Texas State has scheduled a home game against Incarnate Word for Saturday, September 18, 2021.
The 2021 contest will be the second meeting between the two Texas universities. Texas State easily defeated Incarnate Word 48-17 in the first meeting in 2016. Incarnate Word also faces FBS opponents Baylor (2020) and Nevada (2022).
Incarnate Word went 5-7 overall with a 4-5 Southland Conference record in 2019. It was a step back from their 2018 season in which the Cardinals were co-champions of the Southland and made their first FCS Playoff appearance. They lost in the first round to Montana State, 35-14 in Eric Morris‘ first season in charge.