2024 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

2024 Incarnate Word Cardinals football
2024 Incarnate Word Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach	Clint Killough (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Conner McQueen (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Gush (2nd season)
Home stadium	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Southland Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Houston Christian	0	–	0	0	–	0
Incarnate Word	0	–	0	0	–	0
Lamar	0	–	0	0	–	0
McNeese	0	–	0	0	–	0
Nicholls	0	–	0	0	–	0
Northwestern State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana	0	–	0	0	–	0
Texas A&M–Commerce *	0	–	0	0	–	0

* – Texas A&M–Commerce ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team will represent the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals will play their home games at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium in San Antonio, Texas. They are led by second-year head coach Clint Killough.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site
August 31	TBD	Northern Colorado*	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX
September 7	TBD	at South Dakota State*	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD
September 14	TBD	at Southern Illinois*	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL
September 21	TBD	Northern Arizona*	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX
September 28	TBD	Prairie View A&M*	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX
October 12	TBD	Nicholls	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX
October 19	TBD	McNeese	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX
October 26	TBD	at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA
November 2	TBD	Lamar	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX
November 9	TBD	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA
November 16	TBD	Houston Christian	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX
November 23	TBD	at Texas A&M–Commerce	Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

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Personnel[edit]

Coaching staff[edit]

Source: ^[2]

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 / director of high school relations	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
Tre Spragg	Defensive quality control	Incarnate Word (2015)	2023
Richard Johnson	Defensive quality control	Kansas (2011)	2023
Nick Young	Recruiting coordinator / senior analyst	Toledo (2012)	2023
Lauren Mancha	Director of player personnel / campus relations / assistant to the head coach	Incarnate Word (2022)	2022
Cody Dunn	Assistant tight ends	McGill (2021)	2022
John Scifers	Special teams quality control / video coordinator	Incarnate Word (2021)	2023
Cameron Venzant	Offensive graduate assistant	Central Arkansas (2022)	2022
Mauricio De La Garza	Offensive graduate assistant		2023
Lamont Johnson	Offensive graduate assistant	Incarnate Word (2019)	2023
Davis Conley	Director of strength and conditioning	LaGrange (2017)	2022
Augie Melendez Jr.	Head football athletic trainer	Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi (2017)	2017

Roster[edit]

Source: ^[3]

2024 Incarnate Word Cardinals football

Quarterback

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

Running back

3 Dekalon Taylor – Junior (5'9, 166)
4 Isaiah Robinson – Senior (6'2, 212)
5 Jarrell Wiley – Senior (5'10, 182)
20 Timothy Carter – Senior (6'0, 215)
26 Zach Obara – Freshman (6'3, 195)
29 Daniel Fayombo – Freshman (6'0, 180)
30 Dylan Nelson – Sophomore (5'10, 169)
34 Nick Meehan – Sophomore (5'11, 193)

Wide receiver

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

Tight end

11 Jackson Lowe – Senior (6'5, 237)
47 Dane Farley – Freshman (6'1, 230)
80 Jackson Muckelroy – Freshman (6'4, 205)

Offensive line

55 River Gordon – G – Junior (6'4, 315)
60 Mason Williams – C – Senior (6'3, 295)
62 Austin DeArmond – T – Sophomore (6'4, 294)
65 Ozzy Garcia – OL – Freshman (6'1, 290)
66 Bradley Walker – OL – Freshman (5'11, 220)
67 Trevin Demby – OL – Freshman (6'0, 290)
70 Traveon Newsome – G – Junior (6'2, 350)
72 Christian Fitchett – T – Freshman (6'5, 270)
73 Caleb Flores – C/G – Sophomore (6'4, 279)
75 Rasheed Jackson – T – Sophomore (6'7, 320)
76 Lawson Petty – G – Freshman (6'3, 280)
77 Jayden Borjas – G/T – Senior (6'5, 295)
78 Branon Jackson – G – Senior (6'3, 295)
Nolan Hay – OL – Junior (6'4, 300)
David Hensley – G – Sophomore (6'4, 315)
Adam May – T – Freshman (6'6, 295)
Lamont Smith – OL – Freshman (6'3, 250)

Defensive line

8 Chase Carter – DL – Sophomore (6'4, 255)
10 John Mathis – DT – Junior (6'2, 265)
15 Marcus Brown – DE – Senior (6'5, 245)
43 Emiliano Fears – DL – Freshman (6'1, 215)
44 Devin Grant – DL – Junior (6'3, 230)
45 Logan Granville – DE – Freshman (6'3, 230)
92 Jeremiah Robinson – DL – Freshman (6'2, 240)
97 TJ Harold – DT – Freshman (6'1, 290)
99 Josh Gonzalez – DT – Junior (6'2, 310)'’
Jace Bardwell – DT – Freshman (6'2, 285)
Terrell Elliott – DT – Junior (6'2, 300)
Dylan Ndambuki – DL – Senior (6'3, 245)
Isaiah Pedack – DL – Junior (6'3, 275)

