# 2021 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

The 2021 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team represented the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) in the 2021 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 fourth-year head coach Eric Morris.
On November 12, 2021, Incarnate Word announced that this will be the last season for the team in the Southland and will then join the Western Athletic Conference on July 1, 2022. However, UIW announced they would remain in the Southland in late June and would not join the WAC.

## Preseason
### Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll in July 2021. The Cardinals were picked to finish third in the conference. In addition, fifteen Cardinals were chosen to the Preseason All-Southland Team.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Southeastern Louisiana | 48 (8) |
| 2 | Nicholls | 43 (4) |
| 3 | Incarnate Word | 32 |
| 4 | McNeese State | 26 |
| 5 | Northwestern State | 21 |
| 6 | Houston Baptist | 10 |

### Preseason All–Southland Teams
## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at Youngstown State* | | Stambaugh StadiumYoungstown, OH | ESPN+ | L 41–44 $^{OT}$ | 8,637 |
| September 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Prairie View A&M* | | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | W 40–9 | 2,517 |
| September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | at Texas State* | | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX | ESPN3 | W 42–34 | 16,107 |
| September 25 | 11:00 a.m. | McNeese State | | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | W 31–0 | 1,633 |
| October 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at Northwestern State | No. 24 | Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA | ESPN+ | W 38–27 | 6,125 |
| October 16 | 11:00 a.m. | Nicholls | No. 18 | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | W 38–21 | 1,369 |
| October 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at McNeese State | No. 16 | Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA | ESPN+ | L 20–28 | 7,498 |
| October 30 | 3:00 p.m. | Houston Baptist | No. 22 | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | W 49–21 | 2,711 |
| November 6 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 6 Southeastern Louisiana | No. 22 | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | W 55–52 | 3,220 |
| November 13 | 3:00 p.m. | at Nicholls | No. 17 | Manning Field at John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, LA | ESPN+ | W 27–23 | 6,392 |
| November 20 | 2:00 p.m. | at Houston Baptist | No. 18 | Husky StadiumHouston, TX | ESPN+ | W 55–14 | 1,931 |
| November 27 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 20 Stephen F. Austin* | No. 13 | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX (NCAA Division I First Round) | ESPN+ | W 35–28 $^{OT}$ | 3,448 |
| December 4 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Sam Houston* | No. 13 | Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX (NCAA Division I Second Round) | ESPN+ | L 42–49 | 6,722 |
| *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 |
| Jordan Davis | Assistant Head Coach / Wide Receivers | Texas Tech (2014) | 2018 |
| Justin Deason | Defensive Coordinator | Central Oklahoma (2003) | 2018 |
| Cody Crill | Offensive Coordinator | Angelo State (2002) | 2018 |
| Brandon Lechtenberg | Linebackers / Special Teams Coordinator | Nebraska | 2018 |
| Clint Killough | Inside Receivers / Academic Coordinator | Incarnate Word (2015) | 2018 |
| Darren Garrigan | Defensive Backs / Pass Game Coordinator | West Texas A&M (2009) | 2018 |
| Matthew Gregg | Outside Linebackers | Southern Nazarene | 2019 |
| Mack Leftwich | Quarterbacks | UTEP (2017) | 2018 |
| Jordan Shoemaker | Offensive Line / Run Game Coordinator | Houston (2011) | 2018 |
| Brett Watson | Interior Defensive Line / Academic Coordinator | West Texas A&M (2009) | 2018 |
| Scotty Yates | Quality Control / Defensive Backs | Texas A&M University–Commerce (2015) | 2019 |
| Rolando Surita III | Chief of Staff | | 2020 |
| Bret Huth | Director of Strength and Conditioning | John Carroll (2010) | 2018 |
| Jimmy Fowler | Director of Football Operations | | 2021 |

### Roster

Source:

