2020 Incarnate Word Cardinals football

Conference	Southland Conference
Record	3–3 (3–3 Southland)
Head coach	Eric Morris (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Cody Crill (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Justin Deason (3rd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Southland Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 Sam Houston State $^	6	–	0	10	–	0
No. 20 Southeastern Louisiana	4	–	2	4	–	3
No. 23 Nicholls	3	–	3	4	–	3
Incarnate Word	3	–	3	3	–	3
Lamar	2	–	4	2	–	4
McNeese State*	2	–	4	3	–	4
Northwestern State	1	–	5	1	–	5

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions Note: Abilene Christian, Central Arkansas, Houston Baptist, and Stephen F. Austin played only in the fall and opted out of the spring season. Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team represented the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) in the 2020–21 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 third-year head coach Eric Morris. On August 13 Incarnate Word announced they would postpone all competition for the Fall 2020 and instead opted for a Spring 2021 season.^[1]

Preseason

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their spring preseason poll in January 2021. The Cardinals were picked to finish fifth in the conference.^[2] In addition, two Cardinals were chosen to the Preseason All-Southland Team^[3]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Nicholls	67 (7)
2	Sam Houston State	65 (6)
3	Southeastern Louisiana	48
4	McNeese State	45 (1)
5	Incarnate Word	32
6	Northwestern State	20
7	Lamar	17

Preseason All–Southland Teams

Defense

2nd Team

Kelechi Anyalabechi – Linebacker, JR
Jaylon Jimmerson – Defensive Back, SO

Schedule

Source: ^[4]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
February 27, 2021	12:00 p.m.	at No. 19 McNeese State		Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	ESPN+	W 48–20	2,394
March 6, 2021	3:00 p.m.	at Lamar		Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+	W 42–20	3,201
March 20, 2021	2:00 p.m.	No. 16 Southeastern Louisiana	No. 22	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	W 56–45	1,200
March 27, 2021	11:00 a.m.	at No. 17 Nicholls	No. 13	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	ESPN+	L 45–75	4,236
April 10, 2021	7:00 p.m.	Northwestern State	No. 19	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	L 47–49	1,055
April 17, 2021	11:00 a.m.	No. 5 Sam Houston State	No. 25	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	L 14–42	743
Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Personnel

Coaching staff

Source: ^[5]

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 / Recruiting 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	Defensive Line / Academic Coordinator	West Texas A&M (2009)	2018
Scotty Yates	Quality Control / Defensive Backs	Texas A&M University–Commerce (2015)	2019
Bret Huth	Director of Strength and Conditioning	John Carroll (2010)	2018
Jimmy Fowler	Director of Football Operations		2021

Roster

Source: ^[6]

2020 Incarnate Word Cardinals football

Quarterback

5 Kevin Yeager – sophomore (6'1, 204)
7 Cameron Ward – freshman (6'3, 225)
16 Mark Torrez – junior (6'0, 190)

Running back

4 Kevin Brown – senior (5'9, 204)
22 Ameer King – junior (5'8, 180)
26 Kaleb Ducros – sophomore (5'11, 197)
29 Keyondrick Philio – senior (6'0, 210)
35 Chance Trentman–Rosas – sophomore (6'2, 230)
36 Tyrese Brown – freshman (5'10, 190)
48 Malique Harris – freshman (5'9, 145)

Wide receiver

2 CJ Hardy – sophomore (5'11, 189)
6 Jayden Jones – freshman (6'2, 200)
8 Darion Chafin – junior (6'2, 200)
9 Tre Wolf – junior (6'0, 175)
10 Kailan Noseff – junior (6'3, 200)
11 Kamden Perry – sophomore (6'0, 190)
12 Robert Ferrel – junior (5'9, 170)
13 Marquez Perez – sophomore (5'11, 184)
14 Emerson Haywood – freshman (6'1, 175)
15 Jaelin Campbell – junior (6'1, 182)
17 Mark Sullivan – junior (6'2, 163)
19 Baron Bradley – freshman (6'1, 190)
80 Devin Morrison – junior (6'1, 195)
84 Jalen Smothers – freshman (5'10, 175)
87 Golden Madrigal – sophomore (5'8, 150)
88 Liam Capobianco – sophomore (6'3, 179)
89 Marcus Harmon – sophomore (5'10, 165)

