# 2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

The 2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team represented the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2022 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 first-year head coach G. J. Kinne.
On June 24, 2022, Incarnate Word announced that they would remain in the Southland Conference days before they were to transition to the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). Previously in November 2021, the program announced the move of the athletics to the WAC for the 2022 season.

## Preseason
### Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 20, 2022. The Cardinals were picked to finish second in the conference and received seven first-place votes.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Southeastern Louisiana | 90 (7) |
| 2 | Incarnate Word | 86 (7) |
| 3 | Nicholls | 79 (2) |
| 4 | McNeese | 61 |
| 5 | Northwestern State | 44 |
| 6 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 39 |
| 7 | Lamar | 25 |
| 8 | Houston Christian | 24 |

### Preseason All–Southland Teams

The Southland Conference announced the 2022 preseason all-conference football team selections on July 13, 2022. UIW had a total of 16 players selected, the highest number in the Southland Conference.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 9 Southern Illinois* | No. 14 | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | W 64–29 | 2,656 |
| September 10 | 4:30 p.m. | at Nevada* | No. 8 | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | KNSN-TV/BS SoCal | W 55–41 | 14,092 |
| September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at Prairie View A&M* | No. 6 | Panther Stadium at Blackshear FieldPrairie View, TX | ESPN+ | W 31–14 | 4,338 |
| September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southeastern Louisiana | No. T–4 | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA | ESPN+ | L 35–41 | 5,095 |
| October 1 | 6:00 p.m. | McNeese | No. 11 | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | W 48–20 | 2,542 |
| October 8 | 4:00 p.m. | Lamar | No. 10 | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | ESPN3 | W 56–17 | 1,937 |
| October 15 | 3:00 p.m. | at Nicholls ‡* | No. T–8 | Manning Field at John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, LA | ESPN+ | W 49–14 | 5,122 |
| October 22 | 2:05 p.m. | Faulkner* | No. 8 | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | W 70–0 | 2,598 |
| October 29 | 2:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M–Commerce | No. 8 | Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial StadiumCommerce, TX | ESPN+ | W 35–7 | 4,127 |
| November 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Houston Christian | No. 7 | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | W 73–20 | 3,249 |
| November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at Northwestern State | No. 5 | Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA | ESPN+ | W 66–7 | 3,142 |
| December 3 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 11 Furman* | No. 5 | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX (NCAA Division I Second Round) | ESPN+ | W 41–38 | 2,373 |
| December 9 | 9:30 p.m. | at No. 2 Sacramento State* | No. 5 | Hornet StadiumSacramento, CA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal) | ESPN+ | W 66–63 | 13,722 |
| December 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 4 North Dakota State* | No. 5 | FargodomeFargo, ND (NCAA Division I Semifinal) | ESPN2/ESPN+ | L 32–35 | 12,569 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||
‡The game vs. Nicholls was previously scheduled as a non-conference game, and was retained as such, even though both schools are still in the Southland Conference.

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

Source:
| Name | Position | Alma mater | Joined staff |
| G. J. Kinne | Head coach | Tulsa (2011) | 2022 |
| Clint Killough | Associate head coach / wide receivers / recruiting coordinator | Incarnate Word (2015) | 2018 |
| Mack Leftwich | Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks | UTEP (2017) | 2018 |
| Jordan Shoemaker | Offensive Line / run game coordinator | Houston (2011) | 2018 |
| Jonathan Patke | Defensive coordinator / linebackers | Stephen F. Austin (2008) | 2022 |
| Will Bryant | Tight Ends & H-Backs / academic coordinator / High School Relations | Texas Tech (2014) | 2022 |
| Kam Martin | Running backs | Auburn (2019) | 2022 |
| David Stuckman | Cornerbacks | Grambling (2012) | 2022 |
| Dexter McCoil | Safeties / NFL & CFL liaison | Tulsa (2012) | 2022 |
| Matthew Gregg | Special teams coordinator / outside linebackers | Southern Nazarene (2014) | 2019 |
| Landon Keopple | Offensive quality control | Tulsa (2006) | 2022 |
| Kevon Beckwith | Run game coordinator / defensive line | Louisiana (2015) | 2022 |
| Zack Lucas | Director of football operations | Oklahoma State (2010) | 2022 |
| Blair Cavanaugh | Special teams analyst / the word coordinator | Portland State (2016) | 2022 |
| Reggie Marshall | Defensive quality control | Southeastern Oklahoma (2018) | 2022 |
| Bret Huth | Director of strength and conditioning | John Carroll (2010) | 2018 |
| Augie Melendez, Jr. | Head football athletic trainer | Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi (2017) | 2017 |

