2014 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 2014 Abilene Christian Wildcats football ACU Wildcats wordmark.svg 250 Southland Conference Southland 6–6 4–4 Ken Collums 3rd Nathan Young 2nd Spread Darian Dulin 3rd 3–4 Shotwell Stadium 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. Schedule 2014 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network Central August 27 6:00 pm l y y Georgia State Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA ESPNU 37–38 10,140 September 6 6:00 pm l y Northern Arizona 25 Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX KTES-LP* 21–27 10,500 September 13 6:00 pm w y y Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL ESPN3 38–35 17,320 September 20 3:05 pm w Incarnate Word P4X Foundation Classic Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX SLCTV 21–0 12,674 September 27 7:00 pm w y Houston Baptist Husky Stadium Houston, TX FSSW* 59–14 3,823 October 4 6:00 pm l Lamar Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX KTES-LP* 21–24 8,913 October 11 2:00 pm w y y Ave Maria Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX KTES-LP* 55–14 8,117 October 18 6:00 pm l y McNeese State 11 Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA ESPN3 20–31 14,464 October 25 3:00 pm l y Sam Houston State Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX BSN Bearkat Sports Network 21–38 7,073 November 1 2:00 pm w y Central Arkansas John Clark Field Plano, TX FCS Central 52–35 8,435 November 8 2:00 pm l Northwestern State Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX KTES-LP* 10–34 4,800 November 15 3:00 pm w y Stephen F. Austin Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX 37–35 5,581 * Games aired on a tape delayed basis Game summaries Georgia State Georgia State Panthers football 2014 Georgia State Panthers football team Abilene Christian at Georgia State Wildcats 3 13 14 7 Panthers 7 14 0 17 August 27 Georgia DomeAtlanta, Georgia 6:05 PM CST 3:43 10,140 Dome Charles Lewis Ryan Ruocco & Charles Arbuckle ESPNUSources:Abilene Christian at Georgia State http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=59008 Stat Broadcast August 28, 2014 yes 1 8:58 ACU 25-yard field goal by Nik Grau ACU 3–0 1 2:31 GSU Joel Ruiz 34-yard touchdown reception from Nick Arbuckle, Wil Lutz kick good GSU 7–3 2 12:00 GSU Jonathan Lytle 2-yard touchdown run, Lutz kick good GSU 14–3 2 7:31 ACU 42-yard field goal by Grau GSU 14–6 2 3:52 ACU Cedric Gilbert 60-yard touchdown reception from Parker McKenzie, Grau kick good GSU 14–13 2 1:11 ACU 33-yard field goal by Grau ACU 16–14 2 0:14 GSU Avery Sweeting 41-yard touchdown reception from Arbuckle, Lutz kick good GSU 21–16 3 6:27 ACU Jamie Walker 23-yard touchdown reception from McKenzie, Grau kick good ACU 23–21 3 1:41 ACU Jace Hudson 24-yard touchdown reception from McKenzie, Grau kick good ACU 30–21 4 10:42 GSU Lynquez Blair 27-yard touchdown reception from Arbuckle, Lutz kick good ACU 30–28 4 6:36 ACU Cade Stone 7-yard touchdown reception from McKenzie, Grau kick good ASU 37–28 4 4:31 GSU Ruiz 9-yard touchdown reception from Arbuckle, Lutz kick good ASU 37–35 4 0:04 GSU 26-yard field goal by Lutz GCU 38–37 yes Northern Arizona Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football 2014 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team Northern Arizona at Abilene Christian #25 Lumberjacks 3 14 7 3 Wildcats 0 7 7 7 September 6 Shotwell StadiumAbilene, TX 6:00 PM CST 10,500 Grant Boone, Lance Fleming, and Matt Sloan KTES-LPSources: Troy Troy Trojans football 2014 Troy Trojans football team Abilene Christian at Troy Wildcats 7 0 21 10 Trojans 7 14 7 7 September 13 Veterans Memorial StadiumTroy, AL 6:00 PM CST 17,320 ESPN3Sources: Incarnate Word Incarnate Word Cardinals football 2014 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team Incarnate Word at Abilene Christian Cardinals 0 0 0 0 Wildcats 14 0 7 0 September 20 Shotwell StadiumAbilene, TX 3:00 PM CST 12,674 SLCTV/KIDZSources: Houston Baptist Houston Baptist Huskies football 2014 Houston Baptist Huskies football team Abilene Christian at Houston Baptist Wildcats 10 28 7 14 Huskies 7 7 0 0 September 27 HBU StadiumHouston, TX CST 3,823 Sources: Lamar Lamar Cardinals football 2014 Lamar Cardinals football team Lamar at Abilene Christian Cardinals 7 3 0 14 Wildcats 7 0 7 7 October 4 Shotwell StadiumAbilene, TX CST 8,913 Grant Boone, Lance Fleming, and Matt Sloan KTES-LPSources: Ave Maria Ave Maria University Ave Maria at Abilene Christian Gyrenes 7 7 0 0 Wildcats 10 21 10 14 October 11 Shotwell StadiumAbilene, TX CST 8,117 Grant Boone, Lance Fleming, and Matt Sloan KTES-LPSources: McNeese State McNeese State Cowboys football 2014 McNeese State Cowboys football team Abilene