2017 FOOTBALL 2 National Championships • 12 Conference Championships • 1 College Football Hall of Famer 1 Harlon Hill Award Winner • 44 NFL Players • 35 First Team All-America Players 2017 SCHEDULE / RESULTS Abilene Christian Wildcats 1-3, 1-1 Southland Sept. 2 at New Mexico ...............................L, 38-14 Sept. 9 at Colorado St. .............................. L, 38-10 Sept. 16 * vs. Houston Baptist ..................... W, 24-3 Sept. 23 * vs. Stephen F. Austin .................. L, 20-10 Sept. 30 * at Incarnate Word .......................... 6 p.m. Oct. 7 * vs. McNeese .................................. 6 p.m. Oct. 14 * at Nicholls ...................................... 3 p.m. Oct. 21 * ! vs. SE Louisiana ......................2:30 p.m. Nov. 4 * at Northwestern State ................... 6 p.m. Nov. 11 * vs. Sam Houston State .................. 6 p.m. Nov. 18 * at Central Arkansas ....................... 3 p.m. * Southland Conference Game ! Homecoming BROADCAST INFORMATION RADIO: ACU Sports Radio Network Flagship ....................................... KTLT-FM (98.1 FM) Play-by-Play................................................Grant Boone Color Analyst ............................................ Jim Reese Sideline ......................................................... Seth Wilson TV: None Play-by-Play..................................................................N/A Analyst ..................................................................... N/A Sideline ..........................................................................N/A WEBCAST: ESPN3 Play-by-Play................................................... Mike Leo Color Analyst ................................. Chuck Miketinac Sideline ...................................................... Valerie Lopez SOCIAL MEDIA: #GoWildcats #ACUE4C Twitter ................. @ACUSports, @ACUFootball Instagram ................................................. @acusports Facebook .................................................. ACUsports FIRST AND 10 • The Wildcats are 6-2 all-time against UIW, and in those six wins they have outscored the Cardinals by a combined 252-78, or by an average score of 42-13. Last year ACU beat the Cardinals, 52-27, at Homecoming for the team’s first win of the season. • ACU, however, is winless in its last two trips to San Antonio to take on the Cardinals at Benson Stadium. The Wildcatss dropped a wild 34-31 game on Nov. 9, 2013, when John David Baker was sacked and fumbled near the end of the game just before he was able to get off a pass to a wide-open Darian Hogg in the end zone that would have been the game-winner. ACU lost to the Cardinals, 25-20, on Oct. 25, 2015, in a game that was delayed by rain to a Sunday afternoon kickoff. ACU was missing 15 injured players from its depth chart for that game. Wildcats Looking to Bounce Back against UIW ACU WILDCATS (1-3, 1-1) at INCARNATE WORD CARDINALS (0-3, 0-1) Sept. 30, 2017 • 6 p.m. • San Antonio, Texas Benson Stadium (6,00O) TV / Web: ESPN3 • Radio: 98.1 FM ACU Wildcats UIW Cardinals NR / NR .......................... FCS polls (Coaches / STATS) .......................... NR / NR Adam Dorrel ............................. Head Coach ............................ Larry Kennan 1-3 (.250%)............................. Record at School..........................19-39 (.328%) 1st .....................................Years at School .................................. 6th 77-11 (.875%) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Career Record ......................... 43-57-3 (.432%) 84.2 ................................Rushing Yards / Game .............................. 83.3 248.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Passing Yards / Game ............................. 201.0 332.2 ............................... Total Offense / Game .............................. 284.3 407.2 ............................... Total Defense / Game.............................. 499.0 14.5.................................... Points / Game ................................... 17.7 24.8 .............................. Opponent Points / Game ............................. 53.0 SAN ANTONIO – The ACU Wildcats are back on the road this Saturday to take on Incarnate Word in a Southland Conference contest at Benson Stadium. The game is scheduled for a 6 p.m. kickoff and can be seen on ESPN3 and heard locally on 98.1 FM. The Wildcats are 1-3 overall and 1-1 in league play after dropping a 20-10 decision to Stephen F. Austin last Saturday in the second of two straight games to open Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium. The Wildcats won the first game played there, 24-3, vs. Houston Baptist on Sept. 16, but never found any rhythm last week against the Lumberjacks. Incarnate Word is 0-3 overall and 0-1 in league play, but enjoyed a bye week last week after a tough 37-31 loss to SFA on Sept. 16. The Cardinals led 31-21 in the fourth quarter before SFA rallied to tie the game and then win it 37-31 on a 70-yard interception return for a touchdown on the game’s final play. The Wildcats are winless on the road for the last two-plus seasons (0-6 in 2015, 0-6 in 2016 and 0-2 in 2017) and carry a 14-game road losing streak into Saturday’s game at Incarnate Word. ACU’s last road win was a 37-35 win over then-No. 24 Stephen F. Austin on Nov. 15, 2014.
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2017 FOOTBALL2 National Championships • 12 Conference Championships • 1 College Football Hall of Famer
1 Harlon Hill Award Winner • 44 NFL Players • 35 First Team All-America Players
2017 SCHEDULE / RESULTS
Abilene Christian Wildcats 1-3, 1-1 Southland
Sept. 2 at New Mexico ...............................L, 38-14 Sept. 9 at Colorado St. .............................. L, 38-10 Sept. 16 * vs. Houston Baptist .....................W, 24-3 Sept. 23 * vs. Stephen F. Austin .................. L, 20-10 Sept. 30 * at Incarnate Word ..........................6 p.m. Oct. 7 * vs. McNeese ..................................6 p.m. Oct. 14 * at Nicholls ......................................3 p.m. Oct. 21 * ! vs. SE Louisiana ......................2:30 p.m. Nov. 4 * at Northwestern State ...................6 p.m. Nov. 11 * vs. Sam Houston State ..................6 p.m. Nov. 18 * at Central Arkansas .......................3 p.m. * Southland Conference Game ! Homecoming
BROADCAST INFORMATION RADIO: ACU Sports Radio Network Flagship ....................................... KTLT-FM (98.1 FM) Play-by-Play ................................................Grant Boone Color Analyst ............................................ Jim Reese Sideline ......................................................... Seth Wilson
FIRST AND 10 • The Wildcats are 6-2 all-time against UIW, and in those six wins they have outscored the Cardinals by a combined 252-78, or by an average score of 42-13. Last year ACU beat the Cardinals, 52-27, at Homecoming for the team’s first win of the season.
• ACU, however, is winless in its last two trips to San Antonio to take on the Cardinals at Benson Stadium. The Wildcatss dropped a wild 34-31 game on Nov. 9, 2013, when John David Baker was sacked and fumbled near the end of the game just before he was able to get off a pass to a wide-open Darian Hogg in the end zone that would have been the game-winner. ACU lost to the Cardinals, 25-20, on Oct. 25, 2015, in a game that was delayed by rain to a Sunday afternoon kickoff. ACU was missing 15 injured players from its depth chart for that game.
