# 2021 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

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 in the Southland. Houston Baptist played home games at Husky Stadium in Houston.

## Preseason
### Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll in July 2021. The Huskies were picked to finish sixth in the conference. In addition, six Huskies were chosen to the Preseason All-Southland Team.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 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 |

### Preseason All–Southland Teams
## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at New Mexico* | University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM | L 17–27 | 15,908 |
| September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado* | Husky StadiumHouston, TX | L 13–45 | 2,135 |
| September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | at Prairie View A&M* | Panther Stadium at Blackshear FieldPrairie View, TX | L 27–37 | 8,476 |
| October 2 | 3:00 p.m. | at Nicholls | Manning Field at John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, LA | L 17–48 | 5,840 |
| October 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Northwestern State | Husky StadiumHouston, TX | L 17–21 | 1,987 |
| October 16 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Southeastern Louisiana | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA | L 24–61 | 7,389 |
| October 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Nicholls | Husky StadiumHouston, TX | L 14–44 | 2,362 |
| October 30 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Incarnate Word | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | L 21–49 | 2,711 |
| November 6 | 3:00 p.m. | at Northwestern State | Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA | L 24–28 | 3,621 |
| November 13 | 2:00 p.m. | McNeese State | Husky StadiumHouston, TX | L 3–44 | 2,325 |
| November 20 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 18 Incarnate Word | Husky StadiumHouston, TX | L 14–55 | 1,931 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||

## Game summaries
### At New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| • Lobos | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| NM –25.5 | 66 |
| 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 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Houston Baptist | Passing | Blaise Bentsen | 27/47, 196 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs |
| Houston Baptist | Rushing | Dreshawn Minnieweather | 5 carries, 21 yards |
| Houston Baptist | Receiving | Charles King | 7 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD |
| New Mexico | Passing | Terry Wilson Jr. | 20/26, 174 yards, 3 TDs |
| New Mexico | Rushing | Aaron Dumas | 15 carries, 57 yards |
| New Mexico | Receiving | Keyonte Lanier | 3 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD |

### Northern Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Bears | 14 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 45 |
| Huskies | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Northern Colorado | Passing |
| Northern Colorado | Rushing |
| Northern Colorado | Receiving |
| Houston Baptist | Passing |
| Houston Baptist | Rushing |
| Houston Baptist | Receiving |

### At Prairie View A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| • Panthers | 20 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 37 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Houston Baptist | Passing |
| Houston Baptist | Rushing |
| Houston Baptist | Receiving |
| Prairie View A&M | Passing |
| Prairie View A&M | Rushing |
| Prairie View A&M | Receiving |

### At Nicholls

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| • Colonels | 21 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 48 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| 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 |
| Team | Category |
| Houston Baptist | Passing |
| Houston Baptist | Rushing |
| Houston Baptist | Receiving |
| Nicholls | Passing |
| Nicholls | Rushing |
| Nicholls | Receiving |

### Northwestern State

| | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Demons | | | 0 |
| Huskies | | | 0 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Northwestern State | Passing |
| Northwestern State | Rushing |
| Northwestern State | Receiving |
| Houston Baptist | Passing |
| Houston Baptist | Rushing |
| Houston Baptist | Receiving |

### At No. 11 Southeastern Louisiana

| | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Huskies | | | 0 |
| No. 11 Lions | | | 0 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Houston Baptist | Passing |
| Houston Baptist | Rushing |
| Houston Baptist | Receiving |
| Southeastern Louisiana | Passing |
| Southeastern Louisiana | Rushing |
| Southeastern Louisiana | Receiving |

### Nicholls

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Colonels | 27 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 44 |
| Huskies | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| NSU-21 | 65.5 |
| 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 |
| Team | Category |
| Nicholls | Passing |
| Nicholls | Rushing |
| Nicholls | Receiving |
| Houston Baptist | Passing |
| Houston Baptist | Rushing |
| Houston Baptist | Receiving |

### At No. 22 Incarnate Word

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| • No. 22 Cardinals | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Houston Baptist | Passing |
| Houston Baptist | Rushing |
| Houston Baptist | Receiving |
| Incarnate Word | Passing |
| Incarnate Word | Rushing |
| Incarnate Word | Receiving |

### At Northwestern State

| | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Huskies | | | 0 |
| Demons | | | 0 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Houston Baptist | Passing |
| Houston Baptist | Rushing |
| Houston Baptist | Receiving |
| Northwestern State | Passing |
| Northwestern State | Rushing |
| Northwestern State | Receiving |

### McNeese State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Cowboys | 14 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 44 |
| Huskies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| McNeese State | Passing |
| McNeese State | Rushing |
| McNeese State | Receiving |
| Houston Baptist | Passing |
| Houston Baptist | Rushing |
| Houston Baptist | Receiving |

### No. 18 Incarnate Word

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 18 Cardinals | 35 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 55 |
| Huskies | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Incarnate Word | Passing |
| Incarnate Word | Rushing |
| Incarnate Word | Receiving |
| Houston Baptist | Passing |
| Houston Baptist | Rushing |
| Houston Baptist | Receiving |