| Abilene Christian Wildcats football | |||
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| First season | 1919; 105 years ago | ||
| Athletic director | Zack Lassiter | ||
| Head coach | Keith Patterson 3rd season, 17–13 (.567) | ||
| Stadium | Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium (capacity: 12,000) | ||
| Year built | 2016 | ||
| Field surface | FieldTurf | ||
| Location | Abilene, Texas | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
| Conference | United Athletic Conference | ||
| Past conferences | Independent (1919–1924) TIAA (1925–1932) Texas (1933–1953) Independent (1954) GCC (1955–1956) Independent (1957–1963) SLC (1964–1973) LSC (1973–2012) FCS Independent (2013) SLC (2014–2020) WAC (2021–2022) | ||
| All-time record | 540–459–14 (.540) | ||
| Claimed national titles | 2 (2 NAIA) | ||
| Conference titles | 14 (7 TCAC, 1 Gulf Coast, 4 Lone Star, 1 WAC, 1 UAC) | ||
| Division titles | 3 (3 Lone Star South) | ||
| Colors | Purple and white[1] | ||
| Outfitter | Under Armour | ||
| Website | ACUSports.com | ||
The Abilene Christian Wildcats football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Abilene Christian University located in the U.S. state of Texas. The team was a member of the Southland Conference through the 2020–21 season,[2] but joined the Western Athletic Conference in July 2021, coinciding with that league's reinstatement of football as an official conference sport.[3] After the 2022 season, the WAC fully merged its football league with that of the ASUN Conference, creating what eventually became the United Athletic Conference, and ACU accordingly moved its football team to the new league.[4][5] The school's first football team was fielded in 1919. The team plays its home games at the on-campus Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium.
- ^ Abilene Christian University Branding and Editorial Style Guide. July 1, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ McMurphy, Brett. "Abilene Christian to Southland". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
- ^ "WAC Announces Expedited Entrance for Four Texas Institutions" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ "ASUN And WAC Unveil 2023 Football Schedule" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "ASUN-WAC Football Partnership Formally Rebrands as the United Athletic Conference" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.