2016 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

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.

2016 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record2–9 (2–7 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNathan Young (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorDarian Dulin (5th season)
Home stadiumShotwell Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Sam Houston State $^   9 0     12 1  
No. 14 Central Arkansas ^   8 1     10 3  
SE Louisiana   7 2     7 4  
McNeese State   5 4     6 5  
Nicholls State   5 4     5 6  
Stephen F. Austin   4 5     5 6  
Houston Baptist   3 5     4 7  
Incarnate Word *   3 6     3 8  
Lamar   3 6     3 8  
Abilene Christian *   2 7     2 9  
Northwestern State   0 9     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II
Rankings from STATS poll

Schedule edit

Source: [1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 31:00 pmat Air Force*MW Net/TwitterL 21–3734,128
September 106:00 pmNorthern Colorado*ACUSportsL 52–558,348
September 177:00 pmat Houston BaptistFCSL 24–27 OT2,877
September 246:00 pmat Stephen F. AustinESPN3L 30–418,516
October 12:30 pmCentral Arkansas
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
ASNL 27–584,215
October 86:00 pmLamar
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
ACUSportsL 10–386,232
October 153:00 pmat No. 2 Sam Houston StateESPN3L 21–488,319
October 222:30 pmIncarnate Word 
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
ACUSportsW 52–278,957
October 296:00 pmat McNeese StateASNL 14–3311,228
November 56:00 pmNorthwestern State
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
ACUSportsW 25–223,957
November 127:00 pmat Southeastern LouisianaSoutheastern ChannelL 19–314,331

Game summaries edit

@ Air Force edit

Abilene Christian at Air Force
1 234Total
Wildcats 0 777 21
Falcons 7 2109 37
  • Date: September 3
  • Location: Falcon Stadium
    Colorado Springs, CO
  • Game start: 1:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:10
  • Game attendance: 34,128
  • Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C) • Slight wind • Partly sunny
  • Referee: Stephen Barron
  • TV announcers (MW Net): Ray Crawford, Darius Walker, Shae Peppler
Sources:

Northern Colorado edit

Northern Colorado at Abilene Christian
1 234Total
Bears 21 14137 55
Wildcats 7 21213 52
  • Date: September 10
  • Location: Shotwell Stadium
    Abilene, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:34
  • Game attendance: 8,348
  • Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind NNE 14 mph (23 km/h) • Mostly cloudy
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: ACUSports
Sources:

@ Houston Baptist edit

Abilene Christian at Houston Baptist
1 234OTTotal
Wildcats 8 3373 24
Huskies 7 7706 27
  • Date: September 17
  • Location: Husky Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:33
  • Game attendance: 2,877
  • Game weather: 91 °F (33 °C) • Wind SE 7 mph (11 km/h) • Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Dan Lewis
  • TV announcers (FCS): Tom Franklin, John Harris, Jeff Power
Sources:

@ Stephen F. Austin edit

Abilene Christian at Stephen F. Austin
1 234Total
Wildcats 0 7158 30
Lumberjacks 14 14103 41
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
    Nacogdocnes, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 4:06
  • Game attendance: 8,516
  • Game weather: About 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind SSE 6–10 mph (9.7–16.1 km/h) • Partly cloudy, hot
  • Referee: Mike Defee
  • Television network: ESPN3

Central Arkansas edit

Central Arkansas at Abilene Christian
1 234Total
Bears 9 28147 58
Wildcats 7 677 27
  • Date: October 1
  • Location: Shotwell Stadium
    Abilene, TX
  • Game start: 2:30 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:27
  • Game attendance: 4,215
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind SSE 8 mph (13 km/h) • Sunny
  • Referee: Vidal Jones
  • Television network: ASN
Sources:

Lamar edit

Lamar at Abilene Christian
1 234Total
Cardinals 0 17147 38
Wildcats 3 070 10
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Shotwell Stadium
    Abilene, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:52
  • Game attendance: 6,232
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind ENE 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Sunny
  • Referee: Marvel July
  • Television network: ACUSports
Sources:

@ Sam Houston State edit

Abilene Christian at Sam Houston State
1 234Total
Wildcats 0 0714 21
#2 Bearkats 7 20210 48
  • Date: October 15
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:32
  • Game attendance: 8,319
  • Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind S 9 mph (14 km/h) • Sunny
  • Referee: Kevin Boutmann
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:

Incarnate Word edit

Incarnate Word at Abilene Christian
1 234Total
Cardinals 7 0146 27
Wildcats 14 2477 52
  • Date: October 22
  • Location: Shotwell Stadium
    Abilene, TX
  • Game start: 2:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:22
  • Game attendance: 8,957
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind S 15 mph (24 km/h) • Sunny
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: ACUSports
Sources: Box Score

@ McNeese State edit

Abilene Christian at McNeese State
1 234Total
Wildcats 7 007 14
Cowboys 10 977 33
  • Date: October 29
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:17
  • Game attendance: 11,228
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind SSW 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • 47%, Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Scott Campbell
  • Television network: ASN
Sources:

Northwestern State edit

Northwestern State at Abilene Christian
1 234Total
Demons 13 063 22
Wildcats 2 3911 25
  • Date: November 5
  • Location: Shotwell Stadium
    Abilene, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:07
  • Game attendance: 3,957
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind ESE 11 mph (18 km/h) • Cloudy
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: ACUSports
Sources:
  • This will be Abilene Christian's final game at Shotwell Stadium.

@ Southeastern Louisiana edit

Abilene Christian at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
Wildcats 3 1060 19
Lions 14 7100 31
  • Date: November 12
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:24
  • Game attendance: 4,331
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind N 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Clear, fair
  • Referee: Michael VanderVelde
  • Television network: Southeastern Channel
Sources:

References edit

  1. ^ "2016 Football Schedule".