### Roster

Source:

## Depth chart

Defense :
* STAR
* Brandon Richard
* Tre Richardson -or- Darius Sanders
* FS
* Elliott Davidson
* Dante Heaggans -or- Micahh Smith
| W | M |
| Isaiah Paul | Kelechi Anyalebechi |
| Tah Mac Bright | Ricky Rich |
* RS
* Kaleb Culp
* Aaron Reynolds -or- Shawn Holton
* CB
* Donte Thompson
* Tiji Paul
| DE | DT | DT | DE |
| Sam Latham -or- Zac McKinney | Cameron Preston | Olivier Charles-Pierre -or- Royce Wellington | Chris Whittaker -or- Steven Parker |
| Edgerrin Williams | Darius Richmond -or- John Mathis | Jared Soyring | Miles Adams |
* CB
* Brian Mayes
* Zamari Maxwell -or- Devan Barrett
Offense :
* X
* Taylor Grimes
* Jaelin Campbell
* Y
* Brandon Porter
* Kailan Noseff
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| Nash Jones | Caleb Johnson | Reid Francis | Stanley Mark | Jimeto Obigbo |
| Dorion Strawn | Jhase Edwards | Jayden Borjas | Emeka Obigbo | Dayton Robinson |
* 3 Back
* Roger McCuller
* Jackson Lowe -or- Mason Meyer
* Z
* Darion Chafin
* Ce'Cori Tolds
* QB
* Lindsey Scott Jr.
* Steven Duncan
* Key reserves
* CJ Hardy (WR)
* Marquez Perez (WR)
* Kole Wilson (WR)
* DeKalon Taylor (WR/KR/PR)
* Caleb Berry (RB)
* Chance Trentman-Rosas (TE/LS/H)
* RB
* Marcus Cooper
* Jarrell Wiley -or- Isaiah Robinson -or- Tyrese Brown
* Special teams
* PK Carson Mohr
* PK Tony Sterner
* P Keven Nguyen
* P Toney Sterner
* KR Ce'Cori Tolds
* PR Ce'Cori Tolds
* LS Joe Giordiano
* H Keven Nguyen

## Postseason honors

The following Cardinals received postseason honors for the 2022 season:
Walter Payton Award QB Lindsey Scott Jr. – Graduate Senior
Associated Press FCS All–America First Team QB Lindsey Scott Jr. – Graduate Senior
Stats Perform FCS All–America First Team QB Lindsey Scott Jr. – Graduate Senior
Stats Perform FCS All–America Second Team WR Taylor Grimes – Senior LB Kelechi Anyalebechi – Graduate Senior
Associated Press FCS All–America Third Team WR Taylor Grimes – Senior WR Darion Chafin – Graduate Senior OL Caleb Johnson – Graduate Senior LB Kelechi Anyalebechi – Graduate Senior
Stats Perform FCS All–America Third Team WR Darion Chafin – Graduate Senior
Stats Perform FCS Freshman All–America Team PR Kole Wilson – Freshman
Southland Conference Player of the Year QB Lindsey Scott Jr. – Graduate Senior
Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year LB Kelechi Anyalebechi – Graduate Senior
All–Southland Conference First–Team QB Lindsey Scott, Jr. – Graduate Senior WR Taylor Grimes – Senior WR Darion Chafin – Graduate Senior OL Caleb Johnson – Graduate Senior OL Reid Francis – Senior DL Chris Whittaker – Graduate Senior DL Steven Parker – Senior LB Kelechi Anyalebechi – Graduate Senior DB Donte Thompson – Junior
All–Southland Conference Second–Team RB Marcus Cooper – Graduate Senior OL Jimeto Obigbo – Sophomore OL Nash Jones – Junior DB Kaleb Culp – Junior

