2024 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
2024 Incarnate Word Cardinals football | |
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Conference | Southland Conference |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 15 |
FCS Coaches | No. 18 |
Record | 2–2 (0–0 Southland) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Conner McQueen (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Jim Gush (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Lamar | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Incarnate Word | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Christian | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M–Commerce * | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from STATS Poll |
The 2024 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team will represent the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals will play their home games at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium in San Antonio, Texas. They are led by second-year head coach Clint Killough.
Preseason
[edit]Preseason poll
[edit]The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 22, 2024. The Cardinals were picked to finish second in the conference and received eight first-place votes.[1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Nicholls | 119 (9) |
2 | Incarnate Word | 113 (8) |
3 | Southeastern Louisiana | 94 |
4 | Lamar | 88 (1) |
5 | Stephen F. Austin | 72 |
6 | McNeese | 64 |
7 | Houston Christian | 41 |
8 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 37 |
9 | Northwestern State | 25 |
Preseason All–Southland Teams
[edit]The Southland Conference announced the 2024 preseason all-conference football team selections on July 22, 2024. UIW had a total of 10 players selected.[2]
Offense 1st Team
2nd Team
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Defense 1st Team
2nd Team
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Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado* | No. 14 | ESPN+ | W 28–7 | 2,257 | |
September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 1 South Dakota State* | No. 12 | ESPN+ | L 24–45 | 19,321 | |
September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Southern Illinois* | No. 12 | ESPN+ | L 28–35 | 7,879 | |
September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Northern Arizona* | No. 15 |
| ESPN+ | W 38–14 | |
October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | Prairie View A&M* |
| ESPN+ | |||
October 12 | 6:00 p.m. | Nicholls |
| ESPN+ | |||
October 19 | 4:00 p.m. | McNeese |
| ESPN+ | |||
October 26 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southeastern Louisiana | ESPN+ | ||||
November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | Houston Christian |
| ESPN+ | |||
November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Lamar |
| ESPN+ | |||
November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at Stephen F. Austin | ESPN+ | ||||
November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M–Commerce | ESPN+ | ||||
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Personnel
[edit]Coaching staff
[edit]Source: [5]
Name | Position | Alma mater | Joined staff |
Clint Killough | Head coach | Incarnate Word (2015) | 2018 |
Kenny Hill | Associate head coach / running backs | TCU (2017) | 2023 |
Connor McQueen | Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks | Texas A&M (2017) | 2023 |
Jim Gush | Defensive coordinator | Bucknell (1981) | 2023 |
Blair Cavanaugh | Special teams coordinator | Portland State (2016) | 2022 |
Sam Bennett | Linebackers / academic coordinator | Texas Tech (2010) | 2023 |
Ty Darlington | Offensive line / run game coordinator | Oklahoma (2016) | 2023 |
Ben Olson | Defensive line / defensive run game coordinator | Eastern Illinois (2013) | 2023 |
George Sanders | Defensive backs / defensive pass game coordinator | Southwest Baptist (2016) | 2023 |
Willis White | Wide receivers / pass game coordinator | Alabama State (2018) | 2023 |
Nick Young | Tight ends / recruiting coordinator | Toledo (2012) | 2023 |
Tre Spragg | Defensive quality control | Incarnate Word (2015) | 2023 |
Ashaad Mabry | Defensive quality control | UTSA | 2024 |
Trevor Begue | Offensive quality control | Incarnate Word (2022) | 2024 |
John Scifers | Special teams quality control / video coordinator | Incarnate Word (2021) | 2023 |
Cody Dunn | Director of football operations | McGill (2021) | 2022 |
Mauricio De La Garza | Offensive graduate assistant | 2023 | |
Lamont Johnson | Offensive graduate assistant | Incarnate Word (2019) | 2023 |
Luke Pardee | Offensive graduate assistant | TCU | 2024 |
Brayden Strauss | Defensive graduate assistant | Baylor | 2024 |
Davis Conley | Head strength and conditioning | LaGrange (2017) | 2022 |
Augie Melendez Jr. | Head football athletic trainer | Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi (2017) | 2017 |
Roster
[edit]Source: [6]
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Quarterback
Running back
Wide receiver
Tight end
Kicker/Punter
Long snapper |
Offensive line
Defensive line
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Linebacker
Defensive back
Legend |
Depth chart
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Game summaries
[edit]Northern Colorado
[edit]Uniform combination | ||
Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 14 Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX
- Date: August 31
- Game time: 6:00 pm
- Game weather: Temperature: 92 • Wind: NE 10 mph • Weather: Cloudy
- Game attendance: 2,257
- Referee: James Brookhart
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Karl Schoening (play-by-play) & Blair Villarreal (analyst)
- Box Score
Game information |
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Statistics | UNC | UIW |
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First downs | 15 | 24 |
Plays–yards | 71–360 | 74–408 |
Rushes–yards | 43–214 | 39–203 |
Passing yards | 146 | 205 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 17–28–2 | 21–35–1 |
Time of possession | 29:47 | 30:13 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Northern Colorado | Passing | Peter Costelli | 16/26, 141 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Vann Schield | 11 carries, 80 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Brayden Munroe | 7 receptions, 66 yards | |
Incarnate Word | Passing | Zach Calzada | 21/35, 205 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Dekalon Taylor | 14 carries, 79 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Jalen Walthall | 5 receptions, 103 yards, 1 TD |
@ No. 1 South Dakota State
[edit]Uniform combination | ||
Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 12 Cardinals | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
No. 1 Jackrabbits | 0 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, Brookings, SD
- Date: September 7
- Game time: 6:00 pm
- Game weather: Temperature: 73 • Wind: W 5 mph • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 19,321
- Referee: Jason Perkins
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Jay Elsen (play-by-play) & Kurtiss Riggs (analyst)
- Box Score
Game information |
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Statistics | UIW | SDSU |
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First downs | 20 | 31 |
Plays–yards | 59–419 | 74–515 |
Rushes–yards | 20–68 | 42–230 |
