2019_Incarnate_Word_Cardinals_football_team

2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football
2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	5–7 (4–5 Southland)
Head coach	Eric Morris (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Cody Crill (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Justin Deason (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

American college football season

The 2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team represented the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) in the 2019 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 second-year head coach Eric Morris. They finished the season 5–7, 4–5 in Southland play to finish in a tie for 6th place.

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Personnel

Roster

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2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football

Quarterback

1 Jon Copeland – sophomore (6'0, 194)
3 Sean Brophy – senior (6'2, 218)
5 Kevin Yeager – freshman (6'1, 204)
7 Taylor Brown – graduate Senior (6'1, 220)
10 Chandler Herman – junior (6'2, 240)

Running back

4 Kevin Brown – junior (5'9, 204)
13 Kenneth Bivins, Jr. – freshman (5'10, 198)
21 Roger McCuller – ATH – junior (6'1, 216)
22 Ameer King – sophomore (5'8, 180)
26 Kaleb Ducros – freshman (5'11, 197)
29 Keyondrick Philio – junior (6'0, 210)
35 Chance Trentman–Rosas – freshman (6'2, 230)
38 Antonio Arredondo – sophomore (5'9, 209)
46 Phillip Higgins – Senior (6'0, 252)

Wide receiver

2 CJ Hardy – freshman (5'11, 189)
6 Lamont Johnson – senior (6'0, 167)
8 Gunnar Henderson – sophomore (5'9, 169)
11 Kamden Perry – freshman (6'0, 190)
12 Brandon McDuffie – freshman (6'3, 202)
14 Kam Williams – senior (6'2, 232)
15 Jaelin Campbell – sophomore (6'1, 182)
17 Mark Sullivan – sophomore (6'2, 163)
18 Hunter Cheek – freshman (6'1, 183)
19 Marquez Perez – freshman (5'11, 184)
30 Eric Phillips – freshman
80 Deuce Caston – freshman (5'8, 186)
81 Brady Rogers – freshman (6'4, 192)
82 Colby Anthony – senior (5'10, 197)
83 Kristian Drake – freshman (6'2, 214)
87 Cole Brownholtz – senior (6'3, 192)
88 Liam Capobianco – freshman (6'3, 179)
89 Lanir Shabazz – freshman (6'0, 185)

Kicker

49 Tucker Littleton – freshman (5'9, 162)
50 David Albert – senior (5'11, 190)
59 Andrew Schreiner – freshman (5'11, 167)
92 Chase Franks – freshman (5'11, 150)
92 Carson Mohr – freshman (5'8, 143)

Offensive line

60 Reid Francis – freshman (6'4, 307)
61 Matthew Alvarez – sophomore (6'4, 300)
62/98 Dawson Kier – C/FB – junior (6'3, 279)
63 Connor Homeyer – freshman (6'6, 274)
64 Jayden Borjas – freshman (6'5, 294)
65 Richard LeFevre – sophomore (6'4, 330)
67 Peter Gonzalez – freshman (6'0, 289)
68 Jhase Edwards – freshman (6'3, 279)
70 Ryan Carlson – junior (6'7, 289)
71 Cameron Wilson – senior (6'5, 303)
72 Brandon Floores – senior (6'4, 294)
73 Jeremiah Williams – sophomore (6'1, 292)
74 Caleb Johnson – sophomore (6'6, 306)
75 Jeremy Jones – senior (6'5, 303)
76 Jeriel Cervantes – sophomore (6'5, 283)
77 Terence Hickman II – senior (6'3, 285)
78 Uzoma Okere – junior (6'2, 292)

Defensive line

11 Lukas Termin – DT – senior (6'2, 280)
41 Darius Richmond – DT – freshman (6'2, 269)
42 Brian Lee – DT – senior (6'0, 271)
43 Mason Meyer – DE – freshman (6'3, 254)
45 Jared Soyring – DT – sophomore (6'3, 274)
47 Seth Jaquess – DE – freshman (6'4, 229)
53 Gabe Matous – DE – freshman (5'9, 222)
58 Axel Andrade – DE – freshman (5'11, 222)
66 Brendan Herring – DT – freshman (6'2, 278)
90 Sam Latham – DE – freshman (6'6, 253)
93 Cameron Preston – DT – sophomore (6'2, 298)
94 Markail Williams – DE – junior (6'3, 269)
95 Chance Main – DE – sophomore (6'5, 245)
96 Maverick McCaskill – DT – junior (6'3, 283)
97 Josh Jackson – DT – sophomore (6'0, 301)
99 TJ Wright – DE – sophomore (6'5, 259)

Punter

37 Cade Kostroun – junior (6'3, 178)
52 David Balcomb – senior (6'0, 193)

Long snapper

91 Josh Wells – sophomore (6'2, 237)

Linebacker

9 Mar’kel Cooks – senior (6'0, 220)
21 Isaiah Paul – freshman (6'2, 241)
24 Matt Gaca – freshman (6'3, 215)
31 Mason Barnes – sophomore (5'10, 188)
32 Gerald Bowie – sophomore (6'1, 234)
33 Jerick Pitre – junior (5'11, 201)
44 Kelechi Anyalebechi – LB/DE – sophomore (6'1, 262)
47 Raynard Taylor – senior (5'8, 238)
54 Josh Centeno – sophomore (6'0, 208)
55 Urijah Marrow – freshman (5'9, 164)
56 Andy Jennings – LB/DE – senior (6'2, 233)
57 Ian Irby – freshman (6'0, 211)

