2025 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

2025 Incarnate Word Cardinals football
2025 Incarnate Word Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach	Clint Killough (3rd season);
Co-offensive coordinators	Kenny Hill (1st season); Nick Young (1st season);
Defensive coordinator	Jim Gush (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinators	Sam Bennett (1st season); Ben Olsen (1st season);
Home stadium	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

2025 Southland Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Texas A&M	0	–	0	0	–	0
Houston Christian	0	–	0	0	–	0
Incarnate Word	0	–	0	0	–	0
Lamar	0	–	0	0	–	0
McNeese	0	–	0	0	–	0
Nicholls	0	–	0	0	–	0
Northwestern State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana	0	–	0	0	–	0
Stephen F. Austin	0	–	0	0	–	0
UT Rio Grande Valley	0	–	0	0	–	0

As of July 28, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team represents the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals play their home games at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium in San Antonio, Texas. They are led by third-year head coach Clint Killough.

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Roy Alexander	WR	Texas Tech
Zach Calzada	QB	Kentucky
Chase Carter	DL	Memphis
Tylan Foster	LB	Eastern Illinois
River Gordon	OL	Abilene Christian
Devin Grant	DL	West Virginia
Tyler "TJ" Harold	DL	Tyler
Nolan Hay	OL	South Carolina
Solomon James	QB	UT Permian Basin
Rasheed Jackson	OL	TCU
Talon Lewin	QB	Ventura
Derrick Lewis	LB	Stephen F. Austin
Josh Pastrana	LB	Keiser
Isaiah Pedack	DL	Mississippi Valley State
Dekalon Taylor	RB	Colorado
Jaelon Travis	WR	Pittsburg State
Mister Williams	LB	San Diego State
Anquan Willis	RB
Hunter Willis	LB	Trinity Valley

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous school
Deyon Batiste	QB	Wyoming
Joe Cadette	DE	Houston Christian
Pig Cage	DB	Louisiana Tech
EJ Colson Jr.	QB	UCF
Kobe Dillon	RB	Southern
Harlan Dixon	RB	Southeastern Louisiana
Jaylen Dotson	DB	Kent State
Tyrece Fairly-Diyem	WR	Cal Poly
Will Faris	K	Vanderbilt
Kai Fernandes	DB	Appalachian State
Cam Foster	OL	Southern
Dewey Greene	DE	Southern Illinois
Brayden Hay	LB	Houston Christian
Chedon James	WR	Fresno State
Dylan Kirby	OL	Southern Utah
Ben McCreary	RB	West Texas A&M
Zach Mitchell	WR	Southern Utah
Tyler Morton	DB	Nicholls
Michael Pleas Jr.	LB	UT Martin
David Powers	LB	Wofford
Jachai Pulley	LB	Pasadena City
Austin Samaha	TE	Texas State
Jawuan Singletary	OL	New Mexico
Jaylon Spears	RB	Nicholls
Mike Stoker	OL	TCU
Reece Sylvester	DB	Washington State
Danny Valenzuela	OL	Northern Arizona
Tomsen Vickery	DE	Air Force
Jeremiah Young	DE	Independence

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Preseason

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 21, 2025. The Cardinals were picked to finish first in the conference and received fifteen first-place votes.^[4]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Incarnate Word	158 (15)
2	Stephen F. Austin	137 (3)
3	Southeastern Louisiana	136 (1)
4	Lamar	112 (1)
5	Nicholls	91
6	McNeese	85
T-7	East Texas A&M	59
T-7	Houston Christian	59
9	Northwestern State	39
10	UT Rio Grande Valley	24

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV
August 23	12:00 p.m.	at Nicholls	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	ESPN2
August 30	6:00 p.m.	Eastern Washington*	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+
September 13	2:30 p.m.	at UTSA*	Alamodome San Antonio, TX (Hometown Showdown)	ESPN+
September 20	3:00 p.m.	at Northern Arizona*	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	ESPN+
September 27	6:00 p.m.	Abilene Christian*	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+
October 4	6:00 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+
October 18	4:30 p.m.	East Texas A&M	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+
October 25	7:00 p.m.	at UT Rio Grande Valley	Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium Edinburg, TX	ESPN+
November 1	2:00 p.m.	Lamar	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+
November 8	1:00 p.m.	at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	ESPN+
November 15	2:00 p.m.	Southeastern Louisiana	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+
November 22	2:00 p.m.	at Houston Christian	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

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Personnel

Coaching staff

Source: ^[8]

Name	Position	Alma mater	Joined staff
Clint Killough	Head coach	Incarnate Word (2015)	2018
Jim Gush	Associate head coach / defensive coordinator	Bucknell (1981)	2023
Ben Olson	Co-defensive coordinator / run game coordinator / defensive line	Eastern Illinois (2013)	2023
Kenny Hill	Co-offensive coordinator / running backs	TCU (2017)	2023
Nick Young	Co-offensive coordinator / offensive line	Toledo (2012)	2023
Willis White	Assistant head coach / wide receivers	Alabama State (2018)	2023
Sam Bennett	Co-defensive coordinator / Linebackers / academic coordinator	Texas Tech (2010)	2023
George Sanders	Pass game coordinator / defensive backs	Southwest Baptist (2016)	2023
Luke Pardee	Quarterbacks	TCU (2023)	2024
Ryan Allgood	Tight ends / recruiting coordinator	Oklahoma (2011)	2025
Tre Spragg	Defensive quality control / assistant defensive backs	Incarnate Word (2015)	2023
John Scifers	Special teams quality control / video coordinator	Incarnate Word (2021)	2023
Taylor Grimes	Offensive quality control	Incarnate Word (2022)	2024
Cody Dunn	Director of performance statistics	McGill (2021)	2022
Brayden Strauss	Defensive graduate assistant - linebackers	Baylor	2024
Dalton Meyer	Offensive graduate assistant	Incarnate Word (2023)	2025
Shane Creamer	Offensive graduate assistant	Houston (2021)	2025
Davis Conley	Head strength and conditioning	LaGrange (2017)	2022
Dr. Kimberly Montez	Head football athletic trainer		2025
Reagan Longoria	Football operations and recruiting assistant		2025

Roster

Source: ^[9]

2025 Incarnate Word Cardinals football

Quarterback

2 EJ Colson Jr. – Freshman (6'1, 190)
7 Deyon Batiste – Freshman (6'5, 230)
15 Richard Torres – Junior (6'4, 225)
16 Trever Ham – Freshman (5'11, 170)
19 Mikey Moshier – Freshman (6'2, 215)

Running back

0 Lontrell Turner – Junior (5'11, 180)
1 Jaylon Spears – Senior (5'10, 200)
4 Isaiah Robinson – Graduate Student (6'0, 212)
9 Harlan Dixon – Graduate Student (6'1, 190)
20 Timothy Carter – Senior (6'0, 215)
24 Kobe Dillon – Senior (6'0, 190)
28 Ben McCreary – Sophomore (5'10, 190)

Wide receiver

3 Chedon James – Senior (5'9, 175)
5 Zach Mitchell – Junior (5'11, 200)
6 Jalen Walthall – Senior (6'2, 180)
8 Tyrece Fairly-Diyem – Senior (6'2, 235)
10 Isaiah Champagne – Freshman (5'10, 175)
11 Josh Lorick – Senior (6'0, 170)
14 Matthew Ramirez – Sophomore (6'0, 160)
17 Jameson Garcia – Sophomore (6'1, 190)
84 Jackson Hancock – Freshman (5'10, 160)
88 Patrick Bridges – Freshman (6'1, 195)

Tight end

12 Aidan Cardwell – Freshman (6'3, 215)
44 Austin Samaha – Senior (6'2, 255)
47 Dane Farley – Junior (6'1, 230)
85 Evan Drake – Freshman (6'5, 240)
89 Logan Compton – Graduate Student (6'4, 245)