Tight end

3 Roger McCuller – senior (6'1, 216)

Offensive line

55 Aaron Martinez – freshman (6'2, 295)
60 Dayton Lewis – freshman (6'0, 268)
62 Dawson Kier – senior (6'3, 279)
63 Stanley Mark – sophomore (6'3, 295)
64 Nash Jones – freshman (6'3, 286)
68 Jhase Edwards – sophomore (6'3, 279)
69 Jace Davis – freshman (6'1, 266)
72 Reid Francis – sophomore (6'4, 307)
73 Jeremiah Williams – junior (6'1, 292)
74 Caleb Johnson – junior (6'6, 306)
75 Michael Vargas – freshman (6'5, 275)
77 Jayden Borjas – sophomore (6'5, 294)
78 Uzoma Okere – senior (6'2, 292)
79 Joseph Kimmey – sophomore (6'6, 315)

Defensive line

11 Blaine Hoover – DE – junior (6'6, 240)
41 Darius Richmond – DT – sophomore (6'2, 269)
43 Mason Meyer – DE – sophomore (6'3, 254)
45 Jared Soyring – DT – junior (6'3, 274)
47 Seth Jaquess – DE – sophomore (6'4, 229)
54 Greg Chimielewski – DE – freshman (6'7, 245)
58 Martin Klassen – DE – freshman (6'5, 235)
61 Jordan Bussey – DE – sophomore (6'0, 245)
90 Sam Latham – DE – sophomore (6'6, 253)
91 Darien Townsend – DE – senior (6'3, 260)
93 Cameron Preston – DT – junior (6'2, 298)
94 Shaq Lebeauf – DE – Sophomore (6'3, 250)
95 Chance Main – DE – junior (6'5, 245)
96 Maverick McCaskill – DT – senior (6'3, 283)
97 Josh Jackson – DT – junior (6'0, 301)
98 Alex Criddle – DT – senior (6'3, 302)
99 Royce Wellington – DT – junior (6'1, 315)

Linebacker

7 Torrain Hampton – senior (6'4, 216)
8 Kelechi Anyalebechi – junior (6'1, 262)
21 Isaiah Paul – sophomore (6'2, 241)
27 Urijah Marrow – sophomore (5'9, 164)
31 Mason Barnes – junior (5'10, 188)
32 Gerald Bowie III – junior (6'1, 234)
33 Jerick Pitre – senior (5'11, 201)
34 Tah Mac Bright – freshman (6'2, 215)
38 Tylan George – freshman (5'11, 215)
40 Coby Walker – freshman (6'2, 210)
46 Frederick Rich – freshman (6'1, 215)

Defensive back

0 Tre Richardson – CB – sophomore (6'1, 167)
1 Ce'Cori Tolds – ATH – junior (5'10, 151)
4 Kylan Thomas – DB – freshman (5'11, 190)
5 Dalvin Fillmore – S – junior (6'0, 190)
10 Elijah Blue – DB – senior (6'0, 193)
15 Shawn Holton – S – sophomore (5'10, 166)
16 Dante Heaggans – ATH – sophomore (6'0, 182)
17 Brandon Richard – CB – sophomore (5'11, 183)
18 Reese Watson – CB – sophomore (6'0, 176)
20 Kaleb Kulp – DB – freshman (5'10, 185)
23 Moses Reynolds – DB – senior (6'2, 200)
24 Elliott Davison – DB – freshman (6'0, 162)
39 Brandon Sanders – S – senior (6'0, 199)
49 Hilario Gomez – freshman (5'1, 185)

Kicker

50 Carson Mohr – sophomore (5'8, 143)
59 John Scifers – freshman (6'0, 160)

Punter

30 Keven Nguyen – junior (5'10, 175)
37 Cade Kostroun – senior (6'3, 178)

Legend

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

Depth chart

Defense

STAR
17 Brandon Richard, So
4 Kylan Thomas, Fr

FS
24 Elliot Davison, Fr
18 Reese Watson, So

MO	MIKE
21 Isaiah Paul, R-Fr -or- 32 Gerald Bowie III, Jr	8 Kelechi Anyalebechi, Jr
⋅	38 Tylan George, Fr

SS
15 Shawn Holton, So
31 Mason Barnes, Jr

CB
1 Ce'Cori Tolds, Jr
0 Tre Richardson, So

DE	DT	DT	DE
11 Blaine Hoover, R-Jr	98 Alex Criddle, Sr	93 Cam Preston, Jr	95 Chance Main, Jr
90 Sam Latham, So	97 Josh Jackson, Jr	41 Darius Richmond, So -or- 96 Maverick McCaskill, Sr	91 Darien Townsend, Gr -or- 47 Seth Jacquess, So

