2014 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

The 2014 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represented Abilene Christian University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Ken Collums, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a conference mark of 4–4, finishing in a three-way tie for sixth place in the Southland. This was Abilene Christian's first season in the Southland Conference and their second transition season at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The Wildcats played their home games at Shotwell Stadium in Abilene, Texas.

2014 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record6–6 (4–4 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNathan Young (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDarian Dulin (3rd season)
Home stadiumShotwell Stadium
(capacity: 15,075)
2014 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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
  • * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 276:00 pmat Georgia State*
ESPNUL 37–3810,140
September 66:00 pmNo. 25 Northern Arizona*
KTES-LP*L 21–2710,500
September 136:00 pmat Troy*
ESPN3W 38–3517,320
September 203:05 pmIncarnate Word
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX (P4X Foundation Classic)
SLCTVW 21–012,674
September 277:00 pmat Houston Baptist
FSSW*W 59–143,823
October 46:00 pmLamar
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
KTES-LP*L 21–248,913
October 112:00 pmAve Maria*dagger
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
KTES-LP*W 55–148,117
October 186:00 pmat No. 11 McNeese State
ESPN3L 20–3114,464
October 253:00 pmat Sam Houston State
BSNL 21–387,073
November 12:00 pmvs. Central Arkansas
FCS CentralW 52–358,435
November 82:00 pmNorthwestern State
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
KTES-LP*L 10–344,800
November 153:00 pmat Stephen F. Austin
W 37–355,581

* Games aired 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 234Total
Wildcats 3 13147 37
• Panthers 7 14017 38
Sources:[1]
Scoring summary
18:58ACU25-yard field goal by Nik GrauACU 3–0
12:31GSUJoel Ruiz 34-yard touchdown reception from Nick Arbuckle, Wil Lutz kick goodGSU 7–3
212:00GSUJonathan Lytle 2-yard touchdown run, Lutz kick goodGSU 14–3
27:31ACU42-yard field goal by GrauGSU 14–6
23:52ACUCedric Gilbert 60-yard touchdown reception from Parker McKenzie, Grau kick goodGSU 14–13
21:11ACU33-yard field goal by GrauACU 16–14
20:14GSUAvery Sweeting 41-yard touchdown reception from Arbuckle, Lutz kick goodGSU 21–16
36:27ACUJamie Walker 23-yard touchdown reception from McKenzie, Grau kick goodACU 23–21
31:41ACUJace Hudson 24-yard touchdown reception from McKenzie, Grau kick goodACU 30–21
410:42GSULynquez Blair 27-yard touchdown reception from Arbuckle, Lutz kick goodACU 30–28
46:36ACUCade Stone 7-yard touchdown reception from McKenzie, Grau kick goodASU 37–28
44:31GSURuiz 9-yard touchdown reception from Arbuckle, Lutz kick goodASU 37–35
40:04GSU26-yard field goal by LutzGCU 38–37

Northern Arizona
See also: Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football and 2014 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
Northern Arizona at Abilene Christian
1 234Total
• #25 Lumberjacks 3 1473 27
Wildcats 0 777 21
Sources:

Troy
See also: Troy Trojans football and 2014 Troy Trojans football team
Abilene Christian at Troy
1 234Total
• Wildcats 7 02110 38
Trojans 7 1477 35
Sources:

Incarnate Word
See also: Incarnate Word Cardinals football and 2014 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
Incarnate Word at Abilene Christian
1 234Total
Cardinals 0 000 0
• Wildcats 14 070 21
  • Date: September 20
  • Location: Shotwell Stadium
    Abilene, TX
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CST
  • Game attendance: 12,674
  • Television network: SLCTV/KIDZ
Sources:

Houston Baptist
See also: Houston Baptist Huskies football and 2014 Houston Baptist Huskies football team
Abilene Christian at Houston Baptist
1 234Total
• Wildcats 10 28714 59
Huskies 7 700 14
Sources:

Lamar
See also: Lamar Cardinals football and 2014 Lamar Cardinals football team
Lamar at Abilene Christian
1 234Total
• Cardinals 7 3014 24
Wildcats 7 077 21
  • Date: October 4
  • Location: Shotwell Stadium
    Abilene, TX
  • Game attendance: 8,913
  • TV announcers (KTES-LP): Grant Boone, Lance Fleming, and Matt Sloan
Sources:

Ave Maria
See also: Ave Maria University
Ave Maria at Abilene Christian
1 234Total
Gyrenes 7 700 14
• Wildcats 10 211014 55
  • Date: October 11
  • Location: Shotwell Stadium
    Abilene, TX
  • Game attendance: 8,117
  • TV announcers (KTES-LP): Grant Boone, Lance Fleming, and Matt Sloan
Sources:

McNeese State
See also: McNeese State Cowboys football and 2014 McNeese State Cowboys football team
Abilene Christian at McNeese State
1 234Total
Wildcats 0 6014 20
• #11 Cowboys 17 770 31
Sources:

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 234Total
Wildcats 0 1407 21
• Bearkats 7 1777 38
Sources:[2]

Central Arkansas
See also: Central Arkansas Bears football and 2014 Central Arkansas Bears football team
Central Arkansas vs. Abilene Christian
1 234Total
Bears 7 7714 35
• Wildcats 21 10714 52
Sources:

Northwestern State
See also: Northwestern State Demons football and 2014 Northwestern State Demons football team
Northwestern State at Abilene Christian
1 234Total
• Demons 7 1377 34
Wildcats 0 0100 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

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 234Total
• Wildcats 10 1683 37
Lumberjacks 7 1477 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 (°F), Wind: 7-10 mph, Weather: Cloudy and Chilly
  • Referee: Brandon Cruse
Sources:[3]

Roster
2014 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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
Coordinators/assistant coaches

[4]

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References
  1. "Abilene Christian at Georgia State". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  2. "Abilene Christian vs Sam Houston State (Oct 25, 2014)".
  3. "Stephen F. Austin (7-4 , 4-3) vs. Abilene Christian (6-6 , 4-4)". Abilene Christian University Athletics. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  4. "Abilene Christian Men's Football Staff". ACU Athletics.
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