2024 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

2024 Incarnate Word Cardinals football
2024 Incarnate Word Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 8
FCS Coaches	No. 8
Record	8–2 (5–0 Southland)
Head coach	Clint Killough (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Conner McQueen (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Jim Gush (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Southland Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 8 Incarnate Word	5	–	0	8	–	2
Southeastern Louisiana	5	–	1	6	–	5
Stephen F. Austin	4	–	3	6	–	4
Lamar	2	–	3	5	–	5
McNeese	2	–	3	5	–	5
Houston Christian	2	–	3	4	–	6
Nicholls	2	–	3	4	–	6
East Texas A&M*	2	–	3	2	–	8
Northwestern State	0	–	5	0	–	10

* – East Texas A&M is ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. As of November 10, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team 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 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

Preseason poll

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)
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	East Texas A&M	37
9	Northwestern State	25

Preseason All–Southland Teams

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

Zach Calzada – Quarterback, RS-GR

2nd Team

Mason Pierce – Wide receiver, RS-SR
Rasheed Jackson – Offensive lineman, SO

Defense

1st Team

Tylan Foster – Linebacker, SR
Ronald Wilson – Defensive back, SR
Dekaylon Taylor – Kick returner, JR

2nd Team

Marcus Brown – Defensive lineman, SR
Chase Carter – Defensive lineman, SR
Mister Williams – Linebacker, RS-JR
Mason Chambers – Defensive back, SR
Dekaylon Taylor – Punt returner, JR

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Northern Colorado*	No. 14	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	W 28–7	2,257
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at No. 1 South Dakota State*	No. 12	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN+	L 24–45	19,321
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Southern Illinois*	No. 12	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	L 28–35	7,879
September 21	6:00 p.m.	Northern Arizona*	No. 15	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	W 38–14	1,413
October 5	6:00 p.m.	Prairie View A&M*	No. 15	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	W 52–28	2,003
October 12	6:00 p.m.	Nicholls	No. 15	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	W 55–10	1,801
October 19	4:00 p.m.	McNeese	No. 14	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	W 30–17	1,634
October 26	6:00 p.m.	at Southeastern Louisiana	No. 10	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN+	W 34–31	3,116
November 2	2:00 p.m.	Houston Christian	No. 9	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	W 45–20	2,189
November 9	2:00 p.m.	Lamar	No. 8	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	W 41–20
November 16	2:00 p.m.	at Stephen F. Austin		Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN+
November 23	1:00 p.m.	at East Texas A&M		Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Personnel

Coaching staff

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
Taylor Grimes	Offensive quality control	Incarnate Word (2022)	2024
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

Source: ^[6]

2024 Incarnate Word Cardinals football

Quarterback

10 Zach Calzada – Graduate Student (6'4, 200)
12 Solomon James – Sophomore (6'0, 180)
15 Richard Torres – Sophomore (6'4, 225)
16 Trever Ham – Freshman (5'11, 170)
17 Talon Lewin – Freshman (6'1, 200)

Running back

3 Dekalon Taylor – Junior (5'9, 166)
4 Isaiah Robinson – Graduate Student (6'0, 212)
5 Jarrell Wiley – Senior (5'10, 182)
20 Timothy Carter – Junior (6'0, 215)
21 Anquan Willis – Freshman (6'0, 220)
28 Nick Meehan – Freshman (5'11, 193)
29 Daniel Fayombo – Sophomore (6'0, 180)

Wide receiver

0 Lontrell Turner – Sophomore (5'11, 180)
1 Mason Pierce – Graduate Student (5'6, 185)
2 Anthony Stell – Graduate Student (5'11, 185)
6 Jalen Walthall – Junior (6'2, 180)
7 Jaelon Travis – Junior (6'0, 200)
8 Jameson Garcia – Freshman (6'1, 190)
9 Roy Alexander – Graduate Student (5'10, 200)
11 Josh Lorick – Junior (6'0, 170)
13 Jaren Mitchell – Graduate Student (5'10, 180)
14 Matthew Ramirez – Sophomore (6'0, 160)
83 Grant Jaeger – Sophomore (5'8, 160)
87 Jonathan Johnson – Sophomore (6'0, 155)
88 Patrick Bridges – Freshman (6'1, 195)