## Game summaries
### No. 9 Southern Illinois

Uniform combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 9 Salukis | 0 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 29 |
| No. 14 Cardinals | 22 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 64 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX
* Date: September 3
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. (Delayed by lightning until 7:40 p.m.)
* Game weather: Temperature: 74 • Wind: SE 6 mph • Weather: Overcast
* Game attendance: 2,656
* Referee: James Brookhart
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Paul Alexander (play-by-play), Karl Schoening (analyst) and Katie Goodman (sideline)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
UIW – 13:42 Taylor Grimes 66 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 7–0 Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:18
UIW – 12:21 Team 20 yard safety UIW 9–0
UIW – 7:26 Taylor Grimes 55 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 16–0 Drive: 1 play, 55 yards, 0:09
UIW – 0:43 Lindsey Scott Jr. 6 yard run, Carson Mohr kick failed UIW 22–0 Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 1:31
Second Quarter
SIU – 9:16 Romeir Elliott 55 yard run, Jake Baumgarte kick UIW 22–7 Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 2:18
UIW – 8:11 Darion Chafin 79 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 29–7 Drive: 3 plays, 81 yards, 0:57
SIU – 4:41 Justin Strong 6 yard run, Jake Baumgarte kick failed UIW 29–13 Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:24
SIU – 0:00 Jake Baumgarte 47 yard field goal UIW 29–16 Drive: 11 plays, 41 yards, 3:14
Third Quarter
SIU – 5:52 Jake Baumgarte 32 yard field goal UIW 29–19 Drive: 19 plays, 69 yards, 9:01
UIW – 3:29 Marquez Perez 36 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 36–19 Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:23
UIW – 2:13 Tiji Paul 38 yard interception return, Carson Mohr kick UIW 43–19
Fourth Quarter
UIW – 12:52 Jaelin Campbell 39 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 50–19 Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:29
SIU – 8:27 Jake Baumgarte 26 yard field goal UIW 50–22 Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 4:14
UIW – 5:29 Brandon Porter 38 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 57–22 Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:58
SIU – 3:36 Dayton Mitchell 6 yard pass from Zach Zebrowski, Jake Baumgarte kick UIW 57–29 Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:53
UIW – 1:02 Caleb Berry 3 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 64–29 Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:34
Passing
SIU – Nic Baker 19/31, 175 YDS, 1 INT
UIW – Lindsey Scott Jr. 17/25, 391 YDS, 6 TD
Rushing
SIU – Romeir Elliott 15 ATT, 103 YDS, 1 TD
UIW – Jarrell Wiley 3 ATT, 35 YDS
Receiving
SIU – Avante Cox 6 REC, 57 YDS
UIW – Taylor Grimes 3 REC, 126 YDS, 2 TD :

### @ Nevada

Uniform combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 8 Cardinals | 9 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 55 |
| Wolf Pack | 17 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 41 |
at Mackay Stadium, Reno, NV
* Date: September 10
* Game time: 4:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 87 • Wind: SE 2 mph • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 14,092
* Referee: Christian Watson
* TV announcers (KNSN-TV/Bally Sports SoCal): Alex Margulies (play-by-play), Lucas Weber (analyst) and Shannon Kelly (sideline)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
NEV – 11:51 Brandon Talton 34 yard field goal NEV 3–0 Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 2:41
NEV – 10:38 Toa Taua 11 yard run, Brandon Talton kick NEV 10–0 Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards, 1:09
UIW – 5:57 Carson Mohr 38 yard field goal NEV 10–3 Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 1:56
NEV – 1:45 BJ Casteel 7 yard pass from Nate Cox, Brandon Talton kick NEV 17–3 Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:12
UIW – 0:30 Marcus Cooper 21 yard run, Carson Mohr kick blocked NEV 17–9 Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:15
Second Quarter
UIW – 9:07 Roger McCuller 1 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick NEV 17–16 Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards, 1:13
UIW – 3:28 Jarrell Wiley 18 yard run, Lindsey Scott Jr. rush UIW 24–17 Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 1:50
Third Quarter
UIW – 12:05 Kelechi Anyalebechi 59 yard fumble recovery, Carson Mohr kick UIW 31–17
UIW – 9:24 Darion Chafin 44 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 38–17 Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 1:32
NEV – 5:55 Nate Cox 3 yard run, Brandon Talton kick UIW 38–24 Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:29
NEV – 0:19 Toa Taua 26 yard pass from Nate Cox, Brandon Talton kick UIW 38–31 Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:18
Fourth Quarter
UIW – 13:05 Carson Mohr 30 yard field goal UIW 41–31 Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 2:09
NEV – 10:33 Brandon Talton 40 yard field goal UIW 41–34 Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 2:32
UIW – 8:19 Marcus Cooper 10 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 48–34 Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:14
NEV – 2:13 Devonte Lee 6 yard run, Brandon Talton kick UIW 48–41 Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:01
UIW – 1:10 Darion Chafin 41 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 55–41 Drive: 3 plays, 42 yards, 0:59
Passing
UIW – Lindsey Scott Jr. 18/25, 406 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT
NEV – Nate Cox 22/43, 302 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing
UIW – Marcus Cooper 16 ATT, 84 YDS, 1 TD
NEV – Toa Taua 24 ATT, 101 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving
UIW – Darion Chafin 7 REC, 262 YDS, 2 TD
NEV – BJ Casteel 5 REC, 85 YDS, 1 TD :

