# 2022 Houston Christian Huskies football team

The 2022 Houston Christian Huskies football team represented Houston Christian University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Vic Shealy the Huskies compiled an overall record of 2–9. The Huskies tied for seventh place with Lamar in conference play with a 1–5 conference record. The Huskies played home games at Husky Stadium in Houston.

## Preseason
### Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 20, 2022. The Huskies were picked to finish last in the conference.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Southeastern Louisiana | 90 (7) |
| 2 | Incarnate Word | 86 (7) |
| 3 | Nicholls | 79 (2) |
| 4 | McNeese State | 61 |
| 5 | Northwestern State | 44 |
| 6 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 39 |
| 7 | Lamar | 25 |
| 8 | Houston Christian | 24 |

### Preseason All–Southland Teams
## Schedule

Houston Christian finalized their 2022 schedule on February 16, 2022.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 3:00 p.m. | at Northern Colorado* | Nottingham FieldGreeley, CO | ESPN+ | W 46–34 | 4,419 |
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Lindenwood* | Husky StadiumHouston, TX | ESPN3 | L 20–21 | 2,125 |
| September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | at Texas State* | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX | ESPN3 | L 0–34 | 16,237 |
| October 1 | 3:00 p.m. | at Lamar | Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX | ESPN+ | W 37–34 | 5,473 |
| October 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Nicholls | Husky StadiumHouston, TX | ESPN+ | L 17–19 | 1,823 |
| October 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Northwestern State | Husky StadiumHouston, TX | ESPN+ | L 15–40 | 1,963 |
| October 22 | 2:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M–Commerce | Memorial StadiumCommerce, TX | ESPN+ | L 3–31 | 5,557 |
| October 29 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 21 UT Martin* | Husky StadiumHouston, TX | ESPN+ | L 28–52 | 1,137 |
| November 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Incarnate Word | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | L 20–73 | 3,249 |
| November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | McNeese State | Husky StadiumHouston, TX | ESPN+ | L 10–21 | 1,355 |
| November 19 | 2:00 p.m. | at Tarleton State* | Memorial StadiumStephenville, TX | ESPN+ | L 7–49 | 8,121 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Northern Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 6 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 46 |
| Bears | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 34 |

### Lindenwood

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 6 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 21 |
| Huskies | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |

### At Texas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobcats | 7 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 34 |
| Statistics | HCU | TXST |
| First downs | 8 | 28 |
| Total yards | 142 | 479 |
| Rushing yards | 39 | 117 |
| Passing yards | 103 | 362 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 24:55 | 35:05 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Houston Christian | Passing | Justin Fomby | 23/36, 103 yards, INT |
| Houston Christian | Rushing | R. J. Smith | 9 rushes, 24 yards |
| Houston Christian | Receiving | Vernon Harrell | 2 receptions, 26 yards |
| Texas State | Passing | Layne Hatcher | 27/41, 362 yards, 4 TD, INT |
| Texas State | Rushing | Lincoln Pare | 19 rushes, 84 yards |
| Texas State | Receiving | Marcell Barbee | 6 receptions, 112 yards, TD |

### At Lamar

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 0 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 37 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 34 |
Statistics
| Statistics | Houston Christian | Lamar |
| First downs | 17 | 18 |
| Total yards | 323 | 376 |
| Rushing yards | 66 | 119 |
| Passing yards | 257 | 257 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 29:05 | 30:55 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Houston Christian | Passing | Justin Fomby | 31/45; 249 yards total; 40 long |
| Houston Christian | Rushing | Nate Livingston | 6 attempts; 33 yards total; 11 long |
| Houston Christian | Receiving | Karl Reynolds | 9 receptions; 109 yards total; 40 long |
| Lamar | Passing | Mike Chandler | 11/27; 239 total yards; 52 yards long |
| Lamar | Rushing | Mike Chandler | 13 attempts; 59 yards total; 13 long |
| Lamar | Receiving | Kyndon Fuselier | 3 receptions; 104 yards total; 44 long |

### Nicholls

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colonels | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| Huskies | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 17 |

### Northwestern State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demons | 24 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 37 |
| Huskies | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |

### At Texas A&M-Commerce

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lions | 0 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 31 |

### No. 21 UT Martin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 21 Skyhawks | 10 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 52 |
| Huskies | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### At No. 7 Incarnate Word

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| No. 7 Cardinals | 21 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 73 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX
* Date: November 5
* Game time: 2:05 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 75 • Wind: SSE 6 mph • Weather: Sunny and Clear
* Game attendance: 3,249
* Referee: James Brookhart
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Paul Alexander (play-by-play), Karl Schoening (analyst) and Katie Goodman (sideline)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
HCU – 11:29 Nery Enriquez 32 yard field goal HCU 3–0 Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 3:26
UIW – 7:50 Brandon Porter 19 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 7–3 Drive 5 plays, 38 yards, 1:22
UIW – 7:34 Kelechi Anyalebechi 22 yard interception return, Carson Mohr kick UIW 14–3
UIW – 2:35 Brandon Porter 41 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 21–3 Drive: 4 plays, 81 yards, 0:57
Second Quarter
HCU – 14:22 Nery Enriquez 31 yard field goal UIW 21–6 Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 3:13
UIW – 12:38 Marcus Cooper fumble recovery in the end zone, Carson Mohr kick UIW 28–6 Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:38
UIW – 11:58 Darion Chafin 10 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 35–6 Drive: 3 plays, 10 yards, 0:15
UIW – 9:28 CJ Hardy 13 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 42–6 Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 0:37
UIW – 8:13 Chance Trentman-Rosas 3 yard blocked punt return, Carson Mohr kick UIW 49–6
UIW – 6:10 Darion Chafin 34 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 56–6 Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 1:34
UIW – 5:46 Taylor Grimes 39 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 56–6 Drive: 1 play, 39 yard, 0:07
UIW – 1:59 Jaelin Campbell 63 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 70–6 Drive 5 plays, 78 yards, 1:50
Third Quarter
UIW - 11:14 Carson Mohr 35 yard field goal UIW 73–6 Drive 7 plays, 39 yards, 3:41
HCU – 7:03 Nat Livingston 7 yard fun, Nery Enriquez kick UIW 73–13 Drive 11 plays, 77 yards, 4:04
HCU – 2:38 Fudge Woods 28 yard pass from Justin Fomby, Nery Enriquez kick UIW 73–20 Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:25
Passing
HCU – Justin Fomby 27/45, 267 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT
UIW – Lindsey Scott Jr. 15/20, 319 YDS, 7 TD
Rushing
HCU – Ismail Mahdi 13 ATT, 87 YDS
UIW – Marcus Cooper 13 YDS, 79 YDS
Receiving
HCU – Deon Cormier 8 REC, 65 YDS
UIW – Jaelin Campbell 3 REC, 78 YDS, 1 TD :

### McNeese State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Huskies | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |

### At Tarleton State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Texans | 28 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 49 |