So TE 10 Maxwell Brown  So WR 11 Zach Lazarine  Fr QB 12 David Dunkin  Fr QB 15 Ka'Darius Baker Fr QB 17 Adam Beck Fr WR 19 Trey Sudds  So WR 21 Davis Iheanacho  So RB 25 Jackie Robinson  Fr RB 28 Jordan Charles Fr RB 29 Tanner Peavy  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 6 Ja'Halen Norris  So S 8 Calvin Thomas  So CB 18 Ore Bankole  So S 22 Cody Moncure Fr CB 23 Prince Sam  So DB 24 Taylor Thompson Fr S 26 Josh Erwin  So CB 27 John Wesby Jr CB 28 Xavier Ezenagu Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 37 Travis Shinn  So LS 42 Chance Talbott  So LS 51 Danny Garza Fr P 86 Dylan Harriger Fr P 89 Christian Guzman Fr	Head coach Vic Shealy (Richmond) Coordinators/assistant coaches 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 Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Game summaries

At No. 3 Sam Houston State

See also: 2013 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

Houston Baptist at Sam Houston State

1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 0 0 0 0 0 • No. 3 Bearkats 21 28 17 8 74 Date: August 31 Location: Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX Game start: 6:00PM CST Elapsed time: 2:57 Game attendance: 9,246 Referee: R Smith Sources:

Scoring summary 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

Statistics	HBU	SHSU
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	Statistics
Houston Baptist	Passing	Ka'Darius Baker	6/15, 33 yards, INT
	Rushing	B. J. Kelly	13 rushes, 45 yards
	Receiving	Wesley Lewis	2 receptions, 15 yards
Sam 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

1 2 3 4 Total • Huskies 7 21 10 14 52 Pioneers 14 14 0 0 28 Date: September 14 Location: Greg Sherwood Memorial Bulldog Stadium Plainview, TX Game start: 6:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:50 Game attendance: 4,000 Sources:Box score

Scoring summary 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

Statistics	HBU	WBU
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	Statistics
Houston 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, TD
Wayland 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

1 2 3 4 Total Bison 0 3 0 0 3 • Huskies 0 0 14 21 35 Date: September 28 Location: Crusader Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 7:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:45 Game attendance: 3,166 Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • Partly Cloudy • winds E @ 16mph Referee: Brandon Cruse TV announcers (LSN): Lonnie King & Jeff Power Sources:Box score

Scoring summary 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

Statistics	OBU	HBU
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	Statistics
Oklahoma Baptist	Passing	Cole Grauer	16/37, 164 yards, 4 INT
	Rushing	Jordan Barnes	12 rushes, 61 yards
	Receiving	Cody Miller	3 receptions, 41 yards
Houston 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

See also: 2013 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

Abilene Christian at Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total • Wildcats 20 21 21 7 69 Huskies 5 7 0 0 12 Date: October 12 Location: BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 7:37 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:59 Game attendance: 3,935 Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) • Overcast • winds S @ 4mph Referee: Ross Smith TV announcers (CSNH): Brett Dolan, ND Kalu & Bart Enis Sources:Box score

Scoring summary 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

Statistics	ACU	HBU
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	Statistics
Abilene 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 TD
Houston 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

See also: 2013 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

Houston Baptist at Incarnate Word

1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 0 0 3 0 3 • Cardinals 3 14 0 7 24 Date: October 26 Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX Game start: 6:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:42 Game attendance: 3,891 Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) • Partly cloudy • calm winds Referee: Kevin Hassell Sources:Box score

Scoring summary 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

Statistics	HBU	UIW
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	Statistics
Houston Baptist	Passing	Ka'Darius Baker	16/33, 175 yards, INT
	Rushing	Darian Lazard	4 rushes, 21 yards
	Receiving	Darian Lazard	5 receptions, 64 yards
Incarnate 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

1 2 3 4 Total Steers 0 0 0 7 7 • Huskies 14 21 7 7 49 Date: November 2 Location: Crusader Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 6:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:42 Game attendance: 2,091 Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C) • Clear • 0 mph Referee: Eddy Shelton Sources:Box score

Scoring summary 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

Statistics	TC	HBU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas College	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Houston Baptist	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Texas A&M–Commerce

See also: 2013 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team

Texas A&M-Commerce at Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total • Lions 21 20 7 7 55 Huskies 14 0 7 0 21 Date: November 9 Location: Crusader Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 6:00 PM MST Elapsed time: 3:08 Game attendance: 2,752 Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) • Cloudy • Calm Referee: Brandon Cruse Sources:Box score

Scoring summary 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

Statistics	TAMUC	HBU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M–Commerce	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Houston Baptist	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Audio streaming

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