| Year: | 2020 |
| Team: | Houston Baptist Huskies |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 1–3 |
| Head Coach: | Vic Shealy |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Off Coach: | Zach Kittley |
| Oc Year: | 3rd |
| Off Scheme: | Air raid |
| Codef Coach1: | Roger Hinshaw |
| Codc1 Year: | 8th |
| Codef Coach2: | Jeff Mills |
| Codc2 Year: | 3rd |
| Def Scheme: | 3–4 or 4–3 |
The 2020 Houston Baptist Huskies football team represented Houston Baptist University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Huskies played four non-conference games in the fall of 2020 and opted out of the Southland Conference season played in the spring of 2021 and instead competed as an FCS independent. Led by eighth-year head coach Vic Shealy, Houston Baptist compiled a record of 1–3. The team played home games at Husky Stadium in Houston.
The Southland Conference released their original preseason poll in July 2020. The Huskies were picked to finish ninth in the conference, prior to their schedule split from the rest of the league.[1] In addition, five Huskies were chosen to the Preseason All-Southland Team[2]
| 1 | Central Arkansas* | 190 (12) | |
| 2 | Sam Houston State | 170 (4) | |
| 3 | Nicholls | 169 (6) | |
| 4 | Southeastern Louisiana | 157 | |
| 5 | McNeese State | 113 | |
| 6 | Incarnate Word | 104 | |
| 7 | Abilene Christian* | 101 | |
| 8 | Stephen F. Austin* | 60 | |
| 9 | Houston Baptist* | 59 | |
| 10 | Northwestern State | 49 | |
| 11 | Lamar | 38 |
Offense
2nd Team
Defense
2nd Team
Houston Baptist had a game scheduled against Texas Southern, but was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] On July 22, Houston Baptist announced that it had added a game against Louisiana Tech as a replacement for Texas Southern.[4]
See also: 2020 North Texas Mean Green football team.
| Statistics | HBU | UNT |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 28 | 33 |
| Total yards | 569 | 721 |
| Rushing yards | 89 | 360 |
| Passing yards | 480 | 361 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 31:41 | 28:19 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Baptist | Passing | 39/62, 480 yards, 3 TD | |
| Rushing | Ean Beek | 12 rushes, 48 yards | |
| Receiving | Ben Ratzlaff | 6 receptions, 108 yards, TD | |
| North Texas | Passing | 11/18, 217 yards, 3 TD, INT | |
| Rushing | Oscar Adaway III | 5 rushes, 118 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Greg White | 2 receptions, 76 yards, TD |
See also: 2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team.
| Statistics | HBU | TTU |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 28 | 35 |
| Total yards | 600 | 624 |
| Rushing yards | 28 | 194 |
| Passing yards | 572 | 430 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 26:56 | 33:04 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Baptist | Passing | Bailey Zappe | 30/49, 567 yards, 4 TD |
| Rushing | Ean Beek | 16 rushes, 34 yards | |
| Receiving | Josh Sterns | 5 receptions, 209 yards, 2 TD | |
| Texas Tech | Passing | 38/52, 430 yards, 2 TD, INT | |
| Rushing | 22 rushes, 118 yards, 2 TD | ||
| Receiving | KeSean Carter | 6 receptions, 86 yards, TD |
See also: 2020 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team.
| LT −23.5 | 71[6] |
| Statistics | HBU | LT |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 26 | 32 |
| Total yards | 501 | 542 |
| Rushing yards | 95 | 182 |
| Passing yards | 406 | 360 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 29:37 | 30:23 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Baptist | Passing | Bailey Zappe | 37/58, 406 yards, 5 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Ean Beek | 6 rushes, 35 yards | |
| Receiving | Jerreth Sterns | 14 receptions, 138 yards, 3 TD | |
| Louisiana Tech | Passing | Luke Anthony | 17/30, 314 yards, 5 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Justin Henderson | 11 rushes, 77 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Wayne Toussant | 3 receptions, 91 yards, 2 TD |
See also: 2020 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team.
| Statistics | HBU | EKU |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 24 | 26 |
| Total yards | 520 | 480 |
| Rushing yards | 140 | 184 |
| Passing yards | 380 | 296 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 27:41 | 32:19 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Baptist | Passing | Bailey Zappe | 35/46, 380 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Dreshawn Minnieweather | 9 rushes, 38 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Vernon Harrell | 10 receptions, 98 yards, TD | |
| Eastern Kentucky | Passing | Parker McKinney | 25/40, 296 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Alonzo Booth | 17 rushes, 108 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Keyion Dixon | 6 receptions, 112 yards, TD |