2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football
2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	5–7 (4–5 Southland)
Head coach	Eric Morris (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Cody Crill (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Justin Deason (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Southland Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 14 Nicholls +^	7	–	2	8	–	4
No. 11 Central Arkansas +^	7	–	2	9	–	3
No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana ^	6	–	3	8	–	5
Sam Houston State	6	–	3	7	–	5
McNeese State	5	–	4	7	–	5
Incarnate Word	4	–	5	5	–	7
Abilene Christian	4	–	5	5	–	7
Northwestern State	3	–	6	3	–	9
Stephen F. Austin	3	–	6	3	–	9
Houston Baptist	2	–	6	5	–	7
Lamar	2	–	7	4	–	8

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS poll

The 2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team represented the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals played their home games at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium in San Antonio, Texas. They were led by second-year head coach Eric Morris. They finished the season 5–7, 4–5 in Southland play to finish in a tie for 6th place.

Preseason

Preseason All-Conference Teams

On July 11, 2019, the Southland Conference announced their Preseason All-Conference Teams, with the Cardinals having five players selected.^[2]

Offense First Team

OL Brandon Floores – Senior
OL Terence Hickman II – Senior

Offense Second Team

QB Jon Copeland – Sophomore
OL Uzoma Okere – Junior
P David Balcomb – Senior

Preseason Poll

On July 18, 2019, the Southland announced their preseason poll, with the Cardinals predicted to finish in third place. UIW also received one first place vote.^[3]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Nicholls	200 (20)
2	Central Arkansas	154
3	Incarnate Word	150 (1)
4	Sam Houston State	146
5	Lamar	123
6	McNeese	114
7	Abilene Christian	112 (1)
8	Southeastern Louisiana	71
9	Stephen F. Austin	63
10	Northwestern State	56
11	Houston Baptist	21

Schedule

UIW announced its 2019 football schedule on February 13, 2019. The schedule consists of 6 home games and 6 away games.
Source: ^[4]^[5]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	5:00 p.m.	at UTSA*	Alamodome San Antonio, TX (Hometown Showdown)	ESPN3	L 7–35	26,787
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Texas Southern*	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	W 63–44	3,637
September 21	6:00 p.m.	at Sam Houston State	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	ESPN3	L 6–45	8,196
September 28	6:00 p.m.	Abilene Christian	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	UIWtv	W 31–24	2,989
October 5	6:00 p.m.	at Houston Baptist	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	W 38–36	2,289
October 12	4:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN+	W 27–21	6,345
October 19	4:00 p.m.	Lamar	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN3	W 35–17	3,048
October 26	4:00 p.m.	Northwestern State	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	UIWtv	L 41–44 ^OT	3,373
November 2	4:00 p.m.	No. 25 Nicholls	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN3	L 23–27	3,928
November 9	3:00 p.m.	at Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN3	L 24–31	6,321
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	FloSports	L 28–41	25,804
November 22	6:30 p.m.	No. 11 Central Arkansas	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	L 35–52	2,668
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Personnel

Coaching staff

Source: ^[6]

Name	Position	Alma mater	Joined staff
Eric Morris	Head coach	Texas Tech (2008)	2018
Josh Kirkland	Assistant head coach / Running Backs	West Texas A&M (2010)	2018
Cody Crill	Offensive coordinator	Angelo State (2002)	2018
Justin Deason	Defensive coordinator	Central Oklahoma (2003)	2018
Brandon Lechtenberg	Linebackers / Special Teams Coordinator	Nebraska	2018
Brett Watson	Interior Defensive Line / Academic Coordinator	West Texas A&M (2009)	2018
Darren Garrigan	Defensive backs / Pass Game Coordinator	West Texas A&M (2009)	2018
Steve Foley	Defensive ends	Louisiana-Monroe (1997)	2018
Jordan Shoemaker	Offensive line / Run Game Coordinator	Houston (2011)	2018
Jordan Davis	Wide receivers / Academic Coordinator	Texas Tech (2014)	2018
Mack Leftwich	Quarterbacks	UTEP (2017)	2018
Clint Killough	Quality control / On Campus Recruiting Coordinator	Incarnate Word (2015)	2018
Scotty Yates	Quality control	Texas A&M University–Commerce (2015)	2019
Beau Blair	Football Assistant – Offensive Line	Stephen F. Austin (2014)	2019
Bret Huth	Director of Strength and Conditioning	John Carroll (2010)	2018
Tad Blaylock	Assistant AD / Football Operations	Mississippi State (2012)	2018
Miguel Rodriguez	Player Personnel	UTSA (2014)	2017

Roster

Source: ^[7]

2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football

Quarterback

1 Jon Copeland – sophomore (6'0, 194)
3 Sean Brophy – senior (6'2, 218)
5 Kevin Yeager – freshman (6'1, 204)
7 Taylor Brown – graduate Senior (6'1, 220)
10 Chandler Herman – junior (6'2, 240)

