2014 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

The 2014 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team represented the University of the Incarnate Word in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals played their first season in the Southland Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Larry Kennan. Home games were played at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium. They finished the season 2–9, 2–6 in Southland play to finish in ninth place.

2014 Incarnate Word Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
2014 record	2–9 (2–6 Southland)
Head coach	Larry Kennan (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Tony Marciano (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple formation
Defensive coordinator	Brian Gamble (3rd as coordinator, 6th overall season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium (Capacity: 6,000)

2014 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Sam Houston St +^		7	–	1					11	–	5
No. 14 SE Louisiana +^		7	–	1					9	–	4
Lamar		5	–	3					8	–	4
Stephen F. Austin ^		5	–	3					8	–	5
Central Arkansas		5	–	3					6	–	6
McNeese State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Abilene Christian*		4	–	4					6	–	6
Northwestern State		4	–	4					6	–	6
Incarnate Word*		2	–	6					2	–	9
Houston Baptist		1	–	7					2	–	9
Nicholls State		0	–	8					0	–	12
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to transition from Division II As of 19 December 2014; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

TV and radio

All Incarnate Word games will be broadcast on CBS Sports Radio 860 AM with the voices of Gabe Farias and Shawn Morris. CBS Sports Radio 860 AM broadcasts will be available at their CBS Sports Radio 860 AM. KUIW Radio will also produce a student media broadcast every week, that will be available online, and they will provide streaming of all non-televised home games via UIWtv.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	Sacramento State*	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	UIWtv	L 13–49	4,078
September 6	6:00 pm	at Stephen F. Austin*	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX		L 3–38	8,103
September 13	2:30 pm	at No. 1 North Dakota State*	Fargodome Fargo, ND (College GameDay)	ESPN3	L 0–58	19,020
September 20	3:05 pm	at Abilene Christian	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX (P4X Foundation Classic)	SLCTV	L 0–21	12,674
September 27	6:00 pm	No. 11 Southeastern Louisiana	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	UIWtv	L 7–63	3,474
October 4	6:00 pm	Houston Baptist	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	UIWtv	W 31–8	3,412
October 11	6:00 pm	at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	ESPN3	L 12–49	8,931
October 25	6:00 pm	No. 11 McNeese State	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	FCS	L 21–41	4,558
November 1	6:00 pm	at Nicholls State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA		W 38–20	5,002
November 8	6:00 pm	Sam Houston State	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	UIWtv	L 19–40	3,476
November 15	1:00 pm	at Lamar	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	BRSN	L 20–31	6,751
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Despite both being members of the Southland Conference, the game vs. Stephen F. Austin is considered a non-conference matchup and was scheduled between the two schools, not by the Conference.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Alma Mater	Joined Staff
Larry Kennan	Head Coach	La Verne	2012
Todd Ivicic	Associate Head Coach / Defensive Line / Special Teams Coordinator	Sam Houston State	2008
Tony Marciano	Assistant Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line	IUP	2010
Brian Gamble	Defensive Coordinator / Inside Linebackers	Texas A&M	2008
Kyle Kennan	Passing Game Coordinator / Wide Receivers	Roger Williams	2008
Nick Debose	Defensive Backs / Video Coordinator	Southeastern Oklahoma	2008
Michael Briglin	Running Backs / Equipment	SUNY Oswego	2010
Larry Moore	Running Backs / Academic Coordinator	BYU	2011
Sean Davis	Quarterbacks / Recruiting Coordinator / Compliance Liaison	Azusa Pacific	2013
Kenith Pope	Outside Linebackers	Oklahoma	2014
Alan Ford	Assistant Linebackers	Incarnate Word	2014
Darin Lovat	Strength and Conditioning Coach	UNLV	2012
T.R. St. Charles	Head Football Athletic Trainer	Vanderbilt	2008

