2016 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

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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 * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II Rankings from STATS poll

The 2016 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represents Abilene Christian University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats are in their final transition season of collegiate football at the FCS level. They are led by fifth year head coach Ken Collums. They play their home games at Shotwell Stadium. The 2016 season will 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.

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:

September 31:00 PMat Air Force*

• Falcon Stadium
• Colorado Springs, CO

MW Net/TwitterL 21–3734,128 September 106:00 PMNorthern Colorado*

• Shotwell Stadium
• Abilene, TX

ACUSportsL 52–55 8,348 September 177:00 PMat Houston Baptist

• Husky Stadium
• Houston, TX

FCSL 24–27 ^OT2,877 September 246:00 PMat Stephen F. Austin

• Homer Bryce Stadium
• Nacogdoches, TX

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

L 10–386,232 October 153:00 PMat No. 2 Sam Houston State

• Bowers Stadium
• Huntsville, TX

ESPN3L 21–48 8,319 October 222:30 PMIncarnate Word

• Shotwell Stadium
• Abilene, TX

–   October 296:00 PMat McNeese State

• Cowboy Stadium
• Lake Charles, LA

–   November 56:00 PMNorthwestern State

• Shotwell Stadium
• Abilene, TX

–   November 127:00 PMat Southeastern Louisiana

• Strawberry Stadium
• Hammond, LA

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Game summaries

@ Air Force

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

Abilene Christian at Air Force

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 0 7 7 7 21 • Falcons 7 21 0 9 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:

Scoring summary 1 4:57 Air Force Ryan Reffitt 62 yard pass from Nate Romine (Luke Strebel kick), Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards, 1:31 0–7 2 10:25 Abilene Christian Josh Fink 8 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (Brendan Cobb kick), Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 4:27 7–7 2 8:24 Air Force Ronald Cleveland 33 yard run (Luke Strebel kick), Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:01 7–14 2 3:23 Air Force Timothy McVey 3 yard run (Luke Strebel kick), Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 3:24 7–21 2 1:06 Air Force Ronald Cleveland 62 yard pass from Nate Romine (Luke Strebel kick), Drive: 5 plays, 90 yards, 1:53 7–28 3 10:10 Abilene Christian D.J. Fuller 43 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (Brendan Cobb kick), Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 0:31 14–28 4 13:03 Air Force Luke Strebel 26 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 3:16 14–31 4 5:27 Air Force Jalen Robinette 17 yard pass from Arion Worthman (Luke Strebel kick missed), Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 5:36 14–37 4 4:14 Abilene Christian Tracy James 76 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (Brendan Cobb kick), Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:13 21–37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

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Northern Colorado

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

Northern Colorado at Abilene Christian

1 2 3 4 Total • Bears 21 14 13 7 55 Wildcats 7 21 21 3 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 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 13:46 Abilene Christian Dallas Sealey 49 yard run (Brendan Conn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:14 7–0 1 12:43 Northern Colorado Hakeem Deggs 26 yard pass from Kyle Sloter (Jamie Falloon kick), Drive: 4 plays, 52 yards, 0:53 7–7 1 9:33 Northern Colorado Trae Riek 3 yard run (Jamie Falloon kick), Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:34 7–14 1 3:25 Northern Colorado Stephen Miller 22 yard pass from Kyle Sloter (Jamie Falloon kick), Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 3:59 7–21 2 13:58 Northern Colorado Alex Wesley 37 yard pass from Kyle Sloter (Jamie Falloon kick), Drive: 1 play, 37 yards, 0:06 7–28 2 13:30 Abilene Christian D.J. Fuller 27 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (Brendan Conn kick), Drive: 2 plays, 61 yards, 0:21 14–28 2 5:05 Abilene Christian Dallas Sealey 1 yard run (Brendan Conn kick), Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 2:33 21–28 2 1:27 Abilene Christian Dallas Sealey 2 yard run (Brendan Conn kick), Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 1:10 28–28 2 0:12 Northern Colorado Trae Riek 20 yard pass from Kyle Sloter (Jamie Falloon kick), Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 1:12 28–35 3 12:34 Northern Colorado Kyle Sloter 22 yard run (Jamie Falloon kick), Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:22 28–42 3 12:19 Abilene Christian Adrian Duncan 46 yard run (Brendan Conn kick), Drive: 1 play, 46 yards, 0:09 35–42 3 8:59 Northern Colorado Michael McCauley 9 yard pass from Kyle Sloter (Jamie Falloon kick blocked), Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:15 35–48 3 6:27 Abilene Christian Dallas Sealey 1 yard run (Brendan Conn kick), Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:32 42–48 3 1:51 Abilene Christian Tracy James 2 yard run (Brendan Conn kick), Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 3:18 49–48 4 11:22 Abilene Christian Nik Grau 21 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:26 52–48 4 10:09 Northern Colorado Alex Wesley 59 yard pass from Kyle Sloter (Jamie Falloon kick), Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:13 52–55

