2018 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team
The 2018 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represented Abilene Christian University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by second-year head coach Adam Dorrel and played their home games at Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium. They played as a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 5–4 in Southland play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place.
| 2018 Abilene Christian Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| 2018 record | 6–5 (5–4 Southland) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Josh Lamberson (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Tremaine Jackson (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium (Capacity: 12,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Nicholls +^ | 7 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar ^ | 6 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 4 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 2 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Wildcats finished the 2017 season 2–9, 2–7 in Southland play to finish in eighth place.
Preseason
Preseason All-Conference Teams
On July 12, 2018, the Southland announced their Preseason All-Conference Teams, with the Wildcats placing one player on the second team.[1]
Defense Second Team
- Bollu Onifade – So. DB
Preseason Poll
On July 19, 2018, the Southland announced their preseason poll, with the Wildcats predicted to finish in seventh place.[2]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Sam Houston State | 187 (10) |
| 2 | Nicholls State | 173 (6) |
| 3 | Central Arkansas | 170 (5) |
| 4 | McNeese State | 159 (1) |
| 5 | Southeastern Louisiana | 119 |
| 6 | Stephen F. Austin | 90 |
| 7 | Abilene Christian | 89 |
| 8 | Northwestern State | 86 |
| 9 | Incarnate Word | 53 |
| 10 | Lamar | 52 |
| 11 | Houston Baptist | 32 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at Baylor* | FSN | L 27–55 | 45,330 | |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Angelo State* | ACU Stretch ($) | W 41–24 | 9,287 | |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at Houston Baptist | ESPN3 | W 38–13 | 2,038 | |
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | at Stephen F. Austin | ESPN+ | L 21–24 | 6,281 | |
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Incarnate Word |
| ESPN+ | L 34–44 | 9,751 |
| October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 9 McNeese State | Cowboy Insider | L 21–24 | 10,001 | |
| October 13 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 11 Nicholls |
| ESPN3 | W 28–12 | 10,973 |
| October 20 | 7:00 p.m. | at Southeastern Louisiana | SLC Digital | W 48–27 | 4,724 | |
| November 3 | 2:00 pm | Northwestern State |
| ACU Stretch | W 49–47 | 6,936 |
| November 10 | 2:30 pm | at Sam Houston State | ELVN/SLC Digital | W 17–10 | 6,914 | |
| November 17 | 2:00 pm | Central Arkansas |
| ESPN+ | L 7–16 | 8,006 |
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Game summaries
at Baylor
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 7 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| Bears | 17 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 55 |
at Houston Baptist
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 38 |
| Huskies | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
at Stephen F. Austin
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Lumberjacks | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Incarnate Word
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cardinals | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 44 |
| Wildcats | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 34 |
at McNeese State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| No. 9 Cowboys | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Nicholls
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 11 Colonels | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Southeastern Louisiana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 3 | 17 | 7 | 21 | 48 |
| Lions | 0 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
Northwestern State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Demons | 7 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 47 |
| Wildcats | 14 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 49 |
at Sam Houston State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Bearkats | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Central Arkansas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
References
- http://southland.org/news/2018/7/11/southland-announces-2018-preseason-all-conference-football-teams.aspx
- http://southland.org/news/2018/7/16/sam-houston-state-voted-to-top-spot-in-2018-football-preseason-poll.aspx
- "2018 Football Schedule". Abilene Christian University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES WEEK 10 TV SELECTIONS". Southland Conference. October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
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