The 2013 Houston Baptist Huskies football team represented Houston Baptist UniversityâÂÂnow known as Houston Christian UniversityâÂÂas an independent in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Huskies, playing the program's first season, were led by first-year head coach Vic Shealy and compiled a record of 3âÂÂ4. However, they were not considered a FCS team for scheduling purposes until 2014. They played three home games at Crusader Stadium and one home game at BBVA Compass Stadium. This was an exhibition season for the Huskies. The season did not count against the players academic eligibility, but they also were not eligible for the FCS playoffs. They played a mixed schedule of schools from the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), NCAA Division II, and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).
The Huskies joined the Southland Conference for the 2014 season and then became eligible for NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs.
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Houston Baptist football began on the road at Division I FCS Sam Houston State. The Huskies would lose their inaugural game 74âÂÂ0 to the no. 3 Bearkats.
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For their second game, the Huskies traveled to NAIA Wayland Baptist. The game would be tied 28âÂÂ28 at halftime, but Houston Baptist would shutout the Pioneers in the second half to win 52âÂÂ28.
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For game 3, Houston Baptist hosted Division II Oklahoma Baptist for the program's first home game. The Huskies' defense held the Bison to just a field goal and forced six turnovers to win for the second week in-a-row.
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For game 4, Houston Baptist hosted the Abilene Christian Wildcats, who were in their first year of transitioning from Division II to Division I FCS.
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For the second week in a row, the Huskies played an opponent who was in the first year of transitioning from Division II to Division I FCS.
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All Houston Baptist games were streamed online by the Legacy Sports Network.