Wildcats Looking to Bounce Back against UIW
ACU WILDCATS (1-3, 1-1)at INCARNATE WORD CARDINALS (0-3, 0-1)
SAN ANTONIO – The ACU Wildcats are back on the road this Saturday to take on Incarnate Word in a Southland Conference contest at Benson Stadium. The game is scheduled for a 6 p.m. kickoff and can be seen on ESPN3 and heard locally on 98.1 FM. The Wildcats are 1-3 overall and 1-1 in league play after dropping a 20-10 decision to Stephen F. Austin last Saturday in the second of two straight games to open Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium. The Wildcats won the first game played there, 24-3, vs. Houston Baptist on Sept. 16, but never found any rhythm last week against the Lumberjacks. Incarnate Word is 0-3 overall and 0-1 in league play, but enjoyed a bye week last week after a tough 37-31 loss to SFA on Sept. 16. The Cardinals led 31-21 in the fourth quarter before SFA rallied to tie the game and then win it 37-31 on a 70-yard interception return for a touchdown on the game’s final play. The Wildcats are winless on the road for the last two-plus seasons (0-6 in 2015, 0-6 in 2016 and 0-2 in 2017) and carry a 14-game road losing streak into Saturday’s game at Incarnate Word. ACU’s last road win was a 37-35 win over then-No. 24 Stephen F. Austin on Nov. 15, 2014.
No coach / player availability unless circumstances dictate otherwise.
MondayNo practice
6-7 p.m.ACU Coaches’ Radio Show at Buffalo Wild Wings(1010 E. Overland Trail)
Tuesday4 p.m.Practice open to media(Coaches / players available to media after practice at approximately
6:30 p.m.)
6:30 p.m. Taping of the Adan Dorrel Show at Don Morris Building on ACU campus.
ThursdayNo coach / player availability
Practice closed to media.
Wednesday11:45 p.m.ACU Athletics Media Avaiability in Club Level of Wildcat Stadium
4 p.m.Practice open to media.(Coaches / players available to media after practice at approximately 6:30 p.m.)
FridayNo coach / player availability
Practice closed to media.
SaturdayGame Day
Contact Athletics Media Relations office to set up interviews
WEEKLY MEDIA PLANNER
Athletics Media RelationsLance Fleming (ACU, ’92)Associate A .D . for Media RelationsFootball ContactACU Box 27916, Abilene, TX 79699-7916325-674-2693 (office)325-665-3543 (cell)325-674-6798 (office fax)[email protected]
Chris Macaluso (Penn State, ’99)Assistant Director of Media RelationsSecondary Football ContactACU Box 27916, Abilene, TX 79699-7916325-674-6171 (office)765-490-6988 (cell)325-674-6798 (office fax)[email protected]
Seth Wilson (South Carolina, ’14)Video Coordinator ACU Box 27916, Abilene, TX 79699-7916336-580-0680 (cell)[email protected]
WEEKLY COACHES’ SHOW Each Monday during the season, the ACU Athletics Media Relations office will host the ACU Coaches’ Show at Buffalo Wild Wings (1010 East Overland Trail, 1 mile east of ACU campus off Hwy 351) from 6-7 p.m. The show will air live on 98.1 FM The Ticket, and will also be simulacast via Facebook Live video on facebook.com/ACUSports. Local media are welcome to attend.
PLAYER INTERVIEWS Players are available before or after each Tuesday practice, depending on class schedules. This is the media’s best opportunity to interview players on the practice field. If you have specific player or coach interview requests, they should be directed to Lance Fleming, associate director of athletics for media relations by Monday afternoon. ACU football practice is open to the media from Tuesday and Wednesday, and players and players will be available to the media after practice. Neither coaches nor players will be available for interviews before practice. No player or coach interviews will be arranged after Thursday.
POST-GAME INTERVIEWS ACU head coachAdam Dorrel and players will be available to media post-game, both at home and on the road. Interviews with coaches and players at home will take place outside the locker room.
WEEKLY GAME NOTES ACU’s game notes will be available beginning Wednesday at the weekly media lunch. They also can be accessed online in PDF format at acusports.com. If you are interested in receiving the weekly game notes via email, please contact associate director of athletics for media relations Lance Fleming ([email protected]).
SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE WEEKLY CALL The weekly coaches conference call with the media will be conducted every Tuesday beginning at 10:30 a.m., Central. The call will be conducted every Tuesday, starting Aug. 29 through the end of the regular season. Fans are welcome to listen to a live stream of the call that will be available on the league’s website: southland.org.
2017 ACU FOOTBALL HELMET STICKERS“EY” The Wildcats are wearing a sticker with the initials “EY,” which also includes blue and black bars. The EY stands for Elise Ybarra, the late wife of ACU head athletics trainer, who also served the City of Abilene as a police detective. She was killed in a tragic automobile accident while on duty in early August and the Wildcats wear a sticker this season in her memory.
“P4X” P4X is for the Play 4 Rex Foundation, which was established in March 2013 after the death of 10-year-oldRex Fleming, the son ofACU associate AD for media relations LanceFleming. Rex fought braincancer for two years before passing away in November 2012. The foundation raises money to aid those who are dealing with and living with pediatric cancer.
“Hurricane Harvey” Because almost half of the Southland’s 11 football-playing schools have been affected by HurricaneHarvey, the SouthlandConference has askedeach team to wear thishelmet sticker at least thisopening weekend in order to enhance awareness surrounding the recovery and relief efforts currently going on in South Texas and Louisiana.
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 30-game 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.
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. 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 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 head coach prior to the 2011 season.
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. n
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• Born: Dec. 2, 1974
• Family: Wife, Erin; daughters, Allie and Sam
• Education: Bachelor of Science in physical education, Northwest Missouri State (1998); Master of Science in health and physical education, Northwest 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)
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 student-athletes 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
“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
DORREL BY THE NUMBERS (PRIOR TO 2017 SEASON)
• 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 Northwest 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
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
ACU at INCARNATE WORD
ACU HEAD COACH ADAM DORREL
ASSISTANT COACHES AND GAMEDAY LOCATIONS
BLAKE ANDERSENDefensive LineFirst Year at ACUGameday Location: Press Box
J.B. BROWNLinebackersFirst Year at ACUGameday Location: Field
RAY BROWNDefensive BacksSecond Year at ACUGameday Location: Press Box
JAMES CURLEEOffensive AssistantFirst Year at ACUGameday Location: Press Box
RYAN GENTWide ReceiversFirst Year at ACUGameday Location: Field
JACORI GREERDefensive LineFirst Year at ACUGameday Location: Field
TREMAINE JACKSONDefensive CoordinatorFirst Year at ACUGameday Location: Field
JOSH LAMBERSONOffensive Coordinator / QBsFirst Year at ACUGameday Location: Press Box
DERRON MONTGOMERYFullbacks / Tight EndsFirst Year at ACUGameday Location: Field
MAT NEWTONOffensive Line AssistantFirst Year at ACUGameday Location: Press Box
BLAKE POTASHDefensive AssistantFirst Year at ACUGameday Location: Press Box
J.W. WALSHRunning BacksFirst Year at ACUGameday Location: Field
96th Season of Wildcat Football
ACU will be playing its 96th season of college football in 2017. The Wildcats enter the season with an all-time record of 486-411-32 (.540 winning percentage). ACU should be playing its 99th season of football, but it didn’t field a team from 1943-45 because of World War II.
