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2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals football
2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals football
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	G. J. Kinne (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Mack Leftwich (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jonathan Patke (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

American college football season

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.

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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]

Personnel

Roster

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2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals football

Quarterback

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

Running back

4 Isaiah Robinson – junior (6'2, 212)
5 Marcus Cooper – 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 – senior (6'3, 185)
2 CJ Hardy – senior (5'11, 200)
11 Ce'Cori Tolds – senior (5'10, 160)
13 Marquez Perez – junior (5'11, 191)
14 Emerson Haywood – junior (6'1, 163)
15 Jaelin Campbell – senior (6'1, 195)
16 Taylor Grimes – senior (5'11, 188)
17 DeKalon Taylor – freshman (5'9, 166)
18 Brandon Porter – senior (5'10, 165)
19 Baron Bradley – junior (6'1, 189)
21 Kole Wilson – freshman (5'9, 167)
81 Kailan Noseff – senior (6'3, 198)
82 Dayton Toney – 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 – senior (6'1, 214)
12 Seth Hayes – 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 – 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 – freshman (6'6, 317)
67 Emeka Obigbo – sophomore (6'5, 356)
68 Jhase Edwards – senior (6'3, 263)
70 Dayton Robinson – freshman (6'6, 320)
72 Reid Francis – senior (6'4, 306)
73 Caleb Flores –Freshman (6'4, 279)
74 Caleb Johnson – 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 – senior (6'1, 375)
6 Chris Whittaker – DE – senior (6'3, 230)
9 Zacchaeus McKinney – DE – senior (6'5, 252)
10 Mat Freeman – DE/LB – freshman (6'3, 230)
14 Steven Parker – DE – junior (6'4, 237)
27 DeVonte Wilson – DL – freshman (6'2, 196)
41 Darius Richmond – DT – senior (6'2, 270)
44 John Mathis – DT – sophomore (6'2, 265)
45 Jared Soyring – DT – 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 – senior (6'1, 304)
94 Miles Adams – DE – junior (6'6, 243)
96 Josh Gonzalez – DT – freshman (6'3, 307)
99 Royce Wellington – DT – senior (6'1, 330)

Punter

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

Linebacker

8 Kelechi Anyalebechi (C) – senior (6'0, 240)
21 Isaiah Paul – Junior (6'2, 232)
32 Darius Sanders – LB/S – sophomore (6'2, 199)
33 Tylan George – junior (5'10, 212)
34 Gerald Bowie III – senior (6'1, 247)
37 Kolton Scheppler – freshman (6'0, 237)
42 Tah Mac Bright – junior (6'2, 229)
46 Ricky Rich – sophomore (6'1, 212)
52 Greyson Calhoun – 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 – senior (6'0, 207)
4 Devan Barrett – CB – 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 – senior (6'1, 174)
26 Aaron Reynolds – S – senior (6'4, 201)
28 Jayden Staggers – CB – sophomore (5'11, 167)
29 Abdiel Richards – DB – 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 – 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 – senior (5'11, 181)

Legend

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

Game summaries

FCS Playoffs

No. 11 Furman Paladins – Second Round

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FCS Playoffs Second Round

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%

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@ No. 2 Sacramento State Hornets – Quarterfinals

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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

FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals

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%

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@ No. 4 North Dakota State Bison – Semifinals

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FCS Playoffs Semifinals

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%

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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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	No. 9 Southern Illinois*	No. 14	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	W 64–29	2,656
September 10	4:30 p.m.	at Nevada*	No. 8	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	KNSN-TV/BS SoCal	W 55–41	14,092
September 17	6:00 p.m.	at Prairie View A&M*	No. 6	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	ESPN+	W 31–14	4,338
September 24	6:00 p.m.	at Southeastern Louisiana	No. T–4	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN+	L 35–41	5,095
October 1	6:00 p.m.	McNeese	No. 11	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	W 48–20	2,542
October 8	4:00 p.m.	Lamar	No. 10	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN3	W 56–17	1,937
October 15	3:00 p.m.	at Nicholls ‡*	No. T–8	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	ESPN+	W 49–14	5,122
October 22	2:05 p.m.	Faulkner*	No. 8	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	W 70–0	2,598
October 29	2:00 p.m.	at Texas A&M–Commerce	No. 8	Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	ESPN+	W 35–7	4,127
November 5	2:00 p.m.	Houston Christian	No. 7	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	W 73–20	3,249
November 19	1:00 p.m.	at Northwestern State	No. 5	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	ESPN+	W 66–7	3,142
December 3	1:00 p.m.	No. 11 Furman*	No. 5	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN+	W 41–38	2,373
December 9	9:30 p.m.	at No. 2 Sacramento State*	No. 5	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPN+	W 66–63	13,722
December 16	6:00 p.m.	at No. 4 North Dakota State*	No. 5	Fargodome Fargo, ND (NCAA Division I Semifinal)	ESPN2/ESPN+	L 32–35	12,569
*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
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

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

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2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

Preseason

Preseason poll

Preseason All–Southland Teams

Schedule

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

Depth chart

Postseason honors

Game summaries

No. 9 Southern Illinois

@ Nevada

@ Prairie View A&M

@ Southeastern Louisiana

McNeese

Lamar

@ Nicholls

Faulkner

@ Texas A&M–Commerce

Houston Christian

@ Northwestern State

FCS Playoffs

No. 11 Furman Paladins – Second Round

@ No. 2 Sacramento State Hornets – Quarterfinals

@ No. 4 North Dakota State Bison – Semifinals

Rankings

References

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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

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

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

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

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

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	14	8	6	4T	11	10	8т	8	8	7	6	5	5	3
Coaches	14	9	8	7	12	11	10	10	9	8	7	7	7	3

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Salukis	0	16	3	10	29
No. 14 Cardinals	22	7	14	21	64

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Cardinals	9	15	14	17	55
Wolf Pack	17	0	14	10	41

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Cardinals	14	6	11	0	31
Panthers	7	0	0	7	14