2019 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

2019 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
2019 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	5–7 (4–5 Southland)
Head coach	Adam Dorrel (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Josh Lamberson (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Single set back
Defensive coordinator	Clint Brown (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium

2019 Southland Conference football standings

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
	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 represented Abilene Christian University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The Wildcats were led by third-year head coach Adam Dorrel and played 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)
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
August 31	6:30 p.m.	at North Texas*	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN+	L 31–51	23,057
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Arizona Christian*	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+	W 66–14	7,463
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Central Arkansas	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ESPN3	L 30–31	10,123
September 21	6:00 p.m.	McNeese State	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+	W 17–10	9,624
September 28	6:00 p.m.	at Incarnate Word	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	UIWtv	L 24–31	2,989
October 5	6:00 p.m.	at Lamar	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	L 24–27	6,016
October 12	6:00 p.m.	Houston Baptist	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN3	W 45–20	7,636
October 19	3:00 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+	W 31–24 ^2OT	11,096
October 26	3:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Nicholls	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	CST/ESPN+	W 37–31 ^OT	5,012
November 9	3:00 p.m.	Sam Houston State	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+	L 10–24	6,491
November 16	1:00 p.m.	No. 23 Southeastern Louisiana	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+	L 14–35	4,981
November 23	6:30 p.m	at Mississippi State*	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS	SECN	L 7–45	54,683
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Source: ^[3]^[4]

Game summaries

At North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	10	7	14	31
Mean Green	17	21	10	3	51

Arizona Christian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Firestorm	0	0	7	7	14
Wildcats	14	31	7	14	66

At Central Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	3	7	13	30
No. 14 Bears	3	6	0	22	31

McNeese State

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

At Incarnate Word

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	3	14	7	24
Cardinals	7	6	7	11	31

At Lamar

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	13	11	0	24
Cardinals	7	3	7	10	27

Houston Baptist

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	6	14	0	20
Wildcats	14	7	17	7	45

Stephen F. Austin

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Lumberjacks	7	7	0	10	0	0	24
Wildcats	0	14	10	0	0	7	31

At Nicholls

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Wildcats	0	17	14	0	6	37
No. 15 Colonels	7	7	7	10	0	31

Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearkats	0	14	10	0	24
Wildcats	10	0	0	0	10

Southeastern Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Lions	14	21	0	0	35
Wildcats	0	7	0	7	14

At Mississippi State

	1	2	3	4	Total
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.

[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.

[FirstFourWeeks-4] "SOUTHLAND TV SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED FOR FIRST FOUR WEEKS". Southland Conference. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.

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