2025 Houston Christian Huskies football team

2025 Houston Christian Huskies football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record2–10 (1–7 SLC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Nesbitt (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorZach Wilkerson (2nd season)
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
2025 Southland Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Stephen F. Austin $^   8 – 0     11 – 3  
No. 17т Southeastern Louisiana ^   7 – 1     9 – 4  
No. 25 Lamar ^   5 – 3     8 – 5  
UT Rio Grande Valley   5 – 3     9 – 3  
Nicholls   4 – 4     4 – 8  
McNeese   4 – 4     5 – 7  
East Texas A&M   3 – 5     3 – 9  
Incarnate Word   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Houston Christian   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Northwestern State   0 – 8     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Houston Christian Huskies football team represented Houston Christian University in the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Huskies played their home games at Husky Stadium in Houston, Texas, and competed in the Southland Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Jason Bachtel.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 286:30 pmArkansas Baptist*
ESPN+W 69–01,183
September 65:00 pmat Eastern Kentucky*
ESPN+L 10–205,193
September 1311:00 amat Nebraska*
FS1L 7–5986,292
September 206:00 pmNorthern Colorado*
  • Husky Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN+L 23–26 OT1,249
October 47:00 pmat UT Rio Grande Valley
ESPN+L 7–2712,903
October 116:00 pmNorthwestern State
  • Husky Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN+W 20–171,645
October 186:00 pmat McNeese
ESPN+L 0–2710,339
October 252:00 pmSoutheastern Louisiana
  • Husky Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN+L 14−381,082
November 13:00 pmat Nicholls
ESPN+L 7–316,524
November 82:00 pmNo. 17 Stephen F. Austin
  • Husky Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN+L 3–501,859
November 154:00 pmat East Texas A&M
ESPN+L 32–372,923
November 222:00 pmIncarnate Word
  • Husky Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN+L 10–311,357

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Game summaries

Arkansas Baptist (NAIA)

See also: Arkansas Baptist Buffaloes football
Arkansas Baptist Buffaloes (NAIA) (0–0) at Houston Christian Huskies (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buffaloes (NAIA) 0 0 000
Huskies 14 6 282169

at Husky Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: August 28
  • Game time: 6:30 PM CDT
  • Game attendance: 1,183
  • Referee: Matt Beck
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
  • HCU – Darryle Evans 12-yard run (Charlie Weinrich kick), 13:17. Huskies 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 1:34.
  • HCU – Darryle Evans 1-yard run (Charlie Weinrich kick), 5:49. Huskies 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 5:08.
Second quarter
  • HCU – Adrian Green 7-yard pass from Jake Weir (pass failed), 9:58. Huskies 20–0. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:32.
Third quarter
  • HCU – Darryle Evans 1-yard run (Charlie Weinrich kick), 11:06. Huskies 27–0. Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, 2:18.
  • HCU – Xai'Shaun Edwards 9-yard run (Charlie Weinrich kick), 9:19. Huskies 34–0. Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards, 0:47.
  • HCU – Xai'Shaun Edwards 1-yard run (Charlie Weinrich kick), 4:46. Huskies 41–0. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 3:41.
  • HCU – Xai'Shaun Edwards 30-yard run (Charlie Weinrich kick), 1:59. Huskies 48–0. Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 1:36.
Fourth quarter
  • HCU – Xai'Shaun Edwards 60-yard run (Charlie Weinrich kick), 14:27. Huskies 55–0. Drive: 2 plays, 60 yards, 0:21.
  • HCU – Ja'Ryan Wallace 5-yard pass from Maddox Kopp (Charlie Weinrich kick), 9:47. Huskies 62–0. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 3:26.
  • HCU – Jordan Montanez 4-yard run (Charlie Weinrich kick), 2:50. Huskies 69–0. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 5:25.
Statistics ARKB HCU
First downs 2 31
Plays–yards 53–112 76–531
Rushes–yards 26–50 55–402
Passing yards 62 129
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 7–27–2 14–21–1
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 26:05 33:55
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas Baptist Passing Tyler Strickland 7/19, 62 yards, INT
Rushing Ingram Battles 6 carries, 19 yards
Receiving Taylor Poole 1 reception, 29 yards
Houston Christian Passing Jake Weir 10/16, 84 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Xai'Shaun Edwards 17 carries, 175 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Sam Peiffer 3 receptions, 31 yards

at Eastern Kentucky

See also: 2025 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team
Houston Christian Huskies (1–0) at Eastern Kentucky Colonels (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Huskies 3 7 0010
Colonels 13 0 0720

