| Year: | 2024 |
| Team: | Incarnate Word Cardinals |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Short Conf: | Southland |
| Statsrank: | 14 |
| Fcscoachrank: | 15 |
| Record: | 0–0 |
| Conf Record: | 0–0 |
| Head Coach: | Clint Killough |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Coach: | Conner McQueen |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Coach: | Jim Gush |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium |
The 2024 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team will represent the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals will play their home games at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium in San Antonio, Texas. They are led by second-year head coach Clint Killough.
The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 22, 2024. The Cardinals were picked to finish second in the conference and received eight first-place votes.[1]
| 1 | Nicholls | 119 (9) | |
| 2 | Incarnate Word | 113 (8) | |
| 3 | Southeastern Louisiana | 94 | |
| 4 | Lamar | 88 (1) | |
| 5 | Stephen F. Austin | 72 | |
| 6 | McNeese | 64 | |
| 7 | Houston Christian | 41 | |
| 8 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 37 | |
| 9 | Northwestern State | 25 |
The Southland Conference announced the 2024 preseason all-conference football team selections on July 22, 2024. UIW had a total of 10 players selected.[2]
Offense
1st Team
2nd Team
Defense
1st Team
2nd Team
Source: [4]
| Name | Position | Alma mater | Joined staff |
| Head coach | Incarnate Word (2015) | 2018 | |
| Associate head coach / running backs | TCU (2017) | 2023 | |
| Connor McQueen | Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks | Texas A&M (2017) | 2023 |
| Jim Gush | Defensive coordinator | Bucknell (1981) | 2023 |
| Blair Cavanaugh | Special teams coordinator | Portland State (2016) | 2022 |
| Sam Bennett | Linebackers / academic coordinator | Texas Tech (2010) | 2023 |
| Offensive line / run game coordinator | Oklahoma (2016) | 2023 | |
| Ben Olson | Defensive line / defensive run game coordinator | Eastern Illinois (2013) | 2023 |
| George Sanders | Defensive backs / defensive pass game coordinator | Southwest Baptist (2016) | 2023 |
| Willis White | Wide receivers / pass game coordinator | Alabama State (2018) | 2023 |
| Nick Young | Tight ends / recruiting coordinator | Toledo (2012) | 2023 |
| Tre Spragg | Defensive quality control | Incarnate Word (2015) | 2023 |
| Ashaad Mabry | Defensive quality control | 2024 | |
| Trevor Begue | Offensive quality control | Incarnate Word (2022) | 2024 |
| John Scifers | Special teams quality control / video coordinator | Incarnate Word (2021) | 2023 |
| Cody Dunn | Director of football operations | McGill (2021) | 2022 |
| Mauricio De La Garza | Offensive graduate assistant | 2023 | |
| Lamont Johnson | Offensive graduate assistant | Incarnate Word (2019) | 2023 |
| Luke Pardee | Offensive graduate assistant | 2024 | |
| Brayden Strauss | Defensive graduate assistant | 2024 | |
| Davis Conley | Head strength and conditioning | LaGrange (2017) | 2022 |
| Augie Melendez Jr. | Head football athletic trainer | Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi (2017) | 2017 |
Source: [5]
See also: 2024 Northern Colorado Bears football team.
See also: 2024 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team.
See also: 2024 Southern Illinois Salukis football team.
See also: 2024 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team.
See also: 2024 Nicholls Colonels football team.
See also: 2024 McNeese Cowboys football team.
See also: 2024 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team.
See also: 2024 Houston Christian Huskies football team.
See also: 2024 Lamar Cardinals football team.
See also: 2024 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team.