2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
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Southland co-champion | |
FCS Playoffs Semifinal, L 32–35 vs. North Dakota State | |
Conference | Southland Conference |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 3 |
FCS Coaches | No. 3 |
Record | 12–2 (5–1 Southland) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Mack Leftwich (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Jonathan Patke (1st season) |
Home stadium | Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium (Capacity: 6,000) |
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).[1] Previously in November 2021, the program announced the move of the athletics to the WAC for the 2022 season.[2]
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Previous season
The Cardinals finished the 2021 season with a 10–3 overall record, 7–1 in Southland play, to win the Southland Conference championship, their second conference title. They received the Southland's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Stephen F. Austin in the first round, only to lose in the second round to No. 1 seeded Sam Houston State.[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) |
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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]
Offense 1st Team
2nd Team
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Defense 1st Team
2nd Team
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 9 Southern Illinois* | No. 14 | ESPN+ | W 64–29 | 2,656 | |
September 10 | 4:30 p.m. | at Nevada* | No. 8 | KNSN-TV/BS SoCal | W 55–41 | 14,092 | |
September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at Prairie View A&M* | No. 6 | ESPN+ | W 31–14 | 4,338 | |
September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southeastern Louisiana | No. T–4 | ESPN+ | L 35–41 | 5,095 | |
October 1 | 6:00 p.m. | McNeese | No. 11 |
| ESPN+ | W 48–20 | 2,542 |
October 8 | 4:00 p.m. | Lamar | No. 10 |
| ESPN3 | W 56–17 | 1,937 |
October 15 | 3:00 p.m. | at Nicholls ‡* | No. T–8 | ESPN+ | W 49–14 | 5,122 | |
October 22 | 2:05 p.m. | Faulkner* | No. 8 |
| ESPN+ | W 70–0 | 2,598 |
October 29 | 2:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M–Commerce | No. 8 | ESPN+ | W 35–7 | 4,127 | |
November 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Houston Christian![]() | No. 7 |
| ESPN+ | W 73–20 | 3,249 |
November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at Northwestern State | No. 5 | ESPN+ | W 66–7 | 3,142 | |
December 3 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 11 Furman* | No. 5 |
| ESPN+ | W 41–38 | 2,373 |
December 9 | 9:30 p.m. | at No. 2 Sacramento State* | No. 5 |
| ESPN+ | W 66–63 | 13,722 |
December 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 4 North Dakota State* | No. 5 | ESPN2/ESPN+ | L 32–35 | 12,569 | |
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‡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]
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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]
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Quarterback
Running Back
Wide Receiver
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Offensive Line
Defensive Line
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Kicker
Long Snapper
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Depth chart
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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
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 9 Salukis | 0 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 29 |
No. 14 Cardinals | 22 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 64 |
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
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@ Nevada
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 8 Cardinals | 9 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 55 |
Wolf Pack | 17 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 41 |
- 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
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@ Prairie View A&M
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 6 Cardinals | 14 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 31 |
Panthers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
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
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@ Southeastern Louisiana
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 4T Cardinals | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Lions | 7 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 41 |
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
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McNeese
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cowboys | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
No. 11 Cardinals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 48 |
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
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Lamar
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals (LU) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
No. 10 Cardinals (UIW) | 35 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
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
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@ Nicholls
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 8т Cardinals | 14 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
Colonels | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
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
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Faulkner
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 8 Cardinals | 35 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 70 |
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
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@ Texas A&M–Commerce
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 8 Cardinals | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
Lions | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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
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Houston Christian
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
No. 7 Cardinals | 21 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 73 |
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
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@ Northwestern State
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 5 Cardinals | 14 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 66 |
Demons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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
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FCS Playoffs
No. 11 Furman Paladins – Second Round
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 11 Paladins | 17 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
No. 5 Cardinals | 14 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 41 |
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
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@ No. 2 Sacramento State Hornets – Quarterfinals
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 5 Cardinals | 7 | 21 | 10 | 28 | 66 |
No. 2 Hornets | 14 | 3 | 17 | 29 | 63 |
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
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@ No. 4 North Dakota State Bison – Semifinals
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 5 Cardinals | 16 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 32 |
No. 4 Bison | 3 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 35 |
- 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
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Source: "2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 22nd), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Incarnate_Word_Cardinals_football_team.
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References
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- ^ Edmond Ortiz (November 12, 2022). "University of the Incarnate Word to join Western Athletic Conference". Community Impact. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ "Cardinals Fall to No. 1 Sam Houston in NCAA FCS Second Round". www.uiwcardinals.com. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "SOUTHEASTERN VOTED TO TOP SPOT IN SOUTHLAND FOOTBALL PRESEASON POLL". southland.org. July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
- ^ "Southland Announces 2022 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Southland Conference releases updated football schedule". Southland Conference (southland.org). Retrieved October 14, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals Football Schedule".
- ^ "2022 UIW Football Schedule".
- ^ "Incarnate Word Cardinals Schedule 2022". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- ^ "Incarnate Word Cardinals - Schedule". CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- ^ "Incarnate Word Cardinals". Fox Sports™ and © 2022 Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- ^ "Football Coaches". University of the Incarnate Word. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Football Roster". University of the Incarnate Word Athletics. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ "2022 ALL-SOUTHLAND FOOTBALL TEAMS AND SUPERLATIVE AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED". Southland Conference. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
- ^ "Veteran QB Lindsey Scott of UIW leads FCS All-America team". Associated Press. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ^ "Talent Runs Deep Across 2022 Stats Perform FCS All-America, Freshman Teams". theanalyst.com. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ "UIW QB Lindsey Scott Jr. Receives 2022 Walter Payton Award as FCS Offensive Player of the Year". theanalyst.com. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
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