Incarnate Word Cardinals
SouthlandSan Antonio, TXGayle and Tom Benson Stadium
2026: 3–4 (2–2 Southland). Last: beat UT Rio Grande Valley 41–16 at home. Next: McNeese, Saturday, Oct 24, 5 p.m. ET.
- W 76–14Oklahoma Panhandle
- L 28–38at Northern Arizona
- W 30–23Houston Christian
- L 10–63at Texas State
- L 26–28at Stephen F. Austin
- L 35–38at Lamar
- W 41–16UT Rio Grande Valley
- Oct 24McNeese
- Oct 31Northwestern State
- Nov 7at SE Louisiana
- Nov 14Nicholls
- Nov 21at East Texas A&M
Incarnate Word has played football since 2009 and is officially 93–102; 155 of its 195 games are in our file. They have won four Southland Conference titles (the last in 2024), counting shared titles. This season, they’re 3–4.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 93–102 official; 81–74 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–1 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1341
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 33 · Composite No. 39 in FCS, Oct 17; up 8 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 4 last in 2024
- Seasons
- 16 since 2011, 155 games
Identity
- Fight song
- Cardinal Fight
2026 season 3–4
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vsOklahoma Panhandle | W 76–14 | 80% |
| Sep 12 | at Northern Arizona | L 28–38 | 44% |
| Sep 19 | vs Houston Christian | W 30–23 | 70% |
| Sep 26 | at Texas State | L 10–63 | 18% |
| Oct 3 | at Stephen F. Austin | L 26–28 | 20% |
| Oct 10 | at Lamar | L 35–38 | 33% |
| Oct 17 | vs UT Rio Grande Valley | W 41–16 | 49% |
| Oct 24 | vs McNeese | Preview | 69% |
| Oct 31 | vs Northwestern State | Preview | 89% |
| Nov 7 | at SE Louisiana | Preview | 41% |
| Nov 14 | vs Nicholls | Preview | 77% |
| Nov 21 | at East Texas A&M | Preview | 64% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Players
The 2026 rosterOn the 2026 team
- Emmett Brown1,922 passing yards, 10 TD (leads Incarnate Word in passing yards)
- Jayden Hibbler299 rushing yards, 2 TD (leads Incarnate Word in rushing yards)
- Christian Barney66 tackles (leads Incarnate Word in tackles)
- Jeremiah Young36 tackles, 5.5 sacks (leads Incarnate Word in sacks)
- Isaiah Champagne40 catches, 436 yards, 2 TD (leads Incarnate Word in receiving yards)
- Lontrell Turner274 rushing yards, 5 TD (leads Incarnate Word in rushing touchdowns)
Program strength since 2011
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- SE Louisiana
7–6 in 13
- 2016 L 10–30
- 2017 L 30–49
- 2018 W 52–34
- 2019 W 27–21
- 2020 W 56–45
- 2021 W 55–52
- 2022 L 35–41
- 2023 W 33–26
- 2024 W 34–31
- 2025 L 7–10
Lost the last one.
Next: Nov 7
- Nicholls
6–7 in 13
- 2017 L 31–38
- 2018 L 21–48
- 2019 L 23–27
- 2020 L 45–75
- 2021 W 38–21
- 2021 W 27–23
- 2022 W 49–14
- 2023 L 32–45
- 2024 W 55–10
- 2025 L 6–20
Lost the last one.
Next: Nov 14
- Lamar
8–5 in 13
- 2016 W 35–28
- 2017 W 33–24
- 2018 L 21–27
- 2019 W 35–17
- 2020 W 42–20
- 2022 W 56–17
- 2023 W 17–7
- 2024 W 41–20
- 2025 W 24–17
- 2026 L 35–38
Lost the last one.
| Opponent | Games | UIW record |
|---|---|---|
| SE Louisiana | 13 | 7–6 |
| Nicholls | 13 | 6–7 |
| Lamar | 13 | 8–5 |
| Houston Christian | 12 | 12–0 |
| McNeese | 11 | 6–5 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 10 | 3–7 |
| Sam Houston | 10 | 1–9 |
| Abilene Christian | 9 | 6–3 |
Every opponent (42)
Every program Incarnate Word has played, A to Z, with Incarnate Word’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Abilene Christian 6–3
- Angelo State 0–1
- Central Arkansas 1–3
- East Texas A&M 3–1
- Eastern New Mexico 1–0
- Eastern Washington 1–0
- Faulkner University 1–0
- Fresno State 0–1
- Furman 1–0
- Houston Christian 12–0
- Lamar 8–5
- Langston 1–0
- McMurry 1–0
- McNeese 6–5
- Montana State 0–1
- Nevada 1–0
- New Mexico 0–1
- New Mexico State 0–1
- Nicholls 6–7
- North American 1–0
- North Dakota State 0–2
- North Texas 0–1
- Northern Arizona 1–2
- Northern Colorado 2–0
- Northwestern State 5–3
- Oklahoma Panhandle 1–0
- Prairie View A&M 3–1
- Sacramento State 1–2
- Sam Houston 1–9
- SE Louisiana 7–6
- South Dakota State 0–2
- Southern Illinois 1–1
- Stephen F. Austin 3–7
- Texas A&M–Kingsville 1–1
- Texas College 1–0
- Texas Southern 1–0
- Texas State 1–2
- UT Rio Grande Valley 1–1
- UTEP 0–2
- UTSA 0–2
- Villanova 1–0
- Youngstown State 0–1
Conference titles
4, counting shared titlesAs the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Conferences
- Independent 2009
- Lone Star Conference 2010–2012
- Independent 2013
- Southland Conference since 2014
- 2013Went independent from the Lone Star Conference in football, announced August 20, 2012. Source
- 2014Joined the Southland Conference from independence in football, announced August 20, 2012. Source
Incarnate Word’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 1341 | ||||
| 2025 | 5–7 | 3–5 | 1341 | ||||
| 2024 | 11–3 | 7–0 | 1505 | ||||
| 2023 | 9–2 | 6–1 | 1480 | ||||
| 2022 | 12–2 | 6–1 | 1559 | ||||
| 2021 | 10–3 | 7–1 | 1435 | ||||
| 2020 | 3–3 | 1286 | |||||
| 2019 | 5–7 | 4–5 | 1233 | ||||
| 2018 | 6–5 | 6–2 | 1312 | ||||
| 2017 | 1–10 | 1–7 | 1081 | ||||
| 2016 | 3–8 | 3–6 | 1152 | ||||
| 2015 | 5–5 | 4–4 | 1239 | ||||
| 2014 | 2–8 | 2–6 | 1155 | ||||
| 2013 | 6–5 | 1211 | |||||
| 2012 | 0–1 | 1133 | |||||
| 2011 | 0–1 | 1135 |
Officially 93–102 since 2009 (per Wikipedia, checked Oct 3, 2026); game by game here, 81–74 (155 of its 195 games are on file). Our file starts in 2011; the program began in 2009. Some games are missing from our source.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.