2014 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

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2014 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
Abilene Christian Wildcats Wordmark.png
Conference Southland Conference
2014 record 6–6 (4–4 Southland)
Head coach Ken Collums (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Nathan Young (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator Darian Dulin (3rd year)
Home stadium Shotwell Stadium
(Capacity: 15,075)
Seasons
« 2013 2015 »
2014 Southland Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#6 Sam Houston St +^   7 1         11 5  
#14 SE Louisiana +^   7 1         9 4  
Lamar   5 3         8 4  
Stephen F. Austin ^   5 3         8 5  
Central Arkansas   5 3         6 6  
McNeese State   4 4         6 5  
Abilene Christian*   4 4         6 6  
Northwestern State   4 4         6 6  
Incarnate Word*   2 6         2 9  
Houston Baptist   1 7         2 9  
Nicholls State   0 8         0 12  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to transition from Division II
As of 19 December 2014; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2014 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represented Abilene Christian University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats played their second transition season of collegiate football at the FCS level. They were led by third year head coach Ken Collums. Home games were played at Shotwell Stadium. This was the Wildcats first season in the Southland Conference. They finished the season 6–6, 4–4 in Southland play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place.

TV and radio

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

Video of all home games (except those broadcast via the Southland Conference Television Network or ESPN3) is being offered live through Stretch Internet via ACU TV, a paid subscription service. Audio of all road games is also available through ACU TV at no charge. Locally, Wildcats home games will be shown on KTES This TV tape delayed Tuesday nights.

Roster

2014 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 2 Dallas Sealey Fr
QB 8 Kade Munden Redshirt.svg Fr
QB 14 Parker McKenzie So
QB 15 Cody Ennis Fr
QB 16 Will Weathers Redshirt.svg Fr
QB 18 Mike Richardson Fr
RB 22 De'Andre Brown Redshirt.svg Fr
RB 23 Herschel Sims Jr
RB 25 Randy Gober Redshirt.svg Fr
RB 39 Adrian Duncan So
RB XX Nathaniel Johnson Redshirt.svg Fr
RB XX Jemarcus Jones Fr
FB 19 Jonathan Parker Sr
FB 42 Josh Hunter Fr
FB 86 Noah Cheshier Sr
TE 48 Liam Flowers Fr
TE 88 Jamie Walker Jr
TE XX Tyson Tindol Fr
WR 1 Cade Stone Jr
WR 4 Jonathan Epps Jr
WR 6 Demarcus Thompson Sr
WR 17 Jace Hudson Jr
WR 32 Byron Proctor Fr
WR 80 Monte Green-Avery Jr
WR 82 Cedric Gilbert Jr
WR 83 Chris Lide Fr
WR 84 Marcus Ellis Fr
WR XX Diego Hodges Redshirt.svg Fr
WR XX Cody King Redshirt.svg Fr
WR XX Brandon McClung Redshirt.svg Fr
WR XX Hayden Smiley So
WR XX Patrick Tshituka Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 51 Austin Hisler Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 64 Kris Thigpen Fr
OL 68 Brady Melde Fr
OL 70 Colton King Fr
OL 71 Cole Baughman Fr
OL 72 Hayden Wall Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 74 Josh Hailey Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 75 Chance Rieken Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 76 Colton Carnes Sr
OL 77 Codey Funk So
OL 78 Logan Hoppenrath Sr
OL 79 Riley Mayfield Redshirt.svg Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 3 Justin Stewart Sr
DB 13 Terry Ausborne Fr
DB 21 Angel Lopez Sr
DB 24 Keith Barnett Jr
DB 26 Damian Howard Fr
DB 27 Quentin Bryant Redshirt.svg Fr
DB 29 Tyler Chapa Jr
DB 30 Quinton Baker So
DB 31 D.J. Arnold So
DB 38 Jamar Mack Fr
DB 40 D.J. Johnson So
DB 41 Quantence Walker So
DB XX DeMarco Corner Redshirt.svg Fr
DB XX Reese Gwin Redshirt.svg Fr
DB XX Zar'rian Parker Redshirt.svg Fr
DE 5 Nick Richardson Sr
DE 46 Anthony Davis Fr
DE 47 William Moore Redshirt.svg Jr
DE 89 Devondric Meadows Fr
DE 91 Cameron Briscoe So
DE 92 A.J. Tolbert Fr
DE 94 Brandon Dornak Sr
DL 33 Rob Boyd Sr
DL 55 Tanner Morris Jr
DL 69 Rishaad Wimbley Jr
DL 90 LaMarcus Allen Fr
DL 93 Trent Andrews Fr
DL 95 Josh Bloom So
DL 96 Damon Williams Sr
DL 98 Josh Finley Jr
DL 99 Travaughn Moore Fr
DL XX Jaylen Hill So
DL XX Cody Wimpee Fr
LB 7 Lynn Grady Sr
LB 9 Travis Tarver Jr
LB 12 Bryson Gates Fr
LB 20 Justin Stephens Sr
LB 34 Sam Denmark Fr
LB 35 Myles Solsberry Fr
LB 37 Dylan Douglass Fr
LB 45 Blake Rudd Sr
LB 49 Chris Summers Redshirt.svg Jr
LB 52 Chuck Oputa Jr
LB 53 Dezmond Powers So
LB 56 Gavin Burford Fr
LB XX Robert Alaniz Redshirt.svg Fr
LB XX Patrick Carreon Redshirt.svg Fr
LB XX Sam Lawlis Redshirt.svg Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
DS 67 Spencer Feasel So
DS 73 Hayden Brodowsky So
P 81 Ben Hynds Sr
P 85 Austin Kilcullen So
K 43 Nik Grau So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Darian Dulin (Sam Houston State)
    Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs
  • Nathan Young (Abilene Christian)
    Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs
  • Sam Collins (Abilene Christian)
    Offensive Line
  • Cody Moore (Oklahoma Panhandle State)
    Defensive Line
  • Kendrick Holloway (Abilene Christian)
    Wide Receivers
  • Mark Ribaudo (Arizona)
    Linebackers
  • Nick Smith (Abilene Christian)
    Cornerbacks
  • Steven Thrash (Texas Lutheran)
    Tight Ends
  • Kregg Pierson (Abilene Christian)
    Academics

