The 2013 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team represented the
University of the Incarnate Word
The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) is a private Roman Catholic university with its main campus in San Antonio and Alamo Heights, Texas. Founded in 1881 by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, the university's main campus is lo ...
in the
2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season
The 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The season began o ...
. The Cardinals played their first season of a transition to the FCS level. However, they were not considered a FCS team for scheduling purposes until 2014. They were led by second-year head coach
Larry Kennan
Lawrence W. Kennan (born June 13, 1944) is an American football coach and former player. Kennan was most recently the head football coach for the Incarnate Word Cardinals football, University of the Incarnate Word from 2012 to 2017. He was also ...
. Home games were played at
Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium is a stadium in San Antonio, Texas. It is the home field for the men's and women's soccer, track and field, and American football teams of the University of the Incarnate Word. The stadium currently seats 6,000 peop ...
. This was a transition season for the Cardinals. As a transitioning school from D2 to D1, the Cardinals were ineligible for the FCS Playoffs and the D2 playoffs. They played a mixed schedule of schools from the
FCS,
NAIA, and
D-II. The Cardinals joined the
Southland Conference
The Southland Conference (SLC) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States (specifically Texas and Louisiana). It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it participates in ...
for football in the 2014 season, and it counted as the 2nd year in a 4-year transition into the D1 level that will make them eligible for the FCS Playoffs in 2017–18.
They finished the season 6–5.
Schedule
*Tape delayed broadcast
Game summaries
At No. 7 Central Arkansas
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Box Score
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Texas College
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Langston
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At No. 5 Sam Houston State
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Eastern New Mexico
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At Southeastern Louisiana
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At Abilene Christian
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Houston Baptist
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At McMurry
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Abilene Christian
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Angelo State
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Audio streaming
All Incarnate Word games were broadcast on
KKYX
KKYX (680 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to San Antonio, Texas. It broadcasts a classic country format and is owned by the Cox Media Group. It focuses on country hits of the 1950s through the 1990s. It also carries play-by- ...
with the voices of Gabe Farias and Shawn Morris. KKYX's broadcasts were available at thei
websiteKUIW Radioproduced a student media broadcast every week, that is available online, and they provided streaming of all non-televised home games were shown vi
UIW TV
References
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The Incarnate Word Cardinals football program is the College football, intercollegiate American football team for the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) located in San Antonio, Texas. The program began in 2009 and originally competed in NCAA D ...