Tight end

18 Jackson Lowe – Graduate Student (6'5, 237)
35 Chance Trentman-Rosas – Graduate Student (6'3, 215)
47 Dane Farley – Sophomore (6'1, 230)
80 Jackson Muckelroy – Sophomore (6'4, 205)
89 Logan Compton – Junior (6'4, 245)

Kicker/Punter

27 Ryan Shamburger – P – Graduate Student (6'2, 195)
46 Brack Peacock – K – Freshman (5'6, 165)
48 Julian Lee – K/P – Graduate Student (5'9, 180)
94 Connor Bryan – P – Junior (5'10, 180)

Long snapper

22 Bryce Felt – Junior (5'9, 180)
49 Mike Midkiff – Senior (6'3, 215)

Offensive line

55 River Gordon – G – Junior (6'4, 315)
60 Mason Williams – C – Graduate Student (6'3, 295)
62 Austin DeArmond – T – Freshman (6'4, 294)
63 Lamont "LD" Smith – OL – Freshman (6'3, 250)
64 Ozzy Garcia – OL – Sophomore (6'1, 290)
65 Shontrail Key – OL – Junior (6'5, 290)
66 Bradley Walker – OL – Sophomore (5'11, 220)
67 Frank Riggins – OL – Freshman (6'4, 240)
68 David Hensley – G – Sophomore (6'4, 315)
70 Traveon Newsome – G – Junior (6'2, 350)
72 Nolan Hay – OL – Junior (6'4, 300)
73 Caleb Flores – C/G – Freshman (6'4, 279)
74 Christian Fitchett – T – Sophomore (6'5, 270)
75 Rasheed Jackson – T – Sophomore (6'7, 320)
76 Lawson Petty – G – Sophomore (6'3, 280)
77 Jayden Borjas – G/T – Graduate Student (6'5, 295)
78 Branon Jackson – G – Senior (6'3, 295)
79 Adam May – T – Freshman (6'6, 295)

Defensive line

8 Chase Carter – DL – Sophomore (6'4, 255)
9 Talib Salahuddin – DL – Junior (6'5, 245)
10 John Mathis – DT – Junior (6'2, 265)
15 Marcus Brown – DE – Senior (6'5, 245)
41 Terrell Elliott – DT – Junior (6'2, 300)
43 Emiliano Fears – DL – Sophomore (6'1, 215)
44 Devin Grant – DL – Junior (6'3, 225)
45 Logan Granville – DE – Sophomore (6'3, 230)
50 Jace Bardwell – DT – Freshman (6'2, 300)
90 Myron Warren – DT – Senior (6'2, 275)
91 Lloyd Johnson – DL – Sophomore (6'2, 280)
92 Jeremiah Robinson – DL – Sophomore (6'2, 240)
93 TJ Harold – DT – Sophomore (6'1, 290)
97 Isaiah Pedack – DL – Junior (6'3, 275)
99 Josh Gonzalez – DT – Junior (6'3, 310)'’

Linebacker

0 Declan Williams – Junior (6'2, 245)
1 Darius Sanders – Senior (6'2, 199)
5 Jonathan Thomas – Graduate Student (6'3, 260)
11 Tylan Foster – Senior (5'11, 225)
12 Mister Williams – Junior (6'0, 245)
13 Dune Smith – Graduate Student (5'11, 200)
22 Derrick Lewis – Junior (6'1, 210)
30 Jordan Norwood – Sophomore (6'1, 215)
32 Josh Emmanuel – Senior (6'1, 235)
33 Tylan George – Senior (5'11, 215)
38 Jeremiah Swain – Freshman (5'11, 210)
42 Caleb Lewis – Junior (6'2, 235)
54 Josh Pastrana – Sophomore (6'0, 205)

