2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals football
Southland co-champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 3
FCS CoachesNo. 3
Record12–2 (5–1 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMack Leftwich (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJonathan Patke (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5[1]
Home stadiumGayle and Tom Benson Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Southeastern Louisiana +^   5 – 1     9 – 4  
No. 3 Incarnate Word +^   5 – 1     12 – 2  
Northwestern State   4 – 2     4 – 7  
Nicholls   3 – 3     3 – 8  
Texas A&M–Commerce *   3 – 3     5 – 6  
McNeese   2 – 4     4 – 7  
Houston Christian   1 – 5     2 – 9  
Lamar   1 – 5     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Texas A&M–Commerce ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team represented the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2022 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 G. J. Kinne.

On June 24, 2022, Incarnate Word announced that they would remain in the Southland Conference days before they were to transition to the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).[2] Previously in November 2021, the program announced the move of the athletics to the WAC for the 2022 season.[3]

Preseason

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 20, 2022. The Cardinals were picked to finish second in the conference and received seven first-place votes.[4]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Southeastern Louisiana 90 (7)
2 Incarnate Word 86 (7)
3 Nicholls 79 (2)
4 McNeese 61
5 Northwestern State 44
6 Texas A&M–Commerce 39
7 Lamar 25
8 Houston Christian 24

Preseason All–Southland Teams

The Southland Conference announced the 2022 preseason all-conference football team selections on July 13, 2022. UIW had a total of 16 players selected, the highest number in the Southland Conference.[5]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 p.m.No. 9 Southern Illinois*No. 14
ESPN+W 64–29 2,656
September 104:30 p.m.at Nevada*No. 8
KNSN-TV/BS SoCalW 55–4114,092
September 176:00 p.m.at Prairie View A&M*No. 6
ESPN+W 31–14 4,338
September 246:00 p.m.at Southeastern LouisianaNo. T–4
ESPN+L 35–41 5,095
October 16:00 p.m.McNeeseNo. 11
  • Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
  • San Antonio, TX
ESPN+W 48–202,542
October 84:00 p.m.LamarNo. 10
  • Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
  • San Antonio, TX
ESPN3W 56–171,937
October 153:00 p.m.at Nicholls ‡*No. T–8
ESPN+W 49–14 5,122
October 222:05 p.m.Faulkner*No. 8
  • Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
  • San Antonio, TX
ESPN+W 70–0 2,598
October 292:00 p.m.at Texas A&M–CommerceNo. 8
ESPN+W 35–7 4,127
November 52:00 p.m.Houston ChristiandaggerNo. 7
  • Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
  • San Antonio, TX
ESPN+W 73–20 3,249
November 191:00 p.m.at Northwestern StateNo. 5
ESPN+W 66–7 3,142
December 31:00 p.m.No. 11 Furman*No. 5
ESPN+W 41–382,373
December 99:30 p.m.at No. 2 Sacramento State*No. 5
ESPN+W 66–6313,722
December 166:00 p.m.at No. 4 North Dakota State*No. 5
ESPN2/ESPN+L 32–3512,569
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

‡The game vs. Nicholls was previously scheduled as a non-conference game, and was retained as such, even though both schools are still in the Southland Conference.[6]
[2][7][8][9][10][11]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Source: [12]

Name Position Alma mater Joined staff
G. J. Kinne Head coach Tulsa (2011) 2022
Clint Killough Associate head coach / wide receivers / recruiting coordinator Incarnate Word (2015) 2018
Mack Leftwich Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks UTEP (2017) 2018
Jordan Shoemaker Offensive Line / run game coordinator Houston (2011) 2018
Jonathan Patke Defensive coordinator / linebackers Stephen F. Austin (2008) 2022
Will Bryant Tight Ends & H-Backs / academic coordinator / High School Relations Texas Tech (2014) 2022
Kam Martin Running backs Auburn (2019) 2022
David Stuckman Cornerbacks Grambling (2012) 2022
Dexter McCoil Safeties / NFL & CFL liaison Tulsa (2012) 2022
Matthew Gregg Special teams coordinator / outside linebackers Southern Nazarene (2014) 2019
Landon Keopple Offensive quality control Tulsa (2006) 2022
Kevon Beckwith Run game coordinator / defensive line Louisiana (2015) 2022
Zack Lucas Director of football operations Oklahoma State (2010) 2022
Blair Cavanaugh Special teams analyst / the word coordinator Portland State (2016) 2022
Reggie Marshall Defensive quality control Southeastern Oklahoma (2018) 2022
Bret Huth Director of strength and conditioning John Carroll (2010) 2018
Augie Melendez, Jr. Head football athletic trainer Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi (2017) 2017

