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.
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| 2019 record | 5–7 (4–5 Southland) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Josh Lamberson (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Tremaine Jackson (3rd 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 | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) |
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| 1 | Nicholls | 200 (20) |
| 2 | Central Arkansas | 154 |
| 3 | Incarnate Word | 150 (1) |
| 4 | Sam Houston State | 146 |
| 5 | Lamar | 123 |
| 6 | McNeese State | 114 |
| 7 | Abilene Christian | 112 (1) |
| 8 | Southeastern Louisiana | 71 |
| 9 | Stephen F. Austin | 63 |
| 10 | Northwestern State | 56 |
| 11 | Houston Baptist | 21 |
Preseason All–Southland Teams
The Wildcats placed five players on the preseason all–Southland teams.[2]
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Offense 1st team Billy McCrary – RB 2nd team Josh Fink – WR Kade Parmelly – OL |
Defense 1st team Jeremiah Chambers – LB 2nd team Bolu Onifade – DB |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 6:30 p.m. | at North Texas* | ESPN+ | L 31–51 | 23,057 | |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Arizona Christian* | ESPN+ | W 66–14 | 7,463 | |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Central Arkansas | ESPN3 | L 30–31 | 10,123 | |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | McNeese State |
| ESPN+ | W 17–10 | 9,624 |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at Incarnate Word | UIWtv | L 24–31 | 2,989 | |
| October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | at Lamar | ESPN3 | L 24–27 | 6,016 | |
| October 12 | 6:00 p.m. | Houston Baptist |
| ESPN3 | W 45–20 | 7,636 |
| October 19 | 3:00 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin |
| ESPN+ | W 31–24 2OT | 11,096 |
| October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Nicholls | CST/ESPN+ | W 37–31 OT | 5,012 | |
| November 9 | 3:00 p.m. | Sam Houston State |
| ESPN+ | L 10–24 | 6,491 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 23 Southeastern Louisiana |
| ESPN+ | L 14–35 | 4,981 |
| November 23 | 6:30 p.m | at Mississippi State* | SECN | L 7–45 | 54,683 | |
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Game summaries
at North Texas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Mean Green | 17 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 51 |
Arizona Christian
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Firestorm | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Wildcats | 14 | 31 | 7 | 14 | 66 |
at Central Arkansas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 7 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
| No. 14 Bears | 3 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 31 |
McNeese State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cowboys | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Wildcats | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Incarnate Word
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 31 |
at Lamar
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
Houston Baptist
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Huskies | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 45 |
Stephen F. Austin
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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| Lumberjacks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
at Nicholls
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 37 |
| No. 15 Colonels | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
Sam Houston State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bearkats | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Wildcats | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Southeastern Louisiana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 23 Lions | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Mississippi State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 45 |
References
- "Nicholls Voted to Top Spot in 2019 Football Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- "Southland Announces 2019 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- "Abilene Christian to play FBS pair in 2019". Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- "SOUTHLAND TV SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED FOR FIRST FOUR WEEKS". Southland Conference. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
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