LAKE CHARLES, La. –  The University of the Incarnate Word football team cruised to its largest road victory under third-year head coach Eric Morris, 48-20, against No. 19 McNeese on Saturday, Feb. 27, to open the much-awaited Spring 2021 season at Cowboy Stadium. 

Cameron Ward led the Cardinals with 306 passing yards and four touchdown passes to ink his name in the UIW record book for most touchdown passes in a game by a true freshman. Kevin Brown set a new personal-best with 117 rushing yards. 

The Cardinals jumped all over McNeese early, building a 31-3 lead at halftime. The first quarter saw Ward throw a 35-yard TD pass to Kaleb Ducros to get the Cardinals on the board at the 8:13 mark. Ce'Cori Tolds returned a 101-yard kickoff to answer a McNeese 25-yard field goal to go up 14-3.  

Ward added two more touchdown passes in the second quarter, a 56-yard bomb to Darion Chafin and a 27-yarder to Jaelin Campbell with 4:40 left in the half. Carson Mohr was a perfect 3-for-3 on extra points and booted a 36-yard field goal in the second quarter.  

UIW played staunch defense, flying around the field, and limited the Cowboys to just two-of-nine on third downs and 180 yards in the first half. 

McNeese's scoring came in the second half to break their touchdown drought with 2:54 to go in the third quarter. Quarterback Cody Orgeron dished it off to Carlo Williams who rushed for nine yards into the endzone for the Cowboy's first touchdown of the game.  

Ward matched a true freshman touchdown record in a single game, off an eight-yard pass to a wide-open Roger McCuller in the endzone early in the fourth quarter.  

The Cowboys' final points in the game came late in the fourth as Orgeron carried the ball across the goal line on a 12-yard rush, followed by Abel's extra point. 

Sophomore quarterback Kevin Yeager came in to close out the game with a final score for the Cardinals connecting with Ameer King on a short three-yard pass. Mohr's extra point closed out the game in UIW's 48-20 win against McNeese.