The Houston Christian Huskies football team, formerly known as the Houston Baptist Huskies until the 2021 season, is the intercollegiate American football team for Houston Christian University located in Houston, Texas, United States. The team currently competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a full member of the Southland Conference.
History HCU’s first football team was fielded in 2013 for a seven game developmental season. The Huskies finished 2013 with a 3–4 record. Since the 2013 games were played during a developmental season, records and statistics are considered unofficial. The team played most of its 2013 home games at Strake Jesuit’s Crusader Stadium in Houston, Texas, and one home game at BBVA Compass Stadium.
September 6, 2014 marked two firsts: The Huskies played their first game as an FCS team, and the game against McMurry University also marked the first game played in Husky Stadium, the new on-campus stadium.
On September 21, 2019, HCU junior wide receiver Ben Ratzlaff hit junior half-back Coleman Robinson for a two-point conversion after the Huskies scored with 1:14 remaining to rally past South Dakota, 53–52, in a non-conference matchup in the DakotaDome. This marked the biggest win in school history pushing HCU to be nationally ranked for the first time in school history sitting tied at No. 25 in the coaches' poll.
December 13, 2022 marked a new era began on campus. HCU named Braxton Harris as the second head football coach in the school's history, as announced by president Robert Sloan and director of athletics Steve Moniaci at a campus press conference. The Huskies were previously coached by Vic Shealy.
Head coaches Vic Shealy 2013–2022 Braxton Harris 2023 Jason Bachtel 2024–present Total
Year-by-year results YearNCAA DivisionConferenceOverallConferenceCoach Games Win Loss Tie Pct. Games Win Loss Tie Pct. Standing 2013 NCAA unclassified N/A 7 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 N/A Vic Shealy 2014 FCS Southland 11 2 9 0 8 1 7 0 10th 2015 11 2 9 0 8 0 8 0 11th 2016 11 4 7 0 8 3 5 0 7th 2017 11 1 10 0 9 0 9 0 11th 2018 11 1 10 0 9 0 9 0 11th 2019 12 5 7 0 8 2 6 0 10th 2020 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 N/A 2021 11 0 11 0 8 0 8 0 6th 2022 11 2 9 0 6 1 5 0 7th 2023 10 5 5 0 7 4 3 0 4th Braxton Harris 2024 12 5 7 0 7 3 4 0 T–5th Jason Bachtel 2025 12 2 10 0 8 1 7 0 9th Totals 122 33 101 0 78 15 71 0 The 2013 season was a developmental season. Records and statistics are unofficial.
The 2014 season is the official inaugural season.
The 2020 Southland Conference season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic and only 4 non-conference games were played.
Northwestern State cancelled the remainder of their 2023 season on October 26 and forfeited the rest of their games, including the scheduled game for both schools on November 4. The Huskies were awarded a conference win, but not an overall win, to their record.
All-time record vs. Southland teams
Official record against all current Southland opponents:
Opponent Won Lost Percentage Streak First Last Northwestern State 4 5 Won 3 2017 2025 Lamar 3 5 Loss 1 2014 2023 East Texas A&M 1 3 Loss 2 2022 2025 McNeese 2 6 Loss 1 2017 2025 Nicholls 3 10 Won 1 2014 2026 Stephen F. Austin 1 6 Loss 4 2014 2025 Southeastern Louisiana 2 9 Won 1 2014 2026 Incarnate Word 0 11 Loss 11 2014 2026 UT Rio Grande Valley 0 1 Loss 1 2025 2025 Totals 16 56
Notable former players Caleb Johnson (2016–2020) – NFL linebacker Bailey Zappe (2017–2020) – NFL quarterback Jerreth Sterns (2018–2020) – CFL wide receiver Jalyx Hunt (2022–2023) – NFL linebacker
Future non-conference opponents Announced non-conference opponents as of June 30, 2026.
at Rice at UTEP at James Madison at Prairie View A&M at Idaho State Arkansas Baptist at Northern Colorado at Rice Prairie View A&M at North Texas at Colorado State
See also List of NCAA Division I FCS football programs
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