2018 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

2018 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record6–5 (5–4 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJosh Lamberson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTremaine Jackson (2nd season)
Home stadiumAnthony Field at Wildcat Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Nicholls +^   7 – 2     9 – 4  
Incarnate Word +^   6 – 2     6 – 5  
Lamar ^   6 – 3     7 – 5  
Abilene Christian   5 – 4     6 – 5  
Central Arkansas   5 – 4     6 – 5  
McNeese State   5 – 4     6 – 5  
Sam Houston State   5 – 4     6 – 5  
Northwestern State   4 – 5     5 – 6  
Southeastern Louisiana   4 – 5     4 – 7  
Stephen F. Austin   2 – 7     2 – 8  
Houston Baptist   0 – 9     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS poll

The 2018 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represented Abilene Christian University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by second-year head coach Adam Dorrel and played their home games at Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium. They played as a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 5–4 in Southland play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place.

Preseason[edit]

Preseason All-Conference Teams[edit]

On July 12, 2018, the Southland announced their Preseason All-Conference Teams, with the Wildcats placing one player on the second team.[1]

Defense Second Team
  • Bollu Onifade – So. DB

Preseason Poll[edit]

On July 19, 2018, the Southland announced their preseason poll, with the Wildcats predicted to finish in seventh place.[2]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Sam Houston State 187 (10)
2 Nicholls State 173 (6)
3 Central Arkansas 170 (5)
4 McNeese State 159 (1)
5 Southeastern Louisiana 119
6 Stephen F. Austin 90
7 Abilene Christian 89
8 Northwestern State 86
9 Incarnate Word 53
10 Lamar 52
11 Houston Baptist 32

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.at Baylor*
FSNL 27–5545,330
September 86:00 p.m.Angelo State*
ACU Stretch ($)W 41–249,287
September 156:00 p.m.at Houston Baptist
ESPN3W 38–132,038
September 226:00 p.m.at Stephen F. Austin
ESPN+L 21–246,281
September 296:00 p.m.Incarnate Word
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
ESPN+L 34–449,751
October 66:00 p.m.at No. 9 McNeese State
Cowboy InsiderL 21–2410,001
October 132:30 p.m.No. 11 Nichollsdagger
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
ESPN3W 28–1210,973
October 207:00 p.m.at Southeastern Louisiana
SLC DigitalW 48–274,724
November 32:00 pmNorthwestern State
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
ACU StretchW 49–476,936
November 102:30 pmat Sam Houston State
ELVN/SLC DigitalW 17–106,914
November 172:00 pmCentral Arkansas
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
ESPN+L 7–168,006
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Source: [3][4]

Game summaries[edit]

At Baylor[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 13 7 0 27
Bears 17 21 10 7 55
See also: 2018 Baylor Bears football team

At Houston Baptist[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 7 17 7 38
Huskies 6 0 0 7 13
See also: 2018 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

At Stephen F. Austin[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 7 7 21
Lumberjacks 3 7 7 7 24
See also: 2018 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

Incarnate Word[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 14 13 10 7 44
Wildcats 14 14 0 6 34
See also: 2018 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

At McNeese State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 7 0 7 21
No. 9 Cowboys 7 3 7 7 24
See also: 2018 McNeese State Cowboys football team

Nicholls[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Colonels 6 6 0 0 12
Wildcats 7 14 0 7 28
See also: 2018 Nicholls Colonels football team

At Southeastern Louisiana[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 3 17 7 21 48
Lions 0 10 7 10 27
See also: 2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

Northwestern State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Demons 7 7 14 19 47
Wildcats 14 10 17 8 49
See also: 2018 Northwestern State Demons football team

At Sam Houston State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 0 7 3 17
Bearkats 0 3 7 0 10
See also: 2018 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

Central Arkansas[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 6 3 7 16
Wildcats 0 7 0 0 7
See also: 2018 Central Arkansas Bears football team

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Southland Announces 2018 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams".
  2. ^ "Sam Houston State Voted to Top Spot in 2018 Football Preseason Poll".
  3. ^ "2018 Football Schedule". Abilene Christian University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  4. ^ "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES WEEK 10 TV SELECTIONS". Southland Conference. October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
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