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2014 Schedule Incarnate Word (1-5, 1-2) at 8.30 Sacramento State L, 49-13 Northwestern State (2-3, 0-1) 9.6 Stephen F. Austin L, 38-3 Natchitoches, LA 9.13 #1 North Dakota State L, 58-0 Saturday 6:00 p.m. - Live on KONO 860 AM, ESPN3 9.20 Abilene Christian* L, 21-0 Larry Kennan Radio Show - Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. 9.27 #11 Southeastern La.* L, 63-7 at The Barn Door Restaurant 10.4 Houston Baptist* W, 31-8 10.11 Northwestern State* 6:00 This Week’s Game 10.25 McNeese State* 6:00 The Cardinals hit the road again and will be making their first trip of the 11.1 Nicholls* 6:00 season into the state of Louisiana. They will take on Northwestern State on 11.8 Sam Houston State* 6:00 11.15 Lamar* 1:00 Saturday at 6 p.m. in a Southland Conference matchup that will be shown on * indicates Southland Conference game ESPN3. Bold indicates home game A Win to Grow On Head Coach Larry Kennan The Cardinals picked up their first win of the season last Saturday in emphatic Larry Kennan enters his third year fashion. They rolled past visiting Houston Baptist, 31-8 as the offense and as the head coach of the Cardinals. A defense each had their best game of the season. UIW forced a turnover on the long-time NFL coach and Executive first possession of the game and then drove for a touchdown to take a lead they Director of the NFL Coaches would not relinquish. Association, he had had great success The Cardinals controlled the clock with a 15-minute advantage in time of at a number of different levels. He was the quarterback coach for the Super possession. They had four drives of at least 10 plays that led to three touchdowns Bowl XVIII winning Los Angeles Raiders. and a missed field goal. The key for the offense was converting 10-of-16 Kennan led the Cardinals to their first third down opportunities despite entering the game with a 22.7 conversion ever winning season in 2013. The team percentage. went 6-5 in their first year as a member The defense stayed off the field as well by forcing the Huskies into a turnover of FCS. He has been crucial to the team or a punt on their first seven possessions. transitioning from a member of NCAA Division II to FCS. The 2013 Cardinals Give it to Junior posted the first two shutouts in school The Cardinals running attack had been stagnant all season long, but history and accumulated more school sophomore Junior Sessions put an end to that with a strong performance against records along the way than can be reasonably written down. HBU. He opened the game by carrying the ball on seven of the team’s first eight Kennan is 9-19 at UIW and 33-37-3 plays and he eventually wore down the Huskies. He finished with a season high all-time in six seasons as a head coach. 118 yards on 22 carries and he scored a pair of touchdowns. His first score came on a tough 20-yard run that capped off a 95-yard drive in the third quarter. He Series Check tacked on a 3-yard scoring run late in the fourth quarter to seal the contest. It This is the first ever game between the was his third 100-yard rushing performance of his career and first since he picked Cardinals and Demons. The game will up 115 yards against HBU last year. be broadcast on ESPN3 as a Southland Exclusive. It is the third time this Defense, with a Capital “D” season that the Cardinals have been The Cardinals had easily their best defensive game of the season on Saturday. televised. The squad kept the Huskies off the scoreboard until midway through the fourth quarter. Other than allowing the second play of the game to go 52 yards, they did not allow another passing play farther than eight yards or a running play greater than 16 yards. In addition, HBU only had two of their drives end in UIW territory. It was a balanced defensive performance for the Cardinals that focused on preventing the big play. They only finished with 5.0 tackles for loss, but they came up with one on the most important play of the game. With the score 24-8 and four minutes remaining Corey Lee threw the HBU quarterback for a loss of 18 on a fourth down play. The sack was set up by the early penetration of Nick Ginn into the backfield. That play Cardinal Football Audio and Video Cardinals football fans can access audio and video online. Live streaming video effectively ended any thoughts of an of all home games will be available online at http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/ HBU comeback. uiw.portal#. Fans can also listen to streaming audio of every game on the 2014 schedule by going to http://www.uiwlive.com. A Maturing McCollum All Cardinals football game broadcasts can be heard at CBS SportsRadio KONO Red-shirt freshman quarterback 860 AM. The Larry Kennan Coaches Show is on CBS SportsRadio KONO 860 AM and Breylann McCollum was thrown online at http://www.uiwlive.com every Thursday at 7 p.m. live from The Barn Door into the fire a few weeks ago, Restaurant. but is starting to show signs of Twitter, Facebook and YouTube improvement. He had his best game Cardinal fans can follow the Cardinals on Twitter at @UIWAthletics and on of the season against HBU completing Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/UIWAthletics. Get live updates on the 16-of-22 passes for 162 yards and his football team and the entire athletic department. Videos are regularly posted online first career touchdown. He kept the at www.youtube.com/uiwcardinalathletics. chains moving with his arm and legs. UIW Career Receiving Yards He converted four third downs with Name Years Yards runs and another two through the air. He raised his season completion 1. Dominic Hamilton 2009-12 1,627 rate to 52.4 percent and it was his first 2. Andrew Mocio 2009-12 1,084 game over 100 yards on the season. 