## Depth chart

Defense :
* STAR
* 17 Brandon Richard, Jr
* 32 Darius Sanders, Fr
* FS
* 20 Kaleb Culp, So
* 18 Reese Watson, Jr
| MO | MIKE |
| 21 Isaiah Paul -or- 27 Akil Jones, R-Sr | 8 Kelechi Anyalebechi, Sr |
| 33 Tylan George, So | 21 Isaiah Paul, R-So |
* SS
* 24 Elliot Davison, So
* 15 Shawn Holton, Jr
* CB
* 7 Rashon Davis, R-Sr
* 5 Tiji Paul, Jr
| DE | DT | DT | DE |
| 14 Brandon Bowen, R-Sr | 93 Cameron Preston, Sr | 45 Jared Soyring, Sr | 10 Terrell Lucas, R-Sr |
| 90 Sam Latham, Jr | 99 Royce Wellington, Sr | 41 Darius Richmond, Jr | 11 Blaine Hoover, Sr |
* CB
* 23 Moses Reynolds, Sr
* 16 Dante Haeggans, Jr
Offense :
* X
* 16 Taylor Grimes, Jr
* 19 Baron Bradley, So
* Y
* 12 Robert Ferrel, Sr
* 2 CJ Hardy, Jr
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| 76 Nash Jones, So | 74 Caleb Johnson, Sr | 72 Reid Francis, Jr | 61 Jimeto Obigbo, Fr | 62 Dawson Kier, R-Sr |
| 64 Dorian Strawn, Fr | 77 Jayden Borjas, Jr | 63 Stanley Mark, So | 63 Stanley Mark, So | 64 Dorian Strawn, Fr |
* TE
* 3 Roger McCuller, R-Sr
* 81 Parker Floyd, Jr -or- 85 Christian Smith, Fr
* Z
* 0 Darion Chafin, Sr
* 80 Devin Morrison, Jr
* QB
* 7 Cam Ward, So
* 8 Kevin Yeager, Jr
* Key reserves
* 83 Trevor Begue, R-Sr
* 92 Darien Townsend, R-Sr
* RB
* 4 Kevin Brown, R-Sr
* 5 Marcus Cooper, Sr
* Special teams
* PK 50 Carson Mohr, Jr
* PK 37 John Scifers, So
* P 30 Keven Nguyen, Sr
* P 37 John Scifers, So
* KR 5 Marcus Cooper, Sr
* PR 12 Robert Ferrel, Sr
* LS 56 Joe Giordano, R-Sr
* H 35 Chance Trentman-Rosas, Jr

## Postseason honors

The following Cardinals received postseason honors for the 2021 season:
Associated Press FCS All-American Second–Team WR Taylor Grimes – Junior
Associated Press FCS All-American Third–Team LB Kelechi Anyalebechi – Senior
Stats Perform FCS All-American Second–Team QB Cam Ward – Sophomore WR Taylor Grimes – Junior
Stats Perform FCS All-American Third–Team LB Kelechi Anyalebechi – Senior
HERO Sports FCS All-American Second–Team WR Taylor Grimes – Junior
Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Year QB Cameron Ward – Sophomore
Southland Conference Coach of the Year Eric Morris
All–Southland Conference First–Team RB Kevin Brown – Graduate Senior WR Taylor Grimes – Junior OL Nash Jones – Sophomore DL Cameron Preston – Senior LB Kelechi Anyalebechi – Senior DB Kaleb Culp – Sophomore PR Robert Ferrel – Senior
All–Southland Conference Second–Team QB Cameron Ward – Sophomore WR Robert Ferrel – Senior P Keven Nguyen – Senior DL Brandon Bowen – Graduate Senior LB Isaiah Paul – Sophomore DB Rashon Davis – Graduate Senior
All–Southland Conference Third–Team RB Marcus Cooper – Graduate Senior WR Darion Chafin – Senior OL Reid Francis – Junior OL Caleb Johnson – Senior OL Dawson Kier – Senior DL Blaine Hoover – Senior DB Elliott Davison – Sophomore DB Moses Reynolds – Senior DB Brandon Richard – Junior