CB
23 Moses Reynolds, R-Sr
16 Dante Haeggans, So -or- 10 Elijah Blue, Sr

Offense

X
15 Jaelin Campbell, Jr
17 Mark Sullivan, Jr

Z
8 Darion Chafin, Jr
10 Kailan Noseff, Jr

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
62 Dawson Kier, Sr	68 Jhase Edwards, So	72 Reid Francis, So	74 Caleb Johnson, Jr	64 Nash Jones, Fr
75 Michael Vargas, Fr	78 Uzoma Okere, Sr	73 Jeremiah Williams, Jr	63 Stanley Mark, So	77 Jayden Borjas, So

H
12 Robert Ferrel, Jr
22 Ameer King, Jr

Y
9 Tre Wolf, Jr
2 CJ Hardy, So

QB
7 Cameron Ward, Fr
5 Kevin Yeager, So

Key reserves
TE 3 Roger McCuller, Sr
LB 7 Torrain Hampton, R-Sr
RB 29 Keyondrick Philio, Sr
S 5 Dalvin Fillmore, Jr
LB 33 Jerick Pitre, R-Sr

RB
4 Kevin Brown, Sr
26 Kaleb Ducros, So

Special teams
PK 92 Carson Mohr, So
PK 59 John Scifers, Fr
P 30 Keven Nguyen, Jr
P 37 Cade Kostroun, Sr
KR 1 Ce'Cori Tolds, Jr
PR 12 Robert Ferrel, Jr
LS 35 Chance Trentman-Rosas, So

Postseason honors

The following Cardinals received postseason honors for the 2020 season:^[7]

STATS Perform FCS Jerry Rice Award
QB Cameron Ward – Freshman

Southland Conference Freshman of the Year
QB Cameron Ward

All–Southland Conference Spring Football First–Team
RB Kevin Brown – Senior
LB Kelechi Anyalebechi – Junior
KR Ce'Cori Tolds – Junior

All–Southland Conference Spring Football Second–Team
WR Robert Ferrel – Junior
OL Caleb Johnson – Junior
DL Cameron Preston – Junior
DB Shawn Holton – Sophomore
PR Robert Ferrel – Junior

All–Southland Conference Spring Football Third–Team
QB Cameron Ward – Freshman
OL Nash Jones – Freshman
OL Reid Francis – Freshman
K Carson Mohr – Sophomore
DL Blaine Hoover – Junior
DL Chance Main – Junior
LB Isaiah Paul – Freshman
DB Elliott Davison – Freshman

Game summaries

@ McNeese State

Incarnate Word Cardinals at McNeese State Cowboys

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	14	17	3	14	48
No. 19 Cowboys	3	0	7	10	20

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA

Date: February 27, 2021
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 2,394
Referee: Ed Bourgeois
TV announcers (ESPN+): Randy McIlvoy (play-by-play), Shea Walker (analyst)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

UIW – 8:13 Kaleb Ducros 35 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 7–0 Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:24
MCN – 2:05 Jacob Abel 25 yard field goal
UIW 7–3 Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 6:01
UIW – 1:51 Ce'Cori Tolds 100 yard kickoff return, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 14–3

Second Quarter

UIW – 11:37 Carson Mohr 36 yard field goal
UIW 17–3 Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 1:45
UIW – 9:56 Darion Chafin 56 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 24–3 Drive: 2 plays, 57 yards, 0:31
UIW – 4:40 Jaelin Campbell 27 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 31–3 Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 4:13

Third Quarter

MCN – 2:54 Carlo Williams 9 yard run, Jacob Abel kick
UIW 31–10 Drive: 17 plays, 80 yards, 6:47
UIW – 0:28 Carson Mohr 48 yard field goal
UIW 34–10 Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 2:26

Fourth Quarter

UIW – 12:24 Roger McCuller 8 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 41–10 Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 1:51
MCN – 8:34 Jacob Abel 27 yard field goal
UIW 41–13 Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:50
MCN – 4:21 Cody Orgeron 12 yard run, Jacob Abel kick
UIW 41–20 Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:47
UIW – 0:33 Ameer King 3 yard pass from Kevin Yeager, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 48–20 Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:48