Defensive back

1 Jaylon Jimmerson – ATH – freshman (6'0, 189)
3 Chris Thomas – CB – senior (6'2, 195)
4 Jaden Smith – CB – freshman (5'9, 172)
5 Dalvin Fillmore – S – sophomore (6'0, 190)
6 Ce'Cori Tolds – ATH – sophomore (5'10, 151)
7 Malick Phillips – ATH – junior (5'10, 172)
10 Louis Otis – CB – senior (6'3, 190)
13 Shaquirius Miller – S – junior (5'10, 177)
14 Jacob Harper – S – senior (6'2, 193)
16 Dante Heaggans – ATH – freshman (6'0, 182)
18 Reese Watson – CB – freshman (6'0, 176)
19 Tre Richardson – CB – freshman (6'1, 167)
20 Ian Peterson – S – junior (5'11, 179)
23 Kyle Covington – S – senior (6'2, 202)
25 Brandon Richard – CB – freshman (5'11, 183)
27 Ashton Preston – S – senior (6'0, 194)
28 Jaylen Stanford – CB – freshman (5'11, 188)
34 Shawn Holton – S – freshman (5'10, 166)
36 Payton Bourquin – S – freshman (6'1, 189)
39 Brandon Sanders – S – junior (6'0, 199)
40 Javier Macias – CB – junior (5'8, 183)
49 Hilario Gomez – CB – freshman (5'9, 182)

Legend

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

Game summaries

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Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Nicholls	200 (20)
2	Central Arkansas	154
3	Incarnate Word	150 (1)
4	Sam Houston State	146
5	Lamar	123
6	McNeese	114
7	Abilene Christian	112 (1)
8	Southeastern Louisiana	71
9	Stephen F. Austin	63
10	Northwestern State	56
11	Houston Baptist	21

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	5:00 p.m.	at UTSA*	Alamodome San Antonio, TX (Hometown Showdown)	ESPN3	L 7–35	26,787
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Texas Southern*	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	W 63–44	3,637
September 21	6:00 p.m.	at Sam Houston State	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	ESPN3	L 6–45	8,196
September 28	6:00 p.m.	Abilene Christian	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	UIWtv	W 31–24	2,989
October 5	6:00 p.m.	at Houston Baptist	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	W 38–36	2,289
October 12	4:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN+	W 27–21	6,345
October 19	4:00 p.m.	Lamar	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN3	W 35–17	3,048
October 26	4:00 p.m.	Northwestern State	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	UIWtv	L 41–44 ^OT	3,373
November 2	4:00 p.m.	No. 25 Nicholls	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN3	L 23–27	3,928
November 9	3:00 p.m.	at Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN3	L 24–31	6,321
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	FloSports	L 28–41	25,804
November 22	6:30 p.m.	No. 11 Central Arkansas	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	L 35–52	2,668
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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 (2010)	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
Brett Watson	Interior Defensive Line / Academic Coordinator	West Texas A&M (2009)	2018
Darren Garrigan	Defensive backs / Pass Game Coordinator	West Texas A&M (2009)	2018
Steve Foley	Defensive ends	Louisiana-Monroe (1997)	2018
Jordan Shoemaker	Offensive line / Run Game Coordinator	Houston (2011)	2018
Jordan Davis	Wide receivers / Academic Coordinator	Texas Tech (2014)	2018
Mack Leftwich	Quarterbacks	UTEP (2017)	2018
Clint Killough	Quality control / On Campus Recruiting Coordinator	Incarnate Word (2015)	2018
Scotty Yates	Quality control	Texas A&M University–Commerce (2015)	2019
Beau Blair	Football Assistant – Offensive Line	Stephen F. Austin (2014)	2019
Bret Huth	Director of Strength and Conditioning	John Carroll (2010)	2018
Tad Blaylock	Assistant AD / Football Operations	Mississippi State (2012)	2018
Miguel Rodriguez	Player Personnel	UTSA (2014)	2017

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	14	3	7	27
No. 23 Lions	7	7	0	7	21

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
STATS FCS	RV	RV	—	RV	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	25	20	RV	—	—	—	—

2019_Incarnate_Word_Cardinals_football_team

2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

Preseason

Preseason All-Conference Teams

Preseason Poll

Schedule

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

Depth chart

Postseason honors

Game summaries

@ UTSA

Texas Southern

@ Sam Houston State

Abilene Christian

@ Houston Baptist

@ Southeastern Louisiana

Lamar

Northwestern State

Nicholls

@ Stephen F. Austin

@ New Mexico State

Central Arkansas

Rankings

References

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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 14 Nicholls +^	7	–	2	8	–	4
No. 11 Central Arkansas +^	7	–	2	9	–	3
No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana ^	6	–	3	8	–	5
Sam Houston State	6	–	3	7	–	5
McNeese State	5	–	4	7	–	5
Incarnate Word	4	–	5	5	–	7
Abilene Christian	4	–	5	5	–	7
Northwestern State	3	–	6	3	–	9
Stephen F. Austin	3	–	6	3	–	9
Houston Baptist	2	–	6	5	–	7
Lamar	2	–	7	4	–	8

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