2019 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team
American college football season
2019 Abilene Christian Wildcats football | |
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Conference | Southland Conference |
Record | 5–7 (4–5 Southland) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Josh Lamberson (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Clint Brown (1st season) |
Home stadium | Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium |
Seasons |
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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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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.
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]
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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Source: [3][4]
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.