2016 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

2016 Houston Baptist Huskies football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 Southland)
Head coach	Vic Shealy (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Scott Smith (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinator	Roger Hinshaw (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Charlie Camp (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Sam Houston State $^		9	–	0					12	–	1
No. 14 Central Arkansas ^		8	–	1					10	–	3
SE Louisiana		7	–	2					7	–	4
McNeese State		5	–	4					6	–	5
Nicholls State		5	–	4					5	–	6
Stephen F. Austin		4	–	5					5	–	6
Houston Baptist		3	–	5					4	–	7
Incarnate Word *		3	–	6					3	–	8
Lamar		3	–	6					3	–	8
Abilene Christian *		2	–	7					2	–	9
Northwestern State		0	–	9					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II Rankings from STATS poll

The 2016 Houston Baptist Huskies football team represented Houston Baptist University—now known as Houston Christian University—as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Vic Shealy the Huskies compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 4–5 in conference play, placing seventh in the Southland. Houston Baptist played home games at Husky Stadium in Houston.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	at Central Arkansas	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ASN	L 13–56	9,757
September 10	7:00 p.m.	Texas Southern*	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	RSSW	W 24–20	4,125
September 17	7:00 p.m.	Abilene Christian	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	FCSC	W 27–24 OT	2,877
September 24	7:00 p.m.	No. 2 Sam Houston State	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	FCSC	L 16–52	3,134
October 1	6:00 p.m.	at Western Kentucky*	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	CUSA.tv	L 3–50	17,331
October 15	7:00 p.m.	Nicholls	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	FSGO	L 30–33 2OT	3,217
October 22	4:00 p.m.	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	TSC	L 3–37	6,603
October 29	6:00 p.m.	at Lamar	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	W 24–17	7,777
November 5	7:00 p.m.	at UTEP*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	CUSA.tv	L 10–42	15,977
November 12	2:00 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	W 31–24	3,026
November 19	7:00 p.m.	at Incarnate Word	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	FCSC	L 26–28	6,498
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

* Games were televised on tape delay. ^[1]

Game summaries

@ Central Arkansas

Houston Baptist at Central Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 0 3 3 7 13 • Bears 21 21 14 0 56 Date: September 1 Location: Estes Stadium Conway, AR Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:22 Game attendance: 9,757 Referee: Ross Smith TV announcers (ASN): Lincoln Rose, Shea Walker, Kamady Rudd Sources:[2]

Scoring summary 1 11:52 Central Arkansas Desmond Smith 3 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 1:29 0–7 1 5:51 Central Arkansas Kelton Warren 14 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 1:28 0–14 1 2:18 Central Arkansas Hayden Hildebrand 1 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:24 0–21 2 12:17 Central Arkansas Tyler Williams 54 yard return of blocked field goal (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 14 plays, 48 yards, 4:56 0–28 2 7:18 Central Arkansas Brandon Cox 37 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:43 0–35 2 6:32 Central Arkansas Devin Spurlock 2 yard fumble return (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 2 plays, -18 yards, 0:41 0–42 2 3:34 Houston Baptist Alec Chadwick 26 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:54 3–42 3 9:09 Central Arkansas Antwon Wells 2 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 1:39 3–49 3 4:27 Houston Baptist Alec Chadwick 32 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 1:04 6–49 3 1:45 Central Arkansas Keshawn Ledet 13 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:42 6–56 4 6:47 Houston Baptist David Racine 31 yard pass from Max Staver (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 1:17 13–56

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Texas Southern

Texas Southern at Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 0 7 0 13 20 • Huskies 7 0 10 7 24 Date: September 10 Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 7:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:22 Game attendance: 4,125 Referee: Eddie Kelley TV announcers (RSSW): Tom Franklin, John Harris, John Prendergast Sources:[3]

Scoring summary 1 12:19 Houston Baptist Terrance Peters 34 yard run (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:41 7–0 2 3:46 Texas Southern Tylor Cook 16 yard run (Eric Medina kick), Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 2:19 7–7 3 8:27 Houston Baptist Alec Chadwick 22 yard field goal, Drive: 13 plays, 86 yards, 3:02 10–7 3 6:43 Houston Baptist Terrance Manderville 0 yard fumble return (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 3 plays, -30 yards, 1:39 17–7 4 7:47 Texas Southern Austin Watts 8 yard pass from Averion Hurts (Eric Medina kick blocked), Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:43 17–13 4 5:53 Texas Southern Austin Watts 93 yard punt return (Eric Medina kick), Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:45 17–20 4 4:08 Houston Baptist Terrance Peters 51 yard run (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:45 24–20

