2025 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

2025 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
Conference	United Athletic Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 14
FCS Coaches	No. 15
Record	2–2 (1–0 UAC)
Head coach	Keith Patterson (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Graham Harrell (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Co-defensive coordinators	Nick Holt (1st season) Jarred Holley (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple 3–3–5
Home stadium	Wildcat Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 United Athletic Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Tarleton State		1	–	0					5	–	0
No. 22 West Georgia*		1	–	0					4	–	0
No. 14 Abilene Christian		1	–	0					2	–	2
North Alabama		0	–	0					1	–	3
Southern Utah		0	–	0					1	–	3
Utah Tech		0	–	0					1	–	3
No. 18 Austin Peay		0	–	1					2	–	2
Central Arkansas		0	–	1					1	–	2
Eastern Kentucky		0	–	1					1	–	3
* – Ineligible for the UAC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. As of September 21, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represent Abilene Christian University as a member of the United Athletic Conference (UAC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats are led by fourth-year head coach Keith Patterson and play their home games at Wildcat Stadium in Abilene, Texas.

Schedule

Abilene Christian announced the 2025 schedule on December 3, 2024. ^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 p.m.	at Tulsa *	No. 16	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN+	L 7–35	17,337
September 6	7:00 p.m.	No. 25 Stephen F. Austin *	No. 16	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+	W 28–20	8,042
September 13	7:00 p.m.	at TCU *	No. 13	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	ESPN+	L 21–42	48,094
September 20	7:00 p.m.	No. 18 Austin Peay	No. 14	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+	W 45–31	10,133
September 27	6:00 p.m.	at Incarnate Word *		Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+
October 4	2:00 p.m.	North Alabama		Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+
October 11	1:00 p.m.	at West Georgia		University Stadium Carrollton, GA	ESPN+
October 18	7:30 p.m.	at Southern Utah		Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	ESPN+
November 1	3:00 p.m.	Tarleton State		Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+
November 8	2:00 p.m.	Utah Tech		Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+
November 15	2:00 p.m.	at Eastern Kentucky		Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	ESPN+
November 22	4:00 p.m.	at Central Arkansas		Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

at Tulsa (FBS)

See also: 2025 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

No. 16 Abilene Christian Wildcats (0–0) at Tulsa Golden Hurricane (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Wildcats	0	0	0	7	7
Golden Hurricane (FBS)	7	3	11	14	35

at Skelly Field • Tulsa, Oklahoma

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 7:00 PM CDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 78 degrees
• Game attendance: 17,337
• Referee: Edwin Lee
• TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling and Leger Douzable

Game information

First quarter TLSA – Zion Booker 12-yard pass from Kirk Francis (Seth Morgan kick), 1:34. Golden Hurricane 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 97 yards, 4:43. Second quarter TLSA – Seth Morgan 28-yard field goal, 8:47. Golden Hurricane 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 1:26. Third quarter TLSA – Seth Morgan 40-yard field goal, 11:58. Golden Hurricane 13–0. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 3:02. TLSA – Dominic Richardson 57-yard run (Braylin Presley–Kirk Francis pass), 3:55. Golden Hurricane 21–0. Drive: 8 plays, 92 yards, 2:28. Fourth quarter TLSA – Brody Foley 22-yard pass from Kirk Francis (Seth Morgan kick), 13:57. Golden Hurricane 28–0. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:18. TLSA – Ajay Allen 40-yard run (Seth Morgan kick), 11:46. Golden Hurricane 35–0. Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 0:47. ACU – Stone Earle 11-yard run (Kyler Meschi kick), 6:42. Golden Hurricane 35–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:04.