Roster

Source: [13]

2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals football

Quarterback

  •  1 Lindsey Scott Jr. (C) – Redshirt senior (5'11, 212)
  •  6 Steven Duncan – Redshirt senior (6'6, 246)
  •  7 Luke Gombert – junior (6'2, 186)
  •  8 Kevin Yeager – senior (6'1, 195)
  •  9 Kannon Williams – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 220)
  • Jalen Brown – Redshirt sophomore (6'2, 225)

Running back

  •  4 Isaiah Robinson – junior (6'2, 212)
  •  5 Marcus Cooper – Redshirt senior (5'8, 184)
  •  8 Caleb Berry – sophomore (6'1, 225)
  • 20 Brandon Zapata – senior (5'11, 199)
  • 22 Jarrell Wiley – sophomore (5'10, 182)
  • 24 Nick Meehan – sophomore (5'11, 193)
  • 30 Dylan Nelson – freshman (5'10, 169)
  • 38 Tyrese Brown – junior (5'11, 185)

Wide receiver

  •  0 Darion Chafin – Redshirt senior (6'3, 185)
  •  2 CJ Hardy – senior (5'11, 200)
  • 11 Ce'Cori Tolds – Redshirt senior (5'10, 160)
  • 13 Marquez Perez – Redshirt junior (5'11, 191)
  • 14 Emerson Haywood – junior (6'1, 163)
  • 15 Jaelin Campbell – Redshirt senior (6'1, 195)
  • 16 Taylor Grimes – senior (5'11, 188)
  • 17 DeKalon Taylor – freshman (5'9, 166)
  • 18 Brandon Porter – Redshirt senior (5'10, 165)
  • 19 Baron Bradley – junior (6'1, 189)
  • 21 Kole Wilson – freshman (5'9, 167)
  • 81 Kailan Noseff – Redshirt senior (6'3, 198)
  • 82 Dayton Toney – Redshirt sophomore (6'1, 188)
  • 83 Jayden Jones – junior (6'2, 188)
  • 84 Jalen Smothers – junior (5'10, 189)
  • 89 Marcus Harmon – senior (5'10, 169)

Tight end / Fullback

  •  3 Roger McCuller – ATH – Redshirt senior (6'1, 214)
  • 12 Seth Hayes – Redshirt sophomore (6'4, 209)
  • 34 Jeffrey Pearson – freshman (6'0, 205)
  • 43 Mason Meyer – FB – senior (6'3, 265)
  • 85 Christian Smith – sophomore (6'4, 215)
  • 88 Jackson Lowe – Redshirt junior (6'5, 237)
  

Offensive line

  • 51 Austin Yeager – freshman (6'6, 270)
  • 55 Jimeto Obigbo – sophomore (6'4, 320)
  • 57 Nick Sanchez – freshman (6'2, 310)
  • 59 Jeremiah Richard – freshman (6'2, 213)
  • 61 Aaron Martinez – junior (6'1, 295)
  • 63 Stanley Mark – senior (6'3, 283)
  • 64 Dorion Strawn – Redshirt freshman (6'6, 317)
  • 67 Emeka Obigbo – sophomore (6'5, 356)
  • 68 Jhase Edwards – senior (6'3, 263)
  • 70 Dayton Robinson – Redshirt freshman (6'6, 320)
  • 72 Reid Francis – senior (6'4, 306)
  • 73 Caleb Flores –Freshman (6'4, 279)
  • 74 Caleb Johnson – Redshirt senior (6'6, 330)
  • 75 Michael Vargas – junior (6'4, 309)
  • 76 Nash Jones – junior (6'5, 312)
  • 77 Jayden Borjas – senior (6'5, 228)
  • 78 Austin DeArmond – freshman (6'4, 294)
  • 79 Joseph Kimmey – senior (6'6, 302)

