# 2018 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

The 2018 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team represented the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals played their home games at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium in San Antonio, Texas. They were led by first year head coach Eric Morris. They finished the season 6–5, 6–2 in Southland play to win a share of the Southland Conference championship. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Montana State. The Cardinals were set to play the Iowa State Cyclones during the first weekend in December, but the game was cancelled.

## Preseason
### Preseason All-Conference Teams

On July 12, 2018, the Southland announced their Preseason All-Conference Teams, with the Cardinals placing one player on the second team.
Offense Second Team
* Kody Edwards – Sr. WR

### Preseason Poll

On July 19, 2018, the Southland announced their preseason poll, with the Cardinals predicted to finish in ninth place.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 187 (10) |
| 2 | Nicholls State | 173 (6) |
| 3 | Central Arkansas | 170 (5) |
| 4 | McNeese State | 159 (1) |
| 5 | Southeastern Louisiana | 119 |
| 6 | Stephen F. Austin | 90 |
| 7 | Abilene Christian | 89 |
| 8 | Northwestern State | 86 |
| 9 | Incarnate Word | 53 |
| 10 | Lamar | 52 |
| 11 | Houston Baptist | 32 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at New Mexico* | | Dreamstyle StadiumAlbuquerque, NM | ESPN3 | L 30–62 | 18,213 |
| September 8 | 6:30 p.m. | at North Texas* | | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX | ESPN+ | L 16–58 | 18,538 |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin | | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | UIWtv | W 31–7 | 3,311 |
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | at Abilene Christian | | Wildcat StadiumAbilene, TX | ESPN+ | W 44–34 | 9,751 |
| October 6 | 4:00 p.m. | Southeastern Louisiana | | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | UIWtv | W 52–34 | 2,345 |
| October 13 | 3:00 p.m. | at Lamar | | Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX | ESPN+ | L 21–27 | 6,113 |
| October 20 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 6 McNeese State | | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | Eleven Sports | W 45–17 | 3,084 |
| October 27 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 20 Nicholls | | John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, LA | SLC Digital | L 21–48 | 8,061 |
| November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 21 Sam Houston State | | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | ESPN3 | W 43–26 | 5,643 |
| November 10 | 3:00 p.m. | at Central Arkansas | | Estes StadiumConway, AR | SLC Digital | W 40–27 | 4,457 |
| November 24 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Montana State* | No. 24 | Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT (FCS Playoffs First Round) | ESPN3 | L 14–35 | 10,017 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

Source:
| Name | Position | Alma mater | Joined staff |
| Eric Morris | Head coach | Texas Tech (2008) | 2018 |
| Josh Kirkland | Assistant head coach / running backs | West Texas A&M | 2018 |
| Cody Crill | Offensive coordinator | Angelo State (2002) | 2018 |
| Justin Deason | Defensive coordinator | Central Oklahoma (2003) | 2018 |
| Brandon Lechtenberg | Linebackers / special teams coordinator | Nebraska | 2018 |
| Rickey Hunley | Safeties / recruiting coordinator | Drake | 2018 |
| Brett Watson | Defensive tackles / camps coordinator | West Texas A&M (2009) | 2018 |
| Darren Garrigan | Cornerbacks | West Texas A&M (2009) | 2018 |
| Steve Foley | Defensive ends | Louisiana-Monroe (1997) | 2018 |
| Jordan Shoemaker | Offensive line | Houston | 2018 |
| Jordan Davis | Wide receivers | Texas Tech | 2018 |
| Clint Killough | Quality control – Wide receivers | Incarnate Word (2015) | 2018 |
| Tad Blaylock | Director of football operations | Mississippi State (2012) | 2018 |
| Tre Spragg | Graduate Assistant (Defense) | Incarnate Word | 2017 |
| Miguel Rodriguez | Graduate Assistant (linebackers) | UTSA (2014) | 2017 |
| Bret Huth | Director of strength and conditioning | John Carroll (2010) | 2018 |
| Mack Leftwich | Administrative Graduate Assistant (Offense) | UTEP | 2018 |
| Nathan Thompson | Administrative Graduate Assistant (Offense) | Incarnate Word (2016) | 2018 |
| Anthony Marciano | Administrative Graduate Assistant | Incarnate Word (2018) | 2018 |