Long snapper

22 Bryce Felt – Senior (5'9, 180)
51 Jonas Halbrook – Freshman

Offensive line

50 Jawuan Singletary – C – Graduate Student (6'2, 310)
51 Kam Newhouse – OL – Freshman (6'3, 300)
55 Danny Valenzuela – G – Graduate Student (6'3, 290)
56 Mike Stoker – T – Sophomore (6'6, 305)
61 Matthew Lewis – C – Freshman (6'3, 290)
62 Austin DeArmond – G/T – Sophomore (6'4, 294)
63 Lamont "LD" Smith – OL – Freshman (6'3, 260)
64 Ozzy Garcia – OL – Sophomore (6'1, 290)
65 Shontrail Key – OL – Senior (6'5, 290)
67 Frank Riggins – OL – Freshman (6'4, 240)
68 David Hensley – G – Junior (6'4, 315)
69 David Brown – OL – Freshman
70 Traveon Newsome – G – Senior (6'2, 350)
71 Richard Grigg – T – Freshman (6'5, 285)
72 Cameron Foster – G – Junior (6'4, 315)
73 Caleb Flores – C/G – Junior (6'4, 279)
74 Christian Fitchett – T – Sophomore (6'5, 270)
76 Lawson Petty – G – Sophomore (6'3, 295)
77 Dylan Kirby – T – Sophomore (6'6, 290)
78 Branon Jackson – G – Senior (6'3, 295)
79 Adam May – T – Freshman (6'6, 295)

Defensive line

3 Michael Pleas, Jr. – DL – Graduate Student (6'3, 230)
9 Talib Salahuddin – DL – Senior (6'5, 245)
10 John Mathis – DT – Senior (6'2, 265)
14 Joe Cadette – DE – Graduate Student (6'4, 240)
15 Dewey Greene – DE – Graduate Student (6'3, 260)
32 Tomsen Vickery – DE – Freshman (6'5, 240)
41 Terrell Elliott – DT – Senior (6'2, 300)
43 Emiliano Fears – DL – Sophomore (6'1, 215)
44 Jeremiah Young – DE – Sophomore (6'0, 255)
45 Logan Granville – DE – Sophomore (6'3, 230)
50 Jace Bardwell – DT – Freshman (6'2, 300)
90 Myron Warren – DT – Graduate Student (6'2, 275)
91 Lloyd Johnson – DL – Junior (6'2, 280)
99 Josh Gonzalez – DT – Senior (6'3, 310)

Linebacker

0 Declan Williams – Senior (6'2, 245)
1 Dune Smith – Graduate Student (5'11, 200)
11 Caleb Lewis – Senior (6'2, 235)
20 Braden Hay – Graduate Student (6'2, 225)
21 Jachai Pulley – Junior (6'1, 210)
22 Ja'Brelle Asberry – Freshman (6'0, 210)
30 Jordan Norwood – Junior (6'1, 215)
34 Leo Bisesi – Freshman (6'0, 210)
34 David Powers – Graduate Student (6'1, 225)

Defensive back

2 James Tuayemie – CB – Graduate Student (5'11, 205)
4 Chris Pierce – CB – Senior (6'0, 170)
5 Matt Kordas – DB – Senior (6'1, 190)
6 Tyler Morton – S – Senior (5'10, 165)
7 Kendrick Stone – S – Senior (6'2, 190)
8 A.J. Tisdell – CB – Sophomore (5'11, 195)
12 Reece Sylvester – S – Junior (6'1, 187)
13 Rome Jeffers – DB – Freshman (6'0, 195)
16 Jaylen Dotson – CB – Senior (5'10, 180)
18 D'Arius Carmouche – CB – Junior (6'0, 165)
19 Isaiah Pruitt – DB – Sophomore (5'11, 180)
23 Drew Merrill – DB – Junior (6'0, 190)
24 Barry Dillon – DB – Sophomore (6'1, 170)
25 Patrick Batiste – CB – Sophomore (6'0, 185)
31 Quinton "Pig" Cage – S – Graduate Student (5'9, 200)
33 Kaiyan Fernandes – S – Freshman (5'11, 195)
34 Kaden Jammer – DB – Freshman (5'9, 160)
37 Nehemiah Lowry – DB – Freshman (5'8, 145)