Defensive back

2 James Tuayemie – CB – Senior (5'11, 205)
3 Mason Chambers – S – Senior (6'0, 210)
4 Chris Pierce – CB – Junior (6'0, 170)
6 Ronald Wilson – S – Senior (5'10, 180)
7 Kendrick Stone – DB – Junior (6'2, 190)
14 Emmonte Davis – DB – Graduate Student (6'1, 180)
16 Matt Kordas – DB – Junior (6'1, 190)
18 D'Arius Carmouche – CB – Sophomore (6'0, 165)
19 Isaiah Pruitt – DB – Freshman (5'11, 180)
20 A.J. Harris – S – Freshman (5'10, 170)
21 A.J. Tisdell – CB – Freshman (5'11, 195)
23 Drew Merrill – DB – Sophomore (6'0, 190)
24 Barry Dillon – DB – Freshman (6'1, 170)
25 Patrick Batiste – CB – Sophomore (6'0, 185)
28 Jayden Staggers – CB – Junior (5'11, 167)
31 DeVonte Wilson – S – Junior (6'2, 196)
34 Kaden Jammer – DB – Freshman (5'9, 160)
36 Keenon Pitts – CB – Junior (5'10, 169)
37 Nehemiah Lowry – DB – Freshman (5'8, 145)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt

Depth chart

Defense

STAR
1 Darius Sanders OR 13 Dune Smith
31 Devonte Wilson

FS
6 Ronald Wilson
25 Patrick Baptiste

WLB	MLB
11 Tylan Foster	12 Mister Williams
32 Josh Emmanuel OR 30 Jordan Norwood	5 Jonathon Thomas

SS
3 Mason Chambers
16 Matt Kordas

CB
7 Kendrick Stone
21 AJ Tisdell

DE	DT	DT	DE
44 Devin Grant	99 Josh Gonzalez OR 41 Terrell Elliott	8 Chase Carter	15 Marcus Brown OR 0 Declan Williams
9 Talib Salahuddin	91 Lloyd Johnson	90 Myron Warren OR 10 John Mathis	42 Caleb Lewis

CB
18 D'Arius Carmouche OR 14 Emmonte Davis
24 Barry Dillon

Offense

WR
11 Josh Lorick
8 Jameson Garcia

WR
9 Roy Alexander
13 Jaren Mitchell

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
75 Rasheed Jackson	70 Traveon Newsome	60 Mason Williams	77 Jayden Borjas OR 73 Caleb Flores	72 Nolan Hay
78 Branon Jackson	76 Lawson Petty	62 Austin DeArmond	68 David Hensley	65 Shontrail Key

TE
89 Logan Compton OR 18 Jackson Lowe
47 Dane Farley

WR
6 Jalen Walthall
7 Jaelon Travis

QB
10 Zach Calzada
15 Richard Torres

Key reserves
WR - 1 Mason Pierce
CB - 2 James Tuayemie
WR - 2 Anthony Stell
CB - 4 Chris Pierce
RB - 20 Timothy Carter
DL - 97 Isaiah Pedack

RB
4 Isaiah Robinson OR 3 Dekalon Taylor
5 Jarrell Wiley OR 0 Lontrell Turner

Special teams
PK 46 Brack Peacock
PK 48 Julian Lee
P 27 Ryan Shamburger
KR 3 Dekalon Taylor OR 1 Mason Pierce
PR 3 Dekalon Taylor OR 1 Mason Pierce
LS Bryce Felt
H 35 Chance Trentman-Rosas

Game summaries

Northern Colorado

Uniform combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Game One – Northern Colorado Bears (0–0) at No. 14 Incarnate Word Cardinals (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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 Recap

