2015 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

The 2015 Houston Baptist Huskies football team represented Houston Baptist University—now known as Houston Christian University—as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Vic Shealy the Huskies compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of 11 teams in the Southland. Houston Baptist played home games at Husky Stadium in Houston.

2015 Houston Baptist Huskies football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record2–9 (0–8 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorScott Smith (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Co-defensive coordinatorRoger Hinshaw (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorCharlie Camp (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 McNeese State $^   9 0     10 1  
No. 3 Sam Houston State ^   7 2     11 4  
Central Arkansas   7 2     7 4  
Incarnate Word *   5 4     6 5  
Lamar   4 5     5 6  
Northwestern State   4 5     4 7  
Stephen F. Austin   4 5     4 7  
SE Louisiana   3 6     4 7  
Abilene Christian *   3 6     3 8  
Nicholls State   3 6     3 8  
Houston Baptist   0 8     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II
Rankings from STATS poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 57:00 p.m.Bethany (WV)*RTSW*W 51–72,821
September 127:00 p.m.Northern Colorado*
  • Husky Stadium
  • Houston, TX
RTSW*L 10–343,185
September 196:00 p.m.at Abilene ChristianL 21–497,327
September 266:00 p.m.at No. 12 Sam Houston StateFCS CentralL 14–639,014
October 37:00 p.m.College of Faith (AR)* 
  • Husky Stadium
  • Houston, TX
RTSW*W 65–02,817
October 102:30 p.m.Central Arkansas
  • Husky Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ASNL 7–432,217
October 173:00 p.m.at NichollsL 17–385,101
October 242:00 p.m.Southeastern Louisiana
  • Husky Stadium
  • Houston, TX
RTSW*L 7–221,730
October 312:00 p.m.Lamar
  • Husky Stadium
  • Houston, TX
RTSW*L 7–551,748
November 143:00 p.m.at Stephen F. AustinESPN3L 20–554,305
November 212:00 p.m.Incarnate Word
  • Husky Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 3–302,251
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

* Games were televised on tape delay. [1]

Game summaries

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Bethany College

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Bethany College at Houston Baptist
1 234Total
Bison 0 700 7
Huskies 20 1777 51
  • Date: September 5
  • Location: Husky Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
  • Game attendance: 2,821
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Northern Colorado

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Northern Colorado at Houston Baptist
1 234Total
Bears 6 7147 34
Huskies 3 007 10
  • Date: September 12
  • Location: Husky Stadium
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
  • Game attendance: 3,185
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@ Abilene Christian

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Houston Baptist at Abilene Christian
1 234Total
Huskies 7 707 21
Wildcats 7 14217 49
  • Date: September 19
  • Location: Shotwell Stadium
    Abilene, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 9
  • Game attendance: 7,327
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@ Sam Houston State

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Houston Baptist at Sam Houston State
1 234Total
Huskies 7 700 14
#12 Bearkats 14 14287 63
  • Date: September 26
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Game attendance: 9,014
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College of Faith (homecoming)

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See footnote[2]

College of Faith at Houston Baptist
1 234Total
Warriors 0 000 0
Huskies 14 231414 65
  • Date: October 3
  • Location: Husky Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
  • Game attendance: 2,817
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Central Arkansas

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Central Arkansas at Houston Baptist
1 234Total
Bears 13 13710 43
Huskies 0 700 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 (30 °C) • NNE 7 mph (11 km/h) • Sunny
  • Referee: Vidal Jones
  • Television network: ASN
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@ Nicholls

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Houston Baptist at Nicholls
1 234Total
Huskies 0 1007 17
Colonels 21 0710 38
  • Date: October 17
  • Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
    Thibodaux, LA
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
  • Game attendance: 5,101
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Southeastern Louisiana

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Southeastern Louisiana at Houston Baptist
1 234Total
Lions 9 706 22
Huskies 0 007 7
  • Date: October 24
  • Location: Husky Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 2:00 PM CDT
  • Game attendance: 1,730
  • Referee: David Alvarez
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Lamar

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Lamar at Houston Baptist
1 234Total
Cardinals 14 20147 55
Huskies 0 700 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 (23 °C) • E 4 mph (6.4 km/h) • Overcast
  • Referee: Randy Christal
  • Television network: RTSW*
Sources:[3]

@ Stephen F. Austin

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Houston Baptist at Stephen F. Austin
1 234Total
Huskies 7 337 20
Lumberjacks 7 13287 55
  • Date: November 14
  • Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
    Nacogdoches, TX
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CST
  • Game attendance: 4,305
  • Referee: M. Vanderville
  • Television network: ESPN3
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Incarnate Word

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Incarnate Word at Houston Baptist
1 234Total
Cardinals 14 772 30
Huskies 0 300 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 (17 °C), Overcast and windy
  • Referee: Marvel Judy
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References

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  1. ^ "2015 Football Schedule". Houston Baptist University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  2. ^ College of Faith
  3. ^ "Lamar (4-4, 3-3) vs Houston Baptist (2-7, 0-6)". lamarcardinals.com. Lamar University Athletics. October 31, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.