3. Casey Jennings 2013-14 1,044 4. Jacob Love 2009-11 777 Eclipsing the Mark It took him a little longer than 5. Trent Rios 2009-12 655 expected to get to 1,000 career 6. Todd Walker 2009 370 receiving yards, but Casey Jennings 7. Clint Killough 2012-14 342 made it count. He became the third 8. Caleb Kocian 2009-12 338 player in the program’s history to reach the milestone when he hauled 9. Stan Sullivan 2010-13 320 in a 34-yard touchdown pass in the 10. Cole Wick 2012-14 288 second quarter against HBU. He finished the game with five receptions 2014 Southland Conference Preseason Polls for 72 yards. Coaches’ Poll SID’s Poll Jennings now has 1,044 career 1. Southeastern La. (9) 99 1. Southeastern La. (10) 100 receiving yards and 80 receptions. 2. McNeese State (2) 92 2. McNeese State (1) 89 He needs just 41 yards to move into second place for career receiving 3. Sam Houston State 79 3. Sam Houston State 78 yards and will likely finish in that 4. Central Arkansas 70 4. Central Arkansas 72 position when his career ends after 5. Northwestern State 59 5. Northwestern State 61 this year. With five games remaining T6. Stephen F. Austin 52 6. Stephen F. Austin 55 in the season, he should become the first player to have 500 yards in back- T6. Lamar 52 7. Lamar 45 to-back seasons. 8. Abilene Christian 36 8. Abilene Christian 39 9. Nicholls 35 9. Nicholls 36 The Man in the Middle 10. UIW 21 10. UIW 20 Sophomore defensive tackle Corey Lee opened the season on a tear with 11. Houston Baptist 10 11. Houston Baptist 10 three sacks in the first two games and SLC In The Postseason six tackles for loss in the first three FIRST ROUND: Sam Houston State d. Southern Utah, 51-20 games. In the next two games against SECOND ROUND: Jacksonville State d. at McNeese State, 31-10; Abilene Christian and Southeastern Louisiana he managed just 1.5 tackles Southeastern Louisiana d. Sam Houston State, 30-29 for loss and no sacks. That changed QUARTERFINALS: New Hampshire d. at Southeastern Louisiana, 20-17 against HBU when he recorded two tackles for loss and his fourth sack of the season. Lee leads the team with 9.5 careers; Nick Ginn, Padyn Giebler and Last Game (9-27-14) tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks Brandon Tanksley. All three players #11 Southeastern La. 63, which puts him in the top four in have been in the top 10 in school Incarnate Word 7 the Southland Conference in both history at some point during the categories. He is on pace to break the season. Tanksley is now the active SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – Southeastern school record for both this season. leader with 119 tackles while Giebler Louisiana ran over the University of the He broke the records for yards lost on has 117 and Ginn has 116. Todd Lyons Incarnate Word on Saturday night at tackles for loss and sacks this year. He is eighth all-time with 122 tackles Benson Stadium, 63-7. has moved into the top five in career made from 2009-11. Robby Horton is It was the Southland Conference opener sacks (6.5) and tackles for loss (14.5) seventh with 131 career tackles. Chaz for the visiting Lions (3-2, 1-0) who were the conference champions a year ago and in school history. Pavliska holds the school record with they wasted no time in starting up their 249 stops. repeat bid. They scored on the opening The Century Club drive of the game, a 13-play, 75-yard affair The Cardinals have three current Coto the Kicker and were never seriously threatened by players on the team who have all Freshman placekicker-punter the Cardinals (0-5, 0-2). made at least 100 tackles in their Ramon Coto, Jr. is having a strong The Lions used a ball control game offensive game plan that focused on the THE LAST TIME THE CARDINALS… run and sprinkled in some deep passes. Rushed for 100-149 yards: 118, Junior Sessions vs Houston Baptist, 10/4/14 Bryan Bennett was the driving force for Rushed for 150 or more yards: 244, Broderick Reeves at McMurry, 11/2/13 the Southeastern offense. He directed Rushed for 200 or more yards: 244, Broderick Reeves at McMurry, 11/2/13 the team to six touchdowns on his nine drives running the offense. He rushed Two Rushers for 100 or more yards: 128, Zach Rhodes; 121, Trent Rios vs Eastern for 89 yards and two touchdowns while New Mexico, 9/14/12 going 13-of-24 for 212 yards and two Two rushing touchdowns: 2, Junior Sessions vs Houston Baptist, 10/4/14 touchdowns through the air. Three rushing touchdowns: 3, Paden Lynch at Lamar, 9/17/11 A shanked punt gave the Cardinals Four rushing touchdowns or more: 6, Broderick Reeves at McMurry, 11/2/13 possession at the SLU 24-yard line. On Passing for 200-299 yards: 207, Trent Brittain vs Abilene Christian, 11/9/13 the very first play, a wide receiver pass Passing for 300-399 yards: 311, Eric Massoni vs A&M-Kingsville, 10/15/11 from Kody Edwards to Cole Wick scored Passing for 400 or more yards: none for UIW with 1:40 left in the half. That cut Three touchdown passes: 3, Trent Brittain vs Texas College, 9/7/13 the SLU lead to 21-7, but the Lions were Four touchdown passes: none able to snuff out comeback thoughts from Receiving for 100 or more yards: 122, Casey Jennings at Stephen F. Austin, 9/6/14 the Cardinals with a touchdown right Receiving for 150 or more yards: 188, Dominic Hamilton vs East Central, 10/10/09 before halftime. The Lions started rolling beginning with Two Receivers 100 or more yards: none their last drive of the first half and they Three Receivers 100 or more yards: none scored a touchdown on six consecutive Two Receiving Touchdowns: 2, Casey Jennings vs Abilene Christian, 11/9/13 drives before finally being stopped on Three Receiving Touchdowns: none their final drive of the game. Kickoff returned for a touchdown: 83, Marcus Wright vs Eastern New Mexico, 9/14/12 SLU 14 14 28 7 - 63 Punt returned for a touchdown: 25, Nick Ginn vs A&M-Kingsville, 10/15/11 UIW 0 7 0 0 - 7 Interception returned for a touchdown: 86, Juan Asencio at A&M-Kingsville, 10/13/12 SLU - Rasheed Harrell 1 run (Ryan Adams Fumble returned for a touchdown: 0, Grady Achilles vs Texas A&M-Commerce, kick); SLU - Bryan Bennett 21 run (Adams 10/6/12 kick); SLU - Bennett 12 run (Adams kick); All-Purpose 200 or more yards: 275, Broderick Reeves at McMurry, 11/2/13 UIW - Cole Wick 24 pass from Kody Edwards (Ramon Coto kick); SLU - Jeff Made two or more sacks: 2.0, Corey Lee vs Sacramento State, 8/30/14 Smiley 4 pass from Bennett (Adams kick); Had two interceptions: 2, Kobie Douglas vs Abilene Christian, 11/9/13 SLU - Kody Sutton 8 run (Adams kick); Had three or more interceptions: none SLU - Devante Scott 29 pass from Bennett Made 10 or more tackles: 11, George Schwanenberg vs Southeastern Louisiana, (Adams kick); SLU - Jordan Barnett 1 run 9/27/14 (Adams kick); SLU - Eugene Bethea 10 run Made 15 or more tackles: 15, Juan Asencio vs Angelo State, 11/5/11 (Adams kick); SLU - Marquis Hayes 19 run Kicked three or more field goals: 4, Saul Meza vs Abilene Christian, 11/10/12 (Tim Callian kick). Scoring four or more touchdowns: 6, Broderick Reeves at McMurry, 11/2/13 season in all aspects of kicking. He kick return men. Kody Edwards has The All-Time Record is averaging 41.0 yards per punt with received the bulk of the kick offs, but UIW heads into this week’s game eight of at least 50 yards. He is a Jamari Gilbert has been just as good. with an overall record of 19-42 (.311). perfect 6-for-6 on extra point tries Both players have nearly returned They are 14-17 (.452) at Benson and has drilled four field goals of at kicks for touchdowns this year. Stadium, 5-22 (.185) on the road and least 40 yards. He set a school record Last week, Gilbert had a long 0-1 at a neutral site. They are 4-2 this past week for most kickoffs for return that was called back to against NAIA opponents, 3-11 against touchbacks in a season. He had two 20 yards due to a penalty. He is NCAA FCS opponents, 1-0 against against HBU giving him seven on the averaging 23.0 yards per return this non-USA opponents and 11-27 against season in only 15 kickoffs. year. Edwards had one return of 35 NCAA Division II foes. yards. He already has 434 kick return Returning Kicks yards on the season with is second Scouting the Demons One thing the Cardinals have all-time in school history and puts him Northwestern State (2-3, 0-1) is discovered this year is that they only 87 yards away from the school’s coming off a 30-22 loss at then #11 have a pair of excellent freshmen single season mark. Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday. They own an impressive win over FBS Louisiana Tech. The Demons have THE LAST TIME THE OPPONENTS… been on the road for four straight Rushed for 100-149 yards: 104, Kody Sutton vs Southeastern Louisiana, 9/27/14 weeks. Rushed for 150 or more yards: 252, Gus Johnson at Stephen F. Austin, 9/6/14 The offense averages 27.2 points Rushed for 200 or more yards: 252, Gus Johnson at Stephen F. Austin, 9/6/14 and 360 yards per game. Garrett Two Rushers for 100 or more yards: 113, Brandon Kelsey; 103, Lester Bush vs Atzenweiler is the top rusher with Midwestern State, 10/1/11 276 yards and four touchdowns on Two rushing touchdowns: 2, Bryan Bennett vs Southeastern Louisiana, 9/27/14 3.7 yards per carry. De’Mard Llorens Three rushing touchdowns: 3, Darryl Brister at Oklahoma Panhandle, 10/3/09 chips in 179 yards on 6.4 yards per Four rushing touchdowns: 4, Gus Johnson at Stephen F. Austin, 9/6/14 carry. Quarterback Zach Adkins Passing for 200-299 yards: 212, Bryan Bennett vs Southeastern Louisiana, 9/27/14 is completing 66.3 percent of his Passing for 300-399 yards: 329, Parker McKenzie at Abilene Christian, 9/20/14 passes, but has eight interceptions Passing for 400 or more yards: 408, Mitchell Gale vs Abilene Christian, 11/10/12 and only seven touchdowns. His top Three touchdown passes: 3, Carson Wentz at North Dakota State, 9/13/14 targets are Ed Eagan (27-302) and Tuff Four touchdown passes or more: 5, Garrett Safron vs Sacramento State, 8/30/14 McClain (19-227). Eagan is also the Receiving for 100 or more yards: 120, Jace Hudson at Abilene Christian, 9/20/2014 main punt and kick returner averaging Receiving for 150 or more yards: 232, Greg Livingston at McMurry, 11/2/13 23.4 yards per kick return. Two Receivers 100 or more yards: 109, Charcandrick West and 102, Darrell Cantu- Chris Moore is 10-of-14 on field Harkless vs Abilene Christian, 11/10/12 goal attempts with five field goals of Three Receivers 100 or more yards: none longer than 40 yards. 