Defensive line

  •  0 Olivier Charles–Pierre – DT – Redshirt senior (6'1, 375)
  •  6 Chris Whittaker – DE – Redshirt senior (6'3, 230)
  •  9 Zacchaeus McKinney – DE – Redshirt senior (6'5, 252)
  • 10 Mat Freeman – DE/LB – freshman (6'3, 230)
  • 14 Steven Parker – DE – Redshirt junior (6'4, 237)
  • 27 DeVonte Wilson – DL – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 196)
  • 41 Darius Richmond – DT – senior (6'2, 270)
  • 44 John Mathis – DT – Redshirt sophomore (6'2, 265)
  • 45 Jared Soyring – DT – Redshirt senior (6'2, 281)
  • 49 Edgerrin Williams – DE – junior (6'2, 250)
  • 54 Jordan Bussey – DT – senior (6'0, 246)
  • 90 Sam Latham – DE – senior (6'7, 260)
  • 91 Lloyd Johnson – DT – freshman (6'2, 279)
  • 93 Cameron Preston – DT – Redshirt senior (6'1, 304)
  • 94 Miles Adams – DE – Redshirt junior (6'6, 243)
  • 96 Josh Gonzalez – DT – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 307)
  • 99 Royce Wellington – DT – Redshirt senior (6'1, 330)

Punter

  • 10 Keven Nguyen – Redshirt senior (5'10, 180)
  • 48 Haden Tessier – K/P – freshman (5'9, 162)
  • 49 Alec Schroeder – K/P – Redshirt senior (6'0, 160)
  

Linebacker

  •  8 Kelechi Anyalebechi (C) – Redshirt senior (6'0, 240)
  • 21 Isaiah Paul – Injured Redshirt Junior (6'2, 232)
  • 32 Darius Sanders – LB/S – sophomore (6'2, 199)
  • 33 Tylan George – junior (5'10, 212)
  • 34 Gerald Bowie III – Redshirt senior (6'1, 247)
  • 37 Kolton Scheppler – freshman (6'0, 237)
  • 42 Tah Mac Bright – junior (6'2, 229)
  • 46 Ricky Rich – Redshirt sophomore (6'1, 212)
  • 52 Greyson Calhoun – Redshirt senior (6'2, 225)

Defensive back

  •  1 Donte Thompson – CB – junior (5'11, 175)
  •  2 Elliott Davison – S – junior (6'0, 179)
  •  3 Micahh Smith – S – Redshirt senior (6'0, 207)
  •  4 Devan Barrett – CB – Redshirt senior (6'0, 200)
  •  5 Tiji Paul – CB – senior (5'10, 160)
  •  7 Brandon Richard – S/LB – senior (5'11, 183)
  • 12 Brian Mayes – CB – sophomore (6'1, 183)
  • 13 Tre Richardson – S/LB – senior (6'2, 178)
  • 16 Dante Heaggans – S – senior (6'1, 184)
  • 18 Reese Watson – CB – senior (6'0, 185)
  • 20 Kaleb Culp – S – junior (5'10, 186)
  • 23 Shawn Holton – S – senior (5'10, 168)
  • 25 Zamari Maxwell – CB – Redshirt senior (6'1, 174)
  • 26 Aaron Reynolds – S – Redshirt senior (6'4, 201)
  • 28 Jayden Staggers – CB – sophomore (5'11, 167)
  • 29 Abdiel Richards – DB – Redshirt senior (6'0, 189)
  • 31 Preston Harris – DB/LB – freshman (6'0, 210)
  • 36 Keenon Pitts – CB – junior (5'10, 169)
  • 40 Khalil Warfield – S/LB – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 193)

Kicker

  • 50 Carson Mohr – senior (5'8, 146)
  • 95 Tony Sterner – K/P – freshman (5'11, 161)
  • 97 Luke Schabel – freshman (6'0, 187)

Long snapper

  • 35 Chance Trentman–Rosas – senior (6'3, 212)
  • 47 Elliot Desaloms – freshman (6'1, 206)
  • 56 Joe Giordano – Redshirt senior (5'11, 181)

Legend

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

Depth chart

Postseason honors

The following Cardinals received postseason honors for the 2022 season:[14][15][16][17]

