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Wildcat football seek fourth straight win

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The ACU football team looks for its fourth consecutive win as they play host to the Lamar Cardinals on Saturday. ACU enters the matchup at 3-2 overall and 2-0 in conference play, while the Cardinals enter at 3-2 and 0-1 in conference. The Cardinals are the first established Southland Conference opponent the Wildcats have faced this year. Junior ... [Read More…]

ACU football crushes HBU 59-14

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The wildcats improved their Southland Conference record to 2-0 after beating the Huskies 59-14 in Houston. Herschel Sims returned off an injury and led the team with three touchdowns, while defense allowed just 300 total offensive yards by HBU, compared to ACU's 659 in the night. Reporting by: Daniel Zepeda Video/editing by: Shera Niemirowski ... [Read More…]

‘Cats rout Huskies

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The ACU football team dominated the Houston Baptist Huskies from start to finish in their third consecutive win Saturday, 59-14. ACU improved to 3-2 on the season and 2-0 in conference while the Huskies dropped to 1-3 and 0-1. The Wildcats put together a complete offensive game as the team compiled 659 total yards of offense with zero ... [Read More…]

The Ken Collums Show #5 – 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 September 27, 2014) Head Coach Ken Collums, Grant Boone and Shera Niemirowski dicuss the Wildcat's second win against the Incarnate Word Cardinals and ... [Read More…]

Wildcats face Fleming, Huskies

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The Wildcat football team will travel to Houston for the second consecutive season to play against Southland Conference opponent Houston Baptist University. The Houston Baptist Huskies are playing their first full schedule of football this year and enter the matchup at 1-2. One of those losses includes a 26-17 home loss to Div. II McMurry ... [Read More…]

Wildcats shut out Cardinals in 21-0 victory

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The ACU Wildcats cruised to a comfortable 21-0 win over the Incarnate Word Cardinals in Shotwell Stadium. In ACU football's first Southland Conference game since 1972, young players made all the difference including freshman Sam Denmark's two interceptions and running games by Adrian Duncan and Randy Gober. Reporting by: Daniel ... [Read More…]

Wildcats clobber Cardinals

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The ACU football team shut out its first opponent in two years Saturday afternoon in a rainy, humid Shotwell Stadium, 21-0, against rival Incarnate Word. The win was the Wildcats' first against a Southland Conference team since their return to the FCS. The Wildcats improved to 2-2 overall and 1-0 in conference while the Cardinals dropped to ... [Read More…]

The Ken Collums Show #4 – 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 September 20, 2014) Head Coach Ken Collums, Shera Niemirowski and Grant Boone preview the first conference game of the season against Southland rival ... [Read More…]

Wildcats face familiar Cardinals

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The ACU Wildcats return to Shotwell Stadium this weekend to take on longtime rival Incarnate Word at 3:05 p.m. The Wildcats enter Saturday's game coming off an impressive win against FBS opponent Troy. ACU also starts Southland Conference play against Incarnate Word ending their non-conference gauntlet at 1-2. Ken Collums, head coach, is happy ... [Read More…]

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