Game information

First Quarter

UIW – 13:40 Dekalon Taylor 27 yard run, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 7–0 Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:20
UNC – 5:40 Vann Schield 58 yard run, Hunter Green kick
Tied 7–7 Drive: 5 plays, 89 yards, 2:12

Second Quarter

UIW – 2:57 Jalen Walthall 46 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 14–7 Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 3:18

Third Quarter

UIW – 14:23 Logan Compton 13 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 21–7 Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:37
UIW – 6:35 Dekalon Taylor 1 yard run, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 28–7 Drive: 13 plays, 86 yards, 6:11

Statistics	UNC	UIW
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
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

Uniform combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Game Two – No. 12 Incarnate Word Cardinals (1–0) at No. 1 South Dakota State Jackrabbits (0–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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 Recap

Game information

First Quarter

UIW – 6:06 Brack Peacock 37 yard field goal
UIW 3–0 Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:55

Second Quarter

SDSU – 14:57 Hunter Dustman 30 yard field goal
Tied 3–3 Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 6:08
SDSU – 11:11 Greyton Gannon 41 yard pass from Mark Gronowski, Hunter Dustman kick
SDSU 10–3 Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:48
UIW – 6:51 Jalen Walthall 5 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick
Tied 10–10 Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:20
SDSU – 3:32 Graham Goering 22 yard pass from Mark Gronowski, Hunter Dustman kick
SDSU 17–10 Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:17

Third Quarter

UIW – 13:11 Jalen Walthall 69 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick
Tied 17–17 Drive: 4 plays, 91 yards, 1:46
SDSU – 7:13 Griffin Wilde 11 yard pass from Mark Gronowski, Hunter Dustman kick
SDSU 24–17 Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 5:56
SDSU – 3:58 Amar Johnson 6 yard run, Hunter Dustman kick
SDSU 31–17 Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 1:20

Fourth Quarter

UIW – 14:22 Roy Alexander 35 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick
SDSU 31–24 Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:36
SDSU – 10:34 Amar Johnson 3 yard run, Hunter Dustman kick
SDSU 38–24 Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:45
SDSU – 7:47 Griffin Wilde 25 yard pass from Mark Gronowski, Hunter Dustman kick
SDSU 45–24 Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 1:39

Statistics	UIW	SDSU
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
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

Uniform combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Game Three – No. 12 Incarnate Word Cardinals (1–1) at No. 9 Southern Illinois Salukis (1–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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 Recap

Game information

First Quarter

SIU – 10:44 Keontez Lewis 37 yard pass from DJ Williams, Paul Geelen kick
SIU 7–0 Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 3:07
UIW – 4:19 Logan Compton 1 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick
Tied 7–7 Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:25
SIU – 2:37 Shaun Lester Jr. 10 yard run, Paul Geelen kick
SIU 14–7 Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 1:34

Second Quarter

SIU – 12:52 DJ Williams 28 yard run, Paul Geelen kick
SIU 21–7 Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 1:14
UIW – 4:38 Jalen Walthall 40 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick
SIU 21–14 Drive: 1 play, 40 yards, 0:34
SIU – 2:06 Keontez Lewis 57 yard run, Paul Geelen kick
SIU 28–14 Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 1:38
SIU – 0:00 Ryan Schwendeman 1 yard pass from DJ Williams, Paul Geelen kick
SIU 35–14 Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 0:44

Fourth Quarter

UIW – 14:44 Zach Calzada 23 yard run, Brack Peacock kick
SIU 35–21 Drive: 10 plays, 94 yards, 2:30
UIW – 5:03 Jalen Walthall 25 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick
SIU 35–28 Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 2:53

Statistics	UIW	SIU
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
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

Uniform combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Game Four – Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (2–1) at No. 15 Incarnate Word Cardinals (1–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	7	7	0	0	14
No. 15 Cardinals	7	10	14	7	38

