2025 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

2025 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
Conference	United Athletic Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 18
FCS Coaches	No. 20
Record	6–4 (5–1 UAC)
Head coach	Keith Patterson (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Graham Harrell (1st season) Joel Filani (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Co-defensive coordinator	Nick Holt (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. 18 Abilene Christian		5	–	1					6	–	4
No. 6 Tarleton State		5	–	1					9	–	1
Southern Utah		4	–	2					5	–	5
Austin Peay		4	–	3					6	–	4
West Georgia*		4	–	3					7	–	3
Eastern Kentucky		2	–	4					4	–	6
Central Arkansas		2	–	4					3	–	7
North Alabama		1	–	5					2	–	8
Utah Tech		1	–	5					2	–	8
* – Ineligible for the UAC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. As of November 14, 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 *	No. 12	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	L 7–38	3,006
October 4	2:00 p.m.	North Alabama	No. 19	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+	W 52–23	7,377
October 11	1:00 p.m.	at No. 21 West Georgia	No. 19	University Stadium Carrollton, GA	ESPN+	W 30–13	4,735
October 18	7:30 p.m.	at Southern Utah	No. 13	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	ESPN+	L 24–31	2,030
November 1	3:00 p.m.	No. 2 Tarleton State	No. 24	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+	W 31–28	12,000
November 8	2:00 p.m.	Utah Tech	No. 18	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+	W 31–10	7,833
November 15	2:00 p.m.	at Eastern Kentucky	No. 18	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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Roster

2025 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 J. J. Henry  Sr WR 2 Hut Graham  Jr RB 3 Rovaughn Banks Jr.  Jr QB 4 Stone Earle  Sr WR 5 J. B. Mitchell III  Sr QB 6 Cade Fennegan  Sr WR 7 Javon Gibson  Sr WR 8 Jeshari Houston  Sr QB 9 John David Black  Fr QB 12 Quayde Hawkins  Sr WR 13 Dallas Dudley Jr WR 14 Raydrian Baltrip  Fr WR 15 Mikele Nash Sr WR 16 Luke Moffitt  So WR 17 Vilay Nakkoun Jr.  So WR 18 Langston Anderson  Sr RB 20 B. K. Jackson  Sr RB 21 Deonte Dean  Fr RB 22 E. J. Wilson  Sr RB 26 Jordon Vaughn  Sr OL 54 Kaden Carr  So OL 56 Caleb Roach Fr OL 58 Shane Pond  Sr OL 59 Landon Roaten  Jr OL 62 Luke Roaten  Jr OL 67 Nathan Humphrey Fr OL 68 Colter Lynch  So OL 69 Brady Stephenson  Fr OL 70 Sutton Peck Fr OL 71 Luke Farr  Fr C 72 River Gordon  Sr OL 75 Cameron Vann  Fr OL 76 Joziah Fogle Sr OL 77 George French II  Sr TE 80 Carson May  Jr WR 81 Grant Jones  Fr WR 82 Brady McAdoo Fr TE 83 Nathan Jones  Jr WR 84 Blake Pruitt  So WR 85 Brelon Badon  Fr TE 86 Chidubem Lebechi  Jr TE 87 Itty Henry  Jr TE 88 Jed Castles  Sr WR 89 Blake Suber  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 0 Darius Moore  Sr LB 1 Will Schafer  Sr DB 2 Jordan Mukes  Sr S 3 Dorian Plumley  Sr DB 4 Tyson Williams Jr DB 5 Jocelyn Malaska  Jr LB 6 Jameer Dudley Jr S 7 T. J. Marshall  Sr LB 8 Chris Wright  Sr DL 9 Alex Bowman Jr.  Jr DB 12 DeAngelo Ponder  So LB 13 Gabe Brown  Jr LB 14 Rashon Myles Jr.  Jr DB 15 Sam Mason Jr.  Jr LB 17 Micho Lavine  Fr DB 18 Christian Oku Fr S 19 Zack Haaland  Sr DB 20 Noah Mangham  Jr DB 21 Carson Finney So DB 22 Javeon Wilcox  So LB 23 Zion Fonua  Jr LB 24 Bryce Morton  So DB 25 Sammy Morris IV  Sr DB 27 Harold West  Sr S 29 Romario Neal  Sr S 32 Joshua Mallard Fr LB 36 Jailyn Gibbs  Fr LB 37 Trace Low So LB 40 West Wilson  So DL 46 Isaiah Crawford  So DB 48 Leighton Adams  Fr DL 51 Okello Okello Fr LB 52 Boone Morris  Fr DL 90 Kaghen Roach GS DL 91 Colt Cooper  Sr DL 92 Paul Blair Fr DL 93 Chris Herpin Jr DL 94 Cuvanti Crawford Fr DL 95 Kortlin Rausaw  Sr DL 96 Cameron Jones  Sr DL 97 Lakion Fowler  Jr DL 99 Cayven Hull Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 33 Hugo Nash  Jr LS 35 Braden Hawkins Fr K 38 Brandon Perez Jr K 39 Kyler Meschi  So K 43 Giovanni Cardenas Fr P 47 Will Chipman  Fr LS 50 Justin Duff  Sr	Head coach Keith Patterson Coordinators/assistant coaches Graham Harrell Associate head coach/Co-offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks Nick Holt Associate head coach/Co-defensive coordinator/Defensive line Joel Filani Co-offensive coordinator/Wide receivers Conor Dubin Linebackers Ryan Pugh Offensive line Jason Smith Running backs D. J. Williams Cornerbacks Ty Morris Special teams coordinator/Safeties Stanton Keane Tight ends Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: November 13, 2025

