2024 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

2024 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
2024 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
Conference	United Athletic Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 19
FCS Coaches	No. 23
Record	2–1 (1–0 UAC)
Head coach	Keith Patterson (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Rick Bowie (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Co-defensive coordinator	Aaron Fletcher (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple 3–3–5
Home stadium	Wildcat Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 United Athletic Conference standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 19 Abilene Christian	1	–	0	2	–	1
No. 8 Central Arkansas	1	–	0	2	–	1
Eastern Kentucky	1	–	0	1	–	2
No. 16 Tarleton State	0	–	0	2	–	1
Southern Utah	0	–	0	1	–	2
Utah Tech	0	–	0	0	–	3
North Alabama	0	–	0	0	–	4
Austin Peay	0	–	1	0	–	3
West Georgia*	0	–	2	1	–	2

Note: West Georgia is ineligible for the UAC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. As of September 16, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represents Abilene Christian University as a member of the United Athletic Conference (UAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats are coached by third-year head coach Keith Patterson and play at Wildcat Stadium in Abilene, Texas.

Preseason

UAC coaches' poll

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
UAC coaches' poll
1	Central Arkansas	77 (5)
2	Tarleton State	74 (3)
3	Southern Utah	54
4	Eastern Kentucky	53
5	Austin Peay	46 (1)
6	Abilene Christian	43
7	North Alabama	26
8	Utah Tech	19
9	West Georgia	13

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:30 p.m.	at Texas Tech*		Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	ESPN+	L 51–52 ^OT	60,229
September 7	7:00 p.m.	West Georgia		Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+	W 38–24	7,094
September 14	3:00 p.m.	at Northern Colorado*	No. 25	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	ESPN+	W 24–22	3,017
September 21	7:00 p.m.	No. 4 Idaho*	No. 19	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+
September 28	8:00 p.m.	at Utah Tech		Greater Zion Stadium St. George, UT	ESPN+
October 5	3:00 p.m.	Central Arkansas		Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+
October 12	6:00 p.m.	at North Alabama		Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	ESPN+
October 19	3:00 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky		Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+
November 2	3:00 p.m.	Southern Utah		Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+
November 9	3:00 p.m.	at Austin Peay		Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	ESPN+
November 16	6:00 p.m.	at Tarleton State		Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	ESPN+
November 23	2:00 p.m.	at Stephen F. Austin*		Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
STATS	—	RV	25	19
Coaches'	—	RV	RV	23

