The 2021 Houston Baptist Huskies football team represented Houston Baptist University—now known as Houston Christian University—as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Vic Shealy the Huskies compiled an overall record of 0–11 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of six teams teams in the Southland. Houston Baptist played home games at Husky Stadium in Houston.
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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]
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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 |
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Preseason All–Southland Teams
Offense
1st Team
- Christian Hood – Offensive Lineman, SO
2nd Team
- Dreshawn Minnieweather – Running Back, SR
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Defense
1st Team
- Patrick Wolfe – Defensive Back, SR
2nd Team
- Segun Ijiyera – Defensive Lineman, JR
- Philip Ossai – Defensive Lineman, SO
- Brennan Young – Linebacker, JR
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Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| 7:00 p.m. | at New Mexico* | | L 17–27 | 15,908 |
September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado* | | L 13–45 | 2,135 |
September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | at Prairie View A&M* | | L 27–37 | 8,476 |
October 2 | 3:00 p.m. | at Nicholls | | L 17–48 | 5,840 |
October 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Northwestern State | | L 17–21 | 1,987 |
October 16 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Southeastern Louisiana | | L 24–61 | 7,389 |
October 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Nicholls | | L 14–44 | 2,362 |
October 30 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Incarnate Word | | L 21–49 | 2,711 |
November 6 | 3:00 p.m. | at Northwestern State | | L 24–28 | 3,621 |
November 13 | 2:00 p.m. | McNeese State | | L 3–44 | 2,325 |
November 20 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 18 Incarnate Word | | L 14–55 | 1,931 |
- *Non-conference game
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- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
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At New Mexico
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Houston Baptist at New Mexico
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• Lobos |
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- Location: University Stadium
Albuquerque, NM - Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes
- Game attendance: 15,908
- Game weather: • Weather: Sunny • Wind: TBD
- Referee: Cal McNeill
- TV announcers (KASY-TV/ESPN+): Jeff Siembieda (play–by–play) and George Carter (analyst)
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| 1 | 12:50 | NM | Kyle Jarvis 11–yard pass from Terry Wilson Jr. (Andrew Shelley kick) (3 plays, 22 yards, 1:28) | NM 7–0 |
08:16 | NM | Trace Bruckler 4–yard pass from Terry Wilson Jr. (Andrew Shelley kick) (9 plays, 74 yards, 4:02) | NM 14–0 |
| 2 | 12:59 | HBU | Tyson Thompson 44–yard punt return (Gino Garcia kick) | NM 14–7 |
04:27 | HBU | Gino Garcia 45–yard field goal (16 plays, 48 yards, 6:09) | NM 14–10 |
02:40 | NM | Keyonte Lanier 47–yard pass from Terry Wilson Jr. (Andrew Shelley kick) (4 plays, 59 yards, 1:40) | NM 21–10 |
| 3 | 06:22 | NM | Andrew Shelley 30–yard field goal (10 plays, 38 yards, 5:42) | NM 24–10 |
| 4 | 04:03 | HBU | Charles King 6–yard pass from Blaise Bentsen (Gino Garcia kick) (7 plays, 40 yards, 2:57) | NM 24–17 |
01:38 | NM | Andrew Shelley 37–yard field goal (4 plays, 7 yards, 1:21) | NM 27–17 |
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NM –25.5 | 66[5] |
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Statistics | Houston Baptist | New Mexico |
First downs | 15 | 16 |
Total yards | 187 | 308 |
Rushing yards | –9 | 129 |
Passing yards | 196 | 179 |
Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
Time of possession | 26:47 | 33:13 |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Houston Baptist | Passing | Blaise Bentsen | 27/47, 196 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs |
Rushing | Dreshawn Minnieweather | 5 carries, 21 yards |
Receiving | Charles King | 7 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD |
New Mexico | Passing | Terry Wilson Jr. | 20/26, 174 yards, 3 TDs |
Rushing | Aaron Dumas | 15 carries, 57 yards |
Receiving | Keyonte Lanier | 3 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD |
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Northern Colorado
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Northern Colorado at Houston Baptist
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• Bears |
14 |
7 | 17 | 7 |
45 |
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13 |
- Date: September 11, 2021
- Location: Husky Stadium
Houston, TX - Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
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At Prairie View A&M
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21 |
3 | 3 | 0 |
27 |
• Panthers |
20 |
3 | 7 | 7 |
37 |
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At Nicholls
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Houston Baptist at Nicholls
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14 | 0 | 3 |
17 |
• Colonels |
21 |
14 | 10 | 3 |
48 |
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Statistics | Houston Baptist | Nicholls |
First downs | 10 | 33 |
Total yards | 182 | 650 |
Rushing yards | 35 | 421 |
Passing yards | 147 | 229 |
Turnovers | 2 | 4 |
Time of possession | 22:45 | 37:15 |
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Northwestern State
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Northwestern State at Houston Baptist
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- Date: October 9, 2021
- Location: Husky Stadium
Houston, TX - Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
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- Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
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At No. 11 Southeastern Louisiana
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- Date: October 16, 2021
- Location: Strawberry Field
Hammond, LA - Game start: 4:00 p.m. CDT
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- Game attendance: 7,389
- Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
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Nicholls
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Nicholls at Houston Baptist
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• Colonels |
27 |
3 | 7 | 7 |
44 |
Huskies |
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7 | 0 | 0 |
14 |
- Date: October 23, 2021
- Location: Husky Stadium
Houston, TX - Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time: 03:11
- Game attendance: 2,362
- Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Rain • Wind: 9mph S
- Referee: Craig Helser
- TV announcers (ESPN+):
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NSU-21 | 65.5 |
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Statistics | Nicholls | Houston Baptist |
First downs | 30 | 15 |
Total yards | 572 | 157 |
Rushing yards | 347 | 8 |
Passing yards | 225 | 149 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 36:52 | 23:04 |
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At No. 22 Incarnate Word
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Houston Baptist at Incarnate Word
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7 | 7 | 7 |
21 |
• No. 22 Cardinals |
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49 |
- Date: October 30, 2021
- Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
San Antonio, TX - Game start: 3:00 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time:
- Game attendance: 2,711
- Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 7 mph
- Referee: Gary Leeper
- TV announcers (ESPN+): David Saltzman (play-by-play, Shea Walker (analyst), Laura Sadler (sideline)
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At Northwestern State
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Houston Baptist at Northwestern State
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McNeese State
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McNeese State at Houston Baptist
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• Cowboys |
14 |
14 | 3 | 13 |
44 |
Huskies |
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0 | 0 | 0 |
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- Date: November 13, 2021
- Location: Husky Stadium
Houston, TX - Game start: 2:00 p.m. CST
- Elapsed time: 3:11
- Game attendance: 2,325
- Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 8mph
- Referee: Ed Bourgeois
- TV announcers (ESPN+):
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No. 18 Incarnate Word
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Incarnate Word at Houston Baptist
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• No. 18 Cardinals |
35 |
7 | 10 | 3 |
55 |
Huskies |
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14 | 0 | 0 |
14 |
- Date: November 20, 2021
- Location: Husky Stadium
Houston, TX - Game start: 2:00 p.m. CST
- Elapsed time:
- Game attendance: 1,931
- Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 9 mph
- Referee: Craig Helser
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Randy McIlvoy (play-by-play), Shea Walker (analyst), Laura Sadler (sideline)
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