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WILDCAT STADIUM O P E NI N G SEPT EMBER 1 6 , 2 0 1 7 When it opens, Wildcat Stadium will mark the return of home football games to campus for the first time in 58 years. The 9,000-seat stadium will have room for up to 12,000 fans while providing a state-of-the-art Gameday experience for students, faculty, staff, alumni and other fans.

It will provide the setting for Anthony Field, named in honor of its primary benefactors, Mark (’86) and April (Bullock ’89) Anthony.

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TA BLE OF CON T EN T S 2017 Opponents ................................................................................ 2 Future FBS Opponents ................................................................... 4 Southland Opponents ..................................................................... 6

Meet The Coaches

ACU All-Century Team .................................................................. 41 ACU All-Decade Teams ................................................................ 41 ACU in the Postseason ................................................................ 42 ACU Postseason Records ........................................................... 42 Wildcats in the NFL ........................................................................ 44

Head Coach Adam Dorrell ............................................................. 8 Assitant Coaches ............................................................................ 10

This is ACU

ACU Football History ACU Football History .................................................................... 16 ACU Championship Teams .......................................................... 17 Wildcats in All-Star Games .......................................................... 17 ACU Award Winners ....................................................................... 18 ACU Coaching Honors .................................................................. 19 Wildcats on Honor Teams .......................................................... 20 Year-by-Year Scores ...................................................................... 24 ACU Homecoming Record .......................................................... 32 ACU Football Head Coaches ..................................................... 33 ACU School-by-School Scores ................................................. 34 All-time vs. Opponents ................................................................ 40

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ACU at a Glance ............................................................................. 46 Director of Athletics Lee De Léon ........................................... 48 ACU Athletics Administration .................................................... 49 Athletics Endowments ................................................................. 55 Vision in Action .............................................................................. 56 ACU Athletics Facilities ............................................................... 58 ACU and the Southland .............................................................. 60 Academic Overview ..................................................................... 63 Academic Innovation ................................................................... 64 Notable Alumni ............................................................................... 66 ACU Athletics Excellence ........................................................... 68 This is Abilene ................................................................................. 70

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2017OPPONENTS 2017 Wildcat Football 2017 Schedule

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NEW MEXICO (Sept. 2 • Alburquerque, N.M.)

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COLORADO STATE (Sept. 9 • Fort Collins, Colo.)

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HOUSTON BAPTIST (Sept. 16 • Abilene • Grand opening of Wildcat Stadium )

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STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (Sept. 23 • Abilene)

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INCARNATE WORD (Sept. 30 • San Antonio)

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McNEESE (Oct. 7 • Abilene)

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NICHOLLS (Oct. 14 • Thibodaux, La.)

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SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA (Oct. 21 • Abilene • Homecoming)

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NORTHWESTERN STATE (Nov. 4 • Natichitoches, La.)

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SAM HOUSTON STATE (Nov. 11 • Abilene)

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CENTRAL ARKANSAS (Nov. 18 • Conway, Ark.)

ACU athletics joins forces with Nike on five-year exclusive contract for all Wildcat teams

Athletics Media Relations

Football Contact ACU Box 27916, Abilene, 79699-7916 325-674-2693 (office) 325-665-3543 (cell) 325-674-6798 (office fax) flemingl@acu.edu

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he 2016-17 athletics season marked the first year of ACU’s five-year contract with Nike for the world’s leading athletics apparel company to outfit every Wildcat team.

When ACU director of athletics Lee De León announced the deal with Nike in September 2015, the Wildcats still had almost a full season left to play wearing Adidas. However, beginning July 1, ACU joined Texas, TCU, Baylor, SMU and Houston as the only universities in Texas to have exclusive Nike contracts.

“This has already been great for recruiting,” De León said. “When we tell recruits we have the only exclusive Nike contract in the Southland Conference, their eyes light up. It means something to kids that we’ve aligned ourselves with Nike, and I think it’s just one of the many things that has us uniquely positioned moving forward.”

Nike will be the exclusive manufacturer of all Abilene Christian game uniforms, practice gear, sideline apparel and other equipment during the life of the five-year agreement.

Nike is the exclusive apparel provider for a number of major NCAA Division I universities in the nation, including Duke, Florida, Florida State, Kentucky, LSU, North Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, Ohio State, Michigan State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Syracuse, UConn and USC. ACU becomes the third university to switch to Nike in recent months, joining Michigan and Tennessee.

“This move puts us on a stage with some of the top collegiate athletics programs and top athletes in the world,” De León said.

“Adidas has been a great partner for the last three years, but Nike gives us the opportunity to really enhance the student-athlete experience at ACU. We are absolutely thrilled to be part of the Nike family.”

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Lance Fleming (ACU, ’92) Associate A.D. for Media Relations

Chris Macaluso (Penn State, ’99) Assistant Director of Media Relations Secondary Football Contact ACU Box 27916, Abilene, 79699-7916 325-674-6171 (office) 325-439-8565 (cell) 325-674-6798 (office fax) cjm11a@acu.edu

Seth Wilson (South Carolina, ’14) Media Relations Video Intern ACU Box 27916, Abilene, 79699-7916 325-674-6171 (office) 336-580-0680 (cell) sethwilson44@yahoo.com

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FUTUREFBSOPPONENTS

Sept. 2, 2017 New Mexico Lobos UNIVERSIT Y STADIUM ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO

Sept. 9, 2017 Colorado State Rams COLORADO STATE STADIUM FORT COLLINS, COLORADO

Sept. 1, 2018 Baylor Bears M C CL ANE STADIUM WACO, TEXAS

Aug. 31, 2019 North Texas Mean Green APOGEE STADIUM DENTON, TEXAS

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Oct. 12, 2019 Mississippi State Bulldogs DAVIS WADE STADIUM STARKVILLE, MISSISSIPPI

Nov. 21, 2020 Texas A&M Aggies KYLE FIELD COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS

Sept. 4, 2021 SMU Mustangs FORD STADIUM DALLAS, TEXAS

Sept. 3, 2022 Kansas State Wildcats BILL SNYDER FAMILY STADIUM MANHATTAN, KANSAS

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Southland Mileage Map TEAM

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Abilene Christian

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UCA

HBU

UIW

LU

MCN

UNO

NICH

NSU

SHSU

SLU

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AMCC

523 409 245 461 526 702 670 436 341 669 364 390

Central Arkansas

523 — 464 624 430 464 473 589 310 415 500 321 754

Houston Baptist

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198 88 144 348 316 229 70 314 142 219

Incarnate Word

245 624 198

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Lamar

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McNeese

526 464 144 340 60 — 206 171 121 172 166 161 363

New Orleans

702 473 348 544 261 206

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65 272 392 58 388 566

Nicholls

670 589 316 512 231 171

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229 343 88 329 536

Northwestern State 436 310 229 424 157 121 272 229 —

180 208 109 488

Sam Houston State 341 415 70 226 112 172 392 343 180 — 338 94 290 SE Louisiana

669 500 314 510 226 166 58 88 208 338 — 311 535

Stephen F. Austin 364 321 142 324 124 161 388 329 109 94 311 — 361 Texas A&M-CC

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dam Dorrel – who has led his teams to remarkable conference and national playoff success the past six seasons – was introduced Dec. 19, 2016, as the 20th head coach in ACU football history.

Dorrel joined the ACU staff after leading his alma mater, Northwest Missouri State University, to its second straight NCAA Division II national championship and third under his watch. In six seasons as a head coach, Dorrel has compiled a 76-8 record, a 90.5 winning percentage that is the best active mark in college football, ahead of Ohio State University’s Urban Meyer (second at 85.5 percent). Dorrel led the Bearcats to the NCAA Division II playoffs in all six of his seasons as the head coach and coached them to 30 straight victories to end his tenure at Northwest. That 30game streak is the longest in the nation at any level, besting Alabama’s 25-game winning streak by five games.

He also was voted the American Football Coaches’ Association (AFCA) Division II Coach of the Year in 2013, 2015, and 2016 when he led the Bearcats to national titles. Aside from their prowess on the field, the Bearcats also have been successful in the classroom. Northwest student-athletes have had a higher cumulative GPA than the rest of the student body for more than 10 years. The football program is part of that, carrying a cumulative team GPA of 2.89 in Fall 2015 with three student-athletes earning a 4.0 GPA and another 62 earning at least a 3.0 GPA. Northwest football players have earned more than 200 academic all-MIAA citations since 2011 and six have earned academic all-America honors.

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Dorrel inherits an ACU program that just completed its transition period from Division II status to Division I (FCS) affiliation, and in 2017 will be eligible to win the conference title and reach the national playoffs. The Wildcats also will be moving into a new venue (Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium), the first time they will have an on-campus stadium to call home since 1946, the last full season they played at A.B. Morris Field.

ACU, however, is just 5-17 over the last two seasons and resides in the Southland Conference, one of the top FCS leagues in the country. The challenge for Dorrel will be to quickly build his staff, hit the recruiting trail in advance of the Feb. 1, national signing day for high school athletes, and get to know the players on his current roster.

Prior to being named head coach, Dorrel was the offensive coordinator for the Bearcats from 2007-10, four times facing ACU when the Wildcats were members of the Lone Star Conference. The teams split four games with the Wildcats winning two regular season contests and the Bearcats winning two playoff games (2008 in Abilene and 2009 in Maryville, Mo.).

During that stretch, Dorrel helped the Bearcats to an unprecedented five consecutive Division II championship appearances and their third national title in 2009.

Dorrel became the 19th head coach in Northwest history in 2011, succeeding Mel Tjeerdsma who retired after 17 seasons in 2010. Longtime assistant Scott Bostwick was named Tjeerdsma’s successor but never had the chance to lead the Bearcats on the field after passing away June 5, 2011.

In Dorrel’s 12 seasons with the Bearcats since joining their coaching staff in 2004, they have a 152-21 record and seven MIAA championships.

After earning his bachelor’s degree from Northwest in 1998, Dorrel spent a year as a graduate

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THE DORREL FILE • Born: Dec. 2, 1974 • Family: Wife, Erin; daughters, Allie and Sam • Education: Bachelor of Science in physical education, NW Missouri State (1998); Master of Science in health and physical education, NW Missouri State (2000) • Playing Highlights - Four-year letterman (1994-97) - NCAA Division II all-America (1997) - All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (1995, 1996, 1997) - Team captain (1995, 1996, 1997) • Coaching Highlights - Winningest active head coach in NCAA football (90.5 winning percentage) - Head coach of three NCAA Division II national championship teams (2013, 2015, 2016) - Led NW Missouri State to wins in each of his final 30 games as the head coach - Only coach in NCAA Division II history to win three national titles with perfect 15-0 records in each season - One of only three head coaches in NCAA Division II history to win three national championships What They're Saying About Adam Dorrel “Adam Dorrel has done a tremendous job leading the Northwest Missouri State University Bearcat football program. He inherited a program that had been through a significant amount of transition in a short period of time.

What he has done to build on a proud Northwest tradition is simply amazing. The past six years at Northwest are among the greatest for any program in college football history in terms of both competitive and academic excellence. Adam is a people person who is warm and genuine. His passion is contagious. ACU is getting an outstanding coach and excellent recruiter who knows how to build a highly successful program. But more than that, they are getting a servant leader who loves studentathletes and will serve as a great role model for those around him. Congratulations to ACU and Adam.”

— Wren Baker Vice President and Director of Athletics University of North Texas

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I believe that with the commitment ACU is making to athletics in general and football in particular that this is a sleeping giant.”

– Adam Dorrel

“Adam Dorrel is one of the most outstanding young coaches in college football. His six years as head coach at Northwest Missouri State University have been truly amazing. Coach Dorrel’s organizational skills and his ability to get everyone working together towards a common goal are his greatest assets. Abilene Christian University is fortunate to have him as its head football coach.”

— Mel Tjeerdsma Director of Athletics Northwest Missouri State University

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QUICKFACTS ACUCOACHES assistant at Northeastern State University (Okla.). He returned to the Bearcats as a graduate assistant in 1999 when the team won the second of its back-to-back national titles. He completed his master’s degree at Northwest in 2000.

Dorrel was an assistant coach at Dakota State University in South Dakota and William Jewell College in Missouri before being appointed offensive line coach at Northwest in 2004. He became offensive coordinator in 2007 and then

assistant head coach to Bostwick in December 2010.

He is a former all-America offensive lineman and three-year captain at Northwest. He graduated in 1997 with a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education, and earned his Master of Science (health and physical education) in 2000. A Maryville, Mo., native, Dorrel also was a two-time all-district and all-conference lineman at Maryville High School. Dorrel and his wife, Erin, have twin 6 year-old daughters, Allie and Sam.

ACU Assistant Coaches

JOSH LAMBERSON Asst. Head Coach / Off. Coordinator / QBs

TREMAINE JACKSON Defensive Coordinator

BLAKE ANDERSEN Defensive Line

JORDAN "J.B." BROWN Linebackers

RAY BROWN Defensive Backs

RYAN GENT Wide Receivers / Recruiting Coordinator

JACORI GREER Defensive Line

DANIEAL MANNING Student Coach / Safeties

DERRON MONTGOMERY Fullbacks / Tight Ends

J.W. WALSH Running Backs

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The Southland Conference

ell into its sixth decade of service, the Southland Conference continues to be a model of innovation, stability and consistent achievement as it celebrates the academic and athletic accomplishments of its member institutions and approximately 4,200 student-athletes.

Having commemorated its 50th anniversary in 2013, the Southland Conference has transformed itself into a dynamic and respected consortium of 13 member universities in three states.

Beginning with a historic meeting of five institutions in Dallas on March 15, 1963, the Southland Conference set on an extraordinary course that has proven successful well into the 21st Century.

The successful transformation continues, as the Southland Conference welcomed four additional members in 2013: Abilene Christian University, Houston Baptist University, the University of Incarnate Word in San Antonio, and the University of New Orleans.

In addition to its newest members, the Southland also consists of the University of Central Arkansas, Lamar University, McNeese State University, Nicholls State University, Northwestern State University, Sam Houston State University, Southeastern Louisiana University, Stephen F. Austin University and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

An original Southland member from 1963-73, Abilene Christian rejoined the league as one of the most decorated athletic programs in NCAA history, and the addition of Houston Baptist, UIW and New Orleans gives the Southland a regular competitive presence in the key metropolitan areas of Houston, San Antonio and New Orleans. Southland cities encompass approximately 14 million people, and six of its television markets rank among the top 100 in the U.S. All told, the membership of the Southland encompasses nearly 140,000 current students and an alumni base of nearly 800,000.

Famous alums from current Southland Conference schools include former CBS news anchor Dan Rather (Sam Houston State), NBA executive Joe Dumars (McNeese), ABC news anchor Robin Roberts (Southeastern Louisiana), Major League Baseball star Wade Miley (Southeastern Louisiana), NBA legend Scottie Pippen (Central Arkansas), and track and field Olympians Kenta Bell (Northwestern State), and Bobby Morrow and Billy Olson (both Abilene Christian).

Other notable alums from current members include Grammy Award-winning musicians Frank Ocean (New Orleans), Don Henley and Rodney Crowell (both Stephen F. Austin), and Time Magazine Person of the Year Kent Brantly, M.D. (Abilene Christian), television personality and actress Ellen DeGeneres (New Orleans), current NFL standouts Lardarius Webb (Nicholls), professional golfers Shawn Stefani and Chris Stroud (both Lamar) and Colin Montgomerie (HBU), award-winning filmmaker Richard Linklater (Sam Houston State), American Idol winner Kris Allen (Central Arkansas), NFL Hall of Famer Jackie Harris (Northwestern State), former NFL standouts Bobby Hebert (Northwestern State), Gary Barbaro (Nicholls), Wilbert Montgomery (Abilene Christian) and Gary Reasons (Northwestern State), former MLB star Kevin Millar (Lamar), NCAA football coach Charlie Strong (Central Arkansas), actors John Larroquette (New Orleans), Ricardo Chavira (UIW) and Jesse Borrego (UIW), and the late NFL coaching legend O.A. “Bum” Phillips (Lamar and Stephen F. Austin).

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The Southland sponsors 17 full championship sports, all at the NCAA Division I level. The eight men’s sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis, and indoor and outdoor track and field. The women compete for nine championships in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball. The conference earns automatic qualification to NCAA championships in baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, football, men’s and women’s golf, women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, and volleyball. The Southland Bowling League, an affiliated Conference sport, originated in 2015, and four of its members filled out half of the eight-team NCAA Championship bracket, with Stephen F. Austin winning the national championship in 2016.

The Southland enjoys multiple national and regional television broadcast agreements and relationships with ESPN Networks, the American Sports Network, Cox Sports Television, Root Sports Southwest, Fox College Sports and Time Warner Cable Sports Channel. In 2016-17, the conference and its institutions were featured in an unprecedented 170 telecasts on these networks.

In recent years, the Conference has won numerous broadcast awards for its quality of production.

The Southland Conference, in conjunction with the city of Frisco, Texas, and Hunt Sports Group, also serves as the host to the NCAA Division I Football Championship Game in Frisco, which has been home to the conference headquarters since 2006. The game is played at Frisco’s Toyota Stadium, and after a pair of successful three-year agreements, the Southland and its partners were rewarded with a four-year renewal to serve as the national championship host site through the 2020 season.

Southland Conference football ranks among the best Football Championship Subdivision leagues in the nation, and enjoys an annual expectation of competing for the national championship with multiple teams advancing to the NCAA playoffs each year.

In 2015, two Southland teams – McNeese and Sam Houston State – both qualified for the NCAA Division I Football Championship, with the Bearkats reaching the national semifinals for the fourth time in five years. In 2011 and 2012, Sam Houston advanced to the national championship game. Also, in 2002 and 2003, McNeese finished the regular season ranked No. 1 in the nation, and advanced to the 1997 and 2002 national championship contests. The conference has been represented in eight national championship games since the league joined the FCS (formerly I-AA) in 1982. All told, Southland teams have played in 119 Division I playoff games in 34 years, winning 59 of the contests.

Historically, the Southland’s successful football heritage has sustained itself through numerous membership and classification changes. The Southland joined the NCAA College Division in 1964, and was designated as NCAA Division II in 1973 before joining Division I in 1975. The Southland was an NCAA Division I-A league from 1978-81, before joining the ranks of FCS in 1982, its home ever since.

During its tenure as a Division I and I-A conference, the Southland Conference initiated the startup of the Shreveport, La.-based Independence Bowl in 1976. The Southland representative

acusports.com served as the host team of the bowl until 1980, compiling a 2-3 record in those contests.

The Conference can lay claim to five national championships, including College Division championships through former members Arkansas State (1970, UPI) and Louisiana Tech (1972, National Football Foundation). Louisiana Tech also won the first NCAA-sanctioned national title, winning the Division II playoffs in 1973. Tech followed that with the UPI’s Division II national c hampionship in 1974. Louisiana-Monroe won the 1987 Division I-AA national championship.

McNeese, winner of a record 14 Southland football titles, has made 16 appearances in the NCAA Division I playoffs, while Sam Houston State has earned nine trips to the football playoffs. Stephen F. Austin played in the 1989 NCAA title contest and has seven total playoff appearances, most recently in 2014. Northwestern State has advanced to the NCAA playoffs six times, Nicholls has participated three times in postseason, Southeastern Louisiana played in the 2013 and 2014 NCAA Championships, and Central Arkansas made consecutive playoff appearances in 2011 and 2012. On six occasions, the Southland has placed three teams in the NCAA playoffs.

In football, the Southland has had 181 first-team all-America performers during its histoy and in 2010, Stephen F. Austin quarterback Jeremy Moses became the first player in Southland history to receive the Walter Payton Award, which is presented annually to the most outstanding football player at the FCS level.

The Southland is one of five FCS conferences with at least 200 selections (211) in the National Football League draft. There have been 31 Southland players taken in the draft since 2000, including Southeastern Louisiana defensive back Robert Alford, who was picked as the first FCS player in the second round of the 2013 draft.

There are more than 24 former Southland players on NFL rosters heading into the 2016 season.

Southland Conference alums in the NFL include Cleveland’s Josh McCown (Sam Houston State), who has been in the league for the last 13 seasons, and Baltimore’s Lardarius Webb, who is currently the second-longest tenured player with seven seasons of experience.

Other recent NFL additions from the Southland include New England’s Kevin Hughes (Southeastern Louisiana), Dallas’ Dax Swanson (Sam Houston State), Seattle’s Jeremy Lane (Northwestern State), Tennessee’s Josh Aubrey (Stephen F. Austin) (McNeese), Atlanta’s Robert Alford (Southeastern Louisiana) and Buffalo’s Dezmin Lewis (Central Arkansas).

The Southland has seen former Nicholls players win Super Bowl rings in recent seasons, as former Colonel Antonio Robinson was a member of the Green Bay Packers’ Super Bowl XLV champions. And, Nicholls-ex Webb was a member of the Super Bowl XLVII champion Baltimore Ravens.

Among the former NFL stars from the Southland include Fred Dean, who was inducted to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 2008 to become the first former Southland Conference player to earn induction in Canton. Other great NFL players from the Southland include Super Bowl XXIX quarterback Stan Humphries, Bill Bergey, Mike Barber, Fred Barnett, Bubby Brister, Ray Brown, Roger Carr, Larry Centers, Bruce Collie, Jackie Harris, Buford Jordan, Tim McKyer, Kavika Pittman, Billy Ryckman, Rickey Sanders, Eugene Seale, Rafael Septien, Terrance Shaw, Leonard Smith, Marcus Spears, Pat Tilley and Marvin Upshaw. Both Dean and Smith are recent inductees to the College Football Hall of Fame.

The Southland Conference has also seen its share of great coaches during its history in Maxie Lambright, Ernie Duplechin, Sam Goodwin, Jack Doland, Bennie Ellender, Bobby Keasler, Larry Lacewell, Bill Davidson, Dennis Franchione, Pat Collins and Ron Randleman.

In addition to football, the Southland Conference can point to a number of accomplishments in all sports.

Men’s basketball has experienced a tremendous amount of success during the Southland’s 53 seasons. The league has sent four teams to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen, as well as a squad to the NIT Final

Four. Basketball stars Karl Malone, Joe Dumars, Jeff Foster, Dwight “Bo” Lamar, Andrew Toney, Mike Oliver and Thomas Walkup played in the Southland Conference.

In 2015-16, Stephen F. Austin won its third consecutive regular-season title after going 18-0 in league play, advancing to the NCAA tournament for the third straight year. The Lumberjacks, seeded 13th, defeated No. 4 West Virginia, 70-56, before losing a last-second contest to Notre Dame. The 2013-14 SFA squad set numerous Southland records, including marks for victories in a season (32) and consecutive wins overall (29 straight) and in conference play (23 in a row). Playing as a 12th seed, SFA knocked off fifth-seeded Virginia Commonwealth, 77-75, in the NCAA’s Second Round. In 2006, Northwestern State, playing as the No. 14 seed in the NCAA tournament, defeated No. 3 seed Iowa, 64-63, in first round action. The league placed a record five men’s basketball teams reach the postseason in 2015, sent four teams to the postseason in 2016.

Coaches such as Billy Tubbs, Mike Vining, Brad Underwood, Scotty Robertson, Jack Martin, Andy Russo, Bob Marlin, Danny Kaspar, Mike McConathy, Bobby Paschal and Pat Foster have led very successful teams in the Southland.

In women’s basketball, the Southland also has its share of tradition with former member Louisiana-Monroe advancing to the 1985 NCAA Women’s Final Four, and Stephen F. Austin sustaining itself as one of the most successful programs in the history of the sport. In 2016, the Ladyjacks became the fifth program in NCAA Division I history to record more than 1,000 wins.

In each of the last seven seasons, at least three Southland teams reached the postseason, and in 2013, four women’s squads earned postseason berths. A Southland team has played in the WNIT 15 times, including each of the last nine years. Women’s basketball all-stars have included Eun Jung Lee, Lisa Ingram, Portia Hill, Deneen Parker, Katrina Price, and Joskeen Garner, and coaches such as Gary Blair, Linda Sharp, James Smith and Linda Harper.

Baseball has emerged as a constant Southland Conference strength with the league earning numerous national rankings and NCAA tournament berths. The Southland consistently ranks among the top-10 conferences in the country. In 2011, 50 of the league’s 150 non-conference victories came against the Big 12, Conference USA, Sun Belt and SEC. Major Leaguers such as Wade Miley, Paul Goldschmidt, Jace Peterson, Hunter Pence, Ben Sheets, Micah Hoffpauir, David Segui, Brian Lawrence, Ben Broussard, Chuck Finley, Jerald Clark and Terry Matthews once played in the Southland.

In 2012, Southeastern Louisiana’s Stefan Lopez became the league’s second winner of the national Stopper of the Year Award, which is selected by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers. Sam Houston State’s Luke Prihoda won the award in 2007. Only the Big 12 has had more players win this award.

The Southland also fares well each year in the Major League Draft, and for the first time, two Southland players were selected in the first round of the 2013 draft. Stephen F. Austin shortstop Hunter Dozier was picked eighth by the Kansas City Royals making the Southland player and hitter of the year the league’s top draft pick in any sport.

Later in the first round, the Texas Rangers selected Oral Roberts right-handed pitcher Alex Gonzalez, Southland pitcher of the year, with the 23rd overall pick. The Southland has had eight first-round picks in its history.

In 2016, his final season of a 39-year career, Lamar head coach Jim Gilligan became the only Southland coach to win over 1,350 games, ranking him 16th all-time in NCAA Division coaching.

The Jim Gilligan Trophy is now annually awarded to the Southland regular-season champion. Gilligan leads an impressive list of coaches who have patrolled Southland Conference dugouts, including Mark Johnson, Mike Bianco, John Cohen, Mitch Gaspard, Smoke Laval, Butch McBroom, Pat Patterson, David Pierce, Tony Robichaux, Dave Van Horn and Jim Wells.

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The Southland also has a proud history in volleyball with former member Texas-Arlington representing the conference numerous times in the NCAA tournament, including a run to the NCAA Volleyball Final Four in 1989.

Track and field has also served as a proud asset for the Southland Conference as the league has produced numerous national champions and Olympic medalists. The Southland boasts 28 men and four women student-athletes who have won NCAA track and field national championships, including Southeastern Louisiana’s Alexander Young, the 2016 NCAA men’s indoor weight throw champion, Stephen F. Austin’s Demi Payne, who won the 2015 women’s pole vault, Northwestern State’s Trecey Rew, who won the women’s discus in 2011, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s Shadrack Songok (men’s 10,000-meter run) in 2007 and 2008 and McNeese’s Brad Gebauer (men’s pole vault) in 2007. The league has also produced U.S. Olympic track and field medalists Earl Bell, Thomas Hill, Al Joyner, Charles Austin, and Liudmila Litvinova, along with other Olympians. With the addition of 12 more All-Americans in 2016, the league continues to find national success in both indoor and outdoor track and field.

In the indoor circuit, the Southland boasts 69 unique all-time All-Americans that have won a combined 11 national championships.

Likewise, in the outdoor season, the league has seen 169 different All-Americans, including 136 men and 33 women, who have combined to win 21 national championships.

Golf has traditionally been a strong sport as exemplified by Lamar men’s golfer Chris Stroud, who finished third individually at the 2003 NCAA National Championship and has 21 top ten PGA finishes since joining pro tour in 2007. Another Lamar alum, Shawn Stefani, had a pair of top seven finishes on the 2013 PGA Tour. The league has sent multiple teams into postseason play on numerous occasions, including in 2012 when three Southland teams – Southeastern Louisiana, Lamar and Texas-Arlington – competed in the NCAA tournament. Additionally, during the past five seasons the Southland has sent 12 golfers to compete as individuals in regional play with five in 2009, three more in 2010, one each in 2011 and 2012 and two in 2013. Lamar won a pair of NCAA Division II national championships in 1967 and 1968.

In 2005, Lamar’s Dawie Van Der Walt finished fourth and Lamar tied for 12th place at the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship, before the Cardinals tied for ninth in 2006 and tied for third in 2007.

In women’s tennis, Southeastern Louisiana won 46 consecutive conference matches during a four-year period that began in 2005, while in men’s tennis Texas A&M-Corpus Christi has played in the NCAA tournament seven times in the last 10 years.

The conference has increased sponsorship and championship opportunities for female student-athletes in recent years, adding women’s golf and soccer as league sports.

In women’s soccer, Stephen F. Austin midfielder Kylie Louw became the first player in conference history to earn All-America honors, when she earned third-team mention by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. A member of the South Africa Olympic team during the 2012 London Olympics, she also garnered first-team Academic All-America Honors from the College Sports Information Directors of America. In 2015, Southeastern Louisiana’s goalkeeper Hope Sabadash became the second player in league history to earn All-America honors, earning a spot on the NSCAA Second Team. Abilene Christian’s Brie Buschman was a first-team Academic All-American in 2013, and Stephen F. Austin’s Megan Glick earned the same honor in 2014.

In women’s golf, the Southland sent two teams to 2012 NCAA regional play for the first time since the league added the sport in

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2002. Lamar has a league-best seven Southland championships during that span.

The Southland Conference has repeatedly demonstrated its commitment to the academic and athletic success of its student-athletes. With the F.L. McDonald Postgraduate Scholarship Award, the league annually honors male and female scholar-athletes with a stipend for postgraduate study. The Scholar-Athlete Award is given to each institution’s male and female student-athlete with the highest grade-point average. The Steve McCarty Citizenship Award, initiated in 2005-06 and named after the former Stephen F. Austin athletic director, properly recognizes accomplishments off the court for a male and female student-athlete. Also, student-athletes with grade-point averages above 3.0 are honored on the Southland’s annual All-Academic teams and Commissioner’s Honor Roll. A total of 2,333 student-athletes earned a spot on the Honor Roll at the end of the fall and spring semesters during the 2015-16 academic year.

The conference continues to make great strides in the classroom.

During the last decade, no other Division I league has improved its Academic Progress Rate as well as the Southland Conference has.

In fact, in 2009-10, the Southland ranked 10th among the 31 Division I leagues in men’s basketball APR. The academic progress the league has shown ultimately leads to higher graduation rates for our student-athletes.

Southland Conference Football Champions * Indicates former Southland Conference member

TEAM TITLES

14..................McNeese 8....................* Louisiana Tech 7....................* Arkansas State 7....................Sam Houston State 4....................Lamar 4....................Northwestern State 4....................Stephen F. Austin 4....................* Louisiana-Monroe

3....................* Texas-Arlington 3.................... * Troy 2.................... SE Louisiana 2....................* Texas State 2....................* North Texas 1.....................Central Arkansas 1..................... Nicholls 1.....................* Trinity

Southland Year-by-Year Champions * Indicates former Southland Conference member

2016........... Sam Houston State 2015........... McNeese 2014............ Sam Houston State

SE Louisiana 2013............ SE Louisiana 2012........... Central Arkansas

Sam Houston State 2011............ Sam Houston State 2010........... Stephen F. Austin 2009.......... McNeese

Stephen F. Austin 2008.......... Texas State 2007........... McNeese 2006.......... McNeese 2005.......... Nicholls

Texas State 2004.......... Northwestern State

Sam Houston State 2003.......... McNeese 2002.......... McNeese 2001........... Sam Houston State McNeese 2000.......... Troy 1999........... Troy

Stephen F. Austin 1998........... Northwestern State 1997............ McNeese

Northwestern State 1996........... Troy 1995........... McNeese 1994........... North Texas 1993............ McNeese 1992........... Louisiana-Monroe

1991............ McNeese

Sam Houston State 1990........... Louisana-Monroe 1989........... Stephen F. Austin 1988........... Northwestern State 1987............ Louisiana-Monroe 1986........... Arkansas State 1985........... Arkansas State 1984........... Louisiana Tech 1983............ North Texas Louisiana-Monroe 1982........... Louisiana Tech 1981............ Texas-Arlington 1980........... McNeese 1979............ McNeese 1978............ Louisiana Tech

Arkansas State 1977............ Louisiana Tech 1976............ McNeese 1975............ Arkansas State 1974............ Louisiana Tech 1973............ Louisiana Tech 1972............ Louisiana Tech 1971............. Louisiana Tech

Lamar

Trinity 1970............ Arkansas State 1969........... Arkansas State 1968........... Arkansas State 1967............ Texas-Arlington 1966........... Texas-Arlington Lamar 1965........... Lamar 1964........... Lamar

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FOOTBALLHISTORY ACU Football History at a Glance

Overall Conference Year Head Coach Conference W L T W L T Post-Season Result 1919 Vernon McCasland independent 2 2 0 0 0 0 1920 Sewell Jones independent 4 0 1 0 0 0 1921 Russell Lewis independent 2 5 0 0 0 0 1922 Victor Payne independent 6 2 0 0 0 0 1923 Victor Payne independent 6 1 0 0 0 0 1924 A.B. Morris TIAA 3 4 2 1 3 1 1925 A.B. Morris TIAA 2 5 2 2 1 1 1926 A.B. Morris TIAA 4 4 0 2 3 0 1927 A.B. Morris TIAA 6 1 1 4 1 1 1928 A.B. Morris TIAA 5 4 0 4 4 0 1929 A.B. Morris TIAA 6 1 1 3 1 1 1930 A.B. Morris TIAA 2 7 1 2 2 1 1931 A.B. Morris TIAA 4 5 0 4 2 0 1932 A.B. Morris TIAA 2 6 1 1 5 1 1933 A.B. Morris Texas 5 3 2 3 1 2 1934 A.B. Morris Texas 1 7 2 1 5 2 1935 A.B. Morris Texas 1 6 3 1 5 1 1936 A.B. Morris Texas 1 7 1 1 5 1 1937 A.B. Morris Texas 0 9 0 0 7 0 1938 A.B. Morris Texas 6 2 1 5 1 1 1939 A.B. Morris Texas 6 2 1 6 1 0 Texas Conference co-champions 1940 A.B. Morris Texas 7 2 0 5 1 0 Texas Conference tri-champions 1941 A.B. Morris Texas 6 3 0 5 0 0 1942 Tonto Coleman Texas 6 2 0 3 1 0

(No team fielded from 1943-45 because of World War II) 1946 Tonto Coleman Texas 8 1 1 5 0 1 1947 Tonto Coleman Texas 6 3 0 2 2 0 1948 Tonto Coleman Texas 5 3 1 3 1 1 Texas Conference co-champions 1949 Tonto Coleman Texas 3 6 0 1 4 0 1950 Garvin Beauchamp Texas 11 0 0 5 0 0 Texas Conference champions

Refrigerator Bowl champions 1951 Garvin Beauchamp Texas 6 4 0 4 1 0 Texas Conference champions 1952 Garvin Beauchamp Texas 6 3 1 4 1 0 Texas Conference champions 1953 Garvin Beauchamp Texas 7 3 0 3 1 0 Texas Conference champions 1954 Garvin Beauchamp independent 6 3 1 0 0 0 1955 Garvin Beauchamp Gulf Coast 3 5 2 2 2 0 Gulf Coast Conference co-champions 1956 N.L. Nicholson Gulf Coast 4 6 0 1 2 1 1957 N.L. Nicholson independent 5 3 1 0 0 0 1958 N.L. Nicholson independent 5 5 0 0 0 0 1959 N.L. Nicholson independent 5 5 0 0 0 0 1960 N.L. Nicholson independent 5 5 0 0 0 0 1961 N.L. Nicholson independent 4 6 0 0 0 0 1962 Les Wheeler independent 6 4 0 0 0 0 1963 Les Wheeler independent 8 1 0 0 0 0 1964 Les Wheeler Southland 5 5 0 1 3 0 1965 Les Wheeler Southland 4 5 0 2 2 0 1966 Les Wheeler Southland 4 6 0 0 4 0 1967 Les Wheeler Southland 3 6 0 0 4 0 1968 Wally Bullington Southland 4 5 1 1 2 1 1969 Wally Bullington Southland 8 2 0 2 2 0 1970 Wally Bullington Southland 9 2 0 3 1 0 1971 Wally Bullington Southland 5 5 0 1 4 0 1972 Wally Bullington Southland 3 8 0 1 4 0 1973 Wally Bullington Lone Star 11 1 0 9 0 0 Lone Star Conference champions

NAIA Division I national champions 1974 Wally Bullington Lone Star 7 4 0 6 3 0 1975 Wally Bullington Lone Star 6 3 1 5 3 0 1976 Wally Bullington Lone Star 9 2 0 5 2 0 Shrine Bowl champions 1977 Dewitt Jones Lone Star 11 1 1 5 1 1 Lone Star Conference champions

NAIA Division I national champions 1978 Dewitt Jones Lone Star 7 3 0 5 2 0 1979 Ted Sitton Lone Star 7 4 0 5 1 1 1980 Ted Sitton Lone Star 2 8 0 1 6 0 1981 Ted Sitton Lone Star 8 2 0 5 2 0 1982 Ted Sitton Lone Star 6 4 1 4 3 0 1983 Ted Sitton Lone Star 7 3 0 4 3 0 1984 Ted Sitton Lone Star 3 7 0 2 2 0 1985 John Payne Lone Star 5 4 2 2 3 0 1986 John Payne Lone Star 7 3 0 4 2 0

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Overall Conference Year Head Coach Conference W L T W L T Post-Season Result 1987 John Payne Lone Star 5 6 0 2 3 0

1988 John Payne Lone Star 3 7 0 3 4 0 1989 John Payne Lone Star 5 5 0 5 2 0 1990 John Payne Lone Star 1 9 0 1 6 0 1991 Ronnie Peacock Lone Star 1 9 0 1 5 0 1992 Ronnie Peacock Lone Star 3 6 0 2 4 0 1993 Dr. Bob Strader Lone Star 7 3 0 3 2 0 1994 Dr. Bob Strader Lone Star 3 7 0 0 5 0 1995 Dr. Bob Strader Lone Star 4 7 0 2 5 0 1996 Jack Kiser Lone Star 6 4 0 4 3 0 1997 Jack Kiser Lone Star 7 4 0 5 4 0 1998 Jack Kiser Lone Star 4 6 0 3 6 0 1999 Jack Kiser Lone Star 4 6 0 4 5 0 2000 Gary Gaines Lone Star 1 9 0 1 7 0 2001 Gary Gaines Lone Star 3 8 0 3 6 0 2002 Gary Gaines Lone Star 6 4 0 6 2 0 Lone Star Conference South Division champions 2003 Gary Gaines Lone Star 6 4 0 5 3 0 2004 Gary Gaines Lone Star 5 5 0 5 4 0 2005 Chris Thomsen Lone Star 4 6 0 4 5 0 2006 Chris Thomsen Lone Star 8 3 0 7 2 0 Lost, first round of NCAA Division II playoffs * 2007 Chris Thomsen Lone Star 0 3 0 0 1 0 Lost, second round of NCAA Division II playoffs 2008 Chris Thomsen Lone Star 11 1 0 9 0 0 Lone Star Conference champions