at Roy Kidd Stadium, Richmond, Kentucky

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 5:00 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 5,193
  • Referee: Gabriel Tomlin
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Greg Stotelmyer (play-by-play) and Jim Tirey (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:19) EKU – Buzz Flabiano 30-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 8 yards, 2:46; Eastern Kentucky 3–0)
  • (4:15) HCU – Charlie Weinrich 23-yard field goal (Drive: 17 plays, 63 yards, 6:59; Tied 3–3)
  • (2:17) EKU – Derek Taylor 75-yard fumble recovery, Buzz Flabiano kick (Eastern Kentucky 10–3)
  • (0:15) EKU – Buzz Flabiano 36-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:56; Eastern Kentucky 13–3)
Second Quarter
  • (5:43) HCU – Deuce McMillan 16-yard pass from Jake Weir, Charlie Weinrich kick (Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 2:56; Eastern Kentucky 13–10)
Third Quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth Quarter
  • (13:46) EKU – Myles Burkett 1-yard run, Buzz Flabiano kick (Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 6:09; Eastern Kentucky 20–10)
Statistics HCU EKU
First downs 17 10
Total yards 259 173
Rushing yards 42 94
Passing yards 217 79
Turnovers 4 2
Time of possession 27:00 28:24
Team Category Player Statistics
Houston Christian Passing Jake Weir 22/45, 217 yards, TD
Rushing Darryle Evans 15 carries, 40 yards
Receiving Tamarcus Gray Jr. 10 receptions, 80 yards
Eastern Kentucky Passing Myles Burkett 13/19, 79 yards, INT
Rushing Brayden Latham 21 carries, 53 yards
Receiving Dequan Stanley 5 receptions, 34 yards

at Nebraska (FBS)

See also: 2025 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
Houston Christian Huskies (1–1) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (FBS) (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Huskies 0 0 707
Cornhuskers (FBS) 17 21 14759

at Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 11:00 AM CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 84 °F (29 °C), Wind SW @ 14 mph (23 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 86,292
  • Referee: Jim Wharrie
  • TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins (play-by-play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:12) NEB – Kyle Cunanan 24-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:43, Nebraska 3-0)
  • (6:14) NEB – Jacory Barney Jr. 9-yard pass from Dylan Raiola, Kyle Cunanan kick (Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:47, Nebraska 10-0)
  • (3:14) NEB – Dane Key 39-yard pass from Dylan Raiola, Kyle Cunanan kick (Drive: 3 plays, 84 yards, 0:50, Nebraska 17-0)
Second Quarter
  • (11:34) NEB – Emmett Johnson 2-yard run, Kyle Cunanan kick (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:42, Nebraska 24-0)
  • (9:38) NEB – Williams Nwaneri 29-yard fumble return, Kyle Cunanan kick (Drive: 1:50, Nebraska 31-0)
  • (2:52) NEB – Emmett Johnson 4-yard run, Kyle Cunanan kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:48, Nebraska 38-0)
Third Quarter
  • (9:19) NEB – TJ Lateef 6-yard run, Kyle Cunanan kick (Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 4:00, Nebraska 45-0)
  • (7:34) HCU – Xai'Shaun Edwards 45-yard run, Charlie Weinrich kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:45, Nebraska 45-7)
  • (4:01) NEB – Kwinten Ives 4-yard run, Kyle Cunanan kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:33, Nebraska 52-7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (8:14) NEB – Cortez Mills Jr. 62-yard pass from TJ Lateef, Kyle Cunanan kick (Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:22, Nebraska 59-7)
Statistics HCU NEB
First downs 11 30
Total yards 160 554
Rushing yards 93 192
Passing yards 67 362
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 29:43 30:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Houston Christian Passing Jake Weir 11/18, 67 yards
Rushing Xai'Shaun Edwards 13 carries, 82 yards, TD
Receiving Ja'Ryan Wallace 5 receptions, 31 yards
Nebraska Passing Dylan Raiola 15/21, 222 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Emmett Johnson 13 carries, 78 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Dane Key 4 receptions, 104 yards, TD

Northern Colorado

See also: 2025 Northern Colorado Bears football team
Northern Colorado Bears (1–2) at Houston Christian Huskies (1–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Bears 7 10 30626
Huskies 7 7 33323