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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 27 6:00 PM at Georgia State* Georgia DomeAtlanta, GA ESPNU L 37–38   10,140
September 6 6:00 PM #25 Northern Arizona* Shotwell StadiumAbilene, TX KTES* L 21–27   10,500
September 13 6:00 PM at Troy* Veterans Memorial StadiumTroy, AL ESPN3 W 38–35   17,320
September 20 3:05 PM Incarnate Word Shotwell Stadium • Abilene, TX (P4X Foundation Classic) SLCTV W 21–0   12,674
September 27 7:00 PM at Houston Baptist Husky StadiumHouston, TX FSSW* W 59–14   3,823
October 4 6:00 PM Lamar Shotwell Stadium • Abilene, TX KTES* L 21–24   8,913
October 11 2:00 PM Ave Maria*dagger Shotwell Stadium • Abilene, TX KTES* W 55–14   8,117
October 18 6:00 PM at #11 McNeese State Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA ESPN3 L 20–31   14,464
October 25 3:00 PM at Sam Houston State Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX BSN L 21–38   7,073
November 1 2:00 PM vs. Central Arkansas John Clark FieldPlano, TX FCS Central W 52–35   8,435
November 8 2:00 PM Northwestern State Shotwell Stadium • Abilene, TX KTES* L 10–34   4,800
November 15 3:00 PM at Stephen F. Austin Homer Bryce StadiumNacogdoches, TX W 37–35   5,581
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
* Games will air on a tape delayed basis

Game Summaries

Georgia State

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Abilene Christian at Georgia State
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 3 13 14 7 37
Panthers 7 14 0 17 38
Sources:[2]
Overall record Last meeting Result
First Meeting

Northern Arizona

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Northern Arizona at Abilene Christian
1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Lumberjacks 3 14 7 3 27
Wildcats 0 7 7 7 21
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 1995 Northern Arizona, 62–0

Troy

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Abilene Christian at Troy
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 0 21 10 38
Trojans 7 14 7 7 35
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1975 Abilene Christian, 34–7

Incarnate Word

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Incarnate Word at Abilene Christian
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0
Wildcats 14 0 7 0 21
  • Date: September 20
  • Location: Shotwell Stadium
    Abilene, TX
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CST
  • Game attendance: 12,674
  • Television network: SLCTV/KIDZ
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
4-1 2013 Incarnate Word, 34-31

Houston Baptist

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Abilene Christian at Houston Baptist
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 10 28 7 14 59
Huskies 7 7 0 0 14
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2013 Abilene Christian, 69–12

Lamar

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Lamar at Abilene Christian
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 3 0 14 24
Wildcats 7 0 7 7 21
  • Date: October 4
  • Location: Shotwell Stadium
    Abilene, TX
  • Game attendance: 8,913
  • TV announcers (KTES): Grant Boone, Lance Fleming, and Matt Sloan
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
7-9 1972 Lamar, 31-10

Ave Maria

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Ave Maria at Abilene Christian
1 2 3 4 Total
Gyrenes 7 7 0 0 14
Wildcats 10 21 10 14 55
  • Date: October 11
  • Location: Shotwell Stadium
    Abilene, TX
  • Game attendance: 8,117
  • TV announcers (KTES): Grant Boone, Lance Fleming, and Matt Sloan
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
First Meeting

McNeese State

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Abilene Christian at McNeese State
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 6 0 14 20
#11 Cowboys 17 7 7 0 31
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 1972 McNeese State, 22–0

Sam Houston State

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Abilene Christian at Sam Houston State
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 14 0 7 21
Bearkats 7 17 7 7 38
Sources:[3]
Overall record Last meeting Result
12-7 1984 Sam Houston State, 10-6

Central Arkansas

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Central Arkansas vs. Abilene Christian
1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 7 7 14 35
Wildcats 21 10 7 14 52
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
0-5-1 2003 Central Arkansas, 30-12

Northwestern State

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Northwestern State at Abilene Christian
1 2 3 4 Total
Demons 7 13 7 7 34
Wildcats 0 0 10 0 10
  • Date: November 8
  • Location: Shotwell Stadium
    Abilene, TX
  • Game start: 2:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:55
  • Game attendance: 4,800
  • Game weather: Temp: 65 Wind: NE 16mph Weather: Clear, windy, cool
  • Referee: Eddy Shelton
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–3 1984 Northwestern State, 26–7

Stephen F. Austin

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Abilene Christian at Stephen F. Austin
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 10 16 8 3 37
Lumberjacks 7 14 7 7 35
  • Date: November 15
  • Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
    Nacogdoches, TX
  • Game start: 3:00 pm CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:00
  • Game attendance: 5,581
  • Game weather: Temp: Mid 40's, Wind: 7-10 mph, Weather: Cloudy and Chilly
  • Referee: Brandon Cruse
Sources:[4]
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–6 1999 Stephen F. Austin, 51–34

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