2022 Houston Christian Huskies football team

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

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

Preseason poll

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

Schedule

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

At Northern Colorado

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

Lindenwood

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

At Texas State

	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

	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

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

Northwestern State

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

At Texas A&M-Commerce

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

No. 21 UT Martin

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

At No. 7 Incarnate Word

McNeese State

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

At Tarleton State

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

References