2019 Houston Christian
5–7 (2–6 Southland Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Texas Wesleyan 58–13Sep 7
By 45 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to UTEP 34–36Aug 31
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at UTEP | L 34–36 | 22% |
| Sep 7 | vsTexas Wesleyan | W 58–13 | 47% |
| Sep 14 | at South Dakota | W 53–52 | 27% |
| Sep 21 | vs Northwestern State | W 48–21 | 54% |
| Sep 28 | vs Texas Southern | W 68–31 | 70% |
| Oct 5 | vs Incarnate Word | L 36–38 | 48% |
| Oct 12 | at Abilene Christian | L 20–45 | 32% |
| Oct 19 | at McNeese | L 27–42 | 30% |
| Oct 26 | vs SE Louisiana | L 13–52 | 39% |
| Nov 9 | at Nicholls | L 27–48 | 17% |
| Nov 16 | vs Lamar | W 31–26 | 47% |
| Nov 23 | at Sam Houston | L 14–37 | 16% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Sam Houston 37–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Southland Conference.
In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 14 on file).
- Record
- 5–7
- Conference
- 2–6 10th in Southland Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 429–441
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1153 +25 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −30.7 No. 71 of 126 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 164
- Offensive coordinator
- Zach Kittley
- Defensive coordinators
- Roger Hinshaw and Jeff Mills
- Offense
- Air raid
- Defense
- 3–4 or 4–3
Leaders
| Passing yards | Bailey Zappe QB | 300 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Bailey Zappe QB | 2 TD |
| Rushing yards | Dreshawn Minnieweather RB | 67 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Ean Beek RB | 1 TD |
| Receiving yards | Ben Ratzlaff WR | 88 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Ben Ratzlaff WR | 1 TD |
| Tackles | Brennan Young LB | 13 tkl |
| Sacks | Andre Walker DE | 1 sacks |
| Interceptions | Caleb Johnson LB | 1 INT |
Top recruits in the 2019 class
| Philip Ossai ILB | ★★★ | No. 1926 |
| Christian Hood OC | ★★★ | No. 2404 |
| Tra Fluellen S | ★★ | No. 2779 |
| D.J. Dormeus WR | ★★ | No. 2839 |
| Kylon Willie WR | ★★ | No. 4058 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2019 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivers | 2 | 2.0 | 0.745 |
| Offensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.806 |
| Linebackers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.822 |
| Defensive backs | 1 | 2.0 | 0.794 |
| Athletes and specialists | 1 | 2.0 | 0.700 |
| Whole class | 6 | 2.3 | 0.769 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
2019 Southland Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Central Arkansas | 7–2 | 9–4 | |
| Nicholls | 7–2 | 9–5 | |
| SE Louisiana | 6–3 | 8–5 | |
| Sam Houston | 6–3 | 7–5 | |
| McNeese | 5–4 | 7–5 | |
| Abilene Christian | 4–5 | 5–7 | |
| Incarnate Word | 4–5 | 5–7 | |
 Stephen F. Austin | 3–6 | 3–9 | |
| Northwestern State | 3–6 | 3–9 | |
 Houston Christian | 2–6 | 5–7 | |
| Lamar | 2–7 | 4–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.