SAN ANTONIO – The University of the Incarnate Word football team plays its final regular season home game on Saturday, November 4 against Nicholls State University at 3 p.m. With a win, UIW has the chance to clinch the Southland Conference title for the third season in a row and the automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs.
 
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• The Cardinals remain at No. 4 in the AFCA Coaches Poll behind South Dakota State, Furman, and Montana. The Stats Perform FCS Top 25 rankings feature UIW at No. 8 and the Division I Football Championship Committee's Top 10 Rankings were released with UIW just barely making the cut at No. 10.
• UIW has jumped into the top five offenses in the country, putting up 472 yards per game for the fourth-highest offense.
• The Cardinal defense is sixth in the nation, allowing only 278.4 yards per contest. With four defensive touchdowns, they're tied for third in the FCS.

 
SCOUTING THE COLONELS 

• Nicholls and UIW are the last two Southland Conference foes that remain undefeated, which means a win hands the Cardinals at least a share of the SLC title and the conference's AQ.
• The Colonels are 3-4 overall, but on a four-game conference win streak, defeating McNeese (31-10), HCU (38-7), Northwestern State (Forfeit), and Texas A&M – Commerce (27-7).
• Riding the three-game win streak before falling to Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO), last weekend, the Colonels received a vote in the AFCA Coaches Top 25 Poll.
• Collin Guggenheim is averaging 68.43 rushing yards per contest and has tallied seven touchdowns on the season for Nicholls.
• In the air, quarterback Pay McQuaide has thrown seven touchdowns and nine interceptions. He averages 222 yards per game and sits at a 56.03 completion percentage with 1,555 yards this season.
• Ethan Lee and Tyler Morton have 43 tackles apiece. Morton adds 3 tackles for loss, three interceptions, two pass breakups, and one forced fumble. Joe Mason leads the Colonels in sacks with 4.5 to go along with seven QBHs.

 
 
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• The Cardinals have defeated the Colonels in the last three matchups. Most recently, UIW won 49-14 in Thibodaux, Louisiana.
• The all-time series is tied 5-5.
   

PLAYERS TO WATCH 

• Brandon Porter is second in the nation for receiving yards (831) and receiving yards per game (103.9), while only sitting at No. 16 in the FCS for receptions per contest.
• Steven Parker is fourth in the nation for tackles for loss with 14.5 and 92 yards, averaging 1.8 per game. He leads the team in sacks with seven, while adding six QBHs and three forced fumbles.
• Quarterback Zach Calzada is still fourth in the nation for total offense with 310.2 yards per game and third in passing yards per game with 299.50. After missing the last two weeks, Richard Torres stepped up throwing 468 yards for five touchdowns in the air and one on the ground.
• Tylan Foster leads the Cardinal defense in tackles with 69 on the season.

 
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