Passing yards | 351 | 285 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 31–39–0 | 21–31–1 |
Time of possession | 24:43 | 35:17 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Incarnate Word | Passing | Zach Calzada | 31/39, 351 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Zach Calzada | 7 carries, 43 yards | |
Receiving | Jalen Walthall | 7 receptions, 137 yards, 2 TD | |
South Dakota State | Passing | Mark Gronowski | 21/32, 285 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Amar Johnson | 19 carries, 112 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Griffin Wilde | 10 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD |
@ No. 9 Southern Illinois
[edit]Uniform combination | ||
Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 12 Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
No. 9 Salukis | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
at Saluki Stadium, Carbondale, IL
- Date: September 14
- Game time: 6:00 pm
- Game weather: Temperature: 80 • Wind: S 2 mph • Weather: Cloudy
- Game attendance: 7,879
- Referee: Aaron Adams
- TV: ESPN+
- Box Score
Game information |
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Statistics | UIW | SIU |
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First downs | 25 | 23 |
Plays–yards | 77–437 | 77–543 |
Rushes–yards | 23–71 | 45–207 |
Passing yards | 366 | 336 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 35–54–1 | 22–32–1 |
Time of possession | 30:39 | 29:51 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Incarnate Word | Passing | Zach Calzada | 35/54, 366 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Dekalon Taylor | 8 carries, 32 yards | |
Receiving | Roy Alexander | 10 receptions, 117 yards | |
Southern Illinois | Passing | DJ Williams | 19/27, 301 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | DJ Williams | 12 carries, 79 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Keontez Lewis | 8 receptions, 148 yards, 1 TD |
Northern Arizona
[edit]Uniform combination | ||
Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lumberjacks | - | - | - | - | 0 |
No. 15 Cardinals | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX
- Date: September 21
- Game time: 6:00 pm
- TV: ESPN+
Game information |
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Statistics | NAU | UIW |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Northern Arizona | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Incarnate Word | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Prairie View A&M
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Panthers | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Cardinals | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX
- Date: October 5
- Game time: 6:00 pm
- TV: ESPN+
Game information |
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Statistics | PVAMU | UIW |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Prairie View A&M | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Incarnate Word | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Nicholls
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colonels | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Cardinals | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX
- Date: October 12
- Game time: 6:00 pm
- TV: ESPN+
Game information |
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Statistics | NSU | UIW |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Nicholls | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Incarnate Word | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
vs. McNeese
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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McNeese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Incarnate Word | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, Texas
- Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
- Game time: 4:00 PM
- TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information |
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Statistics | MCN | UIW |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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McNeese | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Incarnate Word | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
@ Southeastern Louisiana
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Lions | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA
- Date: October 26
- Game time: 6:00 pm
- TV: ESPN+
Game information |
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Statistics | UIW | SLU |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Incarnate Word | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Southeastern Louisiana | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Houston Christian
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Cardinals | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX
- Date: November 2
- Game time: 2:00 pm
- TV: ESPN+
Game information |
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Statistics | HCU | UIW |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Houston Christian | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Incarnate Word | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Lamar
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals (LU) | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Cardinals (UIW) | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX
- Date: November 9
- Game time: 2:00 pm
- TV: ESPN+
Game information |
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Statistics | LU | UIW |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Lamar | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Incarnate Word | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
@ Stephen F. Austin
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Lumberjacks | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Homer Bryce Stadium, Nacogdoches, TX
- Date: November 16
- Game time: TBD
- TV: ESPN+
Game information |
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Statistics | UIW | SFA |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Incarnate Word | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Stephen F. Austin | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
@ Texas A&M–Commerce
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Lions | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, TX
- Date: November 23
- Game time: 1:00 pm
- TV: ESPN+
Game information |
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Statistics | UIW | TAMUC |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Incarnate Word | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
STATS FCS | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | ||||||||||
Coaches | 15 | 11 | 14 | 18 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Football Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "10 Football Student-Athletes Earn SLC Preseason Honors". uiwcardinals.com. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "2024 UIW Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "Incarnate Word Cardinals Schedule 2024". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
- ^ "Football Coaches". University of the Incarnate Word. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ "2024 Football Roster". University of the Incarnate Word Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2024.