Incarnate Word Cardinals

2-6

Ugh, no.

Incarnate Word Cardinals lost to the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros

2-6 28 – 56

6-2

Final · Sat, Oct 25

Game Details

Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium (Edinburg) · 12,649 fans · ESPN+

Recap

Marburger throws 6 TD passes, runs for another as UT Rio Grande Valley routs Incarnate Word 56-28

Eddie Lee Marburger threw a career-high six touchdown passes and ran for another score as UT Rio Grande Valley rolled to a 56-28 victory over Incarnate Word on Saturday night.

Recap via ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
UIW	0	0	21	7	28
RGV	14	21	7	14	56

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Game Leaders

Incarnate Word Cardinals

EJ Colson Jr. · 29/45, 339 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
EJ Colson Jr. · 13 CAR, 36 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Jalen Walthall · 10 REC, 220 YDS, 2 TDReceiving Yards
A.J. Tisdell · 11Tackles

UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros

Eddie Lee Marburger · 26/36, 440 YDS, 6 TDPassing Yards
Nathan Denney · 13 CAR, 64 YDSRushing Yards
TD Tony Diaz · 17 REC, 172 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Nathan Huerta · 1Sacks
Jaiden Haygood · 10Tackles

2026 Southland Conference Standings

Team
Stephen F. Austin
Lamar
Houston Christian
East Texas A&M
SE Louisiana
Incarnate Word
Nicholls
UT Rio Grande Valley
McNeese
Northwestern State

Scoring

Q4 10:33

TD Jayden House 35 Yd Fumble Recovery (Brysen Gardner Kick)28–56

Q4 13:27

TD Xayvion Noland 75 Yd pass from Eddie Lee Marburger (Brysen Gardner Kick)28–49

Q4 13:44

TD Jalen Walthall 39 Yd pass from EJ Colson (Will Faris Kick)28–42

Q3 1:09

TD Tony Diaz 3 Yd pass from Eddie Lee Marburger (Brysen Gardner Kick)21–42

Q3 5:03

TD Harlan Dixon 2 Yd Run (Will Faris Kick)21–35

Q3 9:14

TD EJ Colson 22 Yd Run (Will Faris Kick)14–35

Q3 14:31

TD Jalen Walthall 69 Yd pass from EJ Colson (Will Faris Kick)7–35

Q2 1:46

TD Xayvion Noland 22 Yd pass from Eddie Lee Marburger (Brysen Gardner Kick)0–35

Q2 10:44

TD Eddie Lee Marburger 12 Yd Run (Brysen Gardner Kick)0–28

Q2 14:14

TD Nathan Denney 42 Yd pass from Eddie Lee Marburger (Brysen Gardner Kick)0–21

Q1 2:51

TD Ismael Smith Flores 43 Yd pass from Eddie Lee Marburger (Brysen Gardner Kick)0–14

Q1 13:01

TD Ismael Smith Flores 25 Yd pass from Eddie Lee Marburger (Brysen Gardner Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Incarnate Word CardinalsUT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros

Offense

440 Total Yards 548

339 Passing Yards 440

101 Rushing Yards 108

21 First Downs 23

Efficiency

6-18 3rd Down 7-13

3-6 4th Down 0-1

29/45 Completions 27/37

Turnovers & Clock

2 Turnovers 0

1-15 Penalties 2-15

31:34 Possession 28:26

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
EJ Colson Jr.	29/45	339	7.5	2	1
Team	29/45	339	7.5	2	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
EJ Colson Jr.	13	36	2.8	1	22
Jaylon Spears	12	36	3.0	0	9
Isaiah Robinson	5	28	5.6	0	17
Harlan Dixon	5	13	2.6	1	7
Jalen Walthall	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team	1	-15	-15.0	0	0
Team	37	101	2.7	2	22

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jalen Walthall	10	220	22.0	2	69
Josh Lorick	7	50	7.1	0	12
Jameson Garcia	4	26	6.5	0	10
Harlan Dixon	2	25	12.5	0	19
Jaylon Spears	2	7	3.5	0	6
Jackson Lowe	2	5	2.5	0	5
Zach Mitchell	1	3	3.0	0	3
Isaiah Robinson	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team	29	339	11.7	2	69

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST
EJ Colson Jr.	1	1
Jaylon Spears	1	0
Team	2	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Harlan Dixon	1	18	18.0	18
Jackson Lowe	1	15	15.0	15
Jaylon Spears	1	4	4.0	4
Team	3	37	12.3	18

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Tyler Morton	3	10	3.3	11	0
Team	3	10	3.3	11	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Will Faris	0/0	0.0	0	4/4	4
Team	0/0	0.0	0	4/4	4

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Ryan Shamburger	5	180	36.0	0	0	50
Team	5	180	36.0	0	0	50

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Eddie Lee Marburger	26/36	440	12.2	6
Aidan Jakobsohn	1/1	0	0.0	0
Team	27/37	440	11.9	6

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Nathan Denney	13	64	4.9	0	16
Aidan Jakobsohn	2	18	9.0	0	16
TJ Dement	3	18	6.0	0	10
Eddie Lee Marburger	8	13	1.6	1	12
Fabian Garcia	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Nathaniel Wallace-Dilling	1	-4	-4.0	0	0
Team	29	108	3.7	1	16

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Tony Diaz	17	172	10.1	1	54
Xayvion Noland	4	155	38.8	2	75
Ismael Smith Flores	2	68	34.0	2	43
Nathan Denney	4	45	11.3	1	42
Team	27	440	16.3	6	75

Fumbles

Player	FUM	REC
Eddie Lee Marburger	1	0
Jayden House	0	1
Team	1	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Elijah Graham	1	8	0
Team	1	8	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Hunter Luke	2	33	16.5	17	0
Team	2	33	16.5	17	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Tony Diaz	1	13	13.0	13
Hunter Luke	1	0	0.0	0
Team	2	13	6.5	13

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Brysen Gardner	0/0	0.0	0	8/8	8
Team	0/0	0.0	0	8/8	8

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	In 20	LONG
Nathaniel Wallace-Dilling	3	135	45.0	2	50
Troop O'Neal	1	48	48.0	0	48
Team	4	183	45.8	2	50

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