### Roster

Source:

## Depth chart

Defense :
* FS
* 18 Cam Knight, Sr
* 13 Shaquirius Miller, So
| SAM | MIKE | MO |
| 27 Jawun Jiles, Sr | 9 Mar'kel Cooks, Jr | 12 Silas Stewart, Sr |
| 33 Jerick Pitre, So | 43 West Lambert, Jr | 35 Tyler Jackson, Fr |
| ⋅ | 32 Gerald Bowie, Fr | 42 Brian Lee, Jr |
* SS
* 23 Kyle Covington, Jr
* 20 Ian Peterson, Fr
* 5 Dalvin Filmore, Fr
* CB
* 26 Ce'Cori Tolds, Fr
* 3 Chris Thomas, Jr
* 25 Malick Phillips, So
| DE | DT | DT | DE |
| 2 Justin Alexandre, Sr | 96 John Williams, Sr | 11 Lukas Termin, Jr | 99 Javon Wright, So |
| 92 Malik Harris, Sr | 97 Josh Jackson, Fr | 45 Jared Soyring, Fr | 55 Darrius Montgomery, Sr |
| 44 Kelechi Anyalebechi, Fr | 95 Jordan Collins, Sr | 93 Cameron Preston, Fr | 91 Josh Wells, Fr |
* CB
* 7 Jamarkese Williams, Sr
* 10 Louis Otis, Jr
Offense :
* X
* 21 Phillip Baptiste, Sr
* 14 Kam Williams, Jr
* 11 Zaire Andre, Sr
* Z
* 6 Lamont Johnson, Sr
* 17 Mark Sullivan, Fr
* 8 Gunnar Henderson, Fr
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| 77 Terence Hickman, Jr | 71 Cameron Wilson, Jr | 72 Brandon Floores, Jr | 78 Uzoma Okere, So | 75 Jeremy Jones, Jr |
| 69 John Myers, Jr | 66 Levi Swang, So | 63 Tyler Preston, Sr | 73 Jeremiah Williams, Fr | 74 Corey Young, Fr |
| ⋅ | ⋅ | 62 Dawson Kier, So | ⋅ | ⋅ |
* B
* 80 Jezel Parra, Sr
* 46 Phillip Higgins, Jr
* Y
* 81 Kody Edwards, Sr
* 2 Cam Johnson, So
* 82 Colby Anthony, Jr
* QB
* 1 Jon Copeland, Fr
* 3 Sean Brophy, Jr
* 5 Kyle Fuller, So
* RB
* 4 Ra'Quanne Dickens, Sr
* 22 Ameer King, Fr
* 29 Keyondrick Philio, So
* Special teams
* PK 41 Cody Seidel, Sr
* PK 59 Rhett Marshall, Fr
* P 52 David Balcomb, Jr
* P 37 Cade Kostroun, So
* KR 15 Jaelin Campbell, Fr
* PR 81 Kody Edwards, Sr
* LS 91 Josh Wells, Fr
* H 37 Cade Kostroun, So

## Postseason honors

The following Cardinals received postseason honors for the 2018 season:
STATS FCS All-American Third Team RB Ra'Quanne Dickens – Senior
Hero Sports All-American Third Team RB Ra'Quanne Dickens – Senior
Hero Sports FCS Freshman All-American First Team QB Jon Copeland
AFCA Regional Coach of the Year Eric Morris
Southland Conference Coach of the Year Eric Morris
Southland Conference Freshman of the Year QB Jon Copeland
All–Southland Conference First–Team RB Ra'Quanne Dickens – Senior WR Phillip Baptiste – Senior OL Brandon Floores – Junior DL Justin Alexandre – Senior
All–Southland Conference Second–Team QB Jon Copeland – Freshman OL Terence Hickman II – Junior LB Silas Stewart – Senior
All–Southland Conference Honorable Mention WR Kody Edwards – Senior RB Ameer King – Freshman DL Darrius Montgomery – Senior LB Mar'kel Cooks – Junior LB West Lambert – Junior DB Malick Phillips – Sophomore DB Louis Otis – Junior
NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Participant LB Silas Stewart – Senior
College Gridiorn Showcase All-Star Game Participant DL Justin Alexandre – Senior