Roster

No.	Player	Class	Height	Weight	Previous Schools		Hometown
No.	Player	Class	Height	Weight	High School	College	Hometown
Quarterbacks
1	Maverick McIvor	Graduate Student	6-2	210	Central High School	Texas Tech	San Angelo, Texas
9	Carson Haggard	RS Sophomore	6-0	180	Gulliver Prep	Tulane	Miami, Florida
12	Quayde Hawkins	RS Junior	6-1	210	Bainbridge High School	Troy	Bainbridge, Georgia
15	Carson May	RS Sophomore	6-4	220	Jones High School	Iowa - Wyoming	Jones, Oklahoma
17	Trevor Baker	RS Junior	6-3	195	Needville High School		Needville, Texas
18	Leighton Adams	Freshman	6-1	200	New Braunfels High School		New Braunfels, Texas
Running Backs
3	Rovaughn Banks, Jr.	Junior	5-10	190	Union High School		Tulsa, Oklahoma
6	Samuel Hicks	Graduate Student	5-9	190	Nolan Catholic High School	Saddleback College - Central Michigan	Fort Worth, Texas
21	Deonte Dean	Freshman	6-0	190	Lake Highlands High School		Dallas, Texas
23	Isaiah Johnson	Graduate Student	5-10	210	Cooper High School	North Texas	Lubbock, Texas
26	Jordon Vaughn	RS Junior	6-3	235	Manvel High School	Wyoming	Manvel, Texas
32	Chad Lara	Freshman	5-6	195	Abilene High School		Abilene, Texas
Wide Receiver
2	Hut Graham	RS Sophomore	6-1	200	Gunter High School	Texas Tech	Gunter, Texas
4	J.J. Henry	Junior	5-10	155	McKinney North High School	Ole Miss	McKinney, Texas
7	Trey Cleveland	Graduate Student	6-2	195	Arlington High School	North Texas	Arlington, Texas
8	Jeshari Houston	RS Junior	5-9	180	Abilene High School	Tulsa	Abilene, Texas
13	Blayne Taylor	Graduate Student	6-5	215	Saginaw High School	Cisco College	Saginaw, Texas
14	Raydrian Baltrip	Freshman	5-9	155	Silsbee High School		Silsbee, Texas
16	Luke Moffitt	Sophomore	6-0	170	Crandall High School		Crandall, Texas
19	Javon Gipson	RS Junior	6-4	215	George Ranch High School	Baylor	Richmond, Texas
20	Nehemiah Martinez	Senior	5-9	200	Cooper High School	Texas Tech	Lubbock, Texas
25	Blake Pruitt	Sophomore	5-11	185	Midland Christian		Midland, Texas
29	J.R. Ceyanes	Sophomore	6-3	200	Katy High School		Katy, Texas
31	Brelon Badon	Freshman	5-11	165	Abilene High School		Abilene, Texas
34	Blake Suber	Freshman	6-1	195	Cedar Park High School		Cedar Park, Texas
81	Grant Jones	Freshman	6-1	185	Burnet High School		Burnet, Texas
82	Courtlin Scott	Sophomore	5-7	140	Sachse High School		Sachse, Texas
84	Jacoby Boykins	RS Junior	6-1	195	Lamar High School	Alabama	Houston, Texas
Tight Ends
83	West Wilson	Sophomore	6-2	235	Lovejoy High School	North Texas	Allen, Texas
86	Chidubem Lebechi	RS Sophomore	6-2	240	Tompkins High School		Katy, Texas
87	Bryan Henry	RS Sophomore	6-2	250	Belton High School	Houston	Belton, Texas
88	Jed Castles	RS Junior	6-7	235	Rider High School	Texas Tech	Wichita Falls, Texas
89	Gavin Waits	Sophomore	6-4	230	Fulshear High School		Fulshear, Texas
Offensive Line
54	Carson Walker	RS Junior	6-4	315	Heritage High School	Houston	Midlothian, Texas
55	Alan Hatten	Senior	6-3	310	Hackettstown High School	Lackawanna College	Great Meadows, New Jersey
57	Trent Pullen	RS Senior	6-3	295	Connally High School	Oklahoma State	Waco, Texas
59	Jacob Thielen	Graduate Student	6-4	305	Faith Christian Academy		Broomfield, Colorado
61	Dylan Kinney	RS Sophomor	6-3	310	Travis High School		Richmond, Texas
66	Dylan Howerton	Fifth Year	6-5	280	Katy High School		Katy, Texas
68	Colter Lynch	Sophomore	6-3	305	Cooper High School		Lubbock, Texas
70	Tay Yanta	RS Senior	6-5	330	Falls City High School	Mary Hardin–Baylor - Texas Tech	Falls City, Texas
71	Femi Sakiri	RS Junior	6-3	300	Byron Nelson High School	UConn	Roanoke, Texas
75	Cameron Vann	Freshman	6-6	320	Wylie High School		Abilene, Texas
76	Joziah Fogle	Junior	6-4	310	Spring High School		Spring, Texas
77	George French II	RS Senior	6-8	315	Bethlehem Catholic High School	Pittsburgh	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Linebackers
0	Darius Moore	Senior	6-1	235	El Reno High School	Northeastern Oklahoma A&M	El Reno, Oklahoma
1	Will Shaffer	Graduate Student	6-0	240	Saguaro High School	Utah State - Arizona State	Tempe, Arizona
Defensive back
2	Jordan Mukes	Junior	6-3	210	Choctaw High School	Oklahoma	Choctaw, Oklahoma

Game summaries

at Texas Tech

Abilene Christian Wildcats at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Wildcats	7	14	7	17	6	51
Red Raiders	22	10	7	6	7	52

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

Date: August 31
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 60,229
TV announcers (ESPN+): Ted Emrich and Dave Steckel
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

TTU – Tahj Brooks 18-yard run (Gino Garcia kick), 10:38. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 3:28.
TTU – Coy Eakin 4-yard pass from Behren Morton (Jalin Conyers run), 8:18. Red Raiders 15–0. Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:24.
ACU – Jed Castles 31-yard pass from Maverick McIvor (Ritse Vaes kick), 3:42. Red Raiders 15–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:36.
TTU – Coy Eakin 35-yard pass from Behren Morton (Reese Burkhardt kick), 1:34. Red Raiders 22–7. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:08.

Second quarter

ACU – Isaiah Johnson 2-yard run (Ritse Vaes kick), 11:52. Red Raiders 22–14. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:42.
TTU – Gino Garcia 39-yard field goal, 9:58. Red Raiders 25–14. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:38.
TTU – Jalin Conyers 36-yard pass from Behren Morton (Reese Burkhardt kick), 2:55. Red Raiders 32–14. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:51.
ACU – Blayne Taylor 71-yard pass from Maverick McIvor (Ritse Vaes kick), 1:50. Red Raiders 32–21. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:05.

