2025 Incarnate Word
5–7 (3–5 Southland Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northwestern State 38–3Nov 8
By 35 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to East Texas A&M 45–52Oct 18
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23 | at Nicholls | L 6–20 | 66% |
| Aug 30 | vs Eastern Washington | W 31–21 | 72% |
| Sep 13 | at UTSA | L 20–48 | 30% |
| Sep 20 | at Northern Arizona | L 23–31 | 46% |
| Sep 27 | vs Abilene Christian | W 38–7 | 60% |
| Oct 4 | vs Stephen F. Austin | L 17–31 | 66% |
| Oct 18 | vs East Texas A&M | L 45–52 | 80% |
| Oct 25 | at UT Rio Grande Valley | L 28–56 | 40% |
| Nov 1 | vs Lamar | W 24–17 | 45% |
| Nov 8 | at Northwestern State | W 38–3 | 79% |
| Nov 15 | vs SE Louisiana | L 7–10 | 46% |
| Nov 22 | at Houston Christian | W 31–10 | 70% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Houston Christian 31–10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southland Conference.
In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 16 on file).
- Record
- 5–7
- Conference
- 3–5 tied for 7th in Southland Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 308–306
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1341 −95 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −24.1 No. 36 of 129 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 177
- Offensive coordinators
- Kenny Hill and Nick Young
- Defensive coordinators
- Jim Gush, Sam Bennett and Ben Olsen
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- 4–2–5
Leaders
| Passing yards | E.J. Colson QB | 2,142 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | E.J. Colson QB | 16 TD |
| Rushing yards | Jaylon Spears RB | 569 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Jaylon Spears RB | 6 TD |
| Receiving yards | Jalen Walthall WR | 847 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Jalen Walthall WR | 8 TD |
| Tackles | Declan Williams LB | 14 tkl |
| Interceptions | Barry Dillon DB | 1 INT |
Top recruits in the 2025 class
| Kam Newhouse OL | ★★★ | No. 2110 |
| Richard Grigg OT |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2025 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.840 |
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 13
The 2025 portal E.J. Colson QB | ★★★ | from  Purdue |
 Chedon James WR | ★★★ | from  Fresno State |
 Deyon Batiste QB | ★★★ | from  Wyoming |
 Kai Fernandes S | ★★★ | from  App State |
 Mike Stoker OT | ★★★ | from  TCU |
 Pig Cage S | ★★★ | from  Louisiana Tech |
 Reece Sylvester S | ★★★ | from  Washington State |
 Kobe Dillon RB | ★★ | from  Southern |
 Dewey Greene IV DE | from  Southern Illinois | |
 Jawaun Singletary OL | from  New Mexico | |
 Jaylen Dotson CB | from  Kent State | |
| Joe Cadette DE | from  Houston Christian |
And 1 more, lower-rated or unrated.
Transfers out 8
2025 Southland Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 8–0 | 11–3 | |
| SE Louisiana | 7–1 | 9–4 | |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 5–3 | 9–3 | |
| Lamar | 5–3 | 8–5 | |
 McNeese | 4–4 | 5–7 | |
| Nicholls | 4–4 | 4–8 | |
 Incarnate Word | 3–5 | 5–7 | |
| East Texas A&M | 3–5 | 3–9 | |
| Houston Christian | 1–7 | 2–10 | |
| Northwestern State | 0–8 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.