| 2020Houston Baptist Huskies football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 1–3 |
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| Offensive coordinator | Zach Kittley (3rd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Air raid |
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| Base defense | 3–4 or4–3 |
| Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
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| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1Sam Houston State $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20Southeastern Louisiana | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23Nicholls | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State* | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarleton State† | – | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | – | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian† | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | – | 3 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dixie State† | – | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | – | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | – | 1 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Campbell | – | 0 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Alabama | – | 0 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2020 Houston Baptist Huskies football team representedHouston Baptist University in the2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Huskies played four non-conference games in the fall of 2020 and opted out of theSouthland Conference season played in the spring of 2021 and instead competed as anFCS independent. Led by eighth-year head coachVic Shealy, Houston Baptist compiled a record of 1–3. The team played home games atHusky Stadium inHouston.
The Southland Conference released their original preseason poll in July 2020. The Huskies were picked to finish ninth in the conference, prior to their schedule split from the rest of the league.[1] In addition, five Huskies were chosen to the Preseason All-Southland Team[2]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Central Arkansas* | 190 (12) |
| 2 | Sam Houston State | 170 (4) |
| 3 | Nicholls | 169 (6) |
| 4 | Southeastern Louisiana | 157 |
| 5 | McNeese State | 113 |
| 6 | Incarnate Word | 104 |
| 7 | Abilene Christian* | 101 |
| 8 | Stephen F. Austin* | 60 |
| 9 | Houston Baptist* | 59 |
| 10 | Northwestern State | 49 |
| 11 | Lamar | 38 |
(*) These teams opted out of playing in the revised spring 2021 Southland schedule, and instead played as Independent in the fall of 2020.
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Houston Baptist had a game scheduled againstTexas Southern, but was canceled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[3] On July 22, Houston Baptist announced that it had added a game againstLouisiana Tech as a replacement for Texas Southern.[4]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 5 | 6:30 p.m. | atNorth Texas | ESPN3 | L 31–57 | 7,611 | |||
| September 12 | 7:00 p.m. | atTexas Tech | ESPN+ | L 33–35 | 11,157 | |||
| September 26 | 6:00 p.m. | atLouisiana Tech | ESPN3 | L 38–66 | 7,140 | |||
| October 3 | 2:00 p.m. | atEastern Kentucky | ESPN+ | W 33–30 | 2,916 | |||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Huskies | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Mean Green | 14 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 57 |
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| Statistics | HBU | UNT |
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| First downs | 28 | 33 |
| Total yards | 569 | 721 |
| Rushing yards | 89 | 360 |
| Passing yards | 480 | 361 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 31:41 | 28:19 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Houston Baptist | Passing | Bailey Zappe | 39/62, 480 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Ean Beek | 12 rushes, 48 yards | |
| Receiving | Ben Ratzlaff | 6 receptions, 108 yards, TD | |
| North Texas | Passing | Jason Bean | 11/18, 217 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Oscar Adaway III | 5 rushes, 118 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Greg White | 2 receptions, 76 yards, TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Huskies | 3 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 33 |
| Red Raiders | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
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| Statistics | HBU | TTU |
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| First downs | 28 | 35 |
| Total yards | 600 | 624 |
| Rushing yards | 28 | 194 |
| Passing yards | 572 | 430 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 26:56 | 33:04 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Houston Baptist | Passing | Bailey Zappe | 30/49, 567 yards, 4 TD |
| Rushing | Ean Beek | 16 rushes, 34 yards | |
| Receiving | Josh Sterns | 5 receptions, 209 yards, 2 TD | |
| Texas Tech | Passing | Alan Bowman | 38/52, 430 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | SaRodorick Thompson | 22 rushes, 118 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | KeSean Carter | 6 receptions, 86 yards, TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Huskies | 14 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Bulldogs | 17 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 66 |
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| Statistics | HBU | LT |
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| First downs | 26 | 32 |
| Total yards | 501 | 542 |
| Rushing yards | 95 | 182 |
| Passing yards | 406 | 360 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 29:37 | 30:23 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Houston Baptist | Passing | Bailey Zappe | 37/58, 406 yards, 5 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Ean Beek | 6 rushes, 35 yards | |
| Receiving | Jerreth Sterns | 14 receptions, 138 yards, 3 TD | |
| Louisiana Tech | Passing | Luke Anthony | 17/30, 314 yards, 5 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Justin Henderson | 11 rushes, 77 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Wayne Toussant | 3 receptions, 91 yards, 2 TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Huskies | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 33 |
| Colonels | 7 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 30 |
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EKU – Matt Wilcox Jr. 10-yard pass from Parker McKinney (Alexander Woznick kick), 1:32.Huskies 14–7.Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:29.
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| Statistics | HBU | EKU |
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| First downs | 24 | 26 |
| Total yards | 520 | 480 |
| Rushing yards | 140 | 184 |
| Passing yards | 380 | 296 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 27:41 | 32:19 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Houston Baptist | Passing | Bailey Zappe | 35/46, 380 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Dreshawn Minnieweather | 9 rushes, 38 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Vernon Harrell | 10 receptions, 98 yards, TD | |
| Eastern Kentucky | Passing | Parker McKinney | 25/40, 296 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Alonzo Booth | 17 rushes, 108 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Keyion Dixon | 6 receptions, 112 yards, TD |