2025 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

2025 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
UAC co-champion
ConferenceUnited Athletic Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 13
FCS CoachesNo. 14
Record9–5 (7–1 UAC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
Offensive schemeAir raid
Co-defensive coordinatorNick Holt (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple 3–3–5
Home stadiumWildcat Stadium
2025 United Athletic Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 Abilene Christian +^   7 – 1     9 – 5  
No. 5 Tarleton State +^   7 – 1     12 – 2  
Southern Utah   6 – 2     7 – 5  
West Georgia*   5 – 3     8 – 3  
Austin Peay   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Eastern Kentucky   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Central Arkansas   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Utah Tech   1 – 7     2 – 10  
North Alabama   1 – 7     2 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Ineligible for the UAC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represented Abilene Christian University as a member of the United Athletic Conference (UAC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by fourth-year head coach Keith Patterson and played their home games at Wildcat Stadium in Abilene, Texas.

Schedule

Abilene Christian announced the 2025 schedule on December 3, 2024.[1]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.at Tulsa*No. 16
ESPN+L 7–3517,337
September 67:00 p.m.No. 25 Stephen F. Austin*No. 16
ESPN+W 28–208,042
September 137:00 p.m.at TCU*No. 13
ESPN+L 21–4248,094
September 207:00 p.m.No. 18 Austin PeayNo. 14
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
ESPN+W 45–3110,133
September 276:00 p.m.at Incarnate Word*No. 12
ESPN+L 7–383,006
October 42:00 p.m.North AlabamaNo. 19
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
ESPN+W 52–237,377
October 111:00 p.m.at No. 21 West GeorgiaNo. 19
ESPN+W 30–134,735
October 187:30 p.m.at Southern UtahNo. 13
ESPN+L 24–312,030
November 13:00 p.m.No. 2 Tarleton StateNo. 24
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
ESPN+W 31–2812,000
November 82:00 p.m.Utah TechNo. 18
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
ESPN+W 31–107,833
November 152:00 p.m.at Eastern KentuckyNo. 18
ESPN+W 17–104,067
November 224:00 p.m.at Central ArkansasNo. 17
ESPN+W 49–284,736
November 2912:00 p.m.No. 25 Lamar*No. 13
ESPN+W 38–204,588
December 612:00 p.m.at No. 10 Stephen F. Austin*No. 13
ESPN+L 34–418,645
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

