2024 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

2024 Incarnate Word Cardinals football
Southland champion
NCAA Division I Quarterfinals, L 14–55 at South Dakota State
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 6
FCS Coaches	No. 6
Record	11–3 (7–0 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
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2024 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Incarnate Word $^		7	–	0					11	–	3
Southeastern Louisiana		6	–	1					7	–	5
Stephen F. Austin		4	–	3					7	–	5
Lamar		4	–	3					7	–	5
McNeese		3	–	4					6	–	6
Houston Christian		3	–	4					5	–	7
East Texas A&M*		2	–	4					3	–	9
Nicholls		2	–	5					4	–	8
Northwestern State		0	–	7					0	–	12
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – East Texas A&M is ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team represented 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 played their home games at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium in San Antonio, Texas. They were 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	2,055
November 16	2:00 p.m.	at Stephen F. Austin	No. 6	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN+	W 27–20	4,116
November 23	1:00 p.m.	at East Texas A&M	No. 6	Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	ESPN+	W 38–24	3,724
December 7	1:00 p.m.	No. 12 Villanova *	No. 6	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN+	W 13–6	1,926
December 14	11:00 a.m.	at No. 2 South Dakota State*	No. 6	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPN	L 14–55	8,640
*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
Conner 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  0 Lontrell Turner – Sophomore (5'11, 180)  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  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) 95 Nicholas Rigas – K – Freshman (6'0, 185) Long snapper 22 Bryce Felt – Junior (5'9, 180) 49 Mike Midkiff – Senior (6'3, 215) 51 Jonas Halbrook – Freshman		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) 67 Frank Riggins – OL – Freshman (6'4, 240) 68 David Hensley – G – Sophomore (6'4, 315) 69 David Brown – OL – Freshman 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) 34 Leo Bisesi – Freshman (6'0, 210) 38 Jeremiah Swain – Freshman (5'11, 210) 39 Hunter Willis – Freshman 40 Diego Moran – Freshman 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

See also: 2024 Northern Colorado Bears football team

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
Total yards	71–360	74–408
Rushing 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

at No. 1 South Dakota State

See also: 2024 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

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
Total yards	59–419	74–515
Rushing 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

at No. 9 Southern Illinois

See also: 2024 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

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
Total yards	77–437	77–543
Rushing 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

See also: 2024 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

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
Total yards	75–439	60–412
Rushing 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

See also: 2024 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

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
Total yards	54–280	78-516
Rushing 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

See also: 2024 Nicholls Colonels football team

Uniform combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Game Six – Nicholls Colonels (2–3; 0–0) 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 NIC – 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 NIC – 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	NIC	UIW
First downs	18	16
Total yards	72–260	57–363
Rushing 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

See also: 2024 McNeese Cowboys football team

Uniform combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Game Seven – McNeese Cowboys (4–3; 1–1) at No. 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 Beck
• 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

at Southeastern Louisiana

See also: 2024 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

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
Total yards	63–369	79–341
Rushing 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

See also: 2024 Houston Christian Huskies football team

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
Total yards	64–301	89–573
Rushing 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

See also: 2024 Lamar Cardinals football team

Uniform combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lamar	7	6	7	0	20
No. 8 Incarnate Word	10	10	14	7	41

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

• Date: November 9
• Game time: 2:00 pm
• Game weather: Temperature: 78 • Wind: NE 6 mph • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 2,055
• Referee: Gary Leeper
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Karl Schoening (play-by-play), Sam Kaman (analyst) & Blair Villarreal (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter UIW – 9:22 Brack Peacock 41 yard field goal UIW 3–0 Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:37 LU – 6:08 Devyn Gibbs 28 yard pass from Robert Coleman, Ben Woodard kick LU 7–3 Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:14 UIW – 5:10 Roy Alexander 37 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick UIW 10–7 Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:58 Second Quarter UIW – 7:23 Roy Alexander 9 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick UIW 17–7 Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 1:48 LU – 0:52 Damien Moore 11 yard pass from Robert Coleman, PAT failed UIW 17–13 Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 1:00 UIW – 0:00 Brack Peacock 36 yard field goal UIW 20–13 Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 0:48 Third Quarter UIW – 10:44 Jackson Lowe 6 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick UIW 27–13 Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:16 UIW – 9:25 Jalen Walthall 67 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick UIW 34–13 Drive: 1 play, 67 yards, 0:09 LU – 2:02 Izaha Jones 47 yard pass from Robert Coleman, Ben Woodard kick UIW 34–20 Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:41 Fourth Quarter UIW – 7:39 Roy Alexander 56 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick UIW 41–20 Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:29

