2019 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

The 2019 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represents Abilene Christian University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The Wildcats are led by third-year head coach Adam Dorrel and play their home games at Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium.

2019 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2019 record5–7 (4–5 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJosh Lamberson (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorTremaine Jackson (3rd season)
Home stadiumAnthony Field at Wildcat Stadium
(Capacity: 12,000)
2019 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 14 Nicholls +^  7 2     8 4  
No. 11 Central Arkansas +^  7 2     9 3  
No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana ^  6 3     8 5  
Sam Houston State  6 3     7 5  
McNeese State  5 4     7 5  
Incarnate Word  4 5     5 7  
Abilene Christian  4 5     5 7  
Northwestern State  3 6     3 9  
Stephen F. Austin  3 6     3 9  
Houston Baptist  2 6     5 7  
Lamar  2 7     4 8  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2018 season with a 6–5 overall record, and a 5–4 record in Southland play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place.

Preseason

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 18, 2019. The Wildcats were picked to finish in seventh place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Nicholls200 (20)
2Central Arkansas154
3Incarnate Word150 (1)
4Sam Houston State146
5Lamar123
6McNeese State114
7Abilene Christian112 (1)
8Southeastern Louisiana71
9Stephen F. Austin63
10Northwestern State56
11Houston Baptist21

Preseason All–Southland Teams

The Wildcats placed five players on the preseason all–Southland teams.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:30 p.m.at North Texas*ESPN+L 31–5123,057
September 76:00 p.m.Arizona Christian*ESPN+W 66–147,463
September 146:00 p.m.at No. 14 Central ArkansasESPN3L 30–3110,123
September 216:00 p.m.McNeese State
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
ESPN+W 17–109,624
September 286:00 p.m.at Incarnate WordUIWtvL 24–312,989
October 56:00 p.m.at LamarESPN3L 24–276,016
October 126:00 p.m.Houston Baptist
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
ESPN3W 45–207,636
October 193:00 p.m.Stephen F. Austin
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
ESPN+W 31–24 2OT11,096
October 263:00 p.m.at No. 15 NichollsCST/ESPN+W 37–31 OT5,012
November 93:00 p.m.Sam Houston State
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
ESPN+L 10–246,491
November 161:00 p.m. No. 23 Southeastern Louisiana
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
ESPN+L 14–354,981
November 236:30 p.mat Mississippi State*SECNL 7–4554,683
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Source: [3][4]

Game summaries

at North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 10 7 14 31
Mean Green 17 21 10 3 51

Arizona Christian

1 2 3 4 Total
Firestorm 0 0 7 7 14
Wildcats 14 31 7 14 66

at Central Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 3 7 13 30
No. 14 Bears 3 6 0 22 31

McNeese State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 3 0 0 7 10
Wildcats 3 7 0 7 17

at Incarnate Word

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 3 14 7 24
Cardinals 7 6 7 11 31

at Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 13 11 0 24
Cardinals 7 3 7 10 27

Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0 6 14 0 20
Wildcats 14 7 17 7 45

Stephen F. Austin

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Lumberjacks 7 7 0 1000 24
Wildcats 0 14 10 007 31

at Nicholls

1 2 3 4OT Total
Wildcats 0 17 14 06 37
No. 15 Colonels 7 7 7 100 31

Sam Houston State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bearkats 0 14 10 0 24
Wildcats 10 0 0 0 10

Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Lions 14 21 0 0 35
Wildcats 0 7 0 7 14

at Mississippi State

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 0 0 7
Bulldogs 7 14 7 17 45

References

  1. "Nicholls Voted to Top Spot in 2019 Football Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  2. "Southland Announces 2019 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  3. "Abilene Christian to play FBS pair in 2019". Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  4. "SOUTHLAND TV SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED FOR FIRST FOUR WEEKS". Southland Conference. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
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