2025 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 J. J. Henry  Sr
WR 2 Hut Graham  Jr
RB 3 Rovaughn Banks Jr.  Jr
QB 4 Stone Earle  Sr
WR 5 J. B. Mitchell III  Sr
QB 6 Cade Fennegan  Sr
WR 7 Javon Gibson  Sr
WR 8 Jeshari Houston  Sr
QB 9 John David Black  Fr
QB 12 Quayde Hawkins  Sr
WR 13 Dallas Dudley Jr
WR 14 Raydrian Baltrip  Fr
WR 15 Mikele Nash Sr
WR 16 Luke Moffitt  So
WR 17 Vilay Nakkoun Jr.  So
WR 18 Langston Anderson  Sr
RB 20 B. K. Jackson  Sr
RB 21 Deonte Dean  Fr
RB 22 E. J. Wilson  Sr
RB 26 Jordon Vaughn  Sr
OL 54 Kaden Carr  So
OL 56 Caleb Roach Fr
OL 58 Shane Pond  Sr
OL 59 Landon Roaten  Jr
OL 62 Luke Roaten  Jr
OL 67 Nathan Humphrey Fr
OL 68 Colter Lynch  So
OL 69 Brady Stephenson  Fr
OL 70 Sutton Peck Fr
OL 71 Luke Farr  Fr
C 72 River Gordon  Sr
OL 75 Cameron Vann  Fr
OL 76 Joziah Fogle Sr
OL 77 George French II  Sr
TE 80 Carson May  Jr
WR 81 Grant Jones  Fr
WR 82 Brady McAdoo Fr
TE 83 Nathan Jones  Jr
WR 84 Blake Pruitt  So
WR 85 Brelon Badon  Fr
TE 86 Chidubem Lebechi  Jr
TE 87 Itty Henry  Jr
TE 88 Jed Castles  Sr
WR 89 Blake Suber  Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 0 Darius Moore  Sr
LB 1 Will Schafer  Sr
DB 2 Jordan Mukes  Sr
S 3 Dorian Plumley  Sr
DB 4 Tyson Williams Jr
DB 5 Jocelyn Malaska  Jr
LB 6 Jameer Dudley Jr
S 7 T. J. Marshall  Sr
LB 8 Chris Wright  Sr
DL 9 Alex Bowman Jr.  Jr
DB 12 DeAngelo Ponder  So
LB 13 Gabe Brown  Jr
LB 14 Rashon Myles Jr.  Jr
DB 15 Sam Mason Jr.  Jr
LB 17 Micho Lavine  Fr
DB 18 Christian Oku Fr
S 19 Zack Haaland  Sr
DB 20 Noah Mangham  Jr
DB 21 Carson Finney So
DB 22 Javeon Wilcox  So
LB 23 Zion Fonua  Jr
LB 24 Bryce Morton  So
DB 25 Sammy Morris IV  Sr
DB 27 Harold West  Sr
S 29 Romario Neal  Sr
S 32 Joshua Mallard Fr
LB 36 Jailyn Gibbs  Fr
LB 37 Trace Low So
LB 40 West Wilson  So
DL 46 Isaiah Crawford  So
DB 48 Leighton Adams  Fr
DL 51 Okello Okello Fr
LB 52 Boone Morris  Fr
DL 90 Kaghen Roach GS
DL 91 Colt Cooper  Sr
DL 92 Paul Blair Fr
DL 93 Chris Herpin Jr
DL 94 Cuvanti Crawford Fr
DL 95 Kortlin Rausaw  Sr
DL 96 Cameron Jones  Sr
DL 97 Lakion Fowler  Jr
DL 99 Cayven Hull Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 33 Hugo Nash  Jr
LS 35 Braden Hawkins Fr
K 38 Brandon Perez Jr
K 39 Kyler Meschi  So
K 43 Giovanni Cardenas Fr
P 47 Will Chipman  Fr
LS 50 Justin Duff  Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Graham Harrell
    Associate head coach/Co-offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks
  • Nick Holt
    Associate head coach/Co-defensive coordinator/Defensive line
  • Joel Filani
    Co-offensive coordinator/Wide receivers
  • Conor Dubin
    Linebackers
  • Ryan Pugh
    Offensive line
  • Jason Smith
    Running backs
  • D. J. Williams
    Cornerbacks
  • Ty Morris
    Special teams coordinator/Safeties
  • Stanton Keane
    Tight ends
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 13, 2025

Game summaries

at Tulsa (FBS)

See also: 2025 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
No. 16 Abilene Christian Wildcats (0–0) at Tulsa Golden Hurricane (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 16 Wildcats 0 0 077
Golden Hurricane (FBS) 7 3 111435

at Skelly Field • Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 78 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 17,337
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling and Leger Douzable
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • TLSA – Zion Booker 12-yard pass from Kirk Francis (Seth Morgan kick), 1:34. Golden Hurricane 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 97 yards, 4:43.
Second quarter
  • TLSA – Seth Morgan 28-yard field goal, 8:47. Golden Hurricane 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 1:26.
Third quarter
  • TLSA – Seth Morgan 40-yard field goal, 11:58. Golden Hurricane 13–0. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 3:02.
  • TLSA – Dominic Richardson 57-yard run (Braylin Presley–Kirk Francis pass), 3:55. Golden Hurricane 21–0. Drive: 8 plays, 92 yards, 2:28.
Fourth quarter
  • TLSA – Brody Foley 22-yard pass from Kirk Francis (Seth Morgan kick), 13:57. Golden Hurricane 28–0. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:18.
  • TLSA – Ajay Allen 40-yard run (Seth Morgan kick), 11:46. Golden Hurricane 35–0. Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 0:47.
  • ACU – Stone Earle 11-yard run (Kyler Meschi kick), 6:42. Golden Hurricane 35–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:04.
Statistics ACU TLSA
First downs 13 25
Total yards 260 504
Rushing yards 120 268
Passing yards 140 236
Passing: comp–att–int 13–19–1 22–34–0
Time of possession 26:55 33:05
Team Category Player Statistics
Abilene Christian Passing Stone Earle 13/19, 140 yards, INT
Rushing Jordon Vaughn 15 rushes, 50 yards
Receiving Javon Gipson 3 receptions, 73 yards
Tulsa Passing Kirk Francis 20/31, 218 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Dominic Richardson 20 rushes, 142 yards, TD
Receiving Micah Tease 4 receptions, 69 yards

