# 2016 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

The 2016 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team represented the University of the Incarnate Word in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. This was the Cardinals' final transition season of collegiate football at the FCS level. They were led by fifth-year head coach Larry Kennan. They played their home games at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium. They finished the season 3–8, 3–6 in Southland play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

## TV and radio

All Incarnate Word games will be broadcast on Texas Sports Radio Network with the voices of Gabe Farias and Shawn Morris. KUIW Radio will also produce a student media broadcast every week, that will be available online, and they will provide streaming of all non-televised home games via UIWtv.

## Schedule

Source:
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 6:00 pm | Texas A&M–Kingsville* | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | UIWtv | L 22–31 | 4,400 |
| September 8 | 6:00 pm | at Northwestern State | Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA | ASN | W 21–18 | 9,120 |
| September 17 | 3:00 pm | at Nicholls | Manning Field at John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, LA | NOLA | L 28–35 | 6,283 |
| September 24 | 6:00 pm | No. 24 McNeese State | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | UIWtv | L 35–42 | 4,798 |
| October 1 | 6:30 pm | at Texas State* | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX | ESPN3 | L 17–48 | 22,845 |
| October 8 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 Sam Houston State | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | ESPN3/UIWtv | L 48–63 | 5,322 |
| October 22 | 2:30 pm | at Abilene Christian | Shotwell StadiumAbilene, TX | ACUSports | L 27–52 | 8,957 |
| October 29 | 6:00 pm | Stephen F. Austin | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | UIWtv | L 19–42 | 2,811 |
| November 5 | 2:30 pm | Southeastern Louisiana | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | UIWtv | L 10–30 | 5,746 |
| November 12 | 6:00 pm | at Lamar | Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX | ESPN3 | W 35–28 | 5,566 |
| November 17 | 7:00 pm | Houston Baptist | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | FCS Central | W 28–26 | 6,498 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Alma mater | Joined staff |
| Larry Kennan | Head coach | La Verne | 2012 |
| Todd Ivicic | Associate head coach / Defensive Line / special teams coordinator | Sam Houston State | 2008 |
| Tony Marciano | Assistant Head Coach / offensive coordinator / Offensive Line | IUP | 2010 |
| Brian Gamble | Defensive Coordinator / Inside Linebackers | Texas A&M | 2008 |
| Kyle Kennan | Passing Game Coordinator / wide receivers | Roger Williams | 2008 |
| Nick Debose | Defensive Backs / video coordinator | Southeastern Oklahoma | 2008 |
| Larry Moore | Running Backs / academic coordinator | BYU | 2011 |
| Sean Davis | Quarterbacks / recruiting coordinator / Compliance Liaison | Azusa Pacific | 2013 |
| Robert Lyles | Outside Linebackers / Housing Liaison | TCU | 2015 |
| Mike Barela | Nickel Backs / travel coordinator | North Texas | 2015 |
| Tres Sullivan | Tight ends | New Mexico | 2016 |
| Robert Churchman | Special Assistant to the head coach / Football Operations | Sul Ross | 2016 |
| Darin Lovat | Strength and Conditioning Coach | UNLV | 2012 |
| T.R. St. Charles | Head Football Athletic Trainer | Vanderbilt | 2008 |

### Roster
## Depth chart

Defense :
* FS
* 27 Trey Colbert, Sr
* 17 Sean Hoeferkamp, Jr
* 28 LaDarian McFarland, Fr
| WLB | ILB | ILB | SLB |
| 56 Noah McMeans, So | 15 Quandre Washington, Jr | 9 Josh Zellars, Sr | 51 Denzel Thomas, Jr |
| 92 Blake Klumpp, So | 33 Joel Higgins, Sr | 43 Michael Allen, Sr | 52 Israel Acuay, So |
| ⋅ | 34 Mar'kel Cooks, Fr | 50 George Schwanenberg, Jr | 3 Greg Lemon, Jr |
* SS
* 18 Adrian Noorwood, Jr., Sr
* 35 Jawun Jiles, So
* 38 Tim McCoy, So
* CB
* 1 Daryl Irby, Sr
* 26 Robert Hayes Jr., Fr
* 23 Kyle Covington, Fr
| DE | NT | DE |
| 54 Corey Lee, Jr | 97 Eric England, So | 99 Alex Jenkins, Sr |
| 93 Tyler Colbert, Jr | 96 John Williams, So | 98 Jawara Beasley, Jr |
| 55 Darrius Montgomery, So | 90 Matthew Yarbrough, Fr | ⋅ |
* CB
* 13 Jeilyn Williams, Jr
* 32 Jamarkese Williams, So
* 11 Marquis Lawson, Fr
Offense :
* WR
* 2 Jordan Hicks, Sr
* 16 Daryl Brooks, Jr
* 5 Breylann McCollum, Jr
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| 69 Trevor Mason, Sr | 64 Roberto Limon, So | 53 Matt McCarthy, Sr | 57 Devyn Jensen, Jr | 61 Draven Taylor, Jr |
| 77 Terence Hickman II, Fr | 76 Austin Jennings, Jr | 63 Tyler Preston, So | 75 Jeremy Jones, Fr | 74 Cameron Wilson, Fr |
| ⋅ | ⋅ | 72 Brandon Floores, Fr | ⋅ | ⋅ |
* TE
* 44 Cyril Clarke, Sr
* 89 John Myers, Fr
* WR
* 81 Kody Edwards, Jr
* 22 Jamari Gilbert, Jr
* 6 Lamont Johnson, So
* QB
* 4 Trent Brittain, Jr
* 8 Taylor Laird, Jr
* 12 David Johnson, Fr
* RB
* 25 Broderick Reeves, Sr
* 10 Junior Sessions, Sr
* 21 Desmond Hite, Fr
* FB
* 29 John Oglesby, Sr
* 46 Phillip Higgins, Fr
* Special teams
* PK 41 Cody Seidel, So
* PK 39 James Liker, Jr
* P 36 Oscar Draguicevich, Fr
* KR 81 Kody Edwards, Jr
* PR 2 Jordan Hicks, Sr
* LS 60 Matthew Swanson, Fr
* H 85 Anthony Marciano, So

## Postseason honors

The following Cardinals received postseason honors for the 2016 season:
All-Southland Conference Second-Team AP Kody Edwards - Junior LB Josh Zellars - Senior
All-Southland Conference Honorable Mention OL Draven Taylor - Junior PR Jordan Hicks - Senior

## Game summaries
### Texas A&M–Kingsville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Javelinas | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 22 |

### @ Northwestern State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Demons | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 |

### @ Nicholls

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 28 |
| • Colonels | 14 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 35 |

### McNeese State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #24 Cowboys | 14 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 35 |

### @ Texas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| • Bobcats | 0 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 48 |

### Sam Houston State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #2 Bearkats | 21 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 63 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 48 |

### @ Abilene Christian

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 27 |
| • Wildcats | 14 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 52 |

### Stephen F. Austin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Lumberjacks | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 19 |

### Southeastern Louisiana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Lions | 0 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 30 |
| Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |

### @ Lamar

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Cardinals (UIW) | 7 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
| Cardinals (LU) | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |

### Houston Baptist

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 0 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 26 |
| • Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |