American college football season
The 2018 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represented Abilene Christian University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by second-year head coach Adam Dorrel and played their home games at Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium. They played as a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 5–4 in Southland play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place.
Preseason All-Conference Teams
[edit] On July 12, 2018, the Southland announced their Preseason All-Conference Teams, with the Wildcats placing one player on the second team.[1]
On July 19, 2018, the Southland announced their preseason poll, with the Wildcats predicted to finish in seventh place.[2]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | Sam Houston State | 187 (10) |
2 | Nicholls State | 173 (6) |
3 | Central Arkansas | 170 (5) |
4 | McNeese State | 159 (1) |
5 | Southeastern Louisiana | 119 |
6 | Stephen F. Austin | 90 |
7 | Abilene Christian | 89 |
8 | Northwestern State | 86 |
9 | Incarnate Word | 53 |
10 | Lamar | 52 |
11 | Houston Baptist | 32 |
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at Baylor* | | FSN | L 27–55 | 45,330 |
September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Angelo State* | | ACU Stretch ($) | W 41–24 | 9,287 |
September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at Houston Baptist | | ESPN3 | W 38–13 | 2,038 |
September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | at Stephen F. Austin | | ESPN+ | L 21–24 | 6,281 |
September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Incarnate Word | - Wildcat Stadium
- Abilene, TX
| ESPN+ | L 34–44 | 9,751 |
October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 9 McNeese State | | Cowboy Insider | L 21–24 | 10,001 |
October 13 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 11 Nicholls | - Wildcat Stadium
- Abilene, TX
| ESPN3 | W 28–12 | 10,973 |
October 20 | 7:00 p.m. | at Southeastern Louisiana | | SLC Digital | W 48–27 | 4,724 |
November 3 | 2:00 pm | Northwestern State | - Wildcat Stadium
- Abilene, TX
| ACU Stretch | W 49–47 | 6,936 |
November 10 | 2:30 pm | at Sam Houston State | | ELVN/SLC Digital | W 17–10 | 6,914 |
November 17 | 2:00 pm | Central Arkansas | - Wildcat Stadium
- Abilene, TX
| ESPN+ | L 7–16 | 8,006 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Source: [3][4]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wildcats | 7 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
Bears | 17 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 55 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 38 |
Huskies | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
At Stephen F. Austin
[edit] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Lumberjacks | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cardinals | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 44 |
Wildcats | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 34 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
No. 9 Cowboys | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 11 Colonels | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
At Southeastern Louisiana
[edit] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wildcats | 3 | 17 | 7 | 21 | 48 |
Lions | 0 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Demons | 7 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 47 |
Wildcats | 14 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 49 |
At Sam Houston State
[edit] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
Bearkats | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bears | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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