Lost, quarterfinals of NCAA Division II playoffs 2009 Chris Thomsen Lone Star 9 4 0 6 3 0 Lost, second round of NCAA Division II playoffs 2010 Chris Thomsen Lone Star 11 1 0 10 0 0 Lone Star Conference champions

Lost, second round of NCAA Division II playoffs 2011 Chris Thomsen Lone Star 8 3 0 7 1 0 Lost, first round of NCAA Division II playoffs 2012 Ken Collums Lone Star 7 4 0 4 4 0 2013 Ken Collums independent 6 5 0 0 0 0 2014 Ken Collums Southland 6 6 0 4 4 0 2015 Ken Collums Southland 3 8 0 3 6 0 2016 Ken Collums Southland 2 9 0 2 7 0 Totals 486 411 32 265 239 18

* 10 wins from season (including 8 in Lone Star Conference play) vacated because of NCAA violations

All-Time Conference Records

W L T Pct. Texas..................................................................................................... 57 42 8 .570 Lone Star........................................................................................... 162 128 2 .560 TIAA..................................................................................................... 23 22 6 .510 Gulf Coast ............................................................................................. 3 4 1 .438 Southland............................................................................................ 17 37 2 .321 TOTAL................................................................................................ 262 233 18 .528

ACU Head Football Coaches Name Seasons Years W L T Pct. Sewell Jones............................................. 1 1920 4 0 1 .900 Dewitt Jones..............................................2 1977-78 18 4 1 .804 Victor Payne..............................................2 1922-23 12 3 0 .800 * Chris Thomsen....................................... 7 2005-11 51 21 0 .708 Garvin Beauchamp.................................6 1950-55 39 18 4 .672 Wally Bullington.......................................9 1968-76 62 32 2 .656 A.M. (Tonto) Coleman............................5 1942, 46-49 28 15 2 .644 Ted Sitton....................................................6 1979-84 33 28 1 .540 Les Wheeler...............................................6 1962-67 30 27 0 .526 Jack Kiser....................................................4 1996-99 21 20 0 .512 Vernon McCasland................................. 1 1919 2 2 0 .500 N.L. Nicholson...........................................6 1956-61 28 30 1 .483 A.B. Morris................................................. 18 1924-41 67 78 18 .469 Dr. Bob Strader.........................................3 1993-95 14 17 0 .452 John Payne................................................6 1985-90 26 34 2 .435 Ken Collums...............................................4 2012-2016 24 32 0 .429 Gary Gaines...............................................5 2000-2004 21 30 0 .412 Russell Lewis............................................. 1 1921 2 5 0 .286 Ronnie Peacock.......................................2 1991-92 4 15 0 .211 TOTALS..................................................... 94 1919-2015 486 411 32 .540 * 10 wins from 2007 season vacated from both Thomsen’s individual record and school’s all-time record because of NCAA violations

ACU Championship Teams Year Championships 1939................................................Texas Conference co-champions 1940...............................................Texas Conference tri-champions

1948................................................Texas Conference co-champions 1950...............................................Texas Conference champions

Refrigerator Bowl champions 1951.................................................Texas Conference tri-champions 1952................................................Texas Conference champions 1953................................................Texas Conference champions 1955...............................................Gulf Coast Conference co-champions 1973................................................Lone Star Conference champions

NAIA Division I national champions 1976................................................Shrine Bowl champions 1977................................................Lone Star Conference champions

NAIA Division I national champions 2002..............................................Lone Star Conference South Division co-champions 2008..............................................Lone Star Conference champions

Lone Star Conference South Division champions 2010...............................................Lone Star Conference champions

Lone Star Conference South Division champions

ACU Wildcats in All-Star Games AFCA All-America Game, Lubbock, Texas 1974 – Richard Williams, wr 1977 – Chuck Sitton, db Senior Bowl, Mobile, Ala. 1977 – Johnny Perkins, wr 2011 – Edmond Gates, wr Valero Cactus Bowl, Kingsville 2002 – Brad Raphelt, P 2004 – Colby Freeman, qb Britt Lively, ot 2005 – Dawon Gentry, db 2006 – Clayton Farrell, de 2008 – Jerale Badon, wr Chris Johnson, te Nathan Young, og 2009 – Jonathan Ferguson, wr Joseph Thompson, ot 2010 – Tony Harp, db Major Culbert, db 2011 – Trevis Turner, ol

Blue Gray Game, Montgomery, Ala. 1976 – Johnny Perkins, wr 1979 – Greg Feasel, ol Shrine North-South Game, Miami, Fla. 1970 – Jim Lindsey, qb East-West Shrine Game, San Antonio 2006 – Danieal Manning, db Texas vs. The Nation Game, El Paso 2009 – Bernard Scott, rb Johnny Knox, wr 2013 – Mitchell Gale, qb Morgan Lineberry, pk Players All-Star Classic Little Rock, Ark. 2012 – Aston Whiteside, dl Daryl Richardson, rb Medal of Honor Bowl, Charlotte, N.C. 2014 – Taylor Gabriel, wr Charcandrick West, rb

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FOOTBALLHISTORY ACU Award Winners Most Valuable Players 1972 – Phil Martin, lb 1973 – Clint Longley, qb; Wilbert Montgomery, rb 1974 – Chip Martin, dg 1975 – Johnny Perkins, se 1976 – Jim Reese, qb 1977 – Ray Nunez, lb; Kelly Kent, fb 1978 – John Mayes, qb; Glenn Labhart, db 1979 – John Mayes, qb 1980 – Steve Freeman, lb; Steve Thomas, te 1981 – Richard Flores, dt; Quinton Smith, se 1982 – Grant Feasel, c;

Richard Flores, dt 1983 – Mark Wilson, db; Dan Remsberg, ot 1984 – Anthony Thomas, fb; Paul Frye, lb 1985 – Eddie DeShong, og; Scott Reedy, lb 1986 – Rex Lamberti, qb; Jasper Davis, db 1987 – Gerald Todd, fb; John Buesing, de 1988 – Gerald Todd, fb; Richard Meister, lb 1989 – Stan Stephens, qb; Bill Clayton, dt 1990 – Jay Jones, lb; Sean Grady, wr 1991 – Jay Jones, lb; Hurley Miller, te 1992 – John Phillips, ot; Oscar Shorten, de 1993 – Rex Lamberti, qb; John Douglass, de 1994 – Victor Randolph, de; Angel Alvarez, wr; Pat Nichols, wr 1995 – Victor Randolph, de; Sammie Overton, rb 1996 – Shay Favors, lb; David Bennett, rb 1997 – Junior Filikitonga, dl; Victor Burke, db; Craig Cole, wr; and James Hill, te 1998 – John Frank, qb; Jody Brown, lb 1999 – Adrian Rascon, rb; Ryan Boozer, lb 2000 – Adrian Rascon, rb; Ryan Boozer, lb 2001 – Eric Polk, rb; Ryan Boozer, lb 2002 – Eric Polk, rb; Barrett Allen, dt 2003 – Richard Whitaker, rb Brad Walton, de 2004 – Rashon Myles, rb Danieal Manning, db 2005 – Jerale Badon, wr Clayton Farrell, de 2006 – Billy Malone, qb Travis Carptenter, de Cody Stutts, mlb 2007 – Bernard Scott, rb Cody Stutts, lb 2008 – Bernard Scott, rb Johnny Knox, wr Fred Thompson, lb Aston Whiteside, de

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2009 – Reggie Brown, rb Aston Whiteside, de 2010 – Mitchell Gale, qb Aston Whiteside, de 2011 – Mitchell Gale, qb Aston Whiteside, de 2012 – Mitchell Gale, qb L.B. Suggs, db 2013 – John David Baker, qb Nick Richardson, de 2014 – De’Andre Brown, rb Nick Richardson, de 2015 – De'Andre Brown, rb Sam Denmark, lb

Coaches’ Purple and White Award (spirit-leadership)

1968 – Pat Holder, wb 1969 – Kenny Roberts, de 1970 – Pat Holder, wb; Jerry Wilson, lb 1971 – Nicky Pruitt, wb 1972 – Sonny Moyers, dt 1973 – David Haynes, fb; Ken Laminack,lb 1974 – Leroy Polnick, lb; Clint Owens, c 1975 – Leroy Polnick, lb 1976 – John Usrey, lb; Hubert Pickett, fb 1977 – John Usrey, lb 1978 – Kirby Jones, te 1979 – Randy Morris, lb 1980 – Bobby Scheihing, wb 1981 – Scot Goen, de 1982 – Dan Niederhofer, dt 1983 – Bob Shipley, fb 1984 – Loyal Proffitt, qb 1985 – Archie Green, dt 1986 – Monte Richburg, lb 1987 – Theoplis Hickman, db 1988 – Darin Cook, og 1989 – Joey Nanus, ot 1990 – David Wright, lb 1991 – Hurley Miller, te 1992 – David Wright, lb 1993 – Chris Thomsen, te; Keith Graham, db 1994 – Richard Wooten, dt 1995 – Bud Norris, de 1996 – Mike Breckenridge, wr 1997 – Jody Brown, lb 1998 – Ryan Benn, rb 1999 – Marcus Jackson, rb 2000 – Marcus Jackson, rb 2001 – Marcus Jackson, rb 2002 – Cameron Rosser, ol 2003 – Blake Lewis, c 2004 – Craig Howard, rb 2005 – Clinton Farrell, te Nick Anthony, te 2006 – Sam Collins, c Landon Kinchen, s John Brock, wr 2007 – Sam Collins, ol; Travis Carpenter, dl 2008 – Sam Collins, c Billy Malone, qb Mike Kern, lb Eric Edwards, lb 2009 – Tony Harp, db Trey Simeone, te 2010 – Bryson Lewis, lb Eric Edwards, lb

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Best Blocker 1968 – Bob Rash, t 1969 – Bob Keyes, c 1970 – David Smalley, g 1971 – Sonny Kennedy, c 1972 – Sonny Kennedy, c 1973 – Don Harrison, t 1974 – Don Harrison, t 1975 – Clint Owens, c 1976 – Mark McCurley, t 1977 – Jim Flannery, c 1978 – Jim Flannery, c, and

Greg Newman, g 1979 – Ken Hill, t 1980 – Travis Wells, g 1981 – Kris Hansen, t 1982 – Scott McCall, g 1983 – Dan Remsberg, t 1984 – Dan Remsberg, t 1985 – Craig Huff, t 1986 – Eddie DeShong, g 1987 – Richard Van Druten, t 1988 – John Layfield, g 1989 – John Layfield, t 1990 – John Phillips, t 1991 – Lee Thompson, c 1992 – Hurley Miller, te 1993 – Keith Wagner, t 1994 – Victor Diaz, g 1995 – Brandon Avants, g, and Adrian Eaglin, t 1996 – Brandon Avants, t, and Adrian Eaglin, g 1997 – Brandon Avants, t 1998 – Brandon Avants, t 1999 – Ricqui Blanco, g 2000 – Clark Miller, c 2001 – Britt Lively, t 2002 – Britt Lively, t 2003 – Britt Lively, t 2004 – Charles Mock, ot 2005 – Nathan Young, og 2006 – Nathan Young, og 2007 – Nathan Young, og 2008 – Joseph Thompson, og 2009 – Matt Webber, c 2010 – Royland Tubbs, og 2011 – Neal Tivis, ot 2012 – Josh Perez, og 2013 – Josh Perez, og 2014 – Codey Funk, ot 2015 – Codey Funk, ot

Best Tackler 1968 – Chip Bennett, lb 1969 – Chip Bennett, lb 1970 – Phil Martin, lb 1971 – Phil Martin, lb 1972 – Phil Martin, lb 1973 – Charles Hinson, lb 1974 – Chip Martin, g 1975 – Ray Nunez, lb 1976 – Ray Nunez, lb 1977 – Ray Nunez, lb 1978 – Harold Renninger, lb 1979 – Kenny Davidson, e 1980 – Kenny Davidson, t 1981 – Mike Funderburg, lb 1982 – Mike Funderburg, lb

1983 – Mark Wilson, db 1984 – Jasper Davis, db 1985 – Scott Reedy, lb 1986 – Bill Clayton, dt 1987 – Bill Clayton, dt 1988 – Richard Meister, lb 1989 – Bill Clayton, dt 1990 – Keith Gunn, db 1991 – Jay Jones, lb 1992 – David Wright, lb 1993 – Jeff Milward, lb 1994 – Keith Graham, db 1995 – Jody Brown, lb 1996 – Jody Brown, lb 1997 – Jody Brown, lb 1998 – Justin Lucas, db 1999 – Ryan Boozer, lb 2000 – Ryan Boozer, lb 2001 – Ryan Boozer, lb 2002 – Shawn Taylor, lb 2003 – Cliff Compton, lb 2004 – Clayton Farrell, dl 2005 – Danieal Manning, db 2006 – Brandon Henry, lb 2007 – Jacob Passmore, dl 2008 – Tony Harp, db 2009 – Kevin Washington, lb 2010 – Fred Thompson, de 2011 – Richard Havins, db 2012 – Thor Woerner, lb 2013 – Angel Lopez, db 2014 – Justin Stewart, db 2015 – Sam Denmark, lb

Team Captains 1919 – Ogle Jones, hb 1920 – Vic Payne, hb 1921 – Eldon Sanders, c 1922 – Will Scott, g 1923 – Matt Dillingham, hb 1924 – George Brown, t 1925 – Bennie Beall, hb 1926 – Dalton Hill, c 1927 – Byron Roger, t 1928 – Roy Bullock, t 1929 – C.B. Hendrick, e 1930 – Frank Wortham, c 1931 – Brit Pippen, e 1932 – Lee Powell, t 1933 – Jack Gray, c 1934 – R.V. Hardegree, e 1935 – Hayden Pyeatt, t 1936 – Robert Carruthers, c 1937 – Forrest Orr, c 1938 – Earl Dunham, t Earl McCaleb, hb 1939 – Graham Orr, c; Wesley Cox, g 1940 – Garvin Beauchamp, g 1946 – Gladstone McLennan Buster Dixon, fb 1947 – Bill McClure, qb Willard Paine, t 1948 – V.T. Smith, hb 1949 – Dub Orr, c 1950 – Pete Ragus, e; Alton Green, fb 1951 – Les Wheeler, t Jerry Mullins, hb 1952 – Wally Bullington, c Don Smith, fb 1953 – Sonny Cleere, g Bobby Campbell, qb 1954 – Joe Powell, qb Bill Womack Fuzzy Lunsford, e

acusports.com 1955 – Paul Goad, fb Lanny Henninger, c 1956 – Eddie Campbell, hb Leon Morgan, e 1957 – Mac Starnes, c; Pete Dean, t 1958 – Standley Scott, t Bill Lovelace, hb 1959 – Veon Scott, hb Robert Nickerson, e 1960 – Thurman Neill, c Henry Colwell, hb Herman Phillips, t 1961 – Denson Moody, hb Bill Bryant, hb 1962 – Eddie Anderson, c Jerry Turner, t 1963 – Martin Burgess, t Duane Hale, fb 1964 – Owen Morrison, tb Dewitt Jones, e 1965 – Ron Anders, g Joe Paty, hb Charles Reynolds, qb 1966 – Mike Love, fb Jacky Roland, qb 1967 – Courtney King, lb Joel Foster, dg 1968 – Trent Lancaster, tb Courtney King, lb 1969 – Jim Lindsey, qb Bob Keyes, c Chip Bennett, lb 1970 – Jim Lindsey, qb Jack Kiser, dt Ronnie Tiner, og 1971 – Ronnie Vinson, wr Ron Lauterbach, qb Phil Martin, lb Travis Horne, db 1972 – Phil Martin, lb Sonny Kennedy, c-pk 1973 – Mike Layfield, og Steve Ricks, dt Clint Longley, qb 1974 – Greg Stirman, te Charles Hinson, lb Dub Stocker, dt 1975 – Jim Reese, qb John Isom, lb Clint Owens, c Leroy Polnick, lb 1976 – Wilbert Montgomery, rb Jim Reese, qb Ray Nunez, lb John Usrey, lb 1977 – Cle Montgomery, wr John Mayes, qb Ray Nunez, lb John Usrey, lb Chuck Sitton, db 1978 – John Mayes, qb Reuben Mason, lb Kirby Jones, te James McCoy, dt 1979 – John Mayes, qb Greg Feasel, ot Randy Morris, lb Jimmy Harmon, db 1980 – Steve Freeman, lb Steve Thomas, te Travis Wells, og Kenny Davidson, dt Bobby Scheihing, wr 1981 – Kris Hansen, ot Scot Goen, dt 1982 – Scott McCall, og Grant Feasel, c Jim Tuttle, lb Dan Niederhofer, dt

1983 – Mark Wilson, db Lembia Kinsler, tb Gary Fleet, c Mark Jackson, db Mike Funderburg, lb Bob Shipley, fb Dan Remsberg, ot 1984 – Dan Remsberg, ot Loyal Proffitt, qb Archie Green, de Steve Jacobson, dt 1985 – Scott Reedy, lb Craig Huff, ot Thomas Wilson, db 1986 – Jasper Wilson, db Eddie DeShong, og John Skoro, db 1987 – Gerald Todd, fb John Buesing, de Theoplis Hickman, db 1988 – Gerald Todd, fb John Skoro, db Richard Meister, lb 1989 – Bill Clayton, dt Russell Moore, wr Stan Stephens, qb 1990 – Sean Grady, wr Jimmie Hays, fb-de Todd Johnson, db Brian Thompson, db 1991 – Jay Jones, lb Hurley Miller, te Keith Gunn, db John Phillips, ot 1992 – David Wright, lb John Phillips, ot Oscar Shorten, de Hurley Miller, te 1993 – Rex Lamberti, qb Keith Graham, db Bud Norris, de Jeff Milward, lb Keith Wagner, ot 1994 – Keith Graham, db Selwyn Dews, db Victor Randolph, de Rodney Gober, c 1995 – Rickie Harris, db Victor Diaz, og Victor Randolph, de Angel Alvarez, wr 1996 – Shay Favors, lb Misael Alvarado, qb 1997 – Richard Bogdon, c Jody Brown, lb Victor Burke, db Rodney Lauderdale, tb 1998 – James Henderson, de Cody Walton, rb Jody Brown, lb Brandon Avants, ol Adrian Eaglin, ol 1999 – John Frank, qb Casey Whittle, wr Jose Nonalaya, de Brandon Bonds, db 2000 – Ryan Boozer, lb Warring Vital, lb Clark Miller, c George Fisher, rb 2001 – Ryan Boozer, lb Jody Clayton, db Eric Polk, rb Dallas Howard, ol 2002 – Cameron Rosser, ol Colby Freeman, qb Steven Riddley, db Chad Crady, ol Eric Polk, rb Barrett Allen, dl

ACU Coaching Honors NAIA Division I Coach of the Year 1973........Wally Bullington 1977........Dewitt Jones AFCA District VII Coach of the Year 1963.......Les Wheeler 1973........Wally Bullington 1977........Dewitt Jones AFCA Region IV Coach of the Year 2006......Chris Thomsen 2008......Chris Thomsen Lone Star Conference Coach of the Year 1973........Wally Bullington 1981........Ted Sitton 1993........Dr. Bob Strader (south division) 2006......Chris Thomsen (south division) 2007.......Chris Thomsen (south division) 2008......Chris Thomsen (south division) 2010.......Chris Thomsen (south division)

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FootballScoop.com d2Coordinator of the Year 2010.......Ken Collums (offensive coordinator)

ACU Division II Award Winners Harlon Hill Trophy (top overall player) 2008......Bernard Scott, rb Gene Upshaw Award (top lineman) 2008......Sam Collins, c

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2011 – Mitchell Gale, qb Matt Webber, c Aston Whiteside, de Neal Tivis, ol Ben Gibbs, te 2012 – Mitchell Gale, qb Darrell Cantu-Harkless, wr/rb Thor Woerner, lb L.B. Suggs, db 2013 – John David Baker, qb Darrell Cantu-Harkless, wr Thor Woerner, lb Josh Perez, og 2014 – Jonathan Parker, te Angel Lopez, db Justin Stephens, lb Nick Richardson, de 2015 – Cade Stone, wr William Moore, de Travis Tarver II, lb Lynn Grady, lb

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First Team 1948 – V.T. Smith, hb 1951 – Les Wheeler, t 1952 – Wally Bullington, c 1953 – Von Morgan, e 1954 – Von Morgan, e 1959 – Robert McLeod,e 1965 – Larry Cox, t 1969 – Chip Bennett, lb 1970 – Jim Lindsey, qb 1973 – Wilbert Montgomery, rb 1974 – Chip Martin, dt 1977 – Chuck Sitton, db 1982 – Grant Feasel, c 1983 – Mark Wilson, db 1984 – Dan Remsberg, ot 1987 – Richard Van Druten, ot 1989 – John Layfield, ot 1990 – Dennis Brown, pk 1991 – Jay Jones, lb 1997 – Victor Burke, db Junior Filikitonga, dl 2002 – Brad Raphelt, p 2003 – Britt Lively, ot 2004 – Danieal Manning, kr 2005 – Danieal Manning, db Clayton Farrell, de 2006 – Nathan Young, ol 2007 – Bernard Scott, rb Nathan Young, ol 2008 – Bernard Scott, rb Tony Washington, ol Sam Collins, c 2009 – Tony Washginton, ol 2010 – Edmond Gates, wr Trevis Turner, ol 2011 – Aston Whiteside, dl Second Team 1940 – Tugboat Jones, fb 1950 – Alton Green, fb 1957 – Jimmy Hirth, hb 1966 – Mike Love, hb 1973 – Clint Longley, qb 1975 – Johnny Perkins, se 1978 – Kirby Jones, te 1982 – Richard Flores, dt 1983 – Dan Remsberg, ot 1986 – Arthur Culpepper, wr 1987 – Bill Clayton, dt 1988 – Bill Clayton, dt; John Layfield, ot 1993 – Chris Thomsen, te; Keith Wagner, ot 1994 – Victor Randolph, de 1995 – Victor Randolph, de 2004 – Danieal Manning, kr 2005 – Danieal Manning, db / kr 2006 – Travis Carpenter, de 2007 – Bernard Scott, rb Nathan Young, ol Sam Collins, c Johnny Knox, wr Cody Stutts, lb 2008 – Billy Malone, qb Johnny Knox, wr Joseph Thompson, ot Tony Washington, ol 2009 – Aston Whiteside, de 2010 – Edmond Gates, wr Matt Webber, ol

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Aston Whiteside, de 2011 – Matt Webber, c Third Team 1939 – Red Stromquist, e 1940 – Tugboat Jones, fb 1950 – Bailey Woods, hb 1952 – Wally Bullington, c 1953 – Von Morgan, e 1954 – Von Morgan, e 1955 – Paul Goad, fb 1957 – Jimmy Hirth, hb 1960 – Robert McLeod, e 1989 – Bill Clayton, dt 1990 – Jay Jones, lb 1993 – Rex Lamberti, qb; John Douglass, de 1994 – Angel Alvarez, wr 2003 – Danieal Manning, db 2004 – Clayton Farrell, de 2005 – Danieal Manning, db 2006 – Nathan Young, ol 2007 – Matt Adams, pk 2008 – Matt Adams, pk 2009 – Aston Whiteside, de 2010 – Trevis Turner, ol Aston Whiteside, de Honorable Mention 1933 – Bill Maxwell, hb 1938 – Red Stromquist, e 1948 – Dub Orr, c 1950 – E.J. (Tiny) Moore, g Alton Green, hb Pete Ragus, e 1951 – Stanley Staples, e Ted Sitton, qb 1952 – Jerry Mullins, hb Ray Hansen, e Stanley Staples, e 1954 – Paul Goad, fb 1955 – Paul Goad, fb 1956 – Eddie Campbell, hb Leon Morgan, t 1957 – Mac Starnes, c Don Harber, qb 1958 – Robert McLeod, e Bill Lovelace, fb 1959 – Robert McLeod, e 1960 – Robert McLeod, e Thurman, Neill, c 1961 – Don Davis, qb 1962 – Owen Morrison, tb A.M. Dycus, e 1963 – Dennis Hagaman, tb Larry Parker, fb-lb 1968 – Jim Lindsey, qb Bob Rash, ot Bill Lockey, e 1969 – Jim Lindsey, qb Ronnie Vinson, se 1970 – Ronnie Vinson, se Wayne Walton, ot David Smalley, g Jack Kiser, dt Phil Martin, lb Chip Marcum, de 1973 – Richard Williams, wr 1976 – Wilbert Montgomery, rb Johnny Perkins, wr Jim Reese, qb Chuck Lawson, de Ray Nunez, lb Chuck Sitton, db 1977 – Cleotha Montgomery, wr Harold Nutall, db Kirby Jones, te 1978 – John Mayes, qb Greg Newman, og Jim Flannery, c

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All-Southland Conference First Team 1964 – Dennis Hagaman, tb Mike Love, fb Larry Cox, t Ron Anders, g 1965 – Tommy Young, db Larry Cox, dt Wade McLeod, og Mike Love, fb 1966 – Bernard Erickson, lb 1967 – Dean Bagley, lb Bob Rash, ot 1968 – Chip Bennett, lb Bob Rash, ot Jim Lindsey, qb Pat Holder, fl Bill Lockey, wr 1969 – Ken Roberts, de Jack Kiser, dt Chip Bennett, lb Jim Lindsey, qb Ronnie Vinson, se Pat Holder, fl 1970 – Jim Lindsey, qb Ronnie Vinson, se Wayne Walton, ot David Smalley, og Don Harr, tb Chip Marcum, de Jack Kiser, dt Jack Stites, dt Phil Martin, lb

Eddy Mendl, db 1971 – Stan Williams, te Sonny Kennedy, c-pk Phil Martin, lb Eddy Mendl, db 1972 – Sonny Kennedy, c-pk Greg Stirman, te 2014 – Noah Cheshier, te / fb Nick Richardson, de 2015 – Sam Denmark, lb Jabari Butler, cb 2016 – Sam Denmark, lb Nik Grau, pk Second Team 2014 – De’Andre Brown, rb Cedric Gilbert, wr Codey Funk, ol Jonathan Epps, pr 2015 – Codey Funk, ol Jonathan Epps, pr Honorable Mention 2014 – Parker McKenzie, qb Demarcus Thompson, wr Damon Williams, dl Justin Stephens, lb Justin Stewart, db Nik Grau, pk 2015 – De’Andre Brown, rb Cedric Gilbert, wr Josh Bloom, dl LaMarcus Allen, dl Byron Proctor, kr 2016 – Bryson Gates, olb Dakota Laws, ol Riley Mayfield, ol

NAIA Division I All-America First Team 1973 – Wilbert Montgomery, rb Clint Longley, qb 1975 – Johnny Perkins, se 1976 – Johnny Perkins, se 1979 – Greg Feasel, ot 1980 – Kenny Davidson, dt

Second Team 1976 – Ove Johansson, pk 1978 – John Mayes, qb Kirby Jones, te Honorable Mention 1973 – Jan Brown, db Richard Williams, wr 1974 – Chip Martin, dg 1976 – Wilbert Montgomery, rb 1978 – Greg Newman, og Jim Flannery, c 1980 – Steve Thomas, te 1981 – Kris Hansen, ot Quinton Smith, se

NCAA II All-Region First Team 1999 – Ryan Boozer, lb 2001 – Brad Raphelt, p 2002 – DaRay Sims, kr 2003 – Britt Lively, ot Danieal Manning, db 2004 – Danieal Manning, db Clayton Farrell, de 2005 – Danieal Manning, db Clayton Farrell, de 2006 – Billy Malone, qb Travis Carpenter, de 2007 – Johnny Knox, wr

acusports.com Jerale Badon, wr Matt Adams, pk Sam Collins, c Nathan Young, og Bernard Scott, rb Cody Stutts, lb 2008 – Billy Malone, qb Bernard Scott, rb Emery Dudensing, fb Johnny Knox, wr Sam Collins, c Tony Washington, ot Matt Adams, pk Joseph Thompson, ol 2009 – Tony Washington, ot Justin Andrews, fb Aston Whiteside, de 2010 – Aston Whiteside, de Edmond Gates, wr Emery Dudensing, fb Trevis Turner, ol Matt Webber, ol Kevin Washington, lb 2011 – Aston Whiteside, dl Matt Webber, ol Second Team 2000 – Ryan Boozer, lb 2001 – Ryan Boozer, lb Eric Polk, rb 2004 – Danieal Manning, kr 2005 – Marcus Brown, lb 2006 – Chris Conklin, fb Nathan Young, ol Corey Jordan, de Jerale Badon, wr Billy Malone, qb 2007 – Billy Malone, qb Matt Adams, pk Emery Dudensing, fb Johnny Knox, wr Sam Collins, c Nathan Young, og Cody Stutts, lb 2008 – EdmOnd Gates, wr Joseph Thompson, og Billy Malone, qb Aston Whiteside, de Mike Kern, lb 2009 – Royland Tubbs, ol Tony Harp, db Kevin Washington, lb 2010 – Matt Webber, ol Kevin Washington, lb Fred Thompson, de Marvin Jones, dt Ben Gibbs, te Mitchell Gale, qb Royland Tubbs, ol Morgan Lineberry, pk Courtney Lane, lb 2011 – Neal Tivis, ol Matt Webber, ol Third Team 2002 – Barrett Allen, dt Eben Nelson, pk 2004 – Clayton Farrell, de 2006 – Jerale Badon, wr 2007 – Joseph Thompson, ot 2008 – Aston Whiteside, de Mike Kern, lb 2009 – Kevin Washington, lb Tony Harp, db Kendrick Johnson, rs

All-Texas Intercollegiate Conference 1926 – Dalton Hill, c Byron Rogers, t Theo Powell, fb 1929 – Price Sanders, g

Roy Bullock, t 1929 – Goober Keyes, hb 1930 – Brit Pippen, e 1931 – Brit Pippen, e 1932 – J.C. Gray, c

All-Texas Conference 1933 – Bill Maxwell, hb J.C. Gray, c 1935 – Squib Carruthers, c 1936 – Louis Parker, e 1937 – Red Stromquist, e 1938 – Red Stromquist, e Tyson Cox, t 1940 – Tugboat Jones, fb Tyson Cox, t

Garvin Beauchamp, g 1941 – Johnny Owens, hb 1946 – Buster Dixon, fb V.T. Smith, hb Dick Stovall, c Charles Floyd, g Willard Paine, t 1947 – Billy Joe McKeever, e Willard Paine, t V.T. Smith, hb 1948 – V.T. Smith, hb Sonny Cleere, og Wally Bullington, c Ray Hansen, e Ted Sitton, qb Jimmy Hirth, hb James Cobb, dt 1949 – Pete Ragus, e Dub Orr, c Alton Green, fb 1950 – Harry House, dt Stanley Staples, de Wally Bullington, lb Pete Ragus, e Les Wheeler, ot Bob Bailey, og Alton Green, rb 1951 – Ray Hansen, e Les Wheeler, ot Bob Bailey, og Rob Orr, c Tommy Hinson, fb Ted Sitton, qb Stanley Staples, de Wally Bullington, lb Don Smith, db 1952 – Stanley Staples, e Bill Wilkinson, ot Haskell Sinclair, dl James Lyda, de Jerry Mullins, db 1953 – Bill Womack, c Von Morgan, e

All-Gulf Coast Conference 1955 – John Phillips, t 1956 – Leon Morgan, t Mac Starnes, c Eddie Campbell, hb

All-Lone Star Conference First Team 1973 – Clint Longley, qb Wilbert Montgomery, rb Richard Williams, wr Greg Stirman, te Jan Brown, db 1974 – Cleotha Montgomery, wr Johnny Perkins, p Chip Martin, dg 1975 – Johnny Perkins, se 1976 – Wilbert Montgomery, rb Johnny Perkins, se Ove Johansson, pk Chuck Lawson, de Ray Nunez, lb

Chuck Sitton, db 1977 – Cleotha Montgomery, wr Harold Nutall, db Kirby Jones, te 1978 – John Mayes, qb Kirby Jones, te Greg Newman, og Jim Flannery, c 1979 – Steve Thomas, te Greg Feasel, ot Martin Perry, pk 1980 – Steve Thomas, te Kenny Davidson, dt 1981 – Richard Flores, dt Kris Hansen, ot Grant Feasel, c Scott McCall, og Quinton Smith, se 1982 – Grant Feasel, c Dan Remsberg, ot Anthony Thomas, fb Scott McCall, og Mike Funderburg, lb Richard Flores, dt 1983 – Mark Wilson, db Dan Remsberg, ot 1984 – Dan Remsberg, ot Paul Frye, lb Anthony Thomas, fb 1986 – Arthur Culpepper, wr Rex Snell, c Steven Ates, lb 1987 – Richard Van Druten, ot Roderick Johnson, wr Bill Clayton, dt Jesse Bonner, db 1988 – Bill Clayton, dt John Layfield, ot 1989 – Bill Clayton, dt John Layfield, ot 1990 – Jay Jones, lb 1993 – Keith Wagner, ot Chris Thomsen, te Rex Lamberti, qb Angel Alvarez, wr Barry Reese, pk Jeff Milward, lb John Douglass, de Shay Favors, db 1994 – Victor Randolph, de Angel Alvarez, wr 1995 – Victor Randolph, de 1996 – Junior Filikitonga, de Shay Favors, lb 1997 – Brandon Avants, ot Junior Filikitonga, dt James Henderson, de Victor Burke, db 1998 – James Henderson, de 1999 – Ricqui Blanco, og Michael Freeman, p Steve Toto, dl 2000 – Ryan Boozer, lb Warring Vital, lb Brad Raphelt, p 2001 – Brad Raphelt, p Ryan Boozer, lb Eric Polk, rb 2002 – Eric Polk, rb Doug Ginapp, te Eben Nelson, pk Barrett Allen, dt 2003 – Brad Walton, de Devian Mims, dt Cliff Compton, lb Danieal Manning, db Richard Whitaker, rb Britt Lively, ot 2004 – Danieal Manning, db Clayton Farrell, de 2005 – Jerale Badon, wr Clayton Farrell, de Marcus Brown, lb Danieal Manning, db

2006 – Billy Malone, qb Taber Minner, rb Chris Conklin, fb Jerale Badon, wr Trey Simeone, te Nathan Young, ol Travis Carpenter, de Marcus Brown, lb Corey Jordan, cb Mark Gaines, cb Landon Kinchen, db 2007 – Bernard Scott, rb Emery Dudensing, fb Johnny Knox, wr Jerale Badon, wr Nathan Young, og Joseph Thompson, ot Sam Collins, c Matt Adams, pk Jacob Passmore, dt Cody Stutts, lb 2008 – Billy Malone, qb Bernard Scott, rb Emery Dudensing, fb Johnny Knox, wr Edmund Gates, wr Trey Simeone, te Kendrick Holloway, te Joseph Thompson, og Tony Washington, ot Sam Collins, c Matt Adams, pk Aston Whiteside, de Vantrise Studivant, de Mike Kern, lb Fred Thompson, lb Tony Harp, db 2009 – Justin Andrews, fb Edmund Gates, wr Royland Tubbs, ol Tony Washington, ol Kendrick Johnson, rs Marvin Jones, dt Aston Whiteside, de Kevin Washington, lb Courtney Lane, lb Tony Harp, s 2010 – Mitchell Gale, qb Emery Dudensing, fb Edmond Gates, wr Ben Gibbs, te Royland Tubbs, ol Trevis Turner, ol Matt Webber, ol Aston Whiteside, de Marvin Jones, dt Fred Thompson, de Kevin Washington, lb Courtney Lane, lb 2011 – Justin Andrews, fb Ben Gibbs, te Neal Tivis, ol Morgan Lineberry, pk Aston Whiteside, dl Nathan Baggs, lb Darien Williams, db Brent Schroeder, ds 2012 – Taylor Gabriel, wr Steven Ford, cb L.B. Suggs, s Spencer Covey, p Second Team 1973 – Charles Hinson, lb Chip Martin, dg Reggie Hunter, db 1974 – Greg Stirman, te Jay Reeves, pk Reggie Hunter, db 1975 – Jim Reese, qb Greg Stirman, te Raymond Crosier, dt 1976 – Jim Reese, qb Gary Stirman, te

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FOOTBALLHISTORY Cleotha Montgomery, wr Johnny Perkins, p Roy Carroll, og 1977 – John Mayes, qb Mike Lively, dt Ray Nunez, lb John Usrey, lb Chuck Sitton, db 1978 – Reuben Mason, lb Kelly Kent, fb Hal Wasson, p Martin Perry, pk 1979 – Ken Hill, ot John Mayes, qb Kenny Davidson, dt Randy Morris, lb 1980 – Travis Wells, og Steve Freeman, lb Bryan Bailey, p 1981 – Anthony Thomas, fb Jim Tuttle, lb Mark Jackson, db 1982 – Dan Niederhofer, dt 1983 – Bob Shipley, fb Paul Pinson, ot Mark Jackson, db Scott Reedy, lb 1984 – Bill Lamkin, og Robert Fiore, dt Mark McIntyre, de Monte Richburg, lb Paul Frye, lb Thomas Wilson, db Richard Meister, lb Terry Don Barrington, db 1985 – Eddie De Shong, og Greg Porter, ot Reggie McGowan, wr

Theoplis Hickman, db 1986 – Rex Lamberti, qb Reggie McGowan, wr Eddie DeShong, og Mark McIntyre, de Edward Bane, db Jasper Davis, db 1987 – Lewis Myers, c Gerald Todd, rb Dennis Brown, pk Steve Ates, lb 1988 – Gerald Todd, fb Darin Cook, og 1989 – Roderick Johnson, wr Brian Thompson, db 1990 – Dennis Brown, pk Nils Almgren, c 1991 – Jay Jones, lb Hurley Miller, te Oscar Shorten, de 1992 – Hurley Miller, te Ethan Sheffield, wr 1993 – Bud Norris, de Keith Graham, db 1994 – Victor Diaz, og Selwyn Dews, db Keith Graham, db 1995 – Shay Favors, lb 1996 – Adrian Eaglin, og Matt Shane, de 1997 – Clark Miller, og Adrian Eaglin, ot Jody Brown, lb 1998 – Jody Brown, lb Casey Whittle, wr 1999 – Casey Whittle, wr Daniel Kelley, ot Ryan Boozer, lb Brandon Bonds, db 2000 – Aaron Birdwell, qb Adrian Rascon, rb Rodney Vanduren, wr 2002 – DaRay Sims, wr Don Hooks, wr Britt Lively, ot Shawn Taylor, lb