## Game summaries
### @ Youngstown State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 41 |
| Penguins | 14 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 44 |
at Stambaugh Stadium, Youngstown, OH
* Date: September 2
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 69 • Wind: E 7 mph • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 8,637
* Referee: Art Brown
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Drae Smith (play-by-play), Chris Sammarone (analyst)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
YSU – 6:22 Bryce Oliver 5 yard pass from Demeatric Crenshaw, Colt McFadden kick YSU 7–0 Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:12
YSU – 4:34 Demeatric Crenshaw 3 yard run, Colt McFadden kick YSU 14–0 Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 0:56
UIW – 0:56 Kevin Brown 29 yard run, Carson Mohr kick YSU 14–7 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:38
Second Quarter
YSU – 10:21 Colt McFadden 27 yard field goal YSU 17–7 Drive: 11 plays, 40 yards, 5:26
UIW – 8:56 Darion Chafin 38 yard pass from Cam Ward, Carson Mohr kick YSU 17–14 Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:25
UIW – 4:18 Taylor Grimes 9 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 21–17 Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:27
YSU – 2:20 Jaleel McLaughlin 72 yard run, Colt McFadden kick YSU 24–21 Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards, 1:54
Third Quarter
YSU – 7:00 Jaleel McLaughlin 11 yard run, Colt McFadden kick YSU 31–21 Drive: 15 plays, 82 yards, 7:55
UIW – 3:49 Kevin Brown 1 yard run, Carson Mohr kick failed YSU 31–27 Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 3:05
UIW – 0:48 Darion Chafin 20 yard pass from Cameron Ward, John Scifers kick UIW 34–31 Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 0:54
Fourth Quarter
YSU – 2:15 Demeatric Crenshaw 9 yard run, Colt McFadden kick YSU 38–34 Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 2:17
UIW – 0:39 Trevor Begue 2 yard pass from Cameron Ward, John Scifers kick UIW 41–38 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:36
YSU – 0:00 Colt McFadden 41 yard field goal Tied 41–41 Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:25
Overtime
YSU – 0:00 Colt McFadden 27 yard field goal YSU 44–41 Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 0:00
Passing
UIW – Cam Ward 28/47, 352 YDS, 4 TD
YSU – Demeatric Crenshaw 9/12, 112 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing
UIW – Kevin Brown 19 ATT, 118 YDS, 2 TD
YSU – Jaleel McLaughlin 29 ATT, 242 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving
UIW – Trevor Begue 5 REC, 81 YDS, 1 TD
YSU – Jaleel McLaughlin 2 REC, 46 YDS :

### Prairie View A&M

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Cardinals | 17 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 40 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX
* Date: September 11
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 88 • Wind: E 10 mph • Weather: Clear
* Game attendance: 2,517
* Referee: Ed Bourgeois
* TV announcers (ESPN+): David Saltzman (play-by-play), Taylor McHargue (analyst)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
UIW – 11:00 CJ Hardy 16 yard pass from Cam Ward, John Scifers kick UIW 7–0 Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 4:00
UIW – 5:59 John Scifers 49 yard field goal UIW 10–0 Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 2:51
UIW – 2:00 Marcus Cooper 16 yard run, John Scifers kick UIW 17–0 Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 1:46
Second Quarter
UIW – 14:14 Kevin Brown 8 yard run, John Scifers kick blocked UIW 23–0 Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 1:23
UIW – 1:38 Roger McCuller 9 yard pass from Cameron Ward, John Scifers kick UIW 30–0 Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 4:03
Third Quarter
UIW – 8:29 Taylor Grimes 8 yard pass from Cameron Ward, John Scifers kick UIW 37–0 Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:11
UIW – 5:19 John Scifers 45 yard field goal UIW 40–0 Drive: 4 plays, -4 yards, 0:46
Fourth Quarter
PVAMU – 11:36 Luis Reyes 22 yard field goal UIW 40–3 Drive: 17 plays, 71 yards, 8:37
PVAMU – 7:09 Colbey Washington 25 yard pass from Jawon Pass, Luis Reyes kick failed UIW 40–9 Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:35
Passing
PVAMU – Jawon Pass 18/36, 188 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT
UIW – Cam Ward 21/38, 208 YDS, 3 TD
Rushing
PVAMU – Kristian Mosley 13 ATT, 50 YDS
UIW – Kevin Brown 12 ATT, 51 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving
PVAMU – Colbey Washington 4 REC, 49 YDS 1 TD
UIW – CJ Hardy 3 REC, 53 YDS, 1 TD :

### @ Texas State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| Bobcats | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX
* Date: September 18
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 95 • Wind: NE 9 mph • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 16,107
* Referee: Jeremy Parker
* TV announcers (ESPN3): Brant Freeman (play-by-play), Keith Moreland (analyst) & Koral Riggs (sideline)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
TXST – 9:32 Jahmyl Jeter 1 yard run, Seth Keller kick TXST 7–0 Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 1:56
UIW – 6:19 Kevin Brown 5 yard run, John Scifers kick Tied 7–7 Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:13
UIW – 1:01 Robert Ferrel 32 yard pass from Cam Ward, John Scifers kick UIW 14–7 Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 2:32
Second Quarter
TXST – 8:51 Jahmyl Jeter 1 yard run, Seth Keller kick Tied 14–14 Drive: 16 plays, 78 yards, 7:04
TXST – 1:09 Seth Keller 33 yard field goal TXST 17–14 Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 4:00
Third Quarter
UIW – 11:47 Marcus Cooper 9 yard run, John Scifers kick UIW 21–17 Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 1:45
TXST – 8:03 Marcell Barbee 18 yard pass from Brady McBride, Seth Keller kick TXST 24–21 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:44
UIW – 1:35 Robert Ferrel 14 yard pass from Cameron Ward, John Scifers kick UIW 28–24 Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 4:20
Fourth Quarter
TXST – 11:17 Marcell Barbee 4 yard pass from Brady McBride, Seth Keller kick TXST 31–28 Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 5:18
UIW – 7:07 Darion Chafin 8 yard pass from Cameron Ward, John Scifers kick UIW 35–31 Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 2:19
UIW – 2:48 Taylor Grimes 1 yard pass from Cameron Ward, John Scifers kick UIW 42–31 Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 3:07
TXST – 0:58 Seth Keller 37 yard field goal UIW 42–34 Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 1:50
Passing
UIW – Cam Ward 31/47, 376 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT
TXST – Brady McBride 25/41, 278 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing
UIW – Marcus Cooper 10 ATT, 74 YDS, 1 TD
TXST – Calvin Hill 16 ATT, 78 YDS
Receiving
UIW – Robert Ferrel 10 REC, 132 YDS, 2 TD
TXST – Javen Banks 6 REC, 64 YDS :

### McNeese State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cardinals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX
* Date: September 25
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 81 • Wind: SE 4 mph • Weather: Sunny and clear
* Game attendance: 1,633
* Referee: Ed Bourgeois
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Randy McIlvoy (play-by-play), Shea Walker (analyst), & Lainie Fritz (sideline)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
UIW – 10:41 Kevin Brown 14 yard run, John Scifers kick UIW 7–0 Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:24
UIW – 8:52 Taylor Grimes 1 yard run, John Scifers kick UIW 14–0 Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:44
Second Quarter
UIW – 2:47 Trevor Begue 56 yard pass from Cam Ward, John Scifers kick UIW 21–0 Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:41
Third Quarter
UIW – 6:13 Taylor Grimes 11 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 28–0 Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 5:26
Fourth Quarter
UIW – 12:01 Carson Mohr 25 yard field goal UIW 31–0 Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:40
Passing
MCN – Cody Orgeron 22/36, 215 YDS, 1 INT
UIW – Cam Ward 29/49, 352 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing
MCN – Stephon Huderson 9 ATT, 37 YDS
UIW – Kevin Brown 13 ATT, 65 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving
MCN – Josh Matthews 3 REC, 59 YDS
UIW – Trevor Begue 5 REC, 80 YDS, 1 TD :

### @ Northwestern State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 24 Cardinals | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
| Demons | 0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, LA
* Date: October 2
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 80 • Wind: SSE 4 mph • Weather: Scattered storms
* Game attendance: 6,125
* Referee: Gary Leeper
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Jeff Palermo (play-by-play), Rene Nadeau (analyst) & Laura Sadler (sideline)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
UIW – 14:28 CJ Hardy 2 yard pass from Cam Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 7–0 Drive: 2 plays, 49 yards, 0:32
UIW – 8:37 Marcus Cooper 60 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 14–0 Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 2:09
Second Quarter
NSU – 13:30 Eddie Godina 40 yard field goal UIW 14–3 Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:39
UIW – 11:18 CJ Hardy 17 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 21–3 Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:12
NSU – 9:30 Jay Griffin IV 53 yard pass from Kaleb Fletcher, Eddie Godina kick UIW 21–10 Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:42
UIW – 5:48 Kevin Brown 54 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 28–10 Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 3:42
NSU – 0:41 Eddie Godina 30 yard field goal UIW 28–13 Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 1:43
Third Quarter
NSU – 5:01 Javonis Issac 1 yard pass from Kaleb Fletcher, Eddie Godina kick UIW 28–20 Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 1:57
UIW – 3:22 Marcus Cooper 4 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 35–20 Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:33
Fourth Quarter
UIW – 8:40 Carson Mohr 23 yard field goal UIW 38–20 Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:42
NSU – 4:08 Zachary Clement 2 yard run, Eddie Godina kick UIW 38–27 Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 4:32
Passing
UIW – Cam Ward 25/37, 348 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT
NSU – Kaleb Fletcher 36/48, 319 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing
UIW – Kevin Brown 15 ATT, 81 YDS
NSU – Scooter Adams 13 ATT, 80 YDS
Receiving
UIW – CJ Hardy 9 REC, 120 YDS, 2 TD
NSU – Jay Griffin 3 REC, 72 YDS, 1 TD :

### Nicholls

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colonels | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| No. 18 Cardinals | 0 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 38 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX
* Date: October 16
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 69 • Wind: SSW 14 mph • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 1,369
* Referee: Ed Bourgeois
* TV announcers (ESPN+): David Saltzman (play-by-play), Taylor McHargue (analyst), & Lainie Fritz (sideline)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
NSU – 5:48 Lindsey Scott Jr. 6 yard run, Gavin Lasseigne kick NSU 7–0 Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 4:41
Second Quarter
NSU – 14:21 Dai'Jean Dixon 25 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Gavin Lasseigne kick NSU 14–0 Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 4:33
UIW – 13:30 Taylor Grimes 51 yard pass from Cam Ward, Carson Mohr kick NSU 14–7 Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:51
NSU – 4:57 Collin Guggenheim 1 yard run, Gavin Lasseigne kick NSU 21–7 Drive: 16 plays, 65 yards, 8:33
UIW – 3:26 Taylor Grimes 10 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick NSU 21–14 Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:25
Third Quarter
UIW – 2:17 Taylor Grimes 49 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick Tied 21–21 Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:02
Fourth Quarter
UIW – 10:21 Taylor Grimes 2 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 28–21 Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:28
UIW – 6:46 Carson Mohr 40 yard field goal UIW 31–21 Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 1:49
UIW – 0:50 Kevin Brown 26 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 38–21 Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 1:30
Passing
NSU – Lindsey Scott Jr. 19/29, 214 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
UIW – Cam Ward 25/36, 388 YDS, 4 TD
Rushing
NSU – Lindsey Scott, Jr. 20 ATT, 90 YDS, 1 TD
UIW – Kevin Brown 14 ATT, 80 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving
NSU – Dai'Jean Dixon 9 REC, 120 YDS, 1 TD
UIW – Taylor Grimes 9 REC, 182 YDS, 4 TD :

### @ McNeese State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 16 Cardinals | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| Cowboys | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA
* Date: October 23
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 83 • Wind: SE 10 mph • Weather: Mostly cloudy
* Game attendance: 7,498
* Referee: Nolan Dumas
* TV announcers (ESPN+): John Liddle (play-by-play, LaDarrin McLane (analyst), Shavonne Herndon (sideline)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
MCN – 9:06 Jamal Pettigrew 49 yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Nolan Heitmeier kick MCN 7–0 Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:42
MCN – 5:15 Deonta McMahon 27 yard run, Nolan Heitmeier kick MCN 14–0 Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 2:21
Second Quarter
MCN – 4:04 Deonta McMahon 11 yard run, Nolan Heitmeier kick MCN 21–0 Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:07
UIW – 0:04 Taylor Grimes 4 yard pass from Cam Ward, Carson Mohr kick failed MCN 21–6 Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 9:35
Third Quarter
UIW – 2:58 Kevin Brown 46 yard run, Cameron Ward rush failed MCN 21–12 Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 4:28
Fourth Quarter
MCN – 10:08 Cody Orgeron 17 yard run, Nolan Heitmeier kick MCN 28–12 Drive: 1 play, 17 yards, 0:07
UIW – 3:40 Robert Ferrel 6 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Kevin Brown rush MCN 28–20 Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:29
Passing
UIW – Cam Ward 39/59, 455 YDS, 2 TD, 3 INT
MCN – Cody Orgeron 10/12, 140 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing
UIW – Kevin Brown 7 ATT, 69 YDS, 1 TD
MCN – Deonta McMahon 13 ATT, 82 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving
UIW – Taylor Grimes 10 REC, 169 YDS, 1 TD
MCN – Jamal Pettigrew 1 REC, 49 YDS, 1 TD :

### Houston Baptist

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| No. 22 Cardinals | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX
* Date: October 30
* Game time: 3:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 79 • Wind: SW 7 mph • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 2,711
* Referee: Gary Leeper
* TV announcers (ESPN+): David Saltzman (play-by-play, Shea Walker (analyst), Laura Sadler (sideline)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
UIW – 9:52 Robert Ferrel 3 yard pass from Cam Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 7–0 Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 5:08
UIW – 3:30 Kevin Brown 28 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 14–0 Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 3:37
Second Quarter
UIW – 7:52 Robert Ferrel 31 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 21–0 Drive: 12 plays, 89 yards, 4:55
HBU – 2:20 Tyson Thompson 2 yard pass from Orion Olivas, Gino Garcia kick UIW 21–7 Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 5:32
UIW – 0:02 Darion Chafin 1 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 28–7 Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 2:10
Third Quarter
HBU – 12:02 Xzavier Ford 10 yard run, Gino Garcia kick UIW 28–14 Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 2:58
UIW – 6:00 Roger McCuller 14 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 35–14 Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:46
UIW – 2:06 Marcus Cooper 14 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 42–14 Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 0:45
Fourth Quarter
HBU – 14:53 Christian Hood 0 yard fumble recovery, Gino Garcia kick UIW 42–21
UIW – 11:30 Marcus Cooper 7 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 49–21 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:23
Passing
HBU – Orion Olivas 38/49, 274 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
UIW – Cam Ward 34/46, 328 YDS, 4 TD
Rushing
HBU – Xzavier Ford 13 ATT, 62 YDS, 1 TD
UIW – Marcus Cooper 18 ATT, 104 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving
HBU – Tyson Thompson 16 REC, 103 YDS, 1 TD
UIW – Robert Ferrel 10 REC, 102 YDS, 2 TD :

### No. 6 Southeastern Louisiana

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 6 Lions | 7 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 52 |
| No. 22 Cardinals | 7 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 55 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX
* Date: November 6
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 68 • Wind: SE 2 mph • Weather: Clear, sunny
* Game attendance: 3,220
* Referee: Ed Bourgeois
* TV announcers (ESPN+): David Saltzman (play-by-play), Taylor McHargue (analyst), Lainie Fritz (sideline)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
UIW – 5:10 Taylor Grimes 16 yard pass from Cam Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 7–0 Drive: 3 plays, 79 yards, 0:58
SLU – 0:07 Cole Kelley 4 yard run, Mateo Rengifo kick Tied 7–7 Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 4:56
Second Quarter
UIW – 14:18 Darion Chafin 31 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 14–7 Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 0:49
SLU – 10:52 Mateo Rengifo 36 yard field goal UIW 14–10 Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 3:20
UIW – 4:58 Robert Ferrel 2 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 21–10 Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 2:58
SLU – 1:31 Nolan Givan 7 yard pass from Cole Kelley, Mateo Rengifo kick UIW 21–17 Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 3:27
UIW – 0:20 Darion Chafin 6 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 28–17 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:46
Third Quarter
SLU – 12:14 Cole Kelley 3 yard run, Mateo Rengifo kick UIW 28–24 Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:46
UIW – 10:27 Taylor Grimes 25 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 35–24 Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 1:40
SLU – 7:30 Austin Mitchell 49 yard pass from Cole Kelley, Mateo Rengifo kick UIW 35–31 Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:57
UIW – 6:40 CJ Hardy 37 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 42–31 Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 0:50
SLU – 2:36 Gage Larvadain 10 yard pass from Cole Kelley, Mateo Rengifo kick UIW 42–38 Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:04
Fourth Quarter
SLU – 11:22 Taron Jones 2 yard run, Mateo Rengifo kick SLU 45–42 Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 4:12
UIW – 4:05 Kevin Brown 80 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 49–45 Drive: 4 plays, 91 yards, 1:14
SLU – 1:55 Cole Kelley 4 yard run, Mateo Rengifo kick SLU 52–49 Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:10
UIW – 0:25 Robert Ferrel 24 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick failed UIW 55–52 Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:30
Passing
SLU – Cole Kelley 50/68, 647 YDS, 3 TD
UIW – Cam Ward 34/52, 610 YDS, 7 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
SLU – Taron Jones 10 ATT, 56 YDS, 1 TD
UIW – Kevin Brown 6 ATT, 65 YDS
Receiving
SLU – Austin Mitchell 9 REC, 169 YDS, 1 TD
UIW – Taylor Grimes 12 REC, 193 YDS, 2 TD :

### @ Nicholls

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 17 Cardinals | 0 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
| Colonels | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, LA
* Date: November 13
* Game time: 3:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 60 • Wind: NNW 11 mph • Weather: Clear
* Game attendance: 6,392
* Referee: Craig Helser
* TV announcers (ESPN+): John Liddle (play-by-play), Gary Reasons (analyst), Lainie Fritz (sideline)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
NSU – 8:09 Gavin Lasseigne 21 yard field goal NSU 3–0 Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 6:51
NSU – 3:41 Al'Dontre Davis 21 yard pass from Kohen Granier, Gavin Lasseigne kick NSU 10–0 Drive: 7 plays, 92 yards, 2:49
Second Quarter
UIW – 10:35 Roger McCuller 6 yard pass from Cam Ward, Carson Mohr kick NSU 10–7 Drive: 8 plays, 23 yards, 2:10
UIW – 8:03 Darion Chafin 13 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick blocked UIW 13–10 Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:25
NSU – 2:33 Collin Guggenheim 2 yard run, Gavin Lasseigne kick NSU 17–13 Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 5:23
NSU – 0:08 Gavin Lasseigne 19 yard field goal NSU 20–13 Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 2:09
Third Quarter
UIW – 8:00 Kevin Brown 55 yard run, Carson Mohr kick Tied 20–20 Drive: 2 plays, 64 yards, 0:30
UIW – 0:08 Kevin Brown 80 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 27–20 Drive: 2 plays, 96 yards, 0:58
Fourth Quarter
NSU – 9:20 Gavin Lasseigne 45 yard field goal UIW 27–23 Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 2:43
Passing
UIW – Cam Ward 13/30, 108 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT
NSU – Kohen Granier 18/27, 191 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing
UIW – Kevin Brown 11 ATT, 185 YDS, 2 TD
NSU – Collin Guggenheim 32 ATT, 141 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving
UIW – Robert Ferrel 4 REC, 47 YDS
NSU – Dai'Jean Dixon 8 REC, 90 YDS :

### @ Houston Baptist

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 18 Cardinals | 35 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 55 |
| Huskies | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Husky Stadium, Houston, TX
* Date: November 20
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 78 • Wind: NW 9 mph • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 1,931
* Referee: Craig Helser
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Randy McIlvoy (play-by-play), Shea Walker (analyst), Laura Sadler (sideline)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
UIW – 11:56 Kevin Brown 2 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 7–0 Drive: 5 plays, 12 yards, 2:07
UIW – 11:50 Moses Reynolds 26 yard interception return, Carson Mohr kick UIW 14–0
UIW – 9:18 CJ Hardy 25 yard pass from Cam Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 21–0 Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards, 0:25
UIW – 6:35 Marcus Cooper 4 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 28–0 Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 1:30
UIW – 2:05 Darion Chafin 11 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 35–0 Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 2:25
Second Quarter
HBU – 13:27 Ean Beek 2 yard run, Gino Garcia kick UIW 35–7 Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:38
HBU – 7:10 Corey Smooth 36 yard interception return, Gino Garcia kick UIW 35–14
UIW – 4:08 Darion Chafin 12 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 42–14 Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:02
Third Quarter
UIW – 9:53 Kevin Brown 2 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 49–14 Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:07
UIW – 6:41 Carson Mohr 42 yard field goal UIW 52–14 Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 2:37
Fourth Quarter
UIW – 4:39 Carson Mohr 21 yard field goal UIW 55–14 Drive: 11 plays, 20 yards, 6:34
Passing
UIW – Cam Ward 27/34, 314 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
HBU – Orion Olivas 10/24, 79 YDS, 4 INT
Rushing
UIW – Marcus Cooper 11 ATT, 87 YDS, 1 TD
HBU – Ean Beek 7 ATT, 45 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving
UIW – Robert Ferrel 7 REC, 78 YDS
HBU – Lane Botkin 3 REC, 40 YDS :