Third quarter

ACU – Rovaughn Banks Jr. 1-yard run (Ritse Vaes kick), 5:10. Red Raiders 32–28. Drive: 10 plays, 96 yards, 4:27.
TTU – Josh Kelly 35-yard pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia kick), 4:50. Red Raiders 39–28. Drive: 1 play, 35 yards, 0:07.

Fourth quarter

ACU – Nehemiah Martinez I 30-yard pass from Maverick McIvor (Ritse Vaes kick), 11:45. Red Raiders 39–35. Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:34.
TTU – Reese Burkhardt 41-yard field goal, 8:32. Red Raiders 42–35. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 3:13.
ACU – Isaiah Johnson 5-yard run (Ritse Vaes kick), 4:55. Tied 42–42. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:37.
TTU – Gino Garcia 31-yard field goal, 2:35. Red Raiders 45–42. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 2:13.
ACU – Ritse Vaes 21-yard field goal, 0:05. Tied 45–45. Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 2:34.

Overtime

TTU – Caleb Douglas 14-yard pass from Behren Morton (Reese Burkhardt kick). Red Raiders 52–51. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards.
ACU – Isaiah Johnson 1-yard run (run failed). Red Raiders 52–51. Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards.

Statistics	ACU	TTU
First downs	30	27
Total yards	615	539
Rushing yards	109	161
Passing yards	506	378
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	33:48	26:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Abilene Christian	Passing	Maverick McIvor	36/51, 506 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Isaiah Johnson	13 rushes, 42 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Blayne Taylor	7 receptions, 141 yards, TD
Texas Tech	Passing	Behren Morton	30/42, 378 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Tahj Brooks	27 rushes, 153 yards, TD
	Receiving	Josh Kelly	10 receptions, 156 yards, TD

West Georgia

West Georgia Wolves at Abilene Christian Wildcats – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolves	0	3	7	14	24
Wildcats	14	0	7	17	38

at Wildcat Stadium, Abilene, Texas

Date: September 7
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 7,094
Referee: Michael Frain
TV: ESPN+
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

ACU – Sam Hicks 27-yard run (Ritse Vaes kick), 12:24. Wildcats 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 2:31.
ACU – Nehemiah Martinez I 20-yard pass from Maverick McIvor (Ritse Vaes kick), 2:18. Wildcats 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 4:28.

Second quarter

UWG – Chance Gagnon 31-yard field goal, 11:22. Wildcats 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 2:35.

Third quarter

ACU – Nehemiah Martinez I 72-yard pass from Maverick McIvor (Ritse Vaes kick), 11:38. Wildcats 21–3. Drive: 2 plays, 73 yards, 0:50.
UWG – Dylan Gary 27-yard pass from Quincy Casey (Chance Gagnon kick), 5:20. Wildcats 21–10. Drive: 1 play, 27 yards, 0:06.

Fourth quarter

ACU – Ritse Vaes 27-yard field goal, 12:31. Wildcats 24–10. Drive: 16 plays, 81 yards, 7:47.
UWG – Dylan Gary 22-yard pass from Quincy Casey (Chance Gagnon kick), 10:02. Wildcats 24–17. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:22.
ACU – Isaiah Johnson 3-yard run (Ritse Vaes kick), 5:01. Wildcats 31–17. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:55.
ACU – Bryan Henry 18-yard pass from Maverick McIvor (Ritse Vaes kick), 3:35. Wildcats 38–17. Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:16.
UWG – Quincy Casey 2-yard run (Chance Gagnon kick), 0:01. Wildcats 38–24. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 3:34.

Statistics	UWG	ACU
First downs	22	28
Total yards	344	499
Rushing yards	102	202
Passing yards	242	297
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	26:06	33:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Georgia	Passing	Quincy Casey	14/34, 201 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Quincy Casey	9 rushes, 50 yards, TD
	Receiving	Dylan Gary	7 receptions, 153 yards, 2 TD
Abilene Christian	Passing	Maverick McIvor	24/37, 297 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Isaiah Johnson	14 rushes, 71 yards, TD
	Receiving	Nehemiah Martinez I	7 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TD

at Northern Colorado

No. 25 Abilene Christian Wildcats at Northern Colorado Bears – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Wildcats	0	7	14	3	24
Bears	3	7	0	12	22

at Nottingham Field, Greeley, Colorado

Date: September 14
Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT/2:00 p.m. MDT
Game attendance: 3,017
TV: ESPN+
Recap

Game information

First quarter

UNCO – Hunter Green 35-yard field goal, 3:57. Bears 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 3:42.

Second quarter

UNCO – Caden Meis 2-yard run (Hunter Green kick), 13:52. Bears 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 4:42.
ACU – Sam Hicks 17-yard pass from Maverick McIvor (Ritse Vaes kick), 1:09. Bears 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 0:46.