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Kendrick Walker, db David Jones, db 2003 – Blake Lewis, c Joe Edwards, dt Dawon Gentry, db 2004 – Rashon Myles, rb Jerale Badon, wr Joe Edwards, dl Greg Yeldell, lb Dawon Gentry, db 2005 – Taber Minner, rb Robert Spells, wr Alonzo Wines, dt Corey Jordan, db Chase Fishback, p 2006 – Chancy Campbell, rb John Brock, wr Cody Savage, ol Devorias Jackson, ol Isaac Morales, ol Cody Stutts, lb Brandon Henry, lb 2007 – Billy Malone, qb Kendrick Holloway, te Chris Johnson, te Cody Savage, og Matt Raesner, ot E.J. Whitley, cb Corey Jordan, cb 2008 – Jonathan Ferguson, wr Royland Tubbs, og Trevis Turner, ot Bryson Lewis, lb Alex Harbison, cb Craig Harris, cb Nick Fellows, s 2009 – Reggie Brown, rb Daryl Richardson, rb Trey Simeone, te Matt Webber, c Fred Thompson, lb Mark Sprague, p Cody Brown, ds 2010 – Kendrick Johnson, wr / rs Neal Tivis, ol Donald Moore, de James Williams, db Darien Williams, db Mark Sprague, p 2011 – Mitchell Gale, QB Daryl Richardson, RB Taylor Gabriel, WR Josh Perez, ol Donald Moore, dl 2012 – Darrell Cantu-Harkless, wr Elton Crochran, fb Taylor Gabriel, rs

Honorable Mention 1973 – Hubert Pickett, rb Don Harrison, ot Garry Moore, ot Clint Owens, c Mike Mayfield, og Dub Stocker, dt Chuck Lawson, dt Richard Lepard, db Ken Laminack, de David Henson, wr Monty Tuttle, db 1974 – Wilbert Montgomery, rb Johnny Perkins, wr Don Harrison, ot Garry Moore, ot Clint Owens, c Raymond Crosier, de Kevin McLeod, de Charles Hinson, lb Monty Tuttle, db 1975 – Wilbert Montgomery, rb Hubert Pickett, fb Don Harrison, ot Clint Owens, c Kevin McLeod, de

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Chuck Lawson, de Ray Nunez, lb Leroy Polnick, lb Harold Nutall, db Chuck Sitton, db 1976 – Larry Norris, dg Mike Belew, db Harold Nutall, db Mike Lively, dt 1977 – Kelly Kent, fb Jim Flannery, c Bill Tydings, dg Reuben Mason, lb 1978 – Glenn Labhart, db James McCoy, de Harold Renninger, lb 1980 – Lyle Long, wr Richard Flores, dt Kris Hansen, ot Jim Tuttle, lb Martin Perry, pk 1981 – Loyal Proffitt, qb Martin Perry, pk Dan Niederhofer, dt Mike Funderburg, lb Mark Wilson, db 1982 – Steve Parker, se Paul Pinson, ot Joe Hardin, og Mark Jackson, db Jim Tuttle, lb Mark Wilson, db 1983 – Loyal Proffitt, qb-p Boo Jones, pk Lembia Kinsler, rb Gary Fleet, c Kirk Freytag, de 1984 – Craig Huff, ot Loyal Proffitt, qb-p Arthur Culpepper, wr Steve Jacobson, dt 1985 – Craig Huff, ot Scooter Phillips, wr Rex Lamberti, qb Archie Green, de Mark McIntyre, de Steven Ates, lb Scott Reedy, lb Monte Richburg, lb Edward Bane, db 1986 – Bill Clayton, dt 1987 – Mark Davis, og Randy Arnold, wr John Buesing, de Edward Bane, db Jason Watson, db 1988 – Sean Grady, wr Richard Meister, lb John Skoro, db 1989 – Stan Stephens, qb Jim Gash, pk Keith Lang, lb Troy Solari, db 1990 – Sean Grady, wr John Phillips, ot Jon Bos, dl David Wright, lb Keith Gunn, db 1991 – Reggie Roland, db Ethan Sheffield, rb 1992 – Oscar Shorten, de David Wright, lb Reggie Roland, db 1993 – Keven Green, fb Barry Reese, p Lee Thompson, c Victor Randolph, lb 1994 – Richard Wooten, dt Jeff Milward, lb 1995 – Angel Alvarez, wr Sammie Overton, rb Stacy Brown, db Victor Burke, db Rickie Harris, db

1996 – Craig Cole, wr Mike Breckenridge, wr David Bennett, rb Brandon Avants, ot Derek Delk, ot Trey Beeson, c Brandon Baker, pk Michael Freeman, p James Henderson, dt Jody Brown, lb Stacy Brown, db Rashard Tinnon, db Victor Burke, db 1997 – Craig Cole, wr David Bennett, rb James Hill, te Richard Bogdon, c Todd Fitzgerald, pk Matt Shane, de Richard Wooten, dt Robert Lewis, lb Justin Lucas, db Ra’Shard Tinnon, db 1998 – John Frank, qb James Hill, te Adrian Eaglin, ol Brandon Avants, ol Brandon Bonds, db Justin Lucas, db Carnell Green, db 1999 – Steve Brenan, qb Adrian Rascon, rb Brad Raphelt, p Raylon Horn, db 2000 – Nick Gray, dl Casey Hummel, db 2001 – John Stratton, ol Britt Lively, ol Brad Walton, dl Jacob Pruitt, wr 2002 – Colby Freeman, qb Devian Mims, dt Brad Walton, de 2003 – Colby Freeman, qb Eben Nelson, pk Clayton Farrell, de Kendrick Walker, cb 2004 – Charles Mock, ol Eben Nelson, pk 2005 – Joseph Thompson, ol Nathan Young, ol Charles Mock, ol Cody Stutts, lb 2006 – Willis Hogan, dt 2007 – Edmund Gates, wr Travis Carpenter, de Julian Humble, de Tony Harp, s 2008 – Eric Edwards, lb Drew Cuffee, cb 2009 – Levi Wolfe, ol Trevis Turner, ol Drew Cuffee, db Major Culbert, db 2010 – Daryl Richardson, rb Darrell Cantu-Harkless, rb Josh Perez, ol Morgan Lineberry, pk Spencer Covey, pk Eric Edwards,lb Bryson Lewis, lb L.B. Suggs, db Richard Havins, db Brent Schroeder, ds 2011 – Blake Spears, ol Jerrod Harrell, ol Charcandrick West, rb Thor Woerner, ilb L.B. Suggs, db Nate Bailey, db Spencer Covey, p 2012 – Josh Perez, ol Mitchell Gale, qb Darrell Cantu-Harkless, rs

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Melvin Shead, dt Nick Richardson, de Thor Woerner, lb Angel Lopez, s Brent Schroeder, ds

Academic All-America First Team 1963 – Jack Griggs, lb 1970 – Jim Lindsey, qb 1974 – Greg Stirman, te 1976 – Billy Curbo, ot 1977 – Billy Curbo, ot 1987 – Bill Clayton, dt 1988 – Bill Clayton, dt 1989 – Bill Clayton, dt 1990 ­ – Sean Grady, wr 2007 – Nathan Young, ol Second Team 1973 – Greg Stirman, te Don Harrison, ot 1974 – Don Harrison, ot 1975 – Greg Stirman, te Don Harrison, ot 1978 – Kelly Kent, fb 1982 – Grant Feasel, c 1984 – Dan Remsberg, ot Paul Wells, dt 1985 – Paul Wells, dt 1989 – Sean Grady, wr 2008 – Matt Adams, pk

Academic All-LSC 1973 – Greg Stirman, te Dub Stocker, dt Don Harrison, ot 1974 – Greg Stirman, te Dub Stocker, dt Don Harrison, ot 1975 – Greg Stirman, te Don Harrison, ot Jim Reese, qb 1976 – Jim Reese, qb Billy Curbo, ot 1977 – Billy Curbo, ot Kelly Kent, rb 1978 – Kelly Kent, rb Kirby Jones, te 1979 – Scott Guyer, db Bobb Scheihing, wr 1980 – Bobby Scheihing, wr

Grant Feasel, c 1981 – Grant Feasel, c Scot Goen, de 1982 – Grant Feasel, c Dan Remsberg, ot 1983 – Dan Remsberg, ot Roy Brumbaugh, lb Mike Funderburg, lb Paul Wells, og 1984 – Roy Brumbaugh, lb Robert Fiore, dt Craig Huff, og Dan Remsberg, ot Paul Wells, og 1985 – Paul Wells, og Jason Embry, og Robert Fiore, dt Craig Huff, og Mark McIntyre, de Scott Reedy, lb 1986 – Eddie DeShong, og Jake Guarino, lb John Skoro, db 1987 – Bill Clayton, dt Mark McIntyre, de 1988 – Bill Clayton, dt Jim Gash, qb Sean Grady, wr Richard Bartel, de 1989 – Jon Bos, dt Bill Clayton, dt Jaf Fielder, og Jim Gash, qb Sean Grady, wr 1990 – Sean Grady, wr Craig Jones, og 1991 – Keith Gunn, db John Phillips, ot 1992 – Mike Fuller, qb John Phillips, ot Barry Reese, pk-p Ethan Sheffield, rb 1993 – Bud Norris, de Craig Jones, og 1994 – Travis Bass, lb Andy Newberry, qb 1996 – Jody Brown, lb Brandon Avants, ot 1997 – Richard Bogdon, c Jody Brown, lb Cody Walton, fb 1998 – Jody Brown, db Cody Walton, rb Justin Lucas, db

1999 – Kyle Dempsey, de 2000 – Kyle Dempsey, de Adrian Rascon, rb 2001 – Alfredo Parra, dl Jody Clayton, db David Jones, db John Stratton, ol Kurt Poe, db Brad Walton, dl 2002 – Shay Ratliff, wr Brad Walton, dl 2003 – Greg Wiggins, qb Brad Walton, dl 2004 – Greg Wiggins, qb David Jones, db Brett Unger, fb Craig Howard, fb 2005 – Travis Carpenter, lb Craig Howard, fb Cody Stutts, lb Nathan Young, ol John Brock, wr Marion Harris, lb Cade Ogilvie, wr 2006 – *John Brock, wr Nathan Young, ol Sam Collins, ol Travis Carpenter, dl Cody Stutts, lb Matt Adams, pk Marion Harris, lb Daniel Oppong, wr Jody Walker, lb 2007 – Nathan Young, ol Mike Kern, lb Matt Adams, pk Travis Carpenter, de Cody Stutts, lb Sam Collins, ol Donovan Plummer, wr Travis Walding, db Cole Kiser, te Adam Myer, ol Jody Walker, lb 2008 – Matt Adams, pk Sam Collins, c Emery Dudensing, fb Alan Copeland, fb Adam Myer, ol Jody Walker, lb Eric Edwards, lb 2009 – Eric Edwards, lb Emery Dudensing, fb Derek Odelusi, lb

Adam Myer, ol 2010 – Emery Dudensing, fb Samuel Ewalefo Christopher Rhoten Hayden Nauert Alexander Muddiman John David Baker, qb Eric Edwdards, lb Thor Woerner, lb Josh Hall Blake Rudd, lb Bryce Mueller Ben Gibbs, te Austin Harrison Luke Luttrell Hutton Lunsford, db Conner Moore Aaron Bynum Ryan Smith, de Austin Lindsey Chris Summers Andrew Peters 2011 – Thor Woerner, lb Samuel Ewalefo Andrew Richards, wr Temi Ogunleye Andrew Peters Blake Spears, ol Ryan Owens, pk James Walker, wr John David Baker, qb Max Priestley Mike Wallace, db 2012 – John David Baker, qb Bryton Fernandez, ol Mitchell Gale, qb Lynn Grady, lb Darrell Cantu-Harkless, wr Garrett Langthorp, ol Morgan Lineberry, pk Angelo Lopez, db Derek Morrow, lb Temi Ogunleye, wr Christian Rodriguez, ol Hayden Smiley, wr Blake Spears, ol Justin Stewart, db Cade Stone, wr Jamie Walker, te Cy Wilson, lb Thor Woerner, lb * LSC Academic Player of the Year

John Mayes (17) quarterbacked the Wildcats to the 1977 NAIA Division I national championship.

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FOOTBALLHISTORY ACU Year-by-Year Scores 1919

1924

(3-4-2)

(5-4, 4-4 TIAA)

Head Coach: Vernon McCasland Home: 1-0 • Road: 1-1 • Neutral: 0-1 Points scored: 76 • Points allowed: 88

Head Coach: A.B. Morris Independent Home: 1-1-1 • Road: 2-2-1 • Neutral: 0-1 Points scored: 82 • Points allowed: 66

Head Coach: A.B. Morris Texas Intercollegiate Athletics Association Home: 3-1 • Road: 2-2 • Neutral: 0-1 Points scored: 88 • Points allowed: 99

Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 18

at Midland College........................ W 46-0 at Daniel Baker................................. L 13-6 vs. Daniel Baker.............................. W 21-7 # vs. Wesley College..................... L 68-3

# Game played in Greenville, Texas

1920 (4-0-1)

Head Coach: Sewell Jones Home: 2-0-1 • Road: 2-0 Points scored: 130 • Points allowed: 10 Oct. 16 Oct. 25 Oct. 30 Nov. 18 Nov. 25

vs. Clarendon.................................. W 29-7 vs. Tarleton State............................ T 0-0 at Howard Payne............................ W 7-3 at Tarleton State............................. W 13-0 vs. Daniel Baker.............................. W 81-0

1921 (2-5)

Head Coach: Russefll Lewis Home: 1-1 • Road: 1-4 Points scored: 44 • Points allowed: 173 Oct. 8 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 29 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Nov. 24

vs. Dallas University...................... L 20-0 vs. Midland College...................... W 7-0 at West Texas A&M........................ L 35-0 at Howard Payne............................. L 56-0 at Meridian........................................ W 37-0 at Clarendon..................................... L 7-0 at Daniel Baker................................. L 55-0

1922 (6-2)

Head Coach: Victor Payne Home: 3-2 • Road: 2-0 • Neutral: 1-0 Points scored: 170 • Points allowed: 35 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 11 Nov. 24 Nov. 30

vs. Clarendon................................... L 14-12 vs. Stamford Am. Legion............. W 7-0 # at Randolph AFB........................ W 70-0 vs. West Texas A&M...................... W 13-7 vs. Wayland Baptist........................ L 9-7 at Wayland Baptist......................... W 6-3 vs. Segal All-Stars.......................... W 16-0 at Texas A&M-Commerce........... W 30-2

Sept. 26 Oct. 10 Oct. 13 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 11 Nov. 21 Nov. 27

1923 (6-1)

Head Coach: Victor Payne Home: 5-0 • Road: 1-1 Points scored: 113 • Points allowed: 13 Sept. 27 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 26 Nov. 12 Nov. 16 Nov. 29

vs. Meridian...................................... W 35-0 vs. Texas Military ........................... W 28-0 vs. Wayland Baptist....................... W 18-6 at Clarendon.................................... W 3-0 vs. Wayland Baptist....................... W 7-0 vs. Dallas University..................... W 19-0 at Tarleton State.............................. L 7-3

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vs. Clarendon................................... L 3-0 at Breckenridge Elks ................... W 13-0 at Stamford Am. Legion............... W 24-0 vs. UT-Arlington............................... T 7-7 at Texas A&M-Commerce............ L 17-7 at West Texas A&M........................ L 23-13 at Wayland Baptist.......................... T 13-13 # vs. Waxahachie............................ L 3-2 vs. Daniel Baker.............................. W 3-0

# Game played in Waxahachie, Texas

Sept. 29 Oct. 5 Oct. 9 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 29

at Tarleton State.............................. L 12-6 * at Sam Houston State................ W 6-0 # vs. Austin University.................. L 36-0 * vs. Texas State.............................. W 20-0 vs. Texas A&M-Commerce......... W 17-6 at Sul Ross......................................... L 19-13 at Texas Tech................................... W 7-0 vs. West Texas A&M...................... W 19-12 vs. Daniel Baker............................... L 14-0

# Game played in Dallas

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1929

(2-5-2, 2-1-1 TIAA)

(6-1-1, 3-1-1 TIAA)

Head Coach: A.B. Morris Texas Intercollegiate Athletics Association Home: 2-2 • Road: 0-3-2 Points scored: 55 • Points allowed: 121

Head Coach: A.B. Morris Texas Intercollegiate Athletics Association Home: 2-1 • Road: 4-0-1 Points scored: 104 • Points allowed: 48

Sept. 24 Oct. 3 Oct. 9 Oct. 19 Oct. 23 Oct. 31 Nov. 6 Nov. 11 Nov. 26

vs. Howard Payne........................... L 18-0 at SMU................................................. L 52-7 vs. West Texas A&M...................... W 13-0 vs. Texas A&M-Commerce......... W 19-0 at Dallas University........................ L 13-3 at TCU.................................................. L 21-9 at Clarendon..................................... T 0-0 vs. Texas Tech.................................. L 10-7 at Daniel Baker................................. T 7-7

Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 11 Nov. 19 Nov. 28

(4-4, 2-3 TIAA) Head Coach: A.B. Morris Texas Intercollegiate Athletics Association Home: 2-2 • Road: 1-2 • Neutral: 1-0 Points scored: 82 • Points allowed: 113 Sept. 23 Oct. 2 Oct. 8 Oct. 23 Nov. 5 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Nov. 25

vs. Howard Payne........................... L 22-0 # vs. Sul Ross................................... W 3-0 * at Sam Houston State................. L 26-7 * vs. North Texas............................ W 13-10 vs. Clarendon.................................. W 28-7 at Texas Tech.................................... L 29-6 at West Texas A&M....................... W 19-6 vs. Daniel Baker............................... L 13-6

# Game played in San Angelo, Texas

(2-7-1, 2-2-1 TIAA) Head Coach: A.B. Morris Texas Intercollegiate Athletics Association Home: 1-3-1 • Road: 1-4 Points scored: 94 • Points allowed: 217 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 3 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 24 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 11 Nov. 27

(6-1-1, 4-1-1 TIAA)

Sept. 24 Sept. 29 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 29 Nov. 11 Nov. 24

at Tarleton State.............................. T 6-6 vs. Sul Ross....................................... W 12-0 * # vs. Sam Houston State.......... W 12-0 at Texas A&M-Commerce........... W 20-0 * at North Texas.............................. W 33-0 at West Texas A&M........................ L 13-6 vs. Texas Tech................................. W 6-3 at Daniel Baker................................ W 6-3

# Game played in Sweetwater, Texas

at Oklahoma City............................ L 40-14 vs. McMurry...................................... W 24-0 at Tarleton State............................. W 18-0 at West Texas A&M........................ L 16-7 * vs. Texas State............................... T 6-6 * vs. North Texas............................. L 20-12 at TCU.................................................. L 62-0 vs. SW Oklahoma State................ L 13-0 at Texas Tech.................................... L 53-7 vs. Daniel Baker............................... L 7-6

1931

1927

Head Coach: A.B. Morris Texas Intercollegiate Athletics Association Home: 2-0 • Road: 3-1-1 • Neutral: 1-0 Points scored: 101 • Points allowed: 25

vs. Tarleton State........................... W 19-0 vs. West Texas A&M...................... W 15-0 * at Texas State................................ T 12-12 * vs. Sam Houston State............... L 13-12 at SE Oklahoma State.................. W 7-6 at Texas Tech................................... W 7-3 at SW Oklahoma State................. W 25-14 at Daniel Baker................................ W 6-0

1930

1926

# Game played in Cisco, Texas

24

1928

(2-2)

(4-5, 4-2 TIAA) Head Coach: A.B. Morris Texas Intercollegiate Athletics Association Home: 3-0 • Road: 1-5 Points scored: 97 • Points allowed: 83 Oct. 2 Oct. 7 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 14 Nov. 26 Nov. 30

at Tarleton State............................. W 13-0 vs. McMurry...................................... W 13-7 vs. Sul Ross....................................... W 13-6 at North Texas.................................. L 6-0 vs. West Texas A&M...................... W 41-0 at Texas Tech.................................... L 26-6 at East Central.................................. L 28-13 at Daniel Baker................................. L 7-0 at Daniel Baker................................. L 3-0

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1936

(2-6-1, 1-5-1 TIAA)

(1-7-1, 1-5-1 Texas Conference)

Head Coach: A.B. Morris Texas Intercollegiate Athletics Association Home: 2-2 • Road: 0-4-1 Points scored: 37 • Points allowed: 86

Head Coach: A.B. Morris Texas Conference Home: 1-1-1 • Road: 0-5 • Neutral: 0-1 Points scored: 39 • Points allowed: 176

Sept. 23 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 24

at Tarleton State.............................. T 6-6 vs. Texas Military............................ W 12-7 vs. McMurry....................................... L 3-0 at North Texas.................................. L 13-0 vs. Sul Ross........................................ L 14-7 at West Texas A&M........................ L 12-0 at Howard Payne............................. L 6-0 at Texas A&M-Kingsville.............. L 25-0 vs. Daniel Baker.............................. W 12-0

1933

Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 21

at Sul Ross......................................... L 12-0 # vs. Saint Mary’s............................ L 14-0 at North Texas.................................. L 18-0 vs. Trinity............................................ T 0-0 at Southwestern.............................. L 8-6 at Howard Payne............................. L 26-0 at Austin College............................. L 58-14 vs. Daniel Baker.............................. W 13-7 vs. McMurry....................................... L 33-6

# Game played in San Marcos, Texas

(5-3-2, 3-1-2 Texas Conference)

1937

Head Coach: A.B. Morris Texas Conference Home: 2-1-1 • Road: 3-1-1 • Neutral: 0-1 Points scored: 62 • Points allowed: 57 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 16 Nov. 25

at Dixie College............................... L 6-0 at Amarillo College........................ W 14-0 # vs. Texas Military......................... L 12-7 at Daniel Baker................................. T 0-0 at North Texas................................. W 6-0 at Tarleton State............................. W 19-0 vs. Howard Payne........................... T 0-0 vs. Austin College.......................... W 13-0 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville............. L 39-0 vs. McMurry...................................... W 3-0

# Game played in Terrell, Texas

1934

(0-9, 0-7 Texas Conference) Head Coach: A.B. Morris Texas Conference Home: 0-4 • Road: 0-3 • Neutral: 0-2 Points scored: 39 • Points allowed: 118 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 23 Oct. 29 Nov. 4 Nov. 12 Nov. 20 Date N/A

# vs. Saint Mary’s............................ L 38-0 at North Texas.................................. L 22-14 $ vs. Trinity......................................... L 6-0 vs. Southwestern............................ L 9-6 vs. Howard Payne........................... L 14-6 vs. Austin College........................... L 6-0 at Daniel Baker................................. L 3-0 vs. McMurry....................................... L 13-7 at Tarleton State.............................. L 7-6

# Game played in San Marcos, Texas $ Game played in Waxahachie, Texas

(1-7-2, 1-5-2 Texas Conference)

1938

Head Coach: A.B. Morris Texas Conference Home: 1-2-1 • Road: 0-5-1 Points scored: 39 • Points allowed: 123 Sept. 21 Sept. 27 Oct. 5 Oct. 15 Oct. 20 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 12 Nov. 17 Nov. 29

at Tarleton State.............................. T 6-6 vs. Texas Military............................. L 13-0 at Sul Ross......................................... L 13-0 at North Texas.................................. L 6-0 vs. Trinity........................................... W 27-0 at Sam Houston State................... L 13-0 at Howard Payne............................. L 12-0 at Austin College............................. L 27-6 vs. Daniel Baker............................... T 6-6 vs. McMurry....................................... L 27-0

1935

(6-2-1, 5-1-1 Texas Conference) Head Coach: A.B. Morris Texas Conference Home: 3-1 • Road: 2-1-1 • Neutral: 1-0 Points scored: 102 • Points allowed: 31 Sept. 23 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 12 Nov. 19

at Tarleton State............................. W 21-6 vs. Sul Ross....................................... W 14-0 # vs. North Texas........................... W 6-0 vs. Trinity............................................ L 6-0 at Southwestern............................. W 13-0 at Howard Payne............................. T 0-0 at Austin College............................. L 12-8 vs. Daniel Baker.............................. W 21-0 vs. McMurry...................................... W 19-7

# Game played in San Angelo, Texas

1940

(7-2, 5-1 Texas Conference) Head Coach: A.B. Morris Texas Conference Texas Conference Champion Home: 4-0 • Road: 3-1 • Neutral: 0-1 Conference – Points scored: 112 • Points allowed: 44

Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 3 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Nov. 1 Nov. 9 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

at North Texas........................ W 19-13 vs. A&M-Commerce............. W 14-7 # vs. Central Arkansas.........L 7-0 vs. Trinity................................... W 20-10 at Southwestern ................... W 21-0 at Austin College....................L 7-6 vs. Daniel Baker..................... W 20-0 at Howard Payne................... W 6-0 vs. McMurry............................. W 6-0

# Game played in Little Rock, Ark.

1941

(6-3, 5-1 Texas Conference) Head Coach: A.B. Morris Texas Conference Home: 3-1 • Road: 2-2 • Neutral: 1-0 Points scored: 102 • Points allowed: 31 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 10 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

at Texas Tech.................................... L 34-0 at Texas A&M-Commerce............ L 35-0 vs. McMurry...................................... W 20-6 at Trinity............................................. W 20-6 vs. Southwestern........................... W 14-0 at Daniel Baker................................ W 48-0 vs. Austin College.......................... W 19-0 vs. Howard Payne........................... L 13-0 # vs. Saint Mary’s........................... W 18-14

# Game played in San Marcos, Texas

1942

(6-2, 3-1 Texas Conference) Head Coach: Tonto Coleman Texas Conference Home: 4-1 • Road: 2-1 Points scored: 169 • Points allowed: 36 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 30 Nov. 13 Nov. 20

vs. Texas A&M-Commerce......... W 13-7 vs. Lubbock Army Air Base........ W 12-0 at Texas-El Paso.............................. L 20-14 at Southwestern ............................ W 18-0 vs. Texas State................................ W 26-0 vs. McMurry...................................... W 33-0 vs. Howard Payne........................... L 9-0 at Austin College............................ W 53-0

(1-6-3, 1-5-1 Texas Conference) Head Coach: A.B. Morris Texas Conference Home: 1-2 • Road: 0-3-2 • Neutral: 0-1-1 Points scored: 52 • Points allowed: 143 Sept. 20 Sept. 26 Oct. 5 Oct. 11 Oct. 19 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 23

at Sam Houston State................... L 32-0 # vs. Saint Mary’s............................ T 0-0 at Sul Ross......................................... L 27-7 at North Texas.................................. T 13-13 $ vs. Trinity......................................... L 7-6 vs. Southwestern........................... W 7-0 vs. Howard Payne........................... L 20-0 at Austin College............................. T 6-6 at Daniel Baker................................. L 7-6 vs. McMurry....................................... L 31-7

# Game played in Fredericksburg, Texas $ Game played in Waxahachie, Texas

1939

ACU did not play football from 1943-45 because of World War II

Head Coach: A.B. Morris Texas Conference Texas Conference Champion Home: 2-2 • Road: 2-0-1 • Neutral: 2-0 Points scored: 106 • Points allowed: 50

(8-1-1, 5-0-1 Texas Conference)

(6-2-1, 6-1 Texas Conference)

Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 13 Oct. 21 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Nov. 25

vs. North Texas.........................L 9-0 at Sul Ross..................................W 7-0 at Central Arkansas.................T 0-0 # vs. Trinity.................................W 14-7 vs. Southwestern ....................L 26-7 $ vs. Austin College...............W 32-6 at Daniel Baker.........................W 6-2 vs. Howard Payne...................W 14-0 vs. McMurry...............................W 26-0

# Game played in Waxahachie, Texas $ Game played in San Angelo, Texas

1946

Head Coach: Tonto Coleman Texas Conference Home: 4-0-1 • Road: 4-1 Points scored: 228 • Points allowed: 53 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 4 Oct. 12 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23

at Texas A&M-Commerce........... W 26-7 at Sul Ross........................................ W 32-7 vs. North Texas............................... W 6-0 vs. SW Oklahoma State............... W 28-0 vs. Southwestern............................ T 12-12 at Texas State................................... L 18-0 vs. McMurry...................................... W 27-0 vs. Howard Payne.......................... W 19-0 at Austin College............................ W 46-2 at Texas A&M-Kingsville................W 32-7

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Head Coach: Tonto Coleman Texas Conference Home: 3-1 • Road: 3-2 Points scored: 143 • Points allowed: 96

(6-3, 2-2 Texas Conference)

Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 10 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

vs. Texas State................................ W 19-13 vs. West Texas A&M...................... W 13-7 at Arizona State.............................. W 13-7 at Southwestern............................. W 14-0 at Wichita State................................ L 7-0 vs. McMurry....................................... L 20-7 at Midwestern State...................... W 28-0 vs. Austin College.......................... W 42-7 at Howard Payne............................. L 35-7

1948

(5-3-1, 3-1-1 Texas Conference) Head Coach: Tonto Coleman Texas Conference Texas Conference co-champion Home: 3-1 • Road: 2-2-1 Points scored: 185 • Points allowed: 128

Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 25

at Arkansas...............................L 40-6 at West Texas A&M................L 41-19 at Pensacola Naval AS........ W 21-0 vs. Southwestern................... W 27-0 vs. Western St. (Colo.)......... W 39-14 vs. McMurry..............................L 13-9 at Midwestern State..............T 7-7 at Austin College................... W 45-6 vs. Howard Payne................. W 27-7

1949

(3-6, 1-4 Texas Conference) Head Coach: Tonto Coleman Texas Conference Home: 1-2 • Road: 1-4 • Neutral: 1-0 Points scored: 119 • Points allowed: 181 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 22 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 24

at Texas Tech.................................... L 20-0 # vs. SW Oklahoma State........... W 34-7 at Tenn.-Chattanooga................... L 14-7 vs. Southwestern........................... W 13-10 at Tampa, Fla................................... W 38-12 vs. McMurry....................................... L 21-0 at Texas A&M-Kingsville.............. L 50-13 vs. Austin College........................... L 27-14 at Howard Payne............................. L 20-0

# Game played in Stamford, Texas

1950

(11-0, 5-0 Texas Conference) Head Coach: Garvin Beauchamp Texas Conference Texas Conference champion Refrigerator Bowl Champion Only undefeated, untied team in ACU football history Home: 4-0 • Road: 4-0 • Neutral: 3-0 Points scored: 244 • Points allowed: 57

Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 29 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 23

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vs. Eastern New Mexico..... W 39-0 # vs. Sul Ross.......................... W 34-0 at Tenn.-Chattanooga......... W 13-7 at Southwestern.................... W 7-6 $ vs. A&M-Commerce......... W 19-0 vs. McMurry............................. W 26-14 at Midwestern State............. W 13-0 vs. A&M-Kingsville................ W 20-3 at Austin College................... W 33-14 vs. Howard Payne................. W 27-6

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# Game played in Midland, Texas $ Game played in Stamford, Texas

1951

Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 13 Nov. 20 Nov. 25

at Memphis........................................ T 6-6 at Southern Mississippi................ L 23-7 vs. McMurry....................................... L 13-6 at Youngstown State.................... W 26-20 vs. Lamar........................................... W 33-14 at Midwestern State...................... W 33-13 vs. Arkansas State......................... W 53-0 vs. Howard Payne........................... L 26-13

(6-4, 4-1 Texas Conference)

1955

Head Coach: Garvin Beauchamp Texas Conference Texas Conference tri-champion Home: 2-1 • Road: 3-3 • Neutral: 1-0 Points scored: 242 • Points allowed: 205

Sept. 14 Sept. 22 Sept. 28 Oct. 6 Oct. 11 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 26

at Drake......................................L 19-7 at A&M-Commerce............... W 14-6 at Tenn.-Chattanooga..........L 33-7 # vs. Texas-El Paso............... W 20-13 vs. Carswell AFB.....................L 47-18 vs. McMurry............................. W 58-13 at Midwestern State............. W 21-13 at A&M-Kingsville...................L 14-13 vs. Austin College................. W 50-33 vs. Howard Payne................. W 34-14

# Game played in Midland, Texas

(3-5-2, 2-2 Gulf Coast) Head Coach: Tonto Coleman Gulf Coast Conference Gulf Coast Conference co-champion Home: 2-2 • Road: 1-3-2 Points scored: 116 • Points allowed: 174

Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 15 Oct. 21 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 24

1952

(6-3-1, 4-1 Texas Conference) Head Coach: Garvin Beauchamp Texas Conference Texas Conference champion Home: 4-1 • Road: 1-2 • Neutral: 1-0-1 Points scored: 254 • Points allowed: 129

Sept. 13 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 4 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 27

vs. Texas State........................ W 20-7 vs. A&M-Commerce..............L 21-0 at Tenn.-Chattanooga..........L 28-0 # vs. Midwestern State....... W 21-0 vs. McMurry............................. W 26-0 at West Texas A&M................L 20-18 vs. A&M-Kingsville................ W 48-13 at Austin College................... W 38-13 $ vs. Sam Houston State.....T 21-21 vs. Howard Payne................. W 62-6

# Game played in Stamford, Texas $ Game played in San Antonio, Texas

1953

(7-3, 3-1 Texas Conference) Head Coach: Tonto Coleman Texas Conference Home: 4-0 • Road: 3-3 Points scored: 220 • Points allowed: 151 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 26

vs. Texas State................................ W 26-19 at Texas A&M-Commerce............ L 28-27 at Arkansas State............................ L 19-7 at Midwestern State...................... W 13-7 at Florida State................................ W 20-7 vs. McMurry...................................... W 28-8 vs. Lamar........................................... W 26-21 at Texas A&M-Kingsville.............. L 25-14 vs. Austin College.......................... W 25-13 at Howard Payne............................ W 34-6

1954 (6-3-1)

Head Coach: Tonto Coleman Independent Home: 3-2 • Road: 3-1-1 Points scored: 231 • Points allowed: 134 Sept. 18 vs. Texas A&M-Commerce......... W 41-19 Sept. 25 at Florida State................................ W 13-0

vs. Trinity.....................................W 14-13 at A&M-Commerce..................T 7-7 at Louisiana Tech.....................L 21-7 vs. McMurry................................L 13-6 at Tenn.-Chattanooga............L 7-6 at Texas State............................T 19-19 vs. Southern Mississippi........L 40-0 at Midwestern State...............W 26-21 vs. Youngstown State............W 25-12 at Howard Payne......................L 21-6

1956

(4-6, 1-2-1 Gulf Coast) Head Coach: N.L. Nicholson Gulf Coast Conference Home: 4-1 • Road: 0-5 Points scored: 116 • Points allowed: 174 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 19 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24

vs. McMurry...................................... W 26-23 vs. Texas A&M-Commerce......... W 13-7 at Texas-El Paso.............................. L 20-0 at Trinity.............................................. L 40-0 at Tenn.-Chattanooga................... L 28-20 vs. Texas State................................ W 26-0 at Southern Mississippi................ L 36-6 vs. Midwestern State.................... W 13-7 at North Texas.................................. L 20-7 vs. Howard Payne........................... L 20-12

1957 (5-3-1)

Head Coach: N.L. Nicholson Independent Home: 3-0 • Road: 2-3-1 Conference – Home: • Road: Points scored: 183 • Points allowed: 103 Sept. 27 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23

at Tenn.-Chattanooga................... T 6-6 vs. McMury....................................... W 20-6 vs. North Texas............................... W 28-20 at Florida State................................. L 34-7 at Texas State.................................. W 47-0 at Southern Mississippi................ L 7-0 at West Texas A&M........................ L 12-2 vs. Trinity........................................... W 40-12 at Howard Payne............................ W 33-6

1958 (5-5)

Head Coach: N.L. Nicholson Independent Home: 2-3 • Road: 3-2 Points scored: 202 • Points allowed: 200 Sept. 20 Sept. 26 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18

vs. Texas A&M-Commerce.......... L 27-6 at Tenn.-Chattanooga................... L 22-12 at Texas-El Paso............................. W 14-6 vs. McMurry....................................... L 20-7 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette............... W 27-8

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at Texas State.................................. W 44-18 vs. Southern Mississippi.............. L 22-0 at West Texas A&M....................... W 28-21 at Trinity.............................................. L 26-15 vs. Howard Payne.......................... W 49-30

1959 (5-5)

Head Coach: N.L. Nicholson Independent Home: 1-2 • Road: 4-3 Points scored: 109 • Points allowed: 147 Sept. 19 Sept. 25 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 26

at Texas A&M-Commerce............ L 21-0 at Tenn.-Chattanooga.................. W 3-0 vs. Lamar............................................ L 8-7 at Memphis........................................ L 13-7 at Howard Payne............................ W 20-15 at Southern Mississippi................ L 30-10 vs. Trinity........................................... W 13-12 at Louisiana-Lafayette................. W 14-12 at Texas-El Paso............................. W 28-22 vs. McMurry....................................... L 14-7

1960 (5-5)

Head Coach: N.L. Nicholson Independent Home: 3-1 • Road: 2-4 Points scored: 134 • Points allowed: 178 Sept. 23 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 17 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 19 Nov. 24

at Tenn.-Chattanooga................... L 21-0 at Lamar............................................. W 20-7 at Fresno State................................. L 20-19 vs. Howard Payne.......................... W 6-0 vs. Texas A&M-Commerce......... W 9-7 at Texas-Arlington.......................... L 29-6 vs. Southern Mississippi.............. L 34-8 at Memphis........................................ L 55-6 at Trinity............................................. W 34-6 vs. McMurry...................................... W 26-0

1961 (4-6)

Head Coach: N.L. Nicholson Independent Home: 2-2 • Road: 2-4 Points scored: 153 • Points allowed: 200 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Nov. 25

at Texas A&M-Commerce............ L 16-14 at Howard Payne............................ W 11-7 vs. Lamar............................................ L 25-10 vs. Hardin-Simmons...................... W 27-0 at Memphis........................................ L 35-0 at Southern Mississippi................ L 33-6 at Texas-Arlington......................... W 17-15 at Fresno State................................. L 21-7 vs. Trinity........................................... W 33-15 vs. McMurry....................................... L 33-28

1962 (6-4)

Head Coach: Les Wheeler Independent Home: 3-1 • Road: 2-3 • Neutral: 1-0 Points scored: 150 • Points allowed: 162 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17

vs. Texas A&M-Commerce.......... L 3-0 at Howard Payne............................ W 29-28 at Lamar.............................................. L 13-6 # vs. Fresno State.......................... W 26-14 vs. Hardin-Simmons...................... W 14-6 at New Mexico Highlands............ L 26-20 at Southern Mississippi................ L 30-0 vs. Texas-Arlington........................ W 28-18 vs. McMurry...................................... W 14-12 at Trinity............................................. W 13-12

1963

1967

(8-1)

(3-6, 0-4 Southland)

Head Coach: Les Wheeler Independent Home: 5-0 • Road: 3-1 Points scored: 243 • Points allowed: 94