2, Nnamdi Agude and DeAndre Carter vs Sacramento Two Receiving Touchdowns: The defense is led by Marion State, 8/30/14 Chapman who has 43 tackles, 4.5 Three Receiving Touchdowns: 3, Andy Tanner vs Midwestern State, 9/19/09 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks. Adam Kickoff returned for a touchdown: 93, Jatavious Wilson at Central Arkansas, 8/29/13 Jones, Imoan Claiborne and Rico Punt returned for a touchdown: 0, Desmond Smith at Central Arkansas, 8/29/13 Albert each have two interceptions. Interception returned for a touchdown: 69, Shea DeJong at North Dakota State, They are allowing 371 yards per 9/13/14 game against non-Baylor University Fumble returned for a touchdown: 13, Jarred Ross at Angelo State, 11/3/12 opponents this year. All-Purpose 200 or more yards: 270, Gus Johnson at Stephen F. Austin, 9/6/14 Made two or more sacks: 2.0, Esley Thorton at North Dakota State, 9/13/14 A Big Target Had two or more interceptions: 2, Sam Denmark at Abilene Christian, 9/20/14 Junior tight end Cole Wick has Had three or more interceptions: none even catches for 94 yards and a Made 10 or more tackles: 11, La’Travien Gee and 10, Eric Amoako vs Houston Baptist, 10/4/14 touchdown in his last two games. Made 15 or more tackles: 17, Nathan Uland at Eastern New Mexico, 11/7/09 He is the second-leading receiver on Kicked three or more field goals:3, Morgan Lineberry at Abilene Christian, 11/12/11 the team with 12 grabs for 170 yards and is now in the top 10 in career receiving yards. NCAA FCS Last Game (10-4-14) Southland Conference National Polls Incarnate Word 31, Houston Baptist 8 Overall Record Coaches (Oct. 6) Team W-L PTS LW SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – The University Team W-L Pct 1. North Dakota State 5-0 649 1 2. Eastern Washington 5-1 621 2 of the Incarnate Word football team McNeese State 3-1 .750 3. Coastal Carolina 6-0 587 3 played a complete on Saturday night Lamar 4-2 .667 4. McNeese State 3-1 566 4 against visiting Southland Conference rival Southeastern La. 4-2 .667 5. Villanova 4-1 546 5 Houston Baptist University and picked up 6. New Hampshire 4-1 522 6 Stephen F. Austin 3-2 .600 7. Montana 4-2 491 7 a 31-8 victory at Benson Stadium. 8. Jacksonville State 4-1 479 8 The Cardinals (1-5, 1-2) were able Abilene Christian 3-3 .500 9. Southeastern Louisiana 4-2 421 11 to move the ball all game long as they Central Arkansas 3-3 .500 10. Youngstown State 4-1 395 12 maintained possession for 37:41. The 11. William & Mary 4-1 372 13 Northwestern State 2-3 .400 12. Chattanooga 3-2 324 14 team converted 10-of-16 third down 13. Southern Illinois 5-1 311 16 opportunities into first downs after Sam Houston State 2-3 .400 14. Montana State 4-2 277 15 entering the game with a 23 percent Houston Baptist 1-4 .200 15. Illinois State 4-0 255 22 conversion rate for the season. The key 16. Eastern Kentucky 5-0 252 18 Incarnate Word 1-5 .167 17. Bethune-Cookman 4-1 227 17 was the team’s power running game that 18. Fordham 5-1 205 19 featured sophomore Junior Sessions and Nicholls 0-6 .000 19. South Dakota State 3-2 184 9 quarterback Breylann McCollum. Sessions 20. Richmond 3-2 168 21 went over 100 yards rushing for the first 21. Northern Iowa 2-3 166 10 Conference Record time this year while McCollum picked up 22. Indiana State 4-1 126 NR Team W-L Pct 23. Charleston Southern 5-0 103 24 four first downs on quarterback sneaks. 24. Alcorn State 5-1 45 NR The UIW defense also played their best Central Arkansas 2-0 1.000 25. Tennessee State 4-2 36 20 game of the year holding the Huskies Southeastern La. 2-0 1.000 to 217 total yards of offense. The UIW The Sports Network (Oct. 6) Sam Houston State 1-0 1.000 Team W-L PTS LW pass defense was particularly effective 1. North Dakota State (153) 5-0 3,897 1 by limiting HBU to 7-of-19 for 71 yards McNeese State 1-0 1.000 2. Eastern Washington (8) 5-1 3,725 2 with 52 coming on the second play of the Abilene Christian 2-1 .667 3. Coastal Carolina 6-0 3,413 3 4. New Hampshire 4-1 3,355 4 game. The defense forced two turnovers Lamar 1-1 .500 5. McNeese State 3-1 3,212 5 and had a shutout until midway through 6. Villanova 4-1 3,186 6 the fourth quarter. Incarnate Word 1-2 .333 7. Montana 4-2 2,870 7 The Cardinals finished with 27 first Northwestern State 0-1 .000 8. Jacksonville State 4-1 2,866 8 9. Southeastern Louisiana 4-2 2,411 11 downs and season high 357 yards of Stephen F. Austin 0-1 .000 10. William & Mary 4-1 2,141 12 offense. The running game picked up Houston Baptist 0-2 .000 11. Montana State 4-2 1,974 13 179 yards led by Sessions’ 118 and two 12. Southern Illinois 5-1 1,954 15 scored. McCollum added 33 yards while Nicholls 0-2 .000 13. Chattanooga 3-2 1,776 14 Joseph Sadler had 24 yards on three 14. Fordham 5-1 1,684 16 Previous Results 15. Illinois State 4-0 1,570 22 carries. McCollum went 16-of-22 for 162 Southeastern La. d. NW State, 30-22 16. Youngstown State 4-1 1,485 18 yards and one touchdown through the UIW d. Houston Baptist, 31-8 17. Eastern Kentucky 5-0 1,396 19 air. Casey Jennings led the team with five 18. Bethune-Cookman 4-1 1,393 17 Central Arkansas d. SFA, 49-39 receptions for 72 yards and a touchdown 19. South Dakota State 3-2 1,248 9 McNeese State d. Nicholls, 45-3 20. Indiana State 4-1 1,175 25 while Cole Wick finished with four catches Lamar d. Abilene Christian, 24-21 21. UNI 2-3 1,095 10 for 44 yards. 22. Richmond 3-2 1,048 20 23. Southeast Missouri State 4-2 397 NR Week 7 Schedule HBU 0 0 0 8 - 8 24. Charleston Southern 5-0 325 NR Ave Maria at Abilene Christian, 2:00 25. Tennessee State 4-2 158 21 UIW 7 10 7 7 - 31 McNeese State at Sam Houston St., 3:00 Southeastern La. at Lamar, 6:00 UIW - Broderick Reeves 3 run (Ramon Houston Baptist at Central Arkansas, 6:00 Coto kick); UIW - Casey Jennings 34 pass UIW at Northwestern State, 6:00 from Breylann McCollum (Coto kick); UIW Stephen F. Austin at Nicholls, 6:00 - Coto 40 field goal; UIW - Junior Sessions 20 run (Coto kick); HBU - B.J. Kelly 16 run (Kenneth Bibbins pass from Ka’Darius Baker); UIW - Sessions 3 run (Coto kick). Projected Two-Deep Rosters CARDINALS OFFENSE DEMONS OFFENSE QB 5 Breylann McCollum, 6-2, 215, FR, Cibolo XR 11 Tuff McClain, 5-11, 183, SO, Spring 3 Taylor Woods, 6-3, 205, JR, Sugar Land 16 Bryant Mitchell, 6-2, 