American college football season
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.
Schedule
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Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 3 1:00 pm at Air Force * MW Net /Twitter L 21–3734,128
September 10 6:00 pm Northern Colorado * ACUSports L 52–558,348
September 17 7:00 pm at Houston Baptist FCS L 24–27 OT 2,877
September 24 6:00 pm at Stephen F. Austin ESPN3 L 30–418,516
October 1 2:30 pm Central Arkansas Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX ASN L 27–584,215
October 8 6:00 pm Lamar Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX ACUSports L 10–386,232
October 15 3:00 pm at No. 2 Sam Houston State ESPN3 L 21–488,319
October 22 2:30 pm Incarnate Word Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX ACUSports W 52–278,957
October 29 6:00 pm at McNeese State ASN L 14–3311,228
November 5 6:00 pm Northwestern State Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX ACUSports W 25–223,957
November 12 7:00 pm at Southeastern Louisiana Southeastern Channel L 19–314,331
Game summaries
@ Air Force
Abilene Christian at Air Force
1
2 3 4 Total
Wildcats
0
7 7 7
21
• Falcons
7
21 0 9
37
Date: September 3Location: Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, COGame start: 1:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:10Game attendance: 34,128Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C) • Slight wind • Partly sunnyReferee: Stephen BarronTV announcers (MW Net ): Ray Crawford , Darius Walker , Shae Peppler
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Northern Colorado
Northern Colorado at Abilene Christian
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bears
21
14 13 7
55
Wildcats
7
21 21 3
52
Date: September 10Location: Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TXGame start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:34Game attendance: 8,348Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind NNE 14 mph (23 km/h) • Mostly cloudyReferee: Ross SmithTelevision network: ACUSports
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@ Houston Baptist
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 17Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TXGame start: 7:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:33Game attendance: 2,877Game weather: 91 °F (33 °C) • Wind SE 7 mph (11 km/h) • Partly cloudyReferee: Dan LewisTV announcers (FCS ): Tom Franklin, John Harris, Jeff Power
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@ Stephen F. Austin
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 24Location: Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdocnes, TXGame start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 4:06Game attendance: 8,516Game weather: About 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind SSE 6–10 mph (9.7–16.1 km/h) • Partly cloudy, hotReferee: Mike DefeeTelevision network: ESPN3
Central Arkansas
Central Arkansas at Abilene Christian
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bears
9
28 14 7
58
Wildcats
7
6 7 7
27
Date: October 1Location: Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TXGame start: 2:30 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:27Game attendance: 4,215Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind SSE 8 mph (13 km/h) • SunnyReferee: Vidal JonesTelevision network: ASN
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Lamar
Lamar at Abilene Christian
1
2 3 4 Total
• Cardinals
0
17 14 7
38
Wildcats
3
0 7 0
10
Date: October 8Location: Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TXGame start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 2:52Game attendance: 6,232Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind ENE 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • SunnyReferee: Marvel JulyTelevision network: ACUSports
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@ Sam Houston State
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 15Location: Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TXGame start: 3:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:32Game attendance: 8,319Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind S 9 mph (14 km/h) • SunnyReferee: Kevin BoutmannTelevision network: ESPN3
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Incarnate Word
Incarnate Word at Abilene Christian
1
2 3 4 Total
Cardinals
7
0 14 6
27
• Wildcats
14
24 7 7
52
Date: October 22Location: Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TXGame start: 2:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:22Game attendance: 8,957Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind S 15 mph (24 km/h) • SunnyReferee: Ross SmithTelevision network: ACUSports
Sources: Box Score
@ McNeese State
Abilene Christian at McNeese State
1
2 3 4 Total
Wildcats
7
0 0 7
14
• Cowboys
10
9 7 7
33
Date: October 29Location: Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LAGame start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:17Game attendance: 11,228Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind SSW 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • 47%, Partly cloudyReferee: Scott CampbellTelevision network: ASN
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Northwestern State
Northwestern State at Abilene Christian
1
2 3 4 Total
Demons
13
0 6 3
22
• Wildcats
2
3 9 11
25
Date: November 5Location: Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TXGame start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:07Game attendance: 3,957Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind ESE 11 mph (18 km/h) • CloudyReferee: Ross SmithTelevision network: ACUSports
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This will be Abilene Christian's final game at Shotwell Stadium.
@ Southeastern Louisiana
Abilene Christian at Southeastern Louisiana
1
2 3 4 Total
Wildcats
3
10 6 0
19
• Lions
14
7 10 0
31
Date: November 12Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LAGame start: 7:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:24Game attendance: 4,331Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind N 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Clear, fairReferee: Michael VanderVeldeTelevision network: Southeastern Channel
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