Running back

4 Kevin Brown – junior (5'9, 204)
13 Kenneth Bivins, Jr. – freshman (5'10, 198)
21 Roger McCuller – ATH – junior (6'1, 216)
22 Ameer King – sophomore (5'8, 180)
26 Kaleb Ducros – freshman (5'11, 197)
29 Keyondrick Philio – junior (6'0, 210)
35 Chance Trentman–Rosas – freshman (6'2, 230)
38 Antonio Arredondo – sophomore (5'9, 209)
46 Phillip Higgins – senior (6'0, 252)

Wide receiver

2 CJ Hardy – freshman (5'11, 189)
6 Lamont Johnson – senior (6'0, 167)
8 Gunnar Henderson – sophomore (5'9, 169)
11 Kamden Perry – freshman (6'0, 190)
12 Brandon McDuffie – freshman (6'3, 202)
14 Kam Williams – senior (6'2, 232)
15 Jaelin Campbell – sophomore (6'1, 182)
17 Mark Sullivan – sophomore (6'2, 163)
18 Hunter Cheek – freshman (6'1, 183)
19 Marquez Perez – freshman (5'11, 184)
30 Eric Phillips – freshman
80 Deuce Caston – freshman (5'8, 186)
81 Brady Rogers – freshman (6'4, 192)
82 Colby Anthony – senior (5'10, 197)
83 Kristian Drake – freshman (6'2, 214)
87 Cole Brownholtz – senior (6'3, 192)
88 Liam Capobianco – freshman (6'3, 179)
89 Lanir Shabazz – freshman (6'0, 185)

Kicker

49 Tucker Littleton – freshman (5'9, 162)
50 David Albert – senior (5'11, 190)
59 Andrew Schreiner – freshman (5'11, 167)
92 Chase Franks – freshman (5'11, 150)
92 Carson Mohr – freshman (5'8, 143)

Offensive line

60 Reid Francis – freshman (6'4, 307)
61 Matthew Alvarez – sophomore (6'4, 300)
62/98 Dawson Kier – C/FB – junior (6'3, 279)
63 Connor Homeyer – freshman (6'6, 274)
64 Jayden Borjas – freshman (6'5, 294)
65 Richard LeFevre – sophomore (6'4, 330)
67 Peter Gonzalez – freshman (6'0, 289)
68 Jhase Edwards – freshman (6'3, 279)
70 Ryan Carlson – junior (6'7, 289)
71 Cameron Wilson – senior (6'5, 303)
72 Brandon Floores – senior (6'4, 294)
73 Jeremiah Williams – sophomore (6'1, 292)
74 Caleb Johnson – sophomore (6'6, 306)
75 Jeremy Jones – senior (6'5, 303)
76 Jeriel Cervantes – sophomore (6'5, 283)
77 Terence Hickman II – senior (6'3, 285)
78 Uzoma Okere – junior (6'2, 292)

Defensive line

11 Lukas Termin – DT – senior (6'2, 280)
41 Darius Richmond – DT – freshman (6'2, 269)
42 Brian Lee – DT – senior (6'0, 271)
43 Mason Meyer – DE – freshman (6'3, 254)
45 Jared Soyring – DT – sophomore (6'3, 274)
47 Seth Jaquess – DE – freshman (6'4, 229)
53 Gabe Matous – DE – freshman (5'9, 222)
58 Axel Andrade – DE – freshman (5'11, 222)
66 Brendan Herring – DT – freshman (6'2, 278)
90 Sam Latham – DE – freshman (6'6, 253)
93 Cameron Preston – DT – sophomore (6'2, 298)
94 Markail Williams – DE – junior (6'3, 269)
95 Chance Main – DE – sophomore (6'5, 245)
96 Maverick McCaskill – DT – junior (6'3, 283)
97 Josh Jackson – DT – sophomore (6'0, 301)
99 TJ Wright – DE – sophomore (6'5, 259)

Punter

37 Cade Kostroun – junior (6'3, 178)
52 David Balcomb – senior (6'0, 193)

Long snapper

91 Josh Wells – sophomore (6'2, 237)

Linebacker

9 Mar’kel Cooks – senior (6'0, 220)
21 Isaiah Paul – freshman (6'2, 241)
24 Matt Gaca – freshman (6'3, 215)
31 Mason Barnes – sophomore (5'10, 188)
32 Gerald Bowie – sophomore (6'1, 234)
33 Jerick Pitre – junior (5'11, 201)
44 Kelechi Anyalebechi – LB/DE – sophomore (6'1, 262)
47 Raynard Taylor – senior (5'8, 238)
54 Josh Centeno – sophomore (6'0, 208)
55 Urijah Marrow – freshman (5'9, 164)
56 Andy Jennings – LB/DE – senior (6'2, 233)
57 Ian Irby – freshman (6'0, 211)

