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
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	2–9 (0–8 Southland)
Head coach	Vic Shealy (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Scott Smith (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinator	Roger Hinshaw (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Charlie Camp (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Husky Stadium

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 p.m.	Bethany (WV)*	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	RTSW*	W 51–7	2,821
September 12	7:00 p.m.	Northern Colorado*	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	RTSW*	L 10–34	3,185
September 19	6:00 p.m.	at Abilene Christian	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX		L 21–49	7,327
September 26	6:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Sam Houston State	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	FCS Central	L 14–63	9,014
October 3	7:00 p.m.	College of Faith (AR)*	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	RTSW*	W 65–0	2,817
October 10	2:30 p.m.	Central Arkansas	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ASN	L 7–43	2,217
October 17	3:00 p.m.	at Nicholls	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA		L 17–38	5,101
October 24	2:00 p.m.	Southeastern Louisiana	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	RTSW*	L 7–22	1,730
October 31	2:00 p.m.	Lamar	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	RTSW*	L 7–55	1,748
November 14	3:00 p.m.	at Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN3	L 20–55	4,305
November 21	2:00 p.m.	Incarnate Word	Husky Stadium Houston, TX		L 3–30	2,251
*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.

Game summaries

Bethany College

Bethany College at Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total Bison 0 7 0 0 7 • Huskies 20 17 7 7 51 Date: September 5 Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 7:00 PM CDT Game attendance: 2,821 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 11:27 Houston Baptist Taylor Holmes 0 yard return of blocked punt (Travis Shinn kick failed), Drive: 3 plays, -8 yards, 1:53 6–0 1 7:33 Houston Baptist B.J. Kelly 4 yard run (Travis Shinn kick) Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 2:28 13–0 1 5:08 Houston Baptist D'Angelo Wallace 19 yard pass from Max Staver (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 2 plays, 40 yards, 0:41 20–0 2 12:34 Houston Baptist Deion Lilly 1 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:45 27–0 2 7:16 Bethany Fred White 12 yard pass from Virgil Bridges (Adam Maisch kick), Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:14 27–7 2 4:23 Houston Baptist Travis Shinn 30 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:44 30–7 2 2:20 Houston Baptist Brandon Taylor 64 yard punt return (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 3 plays, -11 yards, 1:55 37–7 3 8:26 Houston Baptist Brandon Taylor 15 yard pass from Max Staver (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 3:04 44–7 4 8:42 Houston Baptist Deion Lilly 1 yard run (Travis Shinn kick) Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 3:41 51–7

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Northern Colorado

See also: Northern Colorado Bears football and 2015 Northern Colorado Bears football team

Northern Colorado at Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total • Bears 6 7 14 7 34 Huskies 3 0 0 7 10 Date: September 12 Location: Husky Stadium Game start: 7:00 PM CDT Game attendance: 3,185 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 11:27 Northern Colorado Jonathan Newsom 4 yard run (Marques Combs kick failed), Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:40 0–6 1 3:18 Houston Baptist Travis Shinn 32 yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 5:30 3–6 2 1:00 Northern Colorado Ellis Onic 71 yard punt return (Marques Combs kick), Drive: 3 plays, 0 yards, 1:33 3–13 3 9:01 Northern Colorado Stephen Miller 19 yard pass from Jacob Knipp (Marques Combs kick), Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:02 3–20 3 5:26 Northern Colorado Trae Riek 3 yard run (Marques Combs kick), Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:26 3–27 4 11:15 Houston Baptist Ethan Fry 19 yard pass from Max Staver (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 14 plays, 77 yards, 9:01 10–27 4 6:50 Northern Colorado Anthony Davis 36 yard run (Marques Combs kick), Drive: 1 play, 36 yards, 0:10 10–34

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@ Abilene Christian

See also: Abilene Christian Wildcats football and 2015 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

Houston Baptist at Abilene Christian

1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 7 7 0 7 21 • Wildcats 7 14 21 7 49 Date: September 19 Location: Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 9 Game attendance: 7,327 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 11:55 Abilene Christian Jonathan Epps 6 yard pass from Parker McKenzie (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:07 0–7 1 1:23 Houston Baptist B.J. Kelly 12 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 4:53 7–7 2 9:31 Houston Baptist Mev Ajdin 1 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:29 14–7 2 6:31 Abilene Christian Herschel Sims 9 yard run (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:54 14–14 2 2:01 Abilene Christian De'Andre Brown 1 yard run (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 3:26 14–21 3 10:52 Abilene Christian Cedric Gilbert 8 yard pass from Parker McKenzie (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:08 14–28 3 5:42 Abilene Christian Jamie Walker 3 yard pass from Cody Ennis (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:25 14–35 3 0:01 Abilene Christian Herschel Sims 35 yard run (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:14 14–42 4 11:25 Houston Baptist B.J. Kelly 12 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 1:07 21–42 4 2:19 Abilene Christian Jonathan Epps 8 yard pass from Parker McKenzie (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 6:40 21–49

