# 2023 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

The 2023 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team represented the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2023 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 Clint Killough.

## Preseason
### Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 24, 2023. 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 | 93 (9) |
| 2 | Incarnate Word | 91 (7) |
| 3 | McNeese | 65 |
| 4 | Nicholls | 62 |
| 5 | Northwestern State | 52 |
| 6 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 33 |
| 7 | Lamar | 28 |
| 8 | Houston Christian | 24 |

### Preseason All–Southland Teams

The Southland Conference announced the 2023 preseason all-conference football team selections on July 21, 2023. UIW had a total of 7 players selected.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 8:00 p.m. | at UTEP* | No. 7 | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX | ESPN+ | L 14–28 | 30,738 |
| September 9 | 3:00 p.m. | at Northern Colorado* | No. 10 | Nottingham FieldGreeley, CO | ESPN+ | W 42–7 | 3,898 |
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Abilene Christian* | No. 10 | Anthony Field at Wildcat StadiumAbilene, TX | ESPN+ | W 27–20 | 8,280 |
| September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | North American* | No. 9 | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | W 63–3 | 2,482 |
| October 7 | 4:00 p.m. | Southeastern Louisiana | No. 8 | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | W 33–26 | 1,622 |
| October 14 | 4:00 p.m. | Texas A&M–Commerce | No. 7 | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | W 28–11 | 2,278 |
| October 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at McNeese | No. 5 | Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA | ESPN+ | W 35–24 | 7,415 |
| October 28 | 3:00 p.m. | at Lamar | No. 8 | Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX | ESPN+ | W 17–7 | 6,593 |
| November 4 | 3:00 p.m. | Nicholls | No. 8 | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | L 32–45 | 3,158 |
| November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | Northwestern State | No. 16 | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | W 2–0 (forfeit) | N/A |
| November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | at Houston Christian | No. 20 | Husky StadiumHouston, TX | ESPN+ | W 45–24 | 1,797 |
| *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 |
| Clint Killough | Head coach | Incarnate Word (2015) | 2018 |
| Kenny Hill | Associate head coach / running backs | TCU (2017) | 2023 |
| Conner McQueen | Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks | Texas A&M (2017) | 2023 |
| Jim Gush | Defensive coordinator | Bucknell (1981) | 2023 |
| Blair Cavanaugh | Special teams coordinator | Portland State (2016) | 2022 |
| Sam Bennett | Linebackers / academic coordinator | Texas Tech (2010) | 2023 |
| Ty Darlington | Tight ends / director of high school relations | Oklahoma (2016) | 2023 |
| Ben Olson | Defensive line / defensive run game coordinator | Eastern Illinois (2013) | 2023 |
| George Sanders | Defensive backs / defensive pass game coordinator | Southwest Baptist (2016) | 2023 |
| Willis White | Wide receivers / pass game coordinator | Alabama State (2018) | 2023 |
| Austin Woods | Offensive line / run game coordinator | Oklahoma (2013) | 2023 |
| Tre Spragg | Defensive quality control | Incarnate Word (2015) | 2023 |
| Richard Johnson | Defensive quality control | Kansas (2011) | 2023 |
| Nick Young | Recruiting coordinator / senior analyst | Toledo (2012) | 2023 |
| Zack Lucas | Director of football operations / NFL liaison | Oklahoma State (2010) | 2022 |
| Lauren Mancha | Director of player personnel / campus relations / assistant to the head coach | Incarnate Word (2022) | 2022 |
| Cody Dunn | Assistant tight ends | McGill (2021) | 2022 |
| John Scifers | Specialists coach / video coordinator | Incarnate Word (2021) | 2023 |
| Cameron Venzant | Offensive graduate assistant | Central Arkansas (2022) | 2022 |
| Mauricio De La Garza | Offensive graduate assistant | | 2023 |
| Lamont Johnson | Offensive graduate assistant | Incarnate Word (2019) | 2023 |
| Davis Conley | Director of strength and conditioning | LaGrange (2017) | 2022 |
| Augie Melendez, Jr. | Head football athletic trainer | Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi (2017) | 2017 |

### Roster

Source:

## Depth chart

Defense :
* SAM
* 7 Brandon Richard
* 32 Darius Sanders
* FS
* 6 Ronald Wilson
* 20 Kendrick Stone
| M | W |
| 23 Ricky Rich | 12 Mister Williams |
| 11 Tylan Foster | 22 Derrick Lewis |
* SS
* 3 Mason Chambers
* 14 Ethan Alexander
* CB
* 2 James Tuayemie
* 13 Tre Richardson
| DE | DT | DT | DE |
| 1 Ayodele Adeoye -OR- 15 Marcus Brown | 8 Chase Carter | 9 Darren Brown | 0 Steven Parker |
| 33 Tylan George | 10 John Mathis | 99 Josh Gonzalez -OR- 91 Lloyd Johnson | 44 Devin Grant |
* CB
* 5 Tiji Paul
* 4 Chris Pierce
Offense :
* X
* 15 Jaelin Campbell
* 8 Jameson Garcia -OR- 10 Kailan Noseff
* Y
* 18 Brandon Porter
* 13 Marquez Perez
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| 56 Alex Costilla | 63 Stanley Mark | 75 Silas Robinson | 77 Jayden Borjas | 71 Joe Bryson |
| 57 Rasheed Jackson | 62 Austin DeArmond | 73 Caleb Flores | 55 River Gordon | 78 Branon Jackson |
* TE
* 11 Jackson Lowe -OR- 27 Dalton Meyer
* 47 Dane Farley
* Z
* 21 Caleb Chapman
* 7 Jaelon Travis
* QB
* 1 Zach Calzada
* 12 Richard Torres -OR- 6 Ryan Stubblefield
* Key reserves
* 2 CJ Hardy (WR)
* 3 DeKalon Taylor (WR)
* 16 Dante Heaggans (DB)
* RB
* 0 Tre Siggers -OR- 5 Jarrell Wiley
* 20 Timothy Carter
* Special teams
* PK 23 Mason Lawler
* PK 48 Haden Tessier
* P 37 Ben D'Aquila
* P 48 Haden Tessier
* KR 3 DeKalon Taylor
* PR 3 DeKalon Taylor
* LS 49 Bryce Felt
* H 35 Chance Trentman-Rosas

## Game summaries
### @ UTEP

Uniform combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 7 Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Miners | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Sun Bowl (stadium), El Paso, TX
* Date: September 2
* Game time: 8:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 92 • Wind: SW 3 mph • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 30,738
* Referee: Ed Ardito
* TV: ESPN+
* Box Score Pregame line: UTEP −7.0
| Statistics | UIW | UTEP |
| First downs | 19 | 25 |
| Plays–yards | 58–308 | 63–423 |
| Rushes–yards | 27–63 | 50–329 |
| Passing yards | 245 | 94 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 18–31–1 | 10–13–0 |
| Time of possession | 24:28 | 35:32 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Incarnate Word | Passing | Zach Calzada | 18/31, 245 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Incarnate Word | Rushing | Tre Siggers | 12 carries, 39 yards, 1 TD |
| Incarnate Word | Receiving | Brandon Porter | 6 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD |
| UTEP | Passing | Gavin Hardison | 10/13, 94 yards, 2 TD |
| UTEP | Rushing | Deion Hankins | 24 carries, 174 yards |
| UTEP | Receiving | Tyrin Smith | 4 receptions, 49 yards, 1 TD |

### @ Northern Colorado

Uniform combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 10 Cardinals | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Nottingham Field, Greeley, CO
* Date: September 9
* Game time: 3:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Wind: NE 9 mph • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 3,898
* Referee: Gregg Wilson
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Alveen (play-by-play) and Nick Hager (analyst)
* Box Score Pregame line: UIW −17.0
| Statistics | UIW | UNC |
| First downs | 29 | 14 |
| Plays–yards | 82–617 | 69–261 |
| Rushes–yards | 42–235 | 37–93 |
| Passing yards | 382 | 168 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 29–40–1 | 15–32–1 |
| Time of possession | 31:03 | 28:57 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Incarnate Word | Passing | Zach Calzada | 23/32, 255 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
| Incarnate Word | Rushing | Timothy Carter | 16 carries, 85 yards, 1 TD |
| Incarnate Word | Receiving | Caleb Chapman | 5 receptions, 116 yards, 2 TD |
| Northern Colorado | Passing | Jacob Sirmon | 13/27, 114 yards, 1 INT |
| Northern Colorado | Rushing | David Afari | 14 carries, 43 yards |
| Northern Colorado | Receiving | Blake Haggerty | 4 receptions, 57 yards, 1 TD |

### @ Abilene Christian

Uniform combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 10 Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 27 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
at Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium, Abilene, TX
* Date: September 16
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 82 • Wind: W 2 mph • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 8,280
* Referee: John Kellermeier
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Zach Carlyle (play-by-play), Joseph Chapa (analyst) and Kauy Ostlien (sideline)
* Box Score Pregame line: UIW −3.0
| Statistics | UIW | ACU |
| First downs | 21 | 19 |
| Plays–yards | 67–517 | 67–320 |
| Rushes–yards | 31–144 | 35–131 |
| Passing yards | 373 | 189 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 23–36–1 | 15–32–1 |
| Time of possession | 28:01 | 31:59 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Incarnate Word | Passing | Zach Calzada | 23/36, 373 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Incarnate Word | Rushing | Zach Calzada | 7 carries, 66 yards, 2 TD |
| Incarnate Word | Receiving | Brandon Porter | 10 receptions, 201 yards, 1 TD |
| Abilene Christian | Passing | Maverick McIvor | 15/32, 189 yards, 1 INT |
| Abilene Christian | Rushing | Jeremiah Dobbins | 21 carries, 106 yards, 1 TD |
| Abilene Christian | Receiving | Cooper McCasland | 4 receptions, 64 yards |

### North American

Uniform combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Stallions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| No. 9 Cardinals | 28 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 63 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX
* Date: September 23
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 99 • Wind: SE 9 mph • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 2,482
* Referee: Matt Carpenter
* TV: ESPN+
* Box Score
| Statistics | NAU | UIW |
| First downs | 3 | 26 |
| Plays–yards | 49–12 | 64–531 |
| Rushes–yards | 25–10 | 35–250 |
| Passing yards | 2 | 281 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 15–24–2 | 18–29–0 |
| Time of possession | 27:05 | 20:55 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| North American | Passing | Oscar Ozuna | 5/5, 9 yards |
| North American | Rushing | Xander Armani Williams | 3 carries, 17 yards |
| North American | Receiving | Colbi Clark | 5 receptions, 22 yards |
| Incarnate Word | Passing | Zach Calzada | 11/16, 193 yards 2 TD |
| Incarnate Word | Rushing | Jarrell Wiley | 7 carries, 59 yards, 1 TD |
| Incarnate Word | Receiving | CJ Hardy | 4 receptions, 72 yards, 2 TD |

### Southeastern Louisiana

Uniform combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 3 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
| No. 8 Cardinals | 7 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 33 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX
* Date: October 7
* Game time: 4:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 76 • Wind: NE 9 mph • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 1,622
* Referee: Gary Leeper
* TV: ESPN+
* Box Score
| Statistics | SLU | UIW |
| First downs | 24 | 22 |
| Plays–yards | 80–416 | 62–371 |
| Rushes–yards | 39–145 | 29–67 |
| Passing yards | 271 | 304 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 24–41–1 | 23–33–1 |
| Time of possession | 34:16 | 21:53 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Southeastern Louisiana | Passing | Eli Sawyer | 27/40, 271 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Southeastern Louisiana | Rushing | Harlan Dixon | 13 carries, 55 yards |
| Southeastern Louisiana | Receiving | Jaylon Domingeaux | 4 receptions, 58 yards, 1 TD |
| Incarnate Word | Passing | Zach Calzada | 23/32, 304 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Incarnate Word | Rushing | Jarrell Wiley | 9 carries, 54 yards |
| Incarnate Word | Receiving | Brandon Porter | 10 receptions, 182 yards, 1 TD |

### Texas A&M–Commerce

Uniform combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| No. 7 Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX
* Date: October 14
* Game time: 4:05 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 81 • Wind: NE 8 mph • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 2,278
* Referee: Matt Beck
* TV: ESPN+
* Box Score
| Statistics | TAMUC | UIW |
| First downs | 13 | 24 |
| Plays–yards | 66–213 | 79–458 |
| Rushes–yards | 33–50 | 37–158 |
| Passing yards | 163 | 300 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 15–33–2 | 27–42–3 |
| Time of possession | 30:06 | 28:22 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Josh Magana | 15/33, 163 yards, 2 INT |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Rushing | Ra'veion Hargrove | 10 carries, 37 yards |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Receiving | Jerome Buckner | 2 receptions, 48 yards |
| Incarnate Word | Passing | Zach Calzada | 27/42, 300 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT |
| Incarnate Word | Rushing | Jarrell Wiley | 18 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD |
| Incarnate Word | Receiving | Jaelin Campbell | 7 receptions, 89 yards |

### @ McNeese

Uniform combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 5 Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
| Cowboys | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA
* Date: October 21
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 7,415
* Referee: Craig Helser
* TV: ESPN+
* Box Score
| Statistics | UIW | MSU |
| First downs | 25 | 17 |
| Plays–yards | 75–514 | 63–334 |
| Rushes–yards | 43–301 | 33–134 |
| Passing yards | 213 | 200 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 19–32–0 | 17–30–1 |
| Time of possession | 29:23 | 30:37 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Incarnate Word | Passing | Richard Torres | 11/18, 161 yards, 3 TD |
| Incarnate Word | Rushing | Timothy Carter | 20 carries, 165 yards |
| Incarnate Word | Receiving | Brandon Porter | 6 receptions, 91 yards, 2 TD |
| McNeese | Passing | Ryan Roberts | 17/30, 200 yards, 2 TD, 1 Int |
| McNeese | Rushing | Joshon Barbie | 21 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD |
| McNeese | Receiving | Jon McCall | 5 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD |

### @ Lamar

Uniform combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 8 Cardinals (UIW) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Cardinals (LU) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Provost Umphrey Stadium, Beaumont, TX
* Date: October 28
* Game time: 3:00 p.m.
* Game weather: • Wind: SE 10 mph • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 6,593
* Referee: Gary Leeper
* TV: ESPN+
* Box Score
| Statistics | UIW | LU |
| First downs | 23 | 11 |
| Plays–yards | 77–459 | 58–248 |
| Rushes–yards | 40–152 | 32–73 |
| Passing yards | 307 | 175 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 24–37–0 | 12–26–1 |
| Time of possession | 33:15 | 26:45 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Incarnate Word | Passing | Richard Torres | 24/37, 307 yards, 2 TD |
| Incarnate Word | Rushing | Dekalon Taylor | 12 carries, 83 yards |
| Incarnate Word | Receiving | Brandon Porter | 6 receptions, 101 yards, 1 TD |
| Lamar | Passing | Robert Coleman | 11/25, 100 yards, 1 INT |
| Lamar | Rushing | Khalan Griffin | 16 carries, 50 yards |
| Lamar | Receiving | Sevonne Rhea | 6 receptions, 120 yards, 1 TD |

### Nicholls

Uniform combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colonels | 0 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
| Cardinals | 10 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 32 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX
* Date: November 4
* Game time: 3:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 79 • Wind: SE 8 mph • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 3,158
* Referee: James Brookhart
* TV: ESPN+
* Box Score
| Statistics | NSU | UIW |
| First downs | 26 | 29 |
| Plays–yards | 74–439 | 69–464 |
| Rushes–yards | 55–331 | 16–45 |
| Passing yards | 108 | 419 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 9–19–0 | 31–53–2 |
| Time of possession | 37:02 | 22:58 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Nicholls | Passing | Pat McQuaide | 9/19, 108 yards, 1 TD |
| Nicholls | Rushing | Jaylon Spears | 23 carries, 160 yards |
| Nicholls | Receiving | Quincy Brown | 5 receptions, 39 yards |
| Incarnate Word | Passing | Zach Calzada | 28/48, 394 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
| Incarnate Word | Rushing | Isaiah Robinson | 9 carries, 31 yards |
| Incarnate Word | Receiving | Brandon Porter | 11 receptions, 158 yards, 1 TD |

### Northwestern State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 16 Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX
* Date: November 11
* Game time: Cancelled

### @ Houston Christian

Uniform combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 20 Cardinals | 14 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| Huskies | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
at Husky Stadium, Houston, TX
* Date: November 18
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 74 • Wind: SW • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 1,797
* Referee: Craig Helser
* TV: ESPN+
* Box Score
| Statistics | UIW | HCU |
| First downs | 25 | 20 |
| Plays–yards | 73–562 | 67–316 |
| Rushes–yards | 35–155 | 30–114 |
| Passing yards | 407 | 202 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 29–38–0 | 23–37–2 |
| Time of possession | 31:31 | 28:29 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Incarnate Word | Passing | Zach Calzada | 29/38, 407 yards, 4 TD |
| Incarnate Word | Rushing | Jarrell Wiley | 14 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD |
| Incarnate Word | Receiving | Caleb Chapman | 7 receptions, 170 yards, 3 TD |
| Houston Christian | Passing | Colby Suits | 23/37, 202 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| Houston Christian | Rushing | Darryle Evans | 12 carries, 67 yards |
| Houston Christian | Receiving | Karl Reynolds | 6 receptions, 58 yards |

## National and state recognition

One Southland Conference team and conference players received national recognition over the course of the season. One of the players, Incarnate Word's Richard Torres, was recognized on October 23 as National freshman player of the week.

### Weekly awards

Weekly honors :
| Honors | Player | Position | Date Awarded | Ref. |
| FedEx Ground FCS National Freshman Player of the Week | Richard Torres | QB | October 23, 2023 | |

### Dave Campbell's Texas Football post season All-Texas Non-FBS teams

Two Cardinals were named as player of the year for their respective positions. Brandon Porter was named Wide Receiver of the Year. Steven Parker was named Defensive Lineman of the Year. In addition, Zack Calzada was named to the 2023 All-Texas Non-FBS Offense team.

## Conference awards and honors

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

### Weekly awards

Weekly honors :
| Honors | Player | Position | Date Awarded |
| SLC Offensive Player of the Week | Zach Calzada | QB | September 11, 2023 |
| SLC Offensive Player of the Week | Brandon Porter | WR | September 18, 2023 |
| SLC Defensive Player of the Week | Tre Richardson | DB | September 18, 2023 |
| SLC Defensive Player of the Week | Tylan Foster | LB | October 16, 2023 |
| SLC Offensive Player of the Week | Richard Torres | QB | October 23, 2023 |
| SLC Offensive Player of the Week | Brandon Porter | WR | October 30, 2023 |

### Player and Coach of the Year Selections

Two Incarnate Word players were individual superlative award winners.
2023 Southland Conference Football Individual Superlative Winners Offensive Player of the Year: Brandon Porter, UIW Newcomer of the Year: Zach Calzada, UIW

### Postseason All–Southland Teams

The Southland Conference announced the 2023 all-conference football team selections on November 22, 2023. Incarnate Word had a total of 13 players selected.

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | 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 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 22 |
| Coaches | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 |