The 2009 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team represented the University of the Incarnate Word in the 2009 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by first-year head coach Mike Santiago. The 2009 season was the inaugural season for UIW football and they competed as an NCAA Division II Independent, meaning they had no athletic conference affiliation in football for the season. Home games were played on campus at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium. They finished the season 5–5 in their first season of intercollegiate play as a Division II Independent.
TV and radio All Incarnate Word games were broadcast on ESPN 1250 The Zone with the voices of Paul Alexander and Trey Ware. The weekly Mike Santiago Coach’s Show was also aired live by ESPN 1250 The Zone. Coach Santiago was heard each Thursday for 13 weeks of the season beginning at 7 p.m. KUIW Internet Radio carried all Cardinals football games live while KUIW TV streamed the games live as part of the simulcast.
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Coaching staff Name Position Alma materJoined staff Mike Santiago Head coach / Quarterbacks Southern Utah (1977) 2007 Jim Marshall Offensive coordinator / Offensive Line UT Martin (1969) 2007 Todd Ivicic Defensive coordinator / Linebackers / Special Teams Sam Houston State (1991) 2007 Kyle Kennan Director of football operations / Wide Receivers Roger Williams (2001) 2007 Nick Debose Defensive backs Southeastern Oklahoma (2006) 2008 Brian Gamble Defensive line Texas A&M (2002) 2008 Caesar Martinez Strength and conditioning Coach Texas Tech 2008 Nick George Graduate Assistant / Tight Ends / Fullbacks Utah State (2006) 2008 Brendon Saul Graduate Assistant / Cornerbacks Texas State 2009 Johnny Walker Volunteer Assistant / Defensive Backs Texas 2009 Erik Flowers Volunteer Assistant / Running Backs Arizona State 2009 T.R. St. Charles Head Football Athletic Trainer Vanderbilt (1976) 2008
Roster 2009 Incarnate Word Cardinals FootballQuarterback 2 Eric Massoni – freshman (6'2, 215) 9 Shane Knight – freshman (6'0, 180) 10 Paden Lynch – freshman (6'5, 205) 14 Chase Nickerson – freshman (6'1, 215) 15 Jerry Lopez – freshman (5'11, 185) 17 Thomas Specia – junior (6'3, 210)
Running back 21 Keith Brown – freshman (5'10, 175) 22 Trent Rios – freshman (5'8, 175) 30 Alex Torres – freshman (6'0, 195) 34 J.J. Johnson – sophomore (5'8, 185) 45 Elliot Hudson – freshman (5’10, 180) 47 Holden Rios – freshman (6'0, 175)
Fullback 43 Donald Gies – sophomore (6'0, 200) 44 Neal Jackson – freshman (5'11, 220)
Wide receiver 1 Robert Williams – freshman (5'8, 155) 3 Dominic Hamilton – freshman (5'9, 175) 4 Todd Walker – senior (6'3, 200) 5 Matt McLaren – sophomore (6'0, 180) 6 Derrick Walls – freshman (5'8, 160) 11 Austin Quinney – freshman (5'11, 190) 13 Mike Woods – sophomore (6'1, 172) 82 Jacob Love – sophomore (5'7, 165) 83 Kenneth Pryor – Sophomore (6'0, 170) 86 Carlos Laurel – freshman (6'1, 175) 87 Andrew Richter – freshman (5'11, 170) 89 Colton Palmer – freshman (6'4, 195) Tight end 42 Zach Behnsch – freshman (6'1, 205) 80 Andrew Mocio – freshman (6'5, 215) 81 Robert Anderson – freshman (6'1, 210) 84 Josh Busby – Sophomore (6'2, 245) 88 Caleb Kocian – Freshman (6'3, 240) 97 George DeRosa – freshman (6'0, 225)
Offensive line 54 Patrick Martinez – C – freshman (6'0, 255) 57 Jake Roby – OT – freshman (6'6, 260) 60 Jon Gallegos – C – freshman (6'0, 255) 61 Andy Seaman – OG – freshman (6'2, 270) 64 Klayton Smith – OG – freshman (6'2, 280) 67 Charles Segura – OG – Sophomore (6'2, 295) 68 Michael Palacios – OG – Freshman (6'5, 340) 69 Mathew Atwell – OT – Sophomore (6'4, 270) 73 Jeremy Fields – OG – Freshman (6'1, 295) 74 Eric Salas – OG – freshman (6'1, 275) 76 Jayson Hierholzer – OT – freshman (6'4, 285) 79 Tim Kudla – OT – sophomore (6'4, 265)
Defensive line 52 Alan Ford – DE – freshman (6'5, 210) 55 Brandon Terry – DT – freshman (5'10, 270) 58 Brandon Fraser – DE – Junior (6'2, 240) 63 Joseph Roberson – DT – freshman (6'0, 265) 65 Anthony Vela – DT – freshman (6'0, 270) 70 Steve Burgamy – DT – sophomore (5'11, 260) 71 Robby Horton – DT – freshman (6'2, 265) 85 Zach Zellars – DE – Freshman (6'2, 240) 90 Chad Miles – DE – freshman (6'4, 231) 91 Herman Torres – DE – junior (6'0, 230) 92 Chaz Cobb – DE – freshman (6'1, 210) 93 Randy Enriquez – DE – junior (6'0, 255) 95 Marcus McKenzie – DT – freshman (6'0, 270) 98 Diego McClain – DT – sophomore (6'2, 260) 99 Ty Warnasch – DT – freshman (6'3, 300) Linebacker 33 Dakota Mawyer – freshman (6'3, 250) 35 Tyler Fields – freshman (6'0, 235) 38 Josh Boone – junior (6'3, 230) 40 Rashaad Patterson – freshman (5'10, 210) 46 Chris Vargas – freshman (5'9, 215) 50 Trey Marquez – freshman (5'11, 215) 51 Daniel Soto – senior (6'1, 233) 53 Samuel Weisman – freshman (6'0, 205) 56 Jerry Sealey – Sophomore (5'11, 220)
Defensive back 7 Chaz Pavliska – S – freshman (5'11, 210) 8 Matt Sanders – CB – freshman (5'9, 150) 16 Mat Garza – CB – freshman (5'8, 150) 19 James Perez – CB – freshman (5'11, 155) 20 Ross Bishop – CB – freshman (5'9, 165) 23 Aaron Hernandez – S – sophomore (6'0, 185) 24 Trey Mumme – S – freshman (5'11, 175) 25 Devan Avery – CB – freshman (5'10, 160) 26 Todd Lyons – S – freshman (5'11, 195) 27 Aaron Willis – S – freshman (6'3, 210) 28 Ephraim Banda – S – junior (5'9, 190) 29 Antoine Banks – CB – freshman (5'9, 170) 31 Jesson Gil – CB – freshman (5'10, 165) 32 Larry Cruz – CB – junior (6'0, 180) 36 Anthony Stokes – S – freshman (5'11, 190) 37 Aaron Stokes – S – freshman (5'11, 190) 41 Ricky Rodriguez – CB – freshman (5'11, 175)
Special teams 39 Saul Meza – K – freshman (5'9, 160) 49 Thomas Rebold – K/P – sophomore (5'10, 175)
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Game summaries
Monterrey Tech
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@ Arkansas Tech
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Midwestern State
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@ Langston
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@ Oklahoma Panhandle State
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East Central
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Texas Lutheran
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@ Southwestern Assemblies of God
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Southern Arkansas
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@ Eastern New Mexico
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