Abilene Christian
Lamar
11:00 PM · Provost Umphrey Stadium

What’s at stake

Lamar

  • Lamar is the Beaumont Cardinals that won three straight Southland titles in the 1960s, disappeared into mediocrity, and has spent a decade learning how to belong again.

Abilene Christian

  • Abilene Christian is the West Texas program that turned a decade-long Division I title drought into three conference championships in four seasons — a shared 2022 WAC title in coach Keith Patterson's very first season, the program's first outright UAC championship and first-ever FCS Playoff berth in 2024, and a second straight UAC title in 2025 (this one shared with Tarleton State).

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The series

Lamar leads the series 5-4

9 meetings since 2014 · Lamar won the last meeting

  • 2026Lamar 21–14
  • 2025Abilene Christian 38–20
  • 2022Abilene Christian 28–14
  • 2021Abilene Christian 24–17
  • 2021Abilene Christian 56–0

The line, and the room

The model and the market don’t fully agree on Lamar’s chances here.

evenModel · 50%Market · 27%Abilene ChristianLamar

Home +7.5 · O/U 49.5

Conditions

91°F · 5 mph wind · Rain Shower

Home-field advantage: Strong

Lamar is 55% at home, 31% on the road since 2018 (22-18 home, 13-29 away).

Abilene Christian 14 – Lamar 21

Lamar 21: 60%Abilene Christian 14: 40%

Lamar beat Abilene Christian 21-14.