2013 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 2013 Abilene Christian Wildcats football ACU Wildcats wordmark.svg 250 Independent 6–5 Ken Collums 2nd Nathan Young 1st Spread Darian Dulin 2nd 3–4 Shotwell Stadium The 2013 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represented Abilene Christian University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Ken Collums, the Wildcats compiled a record of 6–5.Waller Sam New ACU coach Collums wants to educate players on, off the field https://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/dec/27/new-acu-coach-collums-wants-to-educate-players/ December 27, 2011 Abilene Reporter December 27, 2011 June 24, 2013 https://archive.today/20130624174145/https://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/dec/27/new-acu-coach-collums-wants-to-educate-players/ dead Abilene Christian played their home games at Shotwell Stadium in Abilene, Texas. Abilene Christian played their first transition season at the FCS level in 2013, however, they were not considered a FCS team for scheduling purposes until 2014 and were ineligible for the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs and the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs. They played a mixed schedule of teams from the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), NCAA Division II, and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The Wildcats joined the Southland Conference for football in the 2014 season, which counted as the second year in a four-year transition into NCAA Division I. They became eligible for the FCS playoffs in 2017.Richards Joey Abilene Christian offered Southland Conference/ Division I membership http://www.reporternews.com/news/2012/aug/20/southland-conference-ties-to-abilene-christiain/ Abilene Reporter August 20, 2012 June 17, 2013 November 2, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131102103604/http://www.reporternews.com/news/2012/aug/20/southland-conference-ties-to-abilene-christiain/ dead Schedule Central August 31 7:00 pm w 2013 Concordia Hornets Concordia (AL) Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX KTES-LP* 84–6 6,031 September 7 6:00 pm w McMurry Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX KTES-LP* 60–17 7,091 September 14 6:00 pm w 2013 New Mexico Highlands Cowboys New Mexico Highlands Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX KTES-LP* 52–28 7,114 September 21 6:00 pm l y Illinois State Hancock Stadium Normal, IL RedbirdHD.tv 17–31 11,029 September 28 4:00 pm l y 25 (Div. II) Tarleton State Toyota Stadium Frisco, TX KTES-LP* 34–41 2OT 5,500 October 5 2:00 pm l y 2013 Pittsburg State Gorillas Pittsburg State Carnie Smith Stadium Pittsburg, KS CAPSTV* 20–28 10,981 October 12 7:30 pm w y Houston Baptist BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX CSNH 69–12 3,935 October 19 2:00 pm w Incarnate Word Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX KTES-LP* 40–6 8,119 October 26 7:00 pm l y New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM ESPN3 29–34 15,628 November 9 2:00 pm l y Incarnate Word Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX UIWtv 31–34 3,517 November 16 1:00 pm w y Prairie View A&M Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX Prairie View Showcas 65–45 3,156 * Games aired on tape delay Game summaries Concordia (AL) Concordia College Alabama Concordia College at Abilene Christian Hornets 0 0 6 0 Wildcats 27 34 23 0 August 31 Shotwell StadiumAbilene, TX 7:00 PM CST 3:05 6,031 98 °F °C on, Sunny, winds SSE @ 7mph Kevin Hassell Grant Boone, Lance Fleming, and Matt Sloan KTES-LPSources:Concordia Hornets at Abilene Christian Wildcats (August 31, 2013) https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/archived.php?id=22435 Statbroadcast.com August 31, 2013 yes 1 13:42 ACU Charcan West 22-yard touchdown run, Nik Grau kick good ACU 7–0 1 6:53 ACU Jamie Walker 15-yard touchdown reception from John David Baker, Nik Grau kick good ACU 14–0 1 4:37 ACU Drew Peters 30-yard touchdown reception from John David Baker, Nik Grau kick good ACU 21–0 1 0:00 ACU Demarcus Thompson 4-yard touchdown reception from John David Baker, Nik Grau kick no good ACU 27–0 2 12:13 ACU Darian Hogg 88-yard touchdown reception from John David Baker, Nik Grau kick good ACU 34–0 2 8:09 ACU Jamie Walker 7-yard touchdown reception from John David Baker, Nik Grau kick good ACU 41–0 2 4:29 ACU Demarcus Thompson 34-yard touchdown reception from John David Baker, Nik Grau kick good ACU 48–0 2 1:26 ACU Darrell Cantu-Harkless 3-yard touchdown rush, Nik Grau kick no good ACU 54–0 2 0:44 ACU Darrell Cantu-Harkless 54-yard touchdown rush, Nik Grau kick good ACU 61–0 3 14:17 ACU Cameron Mayfield intercepted by Tyler Chapa, returned 31-yards for touchdown, Nik Grau kick good ACU 68–0 3 11:30 ACU Darian Hogg 17-yard touchdown reception from John David Baker, Nik Grau kick good ACU 75–0 3 8:26 ACU Jeremiah Williams 4-yard touchdown rush, Nick Grau kick good ACU 82–0 3 5:43 CONC David Hampton 21-yard touchdown reception from Cameron Mayfield, William Sanders kick blocked ACU 82–6 3 5:43 ACU Jesse Harper returns blocked PAT for 2-points ACU 84–6 yes McMurry 2013 McMurry War Hawks football team McMurry at Abilene Christian War Hawks 3 0 14 0 Wildcats 7 25 21 7 September 7 Shotwell StadiumAbilene, TX 6:00 PM CST 2:48 7,091 92 °F °C on, Sunny, winds SE @ 11mph Ross Smith Grant Boone, Lance Fleming, and Matt Sloan KTES-LPSources:McMurry War Hawks at Abilene Christian Wildcats (September 7, 2013) https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/archived.php?id=22436 Statbroadcast.com September 7, 2013 yes 1 13:42 ACU Jamie Walker 3-yard touchdown pass from John David Baker, Nik Grau kick good ACU 7–0 1 3:32 MCM Ian McCarthy 23-yard Field Goal ACU 7–3 2 13:52 ACU Charcan West 14-yard touchdown run, Nik Grau kick good ACU 14–3 2 8:50 ACU Charcan West 8-yard touchdown run, Thor Woerner run good ACU 22–3 2 4:49 ACU Nik Grau 36-yard Field Goal ACU 25–3 2 0:53 ACU Noah Cheshier 1-yard touchdown pass from John David Baker, Nik Grau kick good ACU 32–3 3 12:46 MCM Paxton Grayer 29-yard touchdown run, Ian McCarthy kick good ACU 32–10 3 12:42 MCM Jacob Perez fumble recovery for a touchdown, Ian McCarthy kick good ACU 32–17 3 7:01 ACU Charcan West 34-yard touchdown run, Nik Grau kick good ACU 39–17 3 4:15 ACU John David Baker 23-yard touchdown run, Nik Grau kick good ACU 46–17 3 1:37 ACU Charcan West 7-yard touchdown run, Nik Grau kick good ACU 53–17 4 8:45 ACU Noah Cheshier 6-yard touchdown pass from Malcolm Ruben, Nik Grau kick good ACU 60–17 yes New Mexico Highlands New Mexico Highlands Cowboys football New Mexico Highlands at Abilene Christian Cowboys 7 0 7 14 Wildcats 10 14 28 0 September 14 Shotwell StadiumAbilene, TX 6:00 PM CST 3:19 7,114 89 °F °C on, Sunny, winds SE @ 11mph Steve Hardin Grant Boone, Lance Fleming, and Matt Sloan KTES-LPSources:New Mexico Highlands Cowboys at Abilene Christian Wildcats (September 14, 2013) https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/archived.php?id=22437 Statbroadcast.com September 14, 2013 yes 1 12:47 ACU Nik Grau 35-yard Field Goal ACU 3–0 1 6:36 ACU Darian Hogg 87-yard touchdown pass from John David Baker, Nik Grau kick good ACU 10–0 1 0:00 NMHU Michael Harrison 14-yard touchdown pass from Emmanuel Lewis, Zach Tapia kick good ACU 10–7 2 0:35 ACU Vincente Cantu-Harkless 8-yard touchdown pass from John David Baker, Nik Grau kick good ACU 17–7 2 0:09 ACU Taylor Gabriel 6-yard touchdown pass from John David Baker, Nik Grau kick good ACU 24–7 3 13:21 ACU Charcan West 1-yard touchdown run, Nik Grau kick good ACU 31–7 3 12:37 ACU Nick Fenney 18-yard fumble return for a touchdown, Nik Grau kick good ACU 38–7 3 6:34 NMHU Michael Harrison 18-yard touchdown pass from Emmanuel Lewis, Zach Tapia kick good ACU 38–14 3 6:20 ACU Taylor Gabriel 75-yard touchdown pass from John David Baker, Nik Grau kick good ACU 45–14 3 0:55 ACU Taylor Gabriel 8-yard touchdown pass from John David Baker, Nik Grau kick good ACU 52–14 4 10:11 NMHU NaDerris Ward 14-yard fumble return for a touchdown, Zach Tapia kick good ACU 52–21 4 1:16 NMHU Lajuantae Hicks 24-yard touchdown pass from Lance Orender, Zach Tapia kick good ACU 52–28 yes Illinois State 2013 Illinois State Redbirds football team Abilene Christian at Illinois State Wildcats 0 10 7 0 Red Birds 7 17 0 7 September 21 Hancock StadiumNormal, IL 6:00 PM CST 2:54 11,029 70 °F °C on, Sunny & clear, winds NW @ 11mph Kerry Ripley Dick Luedke, Ted Schmitz & Craig Bertsche REDBIRDHD.TVSources: yes 1 11:26 ILS Collin Keoshian 10-yard touchdown run, Nick Aussieker kick good ILS 7–0 2 14:01 ILS Nick Aussieker 35-yard Field Goal ILS 10–0 2 10:38 ACU Darian Hogg 23-yard touchdown pass from John David Baker, Nik Grau kick good ILS 10–7 2 3:52 ACU Nik Grau 27-yard Field Goal Tied 10–10 2 1:48 ILS Camero Meredith 19-yard touchdown pass from Blake Winkler, Nick Aussieker kick good ILS 17–10 2 0:00 ILS Anthony Warrum 62-yard punt return for a touchdown, Nick Aussieker kick good ILS 24–10 3 3:26 ACU Darian Hogg 8-yard touchdown pass from John David Baker, Nik Grau kick good ILS 24–17 4 7:37 ILS Collin Keoshian 3-yard touchdown run, Nick Aussieker kick good ILS 31–17 yes Tarleton State 2013 Tarleton State Texans football team Abilene Christian vs. Tarleton State Wildcats 0 10 7 14 3 0 Texans 14 7 7 3 3 7 September 28 Toyota StadiumFrisco, TX 4:00 PM CST 3:33 5,500 82 °F °C on, Overcast, winds S @ 4mph C. Castleberry Grant Boone, Lance Fleming & Matt Sloan KTES-LPSources: yes 1 2:21 TSU Bubba Tandy 26-yard touchdown pass from Jake Fensky, Blake Barnes kick good kick good TSU 7–0 1 1:11 TSU Desmond Jackson 51-yard Interception returned for a touchdown, Blake Barnes kick good TSU 14–0 2 10:55 ACU Nik Grau 36-yard Field Goal TSU 14–3 2 4:25 ACU Jonathan Parker 3-yard touchdown pass from John David Baker, Nik Grau kick good TSU 14–10 2 0:31 TSU Jerome Regal 6-yard touchdown run, Blake Barnes kick good TSU 21–10 3 6:00 ACU Charcan West 1-yard touchdown run, Nik Grau kick good TSU 21–17 3 1:49 TSU Jeken Frye 5-yard touchdown pass from Jake Fensky, Blake Barnes kick good TSU 28–17 4 12:57 ACU John David Baker 10-yard touchdown run, Nik Grau kick good TSU 28–24 4 11:39 ACU Charcan West 2-yard touchdown run, Nik Grau kick good ACU 31–28 4 0:04 TSU Blake Barnes 29-yard Field Goal Tied 31–31 OT ACU Nik Grau 17-yard Field Goal ACU 34–31 OT TSU Blake Barnes 34-yard Field Goal Tied 34–34 2OT TSU Jerome Regal 10-yard touchdown run, Brandon Barnes kick good TSU 41–34 yes Pittsburg State Pittsburg State Gorillas football Abilene Christian at Pittsburg State Wildcats 7 7 0 6 Gorillas 7 10 11 0 October 5 Carnie Smith StadiumPittsburg, KS 2:00 PM CST 2:52 10,981 56 °F °C on, Overcast, winds NW @ 5mph Dwight Neibling Eddie Lomshek, Aaron McConnell & Trent Johnson CAPSTVSources: yes 1 8:52 ACU Tyler Chapa 32-yard Interception returned for a touchdown, Nik Grau kick good kick good ACU 7–0 1 3:51 PSU Jeff Seybold 3-yard touchdown run, Connor Frazell kick good Tied 7–7 2 9:46 PSU Connor Frazell 28-yard Field Goal PSU 10–7 2 4:21 PSU Jeff Seybold 7-yard touchdown run, Connor Frazell kick good PSU 17–7 2 0:11 ACU Taylor Gabriel 3-yard touchdown pass from John David Baker, Nik Grau kick good PSU 17–14 3 8:58 PSU Connor Frazell 29-yard Field Goal PSU 20–14 3 6:35 PSU Jeff seybold 8-yard touchdown run, Anthony Abenoja run for 2 PSU 28–14 4 2:31 ACU Darrell Cantu-Harkless 7-yard touchdown pass from John David Baker, John David Baker rush failed PSU 28–20 yes Houston Baptist 2013 Houston Baptist Huskies football team Abilene Christian at Houston Baptist Wildcats 20 21 21 7 Huskies 5 7 0 0 October 12 BBVA Compass StadiumHouston, TX 7:37 PM CST 2:59 3,935 77 °F °C on, Overcast, winds S @ 4mph Ross Smith Brett Dolan, ND Kalu & Bart Enis CSNHSources: yes 1 11:22 ACU Darrell Cantu-Harkless 14-yard touchdown run, Nik Grau kick good ACU 7–0 1 7:59 HBU Travis Shinn 22-yard Field Goal ACU 7–3 1 4:33 ACU Darrell Cantu-Harkless 1-yard touchdown run, Nik Grau kick good ACU 14–3 1 0:21 ACU Taylor Gabriel 9-yard touchdown pass from John David Baker, Thor Woerner rush fumbled ACU 20–3 1 0:21 HBU Cody Moncure PAT return ACU 20–5 2 10:07 ACU John David Baker 7-yard touchdown run, Nik Grau kick good ACU 27–5 2 5:00 HBU Craig Bell 32-yard touchdown run, Travis Shinn kick good ACU 27–12 2 1:16 ACU Noah Cheshier 3-yard touchdown pass from John David Baker, Nik Grau kick good ACU 34–12 2 0:37 ACU Taylor Gabriel 71-yard touchdown pass from John David Baker, Nik Grau kick good ACU 41–12 3 12:45 ACU Cade Dtone 5-yard touchdown run, Nik Grau kick good ACU 48–12 3 7:59 ACU Taylor Gabriel 20-yard touchdown pass from John David Baker, Nik Grau kick good ACU 55–12 3 0:51 ACU Adrian Duncan 7-yard touchdown run, Ben Hynds kick good ACU 62–12 4 8:15 ACU Adrian Duncan 2-yard touchdown run, Ben Hynds kick good ACU 69–12 yes Incarnate Word 2013 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team Incarnate Word at Abilene Christian Cardinals 6 0 0 0 Wildcats 13 17 3 7 October 19 Shotwell StadiumAbilene, TX MST 8,119 Grant Boone, Lance Fleming, and Matt Sloan KTES-LPSources: New Mexico State 2013 New Mexico State Aggies football team Abilene Christian at New Mexico State Wildcats 3 19 0 7 Aggies 7 14 0 13 October 26 Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM 6:07 PM MDT 3:22 15,628 Jay Sanderson & Danny Knee ESPN3Sources: Incarnate Word Abilene Christian at Incarnate Word Wildcats 0 0 0 0 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 November 9 Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX CST Sources: Prairie View A&M 2013 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team Abilene Christian at Prairie View A&M Wildcats 21 14 10 20 Panthers 10 14 7 14 November 16 Edward L. Blackshear FieldPrairie View, TX CST Sources: Coaching staff Abilene Christian Wildcats Name Position Alma materKen CollumsHead coachCentral ArkansasDarian DulinDefensive coordinatorSam Houston StateNathan YoungOffensive coordinatorAbilene ChristianSam CollinsOffensive lineAbilene ChristianKendrick HollowayWide receiversAbilene ChristianAndrae RoweDefensive lineKansas StateMark RibaudoLinebackersArizonaSteven ThrashTight endsTexas LutheranNick SmithCornerbacksAbilene ChristianSource:http://www.acusports.com/roster.aspx?path=football&roster=172&#coaches_anchor Abilene Christian Men's Football Staff ACU Athletics Broadcasts All Abilene Christian games were broadcast on KTLT, also known as Sports Radio 98.1 The Ticket, and in Dallas on KBXD as part of the Abilene Christian Wildcats Cumulus radio network. Audio and video of all home games is being offered live through Stretch Internet via ACU TV. Audio of all road games is also available through ACU TV. Locally Wildcats home games are shown on KTES-LP This TV tape delayed Tuesday nights. References Abilene Christian Category:Abilene Christian Wildcats football seasons Abilene Christian Wildcats football