Abilene Christian
1-3UAC · Wildcat Stadium (TX) · 12,000 · 7,739 avg in 2026
LastW 41–39 at Idaho · Sat Sep 19 · Tucker Parks 148 pass yds, 2 TD, 74 rush yds
Nextvs Mercer · Sat Sep 26 · 8 pm ET · Wildcat Stadium (TX) · series 1-0 · Game preview
Updated Tue Sep 22 · through week 3
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 29 | #112 | #149 | -7.5✗ | @Lamar | L 14–21 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 1 | Sep 5 | #112 | #7 | +44.5✓ | @Texas Tech | L 10–33 134 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 13 | #108 | #102 | +3✗ | Stephen F. Austin | L 7–26 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #111 | #163 | -1.5✓ | @Idaho | W 41–39 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 27 | #130 | #173 | Mercer | ||||
| 5 | Oct 4 | #130 | #256 | West Florida | ||||
| 6 | Oct 11 | Central Arkansas | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @North Alabama | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | West Georgia | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 8 | @Tarleton State | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Austin Peay | ||||||
| 12 | Nov 21 | Eastern Kentucky |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | @Idaho | W 41–39 | — | — | — | +0.259 | 45.5% | 118.9% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Sep 13 | Stephen F. Austin | L 7–26 | — | — | — | -0.076 | 39.7% | 115.5% | |
| Sep 5 | @Texas Tech | L 10–33 | 194 | 1 | 27:48 | -0.138 | 27.0% | 126.7% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Aug 29 | @Lamar | L 14–21 | — | — | — | +0.121 | 31.7% | 146.3% | Most explosive |
| Season average (4 games) | 194 | 1.0 | +0.041 | 36.0% | 126.9% | ||||
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.
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…
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✓ measured from 4 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. 6-4 over the last 10, and won the last one.
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vs Mercer · at home
Outcome band · Abilene Christian · 2026
Outcome band · Abilene Christian · 2026Abilene Christian's most likely season is 8-5 — a bowl game. The floor is 4-8; the ceiling is 11-2.
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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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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