No. 25 Stephen F. Austin

See also: 2025 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team
No. 25 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (0-1) at No. 16 Abilene Christian Wildcats (0-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 25 Lumberjacks 14 0 0620
No. 16 Wildcats 0 21 7028

at Wildcat Stadium • Abilene, Texas

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 76 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 8,042
  • Referee: Jeremee Tate
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Grant Boone (play-by-play), Jim Reese (analyst)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • SFA – Jordan Nabors 7-yard run (Carlos Alvarado kick), 9:23. Lumberjacks 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 3:42.
  • SFA – Blaine Greene 3-yard pass from Gavin Rutherford (Carlos Alvarado kick), 1:43. Lumberjacks 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:17.
Second quarter
  • ACU – Stone Earle 1-yard run (Brandon Perez kick), 6:47. Lumberjacks 14–7. Drive: 16 plays, 82 yards, 6:44.
  • ACU – Kaghen Roach 0-yard fumble return (Brandon Perez kick), 6:07. Tied 14–14.
  • ACU – Jordon Vaughn 1-yard run (Brandon Perez kick), 1:57. Wildcats 21–14. Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 2:36.
Third quarter
  • ACU – Jordon Vaughn 1-yard run (Brandon Perez kick), 9:58. Wildcats 28–14. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 3:51.
Fourth quarter
  • SFA – Bugs Mortimer 52-yard punt return (pass failed), 0:20. Wildcats 28–20.
Statistics SFA ACU
First downs 16 20
Total yards 300 371
Rushing yards 52 132
Passing yards 248 239
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–39–1 23–34–0
Time of possession 25:11 34:49
Team Category Player Statistics
Stephen F. Austin Passing Sam Vidlak 24/38, 245 yards, INT
Rushing Jerrell Wimbley 12 rushes, 44 yards
Receiving Kylon Harris 9 receptions, 105 yards
Abilene Christian Passing Stone Earle 23/34, 239 yards
Rushing Jordon Vaughn 23 rushes, 87 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Javon Gibson 7 receptions, 82 yards

at TCU (FBS)

See also: 2025 TCU Horned Frogs football team
No. 13 Abilene Christian Wildcats (1-1) at TCU Horned Frogs (FBS) (1-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 13 Wildcats 0 0 91221
Horned Frogs (FBS) 14 14 7742

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 87 °F (31 °C)
  • Game attendance: 48,094
  • Referee: Stephen Baron
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play) and Todd Doxzon (analyst)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • TCU – Chase Curtis 11-yard pass from Josh Hoover (Nate McCashland kick), 11:43. Horned Frogs 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 88 yards, 3:09.
  • TCU – Ed Small 8-yard pass from Josh Hoover (Nate McCashland kick), 4:33. Horned Frogs 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 3:13.
Second quarter
  • TCU – Trent Battle 1-yard run (Nate McCashland kick), 13:10. Horned Frogs 21–0. Drive: 7 plays, 93 yards, 2:37.
  • TCU – Ed Small 15-yard pass from Josh Hoover (Nate McCashland kick), 1:24. Horned Frogs 28–0. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 4:20.
Third quarter
  • ACU – Rovaughn Banks Jr. 1-yard run (kick failed), 10:23. Horned Frogs 28–6. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:37.
  • TCU – Jordan Dwyer 21-yard pass from Josh Hoover (Nate McCashland kick), 8:59. Horned Frogs 35–6. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:19.
  • ACU – Brandon Perez 33-yard field goal, 3:45. Horned Frogs 35–9. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:14.
Fourth quarter
  • TCU – Jon Denman 2-yard run (Nate McCashland kick), 14:56. Horned Frogs 42–9. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 3:42.
  • ACU – Bryan Henry 7-yard pass from Stone Earle (pass failed), 11:08. Horned Frogs 42–15. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:48.
  • ACU – J. B. Mitchell III 9-yard pass from Stone Earle (pass failed), 6:40. Horned Frogs 42–21. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:16.
Statistics ACU TCU
First downs 27 24
Total yards 453 489
Rushing yards 177 128
Passing yards 276 361
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–29–0 25–32–1
Time of possession 36:43 23:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Abilene Christian Passing Stone Earle 22/29, 276 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Rovaughn Banks Jr. 19 rushes, 105 yards, TD
Receiving J. B. Mitchell III 5 receptions, 88 yards, TD
TCU Passing Josh Hoover 21/27, 337 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Kevorian Barnes 10 rushes, 43 yards
Receiving Joseph Manjack IV 4 receptions, 114 yards

