| Year: | 2020 |
| Team: | Incarnate Word Cardinals |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Short Conf: | Southland |
| Record: | 3–3 |
| Conf Record: | 3–3 |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Off Coach: | Cody Crill |
| Oc Year: | 3rd |
| Def Coach: | Justin Deason |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
| Def Scheme: | Multiple |
The 2020 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team represented the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals played their home games at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium in San Antonio, Texas. They were led by third-year head coach Eric Morris. On August 13 Incarnate Word announced they would postpone all competition for the Fall 2020 and instead opted for a Spring 2021 season.[1]
The Southland Conference released their spring preseason poll in January 2021. The Cardinals were picked to finish fifth in the conference.[2] In addition, two Cardinals were chosen to the Preseason All-Southland Team[3]
| 1 | Nicholls | 67 (7) | |
| 2 | Sam Houston State | 65 (6) | |
| 3 | Southeastern Louisiana | 48 | |
| 4 | McNeese State | 45 (1) | |
| 5 | Incarnate Word | 32 | |
| 6 | Northwestern State | 20 | |
| 7 | Lamar | 17 |
Defense
2nd Team
Source: [4]
Source: [5]
| Name | Position | Alma mater | Joined staff |
| Head Coach | Texas Tech (2008) | 2018 | |
| Assistant Head Coach / Wide Receivers | Texas Tech (2014) | 2018 | |
| Justin Deason | Defensive Coordinator | Central Oklahoma (2003) | 2018 |
| Cody Crill | Offensive Coordinator | Angelo State (2002) | 2018 |
| Brandon Lechtenberg | Linebackers / Special Teams Coordinator | 2018 | |
| Inside Receivers / Recruiting Coordinator | Incarnate Word (2015) | 2018 | |
| Darren Garrigan | Defensive Backs / Pass Game Coordinator | West Texas A&M (2009) | 2018 |
| Matthew Gregg | Outside Linebackers | 2019 | |
| Quarterbacks | UTEP (2017) | 2018 | |
| Jordan Shoemaker | Offensive Line / Run Game Coordinator | Houston (2011) | 2018 |
| Brett Watson | Defensive Line / Academic Coordinator | West Texas A&M (2009) | 2018 |
| Scotty Yates | Quality Control / Defensive Backs | Texas A&M University–Commerce (2015) | 2019 |
| Bret Huth | Director of Strength and Conditioning | John Carroll (2010) | 2018 |
| Jimmy Fowler | Director of Football Operations | 2021 | |
Source: [6]
The following Cardinals received postseason honors for the 2020 season:[7]
STATS Perform FCS Jerry Rice Award
QB Cameron Ward – Freshman
Southland Conference Freshman of the Year
QB Cameron Ward
All–Southland Conference Spring Football First–Team
RB Kevin Brown – Senior
LB Kelechi Anyalebechi – Junior
KR Ce'Cori Tolds – Junior
All–Southland Conference Spring Football Second–Team
WR Robert Ferrel – Junior
OL Caleb Johnson – Junior
DL Cameron Preston – Junior
DB Shawn Holton – Sophomore
PR Robert Ferrel – Junior
All–Southland Conference Spring Football Third–Team
QB Cameron Ward – Freshman
OL Nash Jones – Freshman
OL Reid Francis – Freshman
K Carson Mohr – Sophomore
DL Blaine Hoover – Junior
DL Chance Main – Junior
LB Isaiah Paul – Freshman
DB Elliott Davison – Freshman
See also: 2020 McNeese State Cowboys football team.
See also: 2020 Lamar Cardinals football team.
See also: 2020 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team.
See also: 2020 Nicholls Colonels football team.
See also: 2020 Northwestern State Demons football team.
See also: 2020 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team.