2016 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

The 2016 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represented Abilene Christian University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were in their final transition season at the FCS level. They were led by fifth-year head coach Ken Collums. They played their home games at Shotwell Stadium. The 2016 season was to 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.

2016 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2016 record2–9 (2–7 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNathan Young (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorDarian Dulin (5th season)
Home stadiumShotwell Stadium
(Capacity: 15,075)
2016 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 5 Sam Houston State $^  9 –0     12 –1  
No. 14 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

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]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 31:00 pmat Air Force*
MW Net/TwitterL 21–3734,128
September 106:00 pmNorthern Colorado*
ACUSportsL 52–558,348
September 177:00 pmat Houston Baptist
FCSL 24–27 OT2,877
September 246:00 pmat Stephen F. Austin
ESPN3L 30–418,516
October 12:30 pmCentral Arkansas
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
ASNL 27–584,215
October 86:00 pmLamar
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
ACUSportsL 10–386,232
October 153:00 pmat No. 2 Sam Houston State
ESPN3L 21–488,319
October 222:30 pmIncarnate Word
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
ACUSportsW 52–278,957
October 296:00 pmat McNeese State
ASNL 14–3311,228
November 56:00 pmNorthwestern State
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
ACUSportsW 25–223,957
November 127:00 pmat Southeastern Louisiana
Southeastern ChannelL 19–314,331

Game summaries

@ Air Force
See also: Air Force Falcons football and 2016 Air Force Falcons football team
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:

Northern Colorado
See also: Northern Colorado Bears football and 2016 Northern Colorado Bears football team
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:

@ Houston Baptist
See also: Houston Baptist Huskies football and 2016 Houston Baptist Huskies football team
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:

@ Stephen F. Austin
See also: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football and 2016 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team
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

Central Arkansas
See also: Central Arkansas Bears football and 2016 Central Arkansas Bears football team
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:

Lamar
See also: Lamar Cardinals football and 2016 Lamar Cardinals football team
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:

@ Sam Houston State
See also: Sam Houston State Bearkats football and 2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
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:

Incarnate Word
See also: Incarnate Word Cardinals football and 2016 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
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

@ McNeese State
See also: McNeese State Cowboys football and 2016 McNeese State Cowboys football team
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:

Northwestern State
See also: Northwestern State Demons football and 2016 Northwestern State Demons football team
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:
  • This will be Abilene Christian's final game at Shotwell Stadium.

@ Southeastern Louisiana
See also: Southeastern Louisiana Lions football and 2016 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
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: Michael VanderVelde
  • Television network: Southeastern Channel
Sources:

References
  1. http://www.acusports.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=173&path=football
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