No. 18 Austin Peay

See also: 2025 Austin Peay Governors football team
No. 18 Austin Peay Governors (2-1) at No. 14 Abilene Christian Wildcats (1-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 18 Governors 0 3 72131
No. 14 Wildcats 7 17 71445

at Wildcat Stadium • Abilene, Texas

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 10,133
  • Referee: Zach Erdmann
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Andy Penney (play-by-play), Jim Reese (analyst) and Kendra Sheehan (sideline)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • ACU – Stone Earle 4-yard run (Brandon Perez kick), 9:34. Wildcats 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 4 yards, 0:04.
Second quarter
  • ACU – Raydrian Baltrip 26-yard pass from Stone Earle (Brandon Perez kick), 13:52. Wildcats 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:10.
  • APSU – Carson Smith 22-yard field goal, 9:25. Wildcats 14–3. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 4:20.
  • ACU – Dallas Dudley 5-yard pass from Stone Earle (Brandon Perez kick), 4:28. Wildcats 21–3. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:48.
  • ACU – Brandon Perez 23-yard field goal, 0:00. Wildcats 24–3. Drive: 11 plays, 92 yards, 1:07.
Third quarter
  • ACU – Jed Castles 4-yard pass from Stone Earle (Brandon Perez kick), 9:13. Wildcats 31–3. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:47.
  • APSU – Chris Parson 2-yard run (Carson Smith kick), 1:27. Wildcats 31–10. Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 2:27.
Fourth quarter
  • APSU – Chris Parson 1-yard run (Carson Smith kick), 13:24. Wildcats 31–17. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:17.
  • ACU – Stone Earle 35-yard run (Brandon Perez kick), 10:25. Wildcats 38–17. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:59.
  • APSU – Jaden Robinson 44-yard pass from Chris Parson (Carson Smith kick), 8:57. Wildcats 38–24. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:28.
  • ACU – Raydrian Baltrip 55-yard pass from Stone Earle (Brandon Perez kick), 7:45. Wildcats 45–24. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:05.
  • APSU – Jackson Head 6-yard pass from Chris Parson (Carson Smith kick), 1:56. Wildcats 45–31. Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 5:49.
Statistics APSU ACU
First downs 23 22
Total yards 434 432
Rushing yards 104 93
Passing yards 330 339
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–39–0 30–42–1
Time of possession 31:54 28:06
Team Category Player Statistics
Austin Peay Passing Chris Parson 24/38, 330 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Chris Parson 17 rushes, 38 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jackson Head 7 receptions, 132 yards, TD
Abilene Christian Passing Stone Earle 30/42, 339 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Stone Earle 4 rushes, 46 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Raydrian Baltrip 6 receptions, 112 yards, 2 TD

at Incarnate Word

See also: 2025 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
No. 12 Abilene Christian Wildcats (2-2) at Incarnate Word Cardinals (1-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 12 Wildcats 7 0 007
Cardinals 7 10 14738

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium • San Antonio, Texas

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 91 °F (33 °C)
  • Game attendance: 3,006
  • Referee: Gary Leeper
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Karl Schoening (play-by-play) and Sam Kaman (analyst)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • ACU – Dallas Dudley 21-yard pass from Stone Earle (Brandon Perez kick), 11:10. Wildcats 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 88 yards, 1:09.
  • UIW – Jalen Walthall 4-yard pass from EJ Colson (Will Faris kick), 4:05. Tied 7–7. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:05.
Second quarter
  • UIW – Will Faris 32-yard field goal, 13:54. Cardinals 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 4:12.
  • UIW – EJ Colson 1-yard run (Will Faris kick), 6:37. Cardinals 17–7. Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 5:26.
Third quarter
  • UIW – EJ Colson 3-yard run (Will Faris kick), 4:55. Cardinals 24–7. Drive: 16 plays, 76 yards, 6:49.
  • UIW – Declan Williams 28-yard interception return (Will Faris kick), 4:48. Cardinals 31–7.
Fourth quarter
  • UIW – Jaylon Spears 11-yard run (Will Faris kick), 1:10. Cardinals 38–7. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 5:20.
Statistics ACU UIW
First downs 16 28
Total yards 248 423
Rushing yards 107 301
Passing yards 141 122
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–30–2 17–30–0
Time of possession 19:44 40:16
Team Category Player Statistics
Abilene Christian Passing Stone Earle 17/30, 141 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Rovaughn Banks Jr. 14 rushes, 110 yards
Receiving Javon Gipson 5 receptions, 53 yards
Incarnate Word Passing EJ Colson 17/30, 122 yards, TD
Rushing Lontrell Turner 20 rushes, 118 yards
Receiving Chedon James 5 receptions, 43 yards