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

Date: September 21
Game time: 6:00 pm
Game weather: Temperature: 94 • Wind: SE 11 mph • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 1,413
Referee: Gary Leeper
TV: ESPN+
Box Score Recap

Game information

First Quarter

NAU – 10:38 Darvon Hubbard 47 yard run, Marcus Lye kick
NAU 7–0 Drive: 1 play, 47 yards, 0:09
UIW – 4:03 Mason Pierce 13 pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick
Tied 7–7 Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 3:29

Second Quarter

NAU – 8:29 Tay Lanier 37 yard pass from Ty Pennington, Marcus Lye kick
NAU 14–7 Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:28
UIW – 1:51 Dekalon Taylor 35 yard run, Brack Peacock kick
Tied 14–14 Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 2:46
UIW – 0:00 Brack Peacock 40 yard field goal
UIW 17–14 Drive: 3 plays, 1 yard, 0:43

Third Quarter

UIW – 11:08 Roy Alexander 10 yard run, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 24–14 Drive: 2 plays, 13 yards, 0:24
UIW – 6:00 Dekalon Taylor 97 yard run, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 31–14 Drive: 1 play, 97 yards, 0:24

Fourth Quarter

UIW – 7:06 Roy Alexander 32 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 38–14 Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 3:28

Statistics	NAU	UIW
First downs	21	18
Plays–yards	75–439	60–412
Rushes–yards	34–166	37–232
Passing yards	273	180
Passing: comp–att–int	24–41–0	14–23–0
Time of possession	33:39	26:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Arizona	Passing	Ty Pennington	20/35, 247 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Darvon Hubbard	12 carries, 85 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Bryzai White	4 receptions, 63 yards
Incarnate Word	Passing	Zach Calzada	14/23, 180 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Dekalon Taylor	17 carries, 184 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Roy Alexander	5 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD

Prairie View A&M

Uniform combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Game Five – Prairie View A&M Panthers (2–3) at No. 15 Incarnate Word Cardinals (2–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	14	0	7	7	28
No. 15 Cardinals	10	9	23	14	56

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

Date: October 5
Game time: 6:02 pm
Game weather: Temperature: 92 • Wind: NE 8 mph • Weather: Clear
Game attendance: 2,003
Referee: Craig Helser
TV: ESPN+
Box Score Recap

Game information

First Quarter

UIW – 9:44 Brack Peacock 37 yard field goal
UIW 3–0 Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 5:16
PVAMU – 7:06 Shemar Savage 42 yard pass from Jaden Johnson, Guillermo Garcia Rodriguez kick
PVAMU 7–3 Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:38
UIW – 3:22 Jalen Walthall 9 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 10–7 Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:44
PVAMU – 2:38 Scooter Adams 54 yard pass from Jaden Johnson, Guillermo Garcia Rodriguez kick
PVAMU 14–10 Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:44

Second Quarter

UIW – 12:27 Brack Peacock 27 yard field goal
PVAMU 14–13 Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 2:33
UIW – 6:02 Roy Alexander 7 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Zach Calzada pass failed
UIW 19–14 Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:53

Third Quarter

UIW – 10:51 Jalen Walthall 42 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 26–14 Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 3:08
PVAMU – 9:27 Trejon Spiller 43 yard pass from Chris Herron, Guillermo Garcia Rodriguez kick
UIW 26–21 Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:18
UIW – 6:10 Dekalon Taylor 14 yard run, Roy Alexander run
UIW 34–21 Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 3:16
UIW – 1:48 Timothy Carter 5 yard run, Zach Calzada run
UIW 42–21 Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:19

Fourth Quarter

UIW – 7:40 Lontrell Turner 2 yard run, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 49–21 Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 2:16
UIW – 5:17 Dekalon Taylor 62 yard punt return, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 56–21
PVAMU – 0:42 Eric Zachery 50 yard interception return, Guillermo Garcia Rodriguez kick
UIW 56–28

Statistics	PVAMU	UIW
First downs	15	30
Plays–yards	54–280	78-516
Rushes–yards	26-83	42–225
Passing yards	197	291
Passing: comp–att–int	15–28–0	27–36–1
Time of possession	25:06	32:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Prairie View A&M	Passing	Jaden Johnson	12/24, 149 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Scooter Adams	6 carries, 39 yards
	Receiving	Scooter Adams	1 reception, 54 yards, 1 TD
Incarnate Word	Passing	Zach Calzada	27/34, 291 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Dekalon Taylor	17 carries, 84 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jalen Walthall	12 receptions, 170 yards, 1 TD

Nicholls

Uniform combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Game Six – Nicholls Colonels (2–3; 0–0 SLC) at No. 15 Incarnate Word Cardinals (3–2; 0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	3	7	0	0	10
No. 15 Cardinals	14	14	14	13	55

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

Date: October 12
Game time: 6:02 pm
Game weather: Temperature: 92 • Wind: S 8 mph • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 1,801
Referee: Craig Helser
TV announcers (ESPN+): Karl Schoening (play-by-play), Sam Kaman (analyst), and Blair Villarreal (sideline)
Box Score Recap

Game information

First Quarter

NSU – 5:42 Gabe Showalter 19 yard field goal
NSU 3–0 Drive: 17 plays, 63 yards, 9:18
UIW – 2:05 Lontrell Turner 30 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 7–3 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:37
UIW – 1:45 Lloyd Johnson 30 yard fumble recovery, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 14–3

Second Quarter

NSU – 10:30 Scrapy Osby 8 yard pass from Pat McQuade, Gabe Showalter kick
UIW 14–10 Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards, 1:24
UIW – 7:51 Jackson Lowe 16 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 21–10 Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:39
UIW – 0:35 Jackson Lowe 5 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 28–10 Drive: 67 plays, 28 yards, 2:23

Third Quarter

UIW – 11:35 Logan Compton 4 yard pass from Josh Lorick, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 35–10 Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:45
UIW – 0:00 Jalen Walthall 71 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 42–10 Drive: 8 plays, 733 yards, 3:30

Fourth Quarter

UIW – 8:15 Jalen Walthall 7 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 49–10 Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:49
UIW – 3:22 Dune Smith 55 yard interception return, Brack Peacock kick missed
UIW 55–10

Statistics	NSU	UIW
First downs	18	16
Plays–yards	72–260	57–363
Rushes–yards	40–123	23–89
Passing yards	137	274
Passing: comp–att–int	19–32–2	26–34–1
Time of possession	36:24	23:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nicholls	Passing	Pat McQuaide	17/28, 90 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jaylon Spears	12 carries, 44 yards
	Receiving	Dany'e Brooks	3 receptions, 41 yards
Incarnate Word	Passing	Zach Calzada	25/33, 270 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Dekalon Taylor	6 carries, 31 yards
	Receiving	Jalen Walthall	4 receptions, 80 yards, 2 TD

McNeese

Uniform combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Game Seven – McNeese Cowboys (4–3; 1–1). 14 Incarnate Word Cardinals (4–2; 1-0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	3	7	0	17
No. 14 Cardinals	0	13	14	3	30

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, Texas

Date: October 19
Game time: 4:02 PM
Game weather: Temperature: 85 • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 1,634
Referee: Matt Bech
TV announcers (ESPN+): Karl Schoening (play-by-play), Sam Kaman (analyst), and Blair Villarreal (sideline)
Box Score Recap

Game information

First quarter

MCN – 1:54 Jer'Michael Carter 36 yard pass from Kamden Sixkiller, Tyler Larco kick
MCN 7–0 Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:54