189, SR, San Diego, CA RB 26 Junior Sessions, 5-10, 220, SO, Mesquite YR 17 Cody Jones, 5-10, 180, JR, Ville Platte, LA 25 Broderick Reeves, 5-9, 195, SO, Mexia 14 Bryson Bourque, 5-11, 175, FR, New Iberia, LA FB 44 Cyril Clarke, 6-1, 227, SO, Houston ZR 7 Ed Eagan, 5-10, 181, JR, New Orleans, LA 40 Nick Morrow, 6-1, 230, SR, Edna 85 Cameron Lazare, 6-0, 196, FR, Baton Rouge, LA TE 45 Cole Wick, 6-7, 245, JR, Halletsville HR 15 Shakeir Ryan, 5-8, 154, SO, Lafayette, LA 44 Cyril Clarke, 6-1, 227, SO, Houston 14 Bryson Bourque, 5-11, 175, FR, New Iberia, LA XR 2 Jordan Hicks, 5-8, 165, SO, Arlington TE 89 Corey Simmons, 6-4, 245, SR, Lawrenceville, GA 6 Kent Hadnot, 6-2, 175, JR, Houston 88 Zach White, 6-1, 245, JR, Littlefield ZR 8 Casey Jennings, 6-0, 195, SR, Fremont, CA LT 77 Pace Murphy, 6-6, 279, JR, Houston 16 Daryl Brooks, 6-3, 190, SO, Teague 63 Zach Schumann, 6-3, 296, JR, Marysville, WA LT 70 Nathan Thompson, 6-5, 290, JR, San Antonio LG 78 Xavier Jefferson, 6-2, 277, JR, Franklinton, LA 69 Trevor Mason, 6-7, 295, SO, San Antonio, TX 72 Korliss Johnson, 6-2, 250, FR, Cedar Hill LG 60 Albert Miranda, 6-3, 303, SR, Oxnard, CA C 54 Austin Douglas, 6-1, 304, SR, Batesville, MS 63 Tyler Preston, 6-2, 290, FR, Georgetown 62 Thomas Little, 6-1, 318, SO, Winnfield, LA C 77 Devin Threat, 6-4, 310, SR, Mexia RG 75 Luke Burleson, 6-6, 320, SR, Allen 57 Devyn Jensen, 6-3, 290, FR, Port Lavaca 76 Andrew Bluiett, 6-4, 358, FR, Beaumont RG 67 Jason Everding, 6-4, 295, SR, Bismarck, ND RT 79 Delryn Wilson, 6-3, 315, JR, Tampa, FL 76 Austin Jennings, 6-3, 280, FR, San Antonio 63 Zach Schumann, 6-3, 296, JR, Marysville, WA RT 71 Horace Hayes, 6-4, 295, JR, Schertz QB 8 Zach Adkins, 6-0, 202, SR, Riverside, CA 78 Cameron Jackson, 6-5, 335, FR, Converse 13 Daniel Hazlewood, 6-1, 191, SO, Huntsville RB 31 Garrett Atzenweiler, 5-11, 220, SR, Effingham, KS CARDINALS DEFENSE 25 De’Mard Llorens, 5-9, 197, SO, Natchitoches, LA DE 41 Robert Moorman, 6-1, 245, JR, Bulverde 96 Taryn Davis, 6-6, 242, SO, Dallas DEMONS DEFENSE NT 54 Corey Lee, 6-0, 285, SO, Humble DE 51 Dannie Harmon, 6-1, 265, FR, Rayne, LA 91 Dallin Muti, 5-11, 290, JR, Laie, HI 94 LaAllen Clark, 6-2, 225, FR, Baton Rouge, LA DT 92 Eric England, 6-1, 260, FR, Pearland DT 99 Deon Simon, 6-4, 322, SR, Baton Rouge, LA 99 Alex Jenkins, 6-6, 265, JR, Bath, England 70 DeMarcus Drumgo, 6-0, 281, JR, Monroe, LA OLB 90 Juston Edwards, 6-2, 230, JR, Pasadena NT 98 Damon Medcafe, 6-0, 281, SR, Denton 39 Tanner Scheel, 5-11, 200, SO, San Antonio 66 Randy Woodle, 5-11, 268, FR, Shreveport, LA ILB 35 Padyn Giebler, 6-0, 235, JR, Ivan DE 92 Leroy Armstrong, 6-1, 242, JR, Natchitoches, LA 30 Joel Higgins, 6-0, 210, SO, Austin 91 Cornist Broadway, 6-3, 255, SR, Monroe, LA ILB 9 Josh Zellars, 6-0, 205, SO, Baytown SLB 53 WaDerrious Sellers, 5-10, 215, SR, Monroe, LA 50 George Schwanenberg, 5-11, 215, FR, Bulverde 15 Wilbur Myers, 5-11, 196, JR, Bassfield, MS OLB 42 Nick Ginn, 6-3, 235, SR, Corpus Christi MLB 52 Tyler Roussel, 6-0, 221, SR, LaPlace, LA 19 Jerome McElroy, 6-0, 245, JR, Oakland, CA 58 Paxton Cook, 5-8, 215, JR, Baton Rouge, LA CB 23 Kobie Douglas, 5-9, 155, JR, Plano WLB 9 Marion Chapman, 5-10, 205, SR, Waynesboro, MS 13 Jeilyn Williams, 5-9, 165, FR, San Antonio 5 Lyn Clark, 6-2, 220, FR, New Orleans, LA SS 10 Brandon Tanksley, 6-2, 210, JR, Katy RCB 18 Imoan Claiborne, 5-11, 187, SR, Alexandria, LA 31 Troy Lara, 5-11, 190, JR, San Antonio 24 Rico Albert, 6-0, 187, SR, Paulina, LA FS 12 Robert Johnson, 5-11, 195, JR, Richmond, CA SS 6 Chase Collins, 6-0, 180, JR, Natchitoches, LA 18 Adrian Norwood, 5-11, 205, SO, Waco 2 Jason Yarbor, 5-9, 199, SR, Meridian, MS CB 7 Jarrius James, 6-1, 165, SR, Galveston FS 3 Adam Jones, 6-2, 196, SO, Katy 1 Daryl Irby, 5-10, 175, SO, Pearland 26 Darius Poullard, 5-8, 178, SO, Ville Platte, LA LCB 23 Fred Thomas, 5-10, 170, SR, Lutcher, LA CARDINALS SPECIAL TEAMS 39 Sylvester Grimble, 5-11, 175, SO, Gretna, LA PK 49 Ramon Coto, Jr., 5-11, 230, FR, Houston P 49 Ramon Coto, Jr., 5-11, 230, FR, Houston DEMONS SPECIAL TEAMS 33 Joseph Sadler, 5-9, 190, SO, Devine K 37 Chris Moore, 5-11, 207, JR, Plano HO 17 Jordan Scelfo, 5-10, 200, JR, Tucson, AZ 60 John Shelton, 5-9, 156, FR, Winnfield, LA SS 90 Juston Edwards, 6-2, 230, JR, Pasadena P 35 Andy Wickman, 6-3, 202, JR, Houston DS 61 Stephen Featherston, 6-0, 205, FR, Groesbeck 37 Chris Moore, 5-11, 207, JR, Plano PR 81 Kody Edwards, 6-0, 150, FR, Mesquite DS 48 Hunter Graves, 5-9, 197, SR, Sumerall, MS 2 Jordan Hicks, 5-8, 165, SO, Arlington 49 Cody Nelson, 6-3, 220, FR, Slidell, LA KR 22 Jamari Gilbert, 6-1, 185, FR, Baytown H 11 Tuff McClain, 5-11, 183, SO, Spring 20 Keshon Leonard, 5-7, 160, FR, Rosenberg 35 Andy Wickman, 6-3, 202, JR, Houston KR 81 Kody Edwards, 6-0, 150, FR, Mesquite KR 7 Ed Eagan, 5-10, 181, JR, New Orleans, LA 25 Broderick Reeves, 5-9, 195, SO, Mexia 18 Imoan Claiborne, 5-11, 187, SR, Alexandria, LA PR 7 Ed Eagan, 5-10, 181, JR, New Orleans, LA 18 Imoan Claiborne, 5-11, 187, SR, Alexandria, LA 2014 Incarnate Word Roster (Num)
No Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown/High School No Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown/High School 1 Daryl Irby CB 5-10 175 So. Pearland/Dawson 54 Corey Lee DT 6-0 285 So. Humble/LaPorte 2 Jordan Hicks WR 5-8 165 So. Arlington/Juan Seguin 56 Nikko Trinidad LB 5-10 210 Sr. Granada Hills, CA/Bishop Alemany 3 Taylor Woods QB 6-3 205 Jr. Sugar Land/Fort Bend Austin 57 Devyn Jensen OL 6-3 290 Fr. Port Lavaca/Calhoun 4 Trent Brittain QB 6-2 200 So. Eastland/Eastland 60 Albert Miranda OL 6-3 303 Sr. Oxnard, CA/Hueneme 5 Breylann McCollum QB 6-2 215 Rf. Cibolo/Steele 61 Stephen Featherston DS 6-0 205 Fr. Groesbeck/Groesbeck 6 Kent Hadnot WR 6-2 175 Jr. Houston/Elkins 63 Tyler Preston OL 6-2 290 Fr. Georgetown/Georgetown 7 Dorland Fields RB 5-10 190 Fr. Sweeny/Sweeny 64 Bobby Limon OL 6-2 310 Fr. Port Lavaca/Calhoun 7 Jarrius James CB 6-1 165 Sr. Galveston/Ball 66 Fabian Mata OL 6-1 360 Fr. San Antonio/East Central 8 Casey Jennings WR 6-0 195 Sr. Fremont, CA/Washington 67 Jason Everding OL 6-4 295 Sr. Bismarck, ND/Century 9 Josh Zellars LB 6-0 205 So. Baytown/Baytown Lee 69 Trevor Mason OL 6-7 295 So. San Antonio/Taft 10 Brandon Tanksley S 6-2 210 Jr. Katy/Morton Ranch 70 Nathan Thompson OL 6-5 290 Jr. San Antonio/MacArthur 11 Clint Killough WR 5-10 175 Jr. San Antonio/MacArthur 71 Horace Hayes OL 6-4 295 Jr. Schertz/Clemens 12 Robert Johnson S 5-11 195 Jr. Richmond, CA/Berkeley 75 Prince Eshan OL 6-3 308 Rf. San Antonio/Sam Houston 13 Jeilyn Williams CB 5-9 165 Fr. San Antonio/O’Connor 76 Austin Jennings OL 6-3 280 Rf. San Antonio/Smithson Valley 14 Kyle Fishbeck QB 6-2 205 Jr. Portland/Gregory-Portland 77 Devin Threat OL 6-4 310 Sr. Mexia/Mexia 15 Quandre Washington S 6-1 210 Fr. Katy/Morton Ranch 78 Cameron Jackson OL 6-5 335 Fr. Converse/Steele 16 Daryl Brooks WR 6-3 190 So. Teague/Teague 79 Josh Esukpa DE 6-1 285 So. Mansfield/Timberview 17 Sean Hoeferkamp S 6-1 190 Fr. Austin/Westwood 80 Kaleb Hardy TE 6-3 220 Rf. Round Rock/Florence 17 Jordan Scelfo QB 5-10 200 Jr. Tucson, AZ/Salpointe 81 Kody Edwards WR 6-0 150 Fr. Mesquite/Mesquite Poteet 18 Adrian Norwood, Jr. S 5-11 205 So. Waco, TX/Waco 82 Taylor Hudson WR 6-0 180 Jr. San Antonio/Harlandale 19 Jerome McElroy OLB 6-0 245 Jr. Oakland, CA/Temecula Valley 83 Michael Thomas TE 6-3 230 Rf. Angleton/Angleton 20 Keshon Leonard RB 5-7 160 Fr. Rosenberg/Lamar Consolidated 84 Trevor Smith WR 5-6 175 Jr. Pleasant Hill, CA/College Park 22 Jamari Gilbert WR 6-1 185 Rf. Baytown/Baytown Lee 85 Anthony Marciano WR 6-0 175 Fr. San Antonio/Churchill 23 Kobie Douglas CB 5-9 155 Jr. Plano/Plano 86 Gabriel Taylor WR 6-7 210 Jr. San Antonio/Brackenridge 24 Sean Flannel RB 5-10 180 So. Brazoria/West Columbia 87 Alonso Roscoe WR 6-0 200 Fr. Helotes/O’Connor 25 Broderick Reeves RB 5-9 195 So. Mexia/Mexia 88 Justin Roberts DE 6-4 255 So. San Antonio/Steele 26 Junior Sessions RB 5-10 220 So. Mesquite/Mesquite 89 Avery Smith TE 6-5 240 Rf. San Antonio/The Winston School 27 Trey Colbert CB 6-0 200 So. Fort Worth/Southwest 90 Juston Edwards LB 6-2 230 Jr. Pasadena/Dobie 28 Kielyn Lewis CB 6-1 220 Sr. Gainesville/Gainesville 91 Dallin Muti DL 5-11 290 Jr. Laie, HI/Kahuku 29 John Oglesby RB 6-1 215 So. Katy/Seven Lakes 92 Eric England DT 6-1 260 Fr. Pearland/Dawson 30 Joel Higgins LB 6-0 210 So. Austin/Sweeny 93 Tyler Colbert DT 6-1 295 Rf. Ft. Worth/Southwest 31 Troy Lara S 5-11 190 Jr. San Antonio/Madison 94 Adrian Parker DT 5-10 270 Fr. Houston/Westfield 32 Jamarkese Williams CB 6-3 175 Fr. Temple/Temple 95 Quinten Kocian DE 6-3 260 Jr. San Antonio/Judson 33 Joseph Sadler RB 5-9 190 So. Devine/Devine 96 Taryn Davis DE 6-6 242 So. Dallas/Carrollton Newman Smith 34 Tre Spragg S 5-9 190 Sr. Fort Bend/Elkins 98 Jawara Beasley DE 6-3 235 Fr. League City/Clear Falls 35 Padyn Giebler LB 6-0 235 Jr. Ivan/Stephenville 99 Alex Jenkins DE 6-6 265 Jr. Bath, Eng./St. Gregory’s 36 Shane Piatnik DB 6-1 175 Fr. San Antonio/Smithson Valley 37 Stephen Howard CB 5-9 175 Sr. Sealy/Sealy Head Coach: Larry Kennan 38 Tim McCoy S 5-11 200 Fr. Holly Lake Ranch/Harmony Associate Head Coach: Todd Ivicic 39 Tanner Scheel LB 5-11 200 So. San Antonio/East Central Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator: Tony Marciano 40 Nick Morrow FB 6-1 230 Sr. Edna/Edna Defensive Coordinator: Brian Gamble 41 Robert Moorman DE 6-1 245 Jr. Bulverde/Smithson Valley Wide Receivers: Kyle Kennan 42 Nick Ginn LB 6-3 235 Sr. Corpus Christi/Calallen Defensive Backs: Nick Debose 43 Michael Allen LB 6-0 205 So. Garland/Lakeview Centennial Running Backs: Michael Briglin 44 Cyril Clarke TE 6-1 227 So. Houston/Alief Taylor Tight Ends: Larry Moore 45 Cole Wick TE 6-7 245 Jr. Hallettsville/Sacred Heart Catholic Quarterbacks: Sean Davis 46 Jamaal Ojo FB 6-0 222 So. Houston/Westbury Outside Linebackers: Kenith Pope 47 Joshua Campbell LB 6-0 235 Jr. San Antonio/Brandeis 48 David Nader S 5-11 200 Rf. Vienna, Austria/Neulandschule 49 Ramon Coto, Jr. K-P 5-11 230 Fr. Houston/Westfield 50 George Schwanenberg LB 5-11 215 Fr. Bulverde/Smithson Valley 51 Denzel Thomas LB 6-1 230 Fr. Mesquite/Mesquite Poteet 2014 Incarnate Word Roster (Alpha)
No Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown/High School No Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown/High School 43 Michael Allen LB 6-0 205 So. Garland/Lakeview Centennial 38 Tim McCoy S 5-11 200 Fr. Holly Lake Ranch/Harmony 98 Jawara Beasley DE 6-3 235 Fr. League City/Clear Falls 19 Jerome McElroy OLB 6-0 245 Jr. Oakland, CA/Temecula Valley 4 Trent Brittain QB 6-2 200 So. Eastland/Eastland 60 Albert Miranda OL 6-3 303 Sr. Oxnard, CA/Hueneme 16 Daryl Brooks WR 6-3 190 So. Teague/Teague 41 Robert Moorman DE 6-1 245 Jr. Bulverde/Smithson Valley 47 Joshua Campbell LB 6-0 235 Jr. San Antonio/Brandeis 40 Nick Morrow FB 6-1 230 Sr. Edna/Edna 44 Cyril Clarke TE 6-1 227 So. Houston/Alief Taylor 91 Dallin Muti DL 5-11 290 Jr. Laie, HI/Kahuku 27 Trey Colbert CB 6-0 200 So. Fort Worth/Southwest 48 David Nader S 5-11 200 Rf. Vienna, Austria/Neulandschule 93 Tyler Colbert DT 6-1 295 Rf. Ft. Worth/Southwest 18 Adrian Norwood, Jr. S 5-11 205 So. Waco, TX/Waco 49 Ramon Coto, Jr. K-P 5-11 230 Fr. Houston/Westfield 29 John Oglesby RB 6-1 215 So. Katy/Seven Lakes 