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–5	2015	L 36–40

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@ Houston Baptist

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

Abilene Christian at Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 OT Total Wildcats 8 3 3 7 3 24 • Huskies 7 7 7 0 6 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:

Scoring summary 1 3:22 Houston Baptist Terranc Peters 7 yard run (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 4 plays, 83 yards, 1:59 0–7 1 1:01 Abilene Christian DJ Fuller 23 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (Parker McKenzie Pass to Dylan Douglass for two-point conv.) Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:21 8–7 2 0:56 Houston Baptist Tony Dawson 4 yard run (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 0:46 8–14 2 0:00 Abilene Christian Nik Grau 42 yard field goal, Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 0:50 11–14 3 10:01 Abilene Christian Nik Grau 34 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 3:10 14–14 3 1:08 Houston Baptist Terrance Peters 2 yard run (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 2 plays, 45 yards, 0:34 14–21 4 7:08 Abilene Christian Dallas Sealey 12 yard run (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 4:10 21–21 OT 15:00 Abilene Christian Nik Grau 38 yard field goal, Drive: 5 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 24–21 OT 15:00 Houston Baptist Wesley Lewis 25 yard pass from Tony Dawson, Drive: 5 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 24–27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2015	W 49–21

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@ 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 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 0 7 15 8 30 • Lumberjacks 14 14 10 3 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

Scoring summary 1 1:44 Stephen F. Austin Nick Jones 37 yard pass from Hunter Taylor (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 1:52 0–7 1 0:54 Stephen F. Austin Tamrick Pace 3 yard pass from Hunter Taylor (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, 0:38 0–14 2 6:49 Stephen F. Austin Nick Jones 7 yard pass from Hunter Taylor (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 13 plays, 88 yards, 4:00 0–21 2 1:45 Stephen F. Austin Zach Conque 3 yard run (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:49 0–28 2 0:22 Abilene Christian Troy Grant 30 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 1:15 7–28 3 7:07 Stephen F. Austin Storm Ruiz 25 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:13 7–31 3 4:00 Stephen F. Austin Kiki Hill 18 yard pass from Hunter Taylor (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 2 plays, 57 yards, 0:21 7–38 3 3:45 Abilene Christian Justin Miller 93 yard kickoff return (Nik Grau kick) 14–38 3 1:08 Abilene Christian De'Andre Brown 55 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (Dallas Sealey pass to Adrian Duncan for two-point conv.), Drive: 1 play, 55 yards, 0:11 22–38 4 7:30 Abilene Christian Troy Grant 6 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (Justin Miller run for two-point conv.), Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 4:26 30–38 4 5:17 Stephen F. Austin Storm Ruiz 20 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 2:08 30–41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–9	2015	W 35–32

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Central Arkansas

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

Central Arkansas at Abilene Christian

1 2 3 4 Total • Bears 9 28 14 7 58 Wildcats 7 6 7 7 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:

