2016 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

2016 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	2–9 (2–7 Southland)
Head coach	Ken Collums (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Nathan Young (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Darian Dulin (5th season)
Home stadium	Shotwell Stadium (Capacity: 15,075)

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 represented Abilene Christian University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were in their final transition season at the FCS level. They were led by fifth-year head coach Ken Collums. They played their home games at Shotwell Stadium. The 2016 season was to 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. They finished the season 2–9, 2–7 in Southland play to finish in tenth place.

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:

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	1:00 PM	at Air Force*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	MW Net/Twitter	L 21–37	34,128
September 10	6:00 PM	Northern Colorado*	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	ACUSports	L 52–55	8,348
September 17	7:00 PM	at Houston Baptist	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	FCS	L 24–27 OT	2,877
September 24	6:00 PM	at Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN3	L 30–41	8,516
October 1	2:30 PM	Central Arkansas	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	ASN	L 27–58	4,215
October 8	6:00 PM	Lamar	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	ACUSports	L 10–38	6,232
October 15	3:00 PM	at No. 2 Sam Houston State	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	ESPN3	L 21–48	8,319
October 22	2:30 PM	Incarnate Word	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	ACUSports	W 52–27	8,957
October 29	6:00 PM	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	ASN	L 14–33	11,228
November 5	6:00 PM	Northwestern State	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	ACUSports	W 25–22	3,957
November 12	7:00 PM	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	Southeastern Channel	L 19–31	4,331
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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 Television network: ACUSports 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: 71°F • ENE 6 • Sunny Referee: Marvel July Television network: ACUSports Sources:

Scoring summary 1 12:34 Abilene Christian Nik Grau 22 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:26 3–0 2 13:03 Lamar Zae Giles 38 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 4:29 7–3 2 5:28 Lamar Alex Ball 21 yard field goal, Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 6:18 10–3 2 0:43 Lamar Zae Giles 6 yard pass from Carson Earp (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 3:25 17–3 3 10:04 Lamar DeWan Thompson 7 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 1:36 24–3 3 2:53 Lamar Kad Harrington 28 yard run (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 4:33 31–3 3 0:10 Abilene Christian Cody Ennis 6 yard pass from Parker McKenzie (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 2:36 31–10 4 12:05 Lamar Austin Krautz 19 yard run (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:59 10–38

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

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: 88°F • S 9 • Sunny Referee: Kevin Boutmann Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 0:27 Sam Houston State Nathan Stewart 69 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 1:37 0–7 2 13:30 Sam Houston State Nathan Stewart 16 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick failed), Drive: 3 plays, 42 yards, 0:39 0–13 2 6:45 Sam Houston State Hayden Cagle 2 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 4:17 0–20 2 0:50 Sam Houston State Tyler Scott 15 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 1:15 0–27 3 12:04 Abilene Christian Josh Fink 8 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:56 7–27 3 10:01 Sam Houston State Remus Bulmer 7 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:03 7–34 3 05:27 Sam Houston State Remus Bulmer 12 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 2:33 7–41 3 03:29 Sam Houston State Deon Hutchinson 4 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 1:10 7–48 4 09:16 Abilene Christian D.J. Fuller 14 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:19 14–48 4 03:29 Abilene Christian D.J. Fuller 59 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 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 7 0 14 6 27 • Wildcats 14 24 7 7 52 Date: October 22 Location: Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX Game start: 2:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:22 Game attendance: 8,957 Game weather: 76°F • S 15 • Sunny Referee: Ross Smith Television network: ACUSports Sources: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 12:09 Abilene Christian De'Andre Brown 11 yard run (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:51 7–0 1 09:11 Incarnate Word Trent Brittain 1 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 1:54 7–7 1 06:16 Abilene Christian Troy Grant 5 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:55 14–7 2 10:53 Abilene Christian Adrian Duncan 6 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 4:07 21–7 2 02:19 Abilene Christian Tracy James 9 yard run (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:34 28–7 2 01:28 Abilene Christian Troy Grant 32 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 2 plays, 35 yards, 0:40 35–7 2 00:04 Abilene Christian Nik Grau 44 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 0:56 38–7 3 10:34 Incarnate Word Trent Brittain 2 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 4:26 38–14 3 07:34 Abilene Christian D.J. Fuller 25 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 3:00 45–14 3 02:21 Incarnate Word Broderick Reeves 3 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 0:52 45–21 4 13:10 Abilene Christian Adrian Duncan 41 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:02 52–21 4 12:09 Incarnate Word Jamari Gilbert 16 yard pass from Taylor Laird (Cody Seidel kick blocked), Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:01 52–27