96 Taryn Davis DE 6-6 242 So. Dallas/Carrollton Newman Smith 46 Jamaal Ojo FB 6-0 222 So. Houston/Westbury 23 Kobie Douglas CB 5-9 155 Jr. Plano/Plano 94 Adrian Parker DT 5-10 270 Fr. Houston/Westfield 90 Juston Edwards LB 6-2 230 Jr. Pasadena/Dobie 36 Shane Piatnik DB 6-1 175 Fr. San Antonio/Smithson Valley 81 Kody Edwards WR 6-0 150 Fr. Mesquite/Mesquite Poteet 63 Tyler Preston OL 6-2 290 Fr. Georgetown/Georgetown 92 Eric England DT 6-1 260 Fr. Pearland/Dawson 25 Broderick Reeves RB 5-9 195 So. Mexia/Mexia 75 Prince Eshan OL 6-3 308 Rf. San Antonio/Sam Houston 88 Justin Roberts DE 6-4 255 So. San Antonio/Steele 79 Josh Esukpa DE 6-1 285 So. Mansfield/Timberview 87 Alonso Roscoe WR 6-0 200 Fr. Helotes/O’Connor 67 Jason Everding OL 6-4 295 Sr. Bismarck, ND/Century 33 Joseph Sadler RB 5-9 190 So. Devine/Devine 61 Stephen Featherston DS 6-0 205 Fr. Groesbeck/Groesbeck 17 Jordan Scelfo QB 5-10 200 Jr. Tucson, AZ/Salpointe 7 Dorland Fields RB 5-10 190 Fr. Sweeny/Sweeny 39 Tanner Scheel LB 5-11 200 So. San Antonio/East Central 14 Kyle Fishbeck QB 6-2 205 Jr. Portland/Gregory-Portland 50 George Schwanenberg LB 5-11 215 Fr. Bulverde/Smithson Valley 24 Sean Flannel RB 5-10 180 So. Brazoria/West Columbia 26 Junior Sessions RB 5-10 220 So. Mesquite/Mesquite 35 Padyn Giebler LB 6-0 235 Jr. Ivan/Stephenville 89 Avery Smith TE 6-5 240 Rf. San Antonio/The Winston School 22 Jamari Gilbert WR 6-1 185 Rf. Baytown/Baytown Lee 84 Trevor Smith WR 5-6 175 Jr. Pleasant Hill, CA/College Park 42 Nick Ginn LB 6-3 235 Sr. Corpus Christi/Calallen 34 Tre Spragg S 5-9 190 Sr. Fort Bend/Elkins 6 Kent Hadnot WR 6-2 175 Jr. Houston/Elkins 10 Brandon Tanksley S 6-2 210 Jr. Katy/Morton Ranch 80 Kaleb Hardy TE 6-3 220 Rf. Round Rock/Florence 86 Gabriel Taylor WR 6-7 210 Jr. San Antonio/Brackenridge 71 Horace Hayes OL 6-4 295 Jr. Schertz/Clemens 51 Denzel Thomas LB 6-1 230 Fr. Mesquite/Mesquite Poteet 2 Jordan Hicks WR 5-8 165 So. Arlington/Juan Seguin 83 Michael Thomas TE 6-3 230 Rf. Angleton/Angleton 30 Joel Higgins LB 6-0 210 So. Austin/Sweeny 70 Nathan Thompson OL 6-5 290 Jr. San Antonio/MacArthur 17 Sean Hoeferkamp S 6-1 190 Fr. Austin/Westwood 77 Devin Threat OL 6-4 310 Sr. Mexia/Mexia 37 Stephen Howard CB 5-9 175 Sr. Sealy/Sealy 56 Nikko Trinidad LB 5-10 210 Sr. Granada Hills, CA/Bishop Alemany 82 Taylor Hudson WR 6-0 180 Jr. San Antonio/Harlandale 15 Quandre Washington S 6-1 210 Fr. Katy/Morton Ranch 1 Daryl Irby CB 5-10 175 So. Pearland/Dawson 45 Cole Wick TE 6-7 245 Jr. Hallettsville/Sacred Heart Catholic 78 Cameron Jackson OL 6-5 335 Fr. Converse/Steele 32 Jamarkese Williams CB 6-3 175 Fr. Temple/Temple 7 Jarrius James CB 6-1 165 Sr. Galveston/Ball 13 Jeilyn Williams CB 5-9 165 Fr. San Antonio/O’Connor 99 Alex Jenkins DE 6-6 265 Jr. Bath, Eng./St. Gregory’s 3 Taylor Woods QB 6-3 205 Jr. Sugar Land/Fort Bend Austin 76 Austin Jennings OL 6-3 280 Rf. San Antonio/Smithson Valley 9 Josh Zellars LB 6-0 205 So. Baytown/Baytown Lee 8 Casey Jennings WR 6-0 195 Sr. Fremont, CA/Washington 57 Devyn Jensen OL 6-3 290 Fr. Port Lavaca/Calhoun Head Coach: Larry Kennan 12 Robert Johnson S 5-11 195 Jr. Richmond, CA/Berkeley Associate Head Coach: Todd Ivicic 11 Clint Killough WR 5-10 175 Jr. San Antonio/MacArthur Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator: Tony Marciano 95 Quinten Kocian DE 6-3 260 Jr. San Antonio/Judson Defensive Coordinator: Brian Gamble 31 Troy Lara S 5-11 190 Jr. San Antonio/Madison Wide Receivers: Kyle Kennan 54 Corey Lee DT 6-0 285 So. Humble/LaPorte Defensive Backs: Nick Debose 20 Keshon Leonard RB 5-7 160 Fr. Rosenberg/Lamar Consolidated Running Backs: Michael Briglin 28 Kielyn Lewis CB 6-1 220 Sr. Gainesville/Gainesville Tight Ends: Larry Moore 64 Bobby Limon OL 6-2 310 Fr. Port Lavaca/Calhoun Quarterbacks: Sean Davis 85 Anthony Marciano WR 6-0 175 Fr. San Antonio/Churchill Outside Linebackers: Kenith Pope 69 Trevor Mason OL 6-7 295 So. San Antonio/Taft 66 Fabian Mata OL 6-1 360 Fr. San Antonio/East Central 5 Breylann McCollum QB 6-2 215 Rf. Cibolo/Steele Larry Kennan Head Coach
Kennan’s Career Coaching Record 1979 - Lamar (6-3-2), Southland Conference 1980 - Lamar (3-8-0), Southland Conference 1981 - Lamar (4-6-1), Southland Conference 1991 - London Monarchs (11-1) - World League of American Football Champs 2012 - Incarnate Word (2-9), Lone Star Conference 2013 - Incarnate Word (6-5), FCS Independent
From the moment he came on board at Incarnate Williams as the running backs coach. The addition of Word in mid-December of 2011, Larry Kennan has Williams to the staff brought instant recognition to had a major, positive effect on the Cardinals football the program and played a major role in the recruiting program. He has provided leadership and direction to process for a number of players. a program in the transitional phase of Division I and the results are starting to play out on the field. Kennan patrolled the sidelines in 2012 for the first time since 1997, however he remained close to the On the day of his hiring UIW Director of Athletics game during that time. He was executive director of Mark Papich was prophetic. Said Papich at the time the NFL Coaches Association based in Washington, “...in support of the university’s vision of expanding D.C. for the 13 years prior to becoming the head our brand Larry Kennan provides the experience we coach of the Cardinals. Those years combined with need....he gives Incarnate Word name recognition his 16 seasons as an NFL coach means he knows just through his ability to reach into the NFL as well as the about everyone who has walked the professional side- collegiate ranks....” lines for the past three decades.
