2025 Houston Christian Huskies football team

2025 Houston Christian Huskies football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	2–5 (1–2 SLC)
Head coach	Jason Bachtel (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Nesbitt (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Zach Wilkerson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 15 Lamar		3	–	0					6	–	1
Southeastern Louisiana		3	–	0					5	–	2
No. 24 Stephen F. Austin		3	–	0					5	–	2
East Texas A&M		2	–	1					2	–	5
UT Rio Grande Valley		1	–	2					5	–	2
Houston Christian		1	–	2					2	–	5
McNeese		1	–	2					2	–	5
Nicholls		1	–	2					1	–	6
Incarnate Word		0	–	3					2	–	5
Northwestern State		0	–	3					1	–	6
As of October 21, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	6:30 pm	Arkansas Baptist *	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	W 69–0	1,183
September 6	5:00 pm	at Eastern Kentucky *	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	ESPN+	L 10–20	5,193
September 13	11:00 am	at Nebraska *	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	FS1	L 7–59	86,292
September 20	6:00 pm	Northern Colorado *	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	L 23–26 OT	1,249
October 4	7:00 pm	at UT Rio Grande Valley	Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium Edinburg, TX	ESPN+	L 7–27	12,903
October 11	6:00 pm	Northwestern State	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	W 20–17	1,645
October 18	6:00 pm	at McNeese	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	ESPN+	L 0–27	10,339
October 25	2:00 pm	Southeastern Louisiana	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+
November 1	3:00 pm	at Nicholls	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	ESPN+
November 8	2:00 pm	Stephen F. Austin	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+
November 15	4:00 pm	at East Texas A&M	Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	ESPN+
November 22	2:00 pm	Incarnate Word	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

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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	3	4	Total
Buffaloes (NAIA)	0	0	0	0	0
Huskies	14	6	28	21	69

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	3	4	Total
Huskies	3	7	0	0	10
Colonels	13	0	0	7	20

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	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	7	0	7
Cornhuskers (FBS)	17	21	14	7	59

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	3	4	OT	Total
Bears	7	10	3	0	6	26
Huskies	7	7	3	3	3	23

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	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	7	0	0	7
Vaqueros	7	0	7	13	27

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	3	4	Total
Demons	7	3	0	7	17
Huskies	7	6	7	0	20

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
• 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 at Nicholls Colonels – 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

Stephen F. Austin

See also: 2025 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks at Houston Christian Huskies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
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.