Seventeen Starters Are Back
ACU returns 17 starters from the 2016 squad that finished 2-9 overall and 2-7 in the Southland Conference. The Wildcats should be returning 18 starters, but offensive lineman Riley Mayfield graduated in May and took his two years of remaining eligibility with him to North Texas, leaving the Wildcats a gaping hole to fill on the offensive line. Nine starters return on offense, led by junior quarterback Dallas Sealey and senior running back De’Andre Brown. Sealey was one of the most proudctive signal-callers in the league in 2016, while Brown will be looking to rebound from an injury-plagued junior season to find the form he disaplayed his first two seasons when he ran for more than 1,700 yards. The Wildcats will also be without the services of wide receiver D.J. Fuller in 2017 as he sits out because of eligibility issues. Fuller is expected to redshirt in 2017 and return for the 2018 season. Defensively, the Wildcats return seven starters, although Bryson Gates returns but is switching from outside linebacker to rush defensive end. Middle linebacker Sam Denmark continues his pursuit of the all-time ACU record for tackles, needing just 63 to surpass Ryan Boozer (1999- 02) for the all-time record. ACU returns just two defensive backs from last
season, including just one starter in cornerback Adonis Davis, who had a solid freshman season. Also returning is reserve cornerback Jamar Mack.
41 Lettermen Return
ACU returns 44 lettermen from last season – 20 on offense, 20 on defense, and one specialists. The most experienced position groups on the roster are wide receiver (nine returning lettermen) and linebacker (eight returning lettermen). The Wildcats lost the services of 21 lettermen from the 2016 season, including four-year punter Austin Kilcullen and three-year deep snapper Hayden Brodowsky.
Four Returning All-Southland Players
ACU will return four all-Southland Conference selections from 2016, including two first team selections in linebacker Sam Denmark and placekicker Nik Grau. Both Denmark and Grau have been selected to the conference’s 2017 pre-season all-conference team. Two players who were voted honorable mention all-conference – offensive lineman Dakota Laws and linebacker / defensive end Bryson Gates –also return to the Wildcats in 2017. The only player the Wildcats saw honored in 2016 who won’t return in 2017 is Mayfield, who was an honorable mention | all-league selection on the offensive line. He transfered to North Texas in the offseason.
Wildcats Face Tough Home Slate
The five teams who will be in Abilene in 2017 for the inaugural season at Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium will certainly test Adam Dorrel’s first team at ACU.
Houston Baptist – the first opponent in the new stadium – joins traditional league powers Stephen F. Austin, McNeese, Southeastern Louisiana and Sam Houston State in helping to christen the Wildcats’ new digs. Those five teams were a combined 34-23 in 2016 with the Bearkats posting a 12-1 mark en route to an NCAA Division I FCS quarterfinals appearance. The Bearkats lost to eventual FCS national champion James Madison in the playoffs. Three of ACU’s home opponents posted winning records in 2016 with Sam Houston State finishing at 12-1, followed by Southestern Louisiana at 7-4 and McNeese at 6-5. Stephen F. Austin was 6-5 and Houston Baptist had the best season in its program’s short four-year history with a 4-7 record, including a 27-24 overtime win over ACU in Houston, the Huskies’ first win over the Wildcats. Overall, the Wildcats’ 11 opponents in 2017 were a combined 69-60 in 2016, including a 9-4 record by season-opening opponent New Mexico and a 7-6 record by Sept. 9 foe Colorado State.
ACU Tabbed to Finish 8th in Southland
The ACU Wildcats, who are about to embark on a historic 2017 football season, were picked to finish eighth in the Southland Conference pre-season poll. Sam Houston State – which won league titles in four of the previous six seasons – has been picked by both the coaches’ and the sports information directors to win the league championship in 2017. The Bearkats captured 20 of 22 possible first-place votes and 200 points. Central Arkansas – which finished second in the league last year – has been picked to finish second again in 2017, capturing two first-place votes and 177 total points.
Road Weary • The Wildcats are winless on the road for the last two-plus seasons (0-6 in 2015, 0-6 in 2016 and 0-2 in 2017) and carry a 14-game road losing streak into Saturday’s game at Incarnate Word. ACU’s last road win was a 37-35 win over then-No. 24 Stephen F. Austin on Nov. 15, 2014. ACU Road Losing Streak • Sept. 3, 2015 at Fresno State . . . . . . . . . . . L, 34-13 • Oct. 3, 2015 at Central Arkansas . . . . . . . . L, 42-14 • Oct. 10, 2015 at Lamar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 44-28 • Oct. 25, 2015 at Inc. Word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 25-20 • Nov. 7, 2015 at NW State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 39-22 • Nov. 21, 2015 at N. Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . L, 40-36 • Sept. 3, 2016 at Air Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 37-21 • Sept. 17, 2016 at Hou. Baptist . . . . . . . . L, 27-24 (ot) • Sept. 24, 2016 at SFA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 41-30 • Oct. 15, 2016 at Sam Houston St. . . . . . . . . L, 48-21 • Oct. 29, 2016 at McNeese . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 33-14 • Nov. 12, 2016 at SE Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 31-19 • Sept. 2, 2017 at New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . L, 38-14 • Sept. 9, 2017 at Colorado State . . . . . . . . . L, 38-10
Quick-Hitters • The ACU defense gave up just 20 points last Saturday in a 20-10 loss to Stephen F. Austin, the second straight week it has given up 20 points or less in a game. The last time the Wildcats did that was during the 2013 season when they beat Houston Baptist (69-122 on Oct. 12) and Incarnate Word Word (40-6 on Oct. 19) in back-to-back weeks. • The last time the Wildcats allowed 20 points or less in three straight games was the end of the 2012 season when they beat Texas A&M-Commerce (24-17 on Oct. 27), West Alabama (22-16 in overtime on Nov. 3) and Incarnate Word (24-12 on Nov. 10) to end the season.
