By Michael Freeman, Assistant Sports Editor During the football season, many Abilenians dress themselves in shades of Abilene High gold and black or Cooper blue and red but rarely in ACU purple and white. However, that may soon change. ACU sports recently joined the ranks of high school football when it comes to local publicity, thanks to last ... [Read More…]

By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor Just like its season opener against the University of Central Oklahoma, ACU took an early lead against its week two opponent Texas State. But unlike week one the Wildcats kept scoring. ACU rebounded from its season-opening loss to UCO by upsetting Football Championship Subdivision opponent Texas State 45-27 in ... [Read More…]

By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor The nationally ranked ACU football team was challenged by and lost to the unranked University of Central Oklahoma in its season opener. But in its second game of the season, the Wildcats will face a challenge that no modern Lone Star Conference team has been able to overcome: NCAA Football Championship Subdivision ... [Read More…]

By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor They may have been unranked and in the midst of a coaching scandal, but the University of Central Oklahoma upset the nationally ranked ACU football team in its season opener Saturday. ACU lost 27-17 to UCO after the Bronchos took advantage of a handful of ACU mistakes and penalties. UCO, whose former head coach ... [Read More…]

By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor At ACU's season opener in 2006, the Wildcats were the underdogs. They were picked to finish sixth in the Lone Star Conference South Division, hadn't won a season opener since 1998 and hadn't posted a winning season in three years. Nobody knew how good the ACU football team could be, not even its players. "We ... [Read More…]

By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor Their names aren't on a stat sheet, and they're not the players usually quoted in the paper, but without its offensive linemen the ACU football team wouldn't gain a yard. And after a summer of Schlitterbahn, s'mores and 7 a.m. workout sessions, starters Nathan Young, Cody Savage, Matt Raesner, Joseph Thompson and ... [Read More…]

By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor Wally Bullington will always remember Johnny Perkins for more than his athletic ability. "He just got along with everybody," said Bullington, who coached Perkins from 1974-76. "If you didn't like Johnny Perkins, there was something wrong with you." The former ACU all-American, ACU's all-time leader in receiving ... [Read More…]

By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor Spring workouts bring fall wins - at least that is what the ACU football team hopes will be the equation for 2007. ACU, which started its spring training on March 19, hopes its focus and a work-equals-wins mentality during the offseason will be the fuel behind the Wildcats second-straight winning season and ... [Read More…]

By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor The program's first NCAA Division II playoff appearance and the success of former Wildcat Danieal Manning made this recruiting season a little easier on the ACU football coaching staff. "All that helps a lot," said head coach Chris Thomsen. "Those are big factors in guys wanting to look at ACU." Those influences ... [Read More…]