Passing

UIW – Cameron Ward 24/35, 306 YDS, 4 TD
MCN – Cody Orgeron 18/32, 202 YDS

Rushing

UIW – Kevin Brown 10 ATT, 117 YDS
MCN – Cody Orgeron 18 ATT, 72 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving

UIW – Jaelin Campbell 6 REC, 93 YDS, 1 TD
MCN – Josh Matthews 4 REC, 65 YDS

@ Lamar

Incarnate Word Cardinals at Lamar Cardinals

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals (UIW)	14	7	14	7	42
Cardinals (LU)	7	10	3	0	20

at Provost Umphrey Stadium, Beaumont, TX

Date: March 6, 2021
Game time: 3:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 67 • Wind: NNE 8 mph • Weather: Clear skies
Game attendance: 3,201
Referee: Ed Bourgeois
TV: ESPN+
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

LU – 9:17 Jeremy Davis 5 yard pass from Jalen Dummett, Bailey Giffen kick
LU 7–0 Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:33
UIW – 8:22 Kevin Brown 66 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
Tied 7–7 Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:55
UIW – 1:29 Kevin Brown 20 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 14–7 Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 2:26

Second Quarter

LU – 11:48 Chaz Ward 2 yard run, Baley Giffen kick
Tied 14–14 Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:41
LU – 3:03 Bailey Giffen 49 yard field goal
LU 17–14 Drive: 12 plays, 43 yards, 6:00
UIW – 1:14 Darion Chafin 4 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 21–17 Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 1:40

Third Quarter

UIW – 11:07 Cameron Ward 1 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 28–17 Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 3:48
LU – 4:27 Bailey Giffen 46 yard field goal
UIW 28–20 Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 6:31
UIW – 0:35 Robert Ferrel 17 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 35–20 Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 3:45

Fourth Quarter

UIW – 7:29 Jaelin Campbell 21 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 42–20 Drive: 3 plays, 26 yards, 1:02

Passing

UIW – Cameron Ward 29/44, 341 YDS, 4 TD, 2 INT
LU – Jalen Dummett 9/14, 116 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

UIW – Kevin Brown 13 ATT, 196 YDS, 1 TD
LU – Chaz Ward 26 ATT, 105 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving

UIW – Jaelin Campbell 4 REC, 78 YDS, 1 TD
LU – Marcel Johnson, 7 REC, 88 YDS

Southeastern Louisiana

Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Incarnate Word Cardinals

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Lions	7	9	14	15	45
No. 22 Cardinals	7	28	21	0	56

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

Date: March 20, 2021
Game time: 2:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 70 • Wind: W 7 mph • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 1,200
Referee: Vidal Jones
TV announcers (ESPN+): Randy McIlvoy (play-by-play), Shea Walker (analyst), Lainie Fritz (sideline)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

SLU – 10:31 Nick Kovacs 5 yard pass from Cole Kelley, Mateo Rengifo kick
SLU 7–0 Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 4:29
UIW – 0:15 Robert Ferrel 7 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick
Tied 7–7 Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 2:27

Second Quarter

SLU – 9:30 Cephus Johnson III 3 yard run, Mateo Rengifo kick failed
SLU 13–7 Drive: 16 plays, 78 yards, 5:37
UIW – 8:17 Cameron Ward 1 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 14–13 Drive: 7 plays, 97 yards, 1:11
SLU – 3:10 Mateo Rengifo 20 yard field goal
SLU 16–14 Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 5:07
UIW – 2:47 Kevin Brown 75 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 21–16 Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:23
UIW – 1:09 Robert Ferrel 3 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 28–16 Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 1:02
UIW – 0:03 Tre Wolf 26 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 35–16 Drive: 2 plays, 53 yards, 0:21

Third Quarter

UIW – 13:32 Ameer King 25 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 42–16 Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 1:23
SLU – 9:51 Anthony Spurlock 1 yard pass from Cole Kelley, Mateo Rengifo kick
UIW 42–23 Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:41
UIW – 9:07 Jaelin Campbell 41 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 49–23 Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 0:36
UIW – 2:11 Darion Chafin 42 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 56–23 Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:47
SLU – 0:02 Cole Kelley 1 yard run, Mateo Rengifo kick
UIW 56–30 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:09

Fourth Quarter

SLU – 8:43 Morgan Ellison 1 yard run, Mateo Rengifo kick
UIW 56–37 Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 2:05
SLU – 1:14 Connor Briggs 1 yard pass from Cole Kelley, Cole Kelley rush
UIW 56–45 Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 1:38