Moving up the QB Charts • ACU QB Dallas Sealey is 10th in ACU history in total offense wtih 4,953 yards, passing Colby Freeman (4,458 yards from 2001-03) for 10th on the all-time list. He has partaken in 868 career plays, which is the eighth-most among the players in the top 10 in career total offense. • Sealey is the first QB in ACU history to throw for 4,000 yards and rush for at least 400
career yards (4,290 passing yards and 475 career rushing yards). • Sealey is currently 11th on ACU’s career passing list with those 4,484 yards, leaving him 16 yards from passing Stan Stephens (4,484 yards from 1987-89) for 10th on the all-time list. • His 689 attempts are the ninth-best total in ACU history, just ahead of Jim Reese (679 attempts from 1973-76). ... He’s eighth on the all-time completions list with 428, one behind Parker McKenzie (429 from 2013-16) for seventh on the list.
Record-Seeker • ACU MLB Sam Denmark –playing with a bad elbow – had his best game of the season last week against Stephen F. Austin, finishing with 13 total tackles (eight solo), giving him a double-digit tackle total in 17 of 37 career games and his first of the 2017 season. • Denmark now has 348 career tackles, leaving him 41 tackles shy of overtaking Ryan Boozer (388 tackles from 1998-2001) atop the Wildcats’ career tackles chart. • ACU senior RB De’Andre Brown – who against Houston Baptist became the 10th player in ACU history to rush for 2,000 career yards –has 2,013 career yards, leaving him 46 yards short 46 yards short of passing Charcandrick West (2,058 yards from 2010-13) for 10th on ACU’s all-time rushing list. • Brown also has 2,885 career all-purpose yards, which is good for 13th on ACU’s all-time list. He is 113 yards from overtaking Gerald Todd (2,997 all-purpose yards from 1985-88) for 12th on the list.
Special Teams Notes • Senior placekicker Nik Grau is 3 for 6 on field goals this season to give him 40 for his career, which is fourth in ACU history behind Morgan Lineberry (50 from 2009-12), Eben Nelson (43 from 2001-04) and Matt Adams (42 from 2005-08). • Grau is 7 for 7 on PATs this season to make him 131 for 137 in his career, which is good for third overall in ACU history behind Adams (213 of 222) and Lineberry (140 of 154). • Grau’s 251 career kicking points are third in ACU history behind Adams (339) and Lineberry (290), and they are fifth overall in ACU history behind RB Bernard Scott (438 points from 2007-08), RB Wilbert Montgomery (422 from 1973-76), Adams and Lineberry. • Laryea is fourth in the league in punting average at 41.2 yards per punt, 5.9 yards behind league-leading Joe Zema of Incarnate Word, who is averaging an astounding 47.1 yards per punt on 23 punts with a long punt of 75 yards.
Newcomer Impact Once again last Saturday in Ft. Collins, Colo., the Wildcats had several newcomers make an impact on the game in a positive way for ACU: • Freshman RB / TE Qua’Shawn Washington of Abilene High had four carries for 12 yards late int he game and caught two passes for minus-1 yard. • Junior punter Simon Laryea dropped two more punts inside the opposing 20-yard-line and had a 52-yard punt while averaging 36.8 yards per punt on six kicks. • Transfer defensive end Daytrieon Dean (Arkansas) came up with a pair of tackles, as did freshman defensive tackle Makone Pole. • Transfer safety Erik Huhn (Texas) had the biggest play of the day for the Wildcats as he scooped a punt blocked by teammate Bryson Gates and returned it 16 yards for his first career touchdown. • Other new faces who played against Colorado State were redshirt freshman quarterback Luke Anthony,
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalAbilene Christian 10 14 10 24 0 58Opponents 24 20 27 28 0 99
Record: Overall Home Away NeutralAll games 1-3 1-1 0-2 0-0Conference 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0Non-Conference 0-2 0-0 0-2 0-0
Team Statistics ACU OPPFIRST DOWNS 74 81 R u s h i n g 19 35 P a s s i n g 48 38 P e n a l t y 7 8RUSHING YARDAGE 337 787 Rushing Attempts 115 150 Average Per Rush 2.9 5.2 Average Per Game 84.2 196.8 TDs Rushing 1 6PASSING YARDAGE 992 842 C o m p - A t t - I n t 115-176-7 73-131-3 Average Per Pass 5.6 6.4 Average Per Catch 8.6 11.5 Average Per Game 248.0 210.5 TDs Passing 5 5TOTAL OFFENSE 1329 1629 Average Per Play 4.6 5.8 Average Per Game 332.2 407.2KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 7-128 8-202PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 4-52 5-18INT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-13 7-119FUMBLES-LOST 5-3 6-4PENALTIES-Yards 25-231 24-221PUNTS-AVG 24-41.2 19-40.4TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 1 : 5 2 2 8 : 0 83RD-DOWN Conversions 22/66 18/534TH-DOWN Conversions 2/7 1/7
Game-by-Game Starting Offense QB FB RB TE LT LG C RG RT WR WR WR WR / TENew Mexico Sealey Pierce Brown Ennis Rieken Etuk Weber Melde Laws Qualls Whitley Colorado State Sealey Brown Crain Rieken Etuk Weber Melde Laws Qualls Whitley GrantHouston Baptist Sealey Brown Rieken Etuk Weber Melde Laws Qualls Whitley Grant FinkStephen F. Austin Sealey Brown Crain Rieken Etuk Weber Melde Laws Qualls Whitley GrantIncarnate WordMcNeeseNichollsSE LouisianaNW StateSam Houston StateCentral Arkansas