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 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 78 °F (26 °C)
• Game attendance: 17,337
• Referee: Edwin Lee
• TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling and Leger Douzable
• Box score, Recap

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
Total yards	260	504
Rushing yards	120	268
Passing yards	140	236
Passing: comp–att–int	13–19–1	22–34–0
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 rushes, 50 yards
	Receiving	Javon Gipson	3 receptions, 73 yards
Tulsa	Passing	Kirk Francis	20/31, 218 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Dominic Richardson	20 rushes, 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	14	0	0	6	20
No. 16 Wildcats	0	21	7	0	28

at Wildcat Stadium • Abilene, Texas

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 76 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 8,042
• Referee: Jeremee Tate
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Grant Boone (play-by-play), Jim Reese (analyst)
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter SFA – Jordan Nabors 7-yard run (Carlos Alvarado kick), 9:23. Lumberjacks 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 3:42. SFA – Blaine Greene 3-yard pass from Gavin Rutherford (Carlos Alvarado kick), 1:43. Lumberjacks 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:17. Second quarter ACU – Stone Earle 1-yard run (Brandon Perez kick), 6:47. Lumberjacks 14–7. Drive: 16 plays, 82 yards, 6:44. ACU – Kaghen Roach 0-yard fumble return (Brandon Perez kick), 6:07. Tied 14–14. ACU – Jordon Vaughn 1-yard run (Brandon Perez kick), 1:57. Wildcats 21–14. Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 2:36. Third quarter ACU – Jordon Vaughn 1-yard run (Brandon Perez kick), 9:58. Wildcats 28–14. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 3:51. Fourth quarter SFA – Bugs Mortimer 52-yard punt return (pass failed), 0:20. Wildcats 28–20.

Statistics	SFA	ACU
First downs	16	20
Total yards	300	371
Rushing yards	52	132
Passing yards	248	239
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25–39–1	23–34–0
Time of possession	25:11	34:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stephen F. Austin	Passing	Sam Vidlak	24/38, 245 yards, INT
	Rushing	Jerrell Wimbley	12 rushes, 44 yards
	Receiving	Kylon Harris	9 receptions, 105 yards
Abilene Christian	Passing	Stone Earle	23/34, 239 yards
	Rushing	Jordon Vaughn	23 rushes, 87 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Javon Gibson	7 receptions, 82 yards

at TCU (FBS)

See also: 2025 TCU Horned Frogs football team

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Wildcats	0	0	9	12	21
Horned Frogs (FBS)	14	14	7	7	42

