2016 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

2016 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
Conference	Southland Conference
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach	Ken Collums (5th year)
Offensive coordinator	Nathan Young (4th year)
Defensive coordinator	Darian Dulin (5th year)
Home stadium	Shotwell Stadium (Capacity: 15,075)

2016 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Abilene Christian*		0	–	0					0	–	0
Central Arkansas		0	–	0					0	–	0
Houston Baptist		0	–	0					0	–	0
Incarnate Word*		0	–	0					0	–	0
Lamar		0	–	0					0	–	0
McNeese State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Nicholls State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Northwestern State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Sam Houston State		0	–	0					0	–	0
SE Louisiana		0	–	0					0	–	0
Stephen F. Austin		0	–	0					0	–	0
$ – Conference champion Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to transition from Division II Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team will represent Abilene Christian University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats will be in their final transition season of collegiate football at the FCS level. They will be led by fifth year head coach Ken Collums. They will play their home games at Shotwell Stadium. The 2016 season will be the final season for Shotwell Stadium. Beginning with the 2017 season, the Wildcats home will be the on-campus Wildcat Stadium which is currently under construction.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2015 season 3–8, 3–6 in Southland play to finish in a three way tie for eighth place.

TV and radio

All Abilene Christian games will be broadcast on KTLT, also known as Sports Radio 98.1 The Ticket, and in Dallas on KBXD as part of the Abilene Christian Wildcats Cumulus radio network.

Video of all home games (except those broadcast via ASN or ESPN3) will be offered live through Stretch Internet via ACU TV, a paid subscription service. Audio of all road games will also be available through ACU TV at no charge.

Schedule

Source:

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	TBA	at Air Force*	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO		–
September 10	TBA	Northern Colorado*	Shotwell Stadium • Abilene, TX		–
September 17	TBA	at Houston Baptist	Husky Stadium • Houston, TX		–
September 24	6:00 PM	at Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium • Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN3	–
October 1	TBA	Central Arkansas	Shotwell Stadium • Abilene, TX		–
October 8	TBA	Lamar	Shotwell Stadium • Abilene, TX		–
October 15	TBA	at Sam Houston State	Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX		–
October 22	TBA	Incarnate Word	Shotwell Stadium • Abilene, TX		–
October 29	TBA	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA		–
November 5	TBA	Northwestern State	Shotwell Stadium • Abilene, TX		–
November 12	TBA	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA		–
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Game summaries

@Air Force

See also: Air Force Falcons football and 2016 Air Force Falcons football team

Abilene Christian at Air Force

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0 Falcons 0 0 0 0 0 Date: September 3 Location: Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO Game start: TBA CDT Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–0	????	W/L 0–0

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Northern Colorado

See also: Northern Colorado Bears football and 2016 Northern Colorado Bears football team

Northern Colorado at Abilene Christian

1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 0 0 0 0 0 Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0 Date: September 10 Location: Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX Game start: TBA CDT Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–5	2015	L 36–40

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@Houston Baptist

See also: Houston Baptist Huskies football and 2016 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

Abilene Christian at Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0 Huskies 0 0 0 0 0 Date: September 17 Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TX Game start: TBA CDT Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2015	W 49–21

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@Stephen F. Austin

See also: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football and 2016 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

Abilene Christian at Stephen F. Austin

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0 Lumberjacks 0 0 0 0 0 Date: September 24 Location: Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdocnes, TX Game start: TBA CDT

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–9	2015	W 35–32

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Central Arkansas

See also: Central Arkansas Bears football and 2016 Central Arkansas Bears football team

Central Arkansas at Abilene Christian

1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 0 0 0 0 Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 1 Location: Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX Game start: TBA CDT Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–5–1	2015	L 14–42

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Lamar

See also: Lamar Cardinals football and 2016 Lamar Cardinals football team

Lamar at Abilene Christian

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 8 Location: Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX Game start: TBA CDT Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–11	2015	L 28–44

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@Sam Houston State

See also: Sam Houston State Bearkats football and 2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

Abilene Christian at Sam Houston State

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0 Bearkats 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 15 Location: Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX Game start: TBA CST Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–9	2015	L 21–49

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Incarnate Word

See also: Incarnate Word Cardinals football and 2016 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

Incarnate Word at Abilene Christian

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 22 Location: Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX Game start: TBA CDT Sources:

Scoring summary 1 –0 2 - 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–2	2015	L 20–25

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@McNeese State

See also: McNeese State Cowboys football and 2016 McNeese State Cowboys football team

Abilene Christian at McNeese State

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0 Cowboys 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 29 Location: Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA Game start: TBA CDT Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	2015	L 13–15

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Northwestern State

See also: Northwestern State Demons football and 2016 Northwestern State Demons football team

This will be Abilene Christian's final game at Shotwell Stadium.

Northwestern State at Abilene Christian

1 2 3 4 Total Demons 0 0 0 0 0 Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 5 Location: Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX Game start: TBA CDT Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–5	2015	L 22–39

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@Southeastern Louisiana

See also: Southeastern Louisiana Lions football and 2016 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

Abilene Christian at Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0 Lions 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 12 Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Game start: TBA CDT Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	2015	W 21–17

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