2020 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

The 2020 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represented Abilene Christian University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The Wildcats were led by fourth-year head coach Adam Dorrel and played their home games at Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium. The Wildcats finished the season with a 1–5 overall record.

2020 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2020 record1–5 (0–1 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJosh Lamberson (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorTremaine Jackson (4th season)
Home stadiumAnthony Field at Wildcat Stadium
(Capacity: 12,000)
2020 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Incarnate Word         
Lamar         
McNeese State *         
Nicholls         
Northwestern State         
Sam Houston State         
Southeastern Louisiana         
  • * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions Abilene Christian, Central Arkansas, Houston Baptist, and Stephen F. Austin opting out of playing spring conference football
As of February 8, 2021; Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2019 season with a 5–7 overall record, and a 4–5 record in Southland play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Schedule

Abilene Christian had a game scheduled against Texas A&M, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 198:00 p.m.at UTEP*ESPN3L 13–176,056
October 312:30 p.m.at Army*CBSSNL 23–555,306
October 176:00 p.m.West Texas A&M*ESPN+ Cancelled
October 2412:30 p.m.vs. Stephen F. AustinESPN3L 32–35 OT5,211
October 312:00 p.m.at Mercer*ESPN3W 20–172,372
November 73:00 p.m.Angelo State*
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
ESPN+L 21–344,787
November 143:00 p.m.Arizona Christian*
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
ESPN+ Cancelled
November 213:00 p.m.at Virginia*ESPN3L 15-55250
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Source: [2]

Game summaries

at UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 0 3 3 13
Miners 0 10 0 7 17

at Army

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 3 7 13 23
Black Knights 7 16 15 17 55

West Texas A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 0
Wildcats 0

vs. Stephen F. Austin

1 2 3 4OT Total
Wildcats 7 7 0 153 32
Lumberjacks 0 7 6 166 35

at Mercer

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 0 3 10 20
Bears 0 10 7 0 17

Angelo State

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 14 14 0 6 34
Wildcats 0 7 14 0 21

Arizona Christian

1 2 3 4 Total
Firestorm 0
Wildcats 0

at Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 0 8 15
Cavaliers 14 14 14 13 55
Source for Match-Up Records:[3]

References

  1. Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. "2020 Abilene Christian Football Schedule". Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  3. "ACU Wildcat Football 2020 Media Guide". issuu.com. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
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