# 2013 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

The 2013 Houston Baptist Huskies football team represented Houston Baptist University—now known as Houston Christian University—as an independent in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Huskies, playing the program's first season, were led by first-year head coach Vic Shealy and compiled a record of 3–4. However, they were not considered a FCS team for scheduling purposes until 2014. They played three home games at Crusader Stadium and one home game at BBVA Compass Stadium. This was an exhibition season for the Huskies. The season did not count against the players academic eligibility, but they also were not eligible for the FCS playoffs. They played a mixed schedule of schools from the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), NCAA Division II, and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).
The Huskies joined the Southland Conference for the 2014 season and then became eligible for NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Sam Houston State | Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX | | L 0–74 | 9,246 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Wayland Baptist | Greg Sherwood Memorial Bulldog StadiumPlainview, TX | | W 52–28 | 4,000 |
| September 28 | 7:00 p.m. | Oklahoma Baptist | Crusader StadiumHouston, TX | LSN | W 34–3 | 3,166 |
| October 12 | 7:30 p.m. | Abilene Christian | BBVA Compass StadiumHouston, TX | CSNH | L 12–69 | 3,935 |
| October 26 | 7:00 p.m. | at Incarnate Word | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | UIW TV | L 3–24 | 3,891 |
| November 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Texas College | Crusader StadiumHouston, TX | | W 49–7 | 2,091 |
| November 9 | 3:00 p.m. | Texas A&M–Commerce | Crusader StadiumHouston, TX | | L 21–55 | 2,752 |
| HomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At No. 3 Sam Houston State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • No. 3 Bearkats | 21 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 74 |
| Statistics | HBU | SHSU |
| First downs | 7 | 23 |
| Total yards | 90 | 455 |
| Rushing yards | 45 | 365 |
| Passing yards | 45 | 90 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 31:06 | 28:54 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Houston Baptist | Passing | Ka'Darius Baker | 6/15, 33 yards, INT |
| Houston Baptist | Rushing | B. J. Kelly | 13 rushes, 45 yards |
| Houston Baptist | Receiving | Wesley Lewis | 2 receptions, 15 yards |
| Sam Houston State | Passing | Brian Bell | 5/9, 90 yards, 2 TD |
| Sam Houston State | Rushing | Steven Hicks | 17 rushes, 99 yards, TD |
| Sam Houston State | Receiving | Torra Williams | 2 receptions, 72 yards, TD |
Houston Baptist football began on the road at Division I FCS Sam Houston State. The Huskies would lose their inaugural game 74–0 to the no. 3 Bearkats.

### At Wayland Baptist

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Huskies | 7 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 52 |
| Pioneers | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Statistics | HBU | WBU |
| First downs | 27 | 16 |
| Total yards | 648 | 274 |
| Rushing yards | 347 | 147 |
| Passing yards | 301 | 127 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 40:34 | 19:26 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Houston Baptist | Passing | Ka'Darius Baker | 17/24, 284 yards, 2 TD |
| Houston Baptist | Rushing | B. J. Kelly | 26 rushes, 178 yards, TD |
| Houston Baptist | Receiving | Darian Lazard | 7 receptions, 118 yards, TD |
| Wayland Baptist | Passing | Braden Hudson | 8/16, 61 yards, TD |
| Wayland Baptist | Rushing | Kendall Roberson | 21 rushes, 138 yards, 2 TD |
| Wayland Baptist | Receiving | Brendan Pegg | 4 receptions, 55 yards, TD |
For their second game, the Huskies traveled to NAIA Wayland Baptist. The game would be tied 28–28 at halftime, but Houston Baptist would shutout the Pioneers in the second half to win 52–28.

### Oklahoma Baptist

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bison | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| • Huskies | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 35 |
| Statistics | OBU | HBU |
| First downs | 15 | 11 |
| Total yards | 249 | 367 |
| Rushing yards | 85 | 135 |
| Passing yards | 164 | 232 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 27:21 | 47:39 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oklahoma Baptist | Passing | Cole Grauer | 16/37, 164 yards, 4 INT |
| Oklahoma Baptist | Rushing | Jordan Barnes | 12 rushes, 61 yards |
| Oklahoma Baptist | Receiving | Cody Miller | 3 receptions, 41 yards |
| Houston Baptist | Passing | Ka'Darius Baker | 16/26, 232 yards |
| Houston Baptist | Rushing | Craig Bell | 9 rushes, 58 yards |
| Houston Baptist | Receiving | Ethan Fry | 6 receptions, 75 yards |
For game 3, Houston Baptist hosted Division II Oklahoma Baptist for the program's first home game. The Huskies' defense held the Bison to just a field goal and forced six turnovers to win for the second week in-a-row.

### Abilene Christian

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Wildcats | 20 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 69 |
| Huskies | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Statistics | ACU | HBU |
| First downs | 27 | 13 |
| Total yards | 589 | 220 |
| Rushing yards | 283 | 123 |
| Passing yards | 306 | 97 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 32:24 | 27:36 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Abilene Christian | Passing | John David Baker | 16/20, 273 yards, 4 TD |
| Abilene Christian | Rushing | Adrian Duncan | 13 rushes, 82 yards, 2 TD |
| Abilene Christian | Receiving | Taylor Gabriel | 7 receptions, 174 yards, 3 TD |
| Houston Baptist | Passing | Ka'Darius Baker | 15/22, 80 yards, INT |
| Houston Baptist | Rushing | Craig Bell | 12 rushes, 77 yards, TD |
| Houston Baptist | Receiving | Kenneth Bibbins | 6 receptions, 35 yards |
For game 4, Houston Baptist hosted the Abilene Christian Wildcats, who were in their first year of transitioning from Division II to Division I FCS.

### At Incarnate Word

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| • Cardinals | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Statistics | HBU | UIW |
| First downs | 12 | 21 |
| Total yards | 220 | 370 |
| Rushing yards | 45 | 195 |
| Passing yards | 175 | 175 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 22:56 | 37:04 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Houston Baptist | Passing | Ka'Darius Baker | 16/33, 175 yards, INT |
| Houston Baptist | Rushing | Darian Lazard | 4 rushes, 21 yards |
| Houston Baptist | Receiving | Darian Lazard | 5 receptions, 64 yards |
| Incarnate Word | Passing | Trent Brittain | 13/21, 164 yards, TD |
| Incarnate Word | Rushing | Junio Sessions | 18 rushes, 115 yards |
| Incarnate Word | Receiving | Clint Killough | 5 receptions, 67 yards, TD |
For the second week in a row, the Huskies played an opponent who was in the first year of transitioning from Division II to Division I FCS.

### Texas College

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| • Huskies | 14 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Texas College | Passing |
| Texas College | Rushing |
| Texas College | Receiving |
| Houston Baptist | Passing |
| Houston Baptist | Rushing |
| Houston Baptist | Receiving |

### Texas A&M–Commerce

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Lions | 21 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 55 |
| Huskies | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Rushing |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Receiving |
| Houston Baptist | Passing |
| Houston Baptist | Rushing |
| Houston Baptist | Receiving |

## Audio streaming

All Houston Baptist games were streamed online by the Legacy Sports Network.