Second quarter

UIW – 10:18 Brack Peacock 26 yard field goal
MCN 7–3 Drive: 19 plays, 56 yards, 6:27
UIW – 3:57 Zach Calzada 15 yard run, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 10–7 Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:24
MCN – 1:45 Tyler Larco 35 yard field goal
Tied 10–10 Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 2:12
UIW – 0:12 Brack Peacock 30 yard field goal
UIW 13–10 Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 1:33

Third quarter

UIW – 12:57 Dekalon Taylor 7 yard run, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 20–10 Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 1:53
UIW – 8:35 Jalen Walthall 28 yard pass from Richard Torres, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 27–10 Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:36
MCN – 3:03 Joshon Barbie 38 yard run, Tyler Larco kick
UIW 27–16 Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 2:00

Fourth quarter

UIW – 12:16 Brack Peacock 28 yard field goal
UIW 30–16 Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 5:47

Statistics	MCN	UIW
First downs	15	24
Total yards	324	424
Rushing yards	105	182
Passing yards	219	242
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–36–0	23–44–1
Time of possession	23:30	36:30

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
McNeese	Passing	Kamden Sixkiller	21/36, 219 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Joshon Barbie	10 carries, 59 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jer'Michael Carter	3 receptions, 56 yards, 1 TD
Incarnate Word	Passing	Zach Calzada	21/42, 204 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Dekalon Taylor	25 carries, 103 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Josh Lorick	5 receptions, 76 yards

@ Southeastern Louisiana

Uniform combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Game Eight – No. 10 Incarnate Word Cardinals (5–2; 2–0) at Southeastern Louisiana Lions (4–4; 3–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Cardinals	7	13	7	7	34
Lions	3	10	10	8	31

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

Date: October 26
Game time: 6:00 pm
Game weather: Temperature: 80 • Wind: S 7 mph • Weather: Clear
Game attendance: 3,116
Referee: James Brookhart
TV announcers (ESPN+): Logan Loving (play–by–play) & Chase Gispert (analyst)
Box Score Recap

Game information

First Quarter

UIW – 8:39 Jalen Walthall 41 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 7–0 Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 2:55
SLU – 1:31 Riley Callaghan 23 yard field goal
UIW 7–3 Drive: 15 plays, 81 yards, 7:01

Second Quarter

SLU – 12:26 Riley Callaghan 46 yard field goal
UIW 7–6 Drive: 8 plays, 22 yards, 1:20
UIW – 3:47 Dekalon Taylor 3 yard run, PAT failed
UIW 13–6 Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 8:39
UIW – 3:022 Marcus Brown 22 yard fumble recovery, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 20–6
SLU – 0:21 Errol Rogers Jr. 5 yard pass from Eli Sawyer, Riley Callaghan kick
UIW 20–13 Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 2:33

Third Quarter

SLU – 8:50 Riley Callaghan 31 yard field goal
UIW 20–16 Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 4:49
UIW – 1:06 Roy Alexander 36 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 27–16 Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:44
SLU – 0:51 Brandon Hayes 94 yard kickoff return, Riley Callaghan kick
UIW 27–23

Fourth Quarter

UIW – 14:24 Mason Chambers 50 yard interception return, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 34–23
SLU – 4:58 Jaylon Domingeaux 10 yard pass from Eli Sawyer, Cade Collier pass
UIW 34–31 Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 2:21

Statistics	UIW	SLU
First downs	18	25
Plays–yards	63–369	79–341
Rushes–yards	32–131	35–112
Passing yards	238	229
Passing: comp–att–int	21–31–0	26–44–2
Time of possession	28:25	31:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Incarnate Word	Passing	Zach Calzada	21/31, 238 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Dekalon Taylor	16 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Logan Compton	2 receptions, 71 yards
Southeastern Louisiana	Passing	Eli Sawyer	25/42, 207 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Antonio Martin Jr.	18 carries, 75 yards
	Receiving	Jaylon Domingeaux	10 receptions, 97 yards, 1 TD