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@ Sam Houston State

See also: Sam Houston State Bearkats football and 2015 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

Houston Baptist at Sam Houston State

1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 7 7 0 0 14 • #12 Bearkats 14 14 28 7 63 Date: September 26 Location: Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Game attendance: 9,014 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 11:36 Sam Houston State Jared Johnson 86 yard pass complete to Gerald Thomas (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 2 plays, 87 yards, 0:34 0–7 1 4:43 Houston Baptist Tony Dawson 14 yard pass complete to Wesley Lewis (Christian Guzman kick), Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 6:48 7–7 1 2:55 Sam Houston State Jared Johnson 7 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 1:48 7–14 2 6:12 Houston Baptist Terrance Peters 82 yard run (Christian Guzman kick), Drive: 3 plays, 90 yards, 1:52 14–14 2 4:12 Sam Houston State LaDarius Brown 12 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 0 yards, 3:52 14–21 2 0:15 Sam Houston State Gerald Thomas 38 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Carlos Teal kick), Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 1:53 14–28 3 11:49 Sam Houston State Jared Johnson 2 yard pass complete to LaDarius Brown (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 2:56 14–35 3 10:18 Sam Houston State Gerald Thomas 25 yard interception return (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 3 plays, -1 yard, 1:31 14–42 3 8:03 Sam Houston State Jalen Overstreet run for 9 yards (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 1:20 14–49 3 0:57 Sam Houston State Jared Johnson run for 10 yards (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 2:44 14–56 4 12:10 Sam Houston State Stephen Williams 25 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 2:03 14–63

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College of Faith (homecoming)

See footnote

College of Faith at Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 • Huskies 14 23 14 14 65 Date: October 3 Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 7:00 PM CDT Game attendance: 2,817 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 11:10 Houston Baptist Jackie Robinson 2 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:05 7–0 1 8:22 Houston Baptist Jackie Robinson 7 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:35 14–0 2 14:55 Houston Baptist Larry Day 3 yard run (Travis Shinn kick failed), Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 0:05 20–0 2 12:14 Houston Baptist Brandon Taylor 48 yard punt return (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 3 plays, 1 yard, 2:34 27–0 2 7:37 Houston Baptist Jackie Robinson 4 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 1:43 34–0 2 0:35 Houston Baptist Travis Shinn 43 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:20 37–0 3 7:26 Houston Baptist Steven Thompson 6 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:29 44–0 3 5:40 Houston Baptist Brandon Taylor 49 yard punt return (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 3 plays, -1 yard, 1:41 51–0 4 14:56 Houston Baptist Jonathan Fleming 1 yard run (Jose Betancourt kick), Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 1:20 58–0 4 2:36 Houston Baptist Steven Thompson 8 yard run (Jose Betancourt kick), Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 7:59 65–0

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Central Arkansas

See also: Central Arkansas Bears football and 2015 Central Arkansas Bears football team

Central Arkansas at Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total • Bears 13 13 7 10 43 Huskies 0 7 0 0 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 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 8:22 Central Arkansas Hayden Hildebrand 6 yard pass to Dominique Thomas (two-pont pass conv. intercepted), Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:31 0–6 1 1:58 Central Arkansas Brandon Cox 93 yard punt return (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 6:18 0–13 2 12:18 Central Arkansas Dominique Thomas 3 yard run (Jace Denker kick failed), Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:30 0–19 2 2:26 Houston Baptist Max Staver 18 yard pass to Ricardo Barnett (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:30 7–19 2 1:01 Central Arkansas Hayden Hildebrand 6 yard pass to Blake Veasley (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 1:25 7–26 3 7:53 Central Arkansas Hayden Hildebrand 11 yard pass to Blake Veasley (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 3:51 7–33 4 11:05 Central Arkansas Roman Gordon 12 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:45 7–40 4 1:04 Central Arkansas Jace Denker 22 yard field goal, Drive: 15 plays, 58 yards, 7:11 7–43

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@ Nicholls

See also: Nicholls State Colonels football and 2015 Nicholls State Colonels football team

Houston Baptist at Nicholls

1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 0 10 0 7 17 • Colonels 21 0 7 10 38 Date: October 17 Location: John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA Game start: 3:00 PM CDT Game attendance: 5,101 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 8:36 Nicholls Tuskani Figaro 3 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 0:51 0–7 1 2:35 Nicholls Michael Henry 1 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 4:51 0–14 1 0:00 Nicholls Michael Henry 1 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 0:00 0–21 2 11:12 Houston Baptist B.J. Kelly 1 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 2 plays, 50 yards, 0:32 7–21 2 0:00 Houston Baptist Travis Shinn 43 yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 3:36 10–21 3 12:32 Nicholls Tobias Lofton 39 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:28 10–28 4 9:01 Nicholls Tuskani Figaro 14 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:05 10–35 4 6:29 Nicholls Francisco Condado 31 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 2:05 10–38 4 4:38 Houston Baptist B.J. Kelly 3 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 1:44 17–38