## Game summaries
### @ New Mexico

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 30 |
| Lobos | 28 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 62 |
at Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico
* Date: September 1, 2018
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 74 • Wind: None • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 18,213
* Referee: Vidal Jones
* TV announcers (ESPN3): David Saltzman (play-by-play) & Doug Graber (analyst)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
UIW – 11:00 Jon Copeland 1 yard run, Cody Seidel kick UIW 7–0 Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:00
UNM – 8:54 Marcus Williams 10 yard pass from Tevaka Tuioti, Andrew Shelley kick Tied 7–7 Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 1:57
UNM – 4:30 Tevaka Tuioti 12 yard run, Andrew Shelley kick UNM 14–7 Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:42
UNM – 1:36 Tyrone Owens 6 yard run, Andrew Shelley kick UNM 21–7 Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:13
UNM – 0:00 Patrick Reed 69 yard pass from Tevaka Tuioti, Andrew Shelley kick UNM 28–7 Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 0:51
Second Quarter
UIW – 7:58 Ra'Quanne Dickens 90 yard run, Cody Seidel rush failed UNM 28–13 Drive: 1 play, 90 yards, 0:15
UIW – 1:01 Cody Seidel 29 yard field goal UNM 28–16 Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 2:45
UNM – 0:05 Elijah Lilly 51 yard pass from Tevaka Tuioti, Andrew Shelley kick UNM 35–16 Drive: 1 play, 51 yards, 0:09
Third Quarter
UNM – 13:10 Tyrone Owens 2 yard run, Andrew Shelley kick failed UNM 41–16 Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 1:43
UNM – 2:32 Marcus Williams 33 yard pass from Tevaka Tuioti, Andrew Shelley kick UNM 48–16 Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 5:29
Fourth Quarter
UNM – 12:36 Coltin Gerhart 1 yard run, Andrew Shelley kick UNM 55–16 Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 3:39
UIW – 10:10 Phillip Baptiste 16 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Cody Seidel kick UNM 55–23 Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:20
UNM – 2:58 Anu Somoye 22 yard pass from Sheriron Jones, Andrew Shelley kick UNM 62–23 Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 3:21
UIW – 0:58 Brandon McDuffie 4 yard run, Cody Seidel kick UNM 62–30 Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 1:55
Passing
UIW – Jon Copeland 17/36, 328 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
UNM – Tevaka Tuioti 13/21, 327 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
UIW – Ra'Quanne Dickens 7 ATT, 110 YDS, 1 TD
UNM – Zahneer Shuler 5 ATT, 90 YDS
Receiving
UIW – Phillip Baptiste 6 REC, 112 YDS, 1 TD
UNM – Patrick Reed 1 REC, 69 YDS, 1 TD :

