2016 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

2016 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
Conference Southland Conference
2016 record 2–9 (2–7 Southland)
Head coach Ken Collums (5th year)
Offensive coordinator Nathan Young (4th year)
Defensive coordinator Darian Dulin (5th year)
Home stadium Shotwell Stadium
(Capacity: 15,075)
2016 Southland Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#1 Sam Houston State $^   9 0         12 0  
#11 Central Arkansas ^   8 1         10 3  
SE Louisiana   7 2         7 4  
McNeese State   5 4         6 5  
Nicholls State   5 4         5 6  
Stephen F. Austin   4 5         5 6  
Houston Baptist   3 5         4 7  
Incarnate Word*   3 6         3 8  
Lamar   3 6         3 8  
Abilene Christian*   2 7         2 9  
Northwestern State   0 9         1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • *Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to transition from Division II
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represents Abilene Christian University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats are in their final transition season of collegiate football at the FCS level. They are led by fifth year head coach Ken Collums. They play their home games at Shotwell Stadium. The 2016 season will be the final season for the Wildcats at Shotwell Stadium. Beginning with the 2017 season, the Wildcats' home will be the on-campus Wildcat Stadium which is currently under construction. They finished the season 2–9, 2–7 in Southland play to finish in tenth place.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2015 season 3–8, 3–6 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place.

TV and radio

All Abilene Christian games will be broadcast on KTLT, also known as Sports Radio 98.1 The Ticket, and in Dallas on KBXD as part of the Abilene Christian Wildcats Cumulus radio network.

Video of all home games (except those broadcast via ASN or ESPN3) will be offered live through Stretch Internet via ACU TV, a paid subscription service. Audio of all road games will also be available through ACU TV at no charge. ASN games will be streamed on the Southland Conference Digital Network.

Schedule

Source: [1]

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 1:00 PM at Air Force* Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO MW Net/Twitter L 21–37   34,128
September 10 6:00 PM Northern Colorado* Shotwell StadiumAbilene, TX ACUSports L 52–55   8,348
September 17 7:00 PM at Houston Baptist Husky StadiumHouston, TX FCS L 24–27 OT  2,877
September 24 6:00 PM at Stephen F. Austin Homer Bryce StadiumNacogdoches, TX ESPN3 L 30–41   8,516
October 1 2:30 PM Central Arkansas Shotwell Stadium • Abilene, TX ASN L 27–58   4,215
October 8 6:00 PM Lamar Shotwell Stadium • Abilene, TX ACUSports L 10–38   6,232
October 15 3:00 PM at No. 2 Sam Houston State Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX ESPN3 L 21–48   8,319
October 22 2:30 PM Incarnate Worddagger Shotwell Stadium • Abilene, TX ACUSports W 52–27   8,957
October 29 6:00 PM at McNeese State Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA ASN L 14–33   11,228
November 5 6:00 PM Northwestern State Shotwell Stadium • Abilene, TX ACUSports W 25–22   3,957
November 12 7:00 PM at Southeastern Louisiana Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA Southeastern Channel L 19–31   4,331
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Game summaries

@ Air Force

Abilene Christian at Air Force
1 234Total
Wildcats 0 777 21
Falcons 7 2109 37
  • Date: September 3
  • Location: Falcon Stadium
    Colorado Springs, CO
  • Game start: 1:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:10
  • Game attendance: 34,128
  • Game weather: 84°F • Slight wind • Partly sunny
  • Referee: Stephen Barron
  • TV announcers (MW Net): Ray Crawford, Darius Walker, Shae Peppler

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Northern Colorado

Northern Colorado at Abilene Christian
1 234Total
Bears 21 14137 55
Wildcats 7 21213 52
  • Date: September 10
  • Location: Shotwell Stadium
    Abilene, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:34
  • Game attendance: 8,348
  • Game weather: 74°F • NNE 14 • Mostly cloudy
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: ACUSports

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
10–5 2015 L 36–40

@ Houston Baptist

Abilene Christian at Houston Baptist
1 234OTTotal
Wildcats 8 3373 24
Huskies 7 7706 27
  • Date: September 17
  • Location: Husky Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:33
  • Game attendance: 2,877
  • Game weather: 91°F • SE 7 • Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Dan Lewis
  • TV announcers (FCS): Tom Franklin, John Harris, Jeff Power

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2015 W 49–21

@ Stephen F. Austin

Abilene Christian at Stephen F. Austin
1 234Total
Wildcats 0 7158 30
Lumberjacks 14 14103 41
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
    Nacogdocnes, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 4:06
  • Game attendance: 8,516
  • Game weather: Upper 80s • SSE 6–10 • Partly cloudy, hot
  • Referee: Mike Defee
  • Television network: ESPN3
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–9 2015 W 35–32

Central Arkansas

Central Arkansas at Abilene Christian
1 234Total
Bears 9 28147 58
Wildcats 7 677 27
  • Date: October 1
  • Location: Shotwell Stadium
    Abilene, TX
  • Game start: 2:30 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:27
  • Game attendance: 4,215
  • Game weather: 80°F • SSE 8 • Sunny
  • Referee: Vidal Jones
  • Television network: ASN

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
2–5–1 2015 L 14–42

Lamar

Lamar at Abilene Christian
1 234Total
Cardinals 0 17147 38
Wildcats 3 070 10
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Shotwell Stadium
    Abilene, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:52
  • Game attendance: 6,232
  • Game weather: 71°F • ENE 6 • Sunny
  • Referee: Marvel July
  • Television network: ACUSports

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
7–11 2015 L 28–44

@ Sam Houston State

Abilene Christian at Sam Houston State
1 234Total
Wildcats 0 0714 21
#2 Bearkats 7 20210 48
  • Date: October 15
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:32
  • Game attendance: 8,319
  • Game weather: 88°F • S 9 • Sunny
  • Referee: Kevin Boutmann
  • Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
12–9 2015 L 21–49

Incarnate Word

Incarnate Word at Abilene Christian
1 234Total
Cardinals 7 0146 27
Wildcats 14 2477 52
  • Date: October 22
  • Location: Shotwell Stadium
    Abilene, TX
  • Game start: 2:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:22
  • Game attendance: 8,957
  • Game weather: 76°F • S 15 • Sunny
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: ACUSports

Sources: Box Score

Overall record Last meeting Result
5–2 2015 L 20–25

@ McNeese State

Abilene Christian at McNeese State
1 234Total
Wildcats 7 007 14
Cowboys 10 977 33
  • Date: October 29
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:17
  • Game attendance: 11,228
  • Game weather: 80°F • SSW 5 • 47%, Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Scott Campbell
  • Television network: ASN

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 2015 L 13–15

Northwestern State

Northwestern State at Abilene Christian
1 234Total
Demons 13 063 22
Wildcats 2 3911 25
  • Date: November 5
  • Location: Shotwell Stadium
    Abilene, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:07
  • Game attendance: 3,957
  • Game weather: 68°F • ESE 11 • Cloudy
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: ACUSports

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
5–5 2015 L 22–39

@ Southeastern Louisiana

Abilene Christian at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
Wildcats 3 1060 19
Lions 14 7100 31
  • Date: November 12
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:24
  • Game attendance: 4,331
  • Game weather: 58°F • N 5 • Clear, fair
  • Referee: M. Vandervelde
  • Television network: Southeastern Channel

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2015 W 21–17

References

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