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Southeastern Louisiana

See also: Southeastern Louisiana Lions football and 2015 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

Southeastern Louisiana at Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total • Lions 9 7 0 6 22 Huskies 0 0 0 7 7 Date: October 24 Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 2:00 PM CDT Game attendance: 1,730 Referee: David Alvarez Sources:

Scoring summary 1 3:30 Southeastern Louisiana Miki Fangatua Safety, Drive: 3 plays, -1 yard, 1:33 0–2 1 0:27 Southeastern Louisiana Da'Quan Smith 10 yard pass from D'Shaie Landor (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 2:55 0–9 2 0:58 Southeastern Louisiana Trey Hallman 2 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:17 0–16 4 9:24 Southeastern Louisiana Julius Maraclin 5 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick failed), Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:50 0–22 4 8:38 Houston Baptist Terrance Peters 77 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:40 7–22

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Lamar

See also: Lamar Cardinals football and 2015 Lamar Cardinals football team

Lamar at Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total • Cardinals 14 20 14 7 55 Huskies 0 7 0 0 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:

Scoring summary 1 13:09 Lamar Kade Harrington 29 yd pass from Joe Minden (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 1:51 0–7 1 3:29 Lamar Devonne Brown 29 yard pass from Joe Minden (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 2:36 0–14 2 14:20 Lamar Alex Ball 49 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:03 0–17 2 9:10 Lamar Alex Ball 27 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 3:37 0–20 2 4:52 Lamar Kade Harrington 7 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 2:31 0–27 2 2:52 Lamar Devonn Brown 45 yard pass from Joe Minden (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 2 plays, 61 yards, 0:37 0–34 2 0:41 Houston Baptist Tony Dawson 34 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:11 7–34 3 10:40 Lamar Seth Ellis 73 yard punt return (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 3 plays, 1 yard, 1:45 7–41 3 5:23 Lamar Kade Harrington 9 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 3:43 7–48 4 3:07 Lamar Carson Earp 9 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 2:11 7–55

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@ Stephen F. Austin

See also: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football and 2015 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

Houston Baptist at Stephen F. Austin

1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 7 3 3 7 20 • Lumberjacks 7 13 28 7 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 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 10:58 Stephen F. Austin Judah Jones 10 yard pass from Zach Conque (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:47 0–7 1 2:14 Houston Baptist Mev Adjin 28 yard pass from Max Staver (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 1:38 7–7 2 14:01 Stephen F. Austin Mason Juhl 38 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 3:07 7–10 2 9:12 Stephen F. Austin Mason Juhl 39 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:10 7–13 2 4:10 Stephen F. Austin Justic Liggins 8 yard pass from Zach Conque (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 2:58 7–20 2 0:47 Houston Baptist Travis Shinn 27 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:23 10–20 3 11:33 Stephen F. Austin Zach Conque 1 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 3:19 10–27 3 8:59 Houston Baptist Travis Shinn 42 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:28 13–27 3 7:18 Stephen F. Austin Zach Conque 40 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:36 13–34 3 4:23 Stephen F. Austin Aaron Piper 34 yard pass from Zach Conque (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 1:37 13–41 3 0:44 Stephen F. Austin Jacol Whitaker 8 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:28 13–48 4 12:26 Stephen F. Austin Trevon Smith 32 yard interception return (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 1 plays, 0 yards, 0:09 13–55 4 8:50 Houston Baptist Ricard Barnett 28 yard pass from Jonath Fleming (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:36 20–55

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Incarnate Word

See also: Incarnate Word Cardinals football and 2015 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

Incarnate Word at Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total • Cardinals 14 7 7 2 30 Huskies 0 3 0 0 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 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 7:08 Incarnate Word Trent Brittain 3 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 13 plays, 52 yards, 6:21 0–7 1 1:40 Incarnate Word Paden Giebler 47 yard fumble return (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 6 plays, 8 yards, 3:23 0–14 2 10:44 Houston Baptist Travis Shinn 27 yard field goal, Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 5:56 3–14 2 2:18 Incarnate Word Trent Brittain 8 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 6:11 3–21 3 4:00 Incarnate Word Cole Wick 12 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 5:36 3–28 4 6:55 Incarnate Word Team Safety, Drive: 6 plays, 2 yards, 2:11 3–30

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