### @ North Texas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| Mean Green | 10 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 58 |
at Apogee Stadium, Denton, Texas
* Date: September 8, 2018
* Game time: 6:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 75 • Wind: N 5 mph • Weather: Overcast
* Game attendance: 18,538
* Referee: Joe Lehring
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Doug Anderson (play-by-play) & LaDarrin McLane (analyst)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
UNT – 10:08 DeAndre Torrey 1 yard run, Cole Hedlund kick UNT 7–0 Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 4:52
UNT – 6:22 Cole Hedlund 29 yard field goal UNT 10–0 Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:06
UIW – 5:32 Ra'Quanne Dickens 55 yard run, Cody Seidel kick blocked UNT 10–6 Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:50
Second Quarter
UNT – 14:28 DeAndre Torrey 1 yard run, Cole Hedlund kick UNT 17–6 Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 3:00
UNT – 10:48 Jalen Guyton 15 yard pass from Mason Fine, Cole Hedlund kick UNT 24–6 Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 1:07
UNT – 6:56 DeAndre Torrey 1 yard run, Cole Hedlund kick UNT 31–6 Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, 2:20
UNT – 1:11 Rico Bussey 13 yard pass from Mason Fine, Cole Hedlund kick UNT 38–6 Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 1:45
UNT – 0:00 Cole Hedlund 27 yard field goal UNT 41–6 Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 0:47
Third Quarter
UIW – 9:15 Cody Seidel 29 yard field goal UNT 41–9 Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 5:45
UNT – 8:02 Rico Bussey 35 yard pass from Mason Fine, Cole Hedlund kick UNT 48–9 Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:13
UNT – 6:04 Rico Bussey 3 yard pass from Mason Fine, Cole Hedlund kick UNT 55–9 Drive: 2 plays, 49 yards, 0:22
UIW – 2:30 Ra'Quanne Dickens 42 yard run, Cody Seidel kick UNT 55–16 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:34
Fourth Quarter
UNT – 12:49 Cole Hedlund 25 yard field goal UNT 58–16 Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 4:41
Passing
UIW – Jon Copeland 16/30, 152 YDS, 2 INT
UNT – Mason Fine 25/40, 418 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
UIW – Ra'Quanne Dickens 18 ATT, 139 YDS, 2 TD
UNT – DeAndre Torrey 16 ATT, 44 YDS, 3 TD
Receiving
UIW – Phillip Baptiste 6 REC, 79 YDS
UNT – Rico Bussey 8 REC, 128 YDS, 3 TD :

### Stephen F. Austin

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lumberjacks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Cardinals | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, Texas
* Date: September 15, 2018
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 82 • Wind: E 13 mph • Weather: Rain
* Game attendance: 3,311
* Referee: Chris Watson
* TV announcers (UIWtv): Jaime Valdes (play-by-play) & Chris Reyes (analyst)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
UIW – 12:16 Ra'Quanne Dickens 13 yard run, Rhett Marshall kick UIW 7–0 Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 2:44
UIW – 5:09 Rhett Marshall 27 yard field goal UIW 10–0 Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 2:55
SFA – 2:32 Josh McGowen 14 yard pass from Foster Sawyer, Storm Ruiz kick UIW 10–7 Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 2:32
Second Quarter
UIW – 9:46 Kam Williams 27 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Rhett Marshall kick UIW 17–7 Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 1:45
UIW – 0:49 Ra'Quanne Dickens 79 yard run, Rhett Marshall kick UIW 24–7 Drive: 3 plays, 97 yards, 0:31
UIW – 0:26 Kam Williams 18 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Rhett Marshall kick UIW 31–7 Drive: 1 play, 18 yards, 0:07
Passing
SFA – Jake Blumrick 15/25, 148 YDS, 1 INT
UIW – Jon Copeland 15/33, 180 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
SFA – Jamall Shaw 11 ATT, 72 YDS
UIW – Ra'Quanne Dickens 17 ATT, 220 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving
SFA – Terian Goree 7 REC, 63 YDS
UIW – Kody Edwards 7 REC, 65 YDS :

