2025 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

2025 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
Conference	United Athletic Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 23
FCS Coaches	No. 25
Record	4–4 (3–1 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		4	–	0					8	–	0
No. 23 Abilene Christian		3	–	1					4	–	4
Central Arkansas		2	–	1					3	–	4
No. 25 Austin Peay		2	–	2					4	–	3
West Georgia*		2	–	3					5	–	3
North Alabama		1	–	2					2	–	5
Southern Utah		1	–	2					2	–	5
Eastern Kentucky		1	–	2					3	–	4
Utah Tech		0	–	3					1	–	6
* – Ineligible for the UAC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. As of October 22, 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.	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

No. 12 Abilene Christian Wildcats (2-2) vs. 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, TX

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 91 • Wind: NE 8 mph • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 3,006
• Referee: Gary Leeper
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Karl Schoening (play-by-play) & Sam Kaman (analyst)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter ACU – 11:10 Dallas Dudley 21 yard pass from Stone Earle, Brandon Perez kick UIW 7–0 Drive: 3 plays, 88 yards, 1:09 UIW – 4:05 Jalen Walthall 4 yard pass from EJ Colson, Will Faris kick Tied 7–7 Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:05 Second Quarter UIW – 13:45 Will Faris 32 yard field goal UIW 10–7 Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 4:12 UIW – 6:37 EJ Colson 1 yard run, Will Faris kick UIW 17–7 Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 5:26 Third Quarter UIW – 4:55 EJ Colson 3 yard run, Will Faris kick UIW 24–7 Drive: 16 plays, 76 yards, 6:49 UIW – 4:48 Declan Williams 28 yard interception return UIW 31–7 Fourth Quarter UIW – 1:10 Jaylon Spears 11 yard run, Will Faris kick UIW 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, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Rovaughn Banks Jr.	14 carries, 110 yards
	Receiving	Javon Gipson	5 receptions, 53 yards
Incarnate Word	Passing	EJ Colson	17/30, 122 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Lontrell Turner	20 carries, 118 yards
	Receiving	Chedon James	5 receptions, 43 yards

North Alabama

See also: 2025 North Alabama Lions football team

North Alabama Lions (1-3) vs. 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, TX

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Andy Penney (play-by-play) and Jim Reese (analyst)

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 No. 21 West Georgia

See also: 2025 West Georgia Wolves football team

No. 19 Abilene Christian Wildcats (3-3) vs. 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, GA

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 2:00 PM EDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Patrick Eidson (play-by-play) and Parker Glore (analyst)

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

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 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 (4-4) – 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
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
Coaches	16	17	13	15	13	23	21т	17	25

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.