Passing

SLU – Cole Kelley 38/60, 431 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
UIW – Cameron Ward 26/47, 407 YDS, 6 TD

Rushing

SLU – Marcus Cooper 10 ATT, 56 YDS
UIW – Kevin Brown 13 ATT, 190 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving

SLU – Javon Conner 8 REC, 107 YDS
UIW – Tre Wolf 8 REC, 183 YDS, 1 TD

@ Nicholls

Incarnate Word Cardinals at Nicholls Colonels

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Cardinals	14	10	7	14	45
No. 17 Colonels	20	35	13	7	75

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, LA

Date: March 27, 2021
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 83 • Wind: S 16 mph • Weather: Overcast
Game attendance: 4,236
Referee: Dan Lewis
TV announcers (ESPN+): John Liddle (play-by-play), Gary Reasons (analyst), Lainie Fritz (sideline)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

NSU – 12:56 Dontaze Costly 22 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Gavin Lasseigne kick
NSU 7–0 Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:04
UIW – 9:43 Mark Sullivan 4 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick
Tied 7–7 Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:09
NSU – 7:47 Dontaze Costly 48 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Gavin Lasseigne kick
NSU 14–7 Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:56
UIW – 5:54 Kevin Brown 22 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick
Tied 14–14 Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 1:47
NSU – 0:40 John Carrington III 7 yard run, Gavin Lasseigne kick failed
NSU 20–14 Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:14

Second Quarter

UIW – 13:36 Carson Mohr 26 yard field goal
NSU 20–17 Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 1:57
NSU – 13:22 Dontaze Costly 90 yard kickoff return, Gavin Lasseigne kick
NSU 27–14
UIW – 10:32 Robert Ferrel 6 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick
NSU 27–24 Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 2:50
NSU – 9:40 Lindsey Scott 19 yard run, Gavin Lasseigne kick
NSU 34–24 Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:51
NSU – 7:46 John Carrington III 14 yard run, Gavin Lasseigne kick
NSU 41–24 Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 1:13
NSU – 5:00 Al'Dontre Davis 11 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Gavin Lasseigne kick
NSU 48–24 Drive: 3 plays, 36 yards, 1:10
NSU – 0:30 KJ Franklin 16 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Gavin Lasseigne kick
NSU 55–24 Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 0:40

Third Quarter

NSU – 10:57 Ronnie Jackson 2 yard run, Gavin Lasseigne kick
NSU 62–24 Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:55
NSU – 9:57 Gavin Lasseigne 31 yard field goal
NSU 65–24 Drive: 4 plays, 1 yards, 0:53
NSU – 5:40 Gavin Lasseigne 27 yard field goal
NSU 68–24 Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:57
UIW – 2:27 Jayden Jones 30 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick
NSU 68–31 Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:13

Fourth Quarter

UIW – 10:56 Robert Ferrel 22 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Cade Kostroun rush failed
NSU 68–37 Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 3:09
UIW – 6:43 Kaleb Ducros 23 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Robert Ferrel pass
NSU 68–45 Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:14
NSU – 3:29 Dai'Jean Dixon 3 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Gunnar Jones kick
NSU 75–45 Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 3:13

Passing

UIW – Cameron Ward 39/65, 470 YDS, 6 TD, 1 INT
NSU – Lindsey Scott Jr. 17/21, 264 YDS, 5 TD

Rushing

UIW – Kevin Brown 10 ATT, 48 YDS
NSU – John Carrington III 13 ATT, 135 YDS, 2 TD

Receiving

UIW – Robert Ferrel 6 REC, 104 YDS, 2 TD
NSU – KJ Franklin 5 REC, 81 YDS, 1 TD

@ Northwestern State

Northwestern State Demons at Incarnate Word Cardinals

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	17	0	9	23	49
No. 19 Cardinals	10	13	7	17	47

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

Date: April 10, 2021
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 82 • Wind: NE 9 mph • Weather: Clear
Game attendance: 1,055
Referee: Vidal Jones
TV announcers (ESPN+): Randy McIlvoy (play-by-play), Taylor McHargue (analyst), Lainie Fritz (sideline)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

NSU – 12:10 Levar Gumms 12 yard pass from Bryce Rivers, Eddie Godina kick
NSU 7–0 Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:50
UIW – 8:39 Robert Ferrel 23 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
Tied 7–7 Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:24
NSU – 5:01 Eddie Godina 30 yard field goal
NSU 10–7 Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 3:38
UIW – 0:40 Carson Mohr 32 yard field goal
Tied 10–10 Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:17
NSU – 0:00 Scooter Adams 64 yard run, Eddie Godina kick
NSU 17–10 Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:40

