2023 Houston Christian
6–5 (4–3 Southland Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 5–5, over 10 games to the 11 on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Arkansas Baptist 66–0Sep 2
By 66 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Lamar 19–21Sep 30
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vsArkansas Baptist | W 66–0 | 53% |
| Sep 9 | at Western Kentucky | L 22–52 | 7% |
| Sep 16 | at UT Martin | L 7–66 | 19% |
| Sep 23 | at SE Louisiana | W 34–19 | 19% |
| Sep 30 | vs Lamar | L 19–21 | 68% |
| Oct 7 | at Nicholls | L 7–38 | 35% |
| Oct 14 | vs Prairie View A&M | W 30–0 | 46% |
| Oct 28 | vs East Texas A&M | W 17–13 | 62% |
| Nov 4 | at Northwestern State | W 1–0 | 58% |
| Nov 11 | at McNeese | W 35–24 | 59% |
| Nov 18 | vs Incarnate Word | L 24–45 | 28% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Incarnate Word 45–24; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southland Conference.
In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 14 on file).
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 4–3 4th in Southland Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 262–278
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1231 +92 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −31.9 No. 77 of 128 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 141
- Offensive coordinator
- Jason Bachtel
- Defensive coordinator
- Eric Daniels
- Offense
- Pro spread
- Defense
- 3–4
Top recruits in the 2023 class
| A.J. Salley OT | ★★★ | No. 1486 |
| Rodney Leaks OT | ★★★ | No. 1803 |
| Khalil Peart LB | ★★★ | No. 1909 |
| Cutter Stewart QB | ||
| Andrew Huff DE |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2023 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive line | 2 | 3.0 | 0.843 |
| Linebackers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.831 |
| Whole class | 3 | 3.0 | 0.839 |
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.
Drafted in 2024
The 2024 draft| Rd 3 | Jalyx Hunt DE | Philadelphia Eagles |
Transfers in 4
The 2023 portal Calvin Wiggins WR | ★★★ | from  SMU |
 Justin Macias S | ★★★ | from  UL Monroe |
 Kameron King OL | ★★★ | from  Southern Miss |
 R.J. Orebo DL | ★★★ | from  Southern Illinois |
Transfers out 1
2023 Southland Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholls | 7–0 | 7–5 | |
| Incarnate Word | 6–1 | 9–2 | |
| Lamar | 5–2 | 6–5 | |
 Houston Christian | 4–3 | 6–5 | |
| SE Louisiana | 3–4 | 3–8 | |
| East Texas A&M | 2–5 | 2–9 | |
| McNeese | 1–6 | 1–10 | |
| Northwestern State | 0–7 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.