Statistics	ACU	TLSA
First downs	13	25
Plays–yards	59–260	77–504
Rushes–yards	40–120	43–268
Passing yards	140	236
Passing: comp–att–int	13–19–1	22–34–0
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	26:55	33:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Abilene Christian	Passing	Stone Earle	13/19, 140 yards, INT
	Rushing	Jordon Vaughn	15 carries, 50 yards
	Receiving	Javon Gipson	3 receptions, 73 yards
Tulsa	Passing	Kirk Francis	20/31, 218 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Dominic Richardson	20 carries, 142 yards, TD
	Receiving	Micah Tease	4 receptions, 69 yards

No. 25 Stephen F. Austin

See also: 2025 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

No. 25 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (0-1) at No. 16 Abilene Christian Wildcats (0-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Lumberjacks	-	-	-	-	0
No. 16 Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0

at Wildcat Stadium • Abilene, TX

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 7:00 PM CDT
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	SFA	ACU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stephen F. Austin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Abilene Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at TCU (FBS)

See also: 2025 TCU Horned Frogs football team

No. 13 Abilene Christian Wildcats (1-1) vs. TCU Horned Frogs (FBS) (1-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0
Horned Frogs (FBS)	-	-	-	-	0

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 7:00 PM CDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play) and Todd Doxzon (analyst)

Statistics	ACU	TCU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Abilene Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

No. 18 Austin Peay

See also: 2025 Austin Peay Governors football team

No. 18 Austin Peay Governors (2-1) vs. No. 14 Abilene Christian Wildcats (1-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Governors	-	-	-	-	0
No. 14 Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0

at Wildcat Stadium • Abilene, TX

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Andy Penney (play-by-play), Jim Reese (analyst) and Kendra Sheehan (sideline)

Statistics	APSU	ACU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Austin Peay	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Abilene Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Incarnate Word

See also: 2025 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

Abilene Christian Wildcats (1-0) vs. Incarnate Word Cardinals (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0
Cardinals	-	-	-	-	0

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium • San Antonio, TX

• Date: September 27

Statistics	ACU	UIW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Abilene Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Incarnate Word	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

North Alabama

See also: 2025 North Alabama Lions football team

North Alabama Lions (0-0) vs. Abilene Christian Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	-	-	-	-	0
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0

at Wildcat Stadium • Abilene, TX

• Date: October 4

Statistics	UNA	ACU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Alabama	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Abilene Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at West Georgia

See also: 2025 West Georgia Wolves football team

Abilene Christian Wildcats (0-0) vs. West Georgia Wolves (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0
Wolves	-	-	-	-	0

at University Stadium • Carrollton, GA

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 2:00 PM EDT

Statistics	ACU	UWG
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Abilene Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
West Georgia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Southern Utah

See also: 2025 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

Abilene Christian Wildcats (0-0) vs. Southern Utah Thunderbirds (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0
Thunderbirds	-	-	-	-	0

at Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT

• Date: October 18

Statistics	ACU	SUU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Abilene Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southern Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Tarleton State

See also: 2025 Tarleton State Texans football team

Tarleton State Texans (0-0) vs. Abilene Christian Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	-	-	-	-	0
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0

at Wildcat Stadium • Abilene, TX

• Date: November 1

Statistics	TAR	ACU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tarleton State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Abilene Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Utah Tech

See also: 2025 Utah Tech Trailblazers football team

Utah Tech Trailblazers (0-0) vs. Abilene Christian Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Trailblazers	-	-	-	-	0
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0

at Wildcat Stadium • Abilene, TX

• Date: November 8

Statistics	UTU	ACU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Abilene Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Eastern Kentucky

See also: 2025 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

Abilene Christian Wildcats (0-0) vs. Eastern Kentucky Colonels (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0
Colonels	-	-	-	-	0

at Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY

• Date: November 15

Statistics	ACU	EKU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Abilene Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Eastern Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Central Arkansas

See also: 2025 Central Arkansas Bears football team

Abilene Christian Wildcats (0-0) vs. Central Arkansas Bears (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0
Bears	-	-	-	-	0

at Estes Stadium • Conway, AR

• Date: November 22

Statistics	ACU	CARK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Abilene Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Central Arkansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
STATS FCS	16	16	13
Coaches	16	17	13

References

1. Robinett, David (December 3, 2024). "ACU releases 2025 football schedule". BigCountryHomepage.com. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
2. Kelley, Kevin (December 2, 2024). "Abilene Christian releases 2025 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
3. "UAC Champion Wildcats Release 2025 Football Schedule". Abilene Christian University, Department of Athletics. December 3, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2025.