Roster

2014 Incarnate Word Cardinals Football
Quarterback  3 Taylor Woods – Junior (6'3, 205)  4 Trent Brittain – Sophomore (6'2, 200)  5 Breylann McCollum – Freshman (6'2, 215) 14 Kyle Fishbeck – Junior (6'2, 205) 17 Jordan Scelfo – Junior (5'10, 200) Running Back  7 Dorland Fields – Freshman (5'10, 190) 20 Keshon Leonard – Freshman (5'7, 160) 24 Sean Flannel – Sophomore (5'10, 180) 25 Broderick Reeves – Sophomore (5'9, 195) 26 Junior Sessions – Sophomore (5'10, 220) 29 John Oglesby – Sophomore (6'1, 215) 33 Joseph Sadler – Sophomore (5'9, 190) Wide Receiver  2 Jordan Hicks – Sophomore (5'8, 165)  6 Kent Hadnot – Junior (6'2, 175)  8 Casey Jennings – Senior (6'0, 195) 11 Clint Killough – Junior (5'10, 175) 16 Daryl Brooks – Sophomore (6'3, 190) 21 Stefon Martin – Junior (6'2, 180) 22 Jamari Gilbert – Freshman (6'1, 185) 81 Kody Edwards – Freshman (6'0, 150) 82 Taylor Hudson – Junior (6'0, 180) 84 Trevor Smith – Junior (5'6, 175) 85 Anthony Marciano – Freshman (6'0, 175) 86 Gabriel Taylor – Junior (6'7, 210) 87 Alonso Roscoe – Freshman (6'0, 200) Tight End 44 Cyril Clarke – Sophomore (6'1, 227) 45 Cole Wick – Junior (6'7, 245) 80 Kaleb Hardy – Freshman (6'3, 220) 83 Michael Thomas – Freshman (6'3, 230) 89 Avery Smith – Freshman (6'5, 240)		Full Back 40 Nick Morrow – Senior (6'1, 230) 46 Jamaal Ojo – Sophomore (6'0, 222) Offensive Line 53 Matt McCarthy – C – Junior (6'2, 270) 57 Devyn Jensen – OG – Freshman (6'3, 290) 60 Albert Miranda – OG – Senior (6'3, 303) 63 Tyler Preston – C – Freshman (6'2, 290) 64 Roberto Limon – OG – Freshman (6'2, 310) 66 Fabian Mata – OL – Freshman (6'1, 360) 67 Jason Everding – OG – Senior (6'4, 295) 69 Trevor Mason – OT – Sophomore (6'7, 295) 70 Nathan Thompson – OT – Junior (6'5, 290) 71 Horace Hayes – OT – Junior (6'3, 285) 75 Prince Eshan – OL – Freshman (6'3, 308) 76 Austin Jennings – OG – Freshman (6'3, 280) 77 Devin Threat – C – Senior (6'4, 310) 78 Cameron Jackson – OL – Freshman (6'5, 335) Defensive Line 41 Robert Moorman – DE – Junior (6'1, 245) 54 Corey Lee – DT – Sophomore (6'0, 285) 79 Josh Esukpa – DE – Sophomore (6'1, 285) 88 Justin Roberts – DE – Sophomore (6'4, 255) 91 Dallin Muti – DT – Junior (5'11, 290) 93 Tyler Colbert – DT – Freshman (6'1, 295) 94 Adrian Parker – DT – Freshman (5'10, 270) 95 Quinten Kocian – DE – Junior (6'3, 260) 96 Taryn Davis – DE – Sophomore (6'6, 242) 97 Eric England – DT – Freshman (6'1, 260) 98 Jawara Beasley – DE – Freshman (6'3, 235) Special Teams 49 Ramon Coto, Jr. – K/P – Freshman (5'11, 230) 61 Stephen Featherston – LS – Freshman (6'0, 205)		Linebacker 19 Jerome McElroy – OLB – Junior (6'0, 245) 30 Joel Higgins – ILB – Sophomore (6'0, 210) 35 Padyn Giebler – ILB – Junior (6'0, 235) 39 Tanner Scheel – OLB – Sophomore (5'11, 200) 42 Nick Ginn – OLB – Senior (6'2, 235) 43 Michael Allen – ILB – Sophomore (6'0, 205) 47 Joshua Campbell – ILB – Junior (6'0, 235) 50 George Schwanenberg – ILB – Freshman (5'11, 215) 51 Denzel Thomas – OLB – Freshman (6'1, 230) 56 Nico Trinidad – OLB – Senior (5'10, 238) 56 Noah McMeans – OLB – Sophomore (6'4, 220) 59 West Lambert – ILB – Freshman (6'0, 230) 92 Blake Klumpp – OLB – Sophomore (6'3, 235) Defensive Back  1 Daryl Irby – CB – Sophomore (5'10, 175)  7 Jarrius James – CB – Senior (6'1, 165) 10 Brandon Tanksley – S – Junior (6'2, 210) 12 Robert Johnson – S – Junior (5'11, 195) 13 Jeilyn Williams – CB – Freshman (5'9, 165) 15 Quandre Washington – S – Freshman (6'1, 210) 17 Sean Hoeferkamp – S – Freshman (6'1, 190) 18 Adrian Norwood, Jr. – S – Sophomore (5'11, 205) 20 Tre Spragg – S – Senior (5'9, 190) 23 Kobie Douglass – CB – Junior (5'9, 155) 27 Trey Colbert – CB – Sophomore (6'0, 200) 28 Kielyn Lewis – CB – Senior (6'1, 220) 31 Troy Lara – S – Junior (5'11, 190) 32 Jamarkese Williams – CB – Sophomore (6'3, 190) 36 Shane Piatnik – DB – Freshman (6'1, 175) 37 Stephen Howard – CB – Senior (5'9, 175) 38 Tim McCoy – S – Freshman (5'11, 200) 48 David Nader – S – Freshman (5'11, 200)