Walter Payton Award
QB Lindsey Scott Jr. – Graduate Senior

Associated Press FCS All–America First Team
QB Lindsey Scott Jr. – Graduate Senior

Stats Perform FCS All–America First Team
QB Lindsey Scott Jr. – Graduate Senior

Stats Perform FCS All–America Second Team
WR Taylor Grimes – Senior
LB Kelechi Anyalebechi – Graduate Senior

Associated Press FCS All–America Third Team
WR Taylor Grimes – Senior
WR Darion Chafin – Graduate Senior
OL Caleb Johnson – Graduate Senior
LB Kelechi Anyalebechi – Graduate Senior

Stats Perform FCS All–America Third Team
WR Darion Chafin – Graduate Senior

Stats Perform FCS Freshman All–America Team
PR Kole Wilson – Freshman

Southland Conference Player of the Year
QB Lindsey Scott Jr. – Graduate Senior

Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year
LB Kelechi Anyalebechi – Graduate Senior

All–Southland Conference First–Team
QB Lindsey Scott, Jr. – Graduate Senior
WR Taylor Grimes – Senior
WR Darion Chafin – Graduate Senior
OL Caleb Johnson – Graduate Senior
OL Reid Francis – Senior
DL Chris Whittaker – Graduate Senior
DL Steven Parker – Senior
LB Kelechi Anyalebechi – Graduate Senior
DB Donte Thompson – Junior

All–Southland Conference Second–Team
RB Marcus Cooper – Graduate Senior
OL Jimeto Obigbo – Sophomore
OL Nash Jones – Junior
DB Kaleb Culp – Junior

Game summaries

No. 9 Southern Illinois

See also: 2022 Southern Illinois Salukis football team
Uniform combination
Helmet Jersey Pants
Southern Illinois Salukis at Incarnate Word Cardinals
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 9 Salukis 0 16 31029
No. 14 Cardinals 22 7 142164

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

  • Date: September 3
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. (Delayed by lightning until 7:40 p.m.)
  • Game weather: Temperature: 74 • Wind: SE 6 mph • Weather: Overcast
  • Game attendance: 2,656
  • Referee: James Brookhart
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Paul Alexander (play-by-play), Karl Schoening (analyst) and Katie Goodman (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information

@ Nevada

See also: 2022 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
Uniform combination
Helmet Jersey Pants
Incarnate Word Cardinals at Nevada Wolf Pack
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Cardinals 9 15 141755
Wolf Pack 17 0 141041

at Mackay Stadium, Reno, NV

  • Date: September 10
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 87 • Wind: SE 2 mph • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 14,092
  • Referee: Christian Watson
  • TV announcers (KNSN-TV/Bally Sports SoCal): Alex Margulies (play-by-play), Lucas Weber (analyst) and Shannon Kelly (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information

@ Prairie View A&M

See also: 2022 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team
Uniform combination
Helmet Jersey Pants
Incarnate Word Cardinals at Prairie View A&M Panthers
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 6 Cardinals 14 6 11031
Panthers 7 0 0714

at Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field, Prairie View, TX

  • Date: September 17
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 88 • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 4,338
  • Referee: Brandon Bullock
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Butch Alsandor (play-by-play) and Jorge Vargas (analyst)
  • Box Score
Game information

@ Southeastern Louisiana

See also: 2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
Uniform combination
Helmet Jersey Pants
Incarnate Word Cardinals at Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 4T Cardinals 7 14 7735
Lions 7 14 31741

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

  • Date: September 24
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 5,095
  • Referee: Ed Bourgeois
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Chase Gispert (play-by-play), Lonn Ellzey (analyst) and Mackenzie Fletcher (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information

McNeese

See also: 2022 McNeese Cowboys football team
Uniform combination
Helmet Jersey Pants
McNeese Cowboys at Incarnate Word Cardinals
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 0 10 3720
No. 11 Cardinals 14 7 72048

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

  • Date: October 1
  • Game time: 6:05 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 88 • Wind: E 8 mph • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 2,542
  • Referee: Craig Helser
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Paul Alexander (play-by-play), Karl Schoening (analyst) and Sam Kaman (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information

Lamar

See also: 2022 Lamar Cardinals football team
Uniform combination
Helmet Jersey Pants
Lamar Cardinals at Incarnate Word Cardinals
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals (LU) 0 10 0717
No. 10 Cardinals (UIW) 35 21 0056