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Abilene Christian

Abilene Christian at Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 OT Total Wildcats 8 3 3 7 3 24 • Huskies 7 7 7 0 6 27 Date: September 17 Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 7:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:33 Game attendance: 2,877 Game weather: 91 °F (33 °C) • Wind SE 7 mph (11 km/h) • Partly cloudy Referee: Dan Lewis TV announcers (FCSC): Tom Franklin, John Harris, Jeff Power Sources:[4]

Scoring summary 1 3:22 Houston Baptist Terranc Peters 7 yard run (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 4 plays, 83 yards, 1:59 7–0 1 1:01 Abilene Christian D.J. Fuller 23 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (Parker McKenzie Pass to Dylan Douglass for two-point conv.) Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:21 7–8 2 0:56 Houston Baptist Tony Dawson 4 yard run (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 0:46 14–8 2 0:00 Abilene Christian Nik Grau 42 yard field goal, Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 0:50 14–11 3 10:01 Abilene Christian Nik Grau 34 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 3:10 14–14 3 1:08 Houston Baptist Terrance Peters 2 yard run (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 2 plays, 45 yards, 0:34 21–14 4 7:08 Abilene Christian Dallas Sealey 12 yard run (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 4:10 21–21 OT 15:00 Abilene Christian Nik Grau 38 yard field goal, Drive: 5 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 21–24 OT 15:00 Houston Baptist Wesley Lewis 25 yard pass from Tony Dawson, Drive: 5 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 27–24

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Sam Houston State

Sam Houston State at Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total • #2 Bearkats 21 10 7 14 52 Huskies 0 6 10 0 16 Date: September 24 Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 7:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:26 Game attendance: 3,134 Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind ESE 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Mostly cloudy Referee: Ross Smith TV announcers (FCSC): Tom Franklin, John Harris, Jeff Power Sources:[5]

Scoring summary 1 13:04 Sam Houston State Javin Webb 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:56 0–7 1 6:23 Sam Houston State Yedidiah Louis 48 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards, 0:58 0–14 1 2:42 Sam Houston State Javin Webb 13 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 2:01 0–21 2 13:06 Sam Houston State Nathan Stewart 8 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 3 plays, 51 yards, 0:41 0–28 2 10:07 Houston Baptist Alec Chadwick 21 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 2:59 3–28 2 7:20 Sam Houston State Luc Swimberghe 29 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 2:41 3–31 2 2:13 Houston Baptist Alec Chadwick 46 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 5:00 6–31 3 12:16 Houston Baptist Alec Chadwick 24 yard field goal, Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 2:44 9–31 3 5:46 Houston Baptist Mev Ajdin 12 yard pass from Tony Dawson (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:38 16–31 3 3:25 Sam Houston State Davion Davis 17 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 2 plays, 45 yards, 0:22 16–38 4 14:16 Sam Houston State Remus Bulmer 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 2:31 16–45 4 9:26 Sam Houston State Remus Bulmer 13 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:23 16–52

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@ Western Kentucky

Houston Baptist at Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 3 0 0 0 3 • Hilltoppers 14 16 20 0 50 Date: October 1 Location: Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:01 Game attendance: 17,331 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind SW 13 mph (21 km/h) • Clear Referee: Ken Antee TV announcers (CUSA.tv): Randy Lee, Leo Peckenpaugh, Terry Obee Sources:[6]