Defensive back

1 Jaylon Jimmerson – ATH – freshman (6'0, 189)
3 Chris Thomas – CB – senior (6'2, 195)
4 Jaden Smith – CB – freshman (5'9, 172)
5 Dalvin Fillmore – S – sophomore (6'0, 190)
6 Ce'Cori Tolds – ATH – sophomore (5'10, 151)
7 Malick Phillips – ATH – junior (5'10, 172)
10 Louis Otis – CB – senior (6'3, 190)
13 Shaquirius Miller – S – junior (5'10, 177)
14 Jacob Harper – S – senior (6'2, 193)
16 Dante Heaggans – ATH – freshman (6'0, 182)
18 Reese Watson – CB – freshman (6'0, 176)
19 Tre Richardson – CB – freshman (6'1, 167)
20 Ian Peterson – S – junior (5'11, 179)
23 Kyle Covington – S – senior (6'2, 202)
25 Brandon Richard – CB – freshman (5'11, 183)
27 Ashton Preston – S – senior (6'0, 194)
28 Jaylen Stanford – CB – freshman (5'11, 188)
34 Shawn Holton – S – freshman (5'10, 166)
36 Payton Bourquin – S – freshman (6'1, 189)
39 Brandon Sanders – S – junior (6'0, 199)
40 Javier Macias – CB – junior (5'8, 183)
49 Hilario Gomez – CB – freshman (5'9, 182)

Legend

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

Depth chart

Defense

FS
20 Ian Peterson, R-Jr
23 Kyle Covington, Sr

STAR	MIKE	MO	W
5 Dalvin Fillmore, So	32 Gerald Bowie, So	9 Mar'kel Cooks, Sr	56 Andy Jennings, R-Sr
1 Jaylon Jimmerson, Fr	21 Isaiah Paul, R-Fr	31 Mason Barnes, So	14 Jacob Harper, Sr

SS
27 Ashton Preston, Sr
6 Ce'Cori Tolds, So

CB
10 Louis Otis, Sr
25 Brandon Richard, Fr

DE	NT	DE
11 Lukas Termin, Sr	42 Brian Lee, Sr	94 Markail Williams, Jr
45 Jared Soyring, So	93 Cameron Preston, So	44 Kelechi Anyalebechi, So

CB
19 Tre Richardson, Fr
16 Dante Heaggans, Fr

Offense

X
6 Lamont Johnson, R-Sr
12 Brandon McDuffie, R-Fr

Z
15 Jaelin Campbell, So
17 Mark Sullivan, Jr

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
77 Terence Hickman, Sr	73 Jeremiah Williams, So	72 Brandon Floores, Sr	78 Uzoma Okere, Jr	75 Jeremy Jones, Sr
71 Cameron Wilson, Sr	64 Jayden Borjas, Fr	62 Dawson Kier, R-Fr	65 Richard LeFevre, So	70 Ryan Carlson, Jr

H
82 Colby Anthony, Sr
19 Marquez Perez, R-Fr

Y
14 Kam Williams, Sr
2 CJ Hardy, Fr

QB
1 Jon Copeland, So
3 Sean Brophy, Sr

Key reserves
RB 4 Kevin Brown, Jr
CB 7 Malick Phillips, Jr
S 34 Shawn Holton, Fr
DL 95 Chance Main, So
DL 99 TJ Wright, R-So

RB
22 Ameer King, So
29 Keyondrick Philio, Jr

Special teams
PK 92 Carson Mohr, Fr
PK 50 David Albert, Sr
P 52 David Balcomb, Sr
P 37 Cade Kostroun, Jr
KR 4 Jaden Smith, Fr
PR 4 Jaden Smith, Fr
LS 91 Josh Wells, R-So

Postseason honors

The following Cardinals received postseason honors for the 2019 season:^[8]

All–Southland Conference Third–Team
OL Terence Hickman II – Senior
OL Brandon Floores – Senior
LB Kelechi Anyalebechi – Sophomore
DB Jaylon Jimmerson – Freshman

Game summaries

@ UTSA

Hometown Showdown
Incarnate Word Cardinals at UTSA Roadrunners

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	7	0	0	7
Roadrunners	7	14	7	7	35

at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

Date: August 31, 2019
Game time: 5:00 p.m.
Game weather: Indoors
Game attendance: 26,787
Referee: Joe Lehring
TV announcers (ESPN3): Lincoln Rose (play-by-play), LaDarrin McLane (analyst)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

UTSA – 9:18 Carlos Strickland II 16 yard pass from Frank Harris, Hunter Duplessis kick
UTSA 7–0 Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 2:24