Game-by-Game Starting Defense DE DT DT DE SLB MLB WLB CB FS SS CB Nickel New Mexico Gates Burgess Hibbert Douglass Moore Denmark Chambers Davis Onifade Richmond Calvin Colorado State Gates Burgess Hibbert Douglass Moore Denmark Chambers Davis Onifade Richmond CalvinHouston Baptist Gates Burgess Hibbert Douglass Moore Denmark Chambers Davis Onifade Richmond CalvinStephen F. Austin Gates Burgess Hibbert Douglass Moore Denmark Chambers Davis Onifade Richmond CalvinIncarnate WordMcNeeseNichollsSE LouisianaNW StateSam Houston StateCentral Arkansas
Game-by-Game Notables Coin ACU Kickoff / ACU Game Game JerseyGame Captains Toss Receive 1st Poss. Time Length Combo New Mexico Whitley, Moore, Brown, Denmark UNM wins (ACU calls heads) Kickoff TOUCHDOWN 6:05 p.m. 3:!6 Purple (h) / White (j) / White (p)Colorado State Munden, Denmark, Crain, Hibbert CSU wins / defers Receive Punt 1:30 p.m. 3:12 Purple (h) / White (j) / Purple (p)Houston Baptist Moore, Brown, Douglass, Hibbert ACU wins / defers Kickoff Punt 6:06 p.m. 3:18 Purple (h) / Black (j) / Purple (p)Stephen F. Austin Munden, Douglass, Crain, Hibbert ACU wins / defers Kickoff Punt 6 p.m. 2:53 White (h) / Purple (j) / White (p)Incarnate WordMcNeeseNichollsSE LouisianaNW StateSam Houston StateCentral Arkansas
Turnovers = Points Here’s a game-by-game look at how many points ACU and its opponents scored off turnovers in 2016:
ACU TOs Opp. Pts. Opp. TOs ACU Pts.New Mexico 3 10 2 7 Colorado State 2 7 2 0Houston Baptist 1 0 3 7Stephen F. Austin 4 10 0 0Incarnate WordMcNeeseNichollsSE LouisianaNW StateSam Houston StateCentral Arkansas TOTAL 10 27 7 14
Opening Acts Here’s a look at how ACU and its opponents fared on their opening drives in each game of the 2016 season:
ACU OpponentNew Mexico TOUCHDOWN Turnover on DownsColorado State Punt TOUCHDOWNHouston Baptist Punt InterceptionStephen F. Austin Punt PuntIncarnate WordMcNeeseNichollsSE LouisianaNW StateSam Houston StateCentral Arkansas
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FCS Coaches’ Top 25 Last Team Pts. Week Pvs 1 James Madison (25) 649 4-0 12 North Dakota State (1) 625 3-0 23 Sam Houston State 594 3-0 34 South Dakota State 551 3-0 4T-5 Jacksonville State 530 2-1 7T-5 Youngstown State 530 2-1 57 Wofford 482 3-0 9T-8 Eastern Washington 396 2-2 11T-8 Illinois State 396 3-0 1210 South Dakota 383 3-0 1411 Citadel 382 3-0 1012 Central Arkansas 340 2-1 1313 North Carolina A&T 319 4-0 1514 New Hampshire 310 3-1 1615 Richmond 292 2-2 616 Western Illinois 276 3-0 2117 Villanova 262 2-2 818 Weber State 261 3-1 1819 Grambling State 174 3-1 2220 Northern Iowa 103 1-2 2421 Tennessee Martin 95 3-1 NR22 Albany 84 3-1 NR23 Samford 82 2-2 1724 Tennessee State 59 3-1 2025 McNeese 46 3-1 NR Dropped from rankings: No. 19 North Dakota, No. 23 Nicholls, No. 25 Holy Cross
Others receiving votes: Stony Brook (34), Elon (27), Nicholls (25), Chattanooga (24), North Dakota (21), Montana State (19), Yale (13), Charleston Southern (12), Western Carolina (10).
Others Receiving Votes: Charleston Southern (305), Chattanooga (252), Nicholls (251), Albany (250), Southern Utah (156), Northern Iowa (152), Montana (124), Stony Brook (90), Elon (66), North Carolina Central (57), Princeton (37), Colgate (35), Howard (33), Fordham (26), Maine (20).
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Opponent Play Result of Play New Mexico Carl Whitley 36 pass from Dallas Sealey TOUCHDOWNNew Mexico Kalin Sadler 29 pass from Dallas Sealey 1st DownNew Mexico Hunter Lees 34 pass from Dallas Sealey TOUCHDOWN
Colorado State Justin Miller 31 pass from Dallas Sealey 1st DownColorado State DeShun Qualls 41 pass from Dallas Sealey 1st DownColorado State DeShun Qualls 39 pass from Dallas Sealey 1st DownColorado State De’Andre Brown 22 pass from Dallas Sealey 1st Down
Houston Baptist Carl Whitley 33 pass from Dallas Sealey TOUCHDOWNHouston Baptist Tracy James 26 run 1st DownHouston Baptist Josh Fink 37 pass from Dallas Sealey 1st Down
Stephen F. Austin De’Andre Brown 44 pass from Kade Munden 1st-and-GoalStephen F. Austin Jamar Mack 21 kickoff return 1st DownStephen F. Austin Tracy James 20 run 1st Down OPPONENT EXPLOSIVE PLAYS (20 Yards or More)
Opponent Play Result of Play New Mexico Daryl Chestnut 20 kickoff return 1st DownNew Mexico Lamar Jordan 27 run 1st-and-GoalNew Mexico Daryl Chestnut 27 kickoff return 1st DownNew Mexico Chris Davis 27 pass from Lamar Jordan 1st Down New Mexico Delane Hart-Johnson 47 pass from Lamar Jordan 1st DownNew Mexico Q’ Drennan 42 pass from Lamar Jordan 1st DownNew Mexico Daryl Chestnut 54 run TOUCHDOWNNew Mexico Romell Jordan 44 run 1st DownNew Mexico Jay Griffin IV 37 pass from Lamar Jordan TOUCHDOWNNew Mexico Jake Rothschiller 91 interception return TOUCHDOWN
Colorado State Olabisi Johnson 29 pass from Nick Stevens 1st DownColorado State Warren Jackson 26 pass from Nick Stevens 1st DownColorado State Olabisi Johnson 37 pass from Nick Stevens 1st DownColorado State Dalyn Dawkins 20 pass from Nick Stevens 1st DownColorado State Nick Stevens 41 run 1st DownColorado State Detrich Clark 35 kickoff return 1st DownColorado State Michael Gallup 35 pass from Nick Stevens 1st DownColorado State Izzy Matthews 22 pass from Nick Stevens TOUCHDOWN
Houston Baptist Terrance Peters 22 run 1st DownHouston Baptist James Brown 21 kickoff return 1st DownHouston Baptist James Brown 43 kickoff return 1st Down
Stephen F. Austin Juan Day 36 run 1st Down
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Opponent Qtr - Time Play Drive Stats Score New Mexico 1st - 3:54 Carl Whitley 36 pass from Dallas Sealey (Nik Grau kick) 15-99-5:46 7-0New Mexico 4th - 0:14 Hunter Lees 34 pass from Luke Anthony (Grau kick) 2-34-0:37 14-38
