2018 Incarnate Word Cardinals football

Southland co-champion
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 14–35 vs. Montana State
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	6–5 (6–2 Southland)
Head coach	Eric Morris (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Cody Crill (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Justin Deason (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple^[1]
Home stadium	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Southland Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 14 Nicholls +^	7	–	2	9	–	4
Incarnate Word +^	6	–	2	6	–	5
Lamar ^	6	–	3	7	–	5
Abilene Christian	5	–	4	6	–	5
Central Arkansas	5	–	4	6	–	5
McNeese State	5	–	4	6	–	5
Sam Houston State	5	–	4	6	–	5
Northwestern State	4	–	5	5	–	6
Southeastern Louisiana	4	–	5	4	–	7
Stephen F. Austin	2	–	7	2	–	8
Houston Baptist	0	–	9	1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS poll

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

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 Stadium Albuquerque, NM	ESPN3	L 30–62	18,213
September 8	6:30 p.m.	at North Texas*		Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN+	L 16–58	18,538
September 15	6:00 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin		Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	UIWtv	W 31–7	3,311
September 29	6:00 p.m.	at Abilene Christian		Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+	W 44–34	9,751
October 6	4:00 p.m.	Southeastern Louisiana		Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	UIWtv	W 52–34	2,345
October 13	3:00 p.m.	at Lamar		Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+	L 21–27	6,113
October 20	6:00 p.m.	No. 6 McNeese State		Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	Eleven Sports	W 45–17	3,084
October 27	3:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Nicholls		John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	SLC Digital	L 21–48	8,061
November 3	2:00 p.m.	No. 21 Sam Houston State		Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN3	W 43–26	5,643
November 10	3:00 p.m.	at Central Arkansas		Estes Stadium Conway, AR	SLC Digital	W 40–27	4,457
November 24	2:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Montana State*	No. 24	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	L 14–35	10,017
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Personnel

Coaching staff

Source: ^[7]

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: ^[8]

2018 Incarnate Word Cardinals football

Quarterback

1 Jon Copeland – freshman (6'0, 201)
3 Sean Brophy – junior (6'2, 204)
5 Kyle Fuller – sophomore (6'3, 201)
10 Chandler Herman – sophomore (6'2, 224)
13 Brooks Klutts – freshman (6'1, 170)
16 Cole Brownholtz – junior (6'2, 200)
17 Taylor Brown – senior (6'1, 222)

Running back

4 Ra'Quanne Dickens – senior (5'10, 195)
7 Dorland Fields – senior (5'9, 195)
19 Keshon Leonard – senior (5'7, 170)
22 Ameer King – freshman (5'8, 181)
29 Keyondrick Philio – sophomore (6'0, 207)
30 Elijah Salazar – junior (5'9, 186)
31 Mason Barnes – freshman (5'10, 171)
38 Antonio Arredondo – freshman (5'9, 201)
46 Phillip Higgins – junior (6'0, 256)

Wide receiver

2 Cam Johnson – sophomore (6'0, 187)
6 Lamont Johnson – senior (6'0, 165)
8 Gunnar Henderson – freshman (5'9, 168)
11 Zaire Andre – senior (6'0, 172)
12 Brandon McDuffie – freshman (6'3, 195)
14 Kam Williams – junior (6'2, 232)
15 Jaelin Campbell – freshman (6'1, 184)
17 Mark Sullivan – freshman (6'2, 161)
21 Phillip Baptiste – senior (6'0, 186)
81 Kody Edwards (C) – senior (6'0, 159)
82 Kolby Anthony – junior (5'10, 188)
83 Ethan Vela – freshman (5'8, 177)
84 Tyreese Andrus – freshman (5'10, 181)
85 Michael Arguelles – sophomore (6'2, 196)
88 Jordan Baker – freshman (5'8, 166)
89 Connor Fisher – freshman (6'4, 193)