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Clear, 87 °F (31 °C)
• Game attendance: 48,094
• Referee: Stephen Baron
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play) and Todd Doxzon (analyst)
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter TCU – Chase Curtis 11-yard pass from Josh Hoover (Nate McCashland kick), 11:43. Horned Frogs 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 88 yards, 3:09. TCU – Ed Small 8-yard pass from Josh Hoover (Nate McCashland kick), 4:33. Horned Frogs 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 3:13. Second quarter TCU – Trent Battle 1-yard run (Nate McCashland kick), 13:10. Horned Frogs 21–0. Drive: 7 plays, 93 yards, 2:37. TCU – Ed Small 15-yard pass from Josh Hoover (Nate McCashland kick), 1:24. Horned Frogs 28–0. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 4:20. Third quarter ACU – Rovaughn Banks Jr. 1-yard run (kick failed), 10:23. Horned Frogs 28–6. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:37. TCU – Jordan Dwyer 21-yard pass from Josh Hoover (Nate McCashland kick), 8:59. Horned Frogs 35–6. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:19. ACU – Brandon Perez 33-yard field goal, 3:45. Horned Frogs 35–9. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:14. Fourth quarter TCU – Jon Denman 2-yard run (Nate McCashland kick), 14:56. Horned Frogs 42–9. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 3:42. ACU – Bryan Henry 7-yard pass from Stone Earle (pass failed), 11:08. Horned Frogs 42–15. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:48. ACU – J. B. Mitchell III 9-yard pass from Stone Earle (pass failed), 6:40. Horned Frogs 42–21. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:16.

Statistics	ACU	TCU
First downs	27	24
Total yards	453	489
Rushing yards	177	128
Passing yards	276	361
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–29–0	25–32–1
Time of possession	36:43	23:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Abilene Christian	Passing	Stone Earle	22/29, 276 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Rovaughn Banks Jr.	19 rushes, 105 yards, TD
	Receiving	J. B. Mitchell III	5 receptions, 88 yards, TD
TCU	Passing	Josh Hoover	21/27, 337 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Kevorian Barnes	10 rushes, 43 yards
	Receiving	Joseph Manjack IV	4 receptions, 114 yards

No. 18 Austin Peay

See also: 2025 Austin Peay Governors football team

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Governors	0	3	7	21	31
No. 14 Wildcats	7	17	7	14	45

at Wildcat Stadium • Abilene, Texas

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 10,133
• Referee: Zach Erdmann
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Andy Penney (play-by-play), Jim Reese (analyst) and Kendra Sheehan (sideline)
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter ACU – Stone Earle 4-yard run (Brandon Perez kick), 9:34. Wildcats 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 4 yards, 0:04. Second quarter ACU – Raydrian Baltrip 26-yard pass from Stone Earle (Brandon Perez kick), 13:52. Wildcats 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:10. APSU – Carson Smith 22-yard field goal, 9:25. Wildcats 14–3. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 4:20. ACU – Dallas Dudley 5-yard pass from Stone Earle (Brandon Perez kick), 4:28. Wildcats 21–3. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:48. ACU – Brandon Perez 23-yard field goal, 0:00. Wildcats 24–3. Drive: 11 plays, 92 yards, 1:07. Third quarter ACU – Jed Castles 4-yard pass from Stone Earle (Brandon Perez kick), 9:13. Wildcats 31–3. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:47. APSU – Chris Parson 2-yard run (Carson Smith kick), 1:27. Wildcats 31–10. Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 2:27. Fourth quarter APSU – Chris Parson 1-yard run (Carson Smith kick), 13:24. Wildcats 31–17. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:17. ACU – Stone Earle 35-yard run (Brandon Perez kick), 10:25. Wildcats 38–17. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:59. APSU – Jaden Robinson 44-yard pass from Chris Parson (Carson Smith kick), 8:57. Wildcats 38–24. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:28. ACU – Raydrian Baltrip 55-yard pass from Stone Earle (Brandon Perez kick), 7:45. Wildcats 45–24. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:05. APSU – Jackson Head 6-yard pass from Chris Parson (Carson Smith kick), 1:56. Wildcats 45–31. Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 5:49.

Statistics	APSU	ACU
First downs	23	22
Total yards	434	432
Rushing yards	104	93
Passing yards	330	339
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	24–39–0	30–42–1
Time of possession	31:54	28:06

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Austin Peay	Passing	Chris Parson	24/38, 330 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Chris Parson	17 rushes, 38 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jackson Head	7 receptions, 132 yards, TD
Abilene Christian	Passing	Stone Earle	30/42, 339 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Stone Earle	4 rushes, 46 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Raydrian Baltrip	6 receptions, 112 yards, 2 TD

at Incarnate Word

See also: 2025 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

No. 12 Abilene Christian Wildcats (2-2) at Incarnate Word Cardinals (1-3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Wildcats	7	0	0	0	7
Cardinals	7	10	14	7	38