Game summaries

Sacramento State

Sacramento State at Incarnate Word

1 2 3 4 Total • Hornets 21 14 14 0 49 Cardinals 6 0 0 7 13 Date: August 30 Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX Game start: 6:00 PM CST Game attendance: 4,078 TV announcers (UIWtv): Chris Reyes & Anthony Gollab Sources:

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Stephen F. Austin

Incarnate Word at Stephen F. Austin

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 3 0 3 • Lumberjacks 14 0 7 17 38 Date: September 6 Location: Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX Game attendance: 8,103 Sources:

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North Dakota State

Incarnate Word at North Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 • #1 Bison 14 14 23 7 58 Date: September 13 Location: Fargodome Fargo, ND Game attendance: 19,020 TV announcers (ESPN3): Brian Shawn, Lee Timmerman, Kevin Fenney, & Jamal Spencer Sources:

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Abilene Christian

Incarnate Word at Abilene Christian

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 • Wildcats 14 0 7 0 21 Date: September 20 Location: Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX Game start: 3:00 PM CST Game attendance: 12,674 TV announcers (SLCTV/WOAI): Randy McIlvoy, Shea Walker, & Brooke Bentley Sources:

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Southeastern Louisiana

Southeastern Louisiana at Incarnate Word

1 2 3 4 Total • #11 Lions 14 14 28 7 63 Cardinals 0 7 0 0 7 Date: September 27 Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX Game attendance: 3,474 TV announcers (UIWtv): Chris Reyes & Anthony Gollab Sources:

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Houston Baptist

Houston Baptist at Incarnate Word

1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 0 0 0 8 8 • Cardinals 7 10 7 7 31 Date: October 4 Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX Game attendance: 3,412 TV announcers (UIWtv): Chrs Reyes & Anthony Gollab Sources:

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Northwestern State

Incarnate Word at Northwestern State

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 3 3 6 12 • Demons 7 28 14 0 49 Date: October 11 Location: Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA Game attendance: 8,931 Sources:

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McNeese State

McNeese State at Incarnate Word

1 2 3 4 Total • Cowboys 7 21 6 7 41 Cardinals 0 0 14 7 21 Date: October 25 Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX Game start: 6:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:14 Game attendance: 4,558 Game weather: Temperature: 82 • Wind: 5 N • Weather: Clear and Hot Referee: C. Castleberry TV announcers (FCS Central): David Saltzman & Neal Raphael Sources:[1]

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Nicholls State

Incarnate Word at Nicholls State

1 2 3 4 Total • Cardinals 10 14 7 7 38 Colonels 0 14 0 6 20 Date: November 1 Location: John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA Game start: 7:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 5,002 Sources:

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Sam Houston State

Sam Houston State at Incarnate Word

1 2 3 4 Total • Bearkats 23 7 3 7 40 Cardinals 0 16 0 3 19 Date: November 8 Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX Game attendance: 3,476 TV announcers (UIWtv): Chris Reyes & Anthony Gollab Sources:[2]

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Lamar

Incarnate Word at Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total UIW 0 13 0 7 20 • Lamar 7 14 10 0 31 Date: November 15 Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX Game start: 6:00 pm CST Elapsed time: 3:15 Game attendance: 6,751 Game weather: Temperature: 54 deg. • Wind: 9mph NW • Weather: Cloudy Referee: Randy Christal TV announcers (Live Streaming - Big Red Sports Network[3]): Harold Mann - Play by Play, Bo Brown - Color Sources:[4]

Scoring summary 1 03:02 LU Harrington, Kad 1 yd run (Carranco, Juan kick) 0-7 2 11:50 LU Gladney, Gratian 8 yd pass from Berry, Caleb (Carranco, Juan kick) 0-14 2 10:41 UIW Reeves, Broderick 35 yd run (Coto, Ramon kick failed) 6-14 2 05:19 LU Nelson, Jayce 9 yd pass from Berry, Caleb (Carranco, Juan kick) 6-21 2 03:53 UIW Reeves, Broderick 25 yd run (Coto, Ramon kick) 21-13 3 11:03 LU Roberts, Mark 78 yd pass from Berry, Caleb (Carranco, Juan kick) 13-28 3 00:42 LU Carranco, Juan 26 yd field goal 13-31 4 05:30 UIW Brooks, Daryl 2 yd pass from Scelfo, Jordan (Coto, Ramon kick) 20-31

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References

1. http://www.southland.org/custompages/stats/football/2014/uiwmcn.htm
2. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=400557963
3. "Big Red Sports Network". Lamar University Department of Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
4. "Incarnate Word vs Lamar (Nov 15, 2014)". Lamar University Athletics. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.