Second Quarter

UIW – 7:52 Kevin Brown 1 yard run, Carson Mohr kick failed
NSU 17–16 Drive: 4 plays, 15 yards, 1:25
UIW – 5:21 Kevin Brown 3 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 23–17 Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 1:03

Third Quarter

NSU – 11:25 Javon Antonio 38 yard pass from Bryce Rivers, Team rush failed
Tied 23–23 Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:43
NSU – 5:32 Eddie Godina 42 yard field goal
NSU 26–23 Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:37
UIW – 4:13 Kevin Brown 53 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 30–26 Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 1:07

Fourth Quarter

UIW – 11:47 Robert Ferrel 23 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 37–26 Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 3:25
NSU – 10:55 Scooter Adams 10 yard run, Eddie Godina kick
UIW 37–33 Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 0:52
NSU – 7:22 Javon Antonio 14 yard pass from Bryce Rivers, Eddie Godina kick
NSU 40–37 Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:10
UIW – 4:16 Carson Mohr 37 yard field goal
Tied 40–40 Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 2:56
NSU – 1:28 Scooter Adams 9 yard run, Eddie Godina kick blocked
NSU 46–40 Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 2:42
UIW – 0:55 Darion Chafin 34 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 47–46 Drive: 3 plays, 48 yards, 0:22
NSU – 0:00 Eddie Godina 32 yard field goal
NSU 49–47 Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 0:55

Passing

NSU – Bryce Rivers 34/61, 477 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
UIW – Cameron Ward 33/59, 431 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

NSU – Scooter Adams 20 ATT, 208 YDS, 3 TD
UIW – Kevin Brown 19 ATT, 160 YDS, 3 TD

Receiving

NSU – Javon Antonio 11 REC, 192 YDS, 2 TD
UIW – Robert Ferrel 7 REC, 144 YDS, 1 TD

Sam Houston State

Sam Houston State Bearkats at Incarnate Word Cardinals

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearkats	0	14	14	14	42
Cardinals	0	7	7	0	14

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

Date: April 17, 2021
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 65 • Wind: SSW 19 mph • Weather: Partly cloudy
Game attendance: 743
Referee: Dan Lewis
TV: ESPN+
Box Score

Game information

Second Quarter

SHSU – 14:52 Jequez Ezzard 21 yard run, Seth Morgan kick
SHSU 7–0 Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 5:21
SHSU – 7:04 Ife Adeyi 4 yard run, Seth Morgan kick
SHSU 14–0 Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 4:11
UIW – 0:22 Tre Wolf 1 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick
SHSU 14–7 Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 2:39

Third Quarter

SHSU – 11:02 Eric Schmid 11 yard run, Seth Morgan kick
SHSU 21–7 Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:58
UIW – 7:34 Jayden Jones 8 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick
SHSU 21–14 Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 3:17
SHSU – 6:08 Donovan Williams 4 yard run, Seth Morgan kick
SHSU 28–14 Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:26

Fourth Quarter

SHSU – 8:32 Ramon Jefferson 6 yard run, Seth Morgan kick
SHSU 35–14 Drive: 13 plays, 84 yards, 6:30
SHSU – 3:24 Jequez Ezzard 36 yard pass from Eric Schmid, Seth Morgan kick
SHSU 42–14 Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:38

Passing

SHSU – Eric Schmid 25/34, 370 YDS, 1 TD
UIW – Cameron Ward 32/53, 305 YDS, 2 TD

Rushing

SHSU – Ramon Jefferson 13 ATT, 92 YDS, 1 TD
UIW – Kevin Brown 9 ATT, 64 YDS

Receiving

SHSU – Jequez Ezzard 7 REC, 155 YDS, 1 TD
UIW – Robert Ferrel 9 REC, 98 YDS

References

^ "UIW postpones fall competition". UIWCardinals.com. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
^ "Nicholls Favored to Win Southland Football Spring Season". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
^ "Southland Announces 2020 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
^ "2020 Incarnate Word Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
^ "Football Coaches". University of the Incarnate Word. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
^ "2020 Football Roster". University of the Incarnate Word. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
^ "Southland Announces 2020 All-Conference Football Teams". Southland Conference. Retrieved July 16, 2021.

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