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium • San Antonio, Texas

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 91 °F (33 °C)
• Game attendance: 3,006
• Referee: Gary Leeper
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Karl Schoening (play-by-play) and Sam Kaman (analyst)
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter ACU – Dallas Dudley 21-yard pass from Stone Earle (Brandon Perez kick), 11:10. Wildcats 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 88 yards, 1:09. UIW – Jalen Walthall 4-yard pass from EJ Colson (Will Faris kick), 4:05. Tied 7–7. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:05. Second quarter UIW – Will Faris 32-yard field goal, 13:54. Cardinals 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 4:12. UIW – EJ Colson 1-yard run (Will Faris kick), 6:37. Cardinals 17–7. Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 5:26. Third quarter UIW – EJ Colson 3-yard run (Will Faris kick), 4:55. Cardinals 24–7. Drive: 16 plays, 76 yards, 6:49. UIW – Declan Williams 28-yard interception return (Will Faris kick), 4:48. Cardinals 31–7. Fourth quarter UIW – Jaylon Spears 11-yard run (Will Faris kick), 1:10. Cardinals 38–7. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 5:20.

Statistics	ACU	UIW
First downs	16	28
Total yards	248	423
Rushing yards	107	301
Passing yards	141	122
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–30–2	17–30–0
Time of possession	19:44	40:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Abilene Christian	Passing	Stone Earle	17/30, 141 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Rovaughn Banks Jr.	14 rushes, 110 yards
	Receiving	Javon Gipson	5 receptions, 53 yards
Incarnate Word	Passing	EJ Colson	17/30, 122 yards, TD
	Rushing	Lontrell Turner	20 rushes, 118 yards
	Receiving	Chedon James	5 receptions, 43 yards

North Alabama

See also: 2025 North Alabama Lions football team

North Alabama Lions (1-3) at No. 19 Abilene Christian Wildcats (2-3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	7	3	13	23
No. 19 Wildcats	14	14	17	7	52

at Wildcat Stadium • Abilene, Texas

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 85 °F (29 °C)
• Game attendance: 7,377
• Referee: Matthew Jones
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Andy Penney (play-by-play) and Jim Reese (analyst)
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter ACU – Grant Jones 1-yard run (Brandon Perez kick), 5:51. Wildcats 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:27. ACU – Javon Gipson 39-yard pass from Stone Earle (Brandon Perez kick), 1:47. Wildcats 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 2:02. Second quarter ACU – Bryan Henry 13-yard pass from Stone Earle (Brandon Perez kick), 9:50. Wildcats 21–0. Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 5:27. UNA – Jayvian Allen 29-yard run (Ian Vachon kick), 6:01. Wildcats 21–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:47. ACU – Bryan Henry 1-yard pass from Stone Earle (Brandon Perez kick), 0:55. Wildcats 28–7. Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 2:20. Third quarter ACU – J. J. Henry 28-yard pass from Stone Earle (Brandon Perez kick), 11:23. Wildcats 35–7. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 1:51. ACU – Brandon Perez 35-yard field goal, 4:13. Wildcats 38–7. Drive: 8 plays, 18 yards, 3:32. UNA – Ian Vachon 40-yard field goal, 2:13. Wildcats 38–10. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 2:00. ACU – Jordon Vaughn 75-yard run (Brandon Perez kick), 2:01. Wildcats 45–10. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12. Fourth quarter UNA – Kaden Cooper 15-yard pass from DC Tabscott (kick failed), 10:15. Wildcats 45–16. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 4:34. UNA – Tanaka Scott 24-yard pass from DC Tabscott (Ian Vachon kick), 9:11. Wildcats 45–23. Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 1:04. ACU – E. J. Wilson 10-yard run (Brandon Perez kick), 4:48. Wildcats 52–23. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:22.

Statistics	UNA	ACU
First downs	15	24
Total yards	310	499
Rushing yards	133	230
Passing yards	177	269
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–31–0	23–33–1
Time of possession	24:21	35:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Alabama	Passing	DC Tabscott	11/24, 134 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jayvian Allen	11 rushes, 102 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tanaka Scott	4 receptions, 60 yards, TD
Abilene Christian	Passing	Stone Earle	22/32, 261 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jordon Vaughn	4 rushes, 84 yards, TD
	Receiving	Javon Gipson	3 receptions, 69 yards, TD

at No. 21 West Georgia

See also: 2025 West Georgia Wolves football team

No. 19 Abilene Christian Wildcats (3-3) at No. 21 West Georgia Wolves (5-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Wildcats	3	14	7	6	30
No. 21 Wolves	3	3	7	0	13