Statistics	LU	UIW
First downs	18	26
Total yards	61–330	72–606
Rushing yards	29–72	38–204
Passing yards	258	402
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–32–0	23–34–0
Time of possession	31:10	28:50

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing	Robert Coleman	17/22, 238 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Major Bowden	5 carries, 44 yards
	Receiving	Kyndon Fuselier	6 receptions, 90 yards
Incarnate Word	Passing	Zach Calzada	23/33, 402 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Dekalon Taylor	15 carries, 98 yards
	Receiving	Jalen Walthall	7 receptions, 165 yards, 1 TD

at Stephen F. Austin

See also: 2024 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

Uniform combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Game Eleven – No. 6 Incarnate Word Cardinals (8–2; 5–0) at Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (6–4; 4–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Cardinals	3	10	7	7	27
Lumberjacks	6	3	3	8	20

at Homer Bryce Stadium, Nacogdoches, TX

• Date: November 16
• Game time: 2:03 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 4,116
• Referee: Craig Helser
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Simmons (play-by-play) & Courtney Garcia (analyst)
• Box Score Recap

Game information

First Quarter SFA – 10:41 Chris Campos 30 yard field goal SFA 3–0 Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 3:00 UIW – 5:50 Brack Peacock 22 yard field goal Tied 3–3 Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 1:47 SFA – 0:47 Chris Campos 23 yard field goal SFA 6–3 Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 1:30 Second Quarter UIW – 12:33 Brack Peacock 38 yard field goal Tied 6–6 Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:34 UIW – 4:52 Dekalon Taylor 7 yard run, Brack Peacock kick UIW 13–6 Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 2:39 SFA – 0:05 Chris Campos 31 yard field goal UIW 13–9 Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 4:42 Third Quarter UIW – 8:26 Roy Alexander 13 yard run, Brack Peacock kick UIW 20–9 Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 2:24 SFA – 4:29 Chris Campos 36 yard field goal UIW 20–12 Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 3:57 Fourth Quarter UIW – 8:59 Roy Alexander 5 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick UIW 27–12 Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:59 SFA – 6:56 Kylon Harris 25 yard pass from Gavin Rutherford, Gavin Rutherford rush UIW 27–20 Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 1:57

Statistics	UIW	SFA
First downs	16	21
Total yards	66–390	79–331
Rushing yards	34–185	43–122
Passing yards	205	209
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–32–3	21–36–2
Time of possession	25:54	34:06

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Incarnate Word	Passing	Zach Calzada	15/32, 205 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Dekalon Taylor	12 carries, 74 yards, TD
	Receiving	Roy Alexander	6 receptions, 69 yards, TD
Stephen F. Austin	Passing	Gavin Rutherford	21/35, 209 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Gavin Rutherford	17 carries, 47 yards
	Receiving	Kylon Harrs	6 receptions, 79 yards, TD

at East Texas A&M

See also: 2024 East Texas A&M Lions football team

Uniform combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Game Twelve – No. 6 Incarnate Word Cardinals (9–2; 6–0) at East Texas A&M Lions (3–8; 2–3)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Cardinals	7	10	0	21	38
Lions	7	10	7	0	24

at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, TX

• Date: November 23
• Game time: 1:00 pm
• Game weather: Temperature: 69 • Wind: S 11 mph • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 3,724
• Referee: Austin Mezzacasa
• TV: ESPN+
• Box Score Recap

Game information

First Quarter UIW – 6:26 Zach Calzada 1 yard run, Brack Peacock kick UIW 7–0 Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 4:36 ET – 3:01 Ron Peace 14 yard run, Luke Jackson kick Tied 7–7 Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:22 Second Quarter ET – 12:55 KJ Shankle 14 yard run, Luke Jackson kick ET 14–7 Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:23 UIW – 8:30 Jalen Walthall 43 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick Tied 14–14 Drive: 1 play, 43 yards, 0:09 ET – 2:57 Luke Jackson 39 yard field goal ET 17–14 Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 3:12 UIW – 0:00 Brack Peacock 37 yard field goal Tied 17–17 Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 0:22 Third Quarter ET – 10:01 KJ Shankle 7 yard pass from Ron Peace, Luke Jackson kick ET 24–17 Drive: 14 plays, 90 yards, 5:17 Fourth Quarter UIW – 12:58 Lontrell Turner 5 yard run, Brack Peacock kick Tied 24–24 Drive: 14 plays, 90 yards, 5:17 UIW – 7:48 Logan Compton 9 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick UIW 31–24 Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 1:41 UIW – 2:43 Mason Pierce 18 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick UIW 38–24 Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 4:30

Statistics	UIW	ET
First downs	29	14
Total yards	83–496	64–231
Rushing yards	43–163	25–66
Passing yards	333	165
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	26–40–1	21–39–1
Time of possession	33:22	26:38

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Incarnate Word	Passing	Zach Calzada	26/40, 333 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Lontrell Turner	16 carries, 77 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jalen Walthall	7 receptions, 125 yards, 1 TD
East Texas A&M	Passing	Ron Peace	21/38, 165 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	KJ Shankle	12 carries, 56 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jaden Proctor	4 receptions, 49 yards

FCS Playoffs

No. 12 Villanova Wildcats – Second Round

See also: 2024 Villanova Wildcats football team and 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football postseason

Uniform combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Game Thirteen – No. 12 Villanova Wildcats (10–3) at No. 6 Incarnate Word Cardinals (10–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Wildcats	0	3	3	0	6
No. 6 Cardinals	0	3	0	10	13

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

• Date: Saturday December 7, 2024
• Game time: 1:02 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 46 • Wind: NE 6 mph • Weather: Rain
• Game attendance: 1,926
• Referee: Kelly Holman
• TV: ESPN+
• Box Score AP Recap UIW Recap

Game information

First quarter None Second quarter UIW – 8:48 Brack Peacock 23 yard field goal UIW 3–0 Drive: 14 plays, 58 yards, 5:46 VILL – 4:02 Ethan Gettman 49 yard field goal Tied 3–3 Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:08 Third quarter VILL – 2:24 Ethan Gettman 52 yard field goal VILL 6–3 Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:02 Fourth quarter UIW – 14:08 Roy Alexander 17 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick UIW 10–6 Drive 8 plays, 77 yards, 0:52 UIW – 4:14 Brack Peacock 35 yard field goal UIW 13–6 Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 5:23

Statistics	VILL	UIW
First downs	9	25
Total yards	138	441
Rushing yards	35	259
Passing yards	103	182
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12–27–1	22–37–0
Time of possession	23:45	36:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Villanova	Passing	Connor Watkins	12/27, 103 yards, INT
	Rushing	David Avit	10 carries, 36 yards
	Receiving	Jaylan Sanchez	6 receptions, 54 yards
Incarnate Word	Passing	Zach Calzada	22/37, 182 yards, TD
	Rushing	Lontrell Turner	18 carries, 120 yards
	Receiving	Jalen Walthall	6 receptions, 75 yards

at No. 2 South Dakota State Jackrabbits – Quarterfinals

See also: 2024 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team and 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football postseason

Uniform combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Game Fourteen – No. 6 Incarnate Word Cardinals (11–2) at No. 2 South Dakota State Jackrabbits (11–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Cardinals	0	0	14	0	14
No. 2 Jackrabbits	7	24	7	17	55

at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, Brookings, SD

• Date: Saturday December 14, 2024
• Game time: 11:02 a.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 26 • Wind: SE 10 mph • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 8,671
• Referee: Paul Matt Overton
• TV announcers (ESPN/ESPN+): Jay Alter (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), and Marilyn Payne (sideline)
• Box Score ESPN Recap UIW Recap SDSU Recap

Game information

First quarter SDSU – 4:30 Griffin Wilde 35 yard pass from Mark Gronowski, Hunter Dustman kick SDSU 7–0 Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:30 Second quarter SDSU – 9:59 Griffin Wilde 35 yard pass from Mark Gronowski, Hunter Dustman kick SDSU 14–0 Drive: 6 plays, 92 yards, 3:30 SDSU – 6:03 Mark Gronowski 3 yard run, Hunter Dustman kick SDSU 21–0 Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 3:20 SDSU – 1:02 Mark Gronowski 1 yard run, Hunter Dustman kick SDSU 28–0 Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:02 SDSU – 0:01 Hunter Dustman 36 yard field goal SDSU 31–0 Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, 0:28 Third quarter SDSU – 13:30 David Alpers 59 yard pass from Mark Gronowski, Hunter Dustman kick SDSU 38–0 Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:30 UIW – 7:59 Roy Alexander 3 Yd pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick SDSU 38–7 Drive: 15 plays, 69 yards, 5:31 UIW – 3:38 Zach Calzada 1 yard run, Brack Peacock kick SDSU 38–14 Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:41 Fourth quarter SDSU – 13:21 Hunter Dustman 30 yard field goal SDSU 41–14 Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:57 SDSU – 10:55 Kirby Vorhees 1 yard run, Hunter Dustman kick SDSU 48–14 Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 1:29 SDSU – 6:32 Brenden Begeman 1 yard run, Hunter Dustman kick SDSU 55–14 Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 3:07

