HBU Huskies (0-1) at Texas Southern Tigers (0-1)
Thursday, Sept. 7 – 7:30 p.m.
BBVA Compass Stadium – Houston
TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest
Audio (Lonnie King)
Live Stats
Game Notes
HOUSTON - HBU renews its crosstown rivaly with Texas Southern Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at BBVA Compass Stadium. The game will be televised on AT&T SportsNet Southwest and the Legacy Sports Network audio broadcast with Lonnie King can be heard on HBUHuskies.com.
The "Houston Strong Game" features two FCS programs from Houston. Fans who bring a canned food item to donate to area victims of Hurricane Harvey will receive a $5 general admission ticket, with a limit of four per donation.
The Huskies (0-1) fell in their season opener to FBS foe Texas State, 20-11, in San Marcos. Freshman quarterback
Bailey Zappe made his debut by completing 21-of-34 passes for 199 yards, no touchdowns and no interceptions. Senior running back
Terrance Peters rushed 12 times for 51 yards and a touchdown in the first half against the Bobcats, but missed the second half with an injury. Freshman receiver
Dennis Houston made seven catches for 73 yards, while senior
Ethan Fry became HBU's all-time leader in receiving yards, making four catches for 62 yards.
Senior linebacker
Cody Moncure led the Huskies with 11 tackles, sophomore defensive end
Andre Walker had nine and senior linebacker
Garrett Dolan made seven stops. Sophomore safety
Nicholas Smith made his second career interception and senior safety
Taylor Thompson forced the second fumble of his career.
On special teams, senior punter
Christian Guzman averaged 42.4 yards on eight attempts and junior kicker
Alec Chadwick made his lone field-goal attempt, a 33-yarder.
TSU (0-1) dropped its season opener on the road to Florida A&M, 29-7, on Aug. 26, then the Tigers' annual Labor Day weekend matchup with Prairie View A&M was postponed until the end of the season due to Hurricane Harvey. In the loss to the Rattlers, Jay Christophe led the Tigers with 140 passing yards, a touchdown and an interception, while also leading in rushing with 29 yards. DeAndre Angelle had four catches for 70 yards and Darvin Kidsey made three receptions for 49 yards and a touchdown.
The Tigers are led defensively by defensive backs Archie Rice, Sean Jones and Dondre Dobbins.
HBU won last season's meeting at Husky Stadium, 24-20, on Sept. 10. Austin Watts' eight-yard, fourth-quarter touchdown reception, followed by his 93-yard punt return for a touchdown gave TSU its first lead with 5:53 remaining, but Peters broke free for a 51-yard touchdown run to put HBU ahead for good. Peters rushed for a school-record 155 yards and two touchdowns, while quarterback
Tony Dawson went 19-for-27 for 150 yards and a touchdown and also rushed for 46 yards.
The Huskies return to action when they face Abilene Christian to open Southland Conference play Saturday at 6 p.m. in the first-ever game at Wildcat Stadium in Abilene.