at University Stadium • Carrollton, Georgia

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT/2:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 71 °F (22 °C)
• Game attendance: 4,735
• Referee: John Kellermeier
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Patrick Eidson (play-by-play) and Parker Glore (analyst)
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter UWG – Tommy Holden 21-yard field goal, 11:05. Wolves 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:49. ACU – Brandon Perez 34-yard field goal, 7:24. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:41. Second quarter UWG – Tommy Holden 23-yard field goal, 12:21. Wolves 6–3. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:25. ACU – J. B. Mitchell III 8-yard pass from Stone Earle (Brandon Perez kick), 6:11. Wildcats 10–6. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:10. ACU – Jordon Vaughn 3-yard run (Brandon Perez kick), 2:19. Wildcats 17–6. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:18. Third quarter ACU – Chidubem Lebechi 6-yard pass from Stone Earle (Brandon Perez kick), 8:52. Wildcats 24–6. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 3:26. UWG – DeAndre Buchannon 54-yard pass from Colton Fitzgerald (Tommy Holden kick), 6:34. Wildcats 24–13. Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 2:12. Fourth quarter ACU – J. J. Henry 11-yard pass from Stone Earle (kick failed), 7:44. Wildcats 30–13. Drive: 19 plays, 94 yards, 10:29.

Statistics	ACU	UWG
First downs	27	12
Total yards	451	314
Rushing yards	210	35
Passing yards	241	279
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–32–0	19–38–1
Time of possession	38:59	21:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Abilene Christian	Passing	Stone Earle	21/32, 241 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Rovaughn Banks Jr.	21 rushes, 79 yards
	Receiving	Javon Gipson	5 receptions, 76 yards
West Georgia	Passing	Colton Fitzgerald	15/28, 241 yards, TD
	Rushing	Latrelle Murrell	10 rushes, 19 yards
	Receiving	DeAndre Buchannon	6 receptions, 137 yards, TD

at Southern Utah

See also: 2025 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

No. 13 Abilene Christian Wildcats (4-3) at Southern Utah Thunderbirds (1-5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Wildcats	7	10	0	7	24
Thunderbirds	7	7	7	10	31

at Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, Utah

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT/6:30 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C)
• Game attendance: 2,030
• Referee: Michael Lennie
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Spencer McLaughlin (play-by-play), Dallin Richards (analyst), and Kendall McGuire (sideline)
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter SUU – Joshua Dye 18-yard run (Jayden Rogers kick), 5:40. Thunderbirds 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 4:13. ACU – Stone Earle 7-yard run (Brandon Perez kick), 0:07. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:33. Second quarter ACU – Brandon Perez 19-yard field goal, 8:49. Wildcats 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 4:51. SUU – Mikey Allen 32-yard interception return (Jayden Rogers kick), 1:59. Thunderbirds 14–10. ACU – Stone Earle 8-yard run (Brandon Perez kick), 0:57. Wildcats 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:02. Third quarter SUU – Joshua Dye 1-yard run (Jayden Rogers kick), 10:37. Thunderbirds 21–17. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 4:11. Fourth quarter ACU – Javon Gipson 28-yard pass from Stone Earle (Brandon Perez kick), 12:07. Wildcats 24–21. Drive: 3 plays, 91 yards, 1:28. SUU – Jayden Rogers 19-yard field goal, 6:53. Tied 24–24. Drive: 9 plays, 96 yards, 5:08. SUU – Shane Carr 17-yard pass from Bronson Barron (Jayden Rogers kick), 2:17. Thunderbirds 31–24. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:34.

Statistics	ACU	SUU
First downs	21	15
Total yards	430	289
Rushing yards	205	173
Passing yards	225	116
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–23–3	15–20–1
Time of possession	31:03	28:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Abilene Christian	Passing	Stone Earle	17/23, 225 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Jordon Vaughn	9 rushes, 124 yards
	Receiving	Javon Gipson	3 receptions, 77 yards, TD
Southern Utah	Passing	Bronson Barron	13/17, 111 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Joshua Dye	26 rushes, 179 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Devin Downing	4 receptions, 42 yards

No. 2 Tarleton State

See also: 2025 Tarleton State Texans football team

No. 2 Tarleton State Texans (9-0) at No. 24 Abilene Christian Wildcats (4-4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Texans	0	10	0	18	28
No. 24 Wildcats	14	0	14	3	31

at Wildcat Stadium • Abilene, Texas

• Date: November 1
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)
• Game attendance: 12,000
• Referee: Jeremee Tate
• TV: ESPN+
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter ACU – Jed Castles 2-yard pass from Stone Earle (Brandon Perez kick), 5:04. Wildcats 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:59. ACU – Rovaughn Banks Jr. 40-yard run (Brandon Perez kick), 0:58. Wildcats 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 1:21. Second quarter TAR – Peyton Kramer 9-yard pass from Victor Gabalis (Brad Larson kick), 8:12. Wildcats 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 87 yards, 5:19. TAR – Brad Larson 36-yard field goal, 4:57. Wildcats 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 1:39. Third quarter ACU – Rovaughn Banks Jr. 2-yard run (Brandon Perez kick), 9:35. Wildcats 21–10. Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 2:30. ACU – Stone Earle 9-yard run (Brandon Perez kick), 0:00. Wildcats 28–10. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 2:49. Fourth quarter TAR – Cody Jackson 25-yard pass from Victor Gabalis (Victor Gabalis pass to T'iar Young), 13:25. Wildcats 28–18. Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, 1:28. TAR – Brad Larson 34-yard field goal, 7:44. Wildcats 28–21. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 4:27. TAR – Daniel Greek 1-yard run (Brad Larson kick), 0:56. Tied 28–28. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 1:56. ACU – Brandon Perez 47-yard field goal, 0:00. Wildcats 31–28. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 0:56.

Statistics	TAR	ACU
First downs	24	17
Total yards	454	435
Rushing yards	93	233
Passing yards	361	202
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25–47–1	16–25–1
Time of possession	31:50	28:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tarleton State	Passing	Victor Gabalis	25/46, 361 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	James Paige	7 rushes, 76 yards
	Receiving	Cody Jackson	7 receptions, 134 yards, TD
Abilene Christian	Passing	Stone Earle	16/25, 202 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	E. J. Wilson	10 rushes, 105 yards
	Receiving	Dallas Dudley	2 receptions, 45 yards

Utah Tech

See also: 2025 Utah Tech Trailblazers football team

Utah Tech Trailblazers (2–7) at No. 18 Abilene Christian Wildcats (5–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Trailblazers	0	7	3	0	10
No. 18 Wildcats	0	14	7	10	31

at Wildcat Stadium • Abilene, Texas

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Sunny, 81 °F (27 °C)
• Game attendance: 7,833
• Referee: Branden McCain
• TV: ESPN+
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter ACU – Zion Fonua 16-yard interception return (Brandon Perez kick), 12:48. Wildcats 7–0. UTU – Asa Chatman 7-yard run (Ilya Uvaydov kick), 7:49. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:59. ACU – Dorian Plumley 10-yard interception return (Brandon Perez kick), 3:43. Wildcats 14–7. Third quarter UTU – Ilya Uvaydov 51-yard field goal, 7:28. Wildcats 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 4:22. ACU – E. J. Wilson 36-yard run (Brandon Perez kick), 3:39. Wildcats 21–10. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:49. Fourth quarter ACU – Brandon Perez 31-yard field goal, 12:33. Wildcats 24–10. Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 3:02. ACU – Raydrian Baltrip 16-yard pass from Quayde Hawkins (Brandon Perez kick), 3:03. Wildcats 31–10. Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 5:21.

Statistics	UTU	ACU
First downs	12	19
Total yards	252	392
Rushing yards	113	202
Passing yards	139	190
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–34–4	19–31–0
Time of possession	28:36	31:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah Tech	Passing	Bronson Barben	18/33, 139 yards, 4 INT
	Rushing	Asa Chatman	13 rushes, 49 yards, TD
	Receiving	Daniel Thomason	4 receptions, 33 yards
Abilene Christian	Passing	Stone Earle	17/29, 156 yards
	Rushing	E. J. Wilson	15 rushes, 96 yards, TD
	Receiving	J. B. Mitchell III	2 receptions, 46 yards

at Eastern Kentucky

See also: 2025 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

No. 18 Abilene Christian Wildcats (6–4) at Eastern Kentucky Colonels (4–6) – Game summary

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

at Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, Kentucky

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST/3:00 p.m. EST
• TV: ESPN+

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) at Central Arkansas Bears (0-0) – Game summary

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

at Estes Stadium • Conway, Arkansas

• Date: November 22
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
• TV: ESPN+

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
т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
STATS FCS	16	16	13	14	12	19	19	13	23	24	18	18
Coaches	16	17	13	15	13	23	21т	17	25	25	20	20

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.