### @ Prairie View A&M

Uniform combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 6 Cardinals | 14 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 31 |
| Panthers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field, Prairie View, TX
* Date: September 17
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 88 • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 4,338
* Referee: Brandon Bullock
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Butch Alsandor (play-by-play) and Jorge Vargas (analyst)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
UIW – 10:01 Darion Chafin 6 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick blocked UIW 6–0 Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:35
PVAMU – 6:27 Ahmad Antoine 2 yard run, Luis Reyes kick PVAMU 7–6 Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 3:25
UIW – 3:23 Taylor Grimes 6 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Brandon Porter pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr. UIW 14–7 Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 2:54
Second Quarter
UIW – 14:15 Marquez Perez 18 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Tony Sterner kick missed UIW 20–7 Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 2:22
Third Quarter
UIW – 10:48 Isaiah Robinson 4 yard run, Taylor Grimes pass from Lindsey Scott Jr. UIW 28–7 Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:05
UIW – 0:00 Tony Sterner 35 yard field goal UIW 31–7 Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 5:54
Fourth Quarter
PVAMU – 6:48 Ahmad Antoine 1 yard run, Luis Reyes kick UIW 31–14 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:35
Passing
UIW – Lindsey Scott Jr. 30/41, 228 YDS, 3 TD
PVAMU – Channing Dumas 2/13, 37 YDS
Rushing
UIW – Jarrell Wiley 16 ATT, 92 YDS
PVAMU – Ahmad Antoine 14 ATT, 86 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving
UIW – Taylor Grimes 7 REC, 40 YDS, 1 TD
PVAMU – Dylan Domel 1 REC, 27 YDS :

### @ Southeastern Louisiana

Uniform combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 4T Cardinals | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Lions | 7 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 41 |
at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA
* Date: September 24
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 5,095
* Referee: Ed Bourgeois
* TV announcers (ESPN3): Chase Gispert (play-by-play), Lonn Ellzey (analyst) and Mackenzie Fletcher (sideline)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
SLU – 7:33 Ivan Drobocky 9 Yd pass from Cephus Johnson III, Riley Callaghan kick SLU 7–0 Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 2:37
UIW – 0:17 Lindsey Scott Jr. 6 Yd Run, Carson Mohr kick Tied 7–7 Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 2:53
Second Quarter
SLU – 11:17 Carlos Washington Jr. 2 Yd Run, Riley Callaghan kick SLU 14–7 Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 3:54
UIW – 9:01 Marcus Cooper 4 Yd Run, Carson Mohr kick Tied 14–14 Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:11
SLU – 6:53 Carlos Washington Jr. 5 Yd Run, Riley Callaghan kick SLU 21–14 Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:01
UIW – 4:21 CJ Hardy 18 Yd pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick Tied 21–21 Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:32
Third Quarter
SLU – 8:49 Riley Callaghan 29 Yd Field Goal SLU 24–21 Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 6:11
UIW – 2:45 Darion Chafin 5 Yd pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 28–24 Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 5:56
Fourth Quarter
SLU – 12:24 Riley Callaghan 23 Yd Field Goal UIW 28–27 Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:13
SLU – 6:14 CJ Turner 15 Yd pass from Eli Sawyer, Jessie Britt pass from Eli Sawyer SLU 35–28 Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:17
UIW – 0:21 Marquez Perez 4 Yd pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick Tied 35–35 Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 3:04
SLU – 0:00 CJ Turner 59 Yd pass from Eli Sawyer SLU 41–35 Drive: 3 plays, 81 yards, 0:16
Passing
UIW – Lindsey Scott Jr. 27/38, 333 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
SLU – Eli Sawyer 15/24, 256 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing
UIW – Marcus Cooper 16 ATT, 61 YDS, 1 TD7
SLU – Carlos Washington 23 CAR, 120 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving
UIW – Marcus Cooper 6 REC, 94 YDS
SLU – CJ Turner 5 REC, 139 YDS, 2 TD :

