2018 Houston Baptist Huskies football team
American college football season
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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.
- Vic Shealy (6th season)
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 1–10 (0–9 Southland) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Zach Kittley (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Air raid |
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| Base defense | 3–4 or 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
- Raphael Lewis – Sr. DB
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) |
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| 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 |
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| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Southwest Baptist* | SLC Digital | W 49–7 | 2,113 | |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 16 McNeese State |
| Eleven Sports | L 34–51 | 2,538 |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Abilene Christian |
| ESPN3 | L 13–38 | 2,038 |
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | at SMU* | ESPN3 | L 27–63 | 18,983 | |
| October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 20 Central Arkansas | Bear Nation Network | L 35–66 | 10,210 | |
| October 13 | 4:00 p.m. | at Southeastern Louisiana | SLC Digital | L 52–62 | 6,023 | |
| October 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin |
| ESPN3 | L 14–42 | 2,687 |
| October 27 | 6:00 p.m. | at Northwestern State | DemonTV | L 28–31 | 7,098 | |
| November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 20 Nicholls State |
| SLC Digital | L 20–41 | 1,926 |
| November 10 | 3:00 p.m. | at Lamar | ESPN+ | L 9–38 | 8,028 | |
| November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | Sam Houston State |
| SLC Digital | L 20–42 | 2,002 |
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Game summaries
Southwest Baptist
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bearcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Huskies | 7 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
At SMU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Huskies | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| Mustangs | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 63 |
At Central Arkansas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Huskies | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| No. 20 Bears | 21 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 66 |
At Southeastern Louisiana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Huskies | 0 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 52 |
| Lions | 21 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 62 |
Stephen F. Austin
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lumberjacks | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| Huskies | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
At Northwestern State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Huskies | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Demons | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
Nicholls State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 20 Colonels | 10 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 41 |
| Huskies | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
At Lamar
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Huskies | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Cardinals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
Sam Houston State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bearkats | 7 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
| Huskies | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |