# 2009 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

The 2009 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team represented the University of the Incarnate Word in the 2009 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by first-year head coach Mike Santiago. The 2009 season was the inaugural season for UIW football and they competed as an NCAA Division II Independent, meaning they had no athletic conference affiliation in football for the season. Home games were played on campus at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium. They finished the season 5–5 in their first season of intercollegiate play as a Division II Independent.

## TV and radio

All Incarnate Word games were broadcast on ESPN 1250 The Zone with the voices of Paul Alexander and Trey Ware. The weekly Mike Santiago Coach’s Show was also aired live by ESPN 1250 The Zone. Coach Santiago was heard each Thursday for 13 weeks of the season beginning at 7 p.m. KUIW Internet Radio carried all Cardinals football games live while KUIW TV streamed the games live as part of the simulcast.

## Schedule

Source:
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 7:00 pm | Monterrey Tech (ONEFA) | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | W 42–39 | 6,325 |
| September 5 | 6:00 pm | at Arkansas Tech | Thone Stadium at Buerkle FieldRussellville, AR | L 10–40 | 5,325 |
| September 19 | 7:00 pm | No. 24 Midwestern State | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | L 7–49 | 3,671 |
| September 26 | 5:00 pm | at Langston (NAIA) | Anderson StadiumLangston, OK | L 14–17 | 5,000 |
| October 3 | 2:00 pm | at OPSU | Carl Wooten FieldGoodwell, OK | W 38–35 $^{OT}$ | 788 |
| October 10 | 2:00 pm | East Central | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | W 38–20 | 1,864 |
| October 17 | 2:00 pm | TLU (D-III) | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | W 53–18 | 2,934 |
| October 24 | 2:00 pm | at SAGU (NAIA) | Lumpkins StadiumWaxahachie, TX | W 37–34 | 1,200 |
| October 31 | 2:00 pm | Southern Arkansas | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | L 22–24 | 3,247 |
| November 7 | 6:00 pm | at Eastern New Mexico | Greyhound StadiumPortales, NM | L 30–35 | 2,316 |
| HomecomingRankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||

## Personnel

Source:

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Alma mater | Joined staff |
| Mike Santiago | Head coach / Quarterbacks | Southern Utah (1977) | 2007 |
| Jim Marshall | Offensive coordinator / Offensive Line | UT Martin (1969) | 2007 |
| Todd Ivicic | Defensive coordinator / Linebackers / Special Teams | Sam Houston State (1991) | 2007 |
| Kyle Kennan | Director of football operations / Wide Receivers | Roger Williams (2001) | 2007 |
| Nick Debose | Defensive backs | Southeastern Oklahoma (2006) | 2008 |
| Brian Gamble | Defensive line | Texas A&M (2002) | 2008 |
| Caesar Martinez | Strength and conditioning Coach | Texas Tech | 2008 |
| Nick George | Graduate Assistant / Tight Ends / Fullbacks | Utah State (2006) | 2008 |
| Brendon Saul | Graduate Assistant / Cornerbacks | Texas State | 2009 |
| Johnny Walker | Volunteer Assistant / Defensive Backs | Texas | 2009 |
| Erik Flowers | Volunteer Assistant / Running Backs | Arizona State | 2009 |
| T.R. St. Charles | Head Football Athletic Trainer | Vanderbilt (1976) | 2008 |

### Roster
## Depth chart

Defense :
* S
* 27 Aaron Willis, Fr
* 23 Aaron Hernandez, So
* FS
* 26 Todd Lyons, Fr
* 24 Trey Mumme, Fr
* 28 Ephraim Banda, Jr
| WLB | SLB |
| 35 Tyler Fields, Fr | 33 Dakota Mawyer, Fr |
| 40 Rashaad Patterson, Fr | 51 Daniel Soto, Jr |
| 56 Jerry Sealey, Fr | 53 Samuel Weisman, Fr |
* SS
* 7 Chaz Pavliska, Fr
* 36 Anthony Stokes, Fr
* 37 Aaron Stokes, Fr
* CB
* 25 Devan Avery, Fr
* 19 James Perez, Fr
* 32 Larry Cruz, Jr
| DE | DT | DT | DE |
| 52 Alan Ford, Fr | 98 Diego McClain, So | 99 Ty Warnasch, Fr | 85 Zach Zellars, Fr |
| 93 Randy Enriquez, Jr | 70 Steve Burgamy, So | 90 Chad Miles, Fr | 91 Herman Torres, Jr |
| 95 Marcus McKenzie, Fr | ⋅ | 65 Anthony Vela, Fr | ⋅ |
* CB
* 8 Matt Sanders, Fr
* 31 Jesson Gil, Fr
* 16 Mat Garza, Fr
Offense :
* WR
* 3 Dominic Hamilton, Fr
* 6 Derrick Walls, Fr
* 82 Jacob Love, So
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| 57 Jake Roby, Fr | 68 Michael Palacios, Fr | 54 Patrick Martinez, Fr | 67 Charles Segura, Fr | 76 Jayson Hierholzer, Fr |
| 69 Mathew Atwell, So | 74 Eric Salas, Fr | 60 John Gallegos, Fr | 61 Andy Seaman, Fr | 79 Tim Kudla, So |
* TE
* 80 Andrew Mocio, Fr
* 88 Caleb Kocian, Fr
* 84 Jake Busby, So
* WR
* 4 Todd Walker, Sr
* 5 Matt McLaren, So
* 83 Kenneth Pryor, So
* QB
* 17 Thomas Specia, Jr
* 2 Eric Massoni, Fr
* 10 Paden Lynch, Fr
* RB
* 22 Trent Rios, Fr
* 34 J.J. Johnson, So
* 30 Alex Torres, Fr
* FB
* 43 Donald Gies, So
* 44 Neal Jackson, Fr
* Special teams
* PK 49 Thomas Rebold, So
* PK 39 Saul Meza, Fr
* P 49 Thomas Rebold, So
* P 27 Aaron Willis, Fr
* KR 82 Jacob Love, So
* PR 6 Derrick Walls, Fr
* LS 70 Steve Burgamy, So
* H 3 Dominic Hamilton, Fr

## Game summaries
### Monterrey Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Borregos Salvajes | 10 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 39 |
| • Cardinals | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |

### @ Arkansas Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| • Wonder Boys | 24 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 40 |

### Midwestern State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #24 Mustangs | 7 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### @ Langston

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| • Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 |

### @ Oklahoma Panhandle State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| • Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
| Aggies | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 35 |

### East Central

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
| • Cardinals | 0 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 38 |

### Texas Lutheran

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 18 |
| • Cardinals | 14 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 53 |

### @ Southwestern Assemblies of God

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Cardinals | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 37 |
| Lions | 7 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 34 |

### Southern Arkansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Muleriderrs | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Cardinals | 12 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 22 |

### @ Eastern New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
| • Greyhounds | 14 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 35 |