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Wildcats can’t wrangle Cowboys

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ACU football suffered a rough 31-20 loss to the tenth-ranked McNeese State Cowboys Saturday. ACU dropped to 4-4 overall and 2-2 in conference on the season, while the Cowboys improved to 4-2 overall and 2-1 in conference. McNeese looked to have a blowout on their hands as they took a 31-6 lead with 10:45 remaining in the third quarter. The ... [Read More…]

The Ken Collums Show #8 – 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 18, 2014) Head Coach Ken Collums, Grant Boone and Shera Niemirowski discuss the Wildcat's big Homecoming win against NAIA opponent Ave Maria and ... [Read More…]

Wildcats stomp Gyrenes in 55-14 homecoming win

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The wildcats gave a packed Shotwell Stadium an outstanding show Saturday against the Ave Maria Gyrenes during the 2014 homecoming weekend. ACU picked up 513 yards of offense, including running back De'Andre brown's three touchdowns and Cade Stone's eight catches for 121 yards. Defense was also productive, holding Ave Maria to just 39 yards of ... [Read More…]

The Ken Collums Show #7 – 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 11, 2014) Head Coach Ken Collums, Grant Boone and Shera Niemirowski discuss the Wildcat's second win against the Incarnate Word Cardinals and preview ... [Read More…]

Football powers through Gyrenes for fourth win

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The football team scored more than 50 points for the second time this year on its way to a 55-14 Homecoming win against the Ave Maria Gyrenes. ACU improved to 4-3 overall on the year while the Gyrenes dropped to 1-5. The Wildcat offense put together another great outing, going for 513 total yards. The NAIA's Gyrenes gave ACU some trouble ... [Read More…]

Gilbert’s hot start continues for Wildcats

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So far this season, wide receiver Cedric Gilbert has scored at least one touchdown in every game. That's six straight games of scoring points. Even more impressively, those numbers are off just 15 catches in the season. Gilbert turned down several larger Div. I offers to come to ACU last fall from Cisco College and redshirted the 2013 ... [Read More…]

‘Cats host Gyrenes for Homecoming

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ACU football looks to bounce back this week in front of a loud homecoming crowd after losing a close home game to conference opponent Lamar last weekend. The Wildcats will take on NAIA opponent the Ave Maria Gyrenes. ACU enters at 3-3 overall and 2-1 in Southland Conference play. The Gyrenes will go into Saturday with a 1-4 overall record and a ... [Read More…]

ACU football loses 24-21 after a Lamar comeback

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The Lamar Cardinals snapped the wildcat's three-game winning streak Saturday, making a comeback in the fourth quarter. ACU defense continued to be strong, including an interception by defensive back Quinton Baker while offense allowed wide receiver Cedric Gilbert to get his sixth straight touchdown. Reporting by: Daniel Zepeda Video/editing by: ... [Read More…]

The Ken Collums Show #6 – 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 4, 2014) Head Coach Ken Collums, Grant Boone and Shera Niemirowski discuss ACU's blowout of a win against the Houston Baptist Huskies and preview ... [Read More…]

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