Statistics	UIW	SDSU
First downs	19	19
Total yards	345	476
Rushing yards	87	273
Passing yards	258	203
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	37–51–1	8–17–1
Time of possession	27:12	32:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Incarnate Word	Passing	Zach Calzada	37/51, 258 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Lontrell Turner	6 carries, 41 yards
	Receiving	Roy Alexander	13 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD
South Dakota State	Passing	Mark Gronowski	7/16, 174 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Amar Johnson	18 carries, 132 yards
	Receiving	Griffin Wilde	3 receptions, 67 yards, 2 TDs

Conference awards and honors

Cardinal players received player of the week recognition nine times during the season.

Weekly awards

Weekly honors

Honors	Player	Position	Date Awarded	Ref.
SLC Offensive Player of the Week	Jalen Walthall	WR	September 2, 2024	[7]
SLC Offensive Player of the Week	Dekalon Taylor	RB	September 23, 2024	[8]
SLC Defensive Player of the Week	Mister Williams	LB	September 23, 2024	[8]
SLC Offensive Player of the Week	Zach Calzada	QB	October 14, 2024	[9]
SLC Defensive Player of the Week	Dune Smith	LB	October 14, 2024	[10]
SLC Offensive Player of the Week	Roy Alexander	WR	November 4, 2024	[11]
SLC Offensive Player of the Week	Zach Calzada	QB	November 11, 2024	[12]
SLC Defensive Player of the Week	Darius Sanders	DB	November 18, 2024	[13]
SLC Offensive Player of the Week	Zach Calzada	QB	November 25, 2024	[14]

Player and Coach of the Year Selections

Two Incarnate Word players and one coach were individual superlative award winners. ^[15]

2024 Southland Conference Football Individual Superlative Winners

Football Player of the Year: Zach Calzada, UIW
Offensive Player of the Year: Jalen Walthall, UIW
Coach of the Year: Clint Killough, UIW

Postseason All–Southland Teams

The Southland Conference announced the 2024 all-conference football team selections on November 26, 2024. Incarnate Word had a total of 14 players selected. ^[15]

Offense 1st Team Zach Calzada – Quarterback, GR Dekalon Taylor – Running back, JR Logan Compton – Tight end, JR Jalen Walthall – Wide receiver, JR Traveon Newsome – Offensive lineman, JR Mason Williams – Offensive lineman, GR 2nd Team Roy Alexander – Wide receiver, GR Nolan Hay – Offensive lineman, JR Rasheed Jackson – Offensive lineman, SO

Defense 1st Team Declan Williams – Defensive lineman, JR Darius Sanders – Defensive back, SR Mason Chambers – Defensive back, SR 2nd Team Devin Grant – Defensive lineman, JR Mister Williams – Linebacker, JR Dekalon Taylor – Punt returner, JR

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	6	6	6
Coaches	15	11	14	18	18	15	15	13	11	10	8	6	6	6

References

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.
7. James Hill (September 2, 2024). "UIW's Walthall, Nicholls' Ennis, McNeese's Johnson Named Opening Jersey Mike's Football Players of the Week". Southland Conference. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
8. James Hill (September 23, 2024). "UIW's Taylor, Williams; McNeese's Smith Named Jersey Mike's Football Players of the Week". Southland Conference. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
9. James Hill (October 14, 2024). "UIW's Calzada, Smith; Southeastern's Lewis Named Jersey Mike's Southland Football Players of the Week". Southland Conference. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
11. James Hill (November 4, 2024). "UIW's Alexander, Southeastern's Pierce, SFA's Eddings Named Jersey Mike's Football Players of the Week". Southland Conference. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
12. James Hill (November 11, 2024). "UIW's Calzada, East Texas A&M's Tucker, and HCU's Fedor Named Jersey Mike's Football Players of the Week". Southland Conference. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
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14. James Hill (November 25, 2024). "UIW's Calzada, HCU's Valenzuela, Southeastern's Reno, Callaghan Earn Final Jersey Mike's Players of the Week". Southland Conference. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
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