2018 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

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.

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	Conf.							Overall
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

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

See also: 2018 New Mexico Lobos football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	9	0	14	30
Lobos	28	7	13	14	62

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

Incarnate Word Cardinals at New Mexico Lobos

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

@ North Texas

See also: 2018 North Texas Mean Green football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	6	0	10	0	16
Mean Green	10	31	14	3	58

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

Incarnate Word Cardinals at North Texas Mean Green

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

Stephen F. Austin

See also: 2018 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	7	0	0	0	7
Cardinals	10	21	0	0	31

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

Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks at Incarnate Word Cardinals

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

@ Abilene Christian

See also: 2018 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	14	13	10	7	44
Wildcats	14	14	0	6	34

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

Incarnate Word Cardinals at Abilene Christian Wildcats

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

Southeastern Louisiana

See also: 2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	14	7	0	13	34
Cardinals	3	28	14	7	52

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

Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Incarnate Word Cardinals

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

@ Lamar

See also: 2018 Lamar Cardinals football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals (UIW)	7	0	7	7	21
Cardinals (LU)	0	7	7	13	27

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

Incarnate Word Cardinals at Lamar Cardinals

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

McNeese State

See also: 2018 McNeese State Cowboys football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Cowboys	3	0	7	7	17
Cardinals	14	14	10	7	45

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

McNeese State Cowboys at Incarnate Word Cardinals

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

@ Nicholls State

See also: 2018 Nicholls State Colonels football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	0	7	7	21
No. 20 Colonels	21	17	7	3	48

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

Incarnate Word Cardinals at Nicholls State Colonels

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

Sam Houston State

See also: 2018 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Bearkats	10	3	7	6	26
Cardinals	6	10	27	0	43

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

Sam Houston State Bearkats at Incarnate Word Cardinals

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

@ Central Arkansas

See also: 2018 Central Arkansas Bears football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	14	13	10	40
Bears	7	7	7	6	27

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

Incarnate Word Cardinals at Central Arkansas Bears

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

FCS Playoffs

@ Montana State–First Round

See also: 2018 Montana State Bobcats football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Cardinals	7	0	7	0	14
No. 23 Bobcats	7	11	3	14	35

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

FCS Playoffs First Round

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

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