North Alabama

See also: 2025 North Alabama Lions football team
North Alabama Lions (1-3) at No. 19 Abilene Christian Wildcats (2-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lions 0 7 31323
No. 19 Wildcats 14 14 17752

at Wildcat Stadium • Abilene, Texas

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 85 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 7,377
  • Referee: Matthew Jones
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Andy Penney (play-by-play) and Jim Reese (analyst)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • ACU – Grant Jones 1-yard run (Brandon Perez kick), 5:51. Wildcats 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:27.
  • ACU – Javon Gipson 39-yard pass from Stone Earle (Brandon Perez kick), 1:47. Wildcats 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 2:02.
Second quarter
  • ACU – Bryan Henry 13-yard pass from Stone Earle (Brandon Perez kick), 9:50. Wildcats 21–0. Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 5:27.
  • UNA – Jayvian Allen 29-yard run (Ian Vachon kick), 6:01. Wildcats 21–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:47.
  • ACU – Bryan Henry 1-yard pass from Stone Earle (Brandon Perez kick), 0:55. Wildcats 28–7. Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 2:20.
Third quarter
  • ACU – J. J. Henry 28-yard pass from Stone Earle (Brandon Perez kick), 11:23. Wildcats 35–7. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 1:51.
  • ACU – Brandon Perez 35-yard field goal, 4:13. Wildcats 38–7. Drive: 8 plays, 18 yards, 3:32.
  • UNA – Ian Vachon 40-yard field goal, 2:13. Wildcats 38–10. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 2:00.
  • ACU – Jordon Vaughn 75-yard run (Brandon Perez kick), 2:01. Wildcats 45–10. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12.
Fourth quarter
  • UNA – Kaden Cooper 15-yard pass from DC Tabscott (kick failed), 10:15. Wildcats 45–16. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 4:34.
  • UNA – Tanaka Scott 24-yard pass from DC Tabscott (Ian Vachon kick), 9:11. Wildcats 45–23. Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 1:04.
  • ACU – E. J. Wilson 10-yard run (Brandon Perez kick), 4:48. Wildcats 52–23. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:22.
Statistics UNA ACU
First downs 15 24
Total yards 310 499
Rushing yards 133 230
Passing yards 177 269
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–31–0 23–33–1
Time of possession 24:21 35:39
Team Category Player Statistics
North Alabama Passing DC Tabscott 11/24, 134 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jayvian Allen 11 rushes, 102 yards, TD
Receiving Tanaka Scott 4 receptions, 60 yards, TD
Abilene Christian Passing Stone Earle 22/32, 261 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Jordon Vaughn 4 rushes, 84 yards, TD
Receiving Javon Gipson 3 receptions, 69 yards, TD

at No. 21 West Georgia

See also: 2025 West Georgia Wolves football team
No. 19 Abilene Christian Wildcats (3-3) at No. 21 West Georgia Wolves (5-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 19 Wildcats 3 14 7630
No. 21 Wolves 3 3 7013