Christian at McNeese State Wildcats 0 6 0 14 #11 Cowboys 17 7 7 0 October 18 Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA CST 14,464 ESPN3Sources: Sam Houston State Sam Houston State Bearkats football 2014 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team Abilene Christian at Sam Houston State Wildcats 0 14 0 7 Bearkats 7 17 7 7 October 25 Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX 3:00 pm CST 2:25 7,073 Kevin Hassell Sources:http://www.southland.org/custompages/stats/football/2014/shsuacu.htm Abilene Christian vs Sam Houston State (Oct 25, 2014) Central Arkansas Central Arkansas Bears football 2014 Central Arkansas Bears football team Central Arkansas vs. Abilene Christian Bears 7 7 7 14 Wildcats 21 10 7 14 November 1 John Clark FieldPlano, TX 2:00 pm CST 8,435 FSSWSources: Northwestern State Northwestern State Demons football 2014 Northwestern State Demons football team Northwestern State at Abilene Christian Demons 7 13 7 7 Wildcats 0 0 10 0 November 8 Shotwell StadiumAbilene, TX 2:00 PM CST 2:55 4,800 Temp: 65 Wind: NE 16mph Weather: Clear, windy, cool Eddy Shelton Stephen F. Austin Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football 2014 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team Abilene Christian at Stephen F. Austin Wildcats 10 16 8 3 Lumberjacks 7 14 7 7 November 15 Homer Bryce StadiumNacogdoches, TX 3:00 pm CST 3:00 5,581 Temp: Mid 40s (°F), Wind: 7-10 mph, Weather: Cloudy and Chilly Brandon Cruse Sources:Stephen F. Austin (7-4, 4-3) vs. Abilene Christian (6-6, 4-4) http://www.acusports.com/boxscore.aspx?path=football&id=5429 Abilene Christian University Athletics November 16, 2014 Roster 2014 Abilene Christian Wildcats y 2 FR Dallas Sealey QB 8 FR Kade Munden QB y 14 SO Parker McKenzie QB 15 FR Cody Ennis QB 16 FR Will Weathers QB y 18 FR Mike Richardson QB 22 FR De'Andre Brown RB y 23 JR Herschel Sims RB y 25 FR Randy Gober RB y 39 SO Adrian Duncan RB XX FR Nathaniel Johnson RB y XX FR Jemarcus Jones RB 19 SR Jonathan Parker FB 42 FR Josh Hunter FB 86 SR Noah Cheshier FB 48 FR Liam Flowers TE 88 JR Jamie Walker TE XX FR Tyson Tindol TE 1 JR Cade Stone WR 4 JR Jonathan Epps WR 6 SR Demarcus Thompson WR 17 JR Jace Hudson WR 32 FR Byron Proctor WR 80 JR Monte Green-Avery WR 82 JR Cedric Gilbert WR 83 FR Chris Lide WR 84 FR Marcus Ellis WR XX FR Diego Hodges WR y XX FR Cody King WR y XX FR Brandon McClung WR y XX SO Hayden Smiley WR XX FR Patrick Tshituka WR y 51 FR Austin Hisler OL y 64 FR Kris Thigpen OL 68 FR Brady Melde OL 70 FR Colton King OL 71 FR Cole Baughman OL 72 FR Hayden Wall OL y 74 FR Josh Hailey OL y 75 FR Chance Rieken OL y 76 SR Colton Carnes OL 77 SO Codey Funk OL 78 SR Logan Hoppenrath OL 79 FR Riley Mayfield OL y 3 SR Justin Stewart DB 13 FR Terry Ausborne DB 21 SR Angel Lopez DB 24 JR Keith Barnett DB 26 FR Damian Howard DB 27 FR Quentin Bryant DB y 29 JR Tyler Chapa DB 30 SO Quinton Baker DB 31 SO D.J. Arnold DB 38 FR Jamar Mack DB 40 SO D.J. Johnson DB 41 SO Quantence Walker DB XX FR DeMarco Corner DB y XX FR Reese Gwin DB y XX FR Zar'rian Parker DB y 5 SR Nick Richardson DE 46 FR Anthony Davis DE 47 JR William Moore DE y 89 FR Devondric Meadows DE 91 SO Cameron Briscoe DE 92 FR A.J. Tolbert DE 94 SR Brandon Dornak DE 33 SR Rob Boyd DL 55 JR Tanner Morris DL 69 JR Rishaad Wimbley DL 90 FR LaMarcus Allen DL 93 FR Trent Andrews DL 95 SO Josh Bloom DL 96 SR Damon Williams DL 98 JR Josh Finley DL 99 FR Travaughn Moore DL XX SO Jaylen Hill DL XX FR Cody Wimpee DL 7 SR Lynn Grady LB 9 JR Travis Tarver LB 12 FR Bryson Gates LB 20 SR Justin Stephens LB 34 FR Sam Denmark LB 35 FR Myles Solsberry LB 37 FR Dylan Douglass LB 45 SR Blake Rudd LB 49 JR Chris Summers LB y 52 JR Chuck Oputa LB 53 SO Dezmond Powers LB 56 FR Gavin Burford LB XX FR Robert Alaniz LB y XX FR Patrick Carreon LB y XX JR Sam Lawlis LB y 67 SO Spencer Feasel DS 73 SO Hayden Brodowsky DS 81 SR Ben Hynds P 85 SO Austin Kilcullen P 43 SO Nik Grau K http://www.acusports.com/roster.aspx?path=football&roster=172& Ken Collums (Central Arkansas) Darian Dulin (Sam Houston State) Defensive coordinator/defensive backs Nathan Young (Abilene Christian) Offensive coordinator/running backs Sam Collins (Abilene Christian) Offensive line Cody Moore (Oklahoma Panhandle State) Defensive line Kendrick Holloway (Abilene Christian) Wide receivers Mark Ribaudo (Arizona) Linebackers Nick Smith (Abilene Christian) Cornerbacks Steven Thrash (Texas Lutheran) Tight ends Kregg Pierson (Abilene Christian) Academics http://www.acusports.com/roster.aspx?path=football&roster=172&#coaches_anchor Abilene Christian Men's Football Staff ACU Athletics References Abilene Christian Category:Abilene Christian Wildcats football seasons Abilene Christian Wildcats football