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

  • Date: October 8
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 89 • Wind: ENE 9 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 1,937
  • Referee: Nolan Dumas
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Paul Alexander (play-by-play), Karl Schoening (analyst) and Katie Goodman (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information

@ Nicholls

See also: 2022 Nicholls Colonels football team
Uniform combination
Helmet Jersey Pants
Incarnate Word Cardinals at Nicholls Colonels
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 8т Cardinals 14 7 21749
Colonels 0 7 0714

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

  • Date: October 15
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 5,122
  • Referee: Gary Leeper
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jack Benjamin (play-by-play) and Ronnie Rantz (analyst)
  • Box Score
Game information

Faulkner

See also: Faulkner University
Uniform combination
Helmet Jersey Pants
Faulkner Eagles at Incarnate Word Cardinals
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 0 000
No. 8 Cardinals 35 21 7770

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

  • Date: October 22
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 86 • Wind: S 16 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy, Windy
  • Game attendance: 2,598
  • Referee: James Brookhart
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Paul Alexander (play-by-play), Karl Schoening (analyst) and Katie Goodman (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information

@ Texas A&M–Commerce

See also: 2022 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team
Uniform combination
Helmet Jersey Pants
Incarnate Word Cardinals at Texas A&M–Commerce Lions
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Cardinals 0 14 71435
Lions 0 7 007

at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, TX

  • Date: October 29
  • Game time: 2:02 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 64 • Wind: NW 12 mph • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 4,127
  • Referee: Nolan Dumas
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): John Hendrie (play-by-play) and Drew Ivory (analyst)
  • Box Score
Game information

Houston Christian

See also: 2022 Houston Christian Huskies football team
Uniform combination
Helmet Jersey Pants
Houston Christian Huskies at Incarnate Word Cardinals
Period 1 2 34Total
Huskies 3 3 14020
No. 7 Cardinals 21 49 3073

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

  • Date: November 5
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 75 • Wind: SSE 6 mph • Weather: Sunny and Clear
  • Game attendance: 3,249
  • Referee: James Brookhart
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Paul Alexander (play-by-play), Karl Schoening (analyst) and Katie Goodman (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
  • HCU – 11:29 Nery Enriquez 32 yard field goal
    HCU 3–0 Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 3:26
  • UIW – 7:50 Brandon Porter 19 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick
    UIW 7–3 Drive 5 plays, 38 yards, 1:22
  • UIW – 7:34 Kelechi Anyalebechi 22 yard interception return, Carson Mohr kick
    UIW 14–3
  • UIW – 2:35 Brandon Porter 41 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick
    UIW 21–3 Drive: 4 plays, 81 yards, 0:57
Second Quarter
  • HCU – 14:22 Nery Enriquez 31 yard field goal
    UIW 21–6 Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 3:13
  • UIW – 12:38 Marcus Cooper fumble recovery in the end zone, Carson Mohr kick
    UIW 28–6 Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:38
  • UIW – 11:58 Darion Chafin 10 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick
    UIW 35–6 Drive: 3 plays, 10 yards, 0:15
  • UIW – 9:28 CJ Hardy 13 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick
    UIW 42–6 Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 0:37
  • UIW – 8:13 Chance Trentman-Rosas 3 yard blocked punt return, Carson Mohr kick
    UIW 49–6
  • UIW – 6:10 Darion Chafin 34 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick
    UIW 56–6 Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 1:34
  • UIW – 5:46 Taylor Grimes 39 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick
    UIW 56–6 Drive: 1 play, 39 yard, 0:07
  • UIW – 1:59 Jaelin Campbell 63 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick
    UIW 70–6 Drive 5 plays, 78 yards, 1:50
Third Quarter
  • UIW - 11:14 Carson Mohr 35 yard field goal
    UIW 73–6 Drive 7 plays, 39 yards, 3:41
  • HCU – 7:03 Nat Livingston 7 yard fun, Nery Enriquez kick
    UIW 73–13 Drive 11 plays, 77 yards, 4:04
  • HCU – 2:38 Fudge Woods 28 yard pass from Justin Fomby, Nery Enriquez kick
    UIW 73–20 Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:25
Statistics HCU UIW
First downs 22 21
Plays–yards 82–365 65–520
Rushes–yards 35–90 38–147
Passing yards 275 373
Passing: comp–att–int 28–47–3 19–27–0
Time of possession 33:45 26:15
Team Category Player Statistics
Houston Christian Passing Justin Fomby 27/45, 267 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Ismail Mahdi 13 carries, 87 yards
Receiving Deon Cormier 8 receptions, 65 yards
Incarnate Word Passing Lindsey Scott Jr. 15/20, 319 yards, 7 TD
Rushing Marcus Cooper 13 carries, 79 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jaelin Campbell 3 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD

@ Northwestern State

See also: 2022 Northwestern State Demons football team
Uniform combination
Helmet Jersey Pants
Incarnate Word Cardinals at Northwestern State Demons
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 5 Cardinals 14 17 211466
Demons 7 0 007

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, LA

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 47 • Wind: S 5 mph • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 3,142
  • Referee: Gary Leeper
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Patrick Netherton (play-by-play), Gary Reasons (analyst), and Tyler Moody (sideline)
  • Box Score Pregame line: Incarnate Word −28.5
Game information
First Quarter
  • NSU – 9:59 LC Greenwood 1 yard pass from Zachary Clement, Eddie Godina kick
    NSU 7–0 Drive 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:01
  • UIW – 6:19 Darion Chafin 10 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick
    Tied 7–7 Drive 10 plays, 66 yards, 3:34
  • UIW – 0:11 Taylor Grimes 16 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick
    UIW 14–7 Drive 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:42
Second Quarter
  • UIW – 8:40 Lindsey Scott, Jr. 18 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
    UIW 21–7 Drive 6 plays, 45 yards, 1:17
  • UIW – 4:24 Jaelin Campbell 4 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick
    UIW 28–7 Drive 6 plays, 65 yards, 1:40
  • UIW – 0:00 Carson Mohr 31 yard field goal
    UIW 31–7 Drive 3 plays, 44 yards, 0:18
Third Quarter
  • UIW – 14:18 Darion Chafin 51 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick
    UIW 38–7 Drive 3 plays, 63 yards, 0:37
  • UIW – 7:07 Marcus Cooper 67 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
    UIW 45–7 Drive 2 plays, 90 yards, 0:41
  • UIW – 2:46 Darion Chafin 48 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick
    UIW 52–7 Drive 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:11
Fourth Quarter
  • UIW – 14:46 Marcus Cooper 78 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
    UIW 59–7 Drive 2 plays, 79 yards, 0:21
  • UIW – 8:04 Jarrell Wiley 39 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
    UIW 66–7 Drive 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:30
Statistics UIW NSU
First downs 30 20
Plays–yards 72–786 92–338
Rushes–yards 34–373 39–99
Passing yards 413 239
Passing: comp–att–int 25–38–0 28–53–1
Time of possession 20:45 39:15
Team Category Player Statistics
Incarnate Word Passing Lindsey Scott Jr. 24/36, 382 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Marcus Cooper 20 carries, 254 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Darion Chafin 6 receptions, 143 yards, 3 TD
Northwestern State Passing Zachary Clement 28/52, 239 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Scooter Adams 17 carries, 39 yards
Receiving Zach Patterson 8 receptions, 64 yards

FCS Playoffs

No. 11 Furman Paladins – Second Round

See also: 2022 Furman Paladins football team
Uniform combination
Helmet Jersey Pants
FCS Playoffs Second Round
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 11 Paladins 17 0 71438
No. 5 Cardinals 14 14 31041