It only took Kennan two seasons to show a significant The Cardinals were only 2-9 in Kennan’s first year at upgrade in the product on the field for UIW. The 2013 the helm, but there were a number of firsts for the season proved to be the most successful in the pro- program. The “Forever First” class completed their gram’s short history. A 6-5 record, the first winning eligibility and the 2012 class set a record with 25 season for the program, and a few milestone victories seniors. The team played a game in Cowboys Stadium along the way made it a season to remember. in Arlington, TX. Devan Avery became the first UIW player to play in a postseason all-star game when The 2013 Cardinals posted the first two shutouts in he went to California for the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl. school history and accumulated more school records Tight end Andrew Mocio became the first receiver in along the way than can be reasonably written down. school history to earn all-region honors. Avery and The two biggest wins of the season came on the road Mocio also participated in UIW’s first Pro Day in the at McMurry when the team battled back from an Spring of 2013. 11-point fourth quarter deficit to win 47-43 and give Kennan his first road victory at UIW. The next came He has been an NFL offensive coordinator, a quarter- the following week at home when the Cardinals came backs coach, a tight ends coach and a wide receivers back from a 10-point fourth quarter deficit to defeat coach. He owns a championship ring from the Los An- Abilene Christian, 34-31. ACU had defeated UIW, 40-6 geles Raiders Super Bowl XVIII win. And, he was the just three weeks earlier in Abilene. head coach of the London Monarchs when they won a World Football League championship in 1991. One of the most important decisions Kennan made in 2013 was to hire former Heisman trophy winner Ricky And perhaps most attractive of all for prospective Cardinals, he is a quarterback guru. During his tenure The Kennan File with the NFL Coaches Association he kept his hand in Hometown: La Verne, Calif. by tutoring quarterbacks as they prepared for their professional careers. The list of students includes Tim Education: University of La Verne Couch, Chad Pennington, Drew Brees, Tony Romo, By- BA, History ‘66 ron Leftwich, Eli Manning, Alex Smith, Drew Stanton Lifetime Teaching Credential and T.J. Yates to name a few. Family: Wife - Patricia Prior to his career in the NFL, Kennan was an offensive Sons - Steve, Ryan, Kyle coordinator for three years at both Nevada-Las Vegas and SMU. He took over as head coach at Lamar Uni- Career: versity in 1979 and spent three years in the Southland 1998-2011 Executive Director Conference. His LU squad set 38 team or individual NFL Coaches Association awards in his first year when they posted a 6-3-2 re- cord. His biggest win at Lamar was an 18-17 win over Coaching: defending SWC champion Baylor in 1981. He went 2011- Incarnate Word 13-17-3 before moving on to the NFL. Head Coach 1997 New England Patriots Considering all of that, what Larry Kennan wanted to Offensive Coordinator do was coach. And when the first opportunity came 1996 Oakland Raiders with 2012 spring drills at UIW he openly admitted Offensive Coordinator, QB Coach to being “excited”. He recalled that on the first day 1995 New Orleans Saints when the clouds broke and the sun came out he knew Tight Ends Coach all was good. 1992-94 Seattle Seahawks Offensive Coordinator, QB Coach Kennan was hired in December of 2011 and he has 1991 London Monarchs continued to sign better and more highly touted Head Coach players each year. He is laying the groundwork for a 1988-90 Indianapolis Colts program that will be successful in the short run and Offensive Coordinator, QB Coach long run. 1988 Denver Broncos Wide Receivers Coach And, when he leads his staff to conferences and 1982-87 Los Angeles Raiders clinics, the doors open because people know Larry Quarterbacks Coach Kennan and they want to talk football with him. And Super Bowl XVIII Champions that’s good because he knows the game, he is im- 1979-81 Lamar University mersed in it and he is back doing what he wants to Head Coach do--coach. 1976-78 SMU Offensive Coordinator 1973-75 Nevada-Las Vegas Offensive Coordinator 1972 Arvada West HS (Colo.) Assistant Coach 1969-71 University of Colorado Tight Ends Coach 1967-68 Garden Grove HS (Calif.) Assistant Coach 2014 CARDINAL STARTING LINEUPS QB RB FB/WR WR/TE WR TE LT LG C RG RT Sac St. Brittain Reeves Clarke Brooks Jennings Wick Thompson Miranda Threat Everding Hayes @SFA Woods Sessions Clarke /Mason Jennings Wick Thompson Miranda Threat Everding Hayes @NDSU Woods Sessions /Brooks Hicks Jennings Wick Thompson Miranda Threat Everding Hayes @ACU McCollum Sadler Clarke K. Edwards Jennings Wick Thompson Miranda Threat Everding Hayes SLU McCollum Sessions Clarke Hicks Jennings Wick Thompson Miranda Threat Everding Hayes HBU McCollum Sessions /K. Edwards Brooks Jennings Wick Thompson Miranda Threat Everding Hayes at NW St. McN St. at NICH SHSU at Lamar
DE NT DT OLB/DB ILB ILB OLB CB FS SS CB Sac St. Moorman Muti Lee Edwards Giebler Zellars Ginn Douglas Johnson Tanksley Irby @SFA Moorman Lee England /Washington Giebler Zellars Ginn Douglas Johnson Tanksley Irby @NDSU Moorman Lee England Edwards Giebler Campbell Ginn Douglas Johnson Tanksley James @ACU Moorman Lee England /Norwood Giebler Zellars Ginn Douglas Johnson Tanksley James SLU Moorman Lee Jenkins /Norwood Giebler Zellars Ginn Douglas Johnson Tanksley James HBU Moorman Lee England /Norwood Giebler Zellars Ginn Douglas Johnson Tanksley James at NW St. McN St. at NICH SHSU at Lamar
Start Chart Offense ‘14 ‘13 ‘12 ‘11 Car. Cons. Defense ‘14 ‘13 ‘12 ‘11 Car. Cons. Trent Brittain 1 11 - - 12 - Joshua Campbell 1 3 0 2 6 - Daryl Brooks 3 6 - - 9 1 Taryn Davis 0 3 - - 3 - Cyril Clarke 4 2 - - 5 - Kobie Douglas 6 11 0 - 17 17 Kody Edwards 2 - - - 2 1 Juston Edwards 2 10 1 - 13 - Jason Everding 6 3 - - 9 6 Eric England 4 - - - 4 1 Kent Hadnot 0 1 1 - 2 - Padyn Giebler 6 11 5 - 22 21 Horace Hayes 6 11 11 - 28 28 Nick Ginn 6 11 3 0 20 20 Jordan Hicks 2 0 - - 2 - Daryl Irby 2 10 - - 12 - Casey Jennings 6 11 - - 17 17 Jarrius James 4 0 - - 4 4 Trevor Mason 1 0 - - 1 - Alex Jenkins 1 - - - 1 - Matt McCarthy 0 11 0 - 11 - Robert Johnson 6 - - - 6 6 Breylann McCollum 3 - - - 3 3 Corey Lee 6 1 - - 7 6 Albert Miranda 6 1 - - 7 6 Kielyn Lewis 0 0 6 0 6 - John Oglesby 0 1 - - 1 - Robert Moorman 6 4 2 - 12 6 Broderick Reeves 1 2 - - 3 - Dallin Muti 1 - - - 1 - Joseph Sadler 1 - 2 - 3 - Adrian Norwood 3 6 - - 9 3 Junior Sessions 4 9 - - 12 1 Justin Roberts 0 1 - - 1 - Nathan Thompson 6 10 2 - 18 15 Tre Spragg 0 0 1 0 1 - Devin Threat 6 11 11 1 29 28 Brandon Tanksley 6 5 2 - 13 11 Cole Wick 6 9 0 - 15 6 Q. Washington 1 - - - 1 - Taylor Woods 2 0 4 - 6 - Josh Zellars 5 1 - - 6 3 CARDINAL SCORING PLAYS OPPONENT PLAYS YDS TOP QTR PLAY Sacramento State 8 29 3:02 1 Ramon Coto 47 field goal Sacramento State 7 47 3:05 1 Coto 49 field goal Sacramento State 8 97 3:14 4 Joseph Sadler 49 pass from Taylor Woods (Coto kick) @ Stephen F. Austin 8 46 3:37 3 Coto 47 field goal Southeastern Louisiana 1 24 0:07 2 Cole Wick 24 pass from Kody Edwards (Coto kick) Houston Baptist 11 76 5:58 1 Broderick Reeves 3 run (Coto kick) Houston Baptist 10 73 5:03 2 Casey Jennings 34 pass from Breylann McCollum (Coto kick) Houston Baptist 4 7 0:29 2 Coto 40 field goal Houston Baptist 14 95 7:21 3 Junior Sessions 20 run (Coto kick) Houston Baptist 7 44 2:39 4 Sessions 3 run (Coto kick)
2014 DRIVE INFORMATION Most Plays: 14 Fewest Plays: 1 Most Yards: 97 Fewest Yards: 7 Longest Drive: 7:21 Shortest Drive: 0:07 UIW Season Stats
UIW Season Stats
UIW Season Stats