2018 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

2018 Houston Baptist Huskies football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	1–10 (0–9 Southland)
Head coach	Vic Shealy (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Zach Kittley (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Co-defensive coordinator	Roger Hinshaw (6th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jeff Mills (1st season)
Base defense	3–4 or 4–3
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 14 Nicholls +^		7	–	2					9	–	4
Incarnate Word +^		6	–	2					6	–	5
Lamar ^		6	–	3					7	–	5
Abilene Christian		5	–	4					6	–	5
Central Arkansas		5	–	4					6	–	5
McNeese State		5	–	4					6	–	5
Sam Houston State		5	–	4					6	–	5
Northwestern State		4	–	5					5	–	6
Southeastern Louisiana		4	–	5					4	–	7
Stephen F. Austin		2	–	7					2	–	8
Houston Baptist		0	–	9					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS poll

The 2018 Houston Baptist Huskies football team represented Houston Baptist University—now known as Houston Christian University—as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Vic Shealy the Huskies compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–9 in conference play, placing last out of 11 teams in the Southland. Houston Baptist played home games at Husky Stadium in Houston.

Preseason

Preseason All-Conference Teams

On July 12, 2018, the Southland announced their Preseason All-Conference Teams, with the Huskies placing one player on the first team.^[1]

Preseason Poll

On July 19, 2018, the Southland announced their preseason poll, with the Huskies predicted to finish in last place.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Sam Houston State	187 (10)
2	Nicholls State	173 (6)
3	Central Arkansas	170 (5)
4	McNeese State	159 (1)
5	Southeastern Louisiana	119
6	Stephen F. Austin	90
7	Abilene Christian	89
8	Northwestern State	86
9	Incarnate Word	53
10	Lamar	52
11	Houston Baptist	32

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	Southwest Baptist*	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	SLC Digital	W 49–7	2,113
September 8	6:00 p.m.	No. 16 McNeese State	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	Eleven Sports	L 34–51	2,538
September 15	6:00 p.m.	Abilene Christian	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	L 13–38	2,038
September 29	6:00 p.m.	at SMU*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	ESPN3	L 27–63	18,983
October 6	6:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Central Arkansas	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	Bear Nation Network	L 35–66	10,210
October 13	4:00 p.m.	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	SLC Digital	L 52–62	6,023
October 20	6:00 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	L 14–42	2,687
October 27	6:00 p.m.	at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	DemonTV	L 28–31	7,098
November 3	2:00 p.m.	No. 20 Nicholls State	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	SLC Digital	L 20–41	1,926
November 10	3:00 p.m.	at Lamar	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+	L 9–38	8,028
November 17	2:00 p.m.	Sam Houston State	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	SLC Digital	L 20–42	2,002
*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. ^[3][4][5]

Game summaries

Southwest Baptist

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	0	0	0	7	7
Huskies	7	21	14	7	49

At SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	3	7	10	7	27
Mustangs	21	14	14	14	63

At Central Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	14	7	14	0	35
No. 20 Bears	21	14	17	14	66

At Southeastern Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	23	14	15	52
Lions	21	14	7	20	62

Stephen F. Austin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	7	7	14	14	42
Huskies	7	0	7	0	14

At Northwestern State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	14	7	7	0	28
Demons	7	3	7	14	31

Nicholls State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Colonels	10	17	14	0	41
Huskies	0	0	7	13	20

At Lamar

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	9	0	0	9
Cardinals	14	7	7	10	38

Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearkats	7	21	14	0	42
Huskies	3	7	3	7	20

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