Abilene Christian·Southland

2017 — The 2017 Season

Abilene Christian's 2017 season (2-9) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 2-9
Final result No postseason
AP final — post-bowls
SP+ -9.7 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
L @ New Mex 14-38 L @ Colo Sta 10-38 W vs Hous Chr 24-3 L vs Step Aus 10-20 W @ Inca Wor 45-20 L vs McNeese 7-13 L @ Nicholls 20-29 L vs SE Lou 21-56 L @ Nort Sta 23-26 L vs Sam Hou 35-44 L @ Cent Ark 0-34
Defining moments
The statement

The 2017 season's largest margin: Abilene Christian 45, Incarnate Word 20. A 25-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Abilene Christian 21, SE Louisiana 56. A 35-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Go Wildcats!"
— Abilene Christian fanbase voice · 2017· synthesized
What it meant

2017 is a middle chapter for Abilene Christian — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.