Head Coach: Les Wheeler Southland Conference Home: 3-2 • Road: 0-4 Conference – Home: 0-2 • Road: 0-2 Points scored: 130 • Points allowed: 201

Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 30

at Texas A&M-Commerce............ L 17-0 vs. Lamar........................................... W 25-0 vs. Hardin-Simmons...................... W 21-7 vs. Northwestern State................ W 28-18 vs. Trinity........................................... W 41-6 at North Texas................................. W 20-6 at Texas-Arlington......................... W 55-14 vs. McMurry...................................... W 21-3 at Fresno State................................ W 32-29

Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18

1964

1968

(5-5, 1-3 Southland) Head Coach: Les Wheeler Southland Conference Home: 3-1 • Road: 2-4 Conference – Home: 1-1 • Road: 0-2 Points scored: 170 • Points allowed: 168 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14

at Howard Payne............................ W 24-6 vs. Texas A&M-Commerce......... W 17-11 * at Lamar........................................... L 14-3 vs. McMurry...................................... W 22-15 at Northwestern State.................. W 36-26 at Dayton............................................ L 21-14 * vs. Arkansas State....................... L 21-7 * at Trinity........................................... L 26-7 * vs. Texas-Arlington..................... W 37-14 at Drake.............................................. L 14-3

(4-5-1, 1-2-1 Southland) Head Coach: Wally Bullington Southland Conference Home: 2-3-1 • Road: 2-2 Conference – Home: 0-1-1 • Road: 1-1 Points scored: 248 • Points allowed: 224 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23

1965

Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20

at Texas A&M-Commerce............ L 21-20 at Howard Payne............................ W 45-0 vs. McMurry....................................... L 9-8 * vs. Lamar.......................................... L 28-18 * at Arkansas State......................... L 35-13 vs. Drake............................................. L 24-7 * at Texas-Arlington....................... W 14-12 * vs. Trinity......................................... W 30-27 at Angelo State............................... W 41-12

1966

(8-2, 2-2 Southland) Head Coach: Wally Bullington Southland Conference Home: 5-1 • Road: 3-1 Conference – Home: 1-1 • Road: 1-1 Points scored: 317 • Points allowed: 193 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

(4-6, 0-4 Southland) Head Coach: Les Wheeler Southland Conference Home: 4-2 • Road: 0-4 Conference – Home: 0-2 • Road: 0-2 Points scored: 160 • Points allowed: 237 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19

vs. Texas A&M-Commerce......... W 7-0 vs. Howard Payne.......................... W 17-9 vs. McMurry...................................... W 28-7 at Tenn.-Chattanooga................... L 45-8 * at Lamar........................................... L 42-16 * vs. Arkansas State....................... L 33-22 at Cal State-Los Angeles............ L 23-7 * vs. Texas-Arlington...................... L 23-0 * at Trinity........................................... L 37-27 vs. Angelo State............................. W 28-18

at Northwestern State.................. W 17-16 vs. Texas A&M-Commerce.......... L 29-22 vs. Howard Payne.......................... W 50-49 vs. McMurry....................................... L 16-3 * at Lamar.......................................... W 38-14 * vs. Arkansas State....................... T 17-17 at Eastern New Mexico................. L 24-14 * vs. Texas-Arlington...................... L 30-20 * at Trinity........................................... L 13-7 vs. Angelo State............................. W 60-14

1969

(4-5, 2-2 Southland) Head Coach: Les Wheeler Southland Conference Home: 1-3 • Road: 3-2 Conference – Home: 1-1 • Road: 1-1 Points scored: 196 • Points allowed: 168

vs. Texas A&M-Commerce......... W 24-16 at Howard Payne............................. L 23-19 vs. McMurry...................................... W 13-10 * vs. Lamar.......................................... L 54-13 * at Arkansas State......................... L 24-14 vs. Eastern New Mexico.............. W 27-3 * at Texas-Arlington........................ L 34-7 * vs. Trinity.......................................... L 20-7 at Angelo State................................ L 17-6

vs. Arkansas Tech.......................... W 35-17 at Texas A&M-Commerce........... W 38-32 at Howard Payne............................ W 36-27 vs. McMurry...................................... W 30-2 * vs. Lamar......................................... W 22-9 * at Arkansas State......................... L 34-22 vs. Eastern New Mexico.............. W 42-13 * at Texas-Arlington....................... W 28-24 * vs. Trinity.......................................... L 16-13 vs. Angelo State............................. W 51-19

1970

(9-2, 3-1 Southland) Head Coach: Wally Bullington Southland Conference Home: 4-2 • Road: 5-0 Conference – Home: 1-1 • Road: 1-1 Points scored: 366 • Points allowed: 199 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 30

vs. Howard Payne........................... L 35-27 vs. Texas A&M-Commerce......... W 41-21 at Angelo State............................... W 17-13 at Northern Colorado................... W 38-7 vs. Eastern New Mexico.............. W 61-7 * at Lamar.......................................... W 42-27 * vs. Arkansas State....................... L 28-23 at Drake............................................. W 33-13 * vs. Texas-Arlington..................... W 21-7 * at Trinity.......................................... W 20-15 vs. McMurry...................................... W 43-26

# Game played in San Angelo, Texas

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1974

(5-5, 1-4 Southland)

(7-4, 6-3 LSC)

Head Coach: Wally Bullington Southland Conference Home: 2-3 • Road: 3-2 Conference – Home: 0-2 • Road: 1-1 • Neutral: 0-1 Points scored: 225 • Points allowed: 187

Head Coach: Wally Bullington Lone Star Conference Home: 5-0 • Road: 3-3 (2-4 with forfeit) Conference – Home: 4-0 • Road: 2-3 Points scored: 322 • Points allowed: 211

Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 27

vs. McMurry.......................................W 53-20 at Drake............................................... L 34-17 at Nebraska-Omaha.......................W 29-6 vs. Northern Colorado..................W 14-7 at Eastern New Mexico.................W 16-0 * # vs. Arkansas State.................... L 35-9 * vs. Lamar.......................................... L 30-28 * at SE Louisiana ............................W 28-7 * vs. Trinity.......................................... L 27-14 * at Texas-Arlington........................ L 21-17

# Game played in Little Rock, Ark.

Sept. 7 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Oct. 26 Nov. 16 Nov. 23

+ at Central Arkansas....................W 27-10 vs. Nebraska-Omaha.....................W 35-9 * at Texas A&M-Kingsville............ L 46-14 * vs. Texas State...............................W 42-9 * at Stephen F. Austin.................... L 14-10 * vs. Texas A&M-Commerce.......W 31-13 * vs. Angelo State............................W 33-21 * vs. Tarleton State..........................W 56-14 * at Sul Ross.......................................W 21-9 * at Sam Houston State.................W 33-24 * at Howard Payne.......................... L 42-21

1975

(3-8, 1-4 Southland)

(6-3-1, LSC)

Head Coach: Wally Bullington Southland Conference Home: 2-2 • Road: 1-6 Conference – Home: 1-1 • Road: 0-3 Points scored: 162 • Points allowed: 247 vs. Texas A&M-Commerce..........W 14-12 at Angelo State................................. L 35-27 vs. SE Louisiana .............................. L 14-10 * at Louisiana Tech......................... L 35-12 * at La.-Lafayette............................. L 35-14 * at Lamar............................................ L 31-10 * vs. Arkansas State........................W 3-0 at Eastern New Mexico.................W 34-10 * vs. Texas-Arlington...................... L 36-22 at Sam Houston State.................... L 17-16 at McNeese........................................ L 22-0

Head Coach: Wally Bullington Lone Star Conference Home: 4-1 • Road: 2-2-1 Conference – Home: 4-1 • Road: 1-2-1 Points scored: 314 • Points allowed: 161 Sept. 13 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

at Troy...................................................W 34-7 * vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville.......... L 24-21 * at Texas State................................. L 21-16 * vs. Stephen F. Austin...................W 24-3 * at Texas A&M-Commerce......... L 20-18 * vs. Sul Ross.....................................W 49-14 * at Angelo State.............................. T 17-17 * at Tarleton State............................W 35-21 * vs. Sam Houston State...............W 55-20 * vs. Howard Payne.........................W 45-14

1976

1973

(9-2, 5-2 LSC)

(11-1, 9-0 LSC) Head Coach: Wally Bullington Lone Star Conference NAIA Division I national champion Lone Star Conference champion Home: 6-0 • Road: 4-1 • Neutral: 1-0 Conference – Home: 5-0 • Road: 4-0 Points scored: 466 • Points allowed: 206 Sept. 8 at Arkansas State....................L 56-46 Sept. 22 * vs. A&M-Kingsville.............. W 35-14 Sept. 29 * at Texas State....................... W 41-7 Oct. 6 * vs. Stephen F. Austin......... W 57-50 Oct. 13 * at A&M-Commerce............. W 18-15 Oct. 20 * vs. Sul Ross............................ W 29-0 Oct. 27 * at Angelo State.................... W 27-0 Nov. 3 * at Tarleton State.................. W 49-7 Nov. 10 * vs. Sam Houston State..... W 46-23 Nov. 17 * vs. Howard Payne............... W 42-14 NAIA Division I National Semifinals Abilene, Texas Dec. 1 vs. Langston............................. W 34-6 NAIA Division I Champions Bowl Shreveport, La. Dec. 8 vs. Elon....................................... W 42-14

Head Coach: Wally Bullington Lone Star Conference NAIA Shrine Bowl champion Home: 5-1 • Road: 3-1 • Neutral: 1-0 Conference – Home: 2-1 • Road: 3-1 Points scored: 313 • Points allowed: 126

Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20

Dec. 4

vs. NW Oklahoma State...... W 48-14 vs. Northern Colorado......... W 21-14 * at A&M-Kingsville................. L 38-10 * vs. Texas State......................L 21-16 * at Stephen F. Austin.......... W 51-14 * vs. A&M-Commerce........... W 17-0 * vs. Angelo State.................. W 26-0 vs. Cameron............................. W 42-0 * at Sam Houston State....... W 26-0 * at Howard Payne................. W 34-13 NAIA Shrine Bowl Pasadena, Texas vs. Harding............................... W 22-12

1977

(11-1-1, 5-1-1 LSC) Head Coach: Dewitt Jones Lone Star Conference NAIA Division I national champion Lone Star Conference champion Home: 7-1 • Road: 3-0-1 • Neutral: 1-0 Conference – Home: 3-1 • Road: 2-0-1 Points scored: 405 • Points allowed: 210 Sept. 3 vs. NW Oklahoma State...... W 34-14 Sept. 10 at Northern Colorado.......... W 24-3

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Sept. 17 vs. Western NM...................... W 46-13 Sept. 24 vs. Cameron............................. W 21-14 Oct. 9 * at A&M-Kingsville.................. T 25-25

Oct. 16 * vs. Angelo State.................. L 21-14 Oct. 23 * at A&M-Commerce............. W 28-13 Oct. 30 * vs. Stephen F. Austin W 35-21 Nov. 5 * at Sam Houston State....... W 41-18 Nov. 12 * vs. Texas State..................... W 36-30 Nov. 19 * vs. Howard Payne............... W 42-24 NAIA Division I National Semifinals Abilene, Texas Dec. 3 vs. Wisconsin-Stevens Point.W 35-7 NAIA Division I Apple Bowl Seattle, Wash.

Dec. 10 vs. SW Oklahoma State....... W 24-7

+ Game forfeited to Central Arkansas

1972

Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18

1978

(7-3, 5-2 LSC) Head Coach: Dewitt Jones Lone Star Conference Home: 5-0 • Road: 2-3 Conference – Home: 4-0 • Road: 1-2 Points scored: 210 • Points allowed: 159 Sept. 2 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18

at East Central, Okla......................W 14-3 vs. Northern Colorado..................W 16-14 at Cameron........................................ L 17-13 * vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville..........W 28-13 * at Angelo State.............................. L 33-8 * vs. Texas A&M-Commerce.......W 28-27 * at Stephen F. Austin.................... L 28-21 * vs. Sam Houston State...............W 34-10 * at Texas State.................................W 10-7 * vs. Howard Payne.........................W 38-7

1979

(7-4, 3-4 LSC) Head Coach: Ted Sitton Lone Star Conference Home: 3-2 • Road: 4-2 Conference – Home: 1-2 • Road: 2-2 Points scored: 285 • Points allowed: 212 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17

vs. East Central, Okla....................W 35-7 vs. Western New Mexico..............W 45-6 at NW Oklahoma State..................W 26-10 at Northern Colorado....................W 21-18 * at Texas A&M-Kingsville............ L 37-21 * vs. Angelo State............................ L 20-7 * at Texas A&M-Commerce......... L 31-16 * vs. Stephen F. Austin................... L 27-21 * at Sam Houston State.................W 31-14 * vs. Texas State...............................W 28-24 * at Howard Payne..........................W 34-18

1980

(2-8, 1-6 LSC) Head Coach: Ted Sitton Lone Star Conference Home: 2-3 • Road: 0-5 Conference – Home: 1-3 • Road: 0-3 Points scored: 132 • Points allowed: 163 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 27 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

at Northwestern State................... L 31-10 at Hawai’i............................................ L 41-0 vs. NW Oklahoma State................W 16-0 * vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville.......... L 46-13 * at Angelo State.............................. L 38-20 * vs. Texas A&M-Commerce....... L 24-14 * at Stephen F. Austin.................... L 24-23 * vs. Sam Houston State............... L 17-14 * at Texas State................................. L 42-2 * vs. Howard Payne.........................W 20-0

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(8-2, 5-2 LSC) Head Coach: Ted Sitton Lone Star Conference Home: 4-1 • Road: 4-1 Conference – Home: 2-1 • Road: 3-1 Points scored: 293 • Points allowed: 187 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21

vs. Northern Colorado..................W 15-14 at NW Oklahoma State..................W 18-3 vs. Northwestern State.................W 41-38 * at Texas A&M-Kingsville............ L 37-27 * vs. Angelo State............................W 28-26 * at Texas A&M-Commerce.........W 19-14 * vs. Stephen F. Austin...................W 31-0 * at Sam Houston State.................W 27-13 * vs. Texas State............................... L 38-31 * at Howard Payne..........................W 56-7

1985

Head Coach: John Payne Lone Star Conference Home: 1-3-2 • Road: 4-1 Conference – Home: 0-3 • Road: 2-0 Points scored: 260 • Points allowed: 231 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23

1982

Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Oct. 20

at West Texas A&M.........................W 33-29 at Northern Colorado.................... T 13-13 vs. NW Oklahoma State................W 38-6 at Northwestern State................... L 35-30 * vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville..........W 34-18 * at Angelo State.............................. L 24-14 * vs. Texas A&M-Commerce....... L 26-25 * at Stephen F. Austin....................W 24-17 * vs. Sam Houston State...............W 36-10 * at Texas State................................. L 14-13 * vs. Howard Payne.........................W 21-14

Head Coach: Ted Sitton Lone Star Conference Home: 2-2 • Road: 5-1 Conference – Home: 1-2 • Road: 3-1 Points scored: 281 • Points allowed: 206 Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 24 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19

at Angelo State.................................W 23-9 at West Texas A&M.........................W 28-3 vs. Northwestern State.................W 20-17 * at Texas A&M-Kingsville............W 38-24 * vs. Angelo State............................ L 26-20 * at Texas A&M-Commerce......... L 31-28 * vs. Stephen F. Austin...................W 24-10 * at Sam Houston State.................W 27-20 * vs. Texas State............................... L 54-13 * at Howard Payne..........................W 35-6

1984

Head Coach: John Payne Lone Star Conference Home: 4-1 • Road: 3-2 Conference – Home: 2-1 • Road: 2-1 Points scored: 310 • Points allowed: 213 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 12 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17

at Montana......................................... L 42-28 vs. Northern Colorado..................W 27-7 at Northwestern State................... L 26-7 vs. Stephen F. Austin..................... L 37-21 at West Texas A&M......................... L 14-10 * vs. Howard Payne.........................W 30-0 * at Angelo State.............................. L 30-7 vs. Sam Houston State.................. L 10-6 * at Texas A&M-Kingsville............ L 28-13 * vs. Texas A&M-Commerce.......W 24-14

Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11

vs. Northern Colorado..................W 27-20 at Texas State....................................W 38-24 at Central Oklahoma...................... L 41-28 vs. SE Missouri State......................W 30-3 * at Eastern New Mexico..............W 34-10 * vs. Angelo State............................W 45-13 * at Howard Payne..........................W 41-22 * vs. Texas A&M-Commerce.......W 20-12 * at Texas A&M-Kingsville............ L 36-19 * vs. West Texas A&M.................... L 32-28

1987

Head Coach: John Payne Lone Star Conference Home: 3-2 • Road: 2-3 • Neutral: 0-1 Conference – Home: 1-3 • Road: 1-2 Points scored: 281 • Points allowed: 270 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21

at Northern Colorado.................... L 35-30 vs. Tennessee Tech........................W 40-31 # vs. Cameron................................... L 13-3 at North Texas.................................. L 26-3 * vs. Eastern New Mexico............. L 17-13 * vs. Central Oklahoma.................W 38-14 * at Angelo State.............................. L 45-24 vs. Texas Lutheran..........................W 37-22 * at Texas A&M-Commerce.........W 38-10 * vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville.......... L 35-28 * at West Texas A&M......................W 27-17

1990

(1-9, 1-6 LSC) Head Coach: John Payne Lone Star Conference Home: 1-3 • Road: 0-6 Conference – Home: 1-2 • Road: 0-4 Points scored: 133 • Points allowed: 322 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10

(3-7, 3-4 LSC) Head Coach: John Payne Lone Star Conference Home: 1-4 • Road: 2-2 • Neutral: 0-1 Conference – Home: 1-2 • Road: 2-2 Points scored: 245 • Points allowed: 348 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12

vs. Northern Colorado.................. L 38-34 # vs. East Central, Okla................ L 31-24 vs. Alcorn State................................ L 34-13 * at Eastern New Mexico..............W 21-17 * at Central Oklahoma...................W 24-23 * vs. Angelo State............................ L 49-21 * at Cameron...................................... L 14-10 * vs. Texas A&M-Commerce....... L 39-24 * at Texas A&M-Kingsville............ L 66-23 * vs. West Texas A&M....................W 51-37

at Angelo State................................. L 45-14 vs. Northern Colorado.................. L 28-20 at North Texas.................................. L 38-6 * at Eastern New Mexico.............. L 21-11 * at Central Oklahoma................... L 12-9 * vs. Angelo State............................ L 41-6 * at Cameron...................................... L 10-6 * vs. Texas A&M-Commerce....... L 63-34 * at Texas A&M-Kingsville............ L 42-3 * vs. West Texas A&M....................W 24-22

1991

(1-9, 1-5 LSC) Head Coach: Ronnie Peacock Lone Star Conference Home: 1-4 • Road: 0-5 Conference – Home: 1-3 • Road: 0-2 Points scored: 73 • Points allowed: 259 Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9

# Game played in Arlington, Texas

1988

at Northern Arizona........................ L 42-13 at North Texas.................................. L 35-19 at Alcorn State.................................. L 31-21 * vs. Eastern New Mexico.............W 23-13 * vs. Central Oklahoma.................W 28-9 * at Angelo State.............................. L 50-14 * vs. Cameron....................................W 38-10 * at Texas A&M-Commerce.........W 34-21 * vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville.......... L 33-13 * at West Texas A&M......................W 38-20

# Game played in Arlington, Texas

(5-6, 2-4 LSC)

(3-7, 2-2 LSC) Head Coach: Ted Sitton Lone Star Conference Home: 3-2 • Road: 0-5 Conference – Home: 2-0 • Road: 0-2 Points scored: 173 • Points allowed: 208

Head Coach: John Payne Lone Star Conference Home: 3-1 • Road: 2-4 Conference – Home: 3-1 • Road: 2-1 Points scored: 231 • Points allowed: 264

(7-3, 4-2 LSC)

1983

(7-3, 4-3 LSC)

vs. West Texas A&M.......................W 25-19 at Northern Colorado....................W 45-23 vs. Central Oklahoma.................... T 24-24 at Stephen F......................................W 22-21 at SE Missouri State........................ L 44-30 vs. NW Missouri State.................... T 24-24 * at Howard Payne..........................W 30-0 * vs. Angelo State............................ L 35-18 * vs. Eastern New Mexico............. L 23-9 * vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville.......... L 10-3 * at Texas A&M-Commerce.........W 30-9

(5-5, 5-2 LSC)

1986

(6-4-1, 4-3 LSC) Head Coach: Ted Sitton Lone Star Conference Home: 2-3-1 • Road: 4-1 Conference – Home: 3-1 • Road: 1-2 Points scored: 281 • Points allowed: 206

1989

(5-4-2, 2-3 LSC)

vs. Angelo State............................... L 28-7 at North Texas.................................. L 24-0 at Northern Colorado.................... L 20-0 at Sacramento State....................... L 45-7 * vs. Eastern New Mexico............. L 32-20 * vs. Central Oklahoma.................W 24-7 * at Angelo State.............................. L 36-9 * vs. Cameron.................................... L 10-3 * at Texas A&M-Commerce......... L 37-3 * vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville.......... L 20-0

1992

(3-6 2-4 LSC) Head Coach: Ronnie Peacock Lone Star Conference Home: 1-2 • Road: 2-4 Conference – Home: 0-2 • Road: 2-2 Points scored: 117 • Points allowed: 314 Sept. 5 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7

at North Texas.................................. L 41-0 at Sacramento State....................... L 57-9 vs. Midwestern State.....................W 24-10 * at Eastern New Mexico.............. L 30-6 * at Central Oklahoma...................W 35-31 * vs. Angelo State............................ L 48-7 * at Cameron......................................W 12-7 * vs. Texas A&M-Commerce....... L 52-10 * at Texas A&M-Kingsville............ L 38-14

# Game played in Arlington, Texas

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Nov. 16

* vs. West Texas A&M................... W 26-3

(7-3, 3-2 LSC) Head Coach: Dr. Bob Strader Lone Star Conference Home: 4-1 • Road: 2-2 • Neutral: 1-0 Conference – Home: 2-1 • Road: 1-1 Points scored: 297 • Points allowed: 195 Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6

# vs. Western New Mexico......... W 24-10 at Midwestern State...................... W 43-10 vs. Adams State, Colo.................. W 33-0 at North Texas.................................. L 33-13 * vs. Eastern New Mexico........... W 52-36 * vs. Central Oklahoma................ W 28-10 * at Angelo State............................. L 45-20 vs. Tarleton State........................... W 57-15 * at Texas A&M-Commerce........ W 17-10 * vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville.......... L 26-10

# Game played in Odessa, Texas

1994

(3-7, 0-5 LSC) Head Coach: Dr. Bob Strader Lone Star Conference Home: 2-3 • Road: 1-4 Conference – Home: 0-2 • Road: 0-3 Points scored: 207 • Points allowed: 300 Sept. 1 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5

at North Texas.................................. L 48-0 vs. Mississippi College................. L 21-7 at Adams State, Colo.................... W 40-7 vs. New Haven, Conn................... W 27-16 * at Eastern New Mexico.............. L 20-9 * at Central Oklahoma................... L 36-33 * vs. Angelo State............................ L 12-5 vs. West Texas A&M...................... W 51-50 * vs. Texas A&M-Commerce....... L 42-35 * at Texas A&M-Kingsville............ L 48-0

1995

(4-7, 2-5 LSC) Head Coach: Dr. Bob Strader Lone Star Conference Home: 3-2 • Road: 1-5 Conference – Home: 1-2 • Road: 1-3 Points scored: 177 • Points allowed: 272 Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11

vs. New Mexico Highlands......... W 31-6 vs. Prairie View A&M.................... W 35-0 at Northern Arizona....................... L 62-0 at New Haven, Conn...................... L 33-7 * at Eastern New Mexico.............. L 17-7 * vs. Central Oklahoma................. L 13-7 * at Angelo State............................. L 24-0 * vs. Tarleton State......................... W 38-18 * at Texas A&M-Commerce......... L 31-24 * vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville.......... L 54-7 * at West Texas A&M..................... W 21-14

1996

(6-4, 4-3 LSC) Head Coach: Jack Kiser Lone Star Conference Home: 4-2 • Road: 2-2 Conference – Home: 3-1 • Road: 1-2 Points scored: 161 • Points allowed: 172 Aug. 31 vs. New Mexico Highlands.......... L 32-20 Sept. 7 at Prairie View A&M...................... W 30-14 Sept. 21 vs. Midwestern State.................... W 17-14 (ot) Oct. 5 * vs. Eastern New Mexico........... W 25-6 Oct. 12 * at Central Oklahoma................... L 24-6 Oct. 19 * vs. Angelo State........................... W 17-14 Oct. 26 * at Tarleton State.......................... W 20-10 Nov. 2 * vs. Texas A&M-Commerce....... L 17-0 Nov. 9 * at Texas A&M-Kingsville............ L 38-0

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1997

(7-4, 5-4 LSC / 4-3 LSC-South)

Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11

# Game played in Birdville, Texas

Head Coach: Jack Kiser Lone Star Conference Home: 3-2 • Road: 3-2 • Neutral: 1-0 Conference – Home: 2-2 • Road: 3-2 Points scored: 204 • Points allowed: 225 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15

vs. SW Oklahoma State............... W 25-17 # vs. Texas A&M-Commerce..... W 26-10 u vs. Central Oklahoma.............. L 28-0 u at East Central, Okla............... W 20-7 * at Eastern New Mexico............. W 40-7 * vs. Midwestern State................. W 34-14 * at Angelo State............................. L 42-10 * vs. Tarleton State......................... W 23-17 * at Texas A&M-Commerce........ W 19-9 * vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville.......... L 54-7 * at West Texas A&M...................... L 20-0

# Game played in Bedford, Texas

1998

* vs. Texas A&M-Commerce....... L 10-9 * at Texas A&M-Kingsville............ L 24-7 * vs. West Texas A&M.................... L 31-30

2001

(3-8, 3-6 LSC / 2-4 LSC-South) Head Coach: Gary Gaines Lone Star Conference Home: 2-3 • Road: 1-5 Conference – Home: 2-2 • Road: 1-4 Points scored: 223 • Points allowed: 409 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10

at Central Arkansas........................ L 65-16 vs. California-Davis........................ L 41-28 u vs. Northeastern State........... W 31-21 u at East Central, Okla................ L 37-17 * vs. Eastern New Mexico........... W 35-21 u at SE Oklahoma State............. L 52-38 * at Angelo State............................. L 31-0 * vs. Tarleton State.......................... L 52-7 * at Texas A&M-Commerce......... L 23-10 * vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville.......... L 35-7 * at West Texas A&M..................... W 34-31

(4-6, 3-6 LSC / 2-5 LSC-South)

2002

Head Coach: Jack Kiser Lone Star Conference Home: 3-2 • Road: 1-4 Conference – Home: 3-2 • Road: 0-4 Points scored: 235 • Points allowed: 259 Sept. 5 at SW Oklahoma State................. W 31-13 Sept. 19 u at Central Oklahoma.............. L 30-0 Sept. 26 u vs. East Central, Okla............ W 35-7 Oct. 3 * vs. Eastern New Mexico............ L 35-21 Oct. 10 * at Midwestern State.................... L 23-15 Oct. 17 * vs. Angelo State............................ L 18-16 Oct. 24 * at Tarleton State........................... L 33-31 Oct. 31 * vs. Texas A&M-Commerce...... W 22-15 Nov. 7 * at Texas A&M-Kingsville............ L 56-28 Nov. 14 * vs. West Texas A&M W 36-29 (2ot)

1999

(4-6, 4-5 LSC / 3-4 LSC-South) Head Coach: Jack Kiser Lone Star Conference Home: 2-2 • Road: 2-3 • Neutral: 0-1 Conference – Home: 2-2 • Road: 2-2 • Neutral: 0-1 Points scored: 208 • Points allowed: 276 Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13

at Stephen F. Austin....................... L 51-34 u # vs. SE Oklahoma State........ L 43-30 u vs. SW Oklahoma State......... W 28-18 * at Eastern New Mexico............. W 31-28 * vs. Midwestern State................. W 26-16 * at Angelo State............................. L 28-6 * vs. Tarleton State.......................... L 14-9 * at Texas A&M-Commerce........ W 21-17 * vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville.......... L 40-14 * at West Texas A&M...................... L 21-9

# Game played in Birdville, Texas

2000

(6-4, 6-2 LSC / 5-1 LSC-South) Head Coach: Gary Gaines Lone Star Conference LSC South Division co-champion Home: 4-1 • Road: 2-3 Conference – Home: 4-0 • Road: 2-2 Points scored: 234 • Points allowed: 224

Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16

2003

(6-4, 5-3 LSC / 5-1 LSC-South) Head Coach: Gary Gaines Lone Star Conference Home: 3-2 • Road: 3-2 Conference – Home: 2-2 • Road: 3-1 Points scored: 222 • Points allowed: 190 Sept. 4 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15

(1-9, 1-7 LSC / 1-5 LSC-South) Head Coach: Gary Gaines Lone Star Conference Home: 0-5 • Road: 1-3 • Neutral: 0-1 Conference – Home: 0-5 • Road: 1-2 Points scored: 176 • Points allowed: 243 Sept. 2 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21

# vs. Texas A&M-Commerce...... L 34-10 at Northeastern State.................... L 48-28 u vs. East Central, Okla.............. L 19-18 * at Eastern New Mexico............. W 23-21 u vs. SE Oklahoma State............ L 14-13 * vs. Angelo State............................ L 27-25 * at Tarleton State........................... L 15-13

vs. Central Arkansas.............L 31-17 at California-Davis.................L 34-17 , at Tarleton State..................L 12-9 * at Eastern N.M..................... W 20-19 , vs. Central Okla................. W 22-20 * vs. Angelo State.................. W 30-29 * at Midwestern State.......... W 21-20 * vs. A&M-Commerce.......... W 47-6 * at A&M-Kingsville................L 22-16 * vs. West Texas A&M.......... W 35-31

at Central Arkansas........................ L 30-12 vs. Fort Lewis, Colo....................... W 46-7 u vs. Tarleton State....................... L 41-7 * vs. Eastern New Mexico........... W 24-14 u at Central Oklahoma................ L 17-14 * at Angelo State............................ W 39-23 * vs. Midwestern State................. W 18-14 * at Texas A&M-Commerce........ W 21-7 * vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville.......... L 10-7 * at West Texas A&M..................... W 34-27

2004

(5-5, 5-4 LSC / 3-3 LSC-South) Head Coach: Gary Gaines Lone Star Conference Home: 2-3 • Road: 3-2 Conference – Home: 2-3 • Road: 3-1 Points scored: 222 • Points allowed: 26 Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25

at Central Oklahoma..................... L 49-24 u vs. Northeastern State........... W 23-14 u at Tarleton State....................... W 31-14 * at Eastern New Mexico.............. L 28-21

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u vs. SE Oklahoma State............ L 35-14 * vs. Angelo State........................... W 29-25 * at West Texas A&M..................... W 27-24 * vs. Texas A&M-Commerce....... L 37-17 * at Texas A&M-Kingsville........... W 17-10 * vs. Midwestern State.................. L 29-19

2008

(11-1, 9-0 LSC / 6-0 LSC-South)

2005

(4-6, 4-5 LSC / 2-4 LSC-South) Head Coach: Chris Thomsen Lone Star Conference Home: 2-3 • Road: 2-3 Conference – Home: 2-2 • Road: 2-3 Points scored: 253 • Points allowed: 268 Sept. 3 vs. Central Oklahoma.................... L 49-37 Sept. 10 u at Northeastern State............. W 20-14 (ot) Sept. 17 u vs. Texas A&M-Commerce... W 27-18 Sept. 24 * vs. Eastern New Mexico............ L 33-30 Oct. 1 u at SE Oklahoma State............. L 42-24 Oct. 8 * at Angelo State............................. L 27-24 Oct. 15 * vs. West Texas A&M.................... L 40-24 Oct. 22 * at Tarleton State.......................... W 18-7 Oct. 29 * vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville......... W 19-3 Nov. 5 * at Midwestern State.................... L 35-30

Head Coach: Chris Thomsen Lone Star Conference Lone Star Conference champion Home: 6-1 • Road: 5-0 Conference – Home: 5-0 • Road: 4-0 Points scored: 628 • Points allowed: 275

Aug. 30 at NW Missouri State........... W 44-27 Sept. 13 u vs. A&M-Commerce W 45-14 Sept. 20 u at SE Oklahoma State.... W 59-10 Sept. 27 * at Eastern N.M. W 56-11 Oct. 4 u vs. East Central, Okla..... W 66-7 Oct. 11 * vs. Angelo State.................. W 51-7 Oct. 18 * at West Texas A&M............ W 52-35 Oct. 25 * vs. Tarleton State................ W 37-17 Nov. 1 * at A&M-Kingsville.............. W 42-17 Nov. 8 * vs. Midwestern State......... W 47-17 NCAA Division II Playoffs – First Round Abilene, Texas Nov. 22 vs. West Texas A&M............. W 93-68 NCAA Division II Playoffs – Second Round Abilene, Texas Nov. 29 vs. NW Missouri State...........L 45-36

2009

2006

Sept. 7 vs. Central Oklahoma W 24-18 Sept. 16 u at SE Oklahoma State.... W 51-14 Sept. 23 u vs. SW Oklahoma St. W 31-0 Sept. 30 * at Eastern N.M. W 21-0 Oct. 7 u at Northeastern St. W 45-20 Oct. 14 * vs. Angelo State.................. W 35-7 Oct. 19 * at West Texas A&M............ W 49-33 Oct. 28 * vs. Tarleton State.................L 37-36 Nov. 4 * at A&M-Kingsville.............. W 41-38 Nov. 11 * vs. MIdwestern State.........L 46-30 NCAA Division II Playoffs – First Round Abilene, Texas Nov. 18 at West Texas A&M................L 30-27 (ot)

2007

(10-3, 8-1 LSC / 5-1 LSC-South)

Head Coach: Chris Thomsen Lone Star Conference Team reached #1 in the nation after win over Angelo State Home: 5-1 • Road: 3-3 • Neutral: 1-0 Conference – Home: 3-1 • Road: 2-2 • Neutral: 1-0 Points scored: 376 • Points allowed: 256

Head Coach: Chris Thomsen Lone Star Conference Home: 3-2 • Road: 5-1 Conference – Home: 2-2 • Road: 5-0 Points scored: 390 • Points allowed: 243

Head Coach: Chris Thomsen Lone Star Conference Home: 5-1 • Road: 5-2 Conference – Home: 4-1 • Road: 4-0 Points scored: 639 • Points allowed: 390

Sept. 1 at Central Oklahoma.............L 27-17 Sept. 8 at Texas State......................... W 45-27 Sept. 15 u vs. SE Oklahoma St. W 41-3 Sept. 22 u at SW Oklahoma St. W 50-14 Sept. 29 * vs. Eastern N.M. W 45-20 Oct. 6 u vs. Northeastern St. W 58-7 Oct. 13 * at Angelo State.................... W 52-28 Oct. 20 * vs. West Texas A&M...........L 41-31 Oct. 27 * at Tarleton State.................. W 70-63 Nov. 3 * vs. A&M-Kingsville............ W 59-31 Nov. 10 * at Midwestern State.......... W 42-41 NCAA Division II Playoffs – First Round Abilene, Texas Nov. 17 vs. Mesa State........................ W 56-12 NCAA Division II Playoffs – Second Round Chadron, Neb. Nov. 24 at Chadron State, Neb.........L 76-73 (3ot)

• All wins from 2007 season vacated because of NCAA violations, leaving ACU with an official record of 0-3 in 2007

2011

(8-3, 7-1 LSC)

Head Coach: Chris Thomsen Lone Star Conference Home: 6-1 • Road: 3-2 • Neutral: 0-1 Conference – Home: 4-0 • Road: 3-1 Points scored: 410 • Points allowed: 324 Sept. 1 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12

* at Tarleton State.................. W 27-24 # vs. North Alabama.............L 23-17 * vs. Angelo State.................. W 31-17 vs. Western Oregon............. W 51-35 * at Eastern N.M. W 36-7 * ! vs. West Texas A&M........ W 28-18 * at Midwestern State...........L 70-28 * vs. A&M-Commerce.......... W 40-28 * at A&M-Kingsville............... W 42-34 * vs. Incarnate Word............. W 61-16

NCAA Division II Playoffs – First Round Topeka, Kan. Nov. 19 at Washburn.............................L 52-49

# Game played at AT&T Stadium, Arlington

(9-4, 6-3 LSC / 3-3 LSC-South)

(8-3, 7-2 LSC / 4-2 LSC-South)

NCAA Division II Playoffs – Second Round Abilene, Texas Nov. 27 vs. Central Missouri.............. L 55-41

Aug. 27 vs. NW Missouri State.......... W 19-14 Sept. 5 vs. Fort Lewis, Colo.............. W 58-10 Sept. 12 # u vs. A&M-Commerce.. W 20-14 (ot) Sept. 19 u vs. SE Oklahoma St. W 33-14 Sept. 26 * vs. Eastern N.M.................. W 44-33 Oct. 3 u at East Central, Okla...... W 43-6 Oct. 10 * at Angelo State.................... W 38-14 Oct. 17 * vs. West Texas A&M...........L 32-21 Oct. 24 * at Tarleton State...................L 13-6 Oct. 31 * vs. A&M-Kingsville............ W 47-35 Nov. 7 * at Midwestern State...........L 15-13 NCAA Division II Playoffs – First Round Wichita Falls, Texas Nov. 14 at Midwestern State............. W 24-21 NCAA Division II Playoffs – Second Round Maryville, Mo. Nov. 21 at NW Missouri State............L 35-10

# Game played at Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas

2010

(11-1, 10-LSC / 8-0 LSC-South) Head Coach: Chris Thomsen Lone Star Conference Lone Star Conference champion Home: 6-1 • Road: 5-0 Conference – Home: 5-0 • Road: 5-0 Points scored: 520 • Points allowed: 258

Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13

at Washburn............................ W 34-26 u at Northeastern St.......... W 43-13 u vs. East Central, Okla.... W 47-7 * vs. Tarleton State................ W 65-3 * at A&M-Kingsville.............. W 31-24 * ! vs. Midwestern St............ W 31-28 * at Incarnate Word............... W 54-17 * at Eastern N.M. W 53-14 * vs. Angelo State.................. W 33-20 * at West Texas A&M............ W 41-34 * vs. SW Okla. State............. W 47-17

2012

(7-4, 4-4 in LSC) Head Coach: Ken Collums Lone Star Conference Home: 3-2 • Road: 3-2 • Neutral: 1-0 Conference – Home: 1-2 • Road: 2-2 • Neutral: 1-0 Points scored: 315 • Points allowed: 236 Sept. 1 vs. McMurry...................................... W 51-0 Sept. 8 * vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville.......... L 16-13 Sept. 15 * # vs. Tarleton State..................... W 34-31 Sept. 22 * at Angelo State............................. L 28-23 Sept. 27 at Delta State (Miss.)..................... W 34-28 Oct. 6 * vs. Eastern New Mexico........... W 59-17 Oct. 13 * at West Texas A&M...................... L 36-0 Oct. 20 * ! vs. Midwestern State................ L 35-31 Oct. 27 * at Texas A&M-Commerce........ W 24-17 Nov. 3 vs. West Alabama.......................... W 22-16 (ot) Nov. 10 * at Incarnate Word........................ W 24-12 # game played at AT&T Stadium, Arlington

2013 (6-5)

Head Coach: Ken Collums NCAA Division I-FCS Independent Home: 4-0 • Road: 2-4 • Neutral: 0-1 Points scored: 501 • Points allowed: 282 Aug. 31 vs. Concordia (Ala.)....................... W 84-6 Sept. 7 vs. McMurry...................................... W 60-17 Sept. 14 vs. New Mexico Highlands......... W 52-28 Sept. 21 at Illinois State.................................. L 31-17 Sept. 28 # vs. Tarleton State........................ L 41-34 (ot) Oct. 5 at Pittsburg State (Kan.) L 28-20 Oct. 12 at Houston Baptist......................... W 69-12 Oct. 19 ! vs. Incarnate Word...................... W 40-6 Oct. 26 at New Mexico State...................... L 34-29 Nov. 9 at Incarnate Word........................... L 34-31 Nov. 16 at Prairie View A&M...................... W 65-45 # Game played at Toyota Stadium, Frisco

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(6-6, 4-4 Southland) Head Coach: Ken Collums Southland Conference Home: 2-3 • Road: 3-3 • Neutral: 1-0 Conference –Home: 1-2 • Road: 2-2 • Neutral: 1-0 Points scored: 392 • Points allowed: 325 Aug. 27 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15

at Georgia State.............................. L 38-37 vs. Northern Arizona...................... L 27-21 at Troy................................................. W 38-35 * vs. Incarnate Word...................... W 21-0 * at Houston Baptist...................... W 59-14 * vs. Lamar.......................................... L 24-21 ! vs. Ave Maria................................. W 55-14 * at #10 McNeese............................ L 31-20 * at Sam Houston State................. L 38-21 * # vs. Central Arkansas.............. W 52-35 * vs. Northwestern State.............. L 34-10 * at #24Stephen F. Austin........... W 37-35

# game played at Clark Stadium, Plano

2015

(3-8, 3-6 Southland) Head Coach: Ken Collums Southland Conference Home: 3-2 • Road: 0-6 Conference – Home: 3-2 • Road: 0-4 Points scored: 272 • Points allowed: 358 Sept. 3 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 25 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21

at Fresno State................................. L 34-13 * vs. Houston Baptist.................... W 49-21 * vs. Stephen F. Austin................. W 35-32 * at Central Arkansas..................... L 42-14 * at Lamar........................................... L 44-28 * ! vs. Sam Houston State............. L 49-21 * at Incarnate Word......................... L 25-20 * vs. McNeese................................... L 15-13 * at Northwestern State................ L 39-22 * vs. Southeastern La................... W 21-17 at Northern Colorado.................... L 40-36

2016

(3-8, 3-6 Southland) Head Coach: Ken Collums Southland Conference Home: 2-3 • Road: 0-6 Conference – Home: 2-2 • Road: 0-5 Points scored: 295 • Points allowed: 417 Sept. 3 at Air Force........................................ L 37-21 Sept. 10 vs. Northern Colorado.................. L 55-52 Sept. 17 * at Houston Baptist....................... L 27-24 (ot) Sept. 24 * at Stephen F. Austin.................... L 41-30 Oct. 1 * vs Central Arkansas.................... L 58-27 Oct. 8 * vs. Lamar.......................................... L 38-10 Oct. 15 * at Sam Houston State................. L 48-21 Oct. 22 * ! vs. Incarnate Word.................... W 52-27 Oct. 29 * at McNeese.................................... L 33-14 Nov. 5 * vs. Northwestern State............. W 25-22 Nov. 12 * at Southeastern La...................... L 31-19

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ACU in Overtime

* Signifies conference game

All-Time Record: 5-3

u Signifies Lone Star Conference crossover game ! Homecoming Unless marked, all home games were played in Abilene and all road games played in city where opponent is located.