Linebacker

11 Tylan Foster – Senior (5'11, 225)
12 Mister Williams – Junior (6'0, 245)
22 Derrick Lewis – Senior (6'1, 210)
32 Darius Sanders – Senior (6'2, 199)
42 Caleb Lewis – Senior (6'2, 235)
54 Josh Pastrana – Freshman (6'0, 205)
Diego Moran – Freshman (6'1, 215)
Jordan Norwood – Sophomore (6'1, 225)
Jonathan Thomas – Senior (6'3, 260)
Declan Williams – Junior (6'2, 245)

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)
18 D'Arius Carmouche – CB – Freshman (6'0, 165)
20 Kendrick Stone – DB – Junior (6'2, 190)
21 A.J. Harris – S – Freshman (5'10, 170)
24 Barry Dillon – CB – Freshman (6'1, 170)
25 Patrick Batiste – CB – Freshman (6'0, 185)
28 Jayden Staggers – CB – Junior (5'11, 167)
31 DeVonte Wilson – S – Junior (6'2, 196)
36 Keenon Pitts – CB – Senior (5'10, 169)
Matt Kordas – DB – Sophomore (6'1, 185)
Nehemiah Lowery – CB – Freshman (5'8, 150)
Drew Merrill – DB – Junior (6'0, 190)
Isaiah Pruitt – DB – Freshman (6'0, 180)
Hunter Willis – DB – Freshman (6'0, 190)

Kicker/Punter

46 Brack Peacock – K – Freshman (5'6, 165)

Long snapper

49 Bryce Felt – Junior (5'9, 180)
50 Jake Williford – Freshman (6'3, 255)

Legend

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

Game summaries[edit]

Northern Colorado[edit]

Game One – Northern Colorado Bears at Incarnate Word Cardinals

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	-	-	-	-	0
Cardinals	-	-	-	-	0

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

Date: August 31
Game time: TBD

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Incarnate Word	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

@ South Dakota State[edit]

Game Two – Incarnate Word Cardinals at South Dakota State Jackrabbits

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	-	-	-	-	0
Jackrabbits	-	-	-	-	0

at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, Brookings, SD

Date: September 7
Game time: TBD

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Incarnate Word	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

@ Southern Illinois[edit]

Game Three – Incarnate Word Cardinals at Southern Illinois Salukis

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	-	-	-	-	0
Salukis	-	-	-	-	0

at Saluki Stadium, Carbondale, IL

Date: September 14
Game time: TBD

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Incarnate Word	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southern Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Northern Arizona[edit]

Game Four – Northern Arizona Lumberjacks at Incarnate Word Cardinals

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

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

Date: September 21
Game time: TBD

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Incarnate Word	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Prairie View A&M[edit]

Game Five – Prairie View A&M Panthers at Incarnate Word Cardinals

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	-	-	-	-	0
Cardinals	-	-	-	-	0

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

Date: September 28
Game time: TBD

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Prairie View A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Incarnate Word	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Nicholls[edit]

Game Six – Nicholls Colonels at Incarnate Word Cardinals

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	-	-	-	-	0
Cardinals	-	-	-	-	0

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

Date: October 12
Game time: TBD

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

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

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

McNeese[edit]

Game Seven – McNeese Cowboys at Incarnate Word Cardinals

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	-	-	-	-	0
Cardinals	-	-	-	-	0

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

Date: October 19
Game time: TBD

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

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

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

@ Northwestern State[edit]

Game Eight – Incarnate Word Cardinals at Northwestern State Demons

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	-	-	-	-	0
Demons	-	-	-	-	0

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, LA

Date: October 26
Game time: TBD

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Incarnate Word	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Lamar[edit]

Game Nine – Lamar Cardinals at Incarnate Word Cardinals

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals (LU)	-	-	-	-	0
Cardinals (UIW)	-	-	-	-	0

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

Date: November 2
Game time: TBD

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

@ Southeastern Louisiana[edit]

Game Ten – Incarnate Word Cardinals at Southeastern Louisiana Lions

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	-	-	-	-	0
Lions	-	-	-	-	0

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

Date: November 9
Game time: TBD

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Incarnate Word	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southeastern Louisiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Houston Christian[edit]

Game Eleven – Houston Christian Huskies at Incarnate Word Cardinals

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	-	-	-	-	0
Cardinals	-	-	-	-	0

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

Date: November 16
Game time: TBD

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Incarnate Word	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

@ Texas A&M–Commerce[edit]

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	-	-	-	-	0
Lions	-	-	-	-	0

at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, TX

Date: November 23
Game time: TBD

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

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

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

References[edit]

^ "2024 UIW Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
^ "Football Coaches". University of the Incarnate Word. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
^ "2023 Football Roster". University of the Incarnate Word Athletics. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

[1] "2024 UIW Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved December 20, 2023.

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

[3] "2023 Football Roster". University of the Incarnate Word Athletics. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

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