Scoring summary 1 11:54 Central Arkansas Team Safety, Drive: 2 plays, -1 yard, 0:29 0–2 1 7:05 Abilene Christian De'Andre Brown 1 yard run (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 3:17 7–2 1 4:37 Central Arkansas Jatavious Wilson 32 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:23 7–9 2 14:48 Central Arkansas Hayden Hildebrand 80 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 3 plays, 81 yards, 1:09 7–16 2 9:53 Abilene Christian Nik Grau 21 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 2:08 10–16 2 6:12 Central Arkansas Kelton Warren 1 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:31 10–23 2 3:54 Abilene Christian Nik Grau 34 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 2:13 13–23 2 1:12 Central Arkansas Keshawn Ledet 4 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:42 13–30 2 0:53 Central Arkansas George Odum 18 yard interception return (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 0:19 13–37 3 8:20 Central Arkansas Keshawn Ledet 7 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:28 13–44 3 4:48 Abilene Christian Tracy James 1 yard run (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:28 20–44 3 4:33 Central Arkansas Dwayne Smith 93 yard kickoff return (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 20–51 4 11:01 Central Arkansas Jarvis Cooper 1 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 14 plays, 84 yards, 7:00 20–58 4 7:01 Abilene Christian Cody Ennis 2 yard pass from Parker McKenzie (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:00 27–58

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–5–1	2015	L 14–42

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Lamar

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

Lamar at Abilene Christian

1 2 3 4 Total • Cardinals 0 17 14 7 38 Wildcats 3 0 7 0 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: Sunny; Temp: 71 F; Wind: ENE 6 MPH Referee: Marvel July Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–11	2015	L 28–44

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@ Sam Houston State

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

Abilene Christian at Sam Houston State (Homecoming)

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 0 0 7 14 21 • #2 Bearkats 7 20 21 0 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: Sunny; Temp: 88 F; Wind: S 9 MPH Referee: Kevin Boutmann Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 00:27 SHSU Stewart, Nathan 69 yd pass from Briscoe, Jeremiah (Swimberghe, Luc kick) 4 plays, 78 yards, TOP 1:37 0–7 2 13:30 SHSU Stewart, Nathan 16 yd pass from Briscoe, Jeremiah (Swimberghe, Luc kick failed) 3 plays, 42 yards, TOP 0:39 0–13 2 06:45 SHSU Cagle, Hayden 2 yd pass from Briscoe, Jeremiah (Swimberghe, Luc kick) 11 plays, 76 yards, TOP 4:17 0–20 2 00:50 SHSU Scott, Tyler 15 yd pass from Briscoe, Jeremiah (Swimberghe, Luc kick) 5 plays, 27 yards, TOP 1:15 0–27 3 12:04 ACU Josh Fink 8 yd pass from Dallas Sealey (Nik Grau kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:56 7–27 3 10:01 SHSU Bulmer, Remus 7 yd run (Swimberghe, Luc kick) 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:03 7–34 3 05:27 SHSU Bulmer, Remus 12 yd pass from Briscoe, Jeremiah (Swimberghe, Luc kick) 7 plays, 48 yards, TOP 2:33 7–41 3 03:29 SHSU Hutchinson, Deon 4 yd pass from Briscoe, Jeremiah (Swimberghe, Luc kick) 3 plays, 12 yards, TOP 1:10 7–48 4 09:16 ACU D.J. Fuller 14 yd pass from Dallas Sealey (Nik Grau kick) 9 plays, 70 yards, TOP 4:19 14–48 4 03:29 ACU D.J. Fuller 59 yd pass from Dallas Sealey (Nik Grau kick) 5 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:13 21–48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–9	2015	L 21–49

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Incarnate Word

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

Incarnate Word at Abilene Christian

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 22 Location: Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX Game start: TBA CDT Sources:

Scoring summary 1 –0 2 - 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–2	2015	L 20–25

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@ McNeese State

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

Abilene Christian at McNeese State

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0 Cowboys 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 29 Location: Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA Game start: TBA CDT Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	2015	L 13–15

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Northwestern State

See also: Northwestern State Demons football and 2016 Northwestern State Demons football team

This will be Abilene Christian's final game at Shotwell Stadium.

Northwestern State at Abilene Christian

1 2 3 4 Total Demons 0 0 0 0 0 Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 5 Location: Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX Game start: TBA CDT Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–5	2015	L 22–39

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@ Southeastern Louisiana

See also: Southeastern Louisiana Lions football and 2016 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

Abilene Christian at Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0 Lions 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 12 Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Game start: TBA CDT Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	2015	W 21–17

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