Kicker

38 Will Faris – Graduate Student (6'1, 165)
46 Brack Peacock – Sophomore (5'6, 165)
95 Nicholas Rigas – Freshman (6'0, 185)

Punter

27 Ryan Shamburger – Graduate Student (6'2, 195)
94 Connor Bryan – Senior (5'10, 180)

Legend

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

Game summaries

@ Nicholls

Game One – Incarnate Word Cardinals (0–0) at Nicholls Colonels (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	-	-	-	-	0
Colonels	-	-	-	-	0

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, LA

Date: August 23
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
TV: ESPN2

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

Statistics	UIW	NICH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Incarnate Word	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Nicholls	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Eastern Washington

Game Two – Eastern Washington Eagles (0–0) at Incarnate Word Cardinals (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	-	-	-	-	0
Cardinals	-	-	-	-	0

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

Date: August 30
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

Statistics	EWU	UIW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Washington	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Incarnate Word	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

@ UTSA (FBS)

Game Three – Incarnate Word Cardinals (0–0) at UTSA Roadrunners (FBS) (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	-	-	-	-	0
Roadrunners	-	-	-	-	0

at Alamodome, San Antonio, TX

Date: September 13
Game time: 2:30 p.m.
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

Statistics	UIW	UTSA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Incarnate Word	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UTSA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

@ Northern Arizona

Game Four – Incarnate Word Cardinals (0–0) at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	-	-	-	-	0
Lumberjacks	-	-	-	-	0

at Walkup Skydome, Flagstaff, AZ

Date: September 20
Game time: TBA
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

Statistics	UIW	NAU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Incarnate Word	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northern Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Abilene Christian

Game Five – Abilene Christian Wildcats (0–0) at Incarnate Word Cardinals (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0
Cardinals	-	-	-	-	0

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

Date: September 27
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

Statistics	ACU	UIW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Abilene Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Incarnate Word	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Stephen F. Austin

Game Six – Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (0–0) at Incarnate Word Cardinals (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	-	-	-	-	0
Cardinals	-	-	-	-	0

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

Date: October 4
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

Statistics	SFA	UIW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stephen F. Austin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Incarnate Word	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

East Texas A&M

Game Seven – East Texas A&M Lions (0–0) at Incarnate Word Cardinals (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	-	-	-	-	0
Cardinals	-	-	-	-	0

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

Date: October 18
Game time: 4:30 p.m.
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

Statistics	ETAM	UIW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Texas A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Incarnate Word	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

@ UT Rio Grande Valley

Game Eight – Incarnate Word Cardinals (0–0) at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	-	-	-	-	0
Vaqueros	-	-	-	-	0

at Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium, Edinburg, TX

Date: October 25
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

Statistics	UIW	UTRGV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Incarnate Word	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UT Rio Grande Valley	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Lamar

Game Nine – Lamar Cardinals (0–0) at Incarnate Word Cardinals (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals (LU)	-	-	-	-	0
Cardinals (UIW)	-	-	-	-	0

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

Date: November 1
Game time: 2:00 p.m.
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

Statistics	LU	UIW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Incarnate Word	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

@ Northwestern State

Game Ten – Incarnate Word Cardinals (0–0) at Northwestern State Demons (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	-	-	-	-	0
Demons	-	-	-	-	0

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, LA

Date: November 8
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

Statistics	UIW	NSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Incarnate Word	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Southeastern Louisiana

Game Eleven – Southeastern Louisiana Lions (0–0) at Incarnate Word Cardinals (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	-	-	-	-	0
Cardinals	-	-	-	-	0

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

Date: November 15
Game time: 2:00 p.m.
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

Statistics	SLU	UIW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southeastern Louisiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Incarnate Word	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

@ Houston Christian

Game Twelve – Incarnate Word Cardinals (0–0) at Houston Christian Huskies (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	-	-	-	-	0
Huskies	-	-	-	-	0

at Husky Stadium, Houston, TX

Date: November 22
Game time: 2:00 p.m.
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

Statistics	UIW	HCU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Incarnate Word	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Houston Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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