The 2013 Houston Baptist Huskies football team represented Houston Baptist University—now known as

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—as an

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in the

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. The Huskies, playing the program's first season, were led by first-year head coach

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and compiled a record of 3–4. However, they were not considered a FCS team for scheduling purposes until 2014. They played three home games at Crusader Stadium and one home game at

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. This was an exhibition season for the Huskies. The season did not count against the players academic eligibility, but they also were not eligible for the FCS playoffs. They played a mixed schedule of schools from the

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(FCS),

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, and the

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(NAIA). The Huskies joined the

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for the 2014 season and then became eligible for

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playoffs.

Schedule

Game summaries

Sam Houston State

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Wayland Baptist

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Oklahoma Baptist

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Abilene Christian

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Incarnate Word

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Texas College

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Texas A&M–Commerce

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Roster

Audio streaming

All Houston Baptist games were streamed online by the Legacy Sports Network.

References

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