Houston Christian Huskies football

Houston Christian Huskies
2024 Houston Christian Huskies football team
First season2013; 11 years ago
Athletic directorSteve Moniaci
Head coachJason Bachtel
1st season, 5–7 (.417)
StadiumHusky Stadium
(capacity: 5,000)
FieldDunham Field
Field surfaceDESSO iDNA
LocationHouston, Texas
NCAA divisionDivision I FCS
ConferenceSouthland Conference
All-time record31–91 (.254)
ColorsRoyal blue and orange[1]
   
Fight song"Mighty Huskies"
Marching bandHusky Marching Band
OutfitterUnder Armour
WebsiteHCUHuskies.com

The Houston Christian Huskies Football team, formerly known as the Houston Baptist Huskies until the 2021 season,[2] is the intercollegiate American football team for Houston Christian University located in Houston, Texas, United States. The team currently competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a full member of the Southland Conference.

History

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HCU’s first football team was fielded in 2013 for a seven game developmental season. The Huskies finished 2013 with a 3-4 record. Since the 2013 games were played during a developmental season, records and statistics are considered unofficial. The team played most of its 2013 home games at Strake Jesuit’s Crusader Stadium in Houston, Texas, and one home game at BBVA Compass Stadium.

September 6, 2014 marked two firsts: The Huskies played their first game as an FCS team, and the game against McMurry University also marked the first game played in Husky Stadium, the new on-campus stadium.

On September 21, 2019, HCU junior wide receiver Ben Ratzlaff hit junior half-back Coleman Robinson for a two-point conversion after the Huskies scored with 1:14 remaining to rally past South Dakota, 53-52, in a non-conference FCS matchup Saturday afternoon in the DakotaDome.[3] This marked the biggest win in school history pushing HCU to be nationally ranked for the first time in school history sitting tied at 25th in the coaches' poll.[4]

December 13, 2022 marked a new era began on campus. HCU named Braxton Harris as the second head football coach in the school's history, as announced by President Robert Sloan and director of athletics Steve Moniaci at a campus press conference.[5] The Huskies were previously coached by Vic Shealy.[6]

Head coaches

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Coach Tenure Overall
Record 		Conference
Record
Vic Shealy 2013–2022 21–79 (.210) 7–57 (.109)
Braxton Harris 2023 5–5 (.500) 4–3 (.571)
Jason Bachtel 2024-present 5–7 (.417) 3–4 (.429)
Total 31–91 (.254)

Year-by-year results

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Year NCAA Division Conference Overall Conference Coach
Games Win Loss Tie Pct. Games Win Loss Tie Pct. Standing
20131 NCAA unclassified N/A 7 3 4 0 .429 0 0 0 0 – N/A Vic Shealy
20142 FCS Southland 11 2 9 0 .182 8 1 7 0 .125 10th
2015 11 2 9 0 .182 8 0 8 0 .000 11th
2016 11 4 7 0 .364 8 3 5 0 .375 7th
2017 11 1 10 0 .091 9 0 9 0 .000 11th
2018 11 1 10 0 .091 9 0 9 0 .000 11th
2019 12 5 7 0 .417 8 2 6 0 .250 10th
20203 4 1 3 0 .250 0 0 0 0 – N/A
2021 11 0 11 0 .000 8 0 8 0 .000 6th
2022 11 2 9 0 .182 6 1 5 0 .167 7th
20234 10 5 5 0 .500 7 4 3 0 .571 4th Braxton Harris
2024 12 5 7 0 .417 7 3 4 0 .429 5th Jason Bachtel
Totals 122 31 91 0 .254 78 14 64 0 .179

1 The 2013 season was a developmental season. Records and statistics are unofficial.

2 The 2014 season is the official inaugural season.

3 The 2020 Southland Conference season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic and only 4 non-conference games were played.[7]

4 Northwestern State cancelled the remainder of their 2023 season on October 26 and forfeited the rest of their games, including the scheduled game against HCU and Northwestern State on November 4. HCU was awarded a conference win, but not an overall win, to their record.

Future non-conference opponents

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Announced non-conference opponents as of October 15, 2024.[8]

2025 2026 2027
Arkansas Baptist at Rice at UTEP
at Eastern Kentucky Arkansas Baptist at Northern Colorado
at Nebraska at North Texas at Colorado State
Northern Colorado

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Houston Christian University Athletics Style Guide (PDF). April 4, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  2. ^ "Houston Christian University Announces Name Change From Houston Baptist University". Houston Christian University Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "FB: HBU Stuns South Dakota in Shootout, 53-52". Houston Christian University Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "FB: Huskies Achieve First-Ever National Ranking". Houston Christian University Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "FB: HCU Announces Braxton Harris as New Head Coach". Houston Christian University Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  6. ^ "Houston Baptist Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  7. ^ Renard, Brady. "Report: Southland Conference to only play non-conference football schedule in the fall". kplctv.com. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  8. ^ "Houston Christian Huskies Football Future Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
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