2025
2-10 in Year 2
Houston Christian improves to 2-10 in the 2025 season, showing incremental progress as a brand-new FCS program
Wound
Houston Christian is the newest program in FCS, still writing the story of how a faith-rooted university learns to win at this level.
Fans here believe the chip is internal: the expectation that a university with HC's academic and faith foundation can be genuinely excellent at football, not just competitive. It's about proving the i…
Approaching
21 days
until kickoff · at SE Louisiana · Thu Aug 27 · 23:00 UTC
Houston Christian is the newest program in FCS, still writing the story of how a faith-rooted university learns to win at this level.
The Huskies are patient.
Houston Christian · Next-Season Outcome Band
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Recent Form · last 10 games
Zero of five. Reset territory.
Opens Aug 27
vs SE Louisiana · away
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Fanbase Health Index · Houston Christian · medium confidence
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 28 | #211 | — | — | Little Rock | W 69–0 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 6 | #177 | #120 | +18 | @Eastern Kentucky | L 10–20 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #173 | #42 | +48.5 | @Nebraska | L 7–59 120 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #165 | #240 | -1.5 | Northern Colorado | L 23–26 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 6 | Oct 5 | #195 | #140 | — | @UT Rio Grande Valley | L 7–27 | 1-4 | 0-1 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #202 | #265 | -12.5 | Northwestern State | W 20–17 | 2-4 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #215 | #235 | +6.5 | @McNeese | L 0–27 | 2-5 | 1-2 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #240 | #108 | +21.5 | SE Louisiana | L 14–38 | 2-6 | 1-3 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #249 | #210 | +11.5 | @Nicholls | L 7–31 | 2-7 | 1-4 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #255 | #85 | +24.5 | Stephen F. Austin | L 3–50 | 2-8 | 1-5 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #261 | #212 | +9.5 | @East Texas A&M | L 32–37 | 2-9 | 1-6 |
| 13 | Nov 22 | #257 | #156 | +17.5 | Incarnate Word | L 10–31 | 2-10 | 1-7 |
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15 | @East Texas A&M | L 32–37 | — | — | — | +0.131 | 44.3% | 108.7% | One-score loss |
| Nov 8 | Stephen F. Austin | L 3–50 | — | — | — | -0.313 | 17.9% | 130.8% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Nov 1 | @Nicholls | L 7–31 | — | — | — | -0.106 | 34.4% | 117.8% | |
| Oct 25 | SE Louisiana | L 14–38 | — | — | — | -0.100 | 30.0% | 109.2% | |
| Oct 18 | @McNeese | L 0–27 | — | — | — | +0.026 | 34.0% | 116.9% | |
| Oct 11 | Northwestern State | W 20–17 | — | — | — | +0.186 | 36.9% | 145.9% | Most explosive |
| Oct 5 | @UT Rio Grande Valley | L 7–27 | — | — | — | -0.087 | 33.3% | 106.1% | |
| Sep 20 | Northern Colorado | L 23–26 | — | — | — | -0.273 | 13.5% | 111.9% | One-score loss |
| Sep 13 | @Nebraska | L 7–59 | 160 | 2 | 29:43 | -0.100 | 32.1% | 129.5% | Defense's roughest night |
| Sep 6 | @Eastern Kentucky | L 10–20 | — | — | — | -0.001 | 28.5% | 123.0% | |
| Aug 28 | Little Rock | W 69–0 | — | — | — | +0.311 | 59.8% | 114.4% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Season average (11 games) | 160 | 2.0 | -0.030 | 33.2% | 119.5% | ||||
Schedule mirage
Raw EPA/play through week 21 is -0.03; 2nd percentile once opponent strength is stripped out, it's -0.02. The widest gap came in week 1: 0.31 raw vs. 0.02 adjusted.
Home-Field Advantage · Houston Christian · 2018-present
35% home win rate vs 17% on the road. margin runs +18.0 better at home. Husky Stadium seats 5,000, averaging 33% full (1,670 attendance, 11 games reported).
80°F average kickoff temp; 4% of games had measurable precipitation; 10 mph average wind.
Based on 27 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
since 2013 · 13 seasons · .240 win rate
Southland Standing · 2025
Houston Christian is 9th of 10 in the Southland at 1-7. The path to the title is steep — the focus is on playoff positioning and rivalry wins.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen F. Austin | 8-0 |
| 2 | SE Louisiana | 7-1 |
| 3 | Lamar | 5-3 |
| 4 | UT Rio Grande Valley | 5-3 |
| 5 | McNeese | 4-4 |
| 6 | Nicholls | 4-4 |
| 7 | East Texas A&M | 3-5 |
| 8 | Incarnate Word | 3-5 |
| 9 | Houston Christian | 1-7 |
| 10 | Northwestern State | 0-8 |
Program memory
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
2025
Houston Christian improves to 2-10 in the 2025 season, showing incremental progress as a brand-new FCS program
Wound
Moment of the Year · Houston Christian · 2025
Week 1 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
FCS → NFL Pipeline
2024–20241 picks last 5 cycles. The pipeline is real but still building volume.