Houston Christian

Uniform combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Game Nine – Houston Christian Huskies (3–5; 1–2) at No. 9 Incarnate Word Cardinals (6–2; 3–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	3	3	0	14	20
No. 9 Cardinals	10	21	14	0	45

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

Date: November 2
Game time: 2:03 pm
Game weather: Temperature: 81 • Wind: SE 11 mph • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 2,189
Referee: Ed Bourgeios
TV announcers (ESPN+): Karl Schoening (play-by-play), Sam Kaman (analyst) & Blair Villarreal (sideline)
Box Score Recap

Game information

First Quarter

HCU – 12:16 Dillon Fedor 37 yard field goal
HCU 3–0 Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 2:36
UIW – 8:08 Brack Peacock 25 yard field goal
Tied 3–3 Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 4:00
UIW – 6:04 Dekalon Taylor 28 yard run, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 10–3 Drive: 2 plays, 41 yards, 0:35

Second Quarter

UIW – 8:42 Roy Alexander 26 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 17–3 Drive: 2 plays, 53 yards, 0:29
HCU – 4:46 Dillon Fedor 34 yard field goal
UIW 17–6 Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:56
UIW – 1:50 Zach Calzada 2 yard run, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 24–6 Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 2:52
UIW – 0:12 Roy Alexander 9 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 31–6 Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 1:01

Third Quarter

UIW – 12:27 Jalen Walthall 50 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 38–6 Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:33
UIW – 1:45 Roy Alexander 3 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 45–6 Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 4:05

Fourth Quarter

HCU – 4:52 Jesse Valenzuela 16 yard run, Dillon Fedor kick
UIW 45–13 Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, 3:46
HCU – 1:53 AJ Wilson 32 yard pass from Cutter Stewart, Dillon Fedor kick
UIW 45–20 Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 1:31

Statistics	HCU	UIW
First downs	14	31
Plays–yards	64–301	89–573
Rushes–yards	30–84	39–241
Passing yards	217	332
Passing: comp–att–int	18–34–2	32–50–0
Time of possession	24:05	35:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston Christian	Passing	Cutter Stewart	10/12, 145 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Calvin Hill	4 carries, 53 yards
	Receiving	AJ Wilson	3 receptions, 111 yards, 1 TD
Incarnate Word	Passing	Zach Calzada	29/44, 306 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Dekalon Taylor	14 carries, 128 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Roy Alexander	7 receptions, 89 yards, 3 TDs

Lamar

Game Ten – Lamar Cardinals (5–4; 2–2) at No. 8 Incarnate Word Cardinals (7–2; 4–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals (LU)	-	-	-	-	0
No. 8 Cardinals (UIW)	-	-	-	-	0

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

Date: November 9
Game time: 2:00 pm
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

Statistics	LU	UIW
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Incarnate Word	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

@ Stephen F. Austin

Game Eleven – Incarnate Word Cardinals at Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	-	-	-	-	0
Lumberjacks	-	-	-	-	0

at Homer Bryce Stadium, Nacogdoches, TX

Date: November 16
Game time: TBD
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

Statistics	UIW	SFA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Incarnate Word	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Stephen F. Austin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

@ East Texas A&M

Game Twelve – Incarnate Word Cardinals at East Texas A&M Lions

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

Statistics	UIW	ETAM
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Incarnate Word	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
East Texas A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	14	12	12	15	15	15	15	14	10	9	8
Coaches	15	11	14	18	18	15	15	13	11	10	8

References

^ "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.

[1] "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Football Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[2] "10 Football Student-Athletes Earn SLC Preseason Honors". uiwcardinals.com. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[3] "2024 UIW Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved December 20, 2023.

[4] "Incarnate Word Cardinals Schedule 2024". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved August 25, 2024.

[5] "Football Coaches". University of the Incarnate Word. Retrieved January 9, 2023.

[6] "2024 Football Roster". University of the Incarnate Word Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2024.

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