Tight end

80 Jezel Parra – senior (6'3, 239)

Long snapper

98 Trevor Howard – freshman (6'0, 170)

Offensive line

61 Matthew Alvarez – OL – freshman (6'4, 298)
62 Dawson Kier – C – sophomore (6'3, 254)
63 Tyler Preston (C) – C – senior (6'3, 300)
64 Cameron Chavez – OL – freshman (6'0, 266)
65 Richard LeFevre – OL – freshman (6'4, 302)
66 Levi Swang – OG – sophomore (6'5, 273)
68 Roland Caldera – OL – sophomore (6'2, 273)
69 John Myers – OT – junior (6'6, 286)
70 Ryan Carlson – OT – sophomore (6'7, 289)
71 Cameron Wilson – OG – junior (6'5, 289)
72 Brandon Floores – C/OG – junior (6'4, 292)
73 Jeremiah Williams – OG – freshman (6'2, 312)
74 Corey Young – OT – freshman (6'4, 272)
75 Jeremy Jones – OT – junior (6'5, 287)
76 Jeriel Cervantes – OL – freshman (6'5, 265)
77 Terence Hickman II – OT – junior (6'3, 277)
78 Uzoma Okere – OG – sophomore (6'2, 290)
79 Ricardo Cerda Jr. – OL – freshman (6'1, 292)

Defensive line

2 Justin Alexandre – DE – senior (6'5, 256)
11 Lukas Termin – DL – junior (6'2, 272)
45 Jared Soyring – DL – freshman (6'3, 262)
49 Travis Quillin – DE – junior (6'2, 244)
50 Heath Panks – DL – freshman (6'2, 256)
53 Sam Brooks – DL – freshman (6'2, 202)
55 Darius Montgomery – DE – senior (6'2, 285)
90 Matthew Yarbrough – DT – junior (6'0, 308)
91 Josh Wells – DE – freshman (6'2, 229)
92 Malik Harris – DE – senior (6'5, 263)
93 Cameron Preston – DT – freshman (6'2, 300)
95 Jordan Collins – DT – senior (5'10, 308)
96 John Williams – DT – senior (6'3, 280)
97 Josh Jackson – DT – freshman (6'0, 308)
99 Javon Wright – DE – sophomore (6'5, 240)

Kicker

41 Cody Seidel (C) – senior (6'2, 191)
49 David Albert – junior (5'11, 181)
59 Rhett Marshall – freshman (5'10, 164)

Linebacker

9 Mar’kel Cooks (C) – ILB – junior (6'0, 210)
12 Silas Stewart (C) – OLB – senior (6'3, 219)
21 Isaiah Paul – OLB – freshman (6'2, 231)
32 Gerald Bowie – LB – freshman (6'1, 234)
33 Jerick Pitre – LB – sophomore (5'11, 196)
34 Rodger Adame III – LB – freshman (5'11, 217)
35 Tyler Jackson – ILB – freshman (6'1, 225)
36 Dax Eisinger – ILB – senior (6'2, 225)
42 Brian Lee – LB/DE – junior (6'0, 242)
43 West Lambert – ILB – junior (6'0, 225)
44 Kelechi Anyalebechi – LB/DE – freshman (6'1, 257)
47 Raynard Taylor – ILB – sophomore (5'8, 240)
54 Josh Centeno – LB – freshman (6'0, 208)
56 Andy Jennings – OLB – junior (6'2, 248)
57 Ian Irby – LB – freshman (6'0, 198)
58 Karter King – LB – freshman (6'0, 224)

Defensive back

3 Chris Thomas – CB – junior (6'2, 189)
5 Dalvin Fillmore – S – freshman (6'0, 186)
7 Jamarkese Williams – CB – senior (6'3, 198)
10 Louis Otis – CB – junior (6'3, 187)
13 Shaquirius Miller – S – sophomore (5'10, 172)
18 Cam Knight – DB – senior (5'10, 200)
20 Ian Peterson – CB – sophomore (5'11, 180)
23 Kyle Covington – S – junior (6'2, 201)
24 JaVon Burse – CB – junior (6'0, 187)
25 Malick Phillips – CB – sophomore (5'10, 165)
26 Ce'Cori Tolds – CB – freshman (5'10, 148)
27 Jawun Jiles – S/LB – senior (5'10, 199)
28 Adam Garza – DB – junior (5'10, 179)
33 Justin Smith – DB – freshman (5'10, 175)
39 Brandon Sanders – DB – sophomore (6'0, 188)
40 Javier Macias – DB – sophomore (5'8, 174)
48 Jalen Brooks – CB – freshman (6'0, 176)