### @ Abilene Christian

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 44 |
| Wildcats | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 34 |
at Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium, Abilene, Texas
* Date: September 29, 2018
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 82 • Wind: SSE 6 mph • Weather: Partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 9,751
* Referee: Vidal Jones
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Grant Boone (play-by-play) & Jim Reese (analyst)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
UIW – 5:26 Billy McCrary 31 yard run, Oscar Hernandez kick ACU 7–0 Drive: 1 play, 11 yards, 0:27
UIW – 4:23 Kody Edwards 58 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Cody Seidel kick Tied 7–7 Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:03
ACU – 1:43 Tyrese White 22 yard pass from Luke Anthony, Oscar Hernandez kick ACU 14–7 Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:40
UIW – 0:10 Lamont Johnson 8 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Cody Seidel kick Tied 14–14 Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:33
Second Quarter
ACU – 9:39 Tracy James 1 yard run, Oscar Hernandez kick ACU 21–14 Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:49
UIW – 8:13 Ra'Quanne Dickens 1 yard run, Cody Seidel kick blocked ACU 21–20 Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 1:17
ACU – 1:59 Torin Justice 4 yard pass from Luke Anthony, Oscar Hernandez kick ACU 28–20 Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:14
UIW – 0:09 Ra'Quanne Dickens 66 yard run, Cody Seidel kick ACU 28–27 Drive: 2 plays, 66 yards, 0:16
Third Quarter
UIW – 3:30 Jon Copeland 8 yard pass from Kam Williams, Rhett Marshall kick UIW 34–28 Drive: 10 plays, 89 yards, 2:10
UIW – 0:57 Rhett Marshall 48 yard field goal UIW 37–28 Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 1:21
Fourth Quarter
UIW – 13:39 Phillip Baptiste 21 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Rhett Marshall kick UIW 44–28 Drive: 3 plays, 28 yards, 1:21
ACU – 9:59 Tyrese White 2 yard pass from Luke Anthony, Luke Anthony pass failed UIW 44–34 Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 3:35
Passing
UIW – Jon Copeland 15/36, 258 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
ACU – Luke Anthony 35/55, 345 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
UIW – Ra'Quanne Dickens 15 ATT, 118 YDS, 2 TD
ACU – Billy McCrary 18 ATT, 126 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving
UIW – Kody Edwards 5 REC, 133 YDS, 1 TD
ACU – Josh Fink 7 REC, 117 YDS :

### Southeastern Louisiana

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 14 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 34 |
| Cardinals | 3 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, Texas
* Date: October 6, 2018
* Game time: 4:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 2,345
* Referee: Dan Lewis
* TV announcers (UIWtv): Jaime Valdes (play-by-play) & Chris Reyes (analyst)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
SLU – 11:52 Juwan Petit-Frere 71 yard run, Jonathan Tatum kick SLU 7–0 Drive: 2 plays, 71 yards, 0:18
UIW – 8:58 Rhett Marshall 47 yard field goal SLU 7–3 Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:46
SLU – 8:20 Juwan Petit-Frere 74 yard pass from Chason Virgil, Jonathan Tatum kick SLU 14–3 Drive: 2 play, 75 yards, 0:38
Second Quarter
UIW – 11:38 Ra'Quanne Dickens 4 yard run, Cody Seidel kick SLU 14–10 Drive: 8 play, 80 yards, 2:09
UIW – 8:16 Darrius Montgomery 55 yard interception return, Cody Seidel kick UIW 17–14
UIW – 1:30 Ameer King 7 yard run, Cody Seidel kick UIW 24–14 Drive: 13 plays, 86 yards, 4:16
SLU – 0:37 Darren Johnson 15 yard pass from Chason Virgil, Jonathan Tatum kick UIW 24–21 Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 0:47
UIW – 0:09 Phillip Baptiste 35 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Cody Seidel kick UIW 31–21 Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:28
Third Quarter
UIW – 10:50 Luke Termin 0 yard fumble recovery, Cody Seidel kick UIW 38–21
UIW – 3:10 Kam Williams 11 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Cody Seidel kick UIW 45–21 Drive: 10 plays, 89 yards, 4:39
Fourth Quarter
SLU – 10:07 Devonte Williams 1 yard run, Chason Virgil pass failed UIW 45–27 Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 3:22
UIW – 8:17 Phillip Baptiste 43 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Cody Seidel kick UIW 52–27 Drive: 4 play, 93 yards, 1:45
SLU– 0:38 Devonte Williams 3 yard run, Jonathan Tatum kick UIW 52–34 Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 3:37
Passing
SLU – Chason Virgil 27/41, 315 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT
UIW – Jon Copeland 23/37, 411 YDS, 3 TD
Rushing
SLU – Darren Johnson 11 ATT, 67 YDS, 1 TD
UIW – Ameer King 17 ATT, 180 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving
SLU – Juwan Petit-Frere 6 REC, 131 YDS, 1 TD
UIW – Phillip Baptiste 7 REC, 174 YDS, 2 TD :

### @ Lamar

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals (UIW) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Cardinals (LU) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
at Provost Umphrey Stadium, Beaumont, Texas
* Date: October 13, 2018
* Game time: 3:00 pm
* Game weather: Temperature: 87 • Wind: S 10 mph • Weather: Mostly cloudy
* Game attendance: 6,113
* Referee: Chris Watson
* TV: ESPN+
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
UIW – 10:59 Lamont Johnson 50 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Cody Seidel kick UIW 7–0 Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:26
Second Quarter
LU – 13:44 Jawun Ruffin 89 yard pass from Darrel Colbert, Elvin Martinez kick Tied 7–7 Drive: 1 plays, 89 yards, 0:20
Third Quarter
LU – 12:14 Zae Giles 40 yard pass from Darrel Colbert, Elvin Martinez kick LU 14–7 Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:46
UIW – 3:11 Ra'Quanne Dickens 1 yard run, Cody Seidel kick Tied 14–14 Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 4:50
Fourth Quarter
LU – 13:59 Darrel Colbert 1 yard run, Elvin Martinez kick LU 21–14 Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:12
UIW – 13:28 Lamont Johnson 4 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Cody Seidel kick Tied 21–21 Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 0:31
LU – 0:00 Caleb Abrom 66 yard blocked field goal return LU 27–21
Passing
UIW – Jon Copeland 39/56, 515 YDS, 2 TD, 4 INT
LU – Darrel Colbert 14/25, 254 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing
UIW – Ra'Quanne Dickens 17 ATT, 57 YDS, 1 TD
LU – Myles Wanza 14 ATT, 79 YDS
Receiving
UIW – Kam Williams 10 REC, 153 YDS
LU – Jawun Ruffin 3 REC, 104 YDS, 1 TD :

### McNeese State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 6 Cowboys | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Cardinals | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, Texas
* Date: October 20, 2018
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 3,084
* Referee: Vidal Jones
* TV: Eleven Sports
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
UIW – 12:22 Phillip Baptiste 20 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Cody Seidel kick UIW 7–0 Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 1:55
MCN – 6:15 Gunnar Raborn 37 yard field goal UIW 7–3 Drive: 14 plays, 55 yards, 6:15
UIW – 2:33 Lamont Johnson 8 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Cody Seidel kick UIW 14–3 Drive: 10 plays, 89 yards, 3:27
Second Quarter
UIW – 6:53 Ra'Quanne Dickens 7 yard run, Cody Seidel kick UIW 21–3 Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 3:45
UIW – 2:01 Jon Copeland 4 yard run, Cody Seidel kick UIW 28–3 Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 2:04
Third Quarter
MCN – 12:13 Kylon Highshaw 4 yard pass from James Tabary, Gunnar Raborn kick UIW 28–10 Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 2:13
UIW – 6:50 Cody Seidel 35 yard field goal UIW 31–10 Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 2:44
UIW – 1:50 Phillip Baptiste 15 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Cody Seidel kick UIW 38–10 Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 2:15
Fourth Quarter
MCN – 14:56 Lawayne Ross 2 yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Gunnar Raborn kick UIW 38–17 Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 1:54
UIW – 6:31 Louis Otis 37 yard interception return, Cody Seidel kick UIW 45–17
Passing
MCN – Cody Orgeron 8/17, 80 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
UIW – Jon Copeland 24/41, 236 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
MCN – Cody Orgeron 2 ATT, 16 YDS
UIW – Ra'Quanne Dickens 20 ATT, 69 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving
MCN – Trevor Begue 6 REC, 72 YDS
UIW – Phillip Baptiste 5 REC, 83 YDS, 2 TD :

### @ Nicholls State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| No. 20 Colonels | 21 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 48 |
at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, Louisiana
* Date: October 27, 2018
* Game time: 3:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 71 • Wind: NW 5 mph • Weather: Sunny and clear
* Game attendance: 8,061
* Referee: Cal McNeil
* TV announcers (SLC Digital): Bryant Johnson (play-by-play) & Seth Thomas (analyst)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
NSU – 14:41 Dontrell Taylor 66 yard run, Lorran Fonseca kick NSU 7–0 Drive: 1 play, 66 yards, 0:19
NSU – 5:31 Jordan Talley 6 yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Lorran Fonseca kick NSU 14–0 Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 5:22
NSU – 3:41 Jordan Talley 8 yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Lorran Fonseca kick NSU 21–0 Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:29
UIW – 0:59 Phillip Baptiste 2 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Cody Seidel kick NSU 21–7 Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 2:42
Second Quarter
NSU – 13:51 Gabe Fuselier 42 yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Lorran Fonseca kick NSU 28–7 Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:08
NSU – 3:26 Lorran Fonseca 29 yard field goal NSU 31–7 Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 1:58
NSU – 1:08 Chase Fourcade 10 yard run, Lorran Fonseca kick NSU 38–7 Drive: 4 plays, 89 yards, 1:18
Third Quarter
NSU – 8:33 Damion Jeanpiere 48 yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Lorran Fonseca kick NSU 45–7 Drive: 2 plays, 56 yards, 0:24
UIW – 4:54 Jaelin Campbell 0 yard fumble recovery, Cody Seidel kick NSU 45–14
Fourth Quarter
NSU – 7:12 Lorran Fonseca 25 yard field goal NSU 48–14 Drive: 16 plays, 81 yards, 7:41
UIW – 3:02 Jaelin Campbell 9 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Rhett Marshall kick NSU 48–21 Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 4:01
Passing
UIW – Jon Copeland 32/47, 392 YDS, 3 TD
NSU – Chase Fourcade 15/18, 266 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
UIW – Ameer King 12 ATT, 55 YDS
NSU – Dontrell Taylor 6 ATT, 117 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving
UIW – Ameer King 6 REC, 88 YDS
NSU – Damion Jeanpiere 3 REC, 127 YDS, 1 TD :

### Sam Houston State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 21 Bearkats | 10 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
| Cardinals | 6 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 43 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, Texas
* Date: November 3, 2018
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 5,643
* Referee: Christian Watso
* TV: ESPN3
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
UIW – 9:09 Phillip Baptiste 22 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Cody Seidel kick failed UIW 6–0 Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 1:21
SHSU – 4:03 Nathan Stewart 37 yard pass from Ty Brock, Tre Honshtein kick SHSU 7–6 Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:42
SHSU – 0:31 Tre Honshtein 37 yard field goal SHSU 10–6 Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:12
Second Quarter
SHSU – 9:13 Tre Honshtein 22 yard field goal SHSU 13–6 Drive: 7 plays, 9 yards, 2:29
UIW – 1:54 Rhett Marshall 39 yard field goal SHSU 13–9 Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 2:26
UIW – 1:33 Kody Edwards 30 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Cody Seidel kick UIW 16–13 Drive: 1 play, 30 yards, 0:09
Third Quarter
UIW – 13:08 Kody Edwards 71 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Rhett Marshall kick UIW 23–13 Drive: 2 plays, 71 yards, 0:20
SHSU – 12:57 Nathan Stewart 75 yard pass from Ty Brock, Tre Honshtein kick UIW 23–20 Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11
UIW – 10:46 Javon Burse 46 yard fumble recovery, Rhett Marshall kick UIW 30–20
UIW – 6:04 Ameer King 40 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Rhett Marshall kick failed UIW 36–20 Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 3:05
UIW – 3:25 Ra'Quanne Dickens 2 yard run, Rhett Marshall kick UIW 43–20 Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 0:54
Fourth Quarter
SHSU – 1:50 Dewaylon Ingram 7 yard pass from Mike Dare, Eric Schmid pass failed UIW 43–26 Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 4:11
Passing
SHSU – Ty Brock 21/32, 284 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT
UIW – Jon Copeland 16/31, 324 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
SHSU – Kyran Jackson 20 ATT, 72 YDS
UIW – Ra'Quanne Dickens 17 ATT, 73 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving
SHSU – Nathan Stewart 7 REC, 157 YDS, 2 TD
UIW – Kody Edwards 4 REC, 122 YDS, 2 TD :

### @ Central Arkansas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 3 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 40 |
| Bears | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
at Estes Stadium, Conway, Arkansas
* Date: November 10, 2018
* Game time: 3:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 42 • Wind: E 5 mph • Weather: Clear
* Game attendance: 4,457
* Referee: Vidal Jones
* TV announcers (SLC Digital): Justin Acri (play-by-play), Chris Kane (analyst) & RJ Hawk (reporter)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
UCA – 9:41 Cedric Battle 32 yard pass from Luke Hales, Matt Cummins kick UCA 7–0 Drive: 4 plays, 95 yards, 1:49
UIW – 6:24 Rhett Marshall 29 yard field goal UCA 7–3 Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 3:11
Second Quarter
UCA – 13:42 Cedric Battle 32 yard pass from Luke Hales, Matt Cummins kick UCA 14–3 Drive: 1 plays, 32 yards, 0:08
UIW – 9:45 Lamont Johnson 16 yard pass from Jon Copeland, Rhett Marshall kick UCA 14–10 Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:53
UIW – 0:35 Phillip Baptiste 26 yard pass from Sean Brophy, Rhett Marshall kick UIW 17–14 Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:02
Third Quarter
UIW – 13:06 Ra'Quanne Dickens 15 yard run, Rhett Marshall kick UIW 24–14 Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 1:54
UIW – 7:46 Ra'Quanne Dickens 2 yard run, Rhett Marshall kick failed UIW 30–14 Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:00
UCA – 1:14 Dwayne Smith 30 yard pass from Luke Hales, Matt Cummins kick UIW 30–21 Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:09
Fourth Quarter
UIW – 11:14 Ra'Quanne Dickens 5 yard run, Rhett Marshall kick UIW 37–21 Drive: 2 plays, 7 yards, 0:54
UCA – 8:57 Carlo Blackman 2 yard run, Carlo Blackman rush failed UIW 37–27 Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 2:06
UIW – 2:52 Rhett Marshall 26 yard field goal UIW 40–27 Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 6:05
Passing
UIW – Sean Brophy 14/20, 243 YDS, 1 TD
UCA – Luke Hales 19/32, 319 YDS, 3 TD, 4 INT
Rushing
UIW – Ra'Quanne Dickens 35 ATT, 213 YDS, 3 TD
UCA – Kierre Crossley 8 ATT, 27 YDS
Receiving
UIW – Phillip Baptiste 9 REC, 158 YDS, 1 TD
UCA – Lester Wells 6 REC, 81 YDS :

## FCS Playoffs
### @ Montana State–First Round

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 24 Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| No. 23 Bobcats | 7 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 35 |
at Bobcat Stadium, Bozeman, MT
* Date: November 24, 2018
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 30 • Wind: NNW 15 mph • Weather: Cool, breezy
* Game attendance: 10,017
* Referee: J. Valentine
* TV: ESPN3
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
MSU – 11:03 Lance McCutcheon 11 yard punt return, Tristan Bailey kick MSU 7–0
UIW – 8:21 Jaelin Campbell 5 yard pass from Sean Brophy, Rhett Marshall kick Tied 7–7 Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:42
Second Quarter
MSU – 11:28 Grant Collins 14 yard safety MSU 9–7
MSU – 3:01 Tristan Bailey 35 yard field goal MSU 12–7 Drive: 9 plays, 39 yards, 4:22
MSU – 0:26 Troy Andersen 1 yard run, Tristan Bailey kick failed MSU 18–7 Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 1:39
Third Quarter
UIW – 12:31 Kody Edwards 33 yard pass from Sean Brophy MSU 18–14 Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:29
MSU – 6:21 Tristan Bailey 19 yard field goal MSU 21–14 Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 6:10
Fourth Quarter
MSU – 12:59 Travis Jonsen 19 yard run, Tristan Bailey kick MSU 28–14 Drive: 14 plays, 93 yards, 5:38
MSU – 10:43 Travis Jonsen 37 yard pass from Troy Andersen, Tristan Bailey kick MSU 35–14 Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 1:37
Passing
UIW – Sean Brophy 22/35, 313 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
MSU – Troy Andersen 12/19, 164 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing
UIW – Ra'Quanne Dickens 14 ATT, 63 YDS
MSU – Isaiah Ifanse 30 ATT, 171 YDS
Receiving
UIW – Kody Edwards 4 REC, 133 YDS 1 TD
MSU – Travis Jonsen 2 REC, 76 YDS 1 TD :

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 24 | RV |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | RV | — | RV | RV | 25 | RV |