Officially, the 1922 ACU-West Texas A&M game was forfeited in favor of ACU. However, three quarters of the game was played in Abilene with the WT captain calling his teammates off the field in a protest over a failure of the officials to call what the WT players considered to be interference with a receiver. ACU was ahead 13-7 at the time the WT players left the field.

Sept. 21, 1995 Nov. 14, 1998 Sept. 10, 2005 Nov. 18, 2006 Nov. 24, 2007 Sept. 12, 2009 Nov. 3, 2012 Sept. 28, 2013 Sept. 17, 2016

vs. Midwestern State, ot . . . . . . . . . W, 17-14 vs. West Texas A&M, 2 ot . . . . . . W, 36-29 at Northeastern State, ot . . . . . . W, 20-14 *at West Texas A&M, ot . . . . . . . . L, 30-27 ** at Chadron State, 3 ot . . . . . . . . L, 76-73 # vs. A&M-Commerce, ot . . . . . . W, 20-14 vs. West Alabama, ot . . . . . . . . . . W, 22-16 ^ vs. Tarleton State, 2 ot . . . . . . . . L, 41-34 * at Houston Baptist . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 27-24

* NCAA Division II first-round playoff game ** NCAA Division II second-round playoff game # Game played at Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas ^ Game played at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas

ACU Homecoming Record All-Time Record: 53-34-1

1920...............................ACU 81, Daniel Baker, 0 1926................................Daniel Baker, 13, ACU 6 1927................................ACU 6, Texas Tech 3 1928................................Daniel Baker 14, ACU 0 1929................................ACU 12, Sam Houston State 0 1930...............................Daniel Baker 7, ACU 6 1931.................................ACU 41, West Texas A&M 0 1932................................ACU 12, Daniel Baker 0 1933................................ACU 3, McMurry 0 1934................................McMurry 27, ACU 0 1935................................McMurry 31, ACU 7 1936................................McMurry 33, ACU 6 1937................................ACU 13, McMurry 7 1938................................ACU 21, Daniel Baker 0 1939................................ACU 26, McMurry 0 1940...............................ACU 20, Daniel Baker 0 1941.................................ACU 19, Austin College 0 1942................................ACU 53, Austin College 0 1946...............................ACU 19, Howard Payne 0 1947................................ACU 42, Austin College 7 1948...............................ACU 27, Howard Payne 7 1949................................Austin College 27, ACU 14 1950...............................ACU 27, Howard Payne 6 1951.................................ACU 50, Austin College 33 1952...............................ACU 48, A&M-Kingsville 13 1953................................ACU 28, McMurry 8 1954...............................ACU 33, Lamar 14 1955...............................Southern Miss. 40, ACU 0 1956...............................ACU 13, Midwestern State7 1957................................ACU 40, Trinity 12 1958...............................Southern Miss. 22, ACU 0 1959...............................ACU 13, Trinity 12 1960...............................Southern Miss. 34, ACU 8 1961.................................McMurry 33, ACU 28 1962...............................ACU 28, Texas-Arlington 18 1963...............................ACU 41, Trinity 0 1964...............................ACU 37, Texas-Arlington 14 1965...............................ACU 30, Trinity 27 1966...............................Texas-Arlington 23, ACU 0 1967................................Trinity 20, ACU 7 1968...............................Texas-Arlington 30, ACU 20 1969...............................ACU 42, Eastern NM 13 1970................................ACU 21, Texas-Arlington 7 1971.................................Trinity 27, ACU 14 1972................................ACU 3, Arkansas State 0

1973................................ACU 29, Sul Ross State 0 1974................................ACU 31, East Texas State 13 1975................................ACU 49, Sul Ross State 14 1976................................ACU 17, East Texas State 0 1977................................Angelo State 21, ACU 14 1978................................ACU 28, East Texas State 27 1979................................S.F. Austin State 27, ACU 21 1980...............................East Texas State 24, ACU 14 1981................................ACU 31, S.F. Austin State 0 1982...............................East Texas State 26, ACU 25 1983 ..............................ACU 24, S.F. Austin State 10 1984...............................ACU 30, Howard Payne 0 1985...............................ACU 24, NW Missouri 24 (tie) 1986...............................ACU 45, Angelo State 13 1987................................ACU 37, Texas Lutheran 22 1988...............................East Texas State 39, ACU 24 1989...............................ACU 38, Cameron 10 1990...............................East Texas State 63, ACU 34 1991................................Cameron 10, ACU 3 1992...............................East Texas State 52, ACU 10 1993................................ACU 57, Tarleton State 15 1994...............................East Texas State 42, ACU 35 1995...............................ACU 38, Tarleton State 18 1996...............................ACU 17, Angelo State 14 1997................................ACU 23, Tarleton State 17 1998...............................Angelo State 18, ACU 16 1999...............................Tarleton State 14, ACU 9 2000..............................Angelo State 27, ACU 25 2001...............................Tarleton State 52, ACU 7 2002..............................ACU 30, Angelo State 29 2003..............................ACU 18, Midwestern State 14 2004..............................A&M-Commerce 37, ACU 17 2005..............................West Texas A&M 40, ACU 24 2006..............................ACU 35, Angelo State 7 2007...............................West Texas A&M 41, ACU 31 2008..............................ACU 37, Tarleton State 17 2009..............................West Texas A&M 32, ACU 21 2010...............................ACU 31, Midwestern State 28 2011................................ACU 28, West Texas A&M 18 2012...............................Midwestern State 35, ACU 31 2013................................ACU 40, Incarnate Word 6 2014................................ACU 55, Ave Maria (Fla.) 14 2015...............................Sam Houston St. 49, ACU 21 2016...............................ACU 52, Incarnate Word 27

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ACU Head Football Coaches

VERNON MCCASLAND 1919 (1 season) 2-2

SEWELL JONES 1920 (1 season) 4-0-1

RUSSELL LEWIS 1921 (1 season) 2-5

VICTOR PAYNE 1922-23 (2 seasons) 12-3

A.B. MORRIS 1924-41 (18 seasons) 67-78-18

TONTO COLEMAN 1942, 46-49 (5 seasons) 28-15-2

GARVIN BEAUCHAMP 1950-55 (6 seasons) 39-18-4

N.L. NICHOLSON 1956-61 (6 seasons) 28-30-1

LES WHEELER 1962-67 (6 seasons) 30-27-0

WALLY BULLINGTON 1968-76 (9 seasons) 62-32-2

DEWIT T JONES 1977-78 (2 seasons) 18-4-1

TED SIT TON 1979-84 (6 seasons) 33-28-1

JOHN PAYNE 1985-90 (6 seasons) 26-34-2

RONNIE PEACOCK 1991-92 (2 seasons) 4-15

DR. BOB STRADER 1993-95 (3 seasons) 14-17

JACK KISER 1996-99 (4 seasons) 21-20

GARY GAINES 2000-04 (5 seasons) 21-30

CHRIS THOMSEN 2005-11 (7 seasons) * 51-21

KEN COLLUMS 2012-2016 (4 seasons) 24-32

ADAM DORREL 2017-Present

* 10 wins vacated in 2007

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Arkansas (0-1)

Carswell Air Force Base (0-1)

H: 1-0 / A: 1-0 Sept. 18, 1993 Sept. 17, 1994

H: 0-0 / A: 0-1 Sept. 18, 1948 Fayetteville.......................... L 40-6

H: 0-0 / A: 0-1 Oct. 11, 1951

Arkansas State (2-9-1)

Central Arkansas (1-6-1)

H: 2-3-1 / A: 0-5 / N: 0-1 Sept. 26, 1953 Jonesboro........................... L 19-7 Nov. 20, 1954 Abilene..................................W 53-0 Oct. 24, 1964 Abilene.................................. L 21-7 Oct. 23, 1965 Jonesboro........................... L 35-13 Oct. 22, 1966 Abilene.................................. L 33-22 Oct. 21, 1967 Jonesboro........................... L 24-14 Oct. 26, 1968 Abilene.................................. T 17-17 Oct. 25, 1969 Jonesboro........................... L 34-22 Oct. 24, 1970 Abilene.................................. L 28-23 Oct. 23, 1971 Little Rock............................ L 35-9 Oct. 21, 1972 Abilene..................................W 3-0 Sept. 8, 1973 Jonesboro........................... L 56-46

H: 0-1 / A: 0-3-1 / N: 1-1 Oct. 7, 1939 Conway................................. T 0-0 Oct. 3, 1940 Little Rock............................ L 7-0 Sept. 7, 1974 + Conway.............................W 27-10 Sept. 1, 2001 Conway................................. L 65-16 Sept. 7, 2002 Abilene.................................. L 31-17 Sept. 4, 2003 Conway................................. L 30-12 Nov. 1, 2014 Plano......................................W 52-35 Oct. 3, 2015 Conway............................... L 42-14

Abilene..................................W 33-0 Alamosa................................W 40-7

Alcorn State (0-2) H: 0-1 / A: 0-1 Sept. 24, 1988 Abilene.................................. L 34-13 Sept. 23, 1989 Lorman.................................. L 31-21

Amarillo College (1-0) H: 0-0 / A: 1-0 Sept. 23, 1933 Amarillo.................................W 14-0

Angelo State (20-28-1) H: 14-11 / A: 6-17-1 Nov. 20, 1965 San Angelo..........................W 41-12 Nov. 19, 1966 Abilene..................................W 28-18 Nov. 18, 1967 San Angelo.......................... L 17-6 Nov. 23, 1968 Abilene..................................W 60-14 Nov. 22, 1969 Abilene..................................W 51-19 Sept. 26, 1970 San Angelo..........................W 17-13 Sept. 16, 1972 San Angelo.......................... L 35-27 Oct. 27, 1973 San Angelo..........................W 27-0 Nov. 2, 1974 Abilene..................................W 33-21 Nov. 1, 1975 San Angelo.......................... T 17-17 Oct. 30, 1976 Abilene..................................W 26-0 Oct. 16, 1977 Abilene.................................. L 21-14 Oct. 14, 1978 San Angelo.......................... L 33-8 Oct. 13, 1979 Abilene.................................. L 20-7 Oct. 18, 1980 San Angelo.......................... L 38-20 Oct. 17, 1981 Abilene..................................W 28-26 Oct. 16, 1982 San Angelo.......................... L 24-14 Sept. 3, 1983 San Angelo..........................W 23-9 Oct. 15, 1983 Abilene.................................. L 26-20 Oct. 27, 1984 San Angelo.......................... L 30-7 Nov. 2, 1985 Abilene.................................. L 35-18 Oct. 25, 1986 Abilene..................................W 45-13 Oct. 24, 1987 San Angelo.......................... L 45-24 Oct. 15, 1988 Abilene.................................. L 49-21 Oct. 14, 1989 San Angelo.......................... L 50-14 Sept. 1, 1990 San Angelo.......................... L 45-14 Oct. 13, 1990 Abilene.................................. L 41-6 Aug. 31, 1991 Abilene.................................. L 28-7 Oct. 19, 1991 San Angelo.......................... L 36-9 Oct. 17, 1992 Abilene.................................. L 48-7 Oct. 16, 1993 San Angelo.......................... L 45-20 Oct. 15, 1994 Abilene.................................. L 12-5 Oct. 14, 1995 San Angelo.......................... L 24-0 Oct. 19, 1996 Abilene................................W 17-14 Oct. 18, 1997 San Angelo.......................... L 42-10 Oct. 17, 1998 Abilene.................................. L 18-16 Oct. 16, 1999 San Angelo.......................... L 28-6 Oct. 14, 2000 Abilene.................................. L 27-25 Oct. 13, 2001 San Angelo.......................... L 31-0 Oct. 19, 2002 Abilene..................................W 30-29 Oct. 18, 2003 San Angelo..........................W 39-23 Oct. 9, 2004 Abilene..................................W 29-25 Oct. 8, 2005 San Angelo.......................... L 27-24 Oct. 14, 2006 Abilene..................................W 35-7 Oct. 13, 2007 ^ San Angelo.......................W 52-28 Oct. 11, 2008 Abilene..................................W 51-7 Oct. 10, 2009 San Angelo..........................W 38-14 Oct. 30, 2010 Abilene..................................W 33-20 Sept. 24, 2011 Abilene..................................W 31-17 Sept. 22, 2012 San Angelo.......................... L 28-23 ^ Victory vacated because of NCAA violations

Arizona State (1-0) H: 0-0 / A: 1-0 Oct. 4, 1947

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Arkansas Tech (1-0) H: 1-0 / A: 0-0 Sept. 13, 1969

Abilene..................................W 35-17

Fort Worth........................... L 47-18

+ Game forfeited to Central Arkansas

Central Missouri (0-1) H: 0-0 / A: 0-1 Nov. 27, 2010

*Abilene................................ L 55-41

* NCAA II second-round playoff game / Abilene

Austin College (11-7-1)

Central Oklahoma (8-11-1)

H: 5-2 / A: 5-4-1 / N: 1-1 Oct. 9, 1928 Dallas..................................... L 36-0 Nov. 10, 1933 Abilene..................................W 13-0 Nov. 12, 1934 Sherman............................... L 27-6 Nov. 8, 1935 Sherman............................... T 6-6 Nov. 6, 1936 Sherman............................... L 58-14 Nov. 4, 1937 Abilene.................................. L 6-0 Nov. 4, 1938 Sherman............................... L 12-8 Nov. 4, 1939 San Angelo..........................W 32-6 Nov. 1, 1940 Sherman............................... L 7-6 Nov. 1, 1941 Abilene..................................W 19-0 Nov. 20, 1942 Sherman...............................W 53-0 Nov. 16, 1946 Sherman...............................W 46-2 Nov. 15, 1947 Abilene..................................W 42-7 Nov. 13, 1948 Sherman...............................W 45-6 Nov. 12, 1949 Abilene.................................. L 27-14 Nov. 11, 1950 Sherman...............................W 33-14 Nov. 10, 1951 Abilene..................................W 50-33 Nov. 8, 1952 Sherman...............................W 38-13 Nov. 7, 1953 Abilene..................................W 25-13

H: 6-3-1 / A: 2-8 Sept. 21, 1985 Abilene.................................. T 24-24 Sept. 20, 1986 Edmond................................ L 41-28 Oct. 17, 1987 Abilene..................................W 38-14 Oct. 8, 1988 Edmond................................W 24-23 Oct. 7, 1989 Abilene..................................W 28-9 Oct. 6, 1990 Edmond................................ L 12-9 Oct. 12, 1991 Abilene..................................W 24-7 Oct. 10, 1992 Edmond................................W 35-31 Oct. 9, 1993 Abilene..................................W 28-10 Oct. 8, 1994 Edmond................................ L 36-33 Oct. 7, 1995 Abilene.................................. L 13-7 Oct. 12, 1996 Edmond................................ L 24-6 Sept. 20, 1997 Abilene.................................. L 28-0 Sept. 19, 1998 Edmond................................ L 30-0 Oct. 12, 2002 Abilene..................................W 22-20 Oct. 11, 2003 Edmond................................ L 17-14 Sept. 4, 2004 Edmond................................ L 49-24 Sept. 3, 2005 Abilene.................................. L 49-37 Sept. 7, 2006 Abilene..................................W 24-18 Sept. 1, 2007 Edmond................................ L 27-17

Ave Maria, Fla. (1-0) H: 1-0 / A: 0-0 Oct. 11, 2014

Abilene..................................W 55-14

Breckenridge Elks (1-0) H: 0-0 / A: 1-0 Oct. 10, 1924

Breckenridge......................W 13-0

California-Davis (0-2) H: 0-1 / A: 0-1 Sept. 8, 2001 Abilene.................................. L 41-28 Sept. 14, 2002 Davis...................................... L 34-17

Cal State-Los Angeles (0-1) H: 0-0 / A: 0-1 Oct. 29, 1966

Los Angeles........................ L 23-7

Cameron (4-5) H: 3-1 / A: 1-3 / N: 0-1 Nov. 6, 1976 Abilene..................................W 42-0 Sept. 24, 1977 Abilene..................................W 21-14 Sept. 23, 1978 Lawton.................................. L 17-13 Sept. 26, 1987 Arlington............................... L 13-3 Oct. 22, 1988 Lawton.................................. L 14-10 Oct. 21, 1989 Abilene..................................W 38-10 Oct. 20, 1990 Lawton.................................. L 10-6 Oct. 26, 1991 Abilene.................................. L 10-3 Oct. 24, 1992 Lawton..................................W 12-7

Chadron State, Neb. (0-1) H: 0-0 / A: 0-1 Nov. 24, 2007 * Chadron............................. L 76-73 (3ot) * NCAA II second-round playoff game

Clarendon (3-3-1) H: 1-0 / A: 0-0 Oct. 16, 1920 Nov. 18, 1921 Sept. 30, 1922 Oct. 26, 1923 Sept. 26, 1924 Nov. 6, 1925 Nov. 5, 1926

Abilene..................................W 29-7 Clarendon............................ L 7-0 Abilene.................................. L 14-12 Clarendon............................W 3-0 Abilene.................................. L 3-0 Clarendon............................ T 0-0 Abilene..................................W 28-7

Colorado Mesa (0-0) H: 0-0 / A: 0-0 Nov. 17, 2007 * ^ Abilene............................W 56-12 * NCAA II first-round playoff game / Abilene ^ Victory vacated because of NCAA violations

Concordia, Ala. (1-0) H: 1-0 / A: 0-0 Aug. 31, 2012

Abilene..................................W 84-6

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Abilene.................................. L 20-0 Abilene..................................W 19-0 Dallas..................................... L 13-3

Daniel Baker (11-9-3) H: 7-3-1 / A: 4-6-2 Oct. 25, 1919 Brownwood......................... L 13-6 Nov. 1, 1919 Abilene..................................W 21-7 Nov. 25, 1920 Abilene..................................W 81-0 Nov. 24, 1921 Brownwood......................... L 55-0 Nov. 27, 1924 Abilene..................................W 3-0 Nov. 26, 1925 Brownwood......................... T 7-7 Nov. 25, 1926 Abilene.................................. L 13-6 Nov. 24, 1927 Brownwood.........................W 6-3 Nov. 29, 1928 Abilene.................................. L 14-0 Nov. 28, 1929 Brownwood.........................W 6-0 Nov. 27, 1930 Abilene.................................. L 7-6 Nov. 26, 1931 Brownwood......................... L 7-0 Nov. 30, 1931 Brownwood......................... L 3-0 Nov. 24, 1932 Abilene..................................W 12-0 Oct. 6, 1933 Brownwood......................... T 0-0 Nov. 17, 1934 Abilene.................................. T 6-6 Nov. 15, 1935 Brownwood......................... L 7-6 Nov. 13, 1936 Abilene..................................W 13-7 Nov. 12, 1937 Brownwood......................... L 3-0 Nov. 12, 1938 Abilene..................................W 21-0 Nov. 11, 1939 Brownwood.........................W 6-2 Nov. 9, 1940 Abilene..................................W 20-0 Oct. 25, 1941 Brownwood.........................W 48-0

Dayton (0-1) H: 0-0 / A: 0-1 Oct. 17, 1964

Oct. 1, 1988 Sept. 30, 1989 Sept. 29, 1990 Oct. 5, 1991 Oct. 3, 1992 Oct. 2, 1993 Oct. 1, 1994 Sept. 30, 1995 Oct. 5, 1996 Oct. 4, 1997 Oct. 3, 1998 Oct. 2, 1999 Sept. 30, 2000 Sept. 29, 2001 Oct. 5, 2002 Oct. 4, 2003 Sept. 25, 2004 Sept. 24, 2005 Sept. 30, 2006 Sept. 29, 2007 Sept. 27, 2008 Sept. 26, 2009 Oct. 23, 2010 Oct. 8, 2011 Oct. 6, 2012

Portales................................W 21-17 Abilene..................................W 23-13 Portales................................ L 21-11 Abilene.................................. L 32-20 Portales................................ L 30-6 Abilene..................................W 52-36 Portales................................ L 20-9 Portales................................ L 17-7 Abilene..................................W 25-6 Portales................................W 40-7 Abilene.................................. L 35-21 Portales................................W 31-28 Portales................................W 23-21 Abilene..................................W 35-21 Portales................................W 20-19 Abilene..................................W 24-14 Portales................................ L 28-21 Abilene.................................. L 33-30 Portales................................W 21-0 ^ Abilene..............................W 45-20 Portales................................W 56-11 Abilene..................................W 44-33 Portales................................W 53-14 Portales................................W 36-7 Abilene..................................W 59-17

^ Victory vacated because of NCAA violations

Elon, N.C. (1-0)

NAIA Division I Champions Bowl H: 0-0 / A: 0-0 / N: 1-0 Dec. 8, 1973 Shreveport..........................W 42-14

Florida State (2-1)

Delta State, Miss. (1-0)

H: 0-0 / A: 2-1 Oct. 10, 1953 Tallahassee, Fla.................W 20-7 Sept. 25, 1954 Tallahassee, Fla.................W 13-0 Oct. 19, 1957 Tallahassee, Fla................. L 34-7

H: 0-0 / A: 1-0 Sept. 27, 2012 Cleveland.............................W 34-28

Fort Lewis, Colo. (2-0)

Dayton................................... L 21-14

Dixie College (0-1) H: 0-0 / A: 0-1 Sept. 16, 1933

at Dixie College................. L 6-0

Drake (1-4) H: 0-1 / A: 1-3 Sept. 14, 1951 Nov. 14, 1964 Oct. 30, 1965 Oct. 31, 1970 Sept. 18, 1971

Des Moines......................... L 19-7 Des Moines......................... L 14-3 Abilene.................................. L 24-7 Des Moines.........................W 33-13 Des Moines......................... L 34-17

East Central, Okla. (7-4) H: 4-1 / A: 3-2 / N: 0-1 Nov. 14, 1931 Ada......................................... L 28-13 Sept. 2, 1978 Ada.........................................W 14-3 Sept. 1, 1979 Abilene..................................W 35-7 Sept. 17, 1988 Arlington............................... L 31-24 Sept. 27, 1997 Abilene..................................W 20-7 Sept. 26, 1998 Abilene..................................W 35-7 Sept. 23, 2000 Abilene.................................. L 19-18 Sept. 22, 2001 Ada......................................... L 37-17 Oct. 4, 2008 Ada.........................................W 66-7 Oct. 3, 2009 Abilene..................................W 43-6 Sept. 18, 2010 Adal........................................W 47-7

Eastern New Mexico (23-11) H: 11-5 / A: 12-6 Sept. 16, 1950 Oct. 28, 1967 Nov. 2, 1968 Nov. 1, 1969 Oct. 10, 1970 Oct. 9, 1971 Oct. 28, 1972 Nov. 9, 1985 Oct. 11, 1986 Oct. 10, 1987

Abilene..................................W 39-0 Abilene..................................W 27-3 Portales................................ L 24-14 Abilene..................................W 42-13 Abilene..................................W 61-7 Portales................................W 16-0 Portales................................W 34-10 Abilene.................................. L 23-9 Portales................................W 34-10 Abilene.................................. L 17-13

H: 2-0 / A: 0-0 Sept. 13, 2003 Abilene..................................W 46-7 Sept. 5, 2009 Abilene..................................W 58-10

Fresno State (2-3) H: 0-0 / A: 1-3 / N: 1-0 Oct. 8, 1960 Fresno................................... L 20-19 Nov. 11, 1961 Fresno................................... L 21-7 Oct. 6, 1962 San Angelo..........................W 26-14 Nov. 30, 1963 Fresno...................................W 32-29 Sept. 3, 2015 Fresno.................................. L 34-13

Georgia State (0-1) H: 0-0 / A: 0-1 Aug. 27, 2014

Atlanta................................. L 38-37

Greenville Wesley College (0-1) H: 1-0 / A: 0-0 Nov. 18, 1919

Greenville............................ L 68-3

Gustavus Adolphus (1-0) Refrigerator Bowl

H: 0-0 / A: 0-0 / N: 1-0 Dec. 2, 1950 Evansville.............................W 13-7

Hawai’i (0-1) H: 0-0 / A: 0-1 Sept. 13, 1980 Honolulu............................... L 41-0

Houston Baptist (3-0) H: 1-0 / A: 2-0 Oct. 12, 2013 Houston................................W 69-12 Sept. 27, 2014 Houston................................W 59-14 Sept. 19, 201 Abilene................................W 49-21

Howard Payne (33-18-2) H: 16-9-1 / A: 17-9-1 Oct. 30, 1920 Brownwood.........................W 7-3 Oct. 29, 1921 Brownwood......................... L 56-0 Sept. 24, 1925 Abilene.................................. L 18-0 Sept. 23, 1926 Abilene.................................. L 22-0 Nov. 4, 1932 Brownwood......................... L 6-0 Nov. 3, 1933 Abilene.................................. T 0-0 Nov. 2, 1934 Brownwood......................... L 12-0 Nov. 1, 1935 Abilene.................................. L 20-0 Oct. 30, 1936 Brownwood......................... L 26-0 Oct. 29, 1937 Abilene.................................. L 14-6 Oct. 28, 1938 Brownwood......................... T 0-0 Nov. 18, 1939 Abilene..................................W 14-0 Nov. 15, 1940 Brownwood.........................W 6-0 Nov. 15, 1941 Abilene.................................. L 13-0 Nov. 13, 1942 Abilene.................................. L 9-0 Nov. 9, 1946 Abilene..................................W 19-0 Nov. 22, 1947 Brownwood......................... L 35-7 Nov. 25, 1948 Abilene..................................W 27-7 Nov. 24, 1949 Brownwood......................... L 20-0 Nov. 23, 1950 Abilene..................................W 27-6 Nov. 22, 1951 Brownwood.........................W 34-14 Nov. 27, 1952 Abilene..................................W 62-6 Nov. 26, 1953 Brownwood.........................W 34-6 Nov. 25, 1954 Abilene.................................. L 26-13 Nov. 24, 1955 Brownwood......................... L 21-6 Nov. 24, 1956 Abilene.................................. L 20-12 Nov. 23, 1957 Brownwood.........................W 33-6 Nov. 27, 1958 Abilene..................................W 49-30 Oct. 17, 1959 Brownwood.........................W 20-15 Oct. 15, 1960 Abilene..................................W 6-0 Sept. 23, 1961 Brownwood.........................W 11-7 Sept. 22, 1962 Brownwood.........................W 29-28 Sept. 12, 1964 Brownwood.........................W 24-6 Sept. 25, 1965 Brownwood.........................W 45-0 Sept. 24, 1966 Abilene..................................W 17-9 Sept. 23, 1967 Brownwood......................... L 23-19 Sept. 28, 1968 Abilene..................................W 50-49 Sept. 27, 1969 Brownwood.........................W 36-27 Sept. 12, 1970 Abilene.................................. L 35-27 Nov. 17, 1973 Abilene..................................W 42-14 Nov. 23, 1974 Brownwood......................... L 42-21 Nov. 22, 1975 Abilene..................................W 45-14 Nov. 20, 1976 Brownwood.........................W 34-13 Nov. 19, 1977 Abilene..................................W 42-24 Nov. 18, 1978 Abilene..................................W 38-7 Nov. 17, 1979 Brownwood.........................W 34-18 Nov. 22, 1980 Abilene..................................W 20-0 Nov. 21, 1981 Brownwood.........................W 56-7 Oct. 20, 1982 Abilene..................................W 21-14 Nov. 19, 1983 Brownwood.........................W 35-6 Oct. 20, 1984 Abilene..................................W 30-0 Oct. 26, 1985 Brownwood.........................W 30-0 Nov. 1, 1986 Brownwood.........................W 41-22

Illinois State (0-1)

Harding (1-0)

H: 0-0 / A: 0-1 Sept. 21, 2013 Normal................................... L 31-17

H: 0-0 / A: 0-0 / N: 1-0 Dec. 4, 1976 Pasadena.............................W 22-12

Incarnate Word (5-2)

NAIA Shrine Bowl

Hardin-Simmons (3-0) H: 3-0 / A: 0-0 Oct. 14, 1961 Abilene (h)...........................W 27-0 Oct. 13, 1962 Abilene (h)...........................W 14-6 Oct. 5, 1963 Abilene (h)...........................W 21-7

H: 3-0 / A: 2-1 Oct. 16, 2010 Nov. 12, 2011 Nov. 10, 2012 Oct. 19, 2013 Nov. 9, 2013 Sept. 20, 2014 Oct. 25, 2015

San Antonio........................W 54-17 Abilene..................................W 61-16 San Antonio........................W 24-12 Abilene..................................W 40-6 San Antonio........................ L 34-31 Abilene..................................W 21-0 San Antonio....................... L 25-20

ACU WILDCAT FOOTBALL

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FOOTBALLHISTORY Lamar (7-11) H: 4-6 / A: 3-4 Oct. 24, 1953 Oct. 30, 1954 Oct. 3, 1959 Oct. 1, 1960 Sept. 30, 1961 Sept. 29, 1962 Sept. 28, 1963 Sept. 26, 1964 Oct. 16, 1965 Oct. 15, 1966 Oct. 14, 1967 Oct. 19, 1968 Oct. 18, 1969 Oct. 17, 1970 Oct. 30, 1971 Oct. 14, 1972 Oct. 4, 2014 Oct. 10, 2015

Abilene..................................W 26-21 Abilene..................................W 33-14 Abilene...................................L 8-7 Beaumont.............................W 20-7 Abilene...................................L 25-10 Beaumont..............................L 13-6 Abilene..................................W 25-0 Beaumont..............................L 14-3 Abilene...................................L 28-18 Beaumont..............................L 42-16 Abilene...................................L 54-13 Beaumont.............................W 38-14 Abilene..................................W 22-9 Beaumont.............................W 42-27 Abilene...................................L 30-28 Beaumont..............................L 31-10 Abilene...................................L 24-21 Beaumont........................... L 44-28

Langston, Okla. (1-0)

NAIA Division I National Semifinals H: 1-0 / A: 0-0 Dec. 1, 1973

Abilene..................................W 34-6

Louisiana-Lafayette (2-1) H: 1-0 / A: 1-1 Oct. 18, 1958 Nov. 7, 1959 Oct. 7, 1972

Abilene..................................W 27-8 Lafayette...............................W 14-12 Lafayette................................L 35-14

Louisiana Tech (0-2) H: 0-0 / A: 0-2 Oct. 1, 1955 Ruston.....................................L 21-7 Sept. 30, 1972 Ruston.....................................L 35-12

Lubbock Army Air Base (1-0) H: 0-0 / A: 1-0 Sept. 26, 1942 Lubbock................................W 12-0

McMurry (26-15) H: 0-0 / A: 0-0 Sept. 27, 1930 Oct. 7, 1931 Oct. 6, 1932 Nov. 25, 1933 Nov. 29, 1934 Nov. 23, 1935 Nov. 21, 1936 Nov. 20, 1937 Nov. 19, 1938 Nov. 25, 1939 Nov. 22, 1940 Oct. 4, 1941 Oct. 30, 1942 Oct. 26, 1946 Oct. 25, 1947 Oct. 23, 1948 Oct. 22, 1949 Oct. 21, 1950 Oct. 20, 1951 Oct. 18, 1952 Oct. 17, 1953 Oct. 16, 1954 Oct. 15, 1955 Sept. 15, 1956 Oct. 5, 1957 Oct. 11, 1958 Nov. 26, 1959 Nov. 24, 1960 Nov. 25, 1961 Nov. 10, 1962 Nov. 16, 1963 Oct. 3, 1964 Oct. 2, 1965 Oct. 1, 1966 Sept. 30, 1967

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vs. McMurry.........................W 24-0 vs. McMurry.........................W 13-7 vs. McMurry..........................L 3-0 vs. McMurry.........................W 3-0 vs. McMurry..........................L 27-0 vs. McMurry..........................L 31-7 vs. McMurry..........................L 33-6 vs. McMurry..........................L 13-7 vs. McMurry.........................W 19-7 vs. McMurry.........................W 26-0 vs. McMurry.........................W 6-0 vs. McMurry.........................W 20-6 vs. McMurry.........................W 33-0 vs. McMurry.........................W 27-0 vs. McMurry..........................L 20-7 vs. McMurry..........................L 13-9 vs. McMurry..........................L 21-0 vs. McMurry.........................W 26-14 vs. McMurry.........................W 58-13 vs. McMurry.........................W 26-0 vs. McMurry.........................W 28-8 vs. McMurry..........................L 13-6 vs. McMurry..........................L 13-6 vs. McMurry.........................W 26-23 vs. McMury..........................W 20-6 vs. McMurry..........................L 20-7 vs. McMurry..........................L 14-7 vs. McMurry.........................W 26-0 vs. McMurry..........................L 33-28 vs. McMurry.........................W 14-12 vs. McMurry.........................W 21-3 vs. McMurry.........................W 22-15 vs. McMurry..........................L 9-8 vs. McMurry.........................W 28-7 vs. McMurry.........................W 13-10

ACU WILDCAT FOOTBALL

Oct. 5, 1968 Oct. 4, 1969 Nov. 30, 1970 Sept. 11, 1971 Sept. 1, 2012 Sept. 7, 2013

vs. McMurry..........................L 16-3 vs. McMurry.........................W 30-2 vs. McMurry.........................W 43-26 vs. McMurry.........................W 53-20 vs. McMurry.........................W 51-0 vs. McMurry.........................W 60-17

McNeese (0-3)

New Haven, Conn. (1-1) H: 1-0 / A: 0-1 Sept. 24, 1994 Abilene .................................W 27-16 Sept. 23, 1995 New Haven...........................L 33-7

New Mexico Highlands (2-2)

H: 0-0 / A: 0-3 Nov. 18, 1972 Lake Charles........................L 22-0 Oct. 18, 2014 Lake Charles........................L 31-20 Oct. 31, 2015 Abilene................................ L 15-13

H: 2-1 / A: 0-1 Oct. 20, 1962 Sept. 2, 1995 Aug. 31, 1996 Sept. 14, 2012

Memphis (0-3-1)

New Mexico State (0-1)

H: 1-0 / A: 0-3-1 Oct. 2, 1954 Oct. 10, 1959 Nov. 5, 1960 Oct. 21, 1961

H: 0-0 / A: 0-1 Oct. 26, 2013

Memphis............................... T 6-6 Memphis................................L 13-7 Memphis................................L 55-6 Memphis................................L 35-0

Meridian College (2-0) H: 1-0 / A: 1-0 Nov. 11, 1921 at Meridian...........................W 37-0 Sept. 27, 1923 Abilene..................................W 35-0

Midland College (2-0) H: 1-0 / A: 1-0 Oct. 18, 1919 Oct. 14, 1921

Midland.................................W 46-0 Abilene..................................W 7-0