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

  • Date: December 3
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 63 • Wind: NE 10 mph • Weather: Mostly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 2,373
  • Referee: Tim Hedgepeth
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): David Saltzman (play-by-play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst)
  • Box Score Pregame line: Incarnate Word −9.5 • Odds to win: Incarnate Word 58.2%
Game information
First Quarter
  • FU – 14:02 Cally Chizik 36 yard interception return, Axel Lepvreayu kick
    FU 7–0
  • UIW – 10:51 Darion Chafin 21 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick
    Tied 7–7 Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:11
  • UIW – 6:06 Darion Chafin 80 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick
    UIW 14–7 Drive: 4 plays, 95 yards, 1:17
  • FU – 3:29 Ian William 49 yard field goal
    UIW 14–10 Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 2:32
  • FUR – 2:19 Dominic Robert 1 yard run, Axel Lepvreau kick
    FU 17–14 Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, 0:37
Second Quarter
  • UIW – 13:49 Darion Chafin 27 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick
    UIW 21–17 Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 3:22
  • UIW – 7:09 Taylor Grimes 42 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick
    UIW 28–17 Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 3:06
Third Quarter
  • UIW – 12:38 Carson Mohr 22 yard field goal
    UIW 31–17 Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 1:39
  • FU – 3:28 Tyler Huff 11 yard run, Axel Lepvreay kick
    UIW 31–24 Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 3:29
Fourth Quarter
  • UIW – 14:13 Carson Mohr 34 yard field goal
    UIW 34–24 Drive: 10 plays, 34 yards, 4:03
  • FU – 10:18 Joshua Harris 50 yard pass from Tyler Huff, Axel Lepvreau kick
    UIW 34–31 Drive: 1 play, 50 yards, 0:08
  • FU – 6:55 Tyler Huff 1 yard run, Axel Lepvreau kick
    FU 38–34 Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 2:58
  • UIW – 1:54 Kole Wilson 32 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick
    UIW 41–38 Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 0:38
Statistics FU UIW
First downs 22 31
Plays–yards 64–332 97–613
Rushes–yards 36–161 48–219
Passing yards 171 394
Passing: comp–att–int 16–28–2 33–49–2
Time of possession 27:39 32:21
Team Category Player Statistics
Furman Passing Tyler Huff 16/28, 171 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Tyler Huff 9 carries, 64 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Joshua Harris 4 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD
Incarnate Word Passing Lindsey Scott Jr. 33/49, 394 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Lindsey Scott Jr. 23 rushes, 124 yards
Receiving Darion Chafin 8 receptions, 166 yards, 3 TD

@ No. 2 Sacramento State Hornets – Quarterfinals

See also: 2022 Sacramento State Hornets football team
Uniform combination
Helmet Jersey Pants
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 5 Cardinals 7 21 102866
No. 2 Hornets 14 3 172963

at Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, CA

  • Date: December 9
  • Game time: 9:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 48 • Wind: None • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 13,722
  • Referee: Bruce Austin
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Connor Onion (play-by-play) and Charles Arbuckle (analyst)
  • Box Score Pregame line: Sacramento State −6.0 • Odds to win: Sacramento State 61.4%
Game information
First Quarter
  • SACST – 8:53 Cameron Skattebo 1 yard run, Kyle Sentkowski kick
    SACST 7–0 Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 3:12
  • UIW – 5:12 Marcus Cooper 20 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick
    Tied 7–7 Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 3:34
  • SACST – 2:28 Marcus Fulcher 35 yard run, Kyle Sentkowski kick
    SACST 14–7 Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:44
Second Quarter
  • UIW – 12:37 Lindsey Scott Jr. 1 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
    Tied 14–14 Drive: 15 plays, 79 yards, 4:45
  • SACST – 7:25 Kyle Sentkowski 30 yard field goal
    SACST 17–14 Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 5:07
  • UIW – 2:56 Roger McCuller 2 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick
    UIW 21–17 Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 1:43
  • UIW – 0:11 Marcus Cooper, 4 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
    UIW 28–17 Drive: 9 plays, 39 yards, 1:23
Third Quarter
  • SACST – 11:04 Cameron Skattebo 2 yard run, Kyle Sentkowski kick
    UIW 28–24 Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 3:56
  • UIW - 8:26 Carson Mohr 27 yard field goal
    UIW 31–24 Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 2:31
  • SACST – 4:16 Pierre Williams 16 yard pass from Asher O'Hara, Kyle Sentkowski kick
    Tied 31–31 Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:04
  • UIW – 2:29 Darion Chafin 47 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick
    UIW 38–31 Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:42
  • SACST – 0:04 Kyle Sentkowski 26 yard field goal
    UIW 38–34 Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 2:17
Fourth Quarter
  • UIW – 14:50 Lindsey Scott Jr. 64 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
    UIW 45–34 Drive: 1 play, 64 yards, 0:10
  • SACST – 12:08 Marshel Martin 19 yard pass from Cameron Skattebo, Kyle Sentkowski kick
    UIW 45–41 Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:37
  • SACST – 10:12 Marshel Martin 14 yard pass from Jake Dunniway, Kyle Sentkowski kick
    SACST 48–45 Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 1:53
  • UIW – 9:23 Marcus Cooper yard run, Carson Mohr kick
    UIW 52–48 Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:49
  • UIW – 8:30 Kelechi Anyalebechi 55 yard fumble recovery, Carson Mohr kick
    UIW 59–48
  • SACST – 4:57 Pierre Williams 10 yard pass from Jake Dunniway, Marcus Fulcher pass from Jake Dunniway
    UIW 59–56 Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:27
  • SACST – 1:43 Marshel Martin 4 yard run, Kyle Sentkowski kick
    SACST 63–59 Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 3:14
  • UIW – 0:27 Taylor Grimes 21 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick
    UIW 66–63 Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:16
Statistics UIW SAC
First downs 25 49
Plays–yards 73–579 109–738
Rushes–yards 41–342 53–333
Passing yards 237 405
Passing: comp–att–int 20–32–0 34–56–2
Time of possession 21:32 38:28
Team Category Player Statistics
Incarnate Word Passing Lindsey Scott Jr. 19/31, 219 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Marcus Cooper 22 carries, 176 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Marcus Cooper 4 receptions, 58 yards, 1 TD
Sacramento State Passing Jake Dunniway 19/32, 228 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Marcus Fulcher 9 rushes, 108 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Marshel Martin 12 receptions, 144 yards, 2 TD

