Houston Christian Huskies
SouthlandHouston, TXHusky Stadium
2026: 4–3 (3–1 Southland). Last: beat East Texas A&M 43–24 at home. Next: at Lamar, Saturday, Oct 24, 4 p.m. ET.
- W 34–28at SE Louisiana
- L 3–31at Rice
- W 88–0Arkansas Baptist
- L 23–30at Incarnate Word
- L 14–63at North Texas
- W 16–2Nicholls
- W 43–24East Texas A&M
- Oct 24at Lamar
- Oct 31at Stephen F. Austin
- Nov 7McNeese
- Nov 14at Northwestern State
- Nov 21UT Rio Grande Valley
Houston Christian has played football since at least 2013 and is 36–104 in the 140 games on record. This season, they’re 4–3.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 33–101 official; 36–104 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1255
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 60 · Composite No. 62 in FCS, Oct 17; up 7 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Seasons
- 14 since 2013, 140 games
Identity
- Fight song
- Mighty Huskies
2026 season 4–3
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | at SE Louisiana | W 34–28 | 19% |
| Sep 5 | at Rice | L 3–31 | 19% |
| Sep 12 | vsArkansas Baptist | W 88–0 | 64% |
| Sep 19 | at Incarnate Word | L 23–30 | 30% |
| Sep 26 | at North Texas | L 14–63 | 8% |
| Oct 3 | vs Nicholls | W 16–2 | 55% |
| Oct 17 | vs East Texas A&M | W 43–24 | 62% |
| Oct 24 | at Lamar | Preview | 27% |
| Oct 31 | at Stephen F. Austin | Preview | 14% |
| Nov 7 | vs McNeese | Preview | 58% |
| Nov 14 | at Northwestern State | Preview | 73% |
| Nov 21 | vs UT Rio Grande Valley | Preview | 46% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Players
The 2026 rosterThe moneyOn the 2026 team
- Cutter Stewart970 passing yards, 10 TD (leads Houston Christian in passing yards)
- Jayven Anderson59 tackles, 1.5 sacks (leads Houston Christian in tackles)
- Champ Dozier344 rushing yards, 1 TD (leads Houston Christian in rushing yards)
- Javon Bejarano51 tackles, 2 INT (leads Houston Christian in interceptions)
- Trent Zappe55 tackles
- Mike Sylvalie32 tackles, 5.5 sacks (leads Houston Christian in sacks)
Program strength since 2013
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Nicholls
3–10 in 13
- 2017 L 17–23
- 2018 L 20–41
- 2019 L 27–48
- 2021 L 17–48
- 2021 L 14–44
- 2022 L 17–19
- 2023 L 7–38
- 2024 W 24–21
- 2025 L 7–31
- 2026 W 16–2
Won the last one.
- Incarnate Word
0–12 in 12
- 2015 L 3–30
- 2016 L 26–28
- 2019 L 36–38
- 2021 L 21–49
- 2021 L 14–55
- 2022 L 20–73
- 2023 L 24–45
- 2024 L 20–45
- 2025 L 10–31
- 2026 L 23–30
Lost the last 10.
- SE Louisiana
2–9 in 11
- 2015 L 7–22
- 2016 L 3–37
- 2017 L 10–56
- 2018 L 52–62
- 2019 L 13–52
- 2021 L 24–61
- 2023 W 34–19
- 2024 L 7–37
- 2025 L 14–38
- 2026 W 34–28
Won the last one.
| Opponent | Games | HCU record |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholls | 13 | 3–10 |
| Incarnate Word | 12 | 0–12 |
| SE Louisiana | 11 | 2–9 |
| Northwestern State | 9 | 4–5 |
| Lamar | 8 | 3–5 |
| McNeese | 8 | 2–6 |
| Abilene Christian | 7 | 1–6 |
| Sam Houston | 7 | 0–7 |
Every opponent (41)
Every program Houston Christian has played, A to Z, with Houston Christian’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Abilene Christian 1–6
- Arkansas Baptist 3–0
- Bethany (KS) 1–0
- Central Arkansas 0–5
- East Texas A&M 2–4
- Eastern Kentucky 1–1
- Incarnate Word 0–12
- Indiana State 1–0
- Lamar 3–5
- Lindenwood 0–1
- Louisiana Christian 1–0
- Louisiana Tech 0–1
- McMurry 0–1
- McNeese 2–6
- Nebraska 0–1
- New Mexico 0–1
- Nicholls 3–10
- North Texas 0–2
- Northern Colorado 1–4
- Northwestern State 4–5
- Oklahoma Baptist 1–0
- Prairie View A&M 1–1
- Rice 0–1
- Sam Houston 0–7
- SE Louisiana 2–9
- SMU 0–2
- South Dakota 1–0
- Southwest Baptist 1–0
- Stephen F. Austin 1–6
- Tarleton State 0–2
- Texas College 1–0
- Texas Southern 3–0
- Texas State 0–2
- Texas Tech 0–1
- Texas Wesleyan 1–0
- UT Martin 0–2
- UT Rio Grande Valley 0–1
- UTEP 0–2
- UTSA 0–1
- Wayland Baptist 1–0
- Western Kentucky 0–2
Conferences
- Independent 2013
- Southland Conference since 2014
- 2014Joined the Southland Conference from independence in football, announced August 20, 2012. Source
Houston Christian’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 1 since 2024
- First-round picks
- 0
The school
Houston Christian University- Enrollment
- 4,276 2,899 undergraduates, fall 2024
- Where
- Houston, Texas
- Public or private
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1960
- Graduates’ median earnings
- $55,933 10 years after starting
Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 1255 | ||||
| 2025 | 2–10 | 1–7 | 1105 | ||||
| 2024 | 5–7 | 3–4 | 1226 | ||||
| 2023 | 6–5 | 4–3 | 1231 | ||||
| 2022 | 2–9 | 1–5 | 1059 | ||||
| 2021 | 0–11 | 0–8 | 1056 | ||||
| 2020 | 1–3 | 1209 | |||||
| 2019 | 5–7 | 2–6 | 1153 | ||||
| 2018 | 1–10 | 0–9 | 1041 | ||||
| 2017 | 1–10 | 0–9 | 1069 | ||||
| 2016 | 4–7 | 3–5 | 1141 | ||||
| 2015 | 1–9 | 0–8 | 1018 | ||||
| 2014 | 1–9 | 1–7 | 1078 | ||||
| 2013 | 3–4 | 1202 |
Officially 33–101 since 2013 (per Wikipedia, rechecked weekly); game by game here, 36–104 (+3 wins, +3 losses). Official totals drop vacated and forfeited wins.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.