Midwestern State (18-7-1) H: 8-3 / A: 9-4-1 / N: 1-0 Nov. 8, 1947 Wichita Falls........................W 28-0 Nov. 6, 1948 Wichita Falls........................ T 7-7 Oct. 28, 1950 Wichita Falls........................W 13-0 Oct. 27, 1951 Wichita Falls........................W 21-13 Oct. 4, 1952 Stamford...............................W 21-0 Oct. 3l, 1953 Wichita Falls........................W 13-7 Nov. 13, 1954 Wichita Falls........................W 33-13 Nov. 12, 1955 Wichita Falls........................W 26-21 Nov. 10, 1956 Abilene..................................W 13-7 Sept. 26, 1992 Abilene..................................W 24-10 Sept. 11, 1993 Wichita Falls........................W 43-10 Sept. 21, 1996 Abilene..................................W 17-14 (ot) Oct. 11, 1997 Abilene W 34-14 Oct. 10, 1998 Wichita Falls.........................L 23-15 Oct. 9, 1999 Abilene..................................W 26-16 Oct. 26, 2002 Wichita Falls........................W 21-20 Oct. 25, 2003 Abilene..................................W 18-14 Nov. 6, 2004 Abilene...................................L 29-19 Nov. 5, 2005 Wichita Falls.........................L 35-30 Nov. 11, 2006 Abilene...................................L 46-30 Nov. 10, 2007 ^ Wichita Falls.....................W 42-41 Nov. 8, 2008 Abilene..................................W 47-17 Nov. 7, 2009 Wichita Falls.........................L 15-13 Nov. 14, 2009 * Wichita Falls.....................W 24-21 Oct. 9, 2010 Abilene..................................W 31-28 Oct. 22, 2011 Wichita Falls.........................L 70-28 Oct. 20, 2012 Abilene...................................L 35-31 # Game played in Stamford, Texas * NCAA II first-round playoff game / Wichita Falls ^ Victory vacated because of NCAA violations

Mississippi College (0-1) H: 0-0 / A: 0-1 Sept. 10, 1994

Abilene...................................L 21-7

Montana (0-1) H: 0-0 / A: 0-1 Sept. 8, 1984

Missoula.................................L 42-28

Nebraska-Omaha (2-0) H: 1-0 / A: 1-0 Sept. 25, 1971 Sept. 21, 1974

Omaha...................................W 29-6 Abilene..................................W 35-9

Las Vegas..............................L 26-20 Abilene..................................W 31-6 Abilene...................................L 32-20 Abilene..................................W 52-28

Las Cruces............................L 34-29

North Alabama (0-1) H: 0-0 / A: 0-0 / N: 0-1 Sept. 17, 2011 Arlington................................L 23-17

North Texas (8-15-1) H: 3-2 / A: 4-13-1 / N: 1-0 Oct. 23, 1926 Abilene..................................W 13-10 Oct. 21, 1927 Denton...................................W 33-0 Oct. 24, 1930 Abilene...................................L 20-12 Oct. 23, 1931 Denton....................................L 6-0 Oct. 14, 1932 Denton....................................L 13-0 Oct. 13, 1933 Denton...................................W 6-0 Oct. 15, 1934 Denton....................................L 6-0 Oct. 11, 1935 Denton................................... T 13-13 Oct. 9, 1936 Denton....................................L 18-0 Oct. 8, 1937 Denton....................................L 22-14 Oct. 8, 1938 San Angelo..........................W 6-0 Sept. 23, 1939 Abilene...................................L 9-0 Sept. 21, 1940 Denton...................................W 19-13 Oct. 4, 1946 Abilene..................................W 6-0 Nov. 17, 1956 Denton....................................L 20-7 Oct. 12, 1957 Abilene..................................W 28-20 Nov. 2, 1963 Denton...................................W 20-6 Oct. 3, 1987 Denton....................................L 26-3 Sept. 9, 1989 Denton....................................L 35-19 Sept. 15, 1990 Denton....................................L 38-6 Sept. 7, 1991 Denton....................................L 24-0 Sept. 5, 1992 Denton....................................L 41-0 Sept. 25, 1993 Denton....................................L 33-13 Sept. 1, 1994 Denton....................................L 48-0

Northern Arizona (0-3) H: 0-1 / A: 0-2 Sept. 2, 1989 Flagstaff.................................L 42-13 Sept. 16, 1995 Flagstaff.................................L 62-0 Sept. 6, 2014 Abilene...................................L 27-21

Northern Colorado (10-5-1) H: 6-2 / A: 4-2-1 Oct. 3, 1970 Oct. 2, 1971 Sept. 11, 1976 Sept. 10, 1977 Sept. 16, 1978 Sept. 22, 1979 Sept. 12, 1981 Sept. 11, 1982 Sept. 15, 1984 Sept. 14, 1985 Sept. 6, 1986 Sept. 12, 1987 Sept. 10, 1988 Sept. 8, 1990 Sept. 14, 1991 Nov. 21, 2015

Greeley..................................W 38-7 Abilene..................................W 14-7 Abilene..................................W 21-14 Greeley..................................W 24-3 Abilene..................................W 16-14 Greeley..................................W 21-18 Abilene..................................W 15-14 Greeley.................................. T 13-13 Abilene..................................W 27-7 Greeley..................................W 45-23 Abilene..................................W 27-20 Greeley...................................L 35-30 Abilene...................................L 38-34 Abilene...................................L 28-20 Greeley...................................L 20-0 Greeley...................................L 40-36

Northeastern State, Okla. (5-1) H: 2-0 / A: 3-1 Sept. 16, 2000 Tahlequah.............................L 48-28 Sept. 15, 2001 Abilene..................................W 31-21 Sept. 11, 2004 Abilene..................................W 23-14

acusports.com Sept. 10, 2005 Tahlequah............................W 20-14 (ot) Oct. 7, 2006 Tahlequah............................W 45-20 Oct. 6, 2007 ^ Abilene...............................W 58-7 Sept. 11, 2010 Tahlequah............................W 43-13 ^ Victory vacated because of NCAA violations

Northwest Missouri State (2-2-1) H: 1-1-1 / A: 1-1 Oct. 19, 1985 Aug. 30, 2008 Nov. 29, 2008 Aug. 27, 2009 Nov. 21, 2009

Abilene.................................. T 24-24 Maryville...............................W 44-27 * Abilene................................L 45-36 Abilene..................................W 19-14 ** Maryville............................L 35-10

* NCAA II quarterfinal playoff game / Abilene ** NCAA II second-round game / Maryville, Mo.

Northwestern Oklahoma (6-0) H: 4-0 / A: 2-0 Sept. 4, 1976 Sept. 3, 1977 Sept. 15, 1979 Sept. 27, 1980 Sept. 19, 1981 Sept. 18, 1982

Abilene..................................W 48-14 Abilene..................................W 34-14 Alva.........................................W 26-10 Abilene..................................W 16-0 Alva.........................................W 18-3 Abilene..................................W 38-6

Northwestern State, La. (5-5) H: 3-1 / A: 2-3 Oct. 12, 1963 Oct. 10, 1964 Sept. 14, 1968 Sept. 6, 1980 Sept. 26, 1981 Sept. 25, 1982 Sept. 24, 1983 Sept. 22, 1984 Nov. 8, 2014 Nov. 7, 2015

Sam Houston State (12-9-1) H: 4-3 / A: 7-5 / N: 1-0-1 Oct. 8, 1926 Huntsvile...............................L 26-7 Oct. 7, 1927 Sweetwater.........................W 12-0 Oct. 5, 1928 Huntsville.............................W 6-0 Oct. 26, 1929 Abilene...................................L 13-12 Oct. 26, 1934 Huntsville..............................L 13-0 Sept. 20, 1935 Huntsville..............................L 32-0 Nov. 15, 1952 San Antonio......................... T 21-21 Nov. 11, 1972 Huntsville..............................L 17-16 Nov. 10, 1973 Abilene..................................W 46-23 Nov. 16, 1974 Huntsville.............................W 33-24 Nov. 15, 1975 Abilene..................................W 55-20 Nov. 13, 1976 Huntsville.............................W 26-0 Nov. 5, 1977 Huntsville.............................W 41-18 Nov. 4, 1978 Abilene..................................W 34-10 Nov. 3, 1979 Huntsville.............................W 31-14 Nov. 8, 1980 Abilene...................................L 17-14 Nov. 7, 1981 Huntsville.............................W 27-13 Nov. 6, 1982 Abilene..................................W 36-10 Nov. 5, 1983 Huntsville.............................W 27-20 Nov. 3, 1984 Abilene...................................L 10-6 Oct. 25, 2014 Huntsville..............................L 38-21 Oct. 17, 2015 Abilene................................ L 49-21

Segal All-Stars (1-0) H: 1-0 / A: 0-0 Nov. 24, 1922

Abilene..................................W 16-0

Southeasten Lousisiana (2-1)

Abilene..................................W 28-18 Natchitoches.......................W 36-26 Natchitoches.......................W 17-16 Natchitoches........................L 31-10 Abilene..................................W 41-38 Natchitoches........................L 35-30 Abilene..................................W 20-17 Natchitoches........................L 26-7 Abilene...................................L 34-10 Natchitoches...................... L 39-22

H: 0-1 / A: 1-0 Nov. 6, 1971 Hammond............................W 28-7 Sept. 23, 1972 Abilene...................................L 14-10 Nov. 14, 2015 Abilene................................W 21-17

Southeast Missouri State (1-1) H: 1-0 / A: 0-1 Oct. 12, 1985 Oct. 4, 1986

Cape Girardeau..................L 44-30 Abilene..................................W 30-3

Oklahoma City (0-1)

Southeastern Oklahoma State (4-5)

H: 0-1 / A: 0-0 Sept. 20, 1930 Oklahoma City....................L 40-14

H: 1-2 / A: 3-2 / N: 0-1) Nov. 2, 1929 Durant....................................W 7-6 Sept. 11, 1999 Birdville..................................L 43-30 Oct. 7, 2000 Abilene...................................L 14-13 Oct. 6, 2001 Durant.....................................L 52-38 Oct. 2, 2004 Abilene...................................L 35-14 Oct. 1, 2005 Durant.....................................L 42-24 Sept. 16, 2006 Durant....................................W 51-14 Sept. 15, 2007 ^ Durant.................................W 41-3 Sept. 20, 2008 Durant....................................W 59-10 Sept. 19, 2009 Abilene..................................W 33-14

Pensacola Naval Air Station (1-0) H: 0-0 / A: 1-0 Oct. 2, 1948

Pensacola.............................W 21-0

Pittsburg State, Kan. (0-1) H: 0-0 / A: 0-1 Oct. 5, 2013

Pittsburg................................L 28-20

^ Victory vacated because of NCAA violations

Prairie View A&M (3-0) H: 1-0 / A: 2-0 Sept. 9, 1995 Sept. 7, 1996 Nov. 16, 2013

Southern Methodist (0-1)

Abilene..................................W 35-0 Prairie View.........................W 30-14 Prairie View.........................W 65-45

Cisco.....................................W

Dallas, Texas........................L 52-7

Southern Mississippi (0-9)

Randolph Air Force Base (1-0) H: 1-0 / A: 0-0 Oct. 14, 1922

H: 1-0 / A: 0-1 Oct. 3, 1925

70-0

Saint Mary’s (1-2-1) H: 0-0 / A: 0-0 / N: 1-2-1 Sept. 26, 1935 Fredericksburg.................. T 0-0 Oct. 3, 1936 San Marcos...........................L 14-0 Oct. 1, 1937 San Marcos...........................L 38-0 Nov. 22, 1941 San Marcos..........................W 18-14

Sacramento State (0-2) H: 0-0 / A: 0-2 Sept. 21, 1991 Sacramento..........................L 45-7 Sept. 19, 1992 Sacramento..........................L 57-9

H: 0-3 / A: 0-6 Oct. 9, 1954 Nov. 5, 1955 Nov. 3, 1956 Nov. 2, 1957 Nov. 1, 1958 Oct. 24, 1959 Oct. 29, 1960 Oct. 28, 1961 Oct. 27, 1962

Hattiesburg..........................L 23-7 Abilene...................................L 40-0 Hattiesburg..........................L 36-6 Hattiesburg..........................L 7-0 Abilene...................................L 22-0 Hattiesburg..........................L 30-10 Abilene...................................L 34-8 Hattiesburg..........................L 33-6 Hattiesburg..........................L 30-0

Southwestern (9-3-1) H: 4-2-1 / A: 5-1 Oct. 25, 1935 Oct. 23, 1936 Oct. 23, 1937 Oct. 22, 1938

Abilene..................................W 7-0 Georgetown.........................L 8-6 Abilene...................................L 9-6 Georgetown........................W 13-0

Oct. 21, 1939 Oct. 19, 1940 Oct. 18, 1941 Oct. 17, 1942 Oct. 12, 1946 Oct. 10, 1947 Oct. 9, 1948 Oct. 7, 1949 Oct. 7, 1950

Abilene...................................L 26-7 Georgetown........................W 21-0 Abilene..................................W 14-0 Georgetown........................W 18-0 Abilene.................................. T 12-12 Georgetown........................W 14-0 Abilene..................................W 27-0 Abilene..................................W 13-10 Georgetown........................W 7-6

Southwestern Oklahoma State (9-1) H: 5-1 / A: 2-0 / N: 2-0 Nov. 19, 1929 Weatherford........................W 25-14 Nov. 8, 1930 Abilene...................................L 13-0 Oct. 12, 1946 Abilene..................................W 28-0 Sept. 17, 1949 Stamford...............................W 34-7 Dec. 10, 1977 * Seattle.................................W 24-7 Sept. 6, 1997 Abilene..................................W 25-17 Sept. 5, 1998 Weatherford........................W 31-13 Sept. 18, 1999 Abilene..................................W 28-18 Sept. 23, 2006 Abilene..................................W 31-0 Sept. 22, 2007 ^ Weatherford.....................W 50-14 Nov. 13, 2010 Abilene..................................W 47-17 * NAIA Division I Apple Bowl / Seattle, Wash. ^ Victory vacated because of NCAA violations

Stamford American Legion (2-0) H: 1-0 / A: 1-0 Oct. 7, 1922 Oct. 13, 1924

Abilene..................................W 7-0 Stamford...............................W 24-0

Stephen F. Austin (10-6) H: 6-2 / A: 4-4 Oct. 6, 1973 Oct. 12, 1974 Oct. 11, 1975 Oct. 9, 1976 Oct. 30, 1977 Oct. 28, 1978 Oct. 27, 1979 Nov. 1, 1980 Oct. 31, 1981 Oct. 30, 1982 Oct. 29, 1983 Sept. 29, 1984 Oct. 5, 1985 Sept. 4, 1999 Nov. 15, 2014 Sept. 26, 2015

Abilene..................................W 57-50 Nacogdoches......................L 14-10 Abilene..................................W 24-3 Nacogdoches.....................W 51-14 Abilene..................................W 35-21 Nacogdoches......................L 28-21 Abilene...................................L 27-21 Nacogdoches......................L 24-23 Abilene..................................W 31-0 Nacogdoches.....................W 24-17 Abilene..................................W 24-10 Abilene...................................L 37-21 Nacogdoches.....................W 22-21 Nacogdoches......................L 51-34 Nacogdoches.....................W 37-35 Abilene..................................W 35-32

Sul Ross (10-5) H: 5-1 / A: 3-4 / N: 2-0 Oct. 2, 1926 San Angelo..........................W 3-0 Sept. 29, 1927 Abilene..................................W 12-0 Oct. 27, 1928 Alpine......................................L 19-13 Oct. 16, 1931 Abilene..................................W 13-6 Oct. 21, 1932 Abilene...................................L 14-7 Oct. 5, 1934 Alpine......................................L 13-0 Oct. 5, 1935 Alpine......................................L 27-7 Sept. 26, 1936 Alpine......................................L 12-0 Oct. 1, 1938 Abilene..................................W 14-0 Sept. 30, 1939 Alpine.....................................W 7-0 Sept. 28, 1946 Alpine.....................................W 32-7 Sept. 23, 1950 Midland.................................W 34-0 Oct. 20, 1973 Abilene..................................W 29-0 Oct. 26, 1974 Alpine.....................................W 21-9 Oct. 25, 1975 Abilene..................................W 49-14

Tampa, Fla. (1-0) H: 0-0 / A: 1-0 Oct. 14, 1949

Tampa....................................W 38-12

Tarleton State (19-12-4) H: 7-4-1 / A: 11-7-3 / N: 1-1 Oct. 25, 1920 Abilene.................................. T 0-0 Nov. 18, 1920 Stephenville........................W 13-0 Nov. 29, 1923 Stephenville.........................L 7-3 Sept. 24, 1927 Stephenville........................ T 6-6

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FOOTBALLHISTORY Sept. 29, 1928 Stephenville........................ L 12-6 Oct. 5, 1929 Abilene..................................W 19-0 Oct. 3, 1930 Stephenville........................W 18-0 Oct. 2, 1931 Stephenville........................W 13-0 Sept. 23, 1932 Stephenville........................ T 6-6 Oct. 20, 1933 Stephenville........................W 19-0 Sept. 21, 1934 Stephenville........................ T 6-6 Date N/A, 1937 Stephenville........................ L 7-6 Sept. 23, 1938 Stephenville........................W 21-6 Nov. 3, 1973 Stephenville........................W 49-7 Nov. 9, 1974 Abilene..................................W 56-14 Nov. 8, 1975 Stephenville........................W 35-21 Oct. 23, 1993 Abilene..................................W 57-15 Oct. 21, 1995 Abilene..................................W 38-18 Oct. 26, 1996 Stephenville........................W 20-10 Oct. 25, 1997 Abilene..................................W 23-17 Oct. 24, 1998 Stephenville........................ L 33-31 Oct. 23, 1999 Abilene.................................. L 14-9 Oct. 21, 2000 Stephenville........................ L 15-13 Oct. 20, 2001 Abilene.................................. L 52-7 Sept. 21, 2002 Stephenville........................ L 12-9 Sept. 20, 2003 Abilene.................................. L 41-7 Sept. 18, 2004 Stephenville........................W 31-14 Oct. 22, 2005 Stephenville........................W 18-7 Oct. 28, 2006 Abilene.................................. L 37-36 Oct. 27, 2007 ^ Stephenville.....................W 70-63 Oct. 25, 2008 Abilene..................................W 37-17 Oct. 24, 2009 Stephenville........................ L 13-6 Sept. 25, 2010 Abilene..................................W 65-3 Sept. 1, 2011 Stephenville........................W 27-24 Sept. 15, 2012 Arlington...............................W 34-31 Sept. 28, 2013 Frisco..................................... L 41-34 (ot) ^ Victory vacated because of NCAA violations

Tennessee-Chattanooga (2-8-1) H: 0-0 / A: 2-8-1 Sept. 30, 1949 Chattanooga....................... L 14-7 Sept. 29, 1950 Chattanooga.......................W 13-7 Sept. 28, 1951 Chattanooga....................... L 33-7 Sept. 26, 1952 Chattanooga....................... L 28-0 Oct. 21, 1955 Chattanooga....................... L 7-6 Oct. 19, 1956 Chattanooga....................... L 28-20 Sept. 27, 1957 Chattanooga....................... T 6-6 Sept. 26, 1958 Chattanooga....................... L 22-12 Sept. 25, 1959 Chattanooga.......................W 3-0 Sept. 23, 1960 Chattanooga....................... L 21-0 Oct. 8, 1966 Chattanooga....................... L 45-8

Tennessee Tech (1-0) H: 1-0 / A: 0-0 Sept. 19, 1987

Abilene..................................W 40-31

Texas A&M-Commerce (40-27-1) H: 22-13 / A: 14-13-1 / N: 3-1 Nov. 30, 1922 Commerce...........................W 30-2 Oct. 24, 1924 Commerce........................... L 17-7 Oct. 19, 1925 Abilene..................................W 19-0 Oct. 14, 1927 Commerce...........................W 20-0 Oct. 20, 1928 Abilene..................................W 17-6 Sept. 28, 1940 Abilene..................................W 14-7 Sept. 27, 1941 Commerce........................... L 35-0 Sept. 19, 1942 Abilene..................................W 13-7 Sept. 21, 1946 Commerce...........................W 26-7 Oct. 14, 1950 Stamford...............................W 19-0 Sept. 22, 1951 Commerce...........................W 14-6 Sept. 19, 1952 Abilene.................................. L 21-0 Sept. 19, 1953 Commerce........................... L 28-27 Sept. 18, 1954 Abilene..................................W 41-19 Sept. 24, 1955 Commerce........................... T 7-7 Sept. 22, 1956 Abilene..................................W 13-7 Sept. 20, 1958 Abilene.................................. L 27-6 Sept. 19, 1959 Commerce........................... L 21-0 Oct. 17, 1960 Abilene..................................W 9-7 Sept. 16, 1961 Commerce........................... L 16-14 Sept. 15, 1962 Abilene.................................. L 3-0 Sept. 21, 1963 Commerce........................... L 17-0 Sept. 19, 1964 Abilene..................................W 17-11 Sept. 18, 1965 Commerce........................... L 21-20 Sept. 17, 1966 Abilene..................................W 7-0 Sept. 16, 1967 Abilene..................................W 24-16

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Sept. 21, 1968 Abilene.................................. L 29-22 Sept. 20, 1969 Commerce...........................W 38-32 Sept. 19, 1970 Abilene..................................W 41-21 Sept. 9, 1972 Abilene..................................W 14-12 Oct. 13, 1973 Commerce...........................W 18-15 Oct. 19, 1974 Abilene..................................W 31-13 Oct. 18, 1975 Commerce........................... L 20-18 Oct. 16, 1976 Abilene..................................W 17-0 Oct. 23, 1977 Commerce...........................W 28-13 Oct. 21, 1978 Abilene..................................W 28-27 Oct. 20, 1979 Commerce........................... L 31-16 Oct. 25, 1980 Abilene.................................. L 24-14 Oct. 24, 1981 Commerce...........................W 19-14 Oct. 23, 1982 Abilene.................................. L 26-25 Oct. 22, 1983 Commerce........................... L 31-28 Nov. 17, 1984 Abilene..................................W 24-14 Nov. 23, 1985 Commerce...........................W 30-9 Nov. 8, 1986 Abilene..................................W 20-12 Nov. 7, 1987 Commerce...........................W 38-10 Oct. 29, 1988 Abilene.................................. L 39-24 Oct. 28, 1989 Commerce...........................W 34-21 Oct. 27, 1990 Abilene.................................. L 63-34 Nov. 2, 1991 Commerce,.......................... L 37-3 Oct. 31, 1992 Abilene.................................. L 52-10 Oct. 30, 1993 Commerce...........................W 17-10 Oct. 29, 1994 Abilene.................................. L 42-35 Oct. 28, 1995 Commerce........................... L 31-24 Nov. 2, 1996 Abilene.................................. L 17-0 Sept. 13, 1997 Bedford.................................W 26-10 Nov. 1, 1997 Abilene..................................W 19-9 Oct. 31, 1998 Abilene..................................W 22-15 Sept. 2, 2000 Birdville................................. L 34-10 Oct. 28, 2000 Abilene.................................. L 10-9 Oct. 27, 2001 Commerce........................... L 23-10 Nov. 2, 2002 Abilene..................................W 47-6 Nov. 1, 2003 Commerce...........................W 21-7 Oct. 23, 2004 Abilene.................................. L 37-17 Sept. 17, 2005 Abilene..................................W 27-18 Sept. 13, 2008 Abilene..................................W 45-14 Sept. 12, 2009 Dallas (Cotton Bowl)........W 20-14 (ot) Oct. 29, 2011 Abilene..................................W 40-28 Oct. 27, 2012 Commerce...........................W 24-17

Texas A&M-Kingsville (14-32-1) H: 8-14 / A: 6-18-1 Nov. 11, 1932 Kingsville.............................. L 25-0 Nov. 16, 1933 Abilene.................................. L 39-0 Nov. 23, 1946 Kingsville..............................W 32-7 Nov. 5, 1949 Kingsville.............................. L 50-13 Nov. 4, 1950 Abilene..................................W 20-3 Nov. 3, 1951 Kingsville.............................. L 14-13 Nov. 1, 1952 Abilene..................................W 48-13 Oct. 31, 1953 Kingsville.............................. L 25-14 Sept. 22, 1973 Abilene..................................W 35-14 Sept. 28, 1974 Kingsville.............................. L 46-14 Sept. 27, 1975 Abilene.................................. L 24-21 Sept. 25, 1976 Kingsville.............................. L 38-10 Oct. 9, 1977 Kingsville.............................. T 25-25 Oct. 7, 1978 Abilene..................................W 28-13 Oct. 6, 1979 Kingsville.............................. L 37-21 Oct. 11, 1980 Abilene.................................. L 46-13 Oct. 10, 1981 Kingsville.............................. L 37-27 Oct. 9, 1982 Abilene..................................W 34-18 Oct. 8, 1983 Kingsville..............................W 38-24 Nov. 10, 1984 Kingsville.............................. L 28-13 Nov. 1, 1985 Abilene.................................. L 10-3 Nov. 15, 1986 Kingsville.............................. L 36-19 Nov. 14, 1987 Abilene.................................. L 35-28 Nov. 5, 1988 Kingsville.............................. L 66-23 Nov. 4, 1989 Abilene.................................. L 33-13 Nov. 3, 1990 Kingsville.............................. L 42-3 Nov. 9, 1991 Abilene.................................. L 20-0 Nov. 7, 1992 Kingsville.............................. L 38-14 Nov. 6, 1993 Abilene.................................. L 26-10 Nov. 5, 1994 Kingsville.............................. L 48-0 Nov. 4, 1995 Abilene.................................. L 54-7 Nov. 9, 1996 Kingsville.............................. L 38-0 Nov. 8, 1997 Abilene.................................. L 54-7 Nov. 7, 1998 Kingsville.............................. L 56-28 Nov. 6, 1999 Abilene.................................. L 40-14 Nov. 4, 2000 Kingsville.............................. L 24-7 Nov. 3, 2001 Abilene.................................. L 35-7

Nov. 9, 2002 Nov. 8, 2003 Oct. 30, 2004 Oct. 29, 2005 Nov. 4, 2006 Nov. 3, 2007 Nov. 1, 2008 Oct. 31, 2009 Oct. 2, 2010 Nov. 5, 2011 Sept. 8, 2012

Kingsville.............................. L 22-16 Abilene.................................. L 10-7 Kingsville..............................W 17-10 Abilene..................................W 19-3 Kingsville..............................W 41-38 ^ Abilene..............................W 59-31 Kingsville..............................W 42-17 Abilene..................................W 47-35 Kingsville..............................W 31-24 Kingsville..............................W 42-34 Abilene.................................. L 16-13

^ Victory vacated because of NCAA violations

Texas-Arlington (7-6-1) H: 3-3-1 / A: 4-3 Oct. 17, 1924 Oct. 22, 1960 Nov. 4, 1961 Nov. 3, 1962 Nov. 9, 1963 Nov. 7, 1964 Nov. 6, 1965 Nov. 5, 1966 Nov. 4, 1967 Nov. 9, 1968 Nov. 8, 1969 Nov. 7, 1970 Nov. 27, 1971 Nov. 4, 1972

Abilene.................................. T 7-7 Arlington............................... L 29-6 Arlington...............................W 17-15 Abilene..................................W 28-18 Arlington...............................W 55-14 Abilene..................................W 37-14 Arlington...............................W 14-12 Abilene.................................. L 23-0 Arlington............................... L 34-7 Abilene.................................. L 30-20 Arlington...............................W 28-24 Abilene..................................W 21-7 Arlington............................... L 21-17 Abilene.................................. L 36-22

Texas Christian (0-2) H: 0-0 / A: 0-2 Oct. 31, 1925 Fort Worth........................... L 21-9 Nov. 1, 1930 Fort Worth........................... L 62-0

Texas-El Paso (3-2) H: 0-0 / A: 2-2 / N: 1-0 Oct. 10, 1942 El Paso................................... L 20-14 Oct. 6, 1951 Midland.................................W 20-13 Sept. 29, 1956 El Paso................................... L 20-0 Oct. 4, 1958 El Paso...................................W 14-6 Nov. 14, 1959 El Paso...................................W 28-22

Texas Lutheran (1-0) H: 1-0 / A: 0-0 Oct. 31, 1987

Abilene..................................W 37-22

Texas Military (2-2) H: 2-1 / A: 0-0 / N: 0-1 Oct. 5, 1923 Abilene..................................W 28-0 Sept. 29, 1932 Abilene..................................W 12-7 Sept. 29, 1933 Terrell..................................... L 12-7 Sept. 27, 1934 Abilene.................................. L 13-0

Texas State (14-7-3) H: 9-3-1 / A: 5-4-2 Oct. 13, 1928 Abilene..................................W 20-0 Oct. 19, 1929 San Marcos.......................... T 12-12 Oct. 18, 1930 Abilene.................................. T 6-6 Oct. 24, 1942 Abilene..................................W 26-0 Oct. 19, 1946 San Marcos.......................... L 18-0 Sept. 20, 1947 Abilene..................................W 19-13 Sept. 13, 1952 Abilene..................................W 20-7 Sept. 12, 1953 Abilene..................................W 26-19 Oct. 29, 1955 San Marcos.......................... T 19-19 Oct. 27, 1956 Abilene..................................W 26-0 Oct. 26, 1957 San Marcos..........................W 47-0 Oct. 25, 1958 San Marcos..........................W 44-18 Sept. 29, 1973 San Marcos..........................W 41-7 Oct. 5, 1974 Abilene..................................W 42-9 Oct. 4, 1975 San Marcos.......................... L 21-16 Oct. 2, 1976 Abilene.................................. L 21-16 Nov. 12, 1977 Abilene..................................W 36-30 Nov. 11, 1978 San Marcos..........................W 10-7 Nov. 10, 1979 Abilene..................................W 28-24 Nov. 15, 1980 San Marcos.......................... L 42-2 Nov. 14, 1981 Abilene.................................. L 38-31 Nov. 13, 1982 San Marcos.......................... L 14-13

acusports.com Nov. 12, 1983 Abilene.................................. L 54-13 Sept. 13, 1986 San Marcos..........................W 38-24 Sept. 8, 2007 ^ San Marcos......................W 45-27 ^ Victory vacated because of NCAA violations

Washburn, Kan. (1-1) H: 0-0 / A: 1-1 Sept. 4, 2010 Nov. 19, 2011

Topeka..................................W 34-26 * Topeka................................ L 52-49

Texas Tech (3-6)

* NCAA II first-round playoff game

H: 1-1 / A: 2-5 Nov. 11, 1925 Nov. 11, 1926 Nov. 11, 1927 Nov. 10, 1928 Nov. 11, 1929 Nov. 11, 1930 Nov. 6, 1931 Sept. 20, 1941 Sept. 10, 1949

Waxahachie College (0-1)

Abilene.................................. L 10-7 Lubbock................................ L 29-6 Abilene..................................W 6-3 Lubbock................................W 7-0 Lubbock................................W 7-3 Lubbock................................ L 53-7 Lubbock................................ L 26-6 Lubbock................................ L 34-0 Lubbock................................ L 20-0

Trinity (13-11-1) H: 8-4-1 / A: 4-5 / N: 1-2 Oct. 20, 1934 Abilene..................................W 27-0 Oct. 19, 1935 Waxahachie........................ L 7-6 Oct. 16, 1936 Abilene.................................. T 0-0 Oct. 15, 1937 Waxahachie........................ L 6-0 Oct. 15, 1938 Abilene.................................. L 6-0 Oct. 13, 1939 Waxahachie........................W 14-7 Oct. 12, 1940 Abilene..................................W 20-10 Oct. 10, 1941 San Antonio........................W 20-6 Sept. 17, 1955 Abilene..................................W 14-13 Oct. 6, 1956 San Antonio........................ L 40-0 Nov. 16, 1957 Abilene..................................W 40-12 Nov. 15, 1958 San Antonio........................ L 26-15 Oct. 31, 1959 Abilene..................................W 13-12 Nov. 19, 1960 San Antonio........................W 34-6 Nov. 18, 1961 Abilene..................................W 33-15 Nov. 17, 1962 San Antonio........................W 13-12 Oct. 26, 1963 Abilene..................................W 41-6 Oct. 31, 1964 San Antonio........................ L 26-7 Nov. 13, 1965 Abilene..................................W 30-27 Nov. 12, 1966 San Antonio........................ L 37-27 Nov. 11, 1967 Abilene.................................. L 20-7 Nov. 16, 1968 San Antonio........................ L 13-7 Nov. 15, 1969 Abilene.................................. L 16-13 Nov. 14, 1970 San Antonio........................W 20-15 Nov. 13, 1971 Abilene.................................. L 27-14

Troy, Ala. (2-0) H: 0-0 / A: 2-0 Sept. 13, 1975 Troy.........................................W 34-7 Sept. 13, 2014 Troy.........................................W 38-35

H: 0-0 / A: 0-1 Nov. 21, 1924

Waxahachie........................ L 3-2

Wayland Baptist (3-1-1) H: 2-1 / A: 1-0-1 Oct. 28, 1922 Nov. 11, 1922 Oct. 12, 1923 Nov. 12, 1923 Nov. 11, 1924

Abilene.................................. L 9-7 Plainview..............................W 6-3 Abilene..................................W 18-6 Abilene..................................W 7-0 Plainview.............................. T 13-13

West Alabama (1-0) H: 1-0 / A: 0-0 Nov. 3, 2012 Abilene..................................W 22-16 (ot)

Western New Mexico (3-0) H: 2-0 / A: 0-0 / N: 1-0 Sept. 17, 1977 Abilene..................................W 46-13 Sept. 8, 1979 Abilene..................................W 45-6 Sept. 4, 1993 Odessa..................................W 24-10

West Texas A&M (28-18) H: 15-5 / A: 13-13 Oct. 21, 1921 Canyon.................................. L 35-0 Oct. 21, 1922 Abilene..................................W 13-7 Oct. 31, 1924 Canyon.................................. L 23-13 Oct. 9, 1925 Abilene..................................W 13-0 Nov. 18, 1926 Canyon..................................W 19-6 Oct. 29, 1927 Canyon.................................. L 13-6 Nov. 17, 1928 Abilene..................................W 19-12 Oct. 12, 1929 Abilene..................................W 15-0 Oct. 11, 1930 Canyon.................................. L 16-7 Oct. 30, 1931 Abilene..................................W 41-0 Oct. 28, 1932 Canyon.................................. L 12-0 Sept. 27, 1947 Abilene..................................W 13-7 Sept. 25, 1948 Canyon.................................. L 41-19 Oct. 25, 1952 Canyon.................................. L 20-18 Nov. 9, 1957 Canyon.................................. L 12-2 Nov. 8, 1958 Canyon..................................W 28-21 Sept. 4, 1982 Canyon..................................W 33-29 Sept. 10, 1983 Canyon..................................W 28-3 Oct. 12, 1984 Canyon.................................. L 14-10 Sept. 7, 1985 Abilene..................................W 25-19

Nov. 22, 1986 Abilene.................................. L 32-28 Nov. 21, 1987 Canyon..................................W 27-17 Nov. 12, 1988 Abilene..................................W 51-37 Nov. 11, 1989 Canyon..................................W 38-20 Nov. 10, 1990 Abilene..................................W 24-22 Oct. 22, 1994 Abilene..................................W 51-50 Nov. 11, 1995 Canyon..................................W 21-14 Nov. 16, 1996 Abilene..................................W 26-3 Nov. 15, 1997 Canyon.................................. L 20-0 Nov. 14, 1998 Abilene..................................W 36-29 (2ot) Nov. 13, 1999 Canyon.................................. L 21-9 Nov. 11, 2000 Abilene.................................. L 31-30 Nov. 10, 2001 Canyon..................................W 34-31 Nov. 16, 2002 Abilene..................................W 35-31 Nov. 15, 2003 Canyon..................................W 34-27 Oct. 16, 2004 Canyon..................................W 27-24 Oct. 15, 2005 Abilene.................................. L 40-24 Oct. 19, 2006 Canyon..................................W 49-33 Nov. 18, 2006 * Canyon............................... L 30-27 (ot) Oct. 20, 2007 Abilene L 41-31 Oct. 18, 2008 Canyon..................................W 52-35 Nov. 22, 2008 ** Abilene.............................W 93-68 Oct. 17, 2009 Abilene.................................. L 32-21 Nov. 6, 2010 Canyon..................................W 41-34 Oct. 15, 2011 Abilene..................................W 28-18 Oct. 13, 2012 Canyon.................................. L 36-0 * NCAA II first-round playoff game ** NCAA II second-round playoff game

Western Oregon (1-0) H: 1-0 / A: 0-0 Oct. 1, 2011

Abilene..................................W 51-35

Western State, Colo. (1-0) H: 1-0 / A: 0-0 Oct. 16, 1948

Abilene..................................W 39-14

Wichita State, Kan. (0-1) H: 0-0 / A: 0-1 Oct. 18, 1947

Wichita.................................. L 7-0

Wisconsin-Stevens Point (1-0)

NAIA Division I National Semifinals H: 1-0 / A: 0-0 Dec. 3, 1977

Abilene..................................W 35-7

Youngstown State (2-0) H: 1-0 / A: 1-0 Oct. 23, 1954 Nov. 19, 1955

Youngstown........................W 26-20 Abilene..................................W 25-12

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FOOTBALLHISTORY ACU All-Time Series Records NCAA Division I-FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) Opponent W L T Arizona State.................................. 1 0 0 Arkansas.........................................0 1 0 Arkansas State............................. 2 9 1 Florida State.................................. 2 1 0 Fresno State.................................. 2 3 0 Georgia State................................0 1 0 Hawaii...............................................0 1 0 Louisiana-Lafayette.................... 2 1 0 Louisiana Tech..............................0 2 0 Memphis..........................................0 3 1 New Mexico State.......................0 1 0 North Texas.................................... 8 15 1 Southern Methodist...................0 1 0 Southern Mississippi..................0 9 0 Texas Christian.............................0 2 0 Texas-El Paso................................ 3 2 0 # Texas State................................14 7 3 Texas Tech..................................... 3 6 0 Troy (Ala.)........................................ 2 0 0

Streak Last ACU Win ACUw1 1947 (13-7) UAw1 ASUw1 1972 (3-0) FSUw1 1957 (34-7) FSUw1 1963 (32-29) GaStw1 HUw1 SLUw1 1959 (14-12) LTw2 MSUw3 NMSUw1 UNTw7 1963 (20-6) SMUw1 USMw9 TCU w2 ACU w2 1959 (28-22) ACUw1 1986 (38-24) TTU w4 1929 (7-3) ACU w2 2014 (38-35)