@ No. 4 North Dakota State Bison – Semifinals

See also: 2022 North Dakota State Bison football team
Uniform combination
Helmet Jersey Pants
FCS Playoffs Semifinals
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 5 Cardinals 16 0 13332
No. 4 Bison 3 14 71135

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: December 16
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Indoor
  • Game attendance: 12,569
  • Referee: Eric Lewis
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Drew Carter (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst) and Marilyn Payne (sideline)
  • Box Score Pregame line: North Dakota State −7.0 • Odds to win: North Dakota State 57.4%
Game information
First Quarter
  • UIW – 10:37 Darion Chafin 1 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick
    UIW 7–0 Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:23
  • UIW – 7:42 Jarrell Wiley 15 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
    UIW 14–0 Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 1:26
  • UIW – 7:33 0 yard safety
    UIW 16–0
  • NDSU – 2:15 Griffin Crosa 27 yard field goal
    UIW 16–3 Drive: 4 plays, -7 yards, 1:35
Second Quarter
  • NDSU – 4:46 Kobe Johnson 4 yard run, Griffin Crosa kick
    UIW 16–10 Drive: 8 plays, 93 yards, 3:59
  • NDSU – 0:47 Cam Miller 2 yard run, Griffin Crosa kick
    NDSU 17–16 Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 2:44
Third Quarter
  • NDSU – 12:56 Kobe Johnson 49 yard run, Griffin Crosa kick
    NDSU 24–16 Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:58
  • UIW – 7:05 Lindsey Scott Jr. 1 yard run, 2 point conversion failed
    NDSU 24–22 Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 5:51
  • UIW – 2:59 Lindsey Scott Jr. 1 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
    UIW 29–24 Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 1:05
Fourth Quarter
  • NDSU – 13:03 Griffin Crosa 47 yard field goal
    UIW 29–27 Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 4:49
  • UIW – 9:38 Carson Mohr 41 yard field goal
    UIW 32–27 Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 3:25
  • NDSU – 8:11 Kobe Johnson 31 yard run, Joe Stoffel pass
    NDSU 35–32 Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:27
Statistics UIW NDSU
First downs 29 15
Plays–yards 94–539 60–333
Rushes–yards 48–257 48–328
Passing yards 282 5
Passing: comp–att–int 30–46–2 1–12–0
Time of possession 28:57 31:03
Team Category Player Statistics
Incarnate Word Passing Lindsey Scott Jr. 30/46, 282 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Marcus Cooper 20 carries, 112 yards
Receiving Taylor Grimes 7 receptions, 77 yards
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 1/12, 5 yards
Rushing Kobe Johnson 15 rushes, 136 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Joe Stoffel 1 reception, 5 yards

Rankings

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