2018 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

2018 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
2018 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	6–5 (5–4 Southland)
Head coach	Adam Dorrel (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Josh Lamberson (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Single set back
Defensive coordinator	Tremaine Jackson (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium

2018 Southland Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 14 Nicholls +^	7	–	2	9	–	4
Incarnate Word +^	6	–	2	6	–	5
Lamar ^	6	–	3	7	–	5
	5	–	4	6	–	5
Central Arkansas	5	–	4	6	–	5
McNeese State	5	–	4	6	–	5
Sam Houston State	5	–	4	6	–	5
Northwestern State	4	–	5	5	–	6
Southeastern Louisiana	4	–	5	4	–	7
Stephen F. Austin	2	–	7	2	–	8
Houston Baptist	0	–	9	1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS poll

The 2018 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represented Abilene Christian University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by second-year head coach Adam Dorrel and played their home games at Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium. They played as a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 5–4 in Southland play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place.

Preseason

On July 12, 2018, the Southland announced their Preseason All-Conference Teams, with the Wildcats placing one player on the second team.^[1]

Defense Second Team

On July 19, 2018, the Southland announced their preseason poll, with the Wildcats predicted to finish in seventh place.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	at Baylor*	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FSN	L 27–55	45,330
September 8	6:00 p.m.	Angelo State*	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ACU Stretch ($)	W 41–24	9,287
September 15	6:00 p.m.	at Houston Baptist	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	W 38–13	2,038
September 22	6:00 p.m.	at Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN+	L 21–24	6,281
September 29	6:00 p.m.	Incarnate Word	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+	L 34–44	9,751
October 6	6:00 p.m.	at No. 9 McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	Cowboy Insider	L 21–24	10,001
October 13	2:30 p.m.	No. 11 Nicholls	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN3	W 28–12	10,973
October 20	7:00 p.m.	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	SLC Digital	W 48–27	4,724
November 3	2:00 pm	Northwestern State	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ACU Stretch	W 49–47	6,936
November 10	2:30 pm	at Sam Houston State	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	ELVN/SLC Digital	W 17–10	6,914
November 17	2:00 pm	Central Arkansas	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+	L 7–16	8,006
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Source: ^[3]^[4]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	13	7	0	27
Bears	17	21	10	7	55

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	7	17	7	38
Huskies	6	0	0	7	13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	7	7	21
Lumberjacks	3	7	7	7	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	14	13	10	7	44
Wildcats	14	14	0	6	34

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	7	0	7	21
No. 9 Cowboys	7	3	7	7	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Colonels	6	6	0	0	12
Wildcats	7	14	0	7	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	17	7	21	48
Lions	0	10	7	10	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	7	7	14	19	47
Wildcats	14	10	17	8	49

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	0	7	3	17
Bearkats	0	3	7	0	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	6	3	7	16
Wildcats	0	7	0	0	7

Abilene Christian Wildcats football
Venues	Shotwell Stadium (1959–2016) Wildcat Stadium (2017–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games
Culture & lore	Willie the Wildcat (mascot)
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National championship seasons in bold