Last Opp. Win 1948 (40-6) 1973 (56-46) 1954 (13-0) 2015 (34-13) 2014 (38-37) 1980 (41-0) 1972 (35-14) 1972 (35-12) 1961 (35-0) 2013 (34-29) 1994 (48-0) 1925 (52-7) 1962 (30-0) 1930 (62-0) 1956 (20-0) 1983 (54-13) 1949 (20-0)

NCAA Division I-FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) Opponent W L T Alcorn State...................................0 2 0 California-Davis...........................0 2 0 Dayton..............................................0 1 0 Drake ................................................ 1 4 0 Elon College................................... 1 0 0 Illinois State...................................0 1 0 Montana..........................................0 1 0 Northern Arizona.........................0 3 0 Northern Colorado................... 10 5 1 Prairie View A&M......................... 3 0 0 Sacramento State........................0 2 0 Southeast Missouri...................... 1 1 0 Tennessee-Chattanooga......... 2 8 1 Tennessee Tech............................ 1 0 0 Youngstown State....................... 2 0 0

Streak Last ACU Win ASUw2 UCDw2 Daytonw1 Drakew1 1970 (33-13) ACUw1 1973 (42-14) ISUw1 UMw1 NAUw3 UNCw5 1986 (27-20) ACUw3 2013 (65-45) CS-Sacw2 ACUw1 1986 (30-3) TC w6 1959 (3-0) ACU w1 1987 (40-31) ACU w2 1955 (25-12)

Last Opp. Win 1989 (31-21) 2002 (34-17) 1964 (21-14) 1971 (34-17)

Streak Last ACU Win UCAw1 2014 (52-35) ACUw3 2015 (49-21) UIWw1 2014 (21-0) Lamarw4 1970 (42-27) McNw3 NWStw3 1983 (20-17) SHSUw3 1983 (27-20) ACUw2 2015 (35-32) ACUw1 2015 (21-17)

Last Opp. Win 2015 (42-14)

Streak Last ACU Win ACUw2 1994 (40-7) ASUw1 2011 (31-17) ACUw1 1969 (35-17) CS-LAw1 ACUw1 1992 (12-7) UCMw1 UCOw1 2006 (24-18) CSCw1 ACUw1 2012 (34-28) ACUw3 2010 (47-7) ACUw5 2012 (59-17) ACUw2 2009 (58-10) ACUw1 1976 (22-12) ACUw1 ! # 2007 (56-12)

Last Opp. Win

2013 (31-17) 1984 (42-28) 2014 (27-21) 2015 (40-36) 1992 (57-9) 1985 (44-30) 1966 (45-8)

2015 (25-20) 2015 (44-28) 201 (15-13) 2015 (39-22) 2015 (49-21) 1999 (51-34) 1972 (14-10)

NCAA Division II Opponent W L T Adams State.................................. 2 0 0 # Angelo State........................... 20 28 1 Arkansas Tech............................... 1 0 0 Cal State-Los Angeles...............0 1 0 Cameron......................................... 4 5 0 Central Missouri...........................0 1 0 Central Oklahoma....................... 8 11 1 Chadron State...............................0 1 0 Delta State (Miss.)........................ 1 0 0 East Central Okla........................ 7 4 0 # Eastern New Mexico............ 23 11 0 Fort Lewis, Colo........................... 2 0 0 Harding............................................. 1 0 0 # Mesa State..................................0 0 0

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MSUw2 2010 (31-28) 2012 (35-31) NHw1 1994 (27-16) 1995 (33-7) ACUw1 2013 (52-28) 1996 (32-20) UNAw1 2011 (23-17) ACUw5 2010 (43-13) 2000 (48-28) NWw1 2009 (19-14) ! 2009 (35-10) ACUw6 1982 (38-6) PSUw1 2013 (28-20) ACUw2 2009 (33-14) 2005 (42-24) ACUw1 2010 (47-17) 1930 (13-0) TSUw1 2012 (34-31) 2013 (41-34, 2ot) ACUw5 2012 (24-17) 2004 (37-17) TAMKw1 2011 (42-34) 2012 (16-13) WUw1 2010 (34-26) ! 2011 (52-49) ACUw1 2012 (22-16, ot) WTAMw1 2011 (28-18) 2012 (36-0) ACU w3 1993 (24-10) ACUw1 2011 (52-35) ACU w1 1948 (39-14)

NCAA Division III Opponent W L T Austin College..............................11 7 1 Dallas................................................. 1 2 0 Gustavus Adolphus..................... 1 0 0 Hardin-Simmons.......................... 3 0 0 Howard Payne............................33 18 2 McMurry....................................... 26 15 0 Mississippi College....................0 1 0 Southwestern................................ 9 3 1 Sul Ross......................................... 10 5 0 Texas Lutheran.............................. 1 0 0 Trinity...............................................13 11 1

Streak Last ACU Win ACUw4 1953 (25-13) DUw1 1923 (19-0) ACUw1 1950 (13-7) ACUw3 1963 (21-7) ACUw12 1986 (41-22) ACUw5 2013 (60-17) MCw1 ACUw4 1950 (7-6) ACU w7 1975 (49-14) ACU w1 1987 (37-22) TU w1 1970 (20-15)

Last Opp. Win 1949 (27-14) 1925 (13-3)

Opponent W L T Streak Last ACU Win Langston.......................................... 1 0 0 ACUw1 1973 (34-6) Wisconsin-Stevens Pt................. 1 0 0 ACU w1 1977 (35-7)

Last Opp. Win

1974 (42-21) 1968 (16-3) 1994 (21-7) 1939 (26-7) 1936 (12-0) 1971 (27-14)

NAIA

Other

Southland Conference Opponent W L T *Central Arkansas........................ 1 6 1 Houston Baptist........................... 3 0 0 Incarnate Word............................. 5 2 0 Lamar................................................ 7 11 0 McNeese.........................................0 3 0 Northwestern State (La.) ......... 5 5 0 Sam Houston State....................12 9 1 Stephen F. Austin...................... 10 6 0 Southeastern Louisiana............ 2 1 0

# Midwestern State................... 18 7 1 New Haven...................................... 1 1 0 New Mexico Highlands............. 2 2 0 North Alabama.............................0 1 0 # Northeastern State................. 5 1 0 Northwest Missouri St............... 2 2 1 Northwest Oklahoma................ 6 0 0 Pittsburg State..............................0 1 0 # Southeastern Oklahoma...... 4 5 0 # Southwestern Oklahoma..... 9 1 0 # Tarleton State.......................... 19 12 4 TX A&M-Commerce................ 40 27 1 # TX A&M-Kingsville.................14 32 1 Washburn......................................... 1 1 0 West Alabama................................ 1 0 0 West Texas A&M....................... 28 18 0 Western New Mexico................. 3 0 0 Western Oregon........................... 1 0 0 Western State (Colo.).................. 1 0 0

2012 (28-23) 1966 (23-7) 1991 (10-3) ! 2010 (55-41) 2007 (27-17) ! 2007 (76-73) 2001 (37-17) 2005 (33-30)

Opponent W L T Amarillo............................................ 1 0 0 Ave Maria (Fla.)............................. 1 0 0 Breckenridge Elks........................ 1 0 0 Carswell AFB.................................0 1 0 Clarendon....................................... 3 3 1 Concordia (Ala.)............................. 1 0 0 Daniel Baker..................................11 9 3 Dixie..................................................0 1 0 Greenville Wesley.......................0 1 0 Lubbock Flyers.............................. 1 0 0 Meridian.......................................... 2 0 0 Midland College........................... 2 0 0 Nebraska-Omaha........................ 2 0 0 Oklahoma City..............................0 1 0 Pensacola Naval........................... 1 0 0 Randolph AFB................................ 1 0 0 Saint Mary’s.................................... 1 2 1 Segal All-Stars............................... 1 0 0 Stamford American Legion..... 2 0 0 Tampa................................................ 1 0 0 Texas-Arlington............................ 7 6 1 Texas Military................................ 2 2 0 Waxahachie College..................0 1 0 Wayland Baptist........................... 3 1 1 Wichita State.................................0 1 0 * forfeit to Central Arkansas

Streak Last ACU Win Last Opp. Win ACUw1 1933 (14-0) ACUw1 2014 (55-14) ACUw1 1924 (13-0) CAFBw1 1951 (47-18) ACU w1 1926 (28-7) 1924 (3-0) ACUw1 2013 (84-6) ACUw4 1941 (48-0) 1937 (3-0) Dixiew1 1933 (6-0) GWw1 1919 (68-3) ACUw1 1942 (12-0) ACUw2 1923 (35-0) ACUw2 1921 (7-0) ACUw2 1974 (35-9) OCUw1 1930 (40-14) ACUw1 1948 (21-0) ACUw1 1922 (70-0) ACUw1 1941 (18-14) 1937 (38-0) ACUw1 1922 (16-0) ACUw2 1924 (24-0) ACUw1 1949 (38-12) UTA w2 1970 (21-7) 1972 (36-22) TM w2 1932 (12-7) 1934 (13-0) WCw1 1924 (3-2) ACU w3 1923 (7-0) 1922 (9-7) WSU w1 1947 (7-0)

# vacated victory in 2007 ! NCAA II playoff game

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Wildcat All-Century Team Special Awards Co-Head Coaches – Garvin Beauchamp and Wally Bullington Defensive MVP – Chip Bennett, lb Offensive MVP – Wilbert Montgomery, rb

Offense First Team QB – Jim Lindsey (1967-70) RB – Wilbert Montgomery (1973-76) RB – V.T. Smith (1946-48) WR – Johnny Perkins (1974-76) WR – Cle Montgomery (1974-77) WR – Ronnie Vinson (1969-71) TE – Robert McLeod (1957-60) OL – Dan Remsberg (1981-84) OL – Grant Feasel (1979-82) OL – Greg Feasel (1977-79) OL – Wayne Walton (1967-70) OL – Wally Bullington (1949-52) OL – John Layfield (1986-89)

Second Team

RB – Dennis Hagaman WR – Arthur Culpepper WR – Pat Holder TE – Greg Stirman OL – Keith Wagner OL – Don Harrison OL – Bob Keyes OL – Les Wheeler OL – Robert “Squib” Carruthers

DT – Kenny Davidson DT – Chip Martin DE – Mike Capshaw LB – Ryan Boozer LB – Jay Jones LB – Mike Funderburg DB – Victor Burke DB – Justin Lucas DB – Glenn Labhart DB – Travis Horne

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DE – James Henderson (1995-98) DT – Junior Filikitonga (1996-97) DT – Bill Clayton (1986-89) DE – Larry Cox (1962-65) LB – Chip Bennett (1966-68) LB – Bernard Erickson (1964-66) LB – Ray Nunez (1974-77) DB – Chuck Sitton (1974-77) DB – Mark Wilson (1980-83) DB – Danieal Manning (2003-05) DB – Mark Jackson (1980-83)

PK – Eben Nelson (2001-014) P – Leondus Fry (1953-56) Return Specialist – Danieal Manning (2003-05) Utility – Theo Powell (1924-27) Utility – Clint Longley (1971-73)

Second Team PK – Ove Johansson P – Johnny Perkins Return Specialist – V.T. Smith Utility – Alton Green Utility – E.J. “Tiny” Moore

Second Team

QB – Ted Sitton RB – Kelly Kent RB – Mike Love

(Selected in 2005)

DE – Victor Randolph

Wildcat All-Decade Teams 2000s (2000-09) Offense

Billy Malone, QB Bernard Scott, RB Eric Polk, RB Johnny Knox, WR Jerale Badon, WR Edmond Gates, WR Kendrick Holloway, TE Tony Washington, OL Nathan Young, OL Sam Collins, OL Britt Lively, OL Joseph Thompson, OL Trevis Turner, OL Royland Tubbs, OL Matt Adams, PK

Defense

Clayton Farrell, DE Devian Mims, DT Barrett Allen, DT Aston Whiteside, DE Ryan Boozer, LB Cody Stutts, LB Fred Thompson, LB Danieal Manning, DB Dawon Gentry, DB Kendrick Walker, DB Tony Harp, DB Brad Raphelt, P

1990s (1990-99) Offense

John Frank, QB David Bennett, RB Cody Walton, RB Angel Alvarez, WR Sean Grady, WR Chris Thomsen, TE Keith Wagner, OL

Adrian Eaglin, OL Brandon Avants, OL Victor Diaz, OL Ricqui Blanco, OL Michael Freeman, PK

Defense

James Henderson, DE Junior Filikitonga, DT Richard Wooten, DT Victor Randolph, DE Ryan Boozer, LB Jody Brown, LB Jay Jones, LB Victor Burke, DB Keith Graham, DB Justin Lucas, DB Selwyn Dews, DB

1980s (1980-89) Offense

Loyal Proffitt, QB Anthony Thomas, TB Gerald Todd, FB Arthur Culpepper, WR Quinton Smith, WR Steve Thomas, TE Grant Feasel, C Scott McCall, OG Travis Wells, OG Eddie DeShong, OG Dan Remsberg, OT John Layfield, OT Martin Perry, PK

Defense

Bill Clayton, DL Mark McIntyre, DL Kenny Davidson, DL Richard Flores, DL Dan Niederhofer, DL Mike Funderburg, LB Steve Freeman, LB

Jim Tuttle, LB Jesse Bonner, DB Mark Wilson, DB Jasper Davis, DB Loyal Proffitt, P

1970s (1970-79) Offense

Clint Longley, QB John Mayes, QB Wilbert Montgomery, TB Kelly Kent, FB Johnny Perkins, WR Cle Montgomery, WR Greg Stirman, TE Jim Flannery, OL Mike Layfield, OL Bob Harmon, OL Don Harrison, OL Greg Feasel, OL

Defense

Mike Lively, DL Chip Martin, DL Raymond Crosier, DL Chuck Lawson, DL Ray Nunez, LB Phil Martin, LB Reuben Mason, LB Chuck Sitton, DB Glenn Labhart, DB Travis Horn, DB Mike Belew, DB

1960s (1960-69) Offense

Jim Lindsey, QB Dennis Hagaman, RB Pat Holder, WB Mike Love, FB

Ronnie Vinson, WR Bill Lockey, WR Bob Rash, OL Wayne Walton, OL Larry Curtis, OL Wade McLeod, OL Bob Keyes, OL

Defense

Larry Cox, DL Ron Anders, DL Jerry Turner, DL Mike Capshaw, DL Jack Kiser, DL Larry Parker, LB Bernard Erickson, LB Chip Bennett, LB Tommy Young, DB Buddy Rawls, DB Eddy Mendl, DB

1950s (1950-59) Ted Sitton, QB Paul Goad, FB Jerry Mullins, RB Jimmy Hirth, RB Wally Bullington, C Bob Bailey, G “Sonny” Cleere, G Les Wheeler, T Johnny Phillips, T Ray Hansen, E Stanley Staples, E Von Morgan, E Robert McLeod, E

Milford Mason, RB Dick Stovall, C Charles Floyd, G E.J. “Tiny” Moore, G Willard Paine, T Harry House, T Pete Ragus, E L.G. Wilson, E

1930s (1930-39) “Goober” Keyes, QB “Tugboat” Jones, RB Bill Maxwell, HB Johnny Owens, HB “Squib” Carruthers, C Garvin Beauchamp, G Wesley Cox, G Tyson Cox, T George Bech, T “Red” Stromquist, E Gene Sosebee, E

1920s (1920-29) Ogle Jones , QB Leslie Cranfill, FB Victor Payne, RB Theo Powell, RB Dalton Hill, C “Sad” Sanders, G George Brown, G Buck Bailey, T Alfred Collins, T Virgil Smith, E Brit Pippen, E

1940s (1940-49) “Buster” Dixon, QB Alton Green, FB V.T. Smith, RB Bert Brewer, RB

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FOOTBALLHISTORY ACU in the Postseason 1950 Refrigerator Bowl • Evansville, Ind. December 2 ACU 13, Gustavus Adolphus 7

1973 NAIA Division I Playoffs Semifinals • Abilene December 1 ACU 34, Langston (Okla.) 6 Championship • Shreveport, La. December 8 ACU 42, Elon 14

1976 Shrine Bowl Pasadena, Texas December 4 ACU 22, Harding 12

1977 NAIA Division I Playoffs Semifinals • Abilene December 3 ACU 35, Wisconsin-Stevens Point 7

Championship • Seattle, Wash.

December 10 ACU 24, SW Oklahoma State 7

2006 NCAA Division II Playoffs First Round • Canyon, Texas November 18 West Texas A&M 30, ACU 27 (ot)

2007 NCAA Division II Playoffs First Round • Abilene November 17 * ACU 56, Mesa State (Colo.) 12 Second Round • Chadron, Neb. November 24 Chadron State 76, ACU 73 (3 ot)

2008 NCAA Division II Playoffs Second Round • Abilene November 22 ACU 93, West Texas A&M 68

NCAA Division II Playoffs Quarterfinals • Abilene November 29 Northwest Missouri State 45, ACU 36

2009 NCAA Division II Playoffs First Round • Wichita Falls November 14 ACU 24, Midwestern State 21 NCAA Division II Playoffs Second Round • Maryville, Mo. November 21 Northwest Missouri State 35, ACU 10

2010 NCAA Division II Playoffs Second Round • Abilene November 27 Central Missouri 55, ACU 41

2011 NCAA Division II Playoffs First Round • Topeka, Kan. November 19 Washburn 52, ACU 49 * Victory vacated because of NCAA violations

Abilene Christian University Offense Single Game First Downs – 30 vs. West Texas A&M (2008) Rushes – 33 vs. Central Missouri (2010) Yards Rushing – 427 vs. West Texas A&M (2008) Passes Attempted – 51 vs. Central Missouri (2010) Passes Completed – 29 vs. Washburn (2011) Yards Passing – 506 vs. Washburn (2011) Touchdown Passes – 6 vs. West Texas A&M (2008) Total Plays – 84 vs. Central Missouri (2010) Total yards – 810 vs. West Texas A&M (2008) Points – 93 vs. West Texas A&M (2008) Kicking Points – 11 vs. West Texas A&M (2008) Touchdowns – 13 vs. West Texas A&M (2008) PATs – 11 vs. West Texas A&M (2008) PAT Attempts – 11 vs. West Texas A&M (2008) Field Goals – 2 vs. vs. Central Missouri (2010); Northwest Missouri State (2008); vs. West Texas A&M (2006); FG Attempts – 3 vs. West Texas A&M (2006) Interceptions – 2 vs. Northwest Missouri State (2008) Single Game – Individual Rushes – 26, Bernard Scott vs. Northwest Missouri State (2008) Yards Rushing – 292, Bernard Scott vs. West Texas A&M (2008) Passes Attempted – 51, Mitchell Gale vs. Central Missouri (2010) Passes Completed – 29, Mitchell Gale vs. Washburn (2011)

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Yards Passing – 506, Mitchell Gale vs. Washburn (2011) TD Passes Thrown – 6, Billy Malone vs. West Texas A&M (2008) Passes Caught – 10, Daryl Richardson vs. Washburn (2011) Yards Receiving – 125, Johnny Knox vs. West Texas A&M (2008) TD Passes Caught – 2, Taylor Gabriel vs. Washburn (2011); Johnny Knox vs. Northwest Missouri State (2008) All-Purpose Yards – 353, Bernard Scott vs. West Texas A&M (2008) Touchdowns scored – 7, Bernard Scott vs. West Texas A&M (2008) Points scored – 42, Bernard Scott vs. West Texas A&M (2008) PATs – 11, Matt Adams vs. West Texas A&M (2008) PAT Attempts – 11, Matt Adams vs. West Texas A&M (2008) Field Goals – 2, Morgan Lineberry vs. Central Missouri (2010); Matt Adams vs. Northwest Missouri State (2008); Matt Adams vs. West Texas A&M (2006) FG Attempts – 3, Matt Adams vs. West Texas A&M (2006) Points scored kicking – 11, Matt Adams vs. West Texas A&M (2008) Longest Plays – Individual Rush – 76 yards (TD), Taber Minner vs. West Texas A&M (2006) Pass – 73 yards (TD), Mitchell Gale to Demarcus Thompson vs. Washburn (2011) Punt Return – 18 yards, Darien Williams vs. Washburn (2011); Kendrick Johnson vs. Central Missouri (2010); Chris Morris vs. West Texas A&M (2006) Kickoff Return – 97 yards, Dennis Campbell vs. Midwestern State (2009) Interception Return – 42 yards, Drew Cuffee vs. Central Missouri (2010) Punt – 69 yards, Mark Sprague vs. Midwestern State (2009) Field Goal – 47 yards, Matt Adams vs. Northwest Missouri State (2008)

acusports.com Defense Single Game – Team Fewest First Downs Allowed – 14 vs. Mesa State (2007); vs. SW Oklahoma State (1977); vs. Harding (1976) Fewest Rushes Allowed – 16 vs. Wisconsin-Stevens Point (1977) Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed – 33 vs. West Texas A&M (2006) Fewest Pass Completions Allowed – 7 vs. SW Oklahoma State (1977) Fewest Yards Allowing Passing – 97 vs. SW Oklahoma State (1977) Fewest Total Plays Allowed – 55, vs. Wisconsin-Stevens Point (1977) Fewest Total Yards Allowed – 218, vs. Wisconsin-Stevens Point (1977) Sacks – 8, vs. Midwestern State (2008) Tackles for Loss – 12, vs. Mesa State College (2007) Single Game – Individual Interceptions – 2, Tony Harp vs. Chadron State (2007); E.J. Whitley vs. Mesa State (2007); Harold Nutall vs. SW Oklahoma State (1977); Richard Lepard vs. Langston (1973) Tackles – 15, Cody Stutts vs. Chadron State (2007) Sacks – 2.5, Travis Carpenter vs. West Texas A&M (2006) Tackles for Loss – 3, Thor Woerner vs. Washburn (2011); Travis Carpenter vs. West Texas A&M (2006)

Opponent Offense Single Game – Team First Downs – 41, Chadron State (2007) Rushes – 54, Chadron State (2007) Yards Rushing – 273, Chadron State (2007) Passes Attempted – 64, West Texas A&M (2008) Passes Completed – 42, West Texas A&M (2008) Yards Passing – 595, West Texas A&M (2008) Touchdown Passes – 7, West Texas A&M (2008) Total Plays – 116, Chadron State (2007) Total yards – 721, West Texas A&M (2008) Points – 76, Chadron State (2007) Kicking Points – 14, West Texas A&M (2008) Touchdowns – 9, West Texas A&M (2008) PATs – 8, Chadron State (2007) PAT Attempts – 9, West Texas A&M (2008) Field Goals – 2, West Texas A&M (2008) FG Attempts – 2, West Texas A&M (2008) Interceptions – 3, Chadron State (2007)

PAT Attempts – 9, James Chadler, West Texas A&M (2008) Field Goals – 2, James Chandler, West Texas A&M (2008) FG Attempts – 2, James Chandler, West Texas A&M (2008) Points scored kicking – 14, James Chandler, West Texas A&M (2008) Longest Plays Rush – 42 yards, Anthony Stewart, Central Missouri (2010); Fred Hurd, SW Oklahoma State (1977) Pass – 67 yards (TD), Dane Simoneau to Matt Kobbeman, Washburn (2011) Punt Return – 20 yards, Jed Herbian, Chadron State (2007) Kickoff Return – 85 yards (TD), Wayne McKnight, West Texas A&M (2008) Interception Return – 43 yards, DeJuan Beard, Washburn (2011) Punt – 56 yards, Joe Peot, Wisconsin-Stevens Point (1977) Field Goal – 36 yards, James Chandler, West Texas A&M (2008)

Defense Single Game – Team Fewest First Downs Allowed – 12, Midwestern State (2009) Fewest Rushes Allowed – 27, West Texas A&M (2006) Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed – 89, Harding (1976) Fewest Pass Completions Allowed – 8, Langston (1973) Fewest Yards Allowing Passing – 107, Langston (1973) Fewest Total Plays Allowed – 51, Midwestern State (2009) Fewest Total Yards Allowed – 252, Midwestern State (2009) Sacks – 7, by Washburn (2011) Tackles for Loss – 7.0, by Washburn (2011);

by West Texas A&M (2006) Note: Records for 2007 playoff games for Bernard Scott and Johnny Knox are not included in the statistical totals because of NCAA infractions.

Single Game – Individual Rushes – 39, Danny Woodhead, Chadron State (2007) Yards Rushing – 188, Danny Woodhead, Chadron State (2007) Rushing Touchdowns – 4, Justin Cooper, Washburn (2011) Passes Attempted – 63, Keith Null, West Texas A&M (2008) Passes Completed – 42, Keith Null, West Texas A&M (2008) Yards Passing – 595, Keith Null, West Texas A&M (2008) TD Passes Thrown – 7, Keith Null, West Texas A&M (2008) Passes Caught – 14, Charly Martin, West Texas A&M (2008) Yards Receiving – 323, Charly Martin, West Texas A&M (2008) TD Passes Caught – 5, Charly Martin, West Texas A&M (2008) Points scored – 30, Charly Martin, West Texas A&M (2008) Touchdowns scored – 5, Charly Martin, West Texas A&M (2008) PATs – 9, James Chandler, West Texas A&M (2008)

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FOOTBALLHISTORY Wildcats in the NFL

NFL TEAMS AND THE WILDCATS WHO HAVE PLAYED FOR THEM* Atlanta Falcons • OT Tom Humphrey (1975) • OL Richard Van Druten (1989) • WR Taylor Gabriel (2016-Present)

Los Angeles Raiders • WR Cleotha Montgomery (1981-85) Los Angeles / St. Louis Rams • RB V.T. Smith Jr. (1949-53) • OT Mike Capshaw (1966) • DB Justin Lucas (2004) • RB Daryl Richardson (2012-13) • WR Raymond Radway (2012)

Baltimore / Indianapolis Colts • OL Grant Feasel (1983) Baltimore Ravens • RB Bernard Scott (2013)

Miami Dolphins • DL Steve Jacobson (1987) • WR Clyde Gates (2011-12)

Chicago Bears • RB Tipp Mooney (1942-46) • DB Danieal Manning (2006-10) • WR Johnny Knox (2009-12) • DE Aston Whiteside (2012) • WR Raymond Radway (2012) Cincinnati Bengals • LB Bernard Erickson (1969) • LB Chip Bennett (1970-71) • WR Richard Williams (1974) • WR Cleotha Montgomery (1980) • RB Bernard Scott (2009-12)

Minnesota Vikings • OL Grant Feasel (1984-86) • DE Chris Reed (1998) TAYLOR GABRIEL ATL ANTA FALCONS (2016-PRESENT )

New England Patriots • WR Richard Williams (1975-76) New Orleans Saints • OT Mike Capshaw (1967) • WR Ronnie Vinson (1972)

Cleveland Browns • DT Bob Oliver (1969-70) • OT Tom Humphrey (1973) • WR Taylor Gabriel (2014-2016)

New York Giants • OT Wayne Walton (1971-72) • WR Johnny Perkins (1977-83) • WR Reggie McGowan (1987)

Dallas Cowboys • OT Byron Bradfute (1960-61) • QB Clint Longley (1974-75) • OT Keith Wagner (1994) • WR Raymond Radway (2011-12)

New York Jets • WR Clyde Gates (2012-14) • RB Daryl Richardson (2014-present)

Denver Broncos • DT Larry Cox (1966-68) • OT Tom Humphrey (1973) • OL Dan Remsberg (1986-87) Detroit Lions • C Moose Stovall (1947-48) • RB Wilbert Montgomery (1985)

Philadelphia Eagles • RB Wilbert Montgomery (1977-84) • PK Ove Johansson (1977) CHARCANDRICK WEST K ANSAS CIT Y CHIEFS (2014-PRESENT )

Green Bay Packers • OT Greg Feasel (1986-87) • DE Chris Reed (1999)

San Francisco 49ers • WR Charles Smith (1956) • FB Paul Goad (1956-57)

Houston Texans • DB Danieal Manning (2011-14)

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St. Louis / Arizona Cardinals • DB Mark Jackson (1987) • DB Justin Lucas (1999-2003) San Diego Chargers • LB Bernard Erickson (1967-68) • QB Clint Longley (1976) • OL Dan Remsberg (1985) • OT Greg Feasel (1988)

Houston Oilers • TE Robert McLeod (1961-66)

Kansas City Chiefs • OT Wayne Walton (1973-74) • OT Tom Humphrey (1974) • OL Richard Van Druten (1988) • RB Charcandrick West (2014-present)

Pittsburgh Steelers • OL Trevis Turner (2010) • RB Daryl Richardson (2016)

Seattle Seahawks • OL Grant Feasel (1987-93) • TE James Hill (1999-2001) DARYL RICHARDSON PIT TSBURGH STEELERS (2016)

Washington Redskins • OL Moose Stovall (1949) * On an active or practice roster for a full season

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ACU at a

Glance The University: A selective four-year private Christian university, ACU is the best at providing exceptional academics in a Christ-centered community. It includes the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Biblical Studies, Business Administration, Education and Human Services, Graduate and Professional Studies, and Honors; the Graduate School; the Graduate School of Theology; and the schools of Information Technology and Computing, Nursing, and Social Work. ACU is affiliated with the Churches of Christ and is one of the largest private universities in the Southwest.

Academic Programs*: Students may choose from 70 baccalaureate majors that include more than 135 areas of study, 27 master’s degree programs and three doctoral programs.

Accreditation: Abilene Christian University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate, baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Ga. 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of ACU. Students: 4,910 students, comprising 3,758 undergraduates and 1,152 graduate students, generally from 51 states and territories, and 40 nations.

Location: ACU is in Abilene, Texas, an award-winning city of nearly 120,000 150 miles west of the Dallas and Fort Worth area. ACU Dallas, a branch campus in Addison, Texas, is the home of the university’s online graduate and professional degree programs.

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Faculty: 253 full-time faculty members with 93 percent of tenured or tenure-track faculty holding terminal degrees. ACU has a student-to-faculty ratio of 14:1.

Financial Aid*: The average first-year student’s financial aid package for 2014-15 was $24,000, which included a combination of scholarships, grants, work-study and loans. ACU offered more than 4,400 scholarships and grants valued at more than $34 million to the entering class of 2015.

Graduate Success: Of May 2015 graduates, 91 percent were employed or enrolled in graduate or professional school within six months. Specific programs saw even higher employment success, such as teacher education (100 percent) and business (98 percent). The average starting salary for School of Information Technology graduates was $58,250.

All 2013 graduates who applied to medical, dental and veterinary schools were accepted, continuing a historical trend for ACU science graduates to achieve placement success at rates nearly double the national average.

Athletics: NCAA Division I, Southland Conference.

Football (FCS), men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, men’s golf, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field, women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s tennis, women’s softball, and women’s soccer. Only four colleges and universities – including UCLA, Stanford and USC – have won more NCAA national team championships than the Wildcats. *For 2015-16 school year.

International Study: ACU’s Study Abroad programs take students to study in places such as Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa. Nearly 25 percent of graduating seniors have studied abroad.

Campus Technology: ACU is one of the few in the nation to be named an Apple Distinguished School, thanks to its award-winning initiative that helps ensure cutting-edge technology is an integral part of each student’s education. iPads are required of every freshman. The university’s AT&T Learning Studio and Learning Commons, both in Brown Library, provide innovative spaces for students to collaborate and acquire skills using the latest technology.

The campus has full wireless Internet access.

Student Organizations: There are about 100 campus organizations in which students can become involved, including social clubs; government; and service, honor and special-interest groups.

Health, Wellness and Recreation: The $21 million Royce and Pam Money Student Recreation and Wellness Center is a focal point on campus. Designed to encourage wellness of the whole individual – body, mind and spirit – it includes the Weber Medical and Counseling Care Center and is the home of a dynamic intramural program with championship and recreational leagues for students of all interests and abilities.

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L

ee De León is entering his third year (second complete athletics season), and in 2016-17, he will be leading an athletics program in its final year of a four-year transition to full NCAA Division I affiliation.

De León became the eighth director of athletics in ACU history on Nov. 13, 2014, taking over the Wildcats’ program in the midst of transitioning from NCAA Division II status.

The 2015-16 athletics year was a banner one for the Wildcats both competitively and in many other ways. ACU won two Southland Conference titles (women’s cross country and women’s basketball) and saw 10 of its 16 teams finish in the top four in the conference in their respective sports. And in just its third year of NCAA Division status, ACU finished third overall in the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Cup after a sixth-place finish in 2014-15.

Off the field, the Wildcats made gains in student-athlete overall GPA and in fundraising. De León also oversaw the implementation of the Wildcat Club and expanded the Champions Circle ($10,000 per year for members) to more than 20 members. He also helped raise more than $17 million in pledges to the new on-campus football stadium, which will be ready in time for the 2017 season.

De León is just the third person to lead Wildcat athletics who didn’t attend Abilene Christian, joining the first director of athletics, A.B. “Bugs” Morris, who served from 1927-69; and Shanon Hays, who served from 2002-03.

Prior to joining the ACU staff, De León was the associate director of athletics for development and executive director of the Lobo Club at the University of New Mexico. While there he was in charge of UNM’s Lobo Club, which raises funds for all Lobo teams, programs and student-athletes.

In 2013-14, the club enrolled 4,500 members, the largest total in its 82-year history. De León also managed all facets of a $75 million capital campaign for athletics. In 2013, he led the Lobo Club to its second-highest giving total ever at UNM. Prior to joining the staff at New Mexico, De León served three years at the University of Arizona, first as the director of annual giving before being promoted to assistant athletics director for major gifts and annual giving. He was involved in all facets of its Wildcat Club, including major gifts and annual fund, while helping the ATHLETICS organization enroll a then-record 9,500 members in 2011.

Before his stop in Tucson, Ariz., Lee spent three years at the University of Houston as the assistant director of marketing and later, director of marketing. He led marketing and promotions work for ticketed sports, and managed marketing for football and men’s basketball.

De León also worked at Louisiana State University in 2005 as a marketing assistant for women’s soccer.

After graduating from the University of Notre Dame in 2004, De León earned his master’s degree in sports management from Texas A&M University in 2005. He met his wife, Lacey, at Texas A&M and they have been married eight years and have two sons, Landon and Luke. n

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ACU Athletics Administration DAVE KINARD Senior Associate Director of Athletics Dave Kinard joined ACU Athletics in February 2015 as the program’s first associate director of athletics for external operations and in January 2016 he transitioned into the role of senior associate director of athletics.

Kinard oversees all aspects of Abilene Christian athletics marketing, development, ticketing, licensing and branding, and concessions. He also serves as the liaison between ACU Athletics and Peak Sports Management, ACU University Advancement, and business services. Softball and football also report to Kinard.

In 2015-16, Kinard and his team got the revamped Wildcat Club off the ground. Dollars raised by the Wildcat Club will directly impact more than 300 student-athletes by providing scholarships, enhancing facilities and promoting academic and athletics success.

In addition to exclusive benefits, members of the Wildcat Club will earn Wildcat Loyalty Points for their dollars contributed, season tickets purchased and consecutive years as members and/or season ticket holders.

Kinard was Boise State University’s associate athletics director and executive director of the Bronco Athletic Association from 2012-14. He supervised and coordinated the activities of the BAA and ticket office, including its staff, 40-person Board of Directors, and all fundraising, sales and donor/customer experience.

He created strategic plans for the BAA and ticket office, and managed $12 million budgets for both development and the ticket office, which accounted for 60 percent of all athletics revenue. He also implemented a new priority point system, annual donor benefits, communication plan and donor software system for the BAA. Kinard set an annual fundraising record of $12.4 million and 4,537 members in 2013, an increase from $10.7 million and 3,900 members, not including a seven-figure planned gift.

He also helped Boise State increase annual giving 10 percent without increasing ticket contributions.

Prior to his tenure at Boise State, Kinard worked at Arizona State University where he served as director of the Sun Devil Club Annual Fund. Through identifying, cultivating and soliciting members of the Sun Devil Club, he helped the athletics department reach more than 12,000 members who donated more than $8.6 million in annual fund revenue. He supervised the annual fund development staff, and was the liaison to the ticket service staff to help craft donor communication strategies.

With Kinard’s help, Sun Devil Athletics completed a $32.4 million capital campaign, including practice facilities for football and men’s and women’s basketball, as well as a new sports performance center. He also oversaw the budget and operations of the Student Sun Devil Club, increasing membership from 417 to 4,000.

Prior to his time with the Sun Devils, Kinard worked as manager of sponsorship sales and operations for IMG College-Big Blue Sports Marketing at the University of Kentucky. He was the

head liaison between Big Blue Sports Marketing and the Kentucky athletics staff, and developed and managed a comprehensive inventory fulfillment program that included all multimedia rights and media and corporate partners. Kinard personally managed nearly $1 million in corporate sponsorships, in addition to new client revenue and media partners.

Prior to IMG, Kinard began his collegiate career in sports medicine at UCLA, working with the NCAA champion women’s gymnastics team.

Originally from Tulare, Calif., he graduated from UCLA with a bachelor’s degree in physiological science in 2003 and went on to earn his master’s in sport management from Kentucky in 2006.

He is working on a doctorate in business administration with an emphasis in organizational leadership from the University of Phoenix, and expects to complete the program in August.

He and his wife, Chelsea, were married in February 2014, and they have one son, Trey, born in June 2016.

LANCE FLEMING Associate Director of Athletics for Media Relations Lance Fleming is in his 19th year on the Wildcats’ staff where he serves as the associate director of athletics for media relations.

At ACU, Fleming is responsible for all aspects of media relations, including stories and videos appearing on acusports.com. He also is responsible for all event statistics, publications, event broadcasts and webcasts, and logo management. Men’s basketball and women’s volleyball report to Fleming.

A native of Abilene, he is a 1987 graduate of Abilene High School. A 1992 graduate of Abilene Christian, Fleming received a B.A. in mass communication from ACU and was a copy editor, sports writer and news writer for both the Abilene Reporter-News and the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.

While at ACU, Fleming has been honored by the College Sports Information Directors (CoSIDA) and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).

In May 2008 he was awarded the Scoop Hudgins Sports Information Director of the Year Award for the NCAA Southwest Region by the All-American Football Foundation. Fleming has also written and edited numerous media guides and other publications for ACU athletics that have won him nine awards in the CoSIDA publications contest.

In 2005, Fleming won the Grant Burger Media Award from the American Volleyball Coaches’ Association as the top volleyball SID in the NCAA Division II Southwest Region.

As a newspaper writer, Fleming won several awards as a reporter in Abilene from the Associated Press Sports Editors Association and the Texas Sports Writer’s Association. He covered Super Bowl XXX in January 1996 between the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Fleming is a member of CoSIDA, NACDA, the Football Writers Association of America, the Basketball Writers Association

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THISISACU of America, and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, and is a voting member of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame and Big Country Sports Hall of Fame. He also is a member of the Leadership Abilene Class of 2008 and was on the advisory board for the Leadership Abilene Class of 2010. He has served as the president of Cedar Creek Little League and Eastern Little League in Abilene.