at University Stadium • Carrollton, Georgia

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT/2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 71 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 4,735
  • Referee: John Kellermeier
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Patrick Eidson (play-by-play) and Parker Glore (analyst)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • UWG – Tommy Holden 21-yard field goal, 11:05. Wolves 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:49.
  • ACU – Brandon Perez 34-yard field goal, 7:24. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:41.
Second quarter
  • UWG – Tommy Holden 23-yard field goal, 12:21. Wolves 6–3. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:25.
  • ACU – J. B. Mitchell III 8-yard pass from Stone Earle (Brandon Perez kick), 6:11. Wildcats 10–6. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:10.
  • ACU – Jordon Vaughn 3-yard run (Brandon Perez kick), 2:19. Wildcats 17–6. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:18.
Third quarter
  • ACU – Chidubem Lebechi 6-yard pass from Stone Earle (Brandon Perez kick), 8:52. Wildcats 24–6. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 3:26.
  • UWG – DeAndre Buchannon 54-yard pass from Colton Fitzgerald (Tommy Holden kick), 6:34. Wildcats 24–13. Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 2:12.
Fourth quarter
  • ACU – J. J. Henry 11-yard pass from Stone Earle (kick failed), 7:44. Wildcats 30–13. Drive: 19 plays, 94 yards, 10:29.
Statistics ACU UWG
First downs 27 12
Total yards 451 314
Rushing yards 210 35
Passing yards 241 279
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–32–0 19–38–1
Time of possession 38:59 21:01
Team Category Player Statistics
Abilene Christian Passing Stone Earle 21/32, 241 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Rovaughn Banks Jr. 21 rushes, 79 yards
Receiving Javon Gipson 5 receptions, 76 yards
West Georgia Passing Colton Fitzgerald 15/28, 241 yards, TD
Rushing Latrelle Murrell 10 rushes, 19 yards
Receiving DeAndre Buchannon 6 receptions, 137 yards, TD

at Southern Utah

See also: 2025 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team
No. 13 Abilene Christian Wildcats (4-3) at Southern Utah Thunderbirds (1-5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 13 Wildcats 7 10 0724
Thunderbirds 7 7 71031

at Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, Utah

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT/6:30 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 2,030
  • Referee: Michael Lennie
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Spencer McLaughlin (play-by-play), Dallin Richards (analyst), and Kendall McGuire (sideline)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • SUU – Joshua Dye 18-yard run (Jayden Rogers kick), 5:40. Thunderbirds 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 4:13.
  • ACU – Stone Earle 7-yard run (Brandon Perez kick), 0:07. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:33.
Second quarter
  • ACU – Brandon Perez 19-yard field goal, 8:49. Wildcats 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 4:51.
  • SUU – Mikey Allen 32-yard interception return (Jayden Rogers kick), 1:59. Thunderbirds 14–10.
  • ACU – Stone Earle 8-yard run (Brandon Perez kick), 0:57. Wildcats 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:02.
Third quarter
  • SUU – Joshua Dye 1-yard run (Jayden Rogers kick), 10:37. Thunderbirds 21–17. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 4:11.
Fourth quarter
  • ACU – Javon Gipson 28-yard pass from Stone Earle (Brandon Perez kick), 12:07. Wildcats 24–21. Drive: 3 plays, 91 yards, 1:28.
  • SUU – Jayden Rogers 19-yard field goal, 6:53. Tied 24–24. Drive: 9 plays, 96 yards, 5:08.
  • SUU – Shane Carr 17-yard pass from Bronson Barron (Jayden Rogers kick), 2:17. Thunderbirds 31–24. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:34.
Statistics ACU SUU
First downs 21 15
Total yards 430 289
Rushing yards 205 173
Passing yards 225 116
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–23–3 15–20–1
Time of possession 31:03 28:57
Team Category Player Statistics
Abilene Christian Passing Stone Earle 17/23, 225 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Jordon Vaughn 9 rushes, 124 yards
Receiving Javon Gipson 3 receptions, 77 yards, TD
Southern Utah Passing Bronson Barron 13/17, 111 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Joshua Dye 26 rushes, 179 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Devin Downing 4 receptions, 42 yards

No. 2 Tarleton State

See also: 2025 Tarleton State Texans football team
No. 2 Tarleton State Texans (9-0) at No. 24 Abilene Christian Wildcats (4-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 2 Texans 0 10 01828
No. 24 Wildcats 14 0 14331