Colorado State 3rd - 4:14 Nik Grau 29 field goal 7-63-1:58 10-24
Houston Baptist 2nd - 9:53 De’Andre Brown 5 run (Nik Grau kick) 17-71-8:03 7-0Houston Baptist 2nd - 0:38 Carl Whitely 33 pass from Dallas Sealey (Grau kick) 4-44-1:59 14-3Houston Baptist 4th - 14:18 Grau 23 field goal 9-74-3:02 17-3Houston Baptist 4th - 1:38 Josh Fink 17 pass from Nick Anthony (Grau kick) 6-52-2:03 24-3
Stephen F. Austin 1st - 6:10 Nik Grau 22 field goal 7-70-2:56 3-0Stephen F. Austin 4th - 3:43 Josh Fink 11 pass from Dallas Sealey (Grau kick) 13-80-4:08 10-20
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Opponent Qtr - Time Play Drive Stats Score New Mexico 1st - 1:28 Daryl Chestnut 4 run (Jason Sanders kick) 5-71-2:20 7-7New Mexico 2nd - 11:20 Tyrone Owens 4 run (Sanders kick) 3-66-1:30 14-7New Mexico 3rd - 6:04 Chestnut 54 run (Sanders kick) 8-75-3:25 21-7New Mexico 3rd - 2:40 Sanders 25 field goal 5-13-2:03 24-7New Mexico 4th - 13:57 Jay Griffin IV 37 pass from Lamar Jordan (Sanders kick) 5-85-1:38 31-7
Colorado State 1st - 11:39 Dalyn Dawkins 2 run (Wyatt Byan kick) 7-65-1:53 7-0Colorado State 1st - 3:55 Bryan 22 field goal 11-62-3:38 10-0Colorado State 2nd - 3:39 Michael Gallup 6 pass from Nick Stevens (Bryan kick) 13-99-5:51 17-0Colorado State 3rd - 6:12 Detrich Clark 19 pass from Nick Stevens (Bryan kick) 6-48-2:35 24-7Colorado State 3rd - 2:07 Izzy Matthews 22 pass from Nick Stevens (Bryan kick) 5-75-2:07 31-10Colorado State 4th - 5:40 Marvin Kinsey 2 run (Bryan kick) 6-55-3:00 38-10
Miscellanous Played an overtime game: Sept. 17, 2016 (Houston Baptist 27, ACU 24)Won an overtime game: Nov. 3, 2012 (ACU 22, #21 West Alabama 16)Lost an overtime game: Sept. 17, 2016 (Houston Baptist 27, ACU 24)Played a tie game: Oct. 19, 1985 (ACU 24, NW Missouri State 24)Defeated a Top 25 Opponent: Nov. 15, 2014 (ACU 37, #24 Stephen F. Austin 35)Defeated a Top 25 Opponent on the road: Nov. 15, 2014 (ACU 37, #24 Stephen F. Austin 35)Defeated a Top 10 Opponent: Oct. 9, 2010 (#5 ACU 31, #8 Midwestern State 28)Defeated a Top 10 Opponent on the road: Oct. 2, 2010 (#5 ACU 31, #6 Texas A&M-Kingsville 24)Defeated a Top 5 Opponent: Aug. 27, 2009 (#8 ACU 19, #2 NW Missouri St. 14)Defeated a Top 5 Opponent on the road: Oct. 18, 2008 (#3 ACU 52, #4 West Texas A&M 35)Shut out an opponent: Sept. 20, 2014 (ACU 21, Incarnate Word 0)Shut out an opponent on the road: Sept. 30, 2006 (ACU 21, Eastern N.M. 0)Was shut out: Oct.13, 2012 (West Texas A&M 36, ACU 0)Was shut out at home: (Shotwell Stadium: Sept. 20, 1997 (Central Oklahoma 28, ACU 0) )Was shut out in a road game: Oct. 13, 2012 (at West Texas A&M 36, ACU 0)Shut out a non-conference opponent: Sept. 9, 1995 (ACU 35, Prairie View A&M 0)Shut out a non-conference opponent at Shotwell Stadium: Sept. 9, 1995 (ACU 35, Prairie View A&M 0)Shut out a non-conference opponent on the road: Sept. 27, 1980 (ACU 16, NW Oklahoma State 0)Was shut out by a non-conference opponent: Sept. 16, 1995 (Northern Arizona 62, ACU 0)Was shut out by a non-conference opponent on the road: Sept. 16, 1995 (Northern Arizona 62, ACU 0)
RushingHad 400 or more yards rushing in a game: * 427 yards vs. West Texas A&M (Nov. 22, 2008)Had 300-399 yards rushing in a game: 333 vs. McMurry (Sept. 7, 2013)Had negative rushing yards in game: Minus-40 yards vs. Texas A&M-Commerce (Oct. 31, 1992)Had six or more rushing touchdowns in a game: 6 TDs vs. Northern Colorado (Sept. 10, 2016)
PassingHad 500 yards or more in a game: * Nov. 19, 2011 (506 at Washburn)Had 400-499 yards in a game: Sept. 26, 2014 (400 yards at Stephen F. Austin)Had 300-399 yards in a game: Nov. 12, 2016 (303 at Southeastern Louisiana)Had 60 or more attempts in a game: Oct. 24, 1970 (65 attempts vs. Arkansas St.) Had 50-59 attempts in a game: Sept. 2, 2017 (53 attempts at SNew Mexico)Had 40-49 attempts in a game: Nov. 12, 2016 (46 attempts at SE Louisiana)Had six or more passing TDs in a game: Aug. 31, 2013 (7 vs vs. Concordia, Ala.)Had five passing TDs in a game: Sept. 14, 2013 (5 vs. New Mexico Highlands)Had four passing TDs in a game: Sept. 27, 2014 (4 at Houston Baptist)
Total OffenseHad 30 or more first downs in a game: Nov. 21, 2015 at Northern Colorado (30)Had 25-29 first downs in a game: Nov. 5, 2016, vs. Northwestern State (26)Had 700+ yards of offense in a game: * Nov. 22, 2008 (810 vs. West Texas A&M)Had 600-699 yards of offense in a game: Sept. 27, 2014 (659 vs. Houston Baptist)Had 500-599 yards of offense in a game: Oct. 22, 2016, vs. Incarnate Word (500 total yards; 154 rushing, 346 passing); Sept. 17, 2016 at Houston Baptist (515 total yards; 170 rushing, 345 passing); Sept. 10, 2016 vs. Northern Colorado (565 total yards; 239 rushing, 326 passing)Ran at least 100 offensive plays in a game: Never Ran 90-99 offensive plays in a game: Sept. 17, 2016, at Houston Baptist (93 plays, 515 yards)Ran 80-89 offensive plays in a game: Sept. 16, 2017, vs. Houston Baptist (82 plays, 386 yards)
