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Video: Bearcats end ACU’s playoff run again

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For the second straight season Northwest Missouri State ended the Wildcats hopes of a national championship. The Bearcats used a strong third quarter en route to a 35-10 stomp of ACU. The Wildcats finished the season 9-4 and made their fourth-straight NCAA Division II Playoff appearance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DspADM30yqo Video by Jozie ... [Read More…]

Bearcats end ACU’s playoff run again

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For the second straight season Northwest Missouri State ended the Wildcats hopes of a national championship. The Bearcats used a strong third quarter en route to a 35-10 stomp of ACU. The Wildcats finished the season 9-4 and made their fourth-straight NCAA Division II Playoff appearance. Video by Jozie Sands, Jimmie Jackson Video/Editing by ... [Read More…]

Bearcats end Wildcats’ playoff run again

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Northwest Missouri State knocked ACU out of the playoffs for the second time in a 35-10 loss Saturday, after the Wildcats failed to take advantage of four forced Bearcat turnovers. "I am disappointed in our team's performance today," said Head Coach Chris Thomsen. "Give a lot of credit to Northwest. They did a great job in all three phases of the ... [Read More…]

Turnovers doom Wildcats

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An inability to capitalize on four Bearcat turnovers sealed the Wildcats' fate in their 35-10 loss to Northwest Missouri in the second round of the playoffs. Bearcat quarterback Blake Bolles threw a career-high three interceptions, and the Wildcats forced a fumble, but a failure to turn those mistakes into points ultimately cost them the ... [Read More…]

Wildcats fall 35-10

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The Wildcats' season ended at the hands of the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats for the second consecutive season. NWMSU topped ACU 35-10 Thursday at Mel Tjeerdsma Field in Maryville, Mo. The Wildcats finish with a record of 9-4 after the second-round playoff loss. The Bearcats will take on the winner of the Tarleton State/ Central Washington ... [Read More…]

The Chris Thomsen Show #14-2009

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The Chris Thomsen Show airs on Saturdays at Noon on KRBC-TV in Abilene, Texas. The show is produced by the JMC Network of student media at Abilene Christian University. Original Air Date November 21, 2009 This week on The Chris Thomsen Show.... Make sure to watch The Chris Thomsen Show every Saturday at noon on KRBC-TV. Also see individual ... [Read More…]

Video: Wildcats win second time around

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The Wildcats played against Midwestern State in a rematch during the 1st round of Division II playoffs. With the 24-21 win, ACU will be traveling to Northwest Missouri State on November 21 to compete in the second round of playoffs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZrio7z9W_M Video by Jimmie Jackson Video/Editing by Brandon Tripp ... [Read More…]

Wildcats to take on NW Missouri in round two

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The Wildcats will travel to Maryville, Mo., looking to upset the second-seeded Northwest Missouri State Bearcats in the second round of the playoffs. The Wildcats are all too familiar with the Bearcats they ended ACU's last season by knocking them out of the playoffs with a 45-36 victory in Abilene. The last time ACU played in Maryville, though, ... [Read More…]

Wildcats dominate all-Conference football team

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The tremendous success seen by the football team as a unit this season has been complemented by a myriad of outstanding individual efforts as well. The Wildcats had 21 players named to the Lone Star Conference all-Conference team last week. The group, headlined by 2009 Offensive Lineman of the Year Tony Washington and Co-Defensive Back of the Year ... [Read More…]

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