at Wildcat Stadium • Abilene, Texas

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 12,000
  • Referee: Jeremee Tate
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • ACU – Jed Castles 2-yard pass from Stone Earle (Brandon Perez kick), 5:04. Wildcats 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:59.
  • ACU – Rovaughn Banks Jr. 40-yard run (Brandon Perez kick), 0:58. Wildcats 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 1:21.
Second quarter
  • TAR – Peyton Kramer 9-yard pass from Victor Gabalis (Brad Larson kick), 8:12. Wildcats 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 87 yards, 5:19.
  • TAR – Brad Larson 36-yard field goal, 4:57. Wildcats 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 1:39.
Third quarter
  • ACU – Rovaughn Banks Jr. 2-yard run (Brandon Perez kick), 9:35. Wildcats 21–10. Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 2:30.
  • ACU – Stone Earle 9-yard run (Brandon Perez kick), 0:00. Wildcats 28–10. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 2:49.
Fourth quarter
  • TAR – Cody Jackson 25-yard pass from Victor Gabalis (Victor Gabalis pass to T'iar Young), 13:25. Wildcats 28–18. Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, 1:28.
  • TAR – Brad Larson 34-yard field goal, 7:44. Wildcats 28–21. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 4:27.
  • TAR – Daniel Greek 1-yard run (Brad Larson kick), 0:56. Tied 28–28. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 1:56.
  • ACU – Brandon Perez 47-yard field goal, 0:00. Wildcats 31–28. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 0:56.
Statistics TAR ACU
First downs 24 17
Total yards 454 435
Rushing yards 93 233
Passing yards 361 202
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–47–1 16–25–1
Time of possession 31:50 28:10
Team Category Player Statistics
Tarleton State Passing Victor Gabalis 25/46, 361 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing James Paige 7 rushes, 76 yards
Receiving Cody Jackson 7 receptions, 134 yards, TD
Abilene Christian Passing Stone Earle 16/25, 202 yards, TD, INT
Rushing E. J. Wilson 10 rushes, 105 yards
Receiving Dallas Dudley 2 receptions, 45 yards

Utah Tech

See also: 2025 Utah Tech Trailblazers football team
Utah Tech Trailblazers (2–7) at No. 18 Abilene Christian Wildcats (5–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Trailblazers 0 7 3010
No. 18 Wildcats 0 14 71031

at Wildcat Stadium • Abilene, Texas

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 81 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 7,833
  • Referee: Branden McCain
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • No scoring plays
Second quarter
  • ACU – Zion Fonua 16-yard interception return (Brandon Perez kick), 12:48. Wildcats 7–0.
  • UTU – Asa Chatman 7-yard run (Ilya Uvaydov kick), 7:49. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:59.
  • ACU – Dorian Plumley 10-yard interception return (Brandon Perez kick), 3:43. Wildcats 14–7.
Third quarter
  • UTU – Ilya Uvaydov 51-yard field goal, 7:28. Wildcats 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 4:22.
  • ACU – E. J. Wilson 36-yard run (Brandon Perez kick), 3:39. Wildcats 21–10. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:49.
Fourth quarter
  • ACU – Brandon Perez 31-yard field goal, 12:33. Wildcats 24–10. Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 3:02.
  • ACU – Raydrian Baltrip 16-yard pass from Quayde Hawkins (Brandon Perez kick), 3:03. Wildcats 31–10. Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 5:21.
Statistics UTU ACU
First downs 12 19
Total yards 252 392
Rushing yards 113 202
Passing yards 139 190
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–34–4 19–31–0
Time of possession 28:36 31:24
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Tech Passing Bronson Barben 18/33, 139 yards, 4 INT
Rushing Asa Chatman 13 rushes, 49 yards, TD
Receiving Daniel Thomason 4 receptions, 33 yards
Abilene Christian Passing Stone Earle 17/29, 156 yards
Rushing E. J. Wilson 15 rushes, 96 yards, TD
Receiving J. B. Mitchell III 2 receptions, 46 yards

at Eastern Kentucky

See also: 2025 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team
No. 18 Abilene Christian Wildcats (6–4) at Eastern Kentucky Colonels (4–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 18 Wildcats - - --0
Colonels - - --0

at Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, Kentucky

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST/3:00 p.m. EST
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics ACU EKU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Abilene Christian Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Eastern Kentucky Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Central Arkansas

See also: 2025 Central Arkansas Bears football team
No. 17 Abilene Christian Wildcats (7-4) at Central Arkansas Bears (3-8) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 17 Wildcats - - --0
Bears - - --0

at Estes Stadium • Conway, Arkansas

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics ACU CARK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Abilene Christian Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Central Arkansas Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
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References

  1. ^ Robinett, David (December 3, 2024). "ACU releases 2025 football schedule". BigCountryHomepage.com. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  2. ^ Kelley, Kevin (December 2, 2024). "Abilene Christian releases 2025 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  3. ^ "UAC Champion Wildcats Release 2025 Football Schedule". Abilene Christian University, Department of Athletics. December 3, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
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