### McNeese

Uniform combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| No. 11 Cardinals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 48 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX
* Date: October 1
* Game time: 6:05 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 88 • Wind: E 8 mph • Weather: Clear
* Game attendance: 2,542
* Referee: Craig Helser
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Paul Alexander (play-by-play), Karl Schoening (analyst) and Sam Kaman (sideline)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
UIW – 12:10 Lindsey Scott Jr. 7 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 7–0 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:50
UIW – 0:44 Lindsey Scott, Jr. 7 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 14–0 Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 3:05
Second Quarter
McN – 10:04 Garrison Smith 39 yard field goal UIW 14–3 Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 5:40
McN – 2:12 Deonta McMahon 3 yard run, Garrison Smith kick UIW 14–10 Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 4:52
UIW – 0:04 Taylor Grimes 11 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 21–10 Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 2:00
Third Quarter
McN – 10:58 Garrison Smith 47 yard field goal UIW 21–13 Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 4:02
UIW – 3:40 Taylor Grimes 33 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 28–13 Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 2:31
Fourth Quarter
McN – 12:13 Josh Parker 1 yard run, Garrison Smith kick UIW 28–20 Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 6:17
UIW – 8:20 Lindsey Scott, Jr. 5 yard run, Kevin Nguyen run failed UIW 34–20 Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 3:45
UIW – 2:22 CJ Hardy 23 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 41–20 Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 3:08
UIW – 0:40 Taylor Grimes 6 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 48–20 Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 1:03
Passing
McN – Knox Kadum 13/26, 144 YDS
UIW – Lindsey Scott Jr. 25/35, 347 YDS, 4 TD
Rushing
McN – Deonta McMahon 17 ATT, 88 YDS, 1 TD
UIW – Marcus Cooper 25 ATT, 135 YDS
Receiving
McN – Mason Pierce 5 REC, 60 YDS
UIW – Taylor Grimes 8 REC, 115 YDS, 3 TD :

### Lamar

Uniform combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals (LU) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| No. 10 Cardinals (UIW) | 35 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX
* Date: October 8
* Game time: 4:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 89 • Wind: ENE 9 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
* Game attendance: 1,937
* Referee: Nolan Dumas
* TV announcers (ESPN3): Paul Alexander (play-by-play), Karl Schoening (analyst) and Katie Goodman (sideline)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
UIW – 12:58 Taylor Grimes 21 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 7–0 Drive 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:02
UIW – 9:03 Marcus Cooper 16 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 14–0 Drive 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:34
UIW – 7:48 Roger McCuller 14 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 21–0 Drive 3 plays, 31 yards, 1:04
UIW – 5:33 Jaelin Campbell 83 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr. Carson Mohr kick UIW 28–0 Drive 3 plays, 98 yards, 0:37
UIW – 1:06 Brandon Porter 6 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr. Carson Mohr kick UIW 35–0 Drive 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:51
Second Quarter
LU – 8:09 Chris Esqueda 31 yard field goal UIW 35–3 Drive 16 plays, 78 yards, 7:49
UIW – 7:25 Brandon Porter 5 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 42–3 Drive 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:36
UIW – 4:22 Darion Chafin 19 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 49–3 Drive 3 plays, 31 yards, 1:04
LU – 1:58 Jalen Dummett 7 yard run, Chris Esqueda kick UIW 49–10 Drive 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:24
UIW – 0:54 Taylor Grimes 14 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 56–10 Drive 8 plays, 73 yards, 0:57
Fourth Quarter
LU – 9:40 R.J. Carver 1 yard run, Chris Esqueda kick UIW 56–17 Drive 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:41
Passing
LU – Mike Chandler 14/28, 182 YDS, 1 INT
UIW – Lindsey Scott Jr. 23/26, 401 YDS, 7 TD
Rushing
LU – R.J. Carver 9 ATT, 52 YDS, 1 TD
UIW – Isaiah Robinson 11 ATT, 63 YDS
Receiving
LU – Andre Dennis 1 REC, 66 YDS
UIW – Darion Chafin 4 REC, 115 YDS, 1 TD :