Second Quarter

UTSA – 14:27 Brenden Brady 10 yard run, Hunter Duplessis kick
UTSA 14–0 Drive: 14 plays, 78 yards, 7:10
UIW – 12:12 Ameer King 11 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick
UTSA 14–7 Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:15
UTSA – 7:38 Deven Boston 6 yard run, Hunter Duplessis kick
UTSA 21–7 Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:34

Third Quarter

UTSA – 9:26 Gavin Sharp 5 yard pass from Frank Harris, Hunter Duplessis kick
UTSA 28–7 Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:31

Fourth Quarter

UTSA – 9:53 Tykee Ogle-Kellogg 36 yard pass from Frank Harris, Hunter Duplessis kick
UTSA 35–7 Drive: 7 plays, 91 yards, 3:36

Passing

UIW – Jon Copeland 15/31, 181 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
UTSA – Frank Harris 28/36, 206 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

UIW – Kevin Brown 6 ATT, 36 YDS
UTSA – Frank Harris 15 ATT, 123 YDS

Receiving

UIW – Lamont Johnson 5 REC, 70 YDS
UTSA – Brenden Brady 5 REC, 47 YDS

Texas Southern

Texas Southern Tigers at Incarnate Word Cardinals

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	10	20	7	44
Cardinals	14	28	7	14	63

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, Texas

Date: September 7, 2019
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 100 • Wind: SSE 8 mph • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 3,637
Referee: Michael Vanderv
TV announcers (ESPN+): Mike Lefko (play-by-play), Hector Ledesma (analyst), Jill Jelnick (sideline)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

UIW – 13:18 Keyondrick Philio 5 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 7–0 Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 1:42
UIW – 8:44 Kam Williams 12 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 14–0 Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 2:58
TSU – 6:59 Chris Long 15 yard pass from De'Andre Johnson, Richard Garcia III kick
UIW 14–7 Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 1:39

Second Quarter

TSU – 14:51 Richard Garcia III 25 yard field goal
UIW 14–10 Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 5:05
UIW – 13:10 Kevin Brown 32 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 21–10 Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:50
UIW – 13:01 Shawn Holton 30 yard fumble return, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 28–10
UIW – 8:01 Ameer King 3 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 35–10 Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 2:09
TSU – 5:02 Tren'Davian Dickson 87 yard pass from De'Andre Johnson, Richard Garcia III kick
UIW 35–17 Drive: 2 plays, 88 yards, 0:25
UIW – 2:42 Marquez Perez 25 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 42–17 Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:16

Third Quarter

TSU – 12:32 Tren'Davian Dickson 15 yard pass from De'Andre Johnson, Richard Garcia III kick
UIW 42–24 Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:28
UIW – 9:50 Kam Williams 20 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 49–24 Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 2:42
TSU – 8:43 LaDarius Owens 49 yard run, Richard Garcia III kick failed
UIW 49–31 Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:07
TSU – 6:10 LaDarius Owens 1 yard run, Richard Garcia III kick
UIW 49–37 Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:11

Fourth Quarter

UIW – 9:53 Kam Williams 70 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 56–37 Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 1:29
UIW – 3:06 Keyondrick Philio 1 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 63–37 Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 5:58
TSU – 0:15 Roylain Oliver 3 yard pass from Devin Williams, Richard Garcia III kick
UIW 63–44 Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 2:51

Passing

TSU – De'Andre Johnson 20/30, 331 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
UIW – Jon Copeland 25/40, 344 YDS, 5 TD

Rushing

TSU – LaDarius Owens 14 ATT, 94 YDS, 2 TD
UIW – Ameer King 14 ATT, 157 YDS

Receiving

TSU – Tren'Davian Dickson 8 REC, 221 YDS, 2 TD
UIW – Kam Williams 6 REC, 146 YDS, 3 TD

@ Sam Houston State

Incarnate Word Cardinals at Sam Houston State Bearkats

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	6	6
Bearkats	14	17	7	7	45

at Bowers Stadium, Huntsville, Texas

Date: September 21, 2019
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 85 • Wind: SE 8 mph • Weather: Partly cloudy
Game attendance: 8,196
Referee: Kevin Hassell
TV announcers (ESPN3): Tom Franklin (play-by-play), Shea Walker (analyst)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

SHSU – 10:43 Dee Bowens 64 yard pass from Eric Schmid, Connor Crow kick
SHSU 7–0 Drive: 1 play, 64 yards, 0:11
SHSU – 0:00 Nathan Stewart 49 yard pass from Eric Schmid, Connor Crow kick
SHSU 14–0 Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 3:21

Second Quarter

SHSU – 9:00 Nathan Stewart 20 yard pass from Eric Schmid, Connor Crow kick
SHSU 21–0 Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:26
SHSU – 3:03 Connor Crow 22 yard field goal
SHSU 24–0 Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 4:50
SHSU – 0:57 Nathan Stewart 32 yard pass from Eric Schmid, Connor Crow kick
SHSU 31–0 Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 0:57

