# 2019 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

The 2019 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represented Abilene Christian University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The Wildcats were led by third-year head coach Adam Dorrel and played their home games at Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium.

## Preseason
### Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 18, 2019. The Wildcats were picked to finish in seventh place.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Nicholls | 200 (20) |
| 2 | Central Arkansas | 154 |
| 3 | Incarnate Word | 150 (1) |
| 4 | Sam Houston State | 146 |
| 5 | Lamar | 123 |
| 6 | McNeese State | 114 |
| 7 | Abilene Christian | 112 (1) |
| 8 | Southeastern Louisiana | 71 |
| 9 | Stephen F. Austin | 63 |
| 10 | Northwestern State | 56 |
| 11 | Houston Baptist | 21 |

### Preseason All–Southland Teams

The Wildcats placed five players on the preseason all–Southland teams.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 6:30 p.m. | at North Texas* | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX | ESPN+ | L 31–51 | 23,057 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Arizona Christian* | Wildcat StadiumAbilene, TX | ESPN+ | W 66–14 | 7,463 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Central Arkansas | Estes StadiumConway, AR | ESPN3 | L 30–31 | 10,123 |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | McNeese State | Wildcat StadiumAbilene, TX | ESPN+ | W 17–10 | 9,624 |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at Incarnate Word | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | UIWtv | L 24–31 | 2,989 |
| October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | at Lamar | Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX | ESPN3 | L 24–27 | 6,016 |
| October 12 | 6:00 p.m. | Houston Baptist | Wildcat StadiumAbilene, TX | ESPN3 | W 45–20 | 7,636 |
| October 19 | 3:00 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin | Wildcat StadiumAbilene, TX | ESPN+ | W 31–24 $^{2OT}$ | 11,096 |
| October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Nicholls | John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, LA | CST/ESPN+ | W 37–31 $^{OT}$ | 5,012 |
| November 9 | 3:00 p.m. | Sam Houston State | Wildcat StadiumAbilene, TX | ESPN+ | L 10–24 | 6,491 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 23 Southeastern Louisiana | Wildcat StadiumAbilene, TX | ESPN+ | L 14–35 | 4,981 |
| November 23 | 6:30 p.m | at Mississippi State* | Davis Wade StadiumStarkville, MS | SECN | L 7–45 | 54,683 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### At North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Mean Green | 17 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 51 |

### Arizona Christian

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Firestorm | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Wildcats | 14 | 31 | 7 | 14 | 66 |

### At Central Arkansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 7 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
| No. 14 Bears | 3 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 31 |

### McNeese State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Wildcats | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |

### At Incarnate Word

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 31 |

### At Lamar

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |

### Houston Baptist

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 45 |

### Stephen F. Austin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Lumberjacks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 31 |

### At Nicholls

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 37 |
| No. 15 Colonels | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 31 |

### Sam Houston State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bearkats | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Wildcats | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |

### Southeastern Louisiana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 23 Lions | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### At Mississippi State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 45 |