Incarnate Word Cardinals football

Incarnate Word Cardinals football
2018 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
First season 2009
Athletic director Brian Wickstrom
Head coach Eric Morris
1st season, 3–3 (.500)
Stadium Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
(Capacity: 6,000)
Year built 2008
Field surface FieldTurf Classic HD
Location San Antonio, Texas
NCAA division Division I FCS
Conference Southland Conference
Past conferences Lone Star Conference
All-time record 33–69 (.324)
Rivalries Abilene Christian
Colors Red, White, and Black[1]
              
Mascot Red Cardinal
Marching band Marching Cardinals
Outfitter Adidas
Website uiwcardinals.com

The Incarnate Word Cardinals football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of the Incarnate Word located in San Antonio, Texas. The program began in 2009 and originally competed in NCAA Division II as members of the Lone Star Conference. In 2013, the school moved to Division I. For the 2013 season Incarnate Word competed as a member of the Southland Conference for all sports except football. Football competed with an 11-game schedule as an Independent. Incarnate Word began playing Southland football in the 2014 season. The team plays its home games at the 6,000 seat Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium.

History

UIW held its first team practice on August 27, 2008, and began competing as an NCAA Division II independent on August 29, 2009.

Conference Affiliations

Coaches

NameSeasonsRecordPct.
Mike Santiago 2009–2011 10–18–0 .357
Todd Ivicic 2011* 0–3–0 .000
Larry Kennan 2012–2017 20–46–0 .303
Eric Morris 2018–present 3–3–0 .500

*Ivicic served as interim head coach for the final three games of 2011, completing Santiago's third season as coach

Year-by-year results

Year Subdivision Conference Division Overall Conference Coach
GPWinLossTiePct. GPWinLossTiePct.Standing
2009IIIndependentN/A10550.5000000.000N/AMike Santiago
2010IILone StarSouth11380.27310370.30012thMike Santiago
2011IILone StarN/A10280.2007250.2866thMike Santiago
2012IILone StarN/A11290.1828170.1259thLarry Kennan
2013FCSIndependentN/A11650.5450000.000N/ALarry Kennan
2014FCSSouthlandN/A11290.1828260.2509thLarry Kennan
2015FCSSouthlandN/A11650.5459540.5564thLarry Kennan
2016FCSSouthlandN/A11380.2739360.3338thLarry Kennan
2017FCSSouthlandN/A111100.0918170.1259thLarry Kennan
2018FCSSouthlandN/A6330.5004310.750Eric Morris
Totals 103 33 70 0 .320 62 20 42 0 .323

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Stadium

Incarnate Word home football games are played on campus at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium. Benson Stadium was dedicated on September 1, 2008 and currently seats 6,000 people. It is named after Tom Benson and his wife Gayle, whose generous monetary donations helped start up the UIW football program. Record stadium attendance of 6,498 was recorded in a game against Houston Baptist on November 17, 2016.[3] Incarnate Word currently has an overall home record at the stadium of 22–29.

All-time record vs. Southland teams

Official record (including any NCAA imposed vacates and forfeits) against all current Southland opponents:

Opponent Won Lost Tied Percentage Streak First Last
Abilene Christian370.300Won 120102018
Central Arkansas020.000Lost 220132017
Houston Baptist4001.000Won 420132016
Lamar240.333Lost 120112018
McNeese State040.000Lost 420142017
Nicholls State220.500Lost 220142017
Northwestern State210.667Won 220142016
Sam Houston State060.000Lost 620122017
Southeastern Louisiana240.333Won 120132018
Stephen F. Austin140.200Won 120142018
Totals 16 34 0 .320

Record against FBS competition

Overall (0–5)

Season Opponent Division Result Score Record
2015UTEPC-USAL17–270–1
2016Texas StateSun BeltL17–480–2
2017Fresno StateMountain WestL0–660–3
2018New MexicoMountain WestL30–620–4
2018North TexasC-USAL16–580–5
2018Iowa StateBig 12TBDTBDTBD
2019UTSAC-USATBDTBDTBD
2019New Mexico StateFBS IndependentTBDTBDTBD
2020BaylorBig 12TBDTBDTBD
Total 0–5

Individual Awards

The following Cardinals were named to the Associated Press FCS All-American team.

All-Americans

YearNamePosition
2015 Myke Tavarres Linebacker
2017 Joe Zema Punter

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Players in the NFL

Player Name Position Years at UIW Years in NFL NFL Team
Alex JenkinsDefensive End2013–20162017–presentSaints
Myke TavarresLinebacker2014–20152016Eagles
Cole WickTight End2012–20152016–presentLions, 49ers
National Football League (NFL)

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Future non-conference opponents

2018 2019 2020
at New Mexico at UTSA at Baylor
at North Texas vs Texas Southern
at Iowa State at New Mexico State

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References

  1. ↑ "Approved Logos and Word Marks - Visual Corporate Identity Committee". Uiw.edu. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Incarnate Word Cardinals Football Statistics". University of the Incarnate Word. 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  3. ↑ http://uiwcardinals.com/boxscore.aspx?id=3174&path=football
  4. ↑ "UIW Football's Zema Selected to AP All-America First Team". uiwcardinals.com. University of the Incarnate Word. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  5. ↑ "Momentous Day for UIW Football". UIW Athletics. April 30, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Jenkins Promoted from UIW Cardinal to New Orleans Saint". UIW Athletics. May 25, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Future Football Schedules". UIW Athletics. November 21, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  8. ↑ "UTSA Roadrunners Football Schedules - Future Schedules". FB Schedules. July 30, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
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