Third Quarter

SHSU – 3:50 Ife Adeyi 80 yard pass from Eric Schmid, Connor Crow kick
SHSU 38–0 Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:11

Fourth Quarter

SHSU – 11:29 Donovan Williams 1 yard run, Connor Crow kick
SHSU 45–0 Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 4:29
UIW – 2:38 Kaleb Ducros 1 yard run, Carson Mohr kick failed
SHSU 45–6 Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 2:23

Passing

UIW – Jon Copeland 23/47, 257 YDS, 2 INT
SHSU – Eric Schmid 29/44, 531 YDS, 5 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

UIW – Ameer King 10 ATT, 54 YDS
SHSU – Toneil Carter 6 ATT, 26 YDS

Receiving

UIW – Kam Williams 6 REC, 118 YDS
SHSU – Nathan Stewart 9 REC, 187 YDS, 3 TD

Abilene Christian

Abilene Christian Wildcats at Incarnate Word Cardinals

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	3	14	7	24
Cardinals	7	6	7	11	31

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, Texas

Date: September 28, 2019
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 2,989
Referee: Dan Lewis
TV announcers (UIWtv): Scott Mandziara (play-by-play), Jaime Valdes (analyst), Angela Mitchell (sideline)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

UIW – 3:05 Keyondrick Philio 5 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 7–0 Drive: 19 plays, 91 yards, 7:36

Second Quarter

UIW – 4:53 Keyondrick Philio 1 yard run, PAT failed
UIW 13–0 Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 4:26
ACU – 0:06 Blair Zepeda 23 yard field goal
UIW 13–3 Drive: 14 plays, 54 yards, 4:39

Third Quarter

UIW – 11:52 Ameer King 1 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 20–3 Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 1:24
ACU – 7:23 Josh Fink 15 yard pass from Luke Anthony, Blair Zepeda kick
UIW 20–10 Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 4:24
ACU – 3:42 Justus Lee 14 yard pass from Luke Anthony, Blair Zepeda kick
UIW 20–17 Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 1:48

Fourth Quarter

UIW – 14:28 Carson Mohr 36 yard field goal
UIW 23–17 Drive: 4 plays, −7 yards, 0:38
UIW – 7:32 Keyondrick Philio 1 yard run, Keyondrick Philio 2-pt rush
UIW 31–17 Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 5:10
ACU – 2:40 Tracy James 1 yard run, Blair Zepeda kick
UIW 31–24 Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 4:52

Passing

ACU – Luke Anthony 26/16, 197 YDS, 2 TD, 3 INT
UIW – Jon Copeland 18/35, 170 YDS, 1 INT

Rushing

ACU – Tracy James 22 ATT, 97 YDS, 1 TD
UIW – Ameer King 17 ATT, 61 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving

ACU – Josh Fink 6 REC, 66 YDS, 1 TD
UIW – Kam Williams 7 REC, 105 YDS

@ Houston Baptist

Incarnate Word Cardinals at Houston Baptist Huskies

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	14	14	10	0	38
Huskies	7	13	10	6	36

at Husky Stadium, Houston, Texas

Date: October 5, 2019
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 90 • Wind: SW 1 mph • Weather: Scattered clouds
Game attendance: 2,289
Referee: C. Watson
TV: ESPN3
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

UIW – 12:02 Lamont Johnson 32 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 7–0 Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:58
HBU – 11:48 Gamar Girdy Brito 87 yard kickoff return, Gino Garcia kick
Tied 7–7
UIW – 8:58 Mark Sullivan 31 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 14–7 Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 1:08

Second Quarter

HBU – 13:39 Gino Garcia 49 yard field goal
UIW 14–10 Drive: 9 plays, 14 yards, 1:51
UIW – 10:25 Marquez Perez 6 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 21–10 Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 3:14
HBU – 4:13 Ben Ratzlaff 8 yard pass from Bailey Zappe, Gino Garcia kick
UIW 21–17 Drive: 15 plays, 65 yards, 6:08
UIW – 1:43 Keyondrick Philio 2 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 28–17 Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:24
HBU – 0:13 Gino Garcia 26 yard field goal
UIW 28–20 Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 1:25

Third Quarter

HBU – 10:50 Gino Garcia 32 yard field goal
UIW 28–23 Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 4:03
UIW – 6:55 Kam Williams 4 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 35–23 Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:55
HBU – 4:58 Jerreth Sterns 6 yard pass from Bailey Zappe, Gino Garcia kick
UIW 35–30 Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:50
UIW – 2:37 Carson Mohr 31 yard field goal
UIW 38–30 Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 2:21

Fourth Quarter

HBU – 3:14 Gamar Girdy Brito 17 yard pass from Bailey Zappe, Bailey Zappe pass failed
UIW 38–36 Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 3:24

