Southland Incarnate Word

Record5-4through 9 games
Nextat SE LouisianaSat Nov 7 · 7 pm ET

The rest of the season

Every game left is at least 70%

Win out 63% · expect 2.6 of 3 more wins

Incarnate Word's chance to win each game left, from our model: SE Louisiana 70%, Nicholls 98%, East Texas A&M 91%

Bar height is our model’s chance in each game left. Dashed line: 50%.

LeadersPassing Emmett Brown 2,390 · Rushing Jayden Hibbler 473 · Receiving Isaiah Champagne 435 All player stats

The model#13 among FCS teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Incarnate Word · 2026 schedule and results5-4Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 54% · 0 opponents played so far are in the AP top 25 now.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Aug 29Oklahoma PanhandleW 76-141-00-0
2Sep 12@Northern ArizonaL 28-38Incarnate Word lost 28-38 at Northern Arizona. Chance to win started at 29%, low under 1%, high 56%.1-10-0Pass Brown 426 · Rush Turner 72 · Rec Phipps 125
3Sep 19Houston ChristianW 30-23Incarnate Word won 30-23 vs Houston Christian. Chance to win started at 88%, low 47%, high better than 99%.2-11-0Pass Brown 259 · Rush Hibbler 70 · Rec Champagne 113
4Sep 26@Texas StateL 10-63 159Incarnate Word lost 10-63 at Texas State. Chance to win started at 2%, low under 1%, high 2%.2-21-0Pass Brown 242 · Rush Turner 23 · Rec Alexander 67
5Oct 3@Stephen F. AustinL 26-28Incarnate Word lost 26-28 at Stephen F. Austin. Chance to win started at 7%, low under 1%, high 49%.2-31-1Pass Brown 372 · Rush Hibbler 57 · Rec Garcia 86
6Oct 10@LamarL 35-38Incarnate Word lost 35-38 at Lamar. Chance to win started at 25%, low under 1%, high 27%.2-41-2Pass Brown 303 · Rush Brown 50 · Rec Emmers 104
7Oct 17UT Rio Grande ValleyW 41-16Incarnate Word won 41-16 vs UT Rio Grande Valley. Chance to win started at 75%, low 59%, high better than 99%.3-42-2Pass Brown 193 · Rush Hibbler 95 · Rec Hibbler 92
8Oct 24McNeeseW 38-6Incarnate Word won 38-6 vs McNeese. Chance to win started at 88%, low 88%, high better than 99%.4-43-2Pass Brown 283 · Rush Brown 72 · Rec Alexander 67
9Oct 31Northwestern StateW 66-14Incarnate Word won 66-14 vs Northwestern State. Chance to win started at 98%, low 98%, high better than 99%.5-44-2Pass Brown 312 · Rush Hibbler 102 · Rec Alexander 173
10Nov 7@SE Louisiana7 pm ET70% to win
11Nov 14Nicholls3 pm ET98% to win
12Nov 21@East Texas A&M4 pm ET91% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Incarnate Word, through 9 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.

The small line beside each score is the team's win chance through the game, drawn on one scale for every game. The small number is total plays.

Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, big plays)▼
DateOppResultYdsTOTOPEPA/playSuccess%Big plays (IsoPPP)Note
Oct 31Northwestern StateW 66-14———+0.30449.4%1.45Most explosive
Oct 24McNeeseW 38-6———+0.21345.8%1.19Blowout win
Oct 17UT Rio Grande ValleyW 41-16———+0.14155.7%0.74
Oct 10@LamarL 35-38———−0.07744.8%0.88One-score loss
Oct 3@Stephen F. AustinL 26-28———+0.10739.2%1.35One-score loss
Sep 26@Texas StateL 10-63358230:27−0.23037.4%1.04Season-low EPA/play
Sep 19Houston ChristianW 30-23———+0.06943.8%0.90One-score win
Sep 12@Northern ArizonaL 28-38———+0.08454.2%1.08
Aug 29Oklahoma PanhandleW 76-14———+0.54662.0%1.32Season-high EPA/play
Season average (9 games)3582.0+0.12848.0%1.10

Ahead

The forecast

The games that decide the season

The games that decide the season

Sat Nov 7Next: SE Louisianaat SE Louisiana · on the road

Recent form · last 10 games

Incarnate Word has won three of its last five.

6-4 over the last 10, and won the last three.

Streak W3Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 6-4

Range of outcomes · Incarnate Word · 2026

Incarnate Word’s most common regular-season record in our model is 8-4. Most outcomes (97%) land from 7-5 to 8-4.

Regular-season wins: chance of each total, from the game chances above

6 wins 3%; 7 wins 34%; 8 wins 63%
What a title game and a playoff run could add
Floor5-7Sub-.500 season. Playoff bid out of reach.
Base7-5Mid-table finish. Conference title a stretch.
Ceiling8-4Conference title race. Playoff bid in play.

Bars are the chance of each regular-season win total, from our model's chance in each game left, through 9 games. Paler bars are the outer 10% at each end. The closed row comes from the season-path projection, which also plays out conference title games and the FCS playoff.

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Worth watchingGames average 66 combined points, shootouts

What it is like to watch them2026 · 5-4

Game feel66shootoutscombined pts / game2nd highest-scoring of 10 in the Southland
Heart rate1-2some dramain one-score games (3 of 9)7th most one-score games of 10 in the Southland
Margin+12.2comfortableavg scoring margin2nd best margin of 10 in the Southland
Big plays1.10grind it outexplosiveness (IsoPPP)10th most explosive of 10 in the Southland
Home crowd2,784avg attendance8th biggest crowds of 10 in the Southland

Measured from 9 games · ranks are among Southland teams the same season

Team storyThe story of this team right now, in one line.
The weekly grind

Incarnate Word is 5-4 and plays at SE Louisiana next.

2026 Record5-4
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Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Incarnate Word is 5-4 and plays at SE Louisiana next.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Cardinals.”
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