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ACU ends season with home loss against reigning FCS champion Sam Houston

November 21, 2021 by Joseph Chapa

The 100th season of Wildcat football ended with a 35-9 blowout loss against the last year's FCS national champion and conference opponent, the Sam Houston State Bearkats. ACU ends the season with a 5-6 overall record, and a 3-5 WAC/ASUN Challenge record that places them third overall in the WAC standings to finish off the 2021-22 season. A ... [Read More…]

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ACU snaps two-game losing streak with a win against TSU

November 14, 2021 by Joseph Chapa

The Wildcats beat the Texans 29-3 back at home in Abilene. This was the first home game for ACU since the homecoming game against the Lamar Cardinals on Oct. 16th. "Today was the best football we've played all year," said head coach Adam Dorrel. "We played our first complete game of football in offense, defense, and special teams. I thought we ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats fall to the Gamecocks’ offensive clinic in Alabama

November 7, 2021 by Joseph Chapa

ACU lost to the Jacksonville State Gamecocks, 40-25, in Jacksonville, Alabama causing the Wildcats to go 0-2 to wrap up their road-trip, and fall to 1-4 in WAC conference play. The Gamecocks set the tone early in the game by picking off redshirt sophomore Quarterback from Belton, Peyton Mansell, for an interception return touchdown. Mansell's ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats fail to contain Lumberjacks’ dynamic offense

November 1, 2021 by Joseph Chapa

ACU lost the first game of a two-game road trip, 41-27, Saturday afternoon against the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks. The first quarter began with long and slow offensive drives from both teams. The only points on the board heading midway into the second quarter were two field goals from ACU and only one for SFA. SFA was the first team to ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats enter WAC-ASUN Challenge play against Central Arkansas

October 2, 2021 by Joseph Chapa

The Wildcats open conference play against a former Southland Conference and now Atlantic Sun opponent, Central Arkansas, on Saturday at 6 p.m. ACU looks to extend its three-game win streak against a challenging program they have not been able to beat since 2014. "We're really excited to get into it, get off and get going," said head coach ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats shut out Cardinals to extend win streak to three games

September 29, 2021 by Joseph Chapa

ACU gained its first win in 51 years against Lamar in Beaumont on Saturday by a massive 56-o margin. This week's victory boosted the team and head coach Adam Dorrel to a 3-1 overall record. After a strong defensive performance in the Wildcats' last game against UT Permian Basin, they continued their momentum and played an efficient defensive ... [Read More…]

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Dorrel says work to be done after first practice

August 3, 2017 by Jonathan Raitz

The Wildcat's 2017 football campaign is officially underway. With the start of fall camp, a new era was ushered in, as the Wildcats are just over a month away from their first on-campus home game in 50 years. Here's first-year head coach Adam Dorrel's thoughts on the first practice in Wildcat Stadium. ... [Read More…]

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Sealey moves past McKenzie in quarterback race

April 11, 2016 by Collin Wieder

Redshirt sophomore quarterback Dallas Sealey passed redshirt senior and incumbent starter Parker McKenzie in the starting quarterback race. Sealey put decent numbers in his first career action this past season. He completed 60.1 percent of his passes for 824 yards, four touchdowns against three interceptions. His biggest contribution to the ... [Read More…]

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ACU lands best recruiting of Collums’ era

March 31, 2016 by Collin Wieder

ACU football finished national signing day landing 20 prospects including eight players ranked fairly high on the recruiting database, 247sports.com. Eight of the players were given a two-star rating or higher meaning they are usually on Div. I Football Bowl Subdivision rosters. This class represents ACU's full movement from Div. II to Football ... [Read More…]

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Texas A&M and SMU highlight Wildcats future non-conference schedule

February 17, 2016 by Daniel Zepeda

ACU athletics released the football program's non-conference slate through 2021 on Wednesday afternoon. The schedule includes some of the top programs in the nation along with several familiar names. Head coach Ken Collums and staff will have the task of preparing future ACU teams for two members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), one from ... [Read More…]

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