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 7 0 0 7 14 • Cowboys 10 9 7 7 33 Date: October 29 Location: Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:17 Game attendance: 11,228 Game weather: 80°F • SSW 5 • 47%, Partly cloudy Referee: Scott Campbell Television network: ASN Sources:

Scoring summary 1 10:36 McNeese State Justin Pratt 4 yard run (Khalil Thomas kick), Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:31 0–7 1 6:16 Abilene Christian Troy Grant 13 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:38 7–7 1 1:57 McNeese State Gunnar Raborn 27 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:19 7–10 2 5:27 McNeese State Lawayne Ross 13 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick blocked), Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 6:18 7–16 2 0:13 McNeese State Gunnar Raborn 47 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:27 7–19 3 11:30 McNeese State Justin Pratt 1 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 3:30 7–26 4 7:37 McNeese State Benjamin Jones 16 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 5:40 7–33 4 4:41 Abilene Christian Tracy James 1 yard run (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 2:56 14–33

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

Northwestern State at Abilene Christian

1 2 3 4 Total Demons 13 0 6 3 22 • Wildcats 2 3 9 11 25 Date: November 5 Location: Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:07 Game attendance: 3,957 Game weather: 68°F • ESE 11 • Cloudy Referee: Ross Smith Television network: ACUSports Sources:

Scoring summary 1 11:02 Northwestern State Ronald Green 41 yard run (Eric Piccione kick blocked), Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 1:48 0–6 1 11:02 Abilene Christian Keith Barnett defensive kick conv., Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 1:48 2–6 1 6:12 Northwestern State De'Mard Llorens 36 yard pass from J.D. Almond (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:21 2–13 2 6:55 Abilene Christian Nik Grau 42 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 3:59 5–13 3 9:15 Abilene Christian Nik Grau 30 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 2:43 8–13 3 4:33 Northwestern State De'Mard Llorens 1 yard run (two-point pass conv. failed), Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 4:34 8–19 3 1:20 Abilene Christian Tracy James 5 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (two-point pass conv. failed), Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:06 14–19 4 12:16 Abilene Christian Nik Grau 41 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 2:36 17–19 4 8:36 Abilene Christian Dallas Sealey 1 yard run (De'Andre Brown pass to Trevor Crain for two-point conv.), Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 1:39 25–19 4 4:31 Northwestern State Eric Piccione 40 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 4:05 25–22

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

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 3 10 6 0 19 • Lions 14 7 10 0 31 Date: November 12 Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Game start: 7:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:24 Game attendance: 4,331 Game weather: 58°F • N 5 • Clear, fair Referee: Michael VanderVelde Television network: Southeastern Channel Sources:

Scoring summary 1 7:32 Southeastern Louisiana Juwaan Rogers 30 yard pass from Justin Alo (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 4:45 0–7 1 4:11 Abilene Christian Nik Grau 30 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 3:15 3–7 1 2:20 Southeastern Louisiana Brandon Acker 13 yard pass from Justin Alo (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:46 3–14 2 11:48 Abilene Christian Dallas Sealey 3 yard pass from De'Andre Brown (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 1:01 10–14 2 7:25 Abilene Christian Nik Grau 43 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 3:16 13–14 2 0:38 Southeastern Louisiana Julius Maracalin 2 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 1:19 13–21 3 10:28 Southeastern Louisiana Jake Jiannoni 4 yard fumble return (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 2 plays, -6 yards, 0:11 13–28 3 9:50 Abilene Christian Josh Fink 48 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (two-point pass conv. failed), Drive: 2 plays, 65 yards, 0:38 19–28 3 0:44 Southeastern Louisiana Jonathon Tatum 23 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 3:36 19–31

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

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