ScoringScored 90+ points: * Nov. 22, 2008 (#2 ACU 93, #9 West Texas A&M 68)Scored 80+ points: Aug.31,2013 (ACU 84,Concordia, Ala., 6)Scored 70+ points: * Nov. 24, 2007 (#2 Chadron State 76, #15 ACU 73, 3 OT)Scored 60-69 points: Nov. 16, 20113 (ACU 65, Prairie View A&M 45)Scored 50-59 points: Oct. 22, 2016 (ACU 52, Incarnate Word 27)Scored 40-49 points: Sept. 19, 2015 (ACU 49, Houston Baptist 21)Consecutive games scored: 51 (121-game streak ended with 36-0 shutout at West Texas A&M on Oct. 13, 2012; prior to that game, last game shutout was Oct. 13, 2001; 31-0 at Angelo State)Scored an offensive 2-point conversion: Trevor Crain pass from De'Andre Brown vs. Northwestern State (Nov. 5, 2016); Justin Miller run at Stephen F. Austin (Sept. 24, 2016); Adrian Duncan pass from Dallas Sealey at Stephen F. Austin (Sept. 24, 2016)Scored a defensive 2-point conversion: Nov. 5, 2016, vs. Northwestern State (Keith Barnett on blocked PAT return)Allowed an offensive 2-pt conversion: Hayden Hildebrand rush, Central Arkansas (Oct. 3, 2015)Allowed a defensive 2-pt conversion: Cody Moncure returned fumbled snap, Houston Baptist (Oct. 12, 2013)Recorded a safety: Oct. 31, 2009 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (Fred Thompson sack in end zone)Allowed a safety: Oct. 1. 2016, vs. Central Arkansas (Chris Terrell tackles De'Andre Brown in end zone)Scored a defensive touchdown: Nov. 1, 2014, vs. Central Arkansas (Jonathan Epps, 68-yard INT return)Returned an interception for a touchdown: Nov. 1, 2014, vs. Central Arkansas (Jonathan Epps, 68-yard INT return)Returned a fumble for a touchdown: Sept. 14, 2013, vs. New Mexico Highlands (Nick Finney 18-yard return)Allowed a defensive touchdown: Sept. 2, 2017, at New Mexico (Jake Rothschiller 91 interception return)Opponent returned an interception for a touchdown: Sept. 2, 2017 (Jake Rothschiller, New Mexico, 91 yards)Opponent returned a fumble for a touchdown: Nov. 12, 2016 (J. Jiannoni, SE Louisiana, 4 yards)
Efficency, TurnoversDid not allow a sack in a game: Sept. 25, 2014, vs. Houston Baptist (last time previous was Oct. 12, 2013, vs. Houston Baptist)Did not allow a sack in consecutive games: Nov. 1, 2008, at Texas A&M-Kingsville and Nov. 8, 2008 vs. Midwestern StateHad three or more fumbles in a game: Sept. 24, 2016, at Stephen F. Austin (5)Lost three or more fumbles in a game: Sept. 24, 2016, at Stephen F. Austin (5)Did not commit a turnover in a game: Nov. 5, 2016, vs. Northwestern StateDid not commit a turnover in consecutive games: Sept. 17, 2016, at Houston Baptist; Sept. 10, 2016, vs. Northern Colorado; Sept. 3, 2016, at Air ForceForced five or more turnovers in a game: Oct. 31, 2015, vs. McNeese (3 INTs, 2 FRs)Recovered three or more fumbles in a game: Nov. 1, 2014, vs. UCA (3 FR) Intercepted three or more passes in a game: Oct. 31, 2015, vs. McNeese (3 INTs; 2 by Jabari Butler)Did not force a turnover in a game: Oct. 8, 2016, vs. Lamar
Special TeamsBlocked a PAT attempt: Nov. 5, 2016, vs. Northwestern State (Josh Bloom)Blocked a field goal: Oct. 8, 2016, vs. Lamar (Josh Bloom)Blocked a punt: Sept. 9, 2017, at Colorado State (Bryson Gates)Had a PAT blocked: Oct. 31, 2015, vs. McNeese (Isaiah Golden)Had a field goal blocked: Sept. 16, 2017 vs. Houston Baptist (Tyler Helaire)Had a punt blocked: Oct. 2, 2010 at Texas A&M-Kingsville (Roman Pula)Returned a punt for a touchdown: Oct. 1, 2011, Taylor Gabriel vs. W. Oregon (55 yds)
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Returned a blocked punt for a touchdown: Sept. 9, 2017, at Colorado State (Erik Huhn 16-yard return of blocked punt)Returned a kickoff for a touchdown: Sept. 24, 2016, at Stephen F. Austin (Justin Miller, 93 yards)Allowed a punt return for a touchdown: Sept. 21, 2013 at Illinois State (Anthony Warrum, 64 yards)Allowed a blocked punt to be returned for a TD: Oct. 31, 2009, vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (Corey Robertson 22-yard return)Allowed a kickoff return for a TD: Oct. 1, 2016, by Central Arkansas (Dwayne Smith, 93 yards)Returned the opening kickoff for a TD: Oct. 6, 2012, vs. Eastern New Mexico (Cade Stone, 92 yards)Allowed an opening kickoff for a touchdown: Sept. 1, 1990 vs. Angelo State (85 yards by Darron Johnson, Angelo St.)ACU recovered an onside kick: Sept. 13, 2014 (by Keith Barnett at Troy)Opponent recovered an onside kick: Sept. 20, 2014 (by Ramon Coto, UIW)
Total DefenseHeld an opponent to less than 10 first downs: Sept. 20, 2014, vs. Inc. Word (9)Held an opponent to 100-199 yards of offense: Sept. 16, 2017, vs. Houston Baptist (129 total yards)Held an opponent to less than 50 yards: Nov. 1, 2003, vs. Texas A&M-Commerce (49 total yards; minus-15 rushing, 64 passing)Recorded at least six quarterback sacks: Sept. 1, 2012, vs. McMurry (10 sacks, minus-74 yards)Allowed 70+ points in game: Oct. 22, 2011 (70-28 loss at Midwestern State)Allowed 50-69 points in game: Oct. 1, 2016 (Central Arkansas 58, ACU 27)Allowed 40-49 points in game: Oct. 15, 2016, at Sam Houston State (Sam Houston State 48, ACU 21)Allowed 400+ rushing yards in a game: Sept. 3, 2016 (401 yards by Air Force)Allowed 300-399 rushing yards in a game: Oct. 8 2016, by Lamar (51 carries, 309 yards)
Allowed 200-299 rushing yards in a game: Sept. 2, 2017, at New Mexico (259 yards, 40 attempts)Allowed 500+ passing yards in a game: * Nov. 22, 2008 vs. West Texas A&M (595 yards, 42-64-0)Allowed 400-499 passing yards in a game: Oct. 15, 2016, at Sam Houston State (32-42-2, 407 yards, 6 TDs)Allowed 300-399 passing yards in a game: Sept. 24, 2016, at Stephen F. Austin (33-56-0, 398 yards, 4 TDs)Allowed at least 100 offensive plays in a game: * Nov. 24, 2007, vs. Chadron State (116 plays)Allowed 90-99 offensive plays in a game: Sept. 24, 2016, at Stephen F. Austin (96 plays)Allowed 80-89 offensive plays in a game: Oct. 15, 2016, at Sam Houston State (80 plays, 590 yards)Allowed 700+ yards of total offense in a game: Oct. 22, 2011 vs. Midwestern State (740 yards)Allowed 600-699 yards of total offense in a game: Sept. 10, 2016, vs. Northern Colorado (689 yards -- 256 rushing, 433 passing); Sept. 3, 2016 at Air Force (602 yards -- 401 rushing, 201 passing)Allowed 500-599 yards of total offense in a game: Oct. 15, 2016, at Sam Houston State (590 yards; 183 rushing, 407 passing)