Scoring summary 1 13:31 Western Kentucky Anthony Wales 45 yard run (Skyler Simcox kick), Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards, 1:29 0–7 1 6:33 Western Kentucky Nicholas Norris 34 yard pass from Mike White (Ryan Nuss kick), Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:18 0–14 1 0:34 Houston Baptist Alec Chadwick 25 yard field goal, Drive: 15 plays, 76 yards, 5:59 3–14 2 11:19 Western Kentucky Nicholas Norris 19 yard pass from Mike White (Skyler Simcox kick), Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:15 3–21 2 5:59 Western Kentucky Skyler Simcox 50 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 3:43 3–24 2 0:25 Western Kentucky Taywan Taylor 80 yard pass from Mike White (two-point pass conv. failed), Drive: 4 plays, 90 yards, 1:13 3–30 3 9:34 Western Kentucky Nicholas Norris 85 yard run (Ryan Nuss kick failed), Drive: 1 play, 85 yards, 0:13 3–36 3 8:23 Western Kentucky Nacarius Fant 50 yard punt return (Skyler Simcox kick), Drive: 3 plays, -2 yards, 1:11 3–43 3 4:31 Western Kentucky Marquez Trigg 12 yard run (Ryan Nuss kick), Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 1:30 3–50

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Nicholls

Nicholls at Houston Baptist (homecoming)

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Colonels 7 14 0 6 6 33 Huskies 3 7 10 7 3 30 Date: October 15 Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 7:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:29 Game attendance: 3,217 Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind SE 10 mph (16 km/h) • Partly cloudy Referee: Vidal Jones TV announcers (FSGO): Neal Raphael, Jeff Power, Ashley Prendergast Sources:[7]

Scoring summary 1 9:17 Houston Baptist Alec Chadwick 34 yard field goal, Drive: 15 plays, 58 yards, 5:43 3–0 1 4:17 Nicholls Ronald Ollie 84 yard blocked field goal return (David McKey kick), Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:27 3–7 2 14:22 Houston Baptist B.J. Kelly 2 yard run (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:49 10–7 2 6:37 Nicholls Dami Jeanpiere 50 yard pass from Chase Fourcade (David McKey kick), Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:10 10–14 2 3:17 Nicholls Chase Fourcade 10 yard run (David McKey kick), Drive: 4 plays, 87 yards, 1:26 10–21 3 10:50 Houston Baptist Ricard Barnett 6 yard pass from Tony Dawson (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 2:48 17–21 3 2:07 Houston Baptist Alec Chadwick 35 yard field goal, Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 5:37 20–21 4 11:26 Nicholls David McKey 44 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:22 20–24 4 1:25 Houston Baptist Tony Dawson 24 yard run (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 14 plays, 94 yards, 5:42 27–24 4 0:06 Nicholls David McKey 35 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 1:19 27–27 OT 15:00 Houston Baptist Alec Chadwick 35 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 30–27 OT 15:00 Nicholls C.J. Okpalobi 12 yard run, Drive: 9 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 30–33

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@ Southeastern Louisiana

Houston Baptist at Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 3 0 0 0 3 • Lions 7 9 14 7 37 Date: October 22 Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Game start: 4:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:00 Game attendance: 6,603 Referee: Eddy Shelton TV announcers (Southeastern Channel): John Sartori, Wesley Boone, Richie Solares Sources:[8]

Scoring summary 1 10:15 Southeastern Louisiana Rasheed Harrell 51 yard run (Jonathan Tatum kick), Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:49 0–7 1 0:00 Houston Baptist Alec Chadwick 43 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 4:28 3–7 2 13:53 Southeastern Louisiana Julius Maracalin 8 yard run (Jonathan Tatum kick failed), Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:07 3–13 2 0:00 Southeastern Louisiana Jonathan Tatum 22 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 1:18 3–16 3 9:34 Southeastern Louisiana Brandon Acker 11 yard pass from D'Shaie Landor (Jonathan Tatum kick), Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 5:19 3–23 3 2:44 Southeastern Louisiana Jake Ingraffia 22 yard pass from D'Shaie Landor (Jonathan Tatum kick), Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 5:04 3–30 4 6:04 Southeastern Louisiana Darius Durall 16 yard run (Jonathan Tatum kick), Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:44 3–37

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@ Lamar

Houston Baptist at Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total • Huskies 7 0 10 7 24 Cardinals 7 3 0 7 17 Date: October 29 Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:32 Game attendance: 7,777 Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • Sunny and warm Referee: M. Vanderveld Television network: ESPN3 Sources:[9]

Scoring summary 1 12:53 Houston Baptist B.J. Kelly 3 yard run (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 4 plays, 14 yards, 1:47 7–0 1 7:08 Lamar Zae Giles 6 yard pass from Case Robinson (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 2:24 7–7 2 2:03 Lamar Juan Carranco 26 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:02 7–10 3 12:04 Houston Baptist Alec Chadwick 33 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:48 10–10 3 5:21 Houston Baptist Mev Ajdin 31 yard pass from Tony Dawson (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 0:56 17–10 4 12:09 Houston Baptist Isaiah Hall 44 yard pass from Tony Dawson (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 2:03 24–10 4 7:57 Lamar DeWan Thompson 8 yard pass from Adam Morse (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 2:38 24–17

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@ UTEP

Houston Baptist at UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 0 3 7 0 10 • Miners 14 14 7 7 42 Date: November 5 Location: Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX Game start: 7:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:02 Game attendance: 15,977 Referee: Jonathan Noli Television network: CUSA.tv Sources:[10]

Scoring summary 1 13:45 UTEP Aaron Jones 39 yard run (Jay Mattox kick), Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 1:15 0–7 1 1:30 UTEP Hayden Plinke 9 yard pass from Ryan Metz (Jay Mattox kick), Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:58 0–14 2 14:53 UTEP Cole Freytag 18 yard pass from Ryan Metz (Jay Mattox kick), Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:44 0–21 2 13:36 UTEP Aaron Jones 62 yard run (Jay Mattox kick), Drive: 2 plays, 78 yards, 0:52 0–28 2 8:36 Houston Baptist Alec Chadwick 52 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 5:00 3–28 3 9:02 UTEP Kevin Dove 7 yard run (Jay Mattox kick), Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 4:13 3–35 3 1:29 Houston Baptist Terrance Peters 29 yard pass from Max Staver (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 1 play, 29 yards, 0:07 10–35 4 10:22 UTEP Hayden Plinke 11 yard pass from Ryan Metz (Jay Mattox kick), Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:07 10–42

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Stephen F. Austin

Stephen F. Austin at Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total Lumberjacks 7 0 7 10 24 • Huskies 7 7 7 10 31 Date: November 12 Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 2:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:24 Game attendance: 3,026 Referee: Vidal Jones Television network: ESPN3 Sources:[11]

Scoring summary 1 11:18 Stephen F. Austin Tamrick Pace 32 yard pass from Zach Conque (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:42 0–7 1 6:57 Houston Baptist Terranc Peters 26 yard pass from Tony Dawson (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:21 7–7 2 6:18 Houston Baptist Ricard Barnett 32 yard pass from Tony Dawson (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 1:12 14–7 3 10:56 Stephen F. Austin Kijana Amous 2 yard run (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 2:12 14–14 3 9:54 Houston Baptist Tony Dawson 83 yard run (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 3 plays, 81 yards, 0:55 21–14 4 11:16 Houston Baptist Tony Dawson 41 yard run (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 3:18 28–14 4 8:10 Houston Baptist Alec Chadwick 34 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 2:44 31–14 4 3:03 Stephen F. Austin Storm Ruiz 20 yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 3:16 31–17 4 2:08 Stephen F. Austin Justic Liggins 30 yard pass from Zach Conque (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 0:55 31–24

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@ Incarnate Word

Houston Baptist at Incarnate Word

1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 0 10 0 16 26 • Cardinals 7 0 14 7 28 Date: November 19 Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX Game start: 7:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 6,498 Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind SE 12 mph (19 km/h) • Partly cloudy Referee: Ross Smith Television network: FCSC Sources: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 10:45 Incarnate Word Jamari Gilbert 76 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 4 plays, 88 yards, 1:42 0–7 2 7:40 Houston Baptist Alec Chadwick 43 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, -3 yards, 1:21 7–7 2 0:33 Houston Baptist Tony Dawson 2 yard run (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:17 10–7 3 7:00 Incarnate Word John Oglesby 4 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:47 10–14 3 1:49 Incarnate Word Trent Brittain 1 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 4:15 10–21 4 14:49 Houston Baptist Alec Chadwick 60 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 2:00 13–21 4 6:02 Incarnate Word Jordan Hicks 14 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 18 plays, 75 yards, 8:47 13–28 4 4:55 Houston Baptist B.J. Kelly 6 yard run (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:00 20–28 4 2:07 Houston Baptist Tony Dawson 6 yard run (two-point pass conv. failed), Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:17 26–28

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