Punter

37 Cade Kostroun – sophomore (6'3, 175)
52 David Balcomb – junior (6'0, 184)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt

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:^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

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

Incarnate Word Cardinals at New Mexico Lobos

Period	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

Incarnate Word Cardinals at North Texas Mean Green

Period	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

Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks at Incarnate Word Cardinals

Period	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

Incarnate Word Cardinals at Abilene Christian Wildcats

Period	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

Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Incarnate Word Cardinals

Period	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

Incarnate Word Cardinals at Lamar Cardinals

Period	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

McNeese State Cowboys at Incarnate Word Cardinals

Period	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

Incarnate Word Cardinals at Nicholls State Colonels

Period	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

Sam Houston State Bearkats at Incarnate Word Cardinals

Period	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

Incarnate Word Cardinals at Central Arkansas Bears

Period	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

FCS Playoffs First Round

Period	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
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

References

^ "UIW Football Quick Facts" (PDF). University of the Incarnate Word. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
^ "Southland Announces 2018 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams".
^ "Sam Houston State Voted to Top Spot in 2018 Football Preseason Poll".
^ "2018 Football Schedule". University of the Incarnate Word. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
^ "Southland Announces Week 9 TV Selections". Southland Conference. October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
^ "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES WEEK 10 TV SELECTIONS". Southland Conference. October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
^ "Football Coaches". University of the Incarnate Word. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
^ "2018 Football Roster". University of the Incarnate Word. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
^ "Morris named SLC Coach of the Year, Cardinals earn additional honors". UIW Athletics. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
^ "Copeland named HERO Sports FCS Freshman All-American". UIW Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
^ "Morris named AFCA Regional Coach of the Year". UIW Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
^ "Dickens named HERO Sports FCS All-American". UIW Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2019.

v t e Incarnate Word Cardinals football
Venues	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium (2009–present)
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e Southland Conference football champions
College Division	Lamar Tech (1964) Lamar Tech (1965) Arlington State & Lamar Tech (1966) Texas–Arlington (1967) Arkansas State (1968) Arkansas State (1969) Arkansas State (1970) Lamar, Louisiana Tech, & Trinity (1971) Louisiana Tech (1972)
Division II	Louisiana Tech (1973) Louisiana Tech (1974)
Division I	Arkansas State (1975) McNeese State (1976) Louisiana Tech (1977)
Division I-A	Arkansas State & Louisiana Tech (1978) McNeese State (1979) McNeese State (1980) Texas–Arlington (1981)
Division I-AA/FCS	Louisiana Tech (1982) North Texas State & Northeast Louisiana (1983) Louisiana Tech (1984) Arkansas State (1985) Arkansas State (1986) Northeast Louisiana (1987) Northwestern State (1988) Stephen F. Austin (1989) Northeast Louisiana (1990) McNeese State & Sam Houston State (1991) Northeast Louisiana (1992) McNeese State (1993) North Texas (1994) McNeese State (1995) Troy State (1996) McNeese State & Northwestern State (1997) Northwestern State (1998) Stephen F. Austin & Troy State (1999) Troy State (2000) McNeese State & Sam Houston State (2001) McNeese State (2002) McNeese State (2003) Northwestern State & Sam Houston State (2004) Nicholls State & Texas State (2005) McNeese State (2006) McNeese State (2007) Central Arkansas (2008) McNeese State & Stephen F. Austin (2009) Stephen F. Austin (2010) Sam Houston State (2011) Central Arkansas & Sam Houston State (2012) Southeastern Louisiana (2013) Sam Houston State & Southeastern Louisiana (2014) McNeese State (2015) Sam Houston State (2016) Central Arkansas (2017) Incarnate Word & Nicholls (2018) Central Arkansas & Nicholls (2019) Sam Houston State (2020) Incarnate Word (2021) Incarnate Word & Southeastern Louisiana (2022) Nicholls (2023)
National championships in bold

v t e 2018 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants
Colgate Delaware Duquesne East Tennessee State Eastern Washington Elon Incarnate Word Jacksonville State James Madison Kennesaw State Lamar Maine Montana State Nicholls North Dakota State Northern Iowa San Diego South Dakota State Southeast Missouri State Stony Brook Towson UC Davis Weber State Wofford
Champion – North Dakota State