Passing

UIW – Jon Copeland 33/44, 342 YDS, 3 TD
HBU – Bailey Zappe 49/69, 390 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT

Rushing

UIW – Kevin Brown 11 ATT, 104 YDS
HBU –Ean Beek 20 ATT, 96 YDS

Receiving

UIW – Kam Williams 9 REC, 101 YDS, 1 TD
HBU – Jerreth Sterns 18 REC, 136 YDS, 1 TD

@ Southeastern Louisiana

Incarnate Word Cardinals at Southeastern Louisiana Lions

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	14	3	7	27
No. 23 Lions	7	7	0	7	21

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, Louisiana

Date: October 12, 2019
Game time: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 72 • Wind: N 10 mph • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 6,345
Referee: Vidal Jones
TV announcers (ESPN+): John Satori (play-by-play), Richie Solares (analyst)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

SLU – 10:11 Austin Mitchell 48 yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick
SLU 7–0 Drive: 8 plays, 89 yards, 3:32
UIW – 0:29 Carson Mohr 25 yard field goal
SLU 7–3 Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 2:09

Second Quarter

UIW – 14:49 Isaiah Paul 45 yard interception return, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 10–7
UIW – 4:09 Brady Rogers 18 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 17–7 Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:55
SLU – 1:12 Cole Kelley 1 yard run, Bryce Broussard kick
UIW 17–14 Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:46

Third Quarter

UIW – 4:39 Carson Mohr 19 yard field goal
UIW 20–14 Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:03

Fourth Quarter

UIW – 9:23 Lamont Johnson 21 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 27–14 Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 5:41
SLU – 5:54 Marcus Cooper 16 yard run, Bryce Broussard kick
UIW 27–21 Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 2:05

Passing

UIW – Jon Copeland 14/27, 147 YDS, 2 TD
SLU – Chason Virgil 33/46, 337 YDS, 1 TD, 4 INT

Rushing

UIW – Ameer King 18 ATT, 94 YDS
SLU – Marcus Cooper 9 ATT, 59 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving

UIW – Lamont Johnson 3 REC, 37 YDS, 1 TD
SLU – Austin Mitchell 4 REC, 87 YDS, 1 TD

Lamar

Lamar Cardinals at Incarnate Word Cardinals

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals (LU)	7	0	7	3	17
Cardinals (UIW)	14	14	7	0	35

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, Texas

Date: October 19, 2019
Game time: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 92 • Wind: 3 mph • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 3,048
Referee: Dan Lewis
TV announcers (ESPN3): Ted Emrich (play-by-play), Shea Walker (analyst), Taylor Verrico (sideline)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

UIW – 13:06 Ameer King 26 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 7–0 Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:54
LU – 12:25 Jordan Hoy 73 yard run, Bailey Giffen kick
Tied 7–7 Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:41
UIW – 2:30 Brady Rogers 24 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 14–7 Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:28

Second Quarter

UIW – 9:09 Keyondrick Philio 2 yard run, Carson Mohr kick failed
UIW 20–7 Drive: 2 plays, 92 yards, 0:59
UIW – 0:08 Lamont Johnson 32 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Jon Copeland pass to Kam Williams
UIW 28–7 Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 0:29

Third Quarter

LU – 10:04 Myles Wanza 10 yard run, Bailey Giffen kick
UIW 28–14 Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 2:23
UIW – 6:59 Mark Sullivan 32 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 35–14 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:05

Fourth Quarter

LU – 14:56 Bailey Giffen 28 yard field goal
UIW 35–17 Drive: 12 plays, 88 yards, 5:34

Passing

LU – Shane Johnson 9/18, 124 YDS, 1 INT
UIW – Jon Copeland 24/35, 376 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

LU – Myles Wanza 16 ATT, 80 YDS, 1 TD
UIW – Kevin Brown 13 ATT, 59 YDS

Receiving

LU – Myles Wanza 5 REC, 68 YDS
UIW – Ameer King 4 REC, 124 YDS, 1 TD

Northwestern State

Northwestern State Demons at Incarnate Word Cardinals

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Demons	7	9	7	15	6	44
Cardinals	7	10	14	7	3	41

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, Texas

Date: October 26, 2019
Game time: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 73 • Wind: SW 8 mph • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 3,373
Referee: Vidal Jones
TV announcers (UIWtv): Scott Mandziara (play-by-play), Jaime Valdes (analyst), Angela Mitchell (sideline)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

NSU – 8:49 Jared West 3 yard run, Rya Gremillion kick
NSU 7–0 Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 5:25
UIW – 4:40 Jon Copeland 4 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
Tied 7–7 Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 3:58

Second Quarter

UIW – 13:34 Carson Mohr 46 yard field goal
UIW 10–7 Drive: 10 plays, 39 yards, 4:32
UIW – 11:33 Keyondrick Philio 3 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 17–7 Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 1:56
NSU – 7:27 Jared West 2 yard run, Rya Gremillion kick failed
UIW 17–13 Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:01
NSU – 0:00 Daniel Justino 29 yard field goal
UIW 17–16 Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 1:01

Third Quarter

UIW – 13:46 Jerick Pitre 32 yard interception return, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 24–16
UIW – 9:23 Mark Sullivan 39 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 31–16 Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:44
NSU – 6:31 Stadford Anderson 2 yard run, Daniel Justino kick
UIW 31–23 Drive: 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:21

Fourth Quarter

NSU – 8:27 Jared West 5 yard run, Daniel Justino kick
UIW 31–30 Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 7:46
UIW – 2:42 Brady Rogers 8 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 38–30 Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 5:37
NSU – 0:19 Tanner Ash 19 yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Akile Davis pass
Tied 38–38 Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 2:23

Overtime

UIW – 0:00 Carson Mohr 26 yard field goal
UIW 41–38
NSU – 0:00 Quan Shorts 1 yard pass from Shelton Eppler
NSU 44–41

Passing

NSU – Shelton Eppler 30/40, 259 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
UIW – Jon Copeland 27/36, 275 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

NSU – Stadford Anderson 13 ATT, 60 YDS, 1 TD
UIW – Kevin Brown 21 ATT, 116 YDS

Receiving

NSU – Quan Shorts 11 REC, 99 YDS, 1 TD
UIW – C.J. Hardy 4 REC, 84 YDS

Nicholls

Nicholls Colonels at Incarnate Word Cardinals

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Colonels	6	14	0	7	27
Cardinals	6	10	0	7	23

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, Texas

Date: November 2, 2019
Game time: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 69 • Wind: NE 7 mph • Weather: Mostly sunny
Game attendance: 3,928
Referee: Christian Watso
TV announcers (ESPN3): David Saltzman (play-by-play), Shea Walker (analyst), Taylor Verrico (sideline)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

UIW – 11:00 Carson Mohr 29 yard field goal
UIW 3–0 Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 4:00
UIW – 7:25 Carson Mohr 40 yard field goal
UIW 6–0 Drive: 7 plays, 4 yards, 2:03
NSU – 4:44 Julien Gums 9 yard run, Gunnar Jones kick failed
Tied 6–6 Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 2:35

Second Quarter

UIW – 13:40 Ameer King 1 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 13–6 Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:21
NSU – 12:26 KJ Franklin 32 yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gunnar Jones kick
Tied 13–13 Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 1:08
UIW – 6:37 Carson Mohr 27 yard field goal
UIW 16–13 Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 2:25
NSU – 1:24 Chase Fourcade 64 yard run, Gunnar Jones kick
NSU 20–16 Drive: 8 plays, 89 yards, 2:41

Fourth Quarter

UIW – 7:49 Kevin Brown 1 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 23–20 Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 1:50
NSU – 3:27 Julien Gums 1 yard run, Gunnar Jones kick
NSU 27–23 Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:16

Passing

NSU – Chase Fourcade 10/21, 150 YDS, 1 TD
UIW – Jon Copeland 34/55, 381 YDS, 1 TD

Rushing

NSU – Julien Gums 23 ATT, 178 YDS, 2 TD
UIW – Kevin Brown 9 ATT, 59 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving

NSU – KJ Franklin 3 REC, 81 YDS, 1 TD
UIW – CJ Hardy 7 REC, 102 YDS

@ Stephen F. Austin

Incarnate Word Cardinals at Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	21	0	3	24
Lumberjacks	14	0	7	10	31

at Homer Bryce Stadium, Nacogdoches, Texas

Date: November 9, 2019
Game time: 3:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 6,321
Referee: Dan Lewis
TV announcers (ESPN3): Luke Hamilton (play-by-play), John Wilkowski (analyst)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

SFA – 12:10 Thomas Hutchings 2 yard run, Storm Ruiz kick
SFA 7–0 Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:16
SFA – 0:09 Cam Arnold 20 yard run, Storm Ruiz kick
SFA 14–0 Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 2:02

Second Quarter

UIW – 12:46 Andy Jennings 0 yard fumble recovery, Carson Mohr kick
SFA 14–7
UIW – 8:18 Jon Copeland 1 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
Tied 14–14 Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 2:56
UIW – 0:30 Jaelin Campbell 7 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 21–14 Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, 1:13

Third Quarter

SFA – 11:26 Thomas Hutchings 21 yard run, Storm Ruiz kick
Tied 21–21 Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:24

Fourth Quarter

SFA – 13:26 Xavier Gipson 70 yard pass from Cam Arnold, Storm Ruiz kick
SFA 28–21 Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:14
SFA – 7:27 Storm Ruiz 38 yard field goal
SFA 31–21 Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, 5:04
UIW – 5:19 Carson Mohr 32 yard field goal
SFA 31–24 Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 2:00

Passing

UIW – Jon Copeland 35/62, 349 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
SFA – Cam Arnold 15/22, 201 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

UIW – Kevin Brown 8 ATT, 44 YDS
SFA – Thomas Hutchings 20 ATT, 74 YDS, 2 TD

Receiving

UIW – Kamden Perry 11 REC, 105 YDS
SFA – Xavier Gipson 4 REC, 132 YDS, 1 TD

@ New Mexico State

Incarnate Word Cardinals at New Mexico State Aggies

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	7	7	14	28
Aggies	14	10	3	14	41

at Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, New Mexico

Date: November 16, 2019
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 25,804
Referee: Scott Campbell
TV announcers (FloSports): Adam Young (play-by-play), Danny Knee (analyst)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

NMSU – 4:38 Tony Nicholson 34 yard pass from Josh Adkins, Dylan Brown kick
NMSU 7–0 Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:27
NMSU – 1:23 Tony Nicholson 42 yard pass from Josh Adkins, Dylan Brown kick
NMSU 14–0 Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, 0:43

Second Quarter

NMSU – 14:42 OJ Clark 77 yard punt return, Dylan Brown kick
NMSU 21–0
UIW – 9:31 Keyondrick Philio 1 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
NMSU 21–7 Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:17
NMSU – 4:40 Dylan Brown 30 yard field goal
NMSU 24–7 Drive: 9 plays, 31 yards, 3:21

Third Quarter

NMSU – 4:46 Dylan Brown 28 yard field goal
NMSU 27–7 Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 3:44
UIW – 0:24 Ameer King 11 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick
NMSU 27–14 Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:22

Fourth Quarter

NMSU – 13:53 Jason Huntley 1 yard run, Dylan Brown kick
NMSU 34–14 Drive: 4 plays, 47 yards, 1:23
UIW – 13:41 Ce'Cori Tolds 100 yard kickoff return, Carson Mohr kick
NMSU 34–21
NMSU – 3:49 C. Gibson 2 yard run, Dylan Brown kick
NMSU 41–21 Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 5:29
UIW – 0:57 Jon Copeland 1 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
NMSU 41–28 Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 2:52

Passing

UIW – Jon Copeland 18/40, 181 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
NMST – Josh Adkins 28/38, 316 YDS, 2 TD

Rushing

UIW – Kevin Brown 9 ATT, 31 YDS
NMST – Jason Huntley 25 ATT, 174 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving

UIW – Mark Sullivan 3 REC, 48 YDS
NMST – Tony Nicholson 5 REC, 98 YDS, 2 TD

Central Arkansas

Central Arkansas Bears at Incarnate Word Cardinals

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Bears	3	21	7	21	52
Cardinals	0	14	14	7	35

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, Texas

Date: November 22, 2019
Game time: 6:30 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 61 • Wind: N 9 mph • Weather: Clear
Game attendance: 2,668
Referee: Christian Watso
TV announcers (ESPN+): David Saltzman (play-by-play), Taylor McHargue (analyst), Lainie Fritz (sideline)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

UCA – 5:50 Hayden Ray 42 yard field goal
UCA 3–0 Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 4:28

Second Quarter

UCA – 14:03 Jarrod Barnes 4 yard pass from Breylin Smith, Hayden Ray kick
UCA 10–0 Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:57
UIW – 12:27 Jaelin Campbell 21 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick
UCA 10–7 Drive: 4 plays, 81 yards, 1:25
UCA – 5:18 Joe Hampton 9 yard pass from Breylin Smith, Hayden Ray kick
UCA 17–7 Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 4:57
UCA – 0:57 Tyler Hudson 14 yard pass from Breylin Smith, Hayden Ray kick
UCA 24–7 Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 0:46
UIW – 0:43 Ce'Cori Tolds 94 yard kickoff return, Carson Mohr kick
UCA 24–14

Third Quarter

UCA – 12:21 Tyler Hudson 44 yard pass from Breylin Smith, Hayden Ray kick
UCA 31–14 Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, 1:16
UIW – 8:16 Colby Anthony 3 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick
UCA 31–21 Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 3:58
UIW – 3:52 Jon Copeland 8 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
UCA 31–28 Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 2:42

Fourth Quarter

UCA – 12:21 Carlos Blackman 18 yard run, Hayden Ray kick
UCA 38–28 Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:39
UCA – 5:30 Tyler Hudson 27 yard pass from Breylin Smith, Hayden Ray kick
UCA 45–28 Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 6:27
UIW – 2:25 Kevin Brown 4 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
UCA 45–35 Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 3:05
UCA – 2:18 Carlos Blackman 46 yard kickoff return, Hayden Ray kick
UCA 52–35