### @ Nicholls

Uniform combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 8т Cardinals | 14 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
| Colonels | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, LA
* Date: October 15
* Game time: 3:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 5,122
* Referee: Gary Leeper
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Jack Benjamin (play-by-play) and Ronnie Rantz (analyst)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
UIW – 8:15 CJ Hardy 30 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 7–0 Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:46
UIW – 4:47 Taylor Grimes 4 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 14–0 Drive 7 plays 50 yards 2:30
Second Quarter
UIW – 13:30 Marcus Cooper 7 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 21–0 Drive 13 plays, 79 yards, 4:58
NSU – 6:16 Lee Negrotto 17 yard pass from Kohen Granier, Gavin Lasseigne kick UIW 21–7 Drive 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:43
Third Quarter
UIW – 12:19 Marcus Cooper 14 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 28–7 Drive 9 plays, 81 yards, 2:36
UIW – 6:41 Taylor Grimes 20 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 35–7 Drive 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:02
UIW – 1:48 Darion Chafin 15 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 42–7 Drive 10 plays 85 yards 3:13
Fourth Quarter
NSU – 14:04 Leonard Kelly 1 yard run, Gavin Lasseigne kick UIW 42–14 Drive 9 plays, 63 yards, 2:44
UIW – 9:41 Jaelin Campbell 14 yard pass from Steven Duncan, Carson Mohr kick UIW 49–14 Drive 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:23
Passing
UIW – Lindsey Scott Jr. 27/36, 327 YDS, 5 TD
NSU – Leonard Kelly 12/26, 114 YDS, 2 INT
Rushing
UIW – Marcus Cooper 20 ATT, 137 YDS, 1 TD
NSU – Collin Guggenheim 9 ATT, 78 YDS
Receiving
UIW – Taylor Grimes 10 REC, 125 YDS, 2 TD
NSU – Lee Negrotto 3 REC, 46 YDS, 1 TD :

### Faulkner

Uniform combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 8 Cardinals | 35 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 70 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX
* Date: October 22
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 86 • Wind: S 16 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy, Windy
* Game attendance: 2,598
* Referee: James Brookhart
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Paul Alexander (play-by-play), Karl Schoening (analyst) and Katie Goodman (sideline)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
UIW – 10:54 Darion Chafin 64 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 7–0 Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 1:50
UIW – 7:14 Jaelin Campbell 9 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 14–0 Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 1:46
UIW – 5:17 Kole Wilson 48 yard punt return, Carson Mohr kick UIW 21–0
UIW – 1:19 Taylor Grimes 70 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 28–0 Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:10
UIW – 0:17 CJ Hardy 42 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 35–0 Drive: 1 play, 42 yards, 0:08
Second Quarter
UIW – 12:45 CJ Hardy 19 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 42–0 Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:27
UIW – 6:18 Steven Duncan 7 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 49–0 Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 3:44
UIW – 4:48 Kole Wilson 48 yard punt return, Carson Mohr kick UIW 56–0
UIW single-game, season, and career record for punt return TDs.
Third Quarter
(12:00 by mutual agreement)
UIW – 10:58 Steven Duncan 8 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 63–0 Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:02
Fourth Quarter
(10:00 by mutual agreement)
UIW – 0:13 Jalen Smothers 24 yard pass from Luke Gombert, Carson Mohr kick UIW 70–0 Drive: 5 plays 45 yards 1:50
Passing
FU – Ben Anderson 11/18, 104 YDS
UIW – Lindsey Scott Jr. 12/14, 302 YDS, 5 TD
Rushing
FU – Drexlan Allen 6 ATT, 27 YDS
UIW – Marcus Cooper 4 ATT, 48 YDS
Receiving
FU – Jaiveyon Tucker 3 REC, 40 YDS
UIW – Taylor Grimes 4 REC, 133 YDS, 1 TD :

### @ Texas A&M–Commerce

Uniform combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 8 Cardinals | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Lions | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, TX
* Date: October 29
* Game time: 2:02 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 64 • Wind: NW 12 mph • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 4,127
* Referee: Nolan Dumas
* TV announcers (ESPN+): John Hendrie (play-by-play) and Drew Ivory (analyst)
* Box Score
Game information :
Second Quarter
UIW – 9:30 Lindsey Scott Jr. 24 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 7–0 Drive: 8 plays, 99 yards, 3:03
TAMUC – 4:09 Cameron Nellor 4 yard run, Emmanuel Adagbon kick Tied 7–7 Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:21
UIW – 1:10 Marcus Cooper 5 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 14–7 Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 2:54
Third Quarter
UIW – 12:57 Brandon Porter 34 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 21–7 Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 1:59
Fourth Quarter
UIW – 14:30 Marcus Cooper 4 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 28–7 Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:00
UIW – 2:36 Marcus Cooper 3 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 35–7 Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 5:52
Passing
UIW – Lindsey Scott Jr. 19/29, 282 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
TAMUC – Eric Rodriguez 16/27, 162 YDS, 2 INT
Rushing
UIW – Marcus Cooper 22 ATT, 183 YDS, 3 TD
TAMUC – Spencer Long 14 ATT, 38 YDS
Receiving
UIW – Brandon Porter 7 REC, 127 YDS, 1 TD
TAMUC – Andrew Armstrong 6 REC, 42 YDS :

### Houston Christian

Uniform combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| No. 7 Cardinals | 21 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 73 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX
* Date: November 5
* Game time: 2:05 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 75 • Wind: SSE 6 mph • Weather: Sunny and Clear
* Game attendance: 3,249
* Referee: James Brookhart
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Paul Alexander (play-by-play), Karl Schoening (analyst) and Katie Goodman (sideline)
* Box Score
| Statistics | HCU | UIW |
| First downs | 22 | 21 |
| Plays–yards | 82–365 | 65–520 |
| Rushes–yards | 35–90 | 38–147 |
| Passing yards | 275 | 373 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 28–47–3 | 19–27–0 |
| Time of possession | 33:45 | 26:15 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Houston Christian | Passing | Justin Fomby | 27/45, 267 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT |
| Houston Christian | Rushing | Ismail Mahdi | 13 carries, 87 yards |
| Houston Christian | Receiving | Deon Cormier | 8 receptions, 65 yards |
| Incarnate Word | Passing | Lindsey Scott Jr. | 15/20, 319 yards, 7 TD |
| Incarnate Word | Rushing | Marcus Cooper | 13 carries, 79 yards, 1 TD |
| Incarnate Word | Receiving | Jaelin Campbell | 3 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD |

### @ Northwestern State

Uniform combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 5 Cardinals | 14 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 66 |
| Demons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, LA
* Date: November 19
* Game time: 1:05 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 47 • Wind: S 5 mph • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 3,142
* Referee: Gary Leeper
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Patrick Netherton (play-by-play), Gary Reasons (analyst), and Tyler Moody (sideline)
* Box Score Pregame line: Incarnate Word −28.5
| Statistics | UIW | NSU |
| First downs | 30 | 20 |
| Plays–yards | 72–786 | 92–338 |
| Rushes–yards | 34–373 | 39–99 |
| Passing yards | 413 | 239 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 25–38–0 | 28–53–1 |
| Time of possession | 20:45 | 39:15 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Incarnate Word | Passing | Lindsey Scott Jr. | 24/36, 382 yards, 5 TD |
| Incarnate Word | Rushing | Marcus Cooper | 20 carries, 254 yards, 2 TD |
| Incarnate Word | Receiving | Darion Chafin | 6 receptions, 143 yards, 3 TD |
| Northwestern State | Passing | Zachary Clement | 28/52, 239 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Northwestern State | Rushing | Scooter Adams | 17 carries, 39 yards |
| Northwestern State | Receiving | Zach Patterson | 8 receptions, 64 yards |