He and his wife, Jill, are also the co-founders of the P4X Foundation, which honors the life of their son, Rex, who passed away in November 2012 at the age of 10 after a two-year battle with brain cancer.

The P4X Foundation’s goals are to affect the lives of pediatric cancer patients and their families in a positive way, and be a beacon of hope to people in our community.

Since its inception, donors and sponsors have generously given to the P4X Foundation, and through the spring of 2016, the foundation has received more than $210,000 in gifts and donations. It has been true to its mission of helping pediatric cancer patients and their families with expenses,etc., by providing several thousand dollars to aid those who are being affected by pediatric cancer.

The foundation also has donated more than 50 Apple devices (iPod Touches first and now iPad Minis) to pediatric cancer patients at both Hendrick Medial Center in Abilene and Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth. The foundation has also donated $25,000 to the new Hendrick Hospice facility in Abilene and $20,000 to build a new rehab kitchen at the West Texas Rehabilition Center in Abilene.

He and his wife, Jill, have been married 19 years and have two other children: a daughter, Ashley, and a son, Ryan.

LISA GILMORE Associate Director of Athletics for Student-Athlete Welfare and Senior Woman Administrator Lisa Gilmore is in her second year as ACU’s associate director of athletics for student-athlete welfare. She joined the athletics staff in early June 2015 after working the previous 10 years as the University of New Mexico.

Gilmore also serves as the university’s senior woman administrator, and she will be the sport supervisor over women’s basketball, women’s soccer and men’s and women’s tennis. In her role at ACU, she will be in charge of certification of eligibility, Title IX and gender equity issues, internal auditing, ACU’s NCAA annual report, advisor to the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), and fifth-year scholarships.

Gilmore was at UNM for the last 10 years and in Lobo Athletics for the last seven. She started in the Lobo Center for Student-Athlete Success in 2008 as the academic advisor for soccer, softball, ski and tennis teams. Her duties included assisting with event planning, class scheduling, monitoring NCAA progress reports, providing tutor referrals, and developing and implementing study development plans.

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investigation of all NCAA, Mountain West, and university rules and regulations.

Gilmore, a Houston native, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and philosophy in 2003 and an MBA in marketing in 2013, both from UNM.

DREW LONG Associate Director of Athletics for Internal Operations Drew Long is in his first year as the associate director of athletics for internal operations after being hired in July 2016, replacing Jon Haarlow, who left his post to move across campus and work in the university’s budget office.

Long’s duties will be to assist senior associate director of athletics Dave Kinard in initiating and administering the internal operations of ACU Athletics. He will also manage and monitor the department’s operating budget, and he will provide leadership, supervision and motivation of designated athletics staff.

He will also provide supervision and oversight of all athletics facilities, including reservation requests, contracts and insurance requirements of outside groups using ACU Athletics facilities.

In addition, Long will provide supervision and oversight of all game-day operations and event management. He also will supervise ACU men’s basketball.

Prior to joining the ACU athletics staff, Long served the previous year as the director of athletics and head boys’ basketball coach at Faith West Academy in Houston. During his tenure there, Long was in charge of 10 sports (25 teams with more than 200 athletes in junior high and high school), and he managed a staff of 40 coaches and two full-time administrators.

He was also responsible for the budget and all personnel decisions and he raised more than $100,000 in three years for athletics facility improvements.

As the basketball coach, he led Faith West to a Class 3A TAPPS Final Four appearance and a 26-9 record in 2015-16. He coached two all-state selections and seven all-district picks.

Prior to taking over at Faith West Academy, he spent six seasons as an assistant basketball coach at the NCAA Division I level, including from 2010-15 at the United States Air Force Academy. He was also on staff for three seasons at the University of Colorado before joining the Air Force staff.

While at Air Force, Long was the team’s offensive coordinator and was in charge of all offensive game plans and their implementation. His off-court duties included managing and organizing the program’s recruiting database and all recruiting mail-outs. He was the program’s liaison to the compliance office, among other duties.

Before joining the USAF staff, he was one of three assistant coaches at Colorado under Jeff Bzdelik, responsible for recruiting, player development and game preparation. Prior to becoming an assistant coach, Long was CU's coordinator of men's basketball operations and video coordinator. During his time in Boulder, the Buffaloes improved from seven wins during the 2006-07 campaign to 15 in 2009-10.

The 34-year old native of Houston graduated from

acusports.com Northwestern University in 2004 with a bachelor of arts degree in communication and earned two letters with the Wildcats' basketball team under head coach Bill Carmody. Long returned home shortly after graduation to serve as the director of operations for the Houston Swoosh AAU organization. He also coached a variety of youth basketball teams and instructed clinics across the state of Texas.

Prior to joining the CU staff, Long was the assistant coach at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, from 2006-07.

As the sole assistant, he was in charge of numerous duties including recruiting, on-court workouts, game preparation and video editing.

Long and his wife, Dr. Melissa Long, have three daughters: Alice, Christie and Emery.

SUSAN HARDCASTLE Executive Assistant to the Director of Athletics and Chief of Staff Susan Hardcastle is in her 12th year at ACU and fifth year on the ACU Athletics staff where she serves as the executive assistant to the director of athletics and chief of staff.

She began her career at ACU in the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science’s Peanut Lab in 2000 before teaching music in the Abilene Independent School District and returning to ACU to work in Intramural Sports in 2004.

After working as “intramural mom” for seven years, she was asked to join ACU Athletics as an administrative assistant to the coaching staff. Hardcastle became executive assistant to the director of athletics and was named chief of staff in 2016.

She served as chair of the Staff Senate in 2015, as well as in various committees and focus groups across campus.

Susan is married to Jack Hardcastle, the family minister at Hillcrest Church of Christ, and they have worked as partners in ministry since 1987. They have been married 30 years and have two children: Joshua, a youth minister for the Heritage Church of Christ in Keller, Texas, married to Whitney (both graduates of ACU); and Jenae, a student at Lubbock Christian University. They have one grandson, Knox, born to Joshua and Whitney in 2014.

CHRIS BALLARD Assistant Director of Athletics for Academics Former ACU graduate assistant football coach Chris Ballard in his second year as the athletics department’s assistant director of athletics for academics. Ballard – who recently worked on the ACU campus as the transfer admissions counselor and studentrecruiter manager – began his duties March 2. In January 2016, he was promoted to assistant director of athletics for academics.

In his new role, Ballard will be responsible for developing, coordinating and carrying out academic success programs and services offered to ACU student-athletes. He will also be responsible for providing academic counseling and advising services, and he’s also the sport supervisor for men’s golf.

Ballard will also be tasked with coordinating with the ACU Registrar and Garvin on the eligibility of certification for student-athletes. He’ll also be working on the collection and analysis of student-athlete academic data and other departmental and university-wide projects and initiatives.

Prior to his stint as a Transfer Admissions Counselor, Ballard worked for more than 18 moths as an admissions counselor and student-recruiter manager at ACU. Prior to that, he worked for two seasons with the ACU football program (2011 and 2012) while working toward his master’s degree.

Ballard graduated from ACU in December 2008 with a Bachelor of Science in exercise science and then earned his master’s degree in education and recreation management from Hardin-Simmons University in May 2013.

He and his wife, Aubrey, have a daughter, Landry.

GRANT ABSTON Assistant Director of Athletics for Recruiting ACU graduate Grant Abston is in his first year as assistant director of athletics for recruiting. Abston was named to the new role in July 2016 after two years as outside sales manager for Industrial Outfitters.

He will organize the logistics of campus visits of potential student-athletes, collaborating with each coaching staff to ensure a first-class experience while visiting ACU. He’ll also maintain communication with the coaching staffs and develop integrated communication plans promoting engagement with Athletics, academics and the Office of Admissions.

He also will transfer the recruitment of prospective students who are interested in learning more about athletics opportunities at ACU, but who are not being actively recruited by athletics.

Prior to going to work for Industrial Outfitters in Midland, Abston worked at ACU from September 2011 through Spring 2014 in several different admissions roles. He was an admissions counselor before becoming a transfer admissions counselor and, finally, associate director of recruiting.

He graduated from ACU in 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism before earning his Master of Arts degree in journalism from The University of Texas at Austin in 2011. While at UT, Abston worked in the athletics media relations office, writing news and feature stories for texassports.com and assisting in the coverage of several sports, among other duties.

He is married to Shealynn (Davis) Abston.

T YLER WRIGHT Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance Tyler Wright is in his first year on the ACU athletics administrative staff as the new Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance. Wright joins the ACU staff after a little more than one year as the compliance coordinator at Florida Atlantic University.

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Prior to going to work at FAU, Wright was a graduate assistant in athletics compliance at the University of Texas-El Paso (UTEP) from January 2014-August 2015. While at UTEP, his responsibilities included approval of all donation/memorabilia requests and promotional activities, all transfer questionnaires and permission-to-contact requests as well as managing the try out approval process for all sports. He assisted with medical hardship waiver submission process for Conference USA and produced monthly compliance newsletter content and managed UTEP Twitter account.

Prior to that Wright worked as an intern in Athletic Development at UTEP Miner Athletic Club from July 2014-December 2014 primarily responsible for football game preparations. From August-December 2013, he worked as an intern in Athletic Compliance at Kansas Athletics. Wright was responsible for monitoring online sales sites to ensure compliance with NCAA rules.

Wright graduated with his Bachelors of Arts in History in December 2013 from The University of Kansas with a Leadership Studies Minor, Global International Studies Minor and Service Learning Certification. During his time at KU Wright was a Founding Father and President of Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity.

Wright received his Masters of Education in Higher Education Administration in May of 2015 from UTEP. While attending UTEP Wright was the President of Higher Education Student Association..

CHRIS MACALUSO Assistant Director of Media Relations Chris Macaluso is in his sixth year as the assistant director of media relations. Prior to his arrival in Abilene, he served in similar capacties at Pepperdine University, Purdue University and the United States Military Academy at West Point.

Macaluso is responsible for coverage of women’s volleyball, women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country / track and field, women’s basketball, softball and men’s and women’s tennis. He also manages ACU’s crew of student workers that helps broadcast more than 125 Wildcat athletics contests each year on acusports.com.

Macaluso began his media relations career in 2000 with the Cincinnati Reds after graduating from Penn State University with a degree in journalism.

He and his wife, Dr. Suzie Macaluso, have been married seven years. She is an assistant professor and director of the ACU sociology program.

Chris and Suzie have one daughter, Caroline.

TORI CUMMINGS Academic Coordinator

A native of Boise, Idaho, Tori Cummings is in her second year at ACU, having recently been promoted to academic coordinator after serving last year as the assistant academic advisor to assistant director of athletics for academics, Chris Ballard.

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Cummings graduated from TCU in May 2014 with a B.A. in journalism. She posted a 3.9 grade-point average and earned University honors. While at TCU, Cummings worked for the TCU athletics media relations office, as well as the campus TV show and the student-media website. She also was a resident assistant for three semesters.

Cummings spent the 2014-15 year working for the Graham (Texas) newspaper covering Graham High School athletics.

WALLY BULLINGTON Director of Athletics Emeritus

Former ACU director of athletics Wally Bullington re-joined ACUathletics in September 2001 as director of athletics emeritus, and then became the director of athletics in March 2002 when Stan Lambert announced his resignation.He serves the athletics program in a fundraising capacity.

Bullington, elected to the Lone Star Conference Hall of Honor in 1999, served ACU for 39 years as a football player, assistant football coach, head football coach and athletics director before he retired from the university’s athletics staff in 1988.

After graduating from Athens, Ala., High School in 1949, Bullington came to Abilene to play. He was a four-year letterman at then Abilene Christian College, helping to lead the Wildcats to the only undefeated, untied season (11-0 in 1950) in school history.

He was named all-Texas Conference in 1950, 1951 and 1952, and received first team all-America honors at center in 1952.

While Bullington was an assistant coach at Abilene High School, the Eagles won three state championships in football.

When he took over the helm at Abilene High, he led his team to an outstanding record of 40-19-1 in six years (1960-65).

And in nine years as the head football coach at Abilene Christian (1968-76), his teams had a 62-32-2 record.

Four of his nine teams were nationally ranked, he coached ACU to its first NAIA Division I national championship, and coached six first team all-America players, including eventual all-pro running back Wilbert Montgomery.

In 1969, Bullington became the school’s athletics director and presided over the Wildcats’ transition from NAIA to NCAA Division II. While Bullington was the athletics director, ACU won 17 national titles, including another football championship in 1977, and 41 Lone Star Conference titles.

The former Wildcat was inducted to the ACU Sports Hall of Fame in 1993 for his service to the university.

GRANT BOONE Voice of the Wildcats Grant Boone is in his ninth full season as the “Voice of the Wildcats,” a role he’s had on a full-time basis since 2008. However, he first started calling ACU games as a student in 1991.

Aside from continuing to broadcast ACU athletics events, Boone writes “Grant Me This,” an Athletics column for the ACU Today magazine blog, promotes all ACU social media platforms,

acusports.com serves as the host of the “Ken Collums Show” on TV and the “ACU Coaches’ Show” on radio, and serves as the emcee for all major athletics events.

He also broadcasts several golf tournaments each year, ranging from the Masters to LPGA events to Web.com events.

Since graduating from ACU in 1991 with a degree in journalism and mass communication, Boone has covered the world’s biggest sporting events for a variety of national networks, including CBS Sports, ESPN, Turner Sports, Golf Channel, Fox Sports, PGA Tour Radio, and other national TV and radio networks. In 2012, he was the play-by-play voice for Naval Academy home football games on CBS College Sports Network.

Since 2009, he has anchored online coverage of the Masters and PGA Championship for CBS Sports.

Boone’s career in network television and radio earned him the 2001 Gutenberg Award for excellence in journalism, the

highest honor given by ACU’s JMC department. And in 2013, he was named outstanding broadcaster of the year by the Lone Star Conference.

He and his wife, Amy, a 1992 ACU graduate, have three children: Andrew, Nick and Anna Claire.

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ACU Head Coaches

JASON BIBLER Women’s Volleyball 5th season at ACU (2nd as head coach)

LANCE BINGHAM Track and Field and Cross Country 1st season at ACU

BRIT T BONNEAU Baseball 22nd season at ACU (21st as head coach)

ADAM DORREL Football 1st season at ACU

JOE GOLDING Men’s Basketball 9th season at ACU (6th as head coach)

JULIE GOODENOUGH Women’s Basketball 5th season at ACU

HUT TON JONES Men’s and Women’s Tennis 23rd season at ACU (21st as head coach)

BOBBY REEVES Softball 7th season at ACU

TOM SHAW Golf 3rd season at ACU

CASEY WILSON Women’s Soccer 16th season at ACU (10th as head coach)

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Endowments Football (24) • Football (General) • Football Endowment • Lance and Melissa Barrow Football Scholarship • Chip Bennett Football Endowment • Don Cobb Football Scholarship • Ann and A.M. “Tonto” Coleman Scholarship • Bob and Myrt Davidson Lineman Scholarship • Grant Feasel Scholarship • Pat Holder Football Scholarship • Jerry Jones Football Scholarship • Kelly Kent Memorial Athletic Scholarship • Courtney and Elaine King Football Scholarship • Jack Kiser Football Scholarship • Jim Lindsey Football Scholarship • Wilbert Montgomery Football Scholarship • Garry Don Moore Football Scholarship • N.L. “Nick” and Helen Nicholson Endowed Football Scholarship • Robert Orr Football Scholarship • Steve Paxton Football Scholarship • Chuck Sitton Football Scholarship • Jack Stites Football Scholarship • Everett Treadway Football Scholarship • Wayne Walton Football Scholarship • Jerry Wilson Football Scholarship General Athletics (11) • Paul Goad Scholarship • A.B. Morris Coaching Scholarship • Gene and Ruth Stallings Coaching Excellence Scholarship • Wally Bullington Scholarship • Eck Curtis and Maurine Agnes Curtis Scholarship • Dee and Lila Nutt Scholarship • Ruth Shipp Beaver Scholarship • Rex and Irene Klepper Scholarship • Jon Harlow Memorial Scholarship • Barbara and Randy Nicholson Scholarship • Rex Fleming Scholarship Baseball (12) • Gary and Sylvia McCaleb Baseball Scholarship • Sisco Family Scholarship • Roy Douglas Churchill Scholarship

• Lonestar Baseball Scholarship • Britt Paty Baseball Scholarship • J.E. Shipp Jr. Memorial Scholarship • Nolan Ryan Encouragement Scholarship • Justin Boot Company Scholarship • Sam Carpenter Scholarship • Bobby Murcer Scholarship • O’Dell-Knight-Hooker Glove Man Scholarship • Al and Dottie Scott Memorial Scholarship

Men’s Basketball (6) • 1963-64 Men’s Basketball Scholarship • Basketball (General) • William J. Teague Point Guard Scholarship • Raby and James E. “Jim” Womack Basketball Scholarship • Tommy and Martha Morris Basketball Scholarship • Stone Family Basketball Scholarship Golf (7) • Golf (General) • Buddy Colston Memorial Golf Scholarship • Vince Jarrett Golf Scholarship • Larry Nichols Golf Scholarship • John Franklin Memorial Golf Scholarship • John T.L. Jones Scholarship • Byron and Louise Nelson Scholarship Tennis (7) • Judy Kniffen Clardy Scholarship (women only) • Richard and Lois Fuller Scholarship • Janice and John T.L. Jones Scholarship • Tennis Foundation Scholarship • Bill and Nancy McMinn Scholarship • Amelia Newlen Scholarship • Larry Fatheree Tennis Endowment Women’s Basketball (2) • Rebecca Morris Scholarship • Glenn L. Wallace Scholarship Track and Field (1) • Oliver Jackson Scholarship Softball (1) • Owen T. “Skipper” Shipp Scholarship

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he recent exciting announcement at ACU of record-setting individual ($30 million) and collective ($55 million) gifts to the $95 million “Vision in Action” initiative will improve our students’ experience in dynamic, memorable ways.

Our respected programs in the sciences and humanities will soar even higher in the new Halbert-Walling Research Center and the Onstead Science Center, and in a renovation of Bennett Gymnasium as labs and classrooms for our engineering and physics program.

ACU graduates already are accepted to medical and dental school at a rate double the national average, so we anticipate even greater success preparing the next generation of scientists and healthcare professionals.

Our legendary track and field and fast-rising women’s soccer programs will prosper in the new Elmer Gray Stadium. And fans will enjoy new Wildcat Stadium, where ACU will play NCAA Division I football on Anthony Field, dramatically expanding opportunities for building community. The Wildcats are scheduled to begin playing in their new stadium in 2017, pending the completion of fundraising.

We are grateful to thoughtful donors who believe in our mission and invest in tomorrow’s leaders. And we look forward to a bright future of serving churches by sending them talented graduates, anchored in their faith and ready to make a real difference in the world. n

Learn more at acu.edu/vision-in-action

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Royce and Pam Money Student Recreation and Wellness Center

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Money Student Recreation and Wellness Center – One of ACU’s newest buildings is the 113,000-square-foot, $21 million Royce and Pam Money Student Recreation and Wellness Center, which opened in September 2011. A renovation and expansion of the previous Gibson Health and Physical Education Center, the Money Center is adjacent to Moody Coliseum and is the home of the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, the intramurals program, and a fitness center to meet the needs of ACU’s students, faculty and staff. It includes four gymnasiums, a six-lane, Olympicstyle lap pool and a leisure pool, bouldering wall, racquetball courts, exercise studios, an eighth-mile track, a Human Performance Lab, classrooms, and counseling and medical clinics.

Powell Fitness Center – Wildcat student-athletes train in the Powell Fitness Center, which opened in 1993 and was renovated in the spring and summer of 2007, when the size of the facility doubled to more than 8,000 square feet. Included in the center are free weights, cable weights, hammer strength equipment, cardio exercise machines, and other equipment.

Teague Special Events Center – The Teague Special Events Center was dedicated in February 1999 and houses the football offices, locker room, training room facilities, and a large room with three indoor tennis courts. The football locker room, refurbished before the 2006 season with new flooring and lockers, also is in the Teague Center.

The facility can seat up to 1,000 people for banquets, and has been the host to luncheons featuring former UCLA head basketball coach John Wooden and the late former PGA legend Byron Nelson.

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Moody Coliseum – Moody Coliseum is in its 47th year of hosting basketball at ACU, with the first men’s game there on Feb. 27, 1968. The women’s team began playing in Moody in 1971. The coliseum seats 4,000 for basketball and volleyball.

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Shotwell Stadium – The Wildcats began playing football at Shotwell Stadium in 1960, and the 2016 season will be their 57th and final season in the facility, which is owned and operated by the Abilene Independent School District. The stadium has undergone some major renovation in the last several years, including the addition before the 2012 season of a SafePlay turf field. In July 2007, a new scoreboard with digital video capabilities was added to the north end of the stadium. New dressing facilities on the south end and new restrooms on the north end were added to the stadium prior to the 2005 season. The first nationally televised game in Shotwell was Aug. 27, 2009, when CBS College Sports broadcast a showdown the Wildcats hosted with Northwest Missouri State in the season opener.

Crutcher Scott Field – When Abilene Christian made the decision to bring baseball back to campus in February 1990, the administration made a commitment to construct a first-class playing facility. What ACU built is one of the finest facilities in college baseball. The 4,000-seat, lighted Crutcher Scott Field is home to the Wildcats. Bleachers and lights were added before the 1992 season, and prior to the 1995 season the seating capacity was increased to 4,000, and the press box was added. The home clubhouse was added before the 1997 season. Prior to the 2016 season, a new turf field was installed, the fences were brought in, a home bullpen was added beyond the right field wall and other major upgrades were done to give the facility a facelift.

home by hosting Texas Tech and TCU in the second Wes Kittley Invitational. The new Elmer Gray Stadium was completed in late March 2015 and hosted its first meet a few weeks later. The purple track is the new home to one of the most storied track and field programs in collegiate history. It also will serve as the new home to ACU’s burgeoning women’s soccer program. The Wildcats have finished above .500 in each of their first three seasons in the Southland Conference and would have qualified for the conference’s post-season tournament if they had been eligible for the postseason. n Shotwell Stadium

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Wells Field – Wells Field will serve as the Wildcats’ softball home for the 20th season in 2017. It was officially dedicated March 29, 1997, as A.E. “Poly” and Zieta Wells Field. The lighted stadium seats approximately 600 fans. A ground-level press box on the first base side was added before the 2012 season and prior to the 2016 season, a full-field artificial turf surface was installed.

Eager Tennis Center – ACU has one of the finest tennis facilities in NCAA Division I in the Eager Tennis Center. The facility features 10 courts, which have played host to numerous Lone Star Conference, NCAA Division II regional and high school tournaments. In August 2001, the university announced that a new pavilion would be named for the most successful tennis coach in school history and his wife. Construction on the Judi and Cecil Eager Tennis Pavilion began in Fall 2001 and was completed in time for the Fall 2002 season. Eager served as the ACU men’s and women’s tennis coach for 12 years (1977-83 and 1986-90).

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In 1972 – ACU’s last year in the league – the Southland was composed of ACU, Arkansas State, Lamar, Louisiana Tech University, Texas-Arlington, Trinity, and the University of Southwestern Louisiana.

Chip Bennett was the 1969 college division Player of the Year and a third-round NFL draft choice of the Cincinnati Bengals in 1970.

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espite not being a member of the Southland Conference for almost four decades, Wildcats still appear in the league’s football, men’s basketball, cross country, and track and field record books.

Prior to the 2011 season, former ACU quarterback Jim Lindsey still ranked fifth in Southland history with 8,521 career passing yards and ninth in total offense with 8,385 yards. Lindsey was a three-time first team all-Southland quarterback, and at the end of the 1972 season, the most prolific passer in NCAA history. Prior to the 2011 season, former ACU wide receiver Pat Holder still ranked 10th in Southland history with 155 receptions. In football, six studentathletes who played for ACU during its Southland history were drafted into the NFL, 15 were named first team all-Southland and three were named first team all-America.

The ACU men’s basketball team won Southland championships in 1964-65, 1965-66 and 1967-68. Former Wildcats John Ray Godfrey and Ronnie Hearne are two of only 17 players in Southland history to be voted first team all-conference three times. Former Wildcat Andrew Prince still ranks third in Southland history in career rebounding average at 12.1 rebounds per game. ACU still holds the Southland record for field goal percentage (53.7 percent in 1964-65).

The ACU men’s cross country team won seven straight Southland titles from 1964-70, which is still tied for the second-most titles in league history. The Wildcat men’s cross country team set the Southland record for lowest winning score at the league championship meet with 19 points in 1965. Four different Wildcats won the individual championship between 1964 and 1970.

The ACU men’s track and field team won seven straight Southland team titles from 1964-70. n

1965-66 basketball season hero John Ray Godfrey was invited to the U.S. Olympic Trials.

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ecause of ACU’s strong sense of mission and outstanding academic programs, it attracts high-quality faculty members from around the world. They believe their Christian commitment requires them to excel in their fields of study and to focus on teaching and mentoring students.

Experienced and talented professors teach freshmen and conduct research and hands-on learning projects with undergraduate students. Some of the best minds in the world choose to teach at ACU. ACU students are encouraged to share their time and talents as Christian leaders and volunteers through various service-learning opportunities on the campus, in the community and in other countries. Graduates of ACU are in high demand by employers and graduate programs because they gain knowledge and experience in their majors, and they learn to apply Christian values to their everyday decisions.

Among ACU's top academic programs are: • arguably the top undergraduate physics program in the world, with unprecedented research opportunities at the nation’s best nuclear physics laboratories in roles typically reserved only for graduate students and physicists with Ph.D.s;

• a business college accredited by AACSB International, with graduates whose first-time pass rate on the CPA exam is more than double the national average; • one of only five accredited journalism schools affiliated with a private university (others include Baylor and Brigham Young); • a teacher education program whose graduates are in high demand for their hands-on expertise in bringing mobile-learning technology to the classroom; • an ATS-accredited Graduate School of Theology and an undergraduate Bible, missions and ministry program that has produced more youth ministers than any other U.S. university; and • a well-respected sciences program that prepares graduates who are accepted to medical schools at a rate double the national average.

Abilene Christian is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate, baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral degrees. Its professional schools and academic departments/programs have achieved a variety of top accreditations, including the Association of Theological Schools (ATS), the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International), American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA), Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE), National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), American Chemical Society (ACS), and others.

ACU also is affiliated with the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, and the Lilly Fellows Program in Humanities and the Arts. n

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CU’s application of technology to learning has been acclaimed by industry and higher education experts around the world as an example of forward-thinking institutions and organizations.

Its Adams Center for Teaching and Learning opened in 1992 in Brown Library, spurring opportunities for innovation, focus and leadership within the community of leaders and emerging leaders among ACU faculty members. The library’s main floor features the Learning Commons, which supports the creation of academic work in a warm, bright and inviting atmosphere. It features multiple computer stations set up for individual and group work, a Writing Center and a Speaking Center.

In Fall 2008, ACU’s mobile-learning initiative made it the first university to provide an Apple iPhone or iPod touch to all incoming freshmen.

All faculty and full-time undergraduate students were provided these mobile devices in Fall 2011, integrating technology and learning in and out of the classroom. Today, iPads are required of freshmen.

In March 2011, the AT&T Learning Studio, on the top floor of Brown Library, began providing a curricular laboratory to support student, faculty and staff experiments with new media tools. n

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raduates of ACU have become best-selling Christian authors, ministers, members of Congress, state judges, big-city mayors, researchers, Hollywood movie producers, teachers and superintendents, top Nashville musicians and music producers, distinguished university professors, business owners, internationally renowned physicians, Pulitzer Prize winners, and winners of Emmy, Telly, Dove, Grammy, Inventor of the Year and Teacher of the Year awards.

• Kent Brantly, M.D., a family medicine physician working as a medical missionary for Samaritan’s Purse, became the first American to survive the Ebola virus disease in 2014 when he contacted it while serving in Monrovia, Liberia. He was later named Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2014 and one of three Texans of the Year for 2014 by the Dallas Morning News.

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For more than 25 years, Max Lucado has been a best-selling Christian author and minister of the Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas.

• In the last six years, seven ACU alumni have served as university presidents or chancellors. Among them, Dr. Jack Scott is a former chancellor of the California Community College System, which serves 2.6 million students in 109 colleges.

Max Lucado is a minister and best-selling Christian author.

• Two ACU alumni are members of Congress: U.S. Rep. Ted Poe (Houston) and U.S. Rep. Janice Hahn (Los Angeles, Calif.).

• Jack Pope is a former chief justice and Jeffrey Boyd is a current justice of the Texas Supreme Court.

• B. David Vanderpool, M.D., is former president of the Texas Medical Association.

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Janice Massey, M.D., is a neurologist who serves on the faculty of Duke University Medical School and is vice chair of the Board of Directors for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

• David Dean Halbert is an entrepreneur who owns Caris, Ltd., a privately held investment partnership. He previously was co-founder, chair, president and CEO of Advance PCS, a highly successful pharmacy benefit management service company.

• Tobie Hatfield is director of Nike’s Innovation Kitchen think tank.

Prominent alumni in the coaching profession Each year, Abilene Christian graduates are coaches of many of the top high school teams in Texas. In December 2011, three alumni led teams to state football titles: Hal Wasson (Class 5A Division I champion Southlake Carroll High School), Kade Burns (Class 1A Division 1 champion Mason High School) and Mark Coley (TAPPS Six-Man Division 1 Abilene Christian High School).

Bob Shipley, whose sons, Jordan and Jaxon have starred at wide receiver at the University of Texas, is the head coach at Belton High School after previous roles at Rotan, Burnet and Brownwood. Wylie High School’s highly successful Hugh Sandifer is former president of the Texas High School Football Coaches Association. Allen Wilson, who recently retired from Dallas Carter High School, won state titles at Paris High School in 1988 and Tyler John Tyler in 1994 during his career. Sam Harrell was the head coach at Ennis High School for 16 seasons, winning Class 4A state titles in 2000, 2001 and 2004.

Wes Kittley, whose teams won 29 NCAA Division II national titles while he was at ACU, is the head track and field coach at Texas Tech University.

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Former ACU running back Wilbert Montgomery (left) and former ACU offensive lineman Lance Barrow share a laugh before an NFL game.

Montgomery has coached running backs for the St. Louis Rams, Baltimore Ravens and the Cleveland Browns. Barrow is the Emmy Award-winning executive producer for football and golf at CBS Sports.

Notable athletics alumni • Lance Barrow is the Emmy Award-winning coordinating producer of golf and football for CBS Sports.

• Dr. James Womack is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology at Texas A&M University who discovered the genome for cattle and won the prestigious Wolf Prize in Agriculture.

• Bobby Morrow won three gold medals in the Olympics and was named Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year for 1956. In 2005 he was named ACU’s “Athlete of the Century.” Earl Young is an international business entrepreneur who won a gold medal in the 4x400 relay at the 1960 Olympic Games.

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Wilbert Montgomery was a longtime assistant coach for the Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens and St. Louis Rams, and is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. He is a former all-pro running back for the Philadelphia Eagles and was that team’s all-time leader in rushing attempts, rushing yards and rushing touchdowns.

Bobby Morrow won three gold medals in the 1956 Olympics and won the James E. Sullivan Award in 1957 as the nation’s top amateur athlete.

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he remarkable success of ACU Wildcat student-athletes through the years is a tribute to the student-athletes, the coaches and the tradition of winning permeating the program. ACU recruits its student-athletes for their academic and spiritual qualities, as well as their abilities in athletics.

ACU’s intercollegiate athletics program began in 1919 when the football and men’s basketball teams were started. Former director of athletics A.B. Morris served as the head football and head men’s basketball coach during his long tenure at ACU. Former football coach A.M. “Tonto” Coleman went on to serve as the commissioner of the famed Southeastern Conference, and former track and field mentor Oliver Jackson coached three-time Olympic gold medalist Bobby Morrow – still called by some the greatest sprinter who ever lived.

Wildcat student-athletes have been blessed by a wealth of some of the top coaches in collegiate athletics, including Bill McClure (track and field), Wally Bullington (football), Dee Nutt (men’s basketball), Burl McCoy (women’s basketball), Wes Kittley (track and field), Don W. Hood (track and field), Don D. Hood (track and field), Brek Horn

(volleyball), Vince Jarrett (men’s golf), and Chris Thomsen (football). Current coaches such as Julie Goodenough (women’s basketball) and Hutton Jones (men’s and women’s tennis), Ken Collums (football), Tom Shaw (men’s golf), and Britt Bonneau (baseball) are at the top of their profession.

No intercollegiate athletics program in the state of Texas – at any level – can claim as many national championships as ACU, which has won 64 team titles since 1952. Of them, 57 have come at the NCAA Division II level, the fifth-most NCAA national championships in history behind only UCLA, Stanford, USC and NCAA Division III swimming powerhouse Kenyon College.

ACU’s 54 national titles in track and field are the most in one sport by any university in the country. The Wildcats won 163 Lone Star Conference championships from 1973-2013 and enjoyed some remarkable championship winning streaks. The men’s track and field team won 18 straight LSC championships (27 overall), and the women’s track and field team won each of the first 20 LSC titles before its streak ended in 2004. The men’s cross country team saw its LSC championship streak ended in November 2011 at 20 straight.

ACU student-athletes also have been awarded some of their sports highest individual honors, the most recent in 2008 when running back The Wildcat women's cross country team won the Southland Conference championship in 2015, ACU’s first title since returning to the league in 2013.

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The ACU women's basketball team won the Southland Conference regular season championship last season with a 19-1 record. The Wildcats finished the season 26-4 and played in the Postseason Women’s National Invitational Tournament.

Bernard Scott won the Harlon Hill Trophy as the top player in NCAA Division II football. That same year, offensive center Sam Collins won the Gene Upshaw Award as the top lineman in NCAA Division II. In 2007, cross country standout Nicodemus Naimadu became the first athlete in NCAA history – male or female, any level – to win four consecutive individual national championships. In 2009, decathlete Camille Vandendriessche became the first athlete in NCAA history to win three straight individual national championships in the decathlon.

One year later, Linda Brivule became the first female in NCAA Division II history to win the individual national championship in the javelin.

ACU’s internationally recognized track and field program has produced world-record holders, more than 20 Olympians, several hundred all-America performers and two Olympic gold medalists. In addition, the program was named the Texas Sports Dynasty of the Century by Texas Monthly magazine in November 1999.

Wildcat teams won 163 Lone Star Conference titles from 1973-2013, more than twice its closest competitor. Also, ACU has produced 32 NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship honorees since 1966.

The Wildcats also are heavily represented in Halls of Fame across the country, the most recent in June 2015 when Jackson and Morrow were elected to the Texas Track and Field Coaches’ Association Hall of Fame.

Morrow is in six different halls of fame: ACU, Drake Relays, U.S. Olympic, U.S. Track and Field, Texas Sports, and Texas Track and Field.

Jackson is a member of the Texas Sports and U.S. Track Coaches halls of fame, and more than 50 other former Wildcats are recognized by other such organizations around the nation.

Abilene Christian was the only university in NCAA Division II to have been ranked in the top 15 in each of the first 16 Learfield Directors’ Cup final standings, including second in 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, and 2005-06. The Wildcats finished in the top four in four other seasons. n

Jaylen Franklin finished second in nationwide voting as the Mid-major Freshman of the Year

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bilene is a dynamic city of nearly 120,000 people who value higher education and the difference it makes in the life of the community.

Three private universities call it home (ACU, Hardin-Simmons and McMurry), as well as Cisco College, Texas State Technical College, professional schools from Texas Tech, and the Patty Hanks Shelton School of Nursing.

Because of its central location in our region, Abilene is the destination city for people from many small towns across what we call the “Big Country” for shopping, nice dining, healthcare, entertainment and cultural events. Abilene Regional Airport serves passengers on connecting flights on American Eagle via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, as well as private charters. Interstate 20 and state highways 83, 84, 277 and 36 each intersect Abilene.

Abilene enjoys a bustling convention and special event environment, and is the annual site of numerous state and national rodeo and cutting horse events, plus the West Texas Fair and Rodeo. More than 40 hotels and motels – including Residence Inn

by Marriott, Hampton Inn and Suites (2), Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites (3), Comfort Suites, Courtyard by Mariott, Hilton Garden Inn, LaQuinta Inn and Suites (2), Wingate by Wyndham, MCM Eleganté Suites, and Fairfield Inn by Marriott – offer more than 3,100 rooms each night.

Most major chains of restaurants are nearby, including Olive Garden, Abuelo’s Mexican Food Embassy, Chili’s (2), Cracker Barrel, Cotton Patch Cafe, Logan’s Roadhouse, Outback Steakhouse, Red Lobster, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Rosa’s Cafe and Tortilla Factory (2), and Texas Roadhouse; along with most major fast food restaurants and numerous 70

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locally and regionally acclaimed eateries featuring barbeque, steaks, Mexican and Chinese menus.

Abilene is 150 miles from Fort Worth, 180 miles from Dallas, 245 miles from San Antonio, 253 miles from Austin, and 368 miles from Houston.

The driving distance, in miles, between Abilene and current SLC member institutions: • 702 – University of New Orleans (New Orleans, La.) • 669 – Southeastern Louisiana State University (Hammond, La.) • 670 – Nicholls State University (Thibodaux, La.) • 526 – McNeese University (Lake Charles, La.) • 523 – University of Central Arkansas (Conway, Ark.) • 461 – Lamar University (Beaumont) • 436 – Northwestern State University (Natchitoches, La.) • 409 – Houston Baptist University (Houston) • 390 – Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (Corpus Christi) • 363 – Stephen F. Austin State University (Nacogdoches) • 341 – Sam Houston State University (Huntsville) • 245 – University of the Incarnate Word (San Antonio) n

Historic Paramount Theatre in downtown Abilene

Everman Park and The Grace Museum in downtown Abilene Annual Big Country Ballon Fest held on the last weekend of every September in Abilene

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n 2012, senior quarterback Mitchell Gale became the all-time leading passer in Lone Star Conference and ACU history as he finished his career with 12,109 yards, passing former teammate Billy Malone (12,012 yards from 2005-08) atop both lists.

In the process, Gale also made ACU only the fourth university in NCAA history to have back-to-back starting quarterbacks throw for at least 12,000 yards in a career. The first to do it was Louisiana Tech University with Tim Rattay and Luke McCown from 1997-2003. They were followed by the University of Hawaii with Timmy Chang and Colt Brennan from 2001-07, and the University of Houston with Kevin Kolb and Case Keenum from 2003-11. Malone and Gale from 2005-12 make ACU the latest entrant into the select club.

During his four years as the Wildcats’ starting quarterback, Gale led ACU to 30 victories, three trips to the NCAA Division II playoffs and one LSC title. He currently plays for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.

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