Updated: November 4, 2013, 12:05 AM ET
By Tania Ganguli | ESPN.com
HOUSTON — Texans coach Gary Kubiak collapsed on the field as he was leaving at halftime of Houston’s Sunday night game against the Indianapolis Colts.
Kubiak was taken to a local hospital in an ambulance with his family and was conscious, according to the Texans. The team didn’t say what was wrong with Kubiak, but did say he didn’t have a heart attack.
Houston general manager Rick Smith told NBC after the game that Kubiak was being evaluated at the hospital, where he was awake and talking. His vital signs were stable, according to Smith.
The 52-year-old Kubiak fell to his knees and grimaced when he collapsed, but he never lost consciousness.
Kubiak lay on the ground for several minutes and was surrounded by medical personnel, including Texans head trainer Geoff Kaplan. After a few minutes, Kubiak sat up and spoke with those surrounding him before eventually being strapped to a stretcher and taken off the field.
Defensive coordinator Wade Phillips took over in the interim.
Houston led the Colts 21-3 at halftime but wound up losing the game, 27-24.
Kubiak has been the Texans’ coach since the 2006 season.
His collapse came a day after Denver Broncos coach John Fox was hospitalized in North Carolina after feeling light-headed while playing golf. Fox will have aortic value replacement surgery and is expected to miss several weeks.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
Texans" Kubiak collapses, taken to hospital
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