2019 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

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2019 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record5–7 (4–5 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJosh Lamberson (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorClint Brown (1st season)
Home stadiumAnthony Field at Wildcat Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS poll

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[edit]

Preseason poll[edit]

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)
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[edit]

The Wildcats placed five players on the preseason all–Southland teams.[2]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:30 p.m.at North Texas*
ESPN+L 31–5123,057
September 76:00 p.m.Arizona Christian*
ESPN+W 66–147,463
September 146:00 p.m.at No. 14 Central Arkansas
ESPN3L 30–3110,123
September 216:00 p.m.McNeese State
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
ESPN+W 17–109,624
September 286:00 p.m.at Incarnate Word
UIWtvL 24–312,989
October 56:00 p.m.at Lamar
ESPN3L 24–276,016
October 126:00 p.m.Houston Baptist
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
ESPN3W 45–207,636
October 193:00 p.m.Stephen F. Austindagger
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
ESPN+W 31–24 2OT11,096
October 263:00 p.m.at No. 15 Nicholls
CST/ESPN+W 37–31 OT5,012
November 93:00 p.m.Sam Houston State
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
ESPN+L 10–246,491
November 161:00 p.m. No. 23 Southeastern Louisiana
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
ESPN+L 14–354,981
November 236:30 p.mat Mississippi State*
SECNL 7–4554,683
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Source: [3][4]

Game summaries[edit]

At North Texas[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 10 7 14 31
Mean Green 17 21 10 3 51
See also: 2019 North Texas Mean Green football team

Arizona Christian[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Firestorm 0 0 7 7 14
Wildcats 14 31 7 14 66
See also: Arizona Christian Firestorm football

At Central Arkansas[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 3 7 13 30
No. 14 Bears 3 6 0 22 31
See also: 2019 Central Arkansas Bears football team

McNeese State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 3 0 0 7 10
Wildcats 3 7 0 7 17
See also: 2019 McNeese State Cowboys football team

At Incarnate Word[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 3 14 7 24
Cardinals 7 6 7 11 31
See also: 2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

At Lamar[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 13 11 0 24
Cardinals 7 3 7 10 27
See also: 2019 Lamar Cardinals football team

Houston Baptist[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0 6 14 0 20
Wildcats 14 7 17 7 45
See also: 2019 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

Stephen F. Austin[edit]

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Lumberjacks 7 7 0 1000 24
Wildcats 0 14 10 007 31
See also: 2019 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

At Nicholls[edit]

1 2 3 4OT Total
Wildcats 0 17 14 06 37
No. 15 Colonels 7 7 7 100 31
See also: 2019 Nicholls Colonels football team

Sam Houston State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bearkats 0 14 10 0 24
Wildcats 10 0 0 0 10
See also: 2019 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

Southeastern Louisiana[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Lions 14 21 0 0 35
Wildcats 0 7 0 7 14
See also: 2019 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

At Mississippi State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 0 0 7
Bulldogs 7 14 7 17 45
See also: 2019 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nicholls Voted to Top Spot in 2019 Football Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "Southland Announces 2019 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "Abilene Christian to play FBS pair in 2019". Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "SOUTHLAND TV SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED FOR FIRST FOUR WEEKS". Southland Conference. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
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