## FCS Playoffs
### No. 11 Furman Paladins – Second Round

Uniform combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 11 Paladins | 17 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| No. 5 Cardinals | 14 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 41 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX
* Date: December 3
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 63 • Wind: NE 10 mph • Weather: Mostly Cloudy
* Game attendance: 2,373
* Referee: Tim Hedgepeth
* TV announcers (ESPN+): David Saltzman (play-by-play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst)
* Box Score Pregame line: Incarnate Word −9.5 • Odds to win: Incarnate Word 58.2%
| Statistics | FU | UIW |
| First downs | 22 | 31 |
| Plays–yards | 64–332 | 97–613 |
| Rushes–yards | 36–161 | 48–219 |
| Passing yards | 171 | 394 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 16–28–2 | 33–49–2 |
| Time of possession | 27:39 | 32:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Furman | Passing | Tyler Huff | 16/28, 171 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| Furman | Rushing | Tyler Huff | 9 carries, 64 yards, 2 TD |
| Furman | Receiving | Joshua Harris | 4 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD |
| Incarnate Word | Passing | Lindsey Scott Jr. | 33/49, 394 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT |
| Incarnate Word | Rushing | Lindsey Scott Jr. | 23 rushes, 124 yards |
| Incarnate Word | Receiving | Darion Chafin | 8 receptions, 166 yards, 3 TD |

### @ No. 2 Sacramento State Hornets – Quarterfinals

Uniform combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 5 Cardinals | 7 | 21 | 10 | 28 | 66 |
| No. 2 Hornets | 14 | 3 | 17 | 29 | 63 |
at Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, CA
* Date: December 9
* Game time: 9:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 48 • Wind: None • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 13,722
* Referee: Bruce Austin
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Connor Onion (play-by-play) and Charles Arbuckle (analyst)
* Box Score Pregame line: Sacramento State −6.0 • Odds to win: Sacramento State 61.4%
| Statistics | UIW | SAC |
| First downs | 25 | 49 |
| Plays–yards | 73–579 | 109–738 |
| Rushes–yards | 41–342 | 53–333 |
| Passing yards | 237 | 405 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 20–32–0 | 34–56–2 |
| Time of possession | 21:32 | 38:28 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Incarnate Word | Passing | Lindsey Scott Jr. | 19/31, 219 yards, 4 TD |
| Incarnate Word | Rushing | Marcus Cooper | 22 carries, 176 yards, 2 TD |
| Incarnate Word | Receiving | Marcus Cooper | 4 receptions, 58 yards, 1 TD |
| Sacramento State | Passing | Jake Dunniway | 19/32, 228 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Sacramento State | Rushing | Marcus Fulcher | 9 rushes, 108 yards, 1 TD |
| Sacramento State | Receiving | Marshel Martin | 12 receptions, 144 yards, 2 TD |

### @ No. 4 North Dakota State Bison – Semifinals

Uniform combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 5 Cardinals | 16 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 32 |
| No. 4 Bison | 3 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 35 |
at Fargodome, Fargo, ND
* Date: December 16
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Indoor
* Game attendance: 12,569
* Referee: Eric Lewis
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Drew Carter (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst) and Marilyn Payne (sideline)
* Box Score Pregame line: North Dakota State −7.0 • Odds to win: North Dakota State 57.4%
| Statistics | UIW | NDSU |
| First downs | 29 | 15 |
| Plays–yards | 94–539 | 60–333 |
| Rushes–yards | 48–257 | 48–328 |
| Passing yards | 282 | 5 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 30–46–2 | 1–12–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:57 | 31:03 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Incarnate Word | Passing | Lindsey Scott Jr. | 30/46, 282 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| Incarnate Word | Rushing | Marcus Cooper | 20 carries, 112 yards |
| Incarnate Word | Receiving | Taylor Grimes | 7 receptions, 77 yards |
| North Dakota State | Passing | Cam Miller | 1/12, 5 yards |
| North Dakota State | Rushing | Kobe Johnson | 15 rushes, 136 yards, 3 TD |
| North Dakota State | Receiving | Joe Stoffel | 1 reception, 5 yards |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4T | 11 | 10 | 8т | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Coaches | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |