2021 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

The 2021 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represented Abilene Christian University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. The Wildcats were led by fifth-year head coach Adam Dorrel and played their home games at Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium, Abilene, Texas. The Wildcats played their 100th season in 2021.[1]

2021 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
ConferenceAQ7
Record5–6 (1–5 AQ7)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJosh Lamberson (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorTremaine Jackson (5th season)
Home stadiumAnthony Field at Wildcat Stadium
(Capacity: 12,000)
2021 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Sam Houston $^  5 0   11 1  
No. 21 Stephen F. Austin ^  4 1   8 4  
Abilene Christian  2 2   5 6  
Tarleton State *  2 3   6 5  
Dixie State *  0 3   1 10  
Lamar  0 4   1 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • * – Ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from Division II
Rankings from STATS Poll
2021 WAC–ASUN Challenge football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Sam Houston $^  6 0   11 1  
No. 21 Stephen F. Austin ^  4 2   8 4  
Eastern Kentucky  4 2   7 4  
Central Arkansas  3 3   5 6  
Jacksonville State  3 3   5 6  
Abilene Christian  1 5   5 6  
Lamar  0 6   1 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The Western Athletic Conference and ASUN Conference announced the formation of the WAC-ASUN Challenge (AQ7) for the 2021 season on February 23, 2021. The Challenge included the four fully qualified Division I (FCS) members of the WAC (Abilene Christian, Lamar, Sam Houston, and Stephen F. Austin) and Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, and Jacksonville State of the ASUN Conference. The winner of the challenge received an auto-bid to the NCAA Division I FCS football playoffs.[2]

Preseason

WAC Poll

The Western Athletic Conference coaches released their preseason poll on July 27, 2021. The Wildcats were picked to finish fifth in the conference.[3]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Sam Houston20 (5)
2Stephen F. Austin16 (1)
3Tarleton State11
4Lamar8
5Abilene Christian5
  • Note: Dixie State is not included since they are not playing a full WAC schedule due to previous non-conference game contracts. Dixie State players are eligible for individual rewards.

AQ7 Poll

The AQ7 coaches also released their preseason poll on July 27, 2021. The Wildcats were picked to finish sixth in the ASUN-WAC Challenge.[4]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Sam Houston49 (7)
2Central Arkansas40
3Jacksonville State37
4Stephen F. Austin27
5Eastern Kentucky20
6Abilene Christian15
7Lamar8

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40 Commit date
Hayden Anderson
QB
Keller, Texas Keller High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) - Jul 24, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Tyrin Bradley
DE
Lubbock, Texas Monterey High School (Lubbock, Texas) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 245 lb (111 kg) - Dec 11, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 73
Cirby Coheley
LB
Iowa Park, Texas Iowa Park High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) - Jul 13, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Colt Cooper
TE
Quinlan, Texas Ford High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (100 kg) - Jun 30, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Luke Dillingham
S
Brock, Texas Brock High School (Texas) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) -  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Kyle Pointer
LB
Queen Creek, Arizona Queen Creek High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) -  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jar'Quae Walton
RB
Waco, Texas La Vega High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) - Dec 13, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Jackson Andrews
OL
Schertz, Texas Samuel Clemens High School (Schertz) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 295 lb (134 kg) -  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Landon Eades
DT
Boerne, Texas Samuel V. Champion High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 280 lb (130 kg) -  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Isaiah Pedack
DT
Dallas, Texas Highland Park High School (University Park, Texas) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 250 lb (110 kg) -  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Ethan Taite
OLB
Frisco, Texas Independence High School (Frisco, Texas) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) -  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Transfers

NameNo.Pos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrev. school
Trey Adams#5LB5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)190 pounds (86 kg)Redshirt SophomoreCorvallis, OregonNorthern Colorado
Alex Spadone#7WR6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)216 pounds (98 kg)Redshirt JuniorHouston, TexasSan Diego
Triston Anderson#12CB6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 pounds (88 kg)Redshirt FreshmanRockwall, TexasArkansas State
Roland Williams III#15DB5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)180 pounds (82 kg)Redshirt JuniorArlington, TennesseeRichmond
Anthony Smith#20RB5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)195 pounds (88 kg)Redshirt SophomoreFort Worth, TexasTexas State
Mike Garrett Jr.#29DB6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)187 pounds (85 kg)Redshirt JuniorMagnolia, TexasTulsa
John Brannon#43LB6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)233 pounds (106 kg)SeniorProsper, TexasTexas State
Kaleb Chester#58OL6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)271 pounds (123 kg)SophomoreGrayson, GeorgiaLenoir–Rhyne
Derek Simmons#73OL6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)311 pounds (141 kg)Redshirt FreshmanJacksonville, FloridaTusculum
Reese Moore#74OL6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)273 pounds (124 kg)Redshirt FreshmanSeminole, TexasTexas
Derek Simmons#99DL6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)245 pounds (111 kg)Redshirt FreshmanBakersfield, CaliforniaFresno State
Tyran Calloway#DT5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)249 pounds (113 kg)JuniorFort Worth, TexasHoward Payne

Personnel

Roster

2021 Abilene Christian Wildcats football

Quarterback

  •  2 Peyton Mansell – Redshirt sophomore (6'2, 213)
  •  3 Stone Earle – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 203)
  •  4 Sema'J Davis – senior (6'1, 191)
  •  12 Hayden Anderson – freshman (6'1, 173)
  •   Trevor Baker – freshman (6'3, 186)
  •   Carson Cross – freshman (6'2, 185)
  •   Jace Robinson – freshman (6'0, 190)

Running backs

  •  14 Quae Walton – freshman (5'10, 166)
  •  20 Anthony Smith – Redshirt sophomore (5'11, 209)
  •  21 Jermiah Dobbins – Redshirt freshman (5'11, 195)
  •  24 Tyrese White – senior (5'10, 202)
  •  31 Robert McKnight – Redshirt senior (5'10, 186)
  •  34 Charlie Moore – freshman (5'11, 220) (FB+)
  •  36 Rece Stafford – Redshirt freshman (6'0, 231) (FB+)
  •  43 Easton Myrick – Redshirt freshman (5'11, 195) (FB+)
  •   Jailen Dixon – freshman (6'3, 202)
  •   Jamal Stephens – freshman (5'8, 185)

Wide receiver

  •  5 Darius Lewis – Redshirt freshman (5'8, 163)
  •  6 Taelyn Williams – Redshirt junior (6'2, 169)
  •  7 Alex Spadone – Redshirt junior (6'2, 216)
  •  8 Kobe Clark – junior (5'11, 180)
  •  9 Davion Johnson – Redshirt sophomore (5'8, 163)
  •  13 Jordan Brooks-Wess – Redshirt sophomore (5'10, 164)
  •  16 Denver Holman – Redshirt freshman (5'10, 179)
  •  19 Dax Neece – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 206)
  •  80 Jackson Young – freshman (5'11, 183)
  •  82 Cooper McCasland – Redshirt freshman (6'1, 188)
  •  87 Andrew Edwards – freshman (6'0, 178)
  •   Tanner Bowman – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 185)
  •   Matthew Bynum – freshman (5'11, 160)
  •   Solomon Cole – freshman (5'10, 165)
  •   Jack Frazier – freshman (6'2, 192)
  •   Kendall Jimerson – Redshirt freshman (5'10, 185)

Tight ends

  •  81 Noah Caldwell – Redshirt freshman (6'6, 245)
  •  83 Colt Cooper – freshman (6'4, 240)
  •  84 Grant Miles – Redshirt sophomore (6'5, 252)
  •  85 Andrew Stripling – Redshirt freshman (6'5, 219)
  •  86 Remington Lutz – Redshirt junior (6'6, 241)

Long snappers

  •  46 Dustin Inness – Redshirt sophomore (5'11, 189)
  •  54 David Stone – Redshirt senior (6'0, 213)
  •  60 Cade Lippincott – Redshirt freshman (6'0, 213)
 

Offensive lineman

  •  51 Collin James – Redshirt freshman (6'4, 273)
  •  55 Alan Hatten – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 300)
  •  56 Truett Knox – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 287)
  •  57 Jaron Marshall – Redshirt junior (6'3, 291)
  •  58 Kaleb Chester – sophomore (6'0, 271)
  •  59 Jacob Thielen – Redshirt freshman (6'4, 292)
  •  61 Mitchell Melrose – junior (6'6, 286)
  •  62 Jackson Andrews – freshman (6'2, 300)
  •  63 Peyten Girty – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 280)
  •  65 CJ Zotz – Redshirt freshman (6'4, 292)
  •  66 Dylan Howerton – Redshirt freshman (6'5, 273)
  •  67 Wyatt Tate – Redshirt freshman (6'6, 290)
  •  69 Bronson Warner – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 310)
  •  73 Derek Simmons – Redshirt freshman (6'5, 311)
  •  74 Reese Moore – Redshirt freshman (6'6, 273)
  •  76 Zach Terry – senior (6'6, 280)
  •  78 Ty Smith – Redshirt freshman (6'6, 296)
  •   Cohen Carpenter – freshman (6'3, 290)
  •   Brad Robinson – freshman (6'2, 260)
  •   Tai Sewell – freshman (6'5, 305)

Defensive lineman

  •  40 Dre Jones – Redshirt sophomore (6'4, 277)
  •  41 Tyrin Bradley – Redshirt sophomore (6'4, 242)
  •  45 Jordan Paup – Redshirt freshman (6'5, 250)
  •  49 Dennis Herrold – Redshirt freshman (6'4, 235)
  •  50 Damion Hart – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 235)
  •  89 Cameron Byrom – Redshirt freshman (6'5, 249)
  •  90 Kadron Johnson – Redshirt sophomore (6'4, 249)
  •  91 Garviea Freeny – Redshirt junior (6'3, 235)
  •  92 Quent Titre – Redshirt junior (6'2, 286)
  •  93 Landon Eades – freshman (6'3, 283)
  •  94 Osaretin Obadeyi – Redshirt sophomore (6'5, 239)
  •  95 Jack Schultz – Redshirt junior (6'0, 280)
  •  96 Isaiah Pedack – freshman (6'3, 255)
  •  97 William Morgan – Redshirt sophomore (6'3, 292)
  •  99 Colby Warkentin – Redshirt freshman (6'6, 245)
  •   Tyran Calloway – junior (5'11, 249)
  •   Tanner Rambeau – freshman (6'4, 270)
 

Linebacker

  •  5 Trey Adams – Redshirt sophomore (5'10, 190)
  •  9 Chike Nwankwo – Redshirt sophomore (6'2, 224)
  •  30 Tory Hargrove – Redshirt junior (5'11, 210)
  •  32 Joshua James – Redshirt junior (6'0, 228)
  •  33 Greg Green – Redshirt junior (5'10, 217)
  •  35 Ethan Taite – freshman (6'3, 205)
  •  42 Hunter Kier – Redshirt senior (5'11, 217)
  •  43 John Brannon – senior (6'2, 233)
  •  46 Cirby Coheley – freshman (6'4, 206)
  •  47 Derrick Parker – freshman (6'1, 206)
  •  52 Abe Schwinn – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 219)
  •  53 Zeke Lott – Redshirt freshman (6'1, 205)
  •   Diego Diaz – freshman (5'10, 208)
  •   Dilaver Ibrahimi – freshman (5'10, 206)
  •   Kyle Pointer – freshman (6'3, 213)

Defensive backs

  •  1 Shelby Washington – Redshirt junior (6'1, 190)
  •  2 Christopher Satterfield – Redshirt freshman (5'10, 190)
  •  3 Ryan Stapp – Redshirt sophomore (6'0, 170)
  •  7 Elijah Moffett – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 195)
  •  12 Triston Anderson – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 195)
  •  15 Roland Williams III – Redshirt junior (5'11, 180)
  •  17 Dishon Hall II – sophomore (6'3, 195)
  •  22 Koy Richardson – Redshirt senior (5'11, 178)
  •  23 Kameron Stokes – Redshirt freshman (6'0, 203)
  •  24 Luke Dillingham – Freshman (6'2, 198)
  •  26 Brian Bullock – Redshirt Junior (6'0, 198)
  •  29 Mike Garrett Jr. – Redshirt Junior (6'1, 187)
  •  31 Keegan Tharp – Redshirt Freshman (6'2, 198)
  •  39 Anthony Egbo, Jr. – Redshirt Sophomore (5'8, 180)
  •   Jeremy Gonzales – Freshman (5'7, 165)
  •   Jamal Marshall – Freshman (6'0, 186)
  •   Quintin Montgomery – Sophomore (5'11, 183)
  •   Casen Olsen – Freshman (6'1, 189)
  •   Landon Reynolds – Redshirt Freshman (5'8, 185)
  •   Manny Ruiz – Freshman (5'8, 163)

Placekickers

  •  37 Blair Zepeda – Redshirt Sophomore (5'11, 205)
  •  85 Oscar Hernandez – Redshirt Sophomore (5'11, 197)

Punter

  •  88 Will Fargason – Redshirt Freshman (6'2, 204)
  •  88 Brock Thompson – Redshirt Freshman (5'11, 161)

Coaching staff

NamePositionAlma materJoined Staff
Adam DorrelHead CoachNorthwest Missouri State (1998)2016
Josh LambersonOffensive Coordinator / QuarterbacksNorthwest Missouri State (2005)2016
Clint BrownDefensive Coordinator
James CurleeWide ReceiversHastings College (2016)2017
Travis DixonCornerbacksUNLV (2010)2020
Zach WilliamsSafeties / Co-Recruiting Coordinator
Bryce BaccariniRunning Backs / Fullbacks / Co-Recruiting Coordinator
Travis BritzDefensive LineKansas State (2017)2020
Cody ScribnerDefensive LineCentral Missouri (2010)2020
Drew LiddleOffensive LineKansas State (2014)2021
Dimitri DonaldTight EndsWest Texas A&M (2015)2021

Depth chart

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 46:00 p.m.at SMU*ESPN+L 9–5623,373
September 116:00 p.m.Louisiana College*ESPN+W 62–78,117
September 186:00 p.m.Texas–Permian Basin*
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
ESPN+W 34–99,018
September 256:00 p.m.at Lamar*ESPN+W 56–05,411
October 26:00 p.m.Central Arkansas
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Abilene, TX (WAC/ASUN Challenge)
ESPN+L 21–426,602
October 95:00 p.m.at Eastern Kentucky
ESPN+L 15–308,659
October 163:00 p.m.Lamardagger
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
ESPN+W 24–1710,121
October 304:00 p.m.at Stephen F. AustinESPN+L 27–419,817
November 61:00 p.m.at Jacksonville StateESPN+L 25–40 14,143
November 131:00 p.m.Tarleton State
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
ESPN+W 29–36,213
November 201:00 p.m.No. 1 Sam Houston
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
ESPN+L 9–354,421
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[5][6]

Game summaries

at SMU

Abilene Christian at SMU
1 234Total
Wildcats 0 360 9
Mustangs 7 28147 56
  • Date: September 4
  • Location: Gerald J. Ford Stadium
    University Park, TX
  • Game start: 6:06 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutes
  • Game attendance: 23,373
  • Game weather: Temperature: 95 °F (35 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 7 MPH
  • Referee: Tim Rich
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Ted Emrich (play–by–play), Stanford Routt (analyst) and Morgan Uber (sideline)
      
Pregame lineOver/under
SMU –3266[7]
StatisticsACUSMU
First downs1427
Total yards332490
Rushing yards119171
Passing yards213319
Turnovers41
Time of possession28:2231:38
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Abilene ChristianPassingStone Earle13/28, 160 yards, TD, 2 INT
RushingPeyton Mansell2 carries, 33 yards
ReceivingKobe Clark6 receptions, 89 yards, TD
SMUPassingTanner Mordecai24/30, 317 yards, 7 TD
RushingUlysses Bentley IV10 carries, 48 yards
ReceivingDanny Gray4 receptions, 72 yards, 2 TD

Louisiana College

1 2 3 4 Total
LC Wildcats 0 7 0 0 7
ACU Wildcats 27 14 7 14 62

UT Permian Basin

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 3 0 0 6 9
Wildcats 0 27 0 7 34

at Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 14 14 21 7 56
Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0

Statistics

Statistics Abilene Christian Lamar
First downs2210
Total yards461136
Rushing yards27498
Passing yards18738
Turnovers02
Time of possession29:1330:47
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Abilene ChristianPassingStone Earl13/18, 187 yards, long 32 yards, 3 TDs
RushingPeyton Mansell6 carries, 107 yards, long 62 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingKobe Clark4 catches, 50 yards, long 16 yards, 1 TD
LamarPassingJalen Dummett4/7, 38 yards, long 14 yards
RushingHunter Batten7 carries, 29 yards, long 11 yards
ReceivingKirkland Banks2 catches, 15 yards, long 10 yards

Central Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 14 14 14 42
Wildcats 7 14 0 0 21

at Eastern Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 0 8 15
Colonels 10 17 3 0 30

Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 17 0 0 17
Wildcats 7 7 7 3 24

Statistics

Statistics Lamar Abilene Christian
First downs1421
Total yards364466
Rushing yards158208
Passing yards206258
Turnovers01
Time of possession29:3530:25
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
LamarPassingMike Chandler9/17, 206 yds, 1 TD
RushingJames Jones9 carries, 81 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingNathan Gaskamp1 reception, 80 yards, 1 TD
Abilene ChristianPassingPeyton Mansell10/18, 135 yds
RushingPeyton Mansell18 carries, 106 yds, 2 TD
ReceivingDavion Johnson6 receptions, 82 yds

at SFA

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 3 3 7 14 27
Lumberjacks 3 17 14 7 41

at Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 10 7 8 25
Gamecocks 14 6 7 13 40

Tarleton

1 2 3 4 Total
Texans 3 0 0 0 3
Wildcats 3 10 0 16 29

No. 1 Sam Houston

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Bearkats 14 14 7 0 35
Wildcats 0 3 6 0 9

References

  1. Hadfield, Ron. "Wildcats fall to record-setting SMU passing attack". Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  2. "ASUN, WAC form 2021 alliance, seek FCS playoff bid". Verizon Media. February 23, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  3. "WAC Coaches Select Sam Houston, Schmid, Kay as Preseason Favorites". Western Athletic Conference. July 27, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  4. "AQ7 Coaches Select Sam Houston as Preseason Favorite". Western Athletic Conference. July 27, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  5. "2021 Abilene Christian Wildcats Football Schedule". ACUSports.com.
  6. "2021 Abilene Christian Wildcats Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com.
  7. "Abilene Christian Wildcats vs SMU Mustangs". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
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