Abilene Christian

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UAC · Wildcat Stadium (TX) · 12,000 · 7,739 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat Idaho · our model 54% Abilene Christian · a number, not a pick

LastL 7–26 vs Stephen F. Austin · Sat Sep 12 · Hudson Page 1 sacks, 2 TFL, 9 tackles

Nextat Idaho · Sat Sep 19 · 4 pm ET · Kibbie Dome · series 0-1 · Game preview

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Abilene Christian · 2026 schedule & results0-3
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Aug 29#112#149-7.5@LamarL 14–210-10-0
1Sep 5#112#7+44.5@Texas TechL 10–33 1340-20-0
2Sep 13#107#102+3Stephen F. AustinL 7–260-30-0
3Sep 19#111#163@Idaho
4Sep 27#114#164Mercer
5Oct 4West Florida
6Oct 11Central Arkansas
7Oct 17@North Alabama
9Oct 31West Georgia
10Nov 8@Tarleton State
11Nov 14@Austin Peay
12Nov 21Eastern Kentucky
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)
DateOppResultYdsTOTOPEPA/playSuccess%Explosive%Note
Sep 13Stephen F. AustinL 7–26-0.01139.7%129.1%Best success rate
Sep 5@Texas TechL 10–33194127:48-0.13827.0%126.7%Season-low EPA/play
Aug 29@LamarL 14–21+0.12131.7%146.3%Season-high EPA/play
Season average (3 games)1941.0-0.00932.8%134.0%
Verdict Begins·Live

Abilene Christian is the Texas program that shared a Division I conference title in Keith Patterson's very first season, then went out and won one outright — and is still trying to prove it wasn't a two-year spike.

Standard GapThree conference championships (one shared, one outright, one shared aga…

Abilene Christian was picked sixth in the UAC's own 2024 preseason poll -- other programs in its own conference didn't see the title run coming. The fanbase has since watched the Wildcats beat a ranke…

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The season in chapters

What fans said

Real posts from the day of the game, chosen by community score · usernames not shown

What it is like to watch them2025 · 9-5 · last season

Game feel56even gamescombined pts / game6th highest-scoring of 9 in the UAC
Heart rate3-2some dramain one-score games (5 of 14)4th most one-score games of 9 in the UAC
Margin+3.1competitiveavg scoring margin5th best margin of 9 in the UAC
Tempo67average paceoffensive plays / game1st fastest of 3 in the UAC
Big plays1.17some popexplosiveness (IsoPPP)7th most explosive of 9 in the UAC
Home crowd8,329avg attendance3rd biggest crowds of 9 in the UAC

✓ measured from 14 games · ranks are among UAC teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Abilene Christian has won one of its last five.

Cold. 5-5 over the last 10, and lost the last four.

Streak L4Last 5 · 1-4Last 10 · 5-5
The forecast

Next Sep 19

vs Idaho · away

Outcome band · Abilene Christian · 2026

Abilene Christian's most likely season is 8-5 — a bowl game. The floor is 4-8; the ceiling is 11-2.

Floor4-8No postseason.
Base8-5A bowl game.
Ceiling11-2A bowl game, 3 more wins.

Floor, base and ceiling come from the season-path projection, which plays out conference title games and the CFP — so a ceiling can run past 12 games.

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Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

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).

RosterWho's gone, who's back, who replaces them.

Roster Reload - Abilene Christian

2026 snapshot - 2026-09-15
Returning ProductionNAContinuity signal unavailable
Portal Additions7Primary repair: S
Portal Losses5Primary pressure: LB
Draft Loss0No NFL Draft departures recorded
Recruiting ReloadNARecruiting class signal unavailable
CBin 2 - Deante Lindsay3.49out 1 - Noah Mangham3.50Even
QBin 1 - Marcos Davila3.60out 2 - Carson Haggard3.49Even
Sin 2 - Plae Wyatt3.49out 0Need Filled
Box Safety2023 profileplays like an extra linebacker near the line
LBin 0out 2 - Rashon Myles Jr.3.60Starter Risk
RBin 1 - Makenzie McGill3.50out 0Even
Balanced Back2025 profiledoes a little of everything without one standout trait
IOLin 1 - Wes Tucker3.49out 0Upgrade
Who's movedWho's transferring in and out, right now.

Transfer portal snapshot

+7.3 net portal points
(raw ledger: +8.3 — unweighted, no position adjustment)
S
+6.8
need filled
LB
-5.6
starter risk
RB
+3.5
low confidence
IOL
+3.5
low confidence
CB
+1.0
QB
-0.9
Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

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