2014 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

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 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.

2014 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
Conference	Southland Conference
2014 record	6–6 (4–4 Southland)
Head coach	Ken Collums (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Nathan Young (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Darian Dulin (3rd season)
Home stadium	Shotwell Stadium (Capacity: 15,075)

2014 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Sam Houston St +^		7	–	1					11	–	5
No. 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

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  Fr QB 14 Parker McKenzie So QB 15 Cody Ennis Fr QB 16 Will Weathers  Fr QB 18 Mike Richardson Fr RB 22 De'Andre Brown  Fr RB 23 Herschel Sims Jr RB 25 Randy Gober  Fr RB 39 Adrian Duncan So RB XX Nathaniel Johnson  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  Fr WR XX Cody King  Fr WR XX Brandon McClung  Fr WR XX Hayden Smiley So WR XX Patrick Tshituka  Fr OL 51 Austin Hisler  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  Fr OL 74 Josh Hailey  Fr OL 75 Chance Rieken  Fr OL 76 Colton Carnes Sr OL 77 Codey Funk So OL 78 Logan Hoppenrath Sr OL 79 Riley Mayfield  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  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  Fr DB XX Reese Gwin  Fr DB XX Zar'rian Parker  Fr DE 5 Nick Richardson Sr DE 46 Anthony Davis Fr DE 47 William Moore  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  Jr LB 52 Chuck Oputa Jr LB 53 Dezmond Powers So LB 56 Gavin Burford Fr LB XX Robert Alaniz  Fr LB XX Patrick Carreon  Fr LB XX Sam Lawlis  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 Ken Collums (Central Arkansas) 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 [1] Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 27	6:00 PM	at Georgia State*	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA	ESPNU	L 37–38	10,140
September 6	6:00 PM	No. 25 Northern Arizona*	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	KTES*	L 21–27	10,500
September 13	6:00 PM	at Troy*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, 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 Stadium Houston, 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*	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	KTES*	W 55–14	8,117
October 18	6:00 PM	at No. 11 McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	ESPN3	L 20–31	14,464
October 25	3:00 PM	at Sam Houston State	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	BSN	L 21–38	7,073
November 1	2:00 PM	vs. Central Arkansas	John Clark Field Plano, 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 Stadium Nacogdoches, TX		W 37–35	5,581
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

* Games will air on a tape delayed basis

Game Summaries

Georgia State

See also: Georgia State Panthers football and 2014 Georgia State Panthers football team

Abilene Christian at Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 3 13 14 7 37 • Panthers 7 14 0 17 38 Date: August 27 Location: Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia Game start: 6:05 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:43 Game attendance: 10,140 Game weather: Dome Referee: Charles Lewis TV announcers (ESPNU): Ryan Ruocco & Charles Arbuckle Sources:[2]

Scoring summary 1 8:58 ACU 25-yard field goal by Nik Grau ACU 3–0 1 2:31 GSU Joel Ruiz 34-yard touchdown reception from Nick Arbuckle, Wil Lutz kick good GSU 7–3 2 12:00 GSU Jonathan Lytle 2-yard touchdown run, Lutz kick good GSU 14–3 2 7:31 ACU 42-yard field goal by Grau GSU 14–6 2 3:52 ACU Cedric Gilbert 60-yard touchdown reception from Parker McKenzie, Grau kick good GSU 14–13 2 1:11 ACU 33-yard field goal by Grau ACU 16–14 2 0:14 GSU Avery Sweeting 41-yard touchdown reception from Arbuckle, Lutz kick good GSU 21–16 3 6:27 ACU Jamie Walker 23-yard touchdown reception from McKenzie, Grau kick good ACU 23–21 3 1:41 ACU Jace Hudson 24-yard touchdown reception from McKenzie, Grau kick good ACU 30–21 4 10:42 GSU Lynquez Blair 27-yard touchdown reception from Arbuckle, Lutz kick good ACU 30–28 4 6:36 ACU Cade Stone 7-yard touchdown reception from McKenzie, Grau kick good ASU 37–28 4 4:31 GSU Ruiz 9-yard touchdown reception from Arbuckle, Lutz kick good ASU 37–35 4 0:04 GSU 26-yard field goal by Lutz GCU 38–37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

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Northern Arizona

See also: Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football and 2014 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

Northern Arizona at Abilene Christian

1 2 3 4 Total • #25 Lumberjacks 3 14 7 3 27 Wildcats 0 7 7 7 21 Date: September 6 Location: Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX Game start: 6:00 PM CST Game attendance: 10,500 TV announcers (KTES): Grant Boone, Lance Fleming, and Matt Sloan Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	1995	Northern Arizona, 62–0

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Troy

See also: Troy Trojans football and 2014 Troy Trojans football team

Abilene Christian at Troy

1 2 3 4 Total • Wildcats 7 0 21 10 38 Trojans 7 14 7 7 35 Date: September 13 Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL Game start: 6:00 PM CST Game attendance: 17,320 Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1975	Abilene Christian, 34–7

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Incarnate Word

See also: Incarnate Word Cardinals football and 2014 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

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

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Houston Baptist

See also: Houston Baptist Huskies football and 2014 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

Abilene Christian at Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total • Wildcats 10 28 7 14 59 Huskies 7 7 0 0 14 Date: September 27 Location: HBU Stadium Houston, TX Game attendance: 3,823 Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2013	Abilene Christian, 69–12

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Lamar

See also: Lamar Cardinals football and 2014 Lamar Cardinals football team

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

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Ave Maria

See also: Ave Maria University

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

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McNeese State

See also: McNeese State Cowboys football and 2014 McNeese State Cowboys football team

Abilene Christian at McNeese State

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 0 6 0 14 20 • #11 Cowboys 17 7 7 0 31 Date: October 18 Location: Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA Game attendance: 14,464 Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1972	McNeese State, 22–0

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Sam Houston State

See also: Sam Houston State Bearkats football and 2014 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

Abilene Christian at Sam Houston State

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 0 14 0 7 21 • Bearkats 7 17 7 7 38 Date: October 25 Location: Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX Game start: 3:00 pm CST Elapsed time: 2:25 Game attendance: 7,073 Referee: Kevin Hassell Sources:[3]

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12-7	1984	Sam Houston State, 10-6

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Central Arkansas

See also: Central Arkansas Bears football and 2014 Central Arkansas Bears football team

Central Arkansas vs. Abilene Christian

1 2 3 4 Total Bears 7 7 7 14 35 • Wildcats 21 10 7 14 52 Date: November 1 Location: John Clark Field Plano, TX Game start: 2:00 pm CST Game attendance: 8,435 Television network: FSSW Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0-5-1	2003	Central Arkansas, 30-12

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Northwestern State

See also: Northwestern State Demons football and 2014 Northwestern State Demons football team

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

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Stephen F. Austin

See also: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football and 2014 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

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 40s (ºF), 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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References

1. "Abilene Christian Men's Football Staff". ACU Athletics.
2. "Abilene Christian at Georgia State". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
3. http://www.southland.org/custompages/stats/football/2014/shsuacu.htm
4. "Stephen F. Austin (7-4 , 4-3) vs. Abilene Christian (6-6 , 4-4)". Abilene Christian University Athletics. Retrieved November 16, 2014.