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Star corner removed from team

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Former ACU football starting cornerback Tyler Chapa was suspended from the team indefinitely Oct. 3 after he was charged with assault. According to police, on the evening of Sept. 18, Chapa and his then girlfriend were in his apartment at The Grove complex when a verbal argument turned physical. The girlfriend, who was not an ACU student, filed ... [Read More…]

Football stuns UCA in 52-35 win

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The Wildcats traveled to Plano to take on the University of Central Arkansas Bears in a neutral-site game. With Parker McKenzie out with a concussion, redshirt freshman quarterback Kade Munden started in his first career game. The ground game was key, with Munden running for 100 yards and De'Andre Brown with 171 yards. Defense also led the attack, ... [Read More…]

Munden, Brown blast the Bears

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Dual-threat freshman quarterback Kade Munden gave ACU its biggest win of the season as the team compiled 286 yards on the ground to upset the Central Arkansas Bears, 52-35. ACU improved to 5-5 overall on the season and 3-3 in conference, while the Bears dropped to 5-5 and 4-2 in conference. The Wildcats held off one of the Southland's ... [Read More…]

The Ken Collums Show #10 – 2014

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The Ken Collums Show airs on Saturdays at 10:30 AM on KTXS-TV in Abilene, Texas. The show is produced by the JMC Network of student media at Abilene Christian University. (Original Air Date November 1, 2014) Head Coach Ken Collums, Grant Boone and Shera Niemirowski discuss the loss to Conference powerhouse Sam Houston State and preview the visit ... [Read More…]

Collums makes return to alma mater, UCA

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ACU football hits the road for the third consecutive week as they travel to Plano for the annual DFW game. The Wildcats will play in John Clark Stadium against second-place conference opponent Central Arkansas. ACU will enter the game at 4-5 and 2-3 in the Southland while Central Arkansas enters at 5-4 with a 4-1 Southland record. Ken Collums ... [Read More…]

Wildcats lose cat fight to Bearkats 38-21

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ACU football played its second consecutive road game against a tough Southland Conference team, Sam Houston State. The Wildcats suffered offensively, including four turnovers as a team and five sacks on quarterback Parker McKenzie. Defense struggled in the first half, but held the Bearkat offense to just 138 yards in the second half. Reporting ... [Read More…]

ACU fumbles away game in loss to Bearkats

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The ACU football team turned the ball over four times in a tough 38-21 loss Saturday to conference opponent Sam Houston State, falling to 4-5 overall with a 2-3 conference record. The Wildcats came out slow to start the game, as the Bearkats jumped out to an early 10-0 second quarter lead. ACU's offense attempted to answer on the next drive when ... [Read More…]

The Ken Collums Show #9 – 2014

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The Ken Collums Show airs on Saturdays at 10:30 AM on KTXS-TV in Abilene, Texas. The show is produced by the JMC Network of student media at Abilene Christian University. (Original Air Date October 25, 2014) Head Coach Ken Collums, Grant Boone, and Shera Niemirowski discuss the Wildcats' fall to the top ranked McNeese Cowboys and preview a ... [Read More…]

‘Cats battle ‘Kats for SHSU Homecoming

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The ACU Wildcat football team will go on the road again this weekend to take on FCS perennial powerhouse Sam Houston State. ACU enters this weekend's contest with an even overall record of 4-4 and a 2-2 conference record. The SHSU Bearkats will go in with a 3-4 overall record and a 2-1 conference record. Sam Houston has had to battle against ... [Read More…]

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