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RushingRushed for 300 or more yards: # * Nov. 24, 2007, Bernard Scott at Chadron State (22-303-5 TDs)Rushed for 200-299 yards in a game: Nov. 15, 2014 (De’Andre Brown at Stephen F. Austin, 256 yards)Rushed for 150-199 yards in a game:; Nov. 1, 2014 (De’Andre Brown vs. Central Arkansas, 171 yards)Rushed for 100-149 yards in a game: Sept. 10, 2016 (Adrian Duncan vs. Northern Colorado, 101 yards)Rushed for 200+ yards in a road game: Oct. 18, 2008 (Bernard Scott vs. West Texas A&M, 275yards)Had at least 100 yards rushing and receiving in a game: * Nov. 19, 2011, (Daryl Richardson vs. Washburn, 16-132-1 rushing and 10-115-1 receiving)Scored 5+ rushing touchdowns in a game: * Nov. 22, 2008 Bernard Scott vs. West Texas A&M (6 TDs)Had an 80-yard touchdown run: Sept. 11, 2010, Darrell Cantu-Harkless vs. NE State (83 yards)Had a touchdown run of 70-79 yards: Oct. 25, 2015, De’Andre Brown vs. Incarnate Word (70 yards)Had a touchdown run of 60-69 yards: Nov. 7, 2015, vs. Northwestern State (Herschel Sims, 68-yard TD run)Two Wildcats rush for more than 100 yards in the same game: Nov. 1, 2014, vs. Central Arkansas (De’Andre Brown, 28-171-0; Kade Munden, 20-100-2)
PassingPassed for 500 or more yards in a game: * Nov. 19, 2011, Mitchell Gale at Washburn (29-48-3, 506 yards, 4 TDs)Passed for 400 or more yards in a game: Sept. 24, 2016, Dallas Sealey at Stephen F. Austin (28-53-1, 400 yards, 3 TDs)Passed for 350-399 yards in a game: Oct. 25, 2014, Parker McKenzie at Sam Houston State (29-44-1, 352 yards, 2 TDs)Passed for 300-349 yards in a game: Nov. 12, 2016, Dallas Sealey, at SE Louisiana (28-45-1, 300 yards, 2 TDs); Nov. 5, 2016, Dallas Sealey vs. Northwestern State (29-45-0, 304 yards, 1 TD); Oct. 22, 2016, Dallas Sealey vs. Incarnate Word (32-44-0, 346 yards, 5 TDs); Oct. 15, 2016, Dallas Sealey at Sam Houston State (27-41-1, 307 yards, 3 TDs); Sept. 17, 2016, Dallas Sealey at Houston Baptist (32-45-0, 345 yards, 1 TD); Sept. 10, 2016, Dallas Sealey vs. Northern Colorado (25-38-0, 313 yards, 1 TD)Threw 5+ touchdown passes in a game: Oct. 22, 2016, Dallas Sealey vs. Incarnate Word (5 TDs) Completed an 80-yard pass: Sept. 14, 2013, John David Baker to Darian Hogg vs. New Mexico Highlands (87 yards); Aug. 13, 2013, John David Baker to Darian Hogg vs. Concordia (88 yards)Completed a 70-yard pass: Oct. 25, 2015, Dallas Sealey to Carl Whitely (TD) vs. Incarnate Word (75 yards)Completed a 60-yard pass: Oct. 25, 2014, Parker McKenzie to Noah Cheshier (TD) at Sam Houston State (64 yards)Completed a 50-yard pass: Oct. 15, 2016, Dallas Sealey to D.J. Fuller (59-yard touchdown at Sam Houston State); Sept. 24, 2016, Dallas Sealey to De'Andre Brown (55-yard touchdown at Stephen F. Austin)
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ReceivingCaught 12 more passes in a game: Oct. 26, 2013, Taylor Gabriel at New Mexico State (15 catches, 188 yards, 0 TD)Caught 10 or more passes in a game: Oct. 5, 2013, Taylor Gabriel at Pittsburg State (10 catches, 117 yards, 1 TD); Aug. 13, 2013, Darian Hogg vs. Concordia (10 catches, 208 yards, 2 TDs)Had 200 yards receiving in a game: Aug. 13, 2013, Darian Hogg vs. Concordia (10 catches, 208 yards, 2 TDs)Had 150-199 yards receiving in a game: Oct. 15, 2016, D.J. Fuller at Sam Houston State (8 catches, 163 yards, 2 TDs); Sept. 24, 2016, De'Andre Brown at Stephen F. Austin (8 catches, 165 yards, 1 TD)Had 150 yards receiving in a half: Aug. 13, 2013, Darian Hogg vs. Concordia (9 catches, 191 yards, 1 TD in the first half)Caught three or more TD passes in a game: Oct. 12, 2013, at Houston Baptist (Taylor Gabriel, 3 TDs); Sept. 14, 2013, at N.M.Highlands (Taylor Gabriel, 3 TDs)Had two 100-yard receivers in the same game: Oct. 31, 2015, vs. McNeese State (Cedric Gilbert: 3 catches, 122 yards and Carl Whitley: 8 catches, 100 yards, 1 TD)Had one receiver with 200 yards and another with 100 yards: Oct. 18, 2008 at West Texas A&M (Johnny Knox, 10 catches, 203 yards, 2 TD; Bernard Scott (7 catches, 141 yards, 1 TD)
Special TeamsKicked a field goal of at least 50 yards: Nov. 12, 2011, Morgan Lineberry at Incarnate Word (54 yards) Kicked a field goal of 40-49 yards: Nov. 5, 2016, vs. Northwestern State (Nik Grau, 42 and 41 yards)Kicked four or more field goals in a game: Nov. 8, 2008, Matt Adams vs. Midwestern State (4 FGs)Made a game-winning field goal: Nov. 15, 2014, Nik Grau at Stephen F. Austin (31-yard field goal with 5:48 to play to give ACU A 37-35 lead)Made a game-winning field goal, game’s final play: Nov. 4, 2006, Matt Adams at Texas A&M-Kingsville (25-yard FG to win 41-38)Had a 70-yard punt: Sept. 16, 2017, Simon Laryea vs. Houston Baptist (70 yards)Had a 60-yard punt: Sept. 2, 2017, Simon Laryea at New Mexico (69 yards)
* NCAA Division II playoff game# Statsistics voided by NCAA because of rules violations