CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

2023 Incarnate Word

9–⁠2 (6–⁠1 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

Incarnate Word in 2023, game by game: lost at UTEP 14–28; won at Northern Colorado 42–7; won at Abilene Christian 27–20; won vs. North American 63–3; won vs. SE Louisiana 33–26; won vs. East Texas A&M 28–11; won at McNeese 35–24; won at Lamar 17–7; lost vs. Nicholls 32–45; won vs. Northwestern State 1–0; won at Houston Christian 45–24+60−14Lost 14–28 at UTEP-14UTEPWon 42–7 at Northern Colorado+35Northern Colora…Won 27–20 at Abilene Christian+7Abilene Christi…Won 63–3 vs. North American+60North AmericanWon 33–26 vs. SE Louisiana+7SE LouisianaWon 28–11 vs. East Texas A&M+17East Texas A&MWon 35–24 at McNeese+11McNeeseWon 17–7 at Lamar+10LamarLost 32–45 vs. Nicholls-13NichollsWon 1–0 vs. Northwestern State+1Northwestern St…Won 45–24 at Houston Christian+21Houston Christi…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atUTEPL 14–⁠2849%
Sep 9atNorthern ColoradoW 42–⁠778%
Sep 16atAbilene ChristianW 27–⁠2052%
Sep 23vsNorth AmericanW 63–⁠394%
Oct 7vsSE LouisianaW 33–⁠2680%
Oct 14vsEast Texas A&MW 28–⁠1187%
Oct 21atMcNeeseW 35–⁠2486%
Oct 28atLamarW 17–⁠780%
Nov 4vsNichollsL 32–⁠4583%
Nov 11vsNorthwestern StateW 1–⁠091%
Nov 18atHouston ChristianW 45–⁠2472%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Houston Christian 45–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 16 on file).

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 2nd in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
337–⁠195
Coach
—
Elo
1480 +8 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.3 No. 42 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 144
Offensive coordinator
Conner McQueen
Defensive coordinator
Jim Gush
Captains
Jayden Borjas, Darren Brown, Stanley Mark, Brandon Richard and Chance Trentman-Rosas
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

Leaders

Passing yardsZach Calzada QB2,551 yds
Passing touchdownsZach Calzada QB19 TD
Rushing yardsJarrell Wiley RB399 yds
Rushing touchdownsZach Calzada QB5 TD
Receiving yardsBrandon Porter WR1,043 yds
Receiving touchdownsCaleb Chapman WR8 TD
TacklesRicky Rich LB10 tkl
SacksSteven Parker DE1 sacks
InterceptionsRonald Wilson S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2023 class

Lontrell Turner WR★★★No. 1052
MarQuice Hill DE★★★No. 1304
Jarvis Reed RB★★★No. 1403
Dane Farley TE
Patrick Batiste CB

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.850
Receivers13.00.863
Defensive line13.00.854
Whole class33.00.856

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Transfers in 14

The 2023 portal
Jaelon Travis WR★★from Kansas State
Caleb Chapman WR★★★★from Oregon
Chase Carter DE★★★from Michigan State
Darren Brown DL★★★from SMU
Derrick Lewis II LB★★★from Texas Tech
Devin Grant DL★★★from Colorado
Mason Chambers S★★★from Iowa State
Mister Williams LB★★★from Colorado
Ronald Wilson S★★★from New Mexico
Ryan Stubblefield QB★★★from East Carolina
Tre Siggers RB★★★from SMU
Zach Calzada QB★★★from Auburn

And 2 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 10

Caleb Johnson OT★★to Texas State
Dorion Strawn OL★★to Texas State
Elliott Davison S★★to UTSA
Emeka Obigbo OL★★to Texas State
Jimeto Obigbo OT★★to Texas State
Kaleb Culp S★★to Texas State
Kole Wilson WR★★to Texas State
Nash Jones OT★★to Texas State
Sam Latham DL★★to Texas State
Shawn Holton CB★★to Texas State

2023 Southland Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nicholls7–⁠07–⁠5
Incarnate Word6–⁠19–⁠2
Lamar5–⁠26–⁠5
Houston Christian4–⁠36–⁠5
SE Louisiana3–⁠43–⁠8
East Texas A&M2–⁠52–⁠9
McNeese1–⁠61–⁠10
Northwestern State0–⁠70–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.