at Husky Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind: N at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 1,249
  • Referee: Matt Beck
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Christian Saez (play-by-play) and Matthew Galtor (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:43) HCU – Rodney Dansby 37-yard interception, Charlie Weinrich kick (Houston Christian 7–0)
  • (4:41) UNCO – Carver Cheeks 6-yard pass from Eric Gibson, Jacob Willig kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:02; Tied 7–7)
Second Quarter
  • (10:36) UNCO – Jacob Willig 48-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 3:02; Northern Colorado 10–7)
  • (7:31) UNCO – Mathias Price 6-yard run, Jacob Willig kick (Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, 0:26; Northern Colorado 17–7)
  • (0:29) HCU – Tyran Chappell 82-yard interception, Charlie Weinrich kick (Northern Colorado 17–14)
Third Quarter
  • (6:16) UNCO – Jacob Willig 27-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 7:20; Northern Colorado 20–14)
  • (4:21) HCU – Charlie Weinrich 46-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 1:55; Northern Colorado 20–17)
Fourth Quarter
  • (2:47) HCU – Charlie Weinrich 50-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:45; Tied 20–20)
Overtime
  • HCU – Charlie Weinrich 37-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 0:00; Houston Christian 23–20)
  • UNCO – Hank Gibbs 1-yard run (Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; Northern Colorado 26–23)
Statistics UNCO HCU
First downs 24 8
Plays–yards 91–437 58–200
Rushes–yards 54–222 23–40
Passing yards 215 160
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 38:25 21:35
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Colorado Passing Eric Gibson 24/37, 215 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Mathias Price 27 carries, 126 yards, TD
Receiving Carver Cheeks 8 receptions, 101 yards, TD
Houston Christian Passing Jake Weir 17/35, 160 yards
Rushing Xai'Shaun Edwards 9 carries, 28 yards
Receiving Ja'Ryan Wallace 3 receptions, 44 yards

at UT Rio Grande Valley

See also: 2025 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros football team
Houston Christian Huskies (1–3) at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (4–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Huskies 0 7 007
Vaqueros 7 0 71327

at Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium, Edinburg, Texas

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C)
  • Game attendance: 12,903
  • Referee: Austin Mezzacasa
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark May (play-by-play), Aaron Saenz (analyst) and Jaeda Rael (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (0:17) RGV – Eddie Lee Marburger 30-yard run, Brysen Gardner kick (Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:07; UT Rio Grande Valley 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (7:26) HCU – Xai'Shaun Edwards 1-yard run, Charlie Weinrich kick (Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 7:51; Tied 7–7)
Third Quarter
  • (9:12) RGV – Eddie Lee Marburger 1-yard run, Brysen Gardner kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:48; UT Rio Grande Valley 14–7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (12:48) RGV – Brysen Gardner 25-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 3:56; UT Rio Grande Valley 17–7)
  • (5:03) RGV – Ismael Smith Flores 4-yard pass from Eddie Lee Marburger, Brysen Gardner kick (Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 5:30; UT Rio Grande Valley 24–7)
  • (2:41) RGV – Brysen Gardner 43-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:14; UT Rio Grande Valley 27–7)
Statistics HCU RGV
First downs 16 16
Total yards 214 338
Rushing yards 49 207
Passing yards 165 131
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 28:37 31:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Houston Christian Passing Jake Weir 18/35, 165 yards, INT
Rushing Xai'Shaun Edwards 23 carries, 101 yards, TD
Receiving Deuce McMillan 4 receptions, 40 yards
UT Rio Grande Valley Passing Eddie Lee Marburger 11/21, 131 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Eddie Lee Marburger 15 carries, 105 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Xayvion Noland 2 receptions, 63 yards

Northwestern State

See also: 2025 Northwestern State Demons football team
Northwestern State Demons (1–4) at Houston Christian Huskies (1–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Demons 7 3 0717
Huskies 7 6 7020

at Husky Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics NWST HCU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Northwestern State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Houston Christian Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at McNeese

See also: 2025 McNeese Cowboys football team
Houston Christian Huskies (2–4) at McNeese Cowboys (1–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Huskies 0
Cowboys 0

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, Louisiana

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Game attendance: 10,339
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics HCU MCN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Houston Christian Passing
Rushing
Receiving
McNeese Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Southeastern Louisiana

See also: 2025 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
Southeastern Louisiana Lions (5–2) at Houston Christian Huskies (2–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Lions 0
Huskies 0

at Husky Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 2:00 PM CDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics SELA HCU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Southeastern Louisiana Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Houston Christian Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Nicholls

See also: 2025 Nicholls Colonels football team
Houston Christian Huskies (2–6) at Nicholls Colonels (2–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Huskies 0
Colonels 0

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, Louisiana

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 3:00 PM CDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics HCU NICH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Houston Christian Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Nicholls Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 17 Stephen F. Austin

See also: 2025 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team
No. 17 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (7–2) at Houston Christian Huskies (2–7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
No. 17 Lumberjacks 0
Huskies 0

at Husky Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 2:00 PM CST
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics SFA HCU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Stephen F. Austin Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Houston Christian Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at East Texas A&M

See also: 2025 East Texas A&M Lions football team
Houston Christian Huskies at East Texas A&M Lions – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Huskies 0
Lions 0

at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics HCU ETAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Houston Christian Passing
Rushing
Receiving
East Texas A&M Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Incarnate Word

See also: 2025 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
Incarnate Word Cardinals at Houston Christian Huskies – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Cardinals 0
Huskies 0

at Husky Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 2:00 PM CST
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics UIW HCU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Incarnate Word Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Houston Christian Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. ^ "2025 Football Schedule". Houston Christian University Athletics. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  2. ^ "2025 HCU Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  3. ^ "Houston Christian Huskies Schedule 2025". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
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