## FCS playoffs
### Stephen F. Austin – first round

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| No. 20 Lumberjacks | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| No. 13 Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX
* Date: November 27, 2021
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 51 • Wind: Calm • Weather: Cloudy & overcast
* Game attendance: 3,448
* Referee: Jason Soistman
* TV announcers (ESPN+): David Saltzman (play-by-play) & Taylor McHargue (analyst)
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
UIW – 7:08 Taylor Grimes 4 yard pass from Cam Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 7–0 Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 4:43
Second quarter
SFA – 14:50 QuenTyvian Borders 2 yard pass from Trae Self, Chris Campos kick Tied 7–7 Drive: 5 plays, 99 yards, 2:49
UIW – 11:09 Cameron Ward 6 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 14–7 Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:34
SFA – 1:30 QuenTyvian Borders 8 yard pass from Trae Self, Chris Campos kick Tied 14–14 Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:18
Third quarter
UIW – 2:34 Taylor Grimes 23 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 21–14 Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:02
Fourth quarter
SFA – 8:00 Keshon Williams 5 yard pass from Trae Self, Chris Campos kick Tied 21–21 Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 5:36
SFA – 5:16 Rayshad Nichols 32 yard fumble recovery, Chris Campos kick SFA 28–21
UIW – 0:38 Taylor Grimes 7 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick Tied 28–28 Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 4:38
Overtime
UIW – 0:00 Robert Ferrel 6 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 35–28
Passing
SFA – Trae Self 21/37, 243 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT
UIW – Cam Ward 39/54, 328 YDS, 4 TD
Rushing
SFA – Miles Reed 20 ATT, 86 YDS
UIW – Kevin Brown 10 ATT, 44 YDS
Receiving
SFA – Xavier Gipson 6 REC, 101 YDS
UIW – Taylor Grimes 10 REC, 118 YDS, 3 TD :

### @ Sam Houston – second round

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 13 Cardinals | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
| No. 1 Bearkats | 10 | 21 | 3 | 15 | 49 |
at Bowers Stadium, Huntsville, TX
* Date: December 4, 2021
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 76 • Wind: S 5 mph • Weather: Overcast
* Game attendance: 6,722
* Referee: Matt Gallagher
* TV announcers (ESPN+): David Saltzman (play-by-play), Forrest Conoly (analyst)
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
UIW – 11:39 Taylor Grimes 3 yard pass from Cam Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 7–0 Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 3:21
SHSU – 5:41 Noah Smith 3 yard run, Seth Morgan kick Tied 7–7 Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 2:46
SHSU – 0:21 Seth Morgan 37 yard field goal SHSU 10–7 Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:07
Second quarter
UIW – 13:34 Marcus Cooper 40 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 14–10 Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:47
SHSU – 11:54 Ramon Jefferson 48 yard run, Seth Morgan kick SHSU 17–14 Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 1:31
SHSU – 8:25 Jequez Ezzard 22 yard pass from Eric Schmid, Seth Morgan kick SHSU 24–14 Drive: 4 plays, 91 yards, 2:02
SHSU – 1:51 Eric Schmid 9 yard run, Seth Morgan kick SHSU 31–14 Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 2:41
UIW – 0:19 Darion Chafin 1 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick SHSU 31–21 Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 1:32
Third quarter
UIW – 9:22 Robert Ferrel 16 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick SHSU 31–28 Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:14
SHSU – 1:10 Seth Morgan 34 yard field goal SHSU 34–28 Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 6:00
Fourth quarter
UIW – 14:52 Darion Chafin 48 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 35–34 Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 1:13
SHSU – 8:13 Ramon Jefferson 1 yard run, Noah Smith pass SHSU 42–35 Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 6:34
UIW – 7:50 Trevor Begue 62 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick Tied 42–42 Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:23
SHSU – 2:07 Eric Schmid 3 yard run, Seth Morgan kick SHSU 49–42 Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:43
Passing
UIW – Cam Ward 39/61, 481 YDS, 5 TD
SHSU – Eric Schmid 21/32, 210 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing
UIW – Kevin Brown 12 ATT, 64 YDS
SHSU – Ramon Jefferson 22 ATT, 166 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving
UIW – Darion Chafin 11 REC, 172 YDS, 2 TD
SHSU – Jequez Ezzard 4 REC, 60 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 | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| STATS FCS | RV | — | — | RV | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |