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2022 Houston Christian Huskies football
2022 Houston Christian Huskies football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	2–9 (1–5 Southland)
Head coach	Vic Shealy (10th season);
Offensive coordinator	Cedric Cormier (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Shane Eachus (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Roger Hinshaw (10th season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Southland Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 12 Southeastern Louisiana +^	5	–	1	9	–	4
No. 3 Incarnate Word +^	5	–	1	12	–	2
Northwestern State	4	–	2	4	–	7
Nicholls	3	–	3	3	–	8
Texas A&M–Commerce *	3	–	3	5	–	6
McNeese	2	–	4	4	–	7
Houston Christian	1	–	5	2	–	9
Lamar	1	–	5	1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant * – Texas A&M–Commerce ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Houston Christian Huskies football team represented Houston Christian University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Vic Shealy the Huskies compiled an overall record of 2–9. The Huskies tied for seventh place with Lamar in conference play with a 1–5 conference record. The Huskies played home games at Husky Stadium in Houston.

Preseason[edit]

Preseason poll[edit]

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 20, 2022. The Huskies were picked to finish last in the conference.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Southeastern Louisiana	90 (7)
2	Incarnate Word	86 (7)
3	Nicholls	79 (2)
4	McNeese State	61
5	Northwestern State	44
6	Texas A&M–Commerce	39
7	Lamar	25
8	Houston Christian	24

Preseason All–Southland Teams[edit]

Schedule[edit]

Houston Christian finalized their 2022 schedule on February 16, 2022.^[2]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	3:00 p.m.	at Northern Colorado*	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	ESPN+	W 46–34	4,419
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Lindenwood*	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	L 20–21	2,125
September 24	6:00 p.m.	at Texas State*	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	L 0–34	16,237
October 1	3:00 p.m.	at Lamar	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+	W 37–34	5,473
October 8	6:00 p.m.	Nicholls	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	L 17–19	1,823
October 15	6:00 p.m.	Northwestern State	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	L 15–40	1,963
October 22	2:00 p.m.	at Texas A&M–Commerce	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	ESPN+	L 3–31	5,557
October 29	2:00 p.m.	No. 21 UT Martin*	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	L 28–52	1,137
November 5	2:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Incarnate Word	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	L 20–73	3,249
November 12	2:00 p.m.	McNeese State	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	L 10–21	1,355
November 19	2:00 p.m.	at Tarleton State*	Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	ESPN+	L 7–49	8,121
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries[edit]

At Northern Colorado[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	6	16	10	14	46
Bears	7	7	0	20	34

Lindenwood[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	6	0	6	9	21
Huskies	7	10	3	0	20

At Texas State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	0	0	0
Bobcats	7	17	3	7	34

Statistics	HCU	TXST
First downs	8	28
Total yards	142	479
Rushing yards	39	117
Passing yards	103	362
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	24:55	35:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston Christian	Passing	Justin Fomby	23/36, 103 yards, INT
	Rushing	R. J. Smith	9 rushes, 24 yards
	Receiving	Vernon Harrell	2 receptions, 26 yards
Texas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	27/41, 362 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Lincoln Pare	19 rushes, 84 yards
	Receiving	Marcell Barbee	6 receptions, 112 yards, TD

At Lamar[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	24	13	0	37
Cardinals	0	7	7	20	34

Statistics

Statistics	Houston Christian	Lamar
First downs	17	18
Total yards	323	376
Rushing yards	66	119
Passing yards	257	257
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	29:05	30:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston Christian	Passing	Justin Fomby	31/45; 249 yards total; 40 long
	Rushing	Nate Livingston	6 attempts; 33 yards total; 11 long
	Receiving	Karl Reynolds	9 receptions; 109 yards total; 40 long
Lamar	Passing	Mike Chandler	11/27; 239 total yards; 52 yards long
	Rushing	Mike Chandler	13 attempts; 59 yards total; 13 long
	Receiving	Kyndon Fuselier	3 receptions; 104 yards total; 44 long

Nicholls[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	3	3	7	6	19
Huskies	0	0	14	3	17

Northwestern State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	24	0	0	13	37
Huskies	0	0	10	0	10

At Texas A&M-Commerce[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	3	0	0	0	3
Lions	0	7	17	7	31

No. 21 UT Martin[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Skyhawks	10	14	21	7	52
Huskies	7	7	7	7	28

At No. 7 Incarnate Word[edit]

Houston Christian Huskies at Incarnate Word Cardinals

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	3	3	14	0	20
No. 7 Cardinals	21	49	3	0	73

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

Date: November 5
Game time: 2:05 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 75 • Wind: SSE 6 mph • Weather: Sunny and Clear
Game attendance: 3,249
Referee: James Brookhart
TV announcers (ESPN+): Paul Alexander (play-by-play), Karl Schoening (analyst) and Katie Goodman (sideline)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

HCU – 11:29 Nery Enriquez 32 yard field goal
HCU 3–0 Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 3:26
UIW – 7:50 Brandon Porter 19 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick
UIW 7–3 Drive 5 plays, 38 yards, 1:22
UIW – 7:34 Kelechi Anyalebechi 22 yard interception return, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 14–3
UIW – 2:35 Brandon Porter 41 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick
UIW 21–3 Drive: 4 plays, 81 yards, 0:57

Second Quarter

HCU – 14:22 Nery Enriquez 31 yard field goal
UIW 21–6 Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 3:13
UIW – 12:38 Marcus Cooper fumble recovery in the end zone, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 28–6 Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:38
UIW – 11:58 Darion Chafin 10 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick
UIW 35–6 Drive: 3 plays, 10 yards, 0:15
UIW – 9:28 CJ Hardy 13 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick
UIW 42–6 Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 0:37
UIW – 8:13 Chance Trentman-Rosas 3 yard blocked punt return, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 49–6
UIW – 6:10 Darion Chafin 34 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick
UIW 56–6 Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 1:34
UIW – 5:46 Taylor Grimes 39 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick
UIW 56–6 Drive: 1 play, 39 yard, 0:07
UIW – 1:59 Jaelin Campbell 63 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick
UIW 70–6 Drive 5 plays, 78 yards, 1:50

Third Quarter

UIW - 11:14 Carson Mohr 35 yard field goal
UIW 73–6 Drive 7 plays, 39 yards, 3:41
HCU – 7:03 Nat Livingston 7 yard fun, Nery Enriquez kick
UIW 73–13 Drive 11 plays, 77 yards, 4:04
HCU – 2:38 Fudge Woods 28 yard pass from Justin Fomby, Nery Enriquez kick
UIW 73–20 Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:25

Passing

HCU – Justin Fomby 27/45, 267 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT
UIW – Lindsey Scott Jr. 15/20, 319 YDS, 7 TD

Rushing

HCU – Ismail Mahdi 13 ATT, 87 YDS
UIW – Marcus Cooper 13 YDS, 79 YDS

Receiving

HCU – Deon Cormier 8 REC, 65 YDS
UIW – Jaelin Campbell 3 REC, 78 YDS, 1 TD

McNeese State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	7	7	7	21
Huskies	0	7	3	0	10

At Tarleton State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	7	0	0	7
Texans	28	7	14	0	49

References[edit]

^ "Southeastern Voted To Top Spot In Southland Football Preseason Poll". Southland Conference. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
^ Kevin Kelley (February 16, 2022). "Houston Baptist releases 2022 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved June 9, 2022.

[1] "Southeastern Voted To Top Spot In Southland Football Preseason Poll". Southland Conference. Retrieved July 20, 2022.

[2] Kevin Kelley (February 16, 2022). "Houston Baptist releases 2022 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved June 9, 2022.

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