Abilene Christian Wildcats football
Abilene Christian Wildcats | |||
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First season | 1910 | ||
Athletic director | Allen Ward | ||
Head coach |
Adam Dorrel 2nd season, 4–11 (.267) | ||
Stadium |
Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium (Capacity: 12,000) | ||
Location | Abilene, Texas | ||
NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
Conference | Southland Conference | ||
All-time record | 497–409–31 (.547) | ||
Claimed nat'l titles | 2 (2 NAIA) | ||
Conference titles | 12 (7 TCAC, 1 Gulf Coast, 4 Lone Star) | ||
Division titles | 3 (3 Lone Star South) | ||
Rivalries | Incarnate Word | ||
Colors |
Purple and White[1] | ||
Outfitter | Nike | ||
Website | ACUSports.com |
The Abilene Christian Wildcats football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Abilene Christian University located in the U.S. state of Texas. The team is a member of the Southland Conference.[2] The school's first football team was fielded in 1919. The team plays its home games at the on-campus Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium.
History
Football classifications
- 1951–1972: College Division (small school)
- 1952–1969: NAIA
- 1970–1982: NAIA Division I
- 1982–2012: NCAA Division II
- 2013–present: NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision
- Abilene Christian did not field a team in 1943–1945.
Conference affiliations
- 1919–1924: Independent
- 1925–1932: Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association
- 1931–1932: Independent
- 1933–1942, 1946–1953: Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference
- No Team 1943–1945 due to World War II
- 1954: Independent
- 1955–1956: Gulf Coast Conference
- 1957–1963: Independent
- 1964–1972: Southland Conference
- 1973–2012: Lone Star Conference
- 2013: NCAA Division I FCS independent
- 2014–present: Southland Conference
Head coaching history
Name | Seasons | Record | Pct |
Vernon McCasland | 1919 | 2–2 | .500 |
Sewell Jones | 1920 | 4–0–1 | .900 |
Russell A. Lewis | 1921 | 2–5 | .286 |
Victor Payne | 1922–1923 | 12–3 | .800 |
A. B. Morris | 1924–1941 | 66–77–18 | .466 |
Tonto Coleman | 1942–1949 | 28–15–2 | .644 |
Garvin Beauchamp | 1950–1955 | 39–18–4 | .672 |
N. L. Nicholson | 1956–1961 | 28–30–1 | .483 |
Les Wheeler | 1962–1967 | 29–28 | .509 |
Wally Bullington | 1968–1976 | 62–32–2 | .656 |
DeWitt Jones | 1977–1978 | 18–4–1 | .804 |
Ted Sitton | 1979–1984 | 34–27–1 | .556 |
John Payne | 1985–1990 | 26–34–1 | .435 |
Ronnie Peacock | 1991–1992 | 4–15 | .211 |
Bob Strader | 1993–1995 | 14–17 | .452 |
Jack Kiser | 1996–1999 | 22–19 | .537 |
Gary Gaines | 2000–2004 | 21–30 | .412 |
Chris Thomsen | 2005–2011 | 61–21 | .744 |
Ken Collums | 2012–2016 | 24–32 | .429 |
Adam Dorrel | 2017–present | 2–9 | .182 |
Notable former players
Notable alumni include:
Championships
- 1939: Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference co-champions
- 1940: Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference co-champions
- 1946: Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference champions
- 1950: Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference champions
- 1951: Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference champions
- 1952: Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference champions
- 1953: Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference champions
- 1955: Gulf Coast Conference champions
- 1973: NAIA Division I National Champions, Lone Star Conference champions
- 1977: NAIA Division I National Champions, Lone Star Conference co-champions
- 2002: Lone Star Conference South Division co-champions
- 2008: Lone Star South Division & Conference champions
- 2010: Lone Star South Division & Conference champions
Future non-conference games
Sources:[3]
Year | Home Games | Neutral games | Away games | Game dates |
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2019 | North Texas Mississippi State | Aug 31 Oct 12 | ||
2020 | Texas A&M | Nov 21 | ||
2021 | SMU | Sep 4 | ||
2022 | Kansas State | Sep 3 | ||
2024 | Texas Tech | |||
2026 | Texas Tech |
See also
References
- ↑ "Colors of Master Logo - Office of University Marketing". Archived from the original on March 9, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ↑ McMurphy, Brett. "Abilene Christian to Southland". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on August 16, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
- ↑ "ACU sets football's non-conference slate through 2021". Abilene Christian University Athletics. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
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