Southland opts for '21, allows fall nonconference
The Southland Conference has opted to play college football in the spring, but it did allow wiggle room for its members to play nonconference games this fall.
2020 Schedule
2020 Schedule
0-0, 2nd in Southland
Central Arkansas earns share of Southland title, 52-35
Breylin Smith passed for 296 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions, and Central Arkansas earned a share of the Southland Conference title with a 52-35 win over Incarnate Word on Friday night.
New Mexico State gets first win, 41-28 over Incarnate Word
Josh Adkins threw two touchdown passes, Jason Huntley ran for 174 yards and New Mexico State beat Incarnate Word 41-28 on Saturday for its first win of the season.
Gipson leads Stephen F. Austin over Incarnate Word 31-24
Xavier Gipson caught four passes for 132 yards and scored the go-ahead touchdown to help Stephen F. Austin beat Incarnate Word 31-24 on Saturday night.
Gums drives Nicholls to 27-23 win over Incarnate Word
Julien Gums danced his way into the end zone in the final minutes and the Nicholls defense held on to give the Colonels a 27-23 victory over Incarnate Word on Saturday.
Northwestern State beats Incarnate Word 44-41 in OT
Shelton Eppler tossed a 1-yard touchdown pass to Quan Shorts in overtime and Northwestern State beat Incarnate Word 44-41 on Saturday night for its first win of the season.
Copeland's season-best 378 yards leads Incarnate Word, 35-17
Jon Copeland passed for a season-best 376 yards with four touchdown passes as Incarnate Word pushed its win streak to four games with a 35-17 defeat of Lamar on Saturday.
Incarnate Word edges mistake-prone SE Louisiana 27-21
Lamont Johnson pulled in a 21-yard pass from Jon Copeland in the fourth quarter with the winning score as Incarnate Word defeated Southeastern Louisiana 27-21 Saturday night, downing a ranked opponent for the second week in a row.
Copeland airs it out as Incarnate Word beats Houston Baptist
Jon Copeland threw for 342 yards and three touchdowns and Incarnate Word never trailed and held off Houston Baptist with a 38-36 win Saturday night.
Incarnate Word leads early, holds on in 31-24 win
Keyondrick Philio ran for three touchdowns and Incarnate Word took an early lead and held it to beat Abilene Christian 31-24 on Saturday night.
Schmid leads Sam Houston St. in 45-6 rout of Incarnate Word
Eric Schmid had five touchdown passes and threw for 531 yards to lead Sam Houston State to a 45-6 rout of Incarnate Word on Saturday night in a Southland Conference opener.
Copeland tosses 5 TDs, Incarnate Word stops TSU 63-44
Jon Copeland threw for 344 yards and five touchdowns as Incarnate Word picked up its first victory of the year, rolling past Texas Southern 63-44 on Saturday night.
Harris threw 3 TDs, UTSA rolls past Incarnate Word, 35-7
Frank Harris threw three touchdown passes and UTSA won the inaugural Hometown Showdown with San Antonio rival Incarnate Word, 35-7 in the season opener on Saturday.
UTSA WR hauls in long catch for TD (0:27)
Montana State beats Incarnate Word 35-14 in FCS playoff
Troy Andersen ran for a touchdown and threw for another to lead Montana State to a 35-14 win over Incarnate Word in the first round of the FCS playoffs on Saturday.
Incarnate Word clinches share of Southland Conference title
Ra'Quanne Dickens ran 35 times for 213 yards and three touchdowns and Incarnate Word clinched a share of the Southland Conference title Saturday night with a 40-27 win over Central Arkansas.
Incarnate Word moves into 1st-place tie in SLC with win
Jon Copeland threw for 324 yards and four touchdowns as Incarnate Word rolled past Sam Houston State 43-26 on Saturday to pull into a tie atop the Southland Conference standings.
Fourcade's 5 TDs help Nicholls St. beat Incarnate Word 48-21
Chase Fourcade passed for four touchdowns and ran for another to help Nicholls State beat Incarnate Word 48-21 on Saturday.
Copeland, Incarnate Word beat McNeese St. 45-17
Jon Copeland threw three touchdown passes, including a pair to Phillip Baptiste, and ran for another score to help Incarnate Word beat McNeese State 45-17 on Saturday night.
Lamar scores on blocked FG to beat Incarnate Word, 27-21
Lane Taylor blocked a 40-yard field goal attempt and Caleb Abrom scooped up the loose ball and returned it 66 yards for the game-winning score as time expired, giving Lamar a 27-21 Southland Conference victory over Incarnate Word on Saturday afternoon.
Incarnate Word wins 3rd straight, beats SE Louisiana 52-34
Jon Copeland threw for 411 yards and three touchdowns as Incarnate Word won its third-straight Southland Conference game, running past Southeastern Louisiana 52-34 on Saturday.
Copeland with 3 TDs leads Incarnate Word to 44-34 win
Jon Copeland threw for three touchdowns and Incarnate Word beat Abilene Christian 44-34 on Saturday night.
Dickens scores early, Incarnate Word rolls over SFA 31-7
Ra'Quanne Dickens ran for a career-high 220 yards and two touchdowns as Incarnate Word blew out to an early lead and coasted to a 31-7 victory over Stephen F. Austin on Saturday night to get its first win of the season.
Fine leads North Texas in a 58-16 rout of Incarnate Word
Mason Fine threw for more than 400 yards and four touchdowns, three of them to Rico Bussey Jr. as North Texas routed Incarnate Word, 58-16 on Saturday night.
North Texas QB throws dime into end zone for TD (0:43)
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2020 Southland Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 1-0 | 6-4 |
| Central Arkansas | 0-0 | 5-4 |
| Houston Baptist | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Incarnate Word | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lamar | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| McNeese | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nicholls | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Northwestern State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| SE Louisiana | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sam Houston State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Abilene Christian | 0-1 | 1-5 |