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2024 Incarnate Word

11–⁠3 (7–⁠0 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

Incarnate Word in 2024, game by game: won vs. Northern Colorado 28–7; lost at South Dakota State 24–45; lost at Southern Illinois 28–35; won vs. Northern Arizona 38–14; won vs. Prairie View A&M 56–28; won vs. Nicholls 55–10; won vs. McNeese 30–17; won at SE Louisiana 34–31; won vs. Houston Christian 45–20; won vs. Lamar 41–20; won at Stephen F. Austin 27–20; won at East Texas A&M 38–24; won vs. Villanova 13–6; lost at South Dakota State 14–55+45−41Won 28–7 vs. Northern Colorado+21Northern Colora…Lost 24–45 at South Dakota State-21South Dakota St…Lost 28–35 at Southern Illinois-7Southern Illino…Won 38–14 vs. Northern Arizona+24Northern ArizonaWon 56–28 vs. Prairie View A&M+28Prairie View A&MWon 55–10 vs. Nicholls+45NichollsWon 30–17 vs. McNeese+13McNeeseWon 34–31 at SE Louisiana+3SE LouisianaWon 45–20 vs. Houston Christian+25Houston Christi…Won 41–20 vs. Lamar+21LamarWon 27–20 at Stephen F. Austin+7Stephen F. Aust…Won 38–24 at East Texas A&M+14East Texas A&MWon 13–6 vs. Villanova+7VillanovaLost 14–55 at South Dakota State-41South Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsNorthern ColoradoW 28–⁠787%
Sep 7atSouth Dakota StateL 24–⁠4526%
Sep 14atSouthern IllinoisL 28–⁠3547%
Sep 21vsNorthern ArizonaW 38–⁠1465%
Oct 5vsPrairie View A&MW 56–⁠2879%
Oct 12vsNichollsW 55–⁠1069%
Oct 19vsMcNeeseW 30–⁠1783%
Oct 26atSE LouisianaW 34–⁠3161%
Nov 2vsHouston ChristianW 45–⁠2085%
Nov 9vsLamarW 41–⁠2082%
Nov 16atStephen F. AustinW 27–⁠2064%
Nov 23atEast Texas A&MW 38–⁠2485%
Dec 7vsVillanovaFCS Championship – Second RoundW 13–⁠663%
Dec 14atSouth Dakota StateFCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP QuarterfinalL 14–⁠5525%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Dakota State 55–⁠14 in the FCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP Quarterfinal; unranked in the final AP poll; Southland Conference champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 16 on file).

Southland Conference champions7–⁠0 in the conference

Record
11–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠0 first in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
471–⁠332
Coach
—
Elo
1505 +85 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.0 No. 7 of 129 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Conner McQueen
Defensive coordinator
Jim Gush
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

Leaders

Passing yardsZach Calzada QB3,614 yds
Passing touchdownsZach Calzada QB33 TD
Rushing yardsDekalon Taylor RB909 yds
Rushing touchdownsDekalon Taylor RB9 TD
Receiving yardsJalen Walthall WR1,261 yds
Receiving touchdownsJalen Walthall WR14 TD
InterceptionsDarius Sanders LB3 INT

Transfers in 11

The 2024 portal
A.J. Tisdell CB★★★from Wisconsin
Emmonte Davis CB★★★from Louisiana Tech
Myron Warren DL★★★★from Texas State
Jalen Walthall WR★★★from Hawai’i
Jonathan Thomas LB★★★from Nevada
Jordan Norwood LB★★★from Liberty
Logan Compton TE★★★from Houston
Josh Emmanuel LB★★from Texas State
Mason Williams OL★★from Western Kentucky
Talib Salahuddin DL★★from San Diego State
Mason Pierce WRfrom Marshall

Transfers out 1

Steven Parker DE★★★to Texas State

2024 Southland Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Incarnate Word7–⁠011–⁠3
SE Louisiana6–⁠17–⁠5
Lamar4–⁠37–⁠5
Stephen F. Austin4–⁠47–⁠5
McNeese3–⁠46–⁠6
Houston Christian3–⁠45–⁠7
East Texas A&M3–⁠43–⁠9
Nicholls2–⁠54–⁠8
Northwestern State0–⁠70–⁠12

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