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Wildcats rout Cardinals in season finale

November 12, 2011 by Austin Gwin

Both the ACU offense and defense finished the year strong in the final regular season game as the Wildcats took care of business against the woeful Incarnate Word Cardinals 61-16. "This season has kind of been up and down in spots, so it was good to finish the year strong," quarterback Mitchell Gale said. "I think that was a necessary step that we ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Showcase, Sports Tagged With: Football

Paterno shouldn’t be blamed for Penn St. tragedy

November 11, 2011 by Austin Gwin

For the last week, the media of the sports world has zeroed in on Happy Valley, Penn. However, the news isn't happy, but extremely tragic. Penn State University and Joe Paterno have had a wonderful marriage for the last 45 years. Coach Paterno is not only the face of the football team, but an icon for the university. He has more wins than any ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats fall to Baylor in exhibition

November 9, 2011 by Austin Gwin

Last Tuesday, The Wildcats basketball team headed to Waco to take on Division I powerhouse Baylor in their first scrimmage of the season.  ACU has struggled in recent years, but gave the Bears all they could handle this time around. "In the first half, we were able to do some good things defensively," senior forward Ben Warton said. "We have a ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Basketball

Gale leads Cardiac ‘Cats to 42-34 victory

November 6, 2011 by Austin Gwin

Junior quarterback Mitchell Gale threw for 408 yards and three touchdowns to lead the ACU Wildcats past upset-minded Texas A&M-Kingsville. Gale picked apart the Javelina secondary all night long finding his two receivers, Darian Hogg and Taylor Gabriel 16 times. Hogg led the 'Cats with 156 yards receiving while Gabriel wasn't far behind with ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Football

Wildcats get ugly victory over Commerce 40-28

October 29, 2011 by Austin Gwin

It will go down as a win for ACU, but this wasn't the win the Wildcats were expecting. Facing an 0-7 Texas A&M-Commerce team, the Wildcats committed five turnovers en route to a disappointing 40-28 victory. "I'm just disappointed in the lack of focus, we did some things today that are very uncharacteristic," head coach Chris Thomsen said. ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Showcase, Sports Tagged With: Football

Wildcats get stomped by Mustangs 70-28

October 23, 2011 by Austin Gwin

It was the worst defensive performance in ACU history. The Midwestern State Mustangs trampled the Wildcats 70-28 in a matchup that featured two unbeaten Lone Star Conference teams. The 70 points and 740 total yards of offense are the most ever given up by ACU in a regular season game. "It got to the point where they were scoring at a good clip," ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Showcase, Sports Tagged With: Football

ACU, McMurry could form rivalry

October 18, 2011 by Austin Gwin

A dead rivalry might be given new life next season. From 1938-1971 ACU and McMurry met every year on the football field. That rivalry could be renewed in the 2012 football season. Both ACU Director of Athletics Jared Mosley and McMurry Director of Athletics Ron Homles have confirmed that talks have taken place to try and schedule a Wildcats and ... [Read More…]

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Revenge fuels Homecoming win

October 15, 2011 by Austin Gwin

ACU used huge passing plays to beat West Texas A&M, winning the Homecoming game 28-18. Quarterback Mitchell Gale threw for 305 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Wildcats to redemption. In 2007 and 2009, the Buffaloes beat the Wildcats during their Homecoming games. However, that was not the case this year. Leading the defense was Aston ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Showcase, Sports Tagged With: Football

Wildcat’s harken back to 1973 for championship inspiration

October 14, 2011 by Austin Gwin

It was a cold Saturday in December as the Wildcats played Elon College in Shreveport, LA. On the ACC sideline was head coach Wally Bullington, and in the backfield was future NFL Pro-Bowler Wilbert Montgomery. In the game, Montgomery ran for 159 yards and caught four passes for 79 yards, scoring two touchdowns as ACC routed Elon 42-14. That win ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Football

Wildcats sit pretty midway through the season

October 11, 2011 by Austin Gwin

We are five games into a ten game schedule for the ACU Wildcat football team, and right now, the 'Cats are where they want to be. Coach Chris Thomsen has his guys at 4-1 overall and, more importantly, 3-0 in the Lone Star Conference. Sure, there have been some plays the Wildcats would like to have back. Quarterback Mitchell Gale's four ... [Read More…]

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