Third quarter

ACU – Sam Hicks 65-yard run (Ritse Vaes kick), 9:32. Wildcats 14–10. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:05.
ACU – Isaiah Johnson 5-yard run (Ritse Vaes kick), 1:00. Wildcats 21–10. Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 3:50.

Fourth quarter

UNCO – Caden Meis 2-yard run (pass failed), 8:42. Wildcats 21–16. Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 7:18.
UNCO – Hank Gibbs 3-yard run (pass failed), 1:10. Bears 22–21. Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 5:29.
ACU – Ritse Vaes 54-yard field goal, 0:00. Wildcats 24–22. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 1:10.

Statistics	ACU	UNCO
First downs	12	18
Total yards	325	266
Rushing yards	96	241
Passing yards	229	25
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	20:17	39:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Abilene Christian	Passing	Maverick McIvor	20/34, 229 yards, TD
	Rushing	Sam Hicks	9 rushes, 76 yards, TD
	Receiving	Javon Gibson	7 receptions, 102 yards
Northern Colorado	Passing	Jonah Chong	4/8, 14 yards
	Rushing	Darius Stewart	21 rushes, 132 yards
	Receiving	Brayden Munroe	1 reception, 8 yards

No. 4 Idaho

No. 4 Idaho Vandals at No. 19 Abilene Christian Wildcats – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Vandals	0	0	0	0	0
No. 19 Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0

at Wildcat Stadium, Abilene, Texas

Date: September 21
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	IDHO	ACU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Abilene Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Utah Tech

Abilene Christian Wildcats at Utah Tech Trailblazers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
Trailblazers	0	0	0	0	0

at Greater Zion Stadium, St. George, Utah

Date: September 28
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT/6:00 p.m. MDT
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	ACU	UTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Abilene Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Utah Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Central Arkansas

Central Arkansas Bears at Abilene Christian Wildcats – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0

at Wildcat Stadium, Abilene, Texas

Date: October 5
Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	CARK	ACU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Arkansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Abilene Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at North Alabama

Abilene Christian Wildcats at North Alabama Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
Lions	0	0	0	0	0

at Braly Municipal Stadium, Florence, Alabama

Date: October 12
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	ACU	UNA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Abilene Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Alabama	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Eastern Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky Colonels at Abilene Christian Wildcats – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	0	0	0	0
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0

at Wildcat Stadium, Abilene, Texas

Date: October 19
Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	EKU	ACU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Abilene Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Southern Utah

Southern Utah Thunderbirds at Abilene Christian Wildcats – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Thunderbirds	0	0	0	0	0
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0

at Wildcat Stadium, Abilene, Texas

Date: November 2
Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	SUU	ACU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Abilene Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Austin Peay

Abilene Christian Wildcats at Austin Peay Governors – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
Governors	0	0	0	0	0

at Fortera Stadium, Clarksville, Tennessee

Date: November 9
Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	ACU	APSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Abilene Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Austin Peay	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Tarleton State

Abilene Christian Wildcats vs Tarleton State Texans – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
Texans	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium, Stephenville, Texas

Date: November 19
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Statistics	ACU	TAR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Abilene Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tarleton State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Stephen F. Austin

Abilene Christian Wildcats at Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
Lumberjacks	0	0	0	0	0

at Homer Bryce Stadium, Nacogdoches, Texas

Date: November 23
Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	ACU	SFA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Abilene Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Stephen F. Austin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ ^a ^b Johnson, Johnson (August 26, 2024). "Quick scouting report on Abilene Christian". 247Sports. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
^ "2024 Preseason All-Conference and Coaches' Poll Announced". July 23, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
^ "2024 Abilene Christian Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
^ Carrie Johnston (June 10, 2024). "Football schedule updated due to UAC realignment". Abilene Christian University, Department of Athletics. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
^ Robinett, David (November 14, 2023). "ACU's 2024 football schedule includes road game against Texas Tech; six home games in UAC play". KTAB-TV. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
^ "Abilene Christian Wildcats Schedule 2024". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved August 25, 2024.

[scouting_report-1] Johnson, Johnson (August 26, 2024). "Quick scouting report on Abilene Christian". 247Sports. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

[2] "2024 Preseason All-Conference and Coaches' Poll Announced". July 23, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024.

[3] "2024 Abilene Christian Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved June 13, 2024.

[4] Carrie Johnston (June 10, 2024). "Football schedule updated due to UAC realignment". Abilene Christian University, Department of Athletics. Retrieved June 13, 2024.

[5] Robinett, David (November 14, 2023). "ACU's 2024 football schedule includes road game against Texas Tech; six home games in UAC play". KTAB-TV. Retrieved March 21, 2024.

[6] "Abilene Christian Wildcats Schedule 2024". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved August 25, 2024.

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