2023 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

2023 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
ConferenceUnited Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (3–3 UAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorStephen Lee (2nd season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorSkyler Cassity (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumAnthony Field at Wildcat Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 United Athletic Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 18 Austin Peay $^   6 0     9 3  
Central Arkansas   4 2     7 4  
Southern Utah   4 2     6 5  
Eastern Kentucky   4 2     5 6  
Tarleton State*   4 2     8 3  
Abilene Christian   3 3     5 6  
North Alabama   1 5     3 8  
Utah Tech*   1 5     2 9  
Stephen F. Austin   0 6     3 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Note: Tarleton State and Utah Tech are ineligible for the UAC title and FCS postseason play due to transitions from NCAA Division II.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represented Abilene Christian University as a member of the United Athletic Conference (UAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Keith Patterson, the Wildcats played home games at Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium in Abilene, Texas.

After the 2022 season concluded, the ASUN and the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), which had been partners in a football-only alliance during the 2021 and 2022 seasons, together announced that they would combine their football leagues.[1][2] The new conference's permanent name of United Athletic Conference was officially announced on April 17, 2023.[3]

  1. ^ "@ASUN_Football and WAC Release 2023 Schedule" (Press release). ASUN Conference. December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "ASUN And WAC Unveil 2023 Football Schedule" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  3. ^ "ASUN-WAC Football Partnership Formally Rebrands as the United Athletic Conference" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.