Abilene Christian Wildcats football
The Abilene Christian Wildcats football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Abilene Christian University located in the U.S. state of Texas. The team is a member of the Southland Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1919. The team plays its home games at the on-campus Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium.
History
Football classifications
- 1951–1972: College Division
- 1952–1969: NAIA
- 1970–1982: NAIA Division I
- 1982–2012: NCAA Division II
- 2013–present: NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision
- Abilene Christian did not field a team in 1943–1945.
Conference affiliations
- 1919–1924: Independent
- 1925–1932: Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association
- 1931–1932: Independent
- 1933–1942, 1946–1953: Texas Conference
- * No team 1943–1945 due to World War II
- 1954: Independent
- 1955–1956: Gulf Coast Conference
- 1957–1963: Independent
- 1964–1972: Southland Conference
- 1973–2012: Lone Star Conference
- 2013: NCAA Division I FCS independent
- 2014–present: Southland Conference
Head coaching history
Notable former players
Notable alumni include:- Charcandrick West
- Mitchell Gale
- Grant Feasel
- James Hill
- Ove Johansson
- Johnny Knox
- Clint Longley
- Danieal Manning
- Reggie McGowan
- Wilbert Montgomery
- Bernard Scott
- Major Culbert
- Taylor Gabriel
- Clyde Gates
- Bob Oliver
- Daryl Richardson
- John Layfield
- Bernie Erickson
- Wayne Walton
Championships
National championships
Conference championships
- 1939: Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference co-champions
- 1940: Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference co-champions
- 1946: Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference champions
- 1950: Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference champions
- 1951: Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference champions
- 1952: Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference champions
- 1953: Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference champions
- 1955: Gulf Coast Conference champions
- 1973: Lone Star Conference champions
- 1977: Lone Star Conference co-champions
- 2002: Lone Star Conference South Division co-champions
- 2008: Lone Star South Division & Conference champions
- 2010: Lone Star South Division & Conference champions
Future non-conference games
Year | Home Games | Neutral games | Away games | Game dates |
2019 | North Texas Mississippi State | Aug 31 Oct 12 | ||
2020 | Texas A&M | Nov 21 | ||
2021 | SMU | Sep 4 | ||
2022 | Kansas State | Sep 3 | ||
2023 | Texas A&M | Nov 18 | ||
2024 | Texas Tech | |||
2026 | Texas Tech |