2020 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

The 2020 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represented Abilene Christian University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The Wildcats were led by fourth-year head coach Adam Dorrel and played their home games at Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium. The Wildcats finished the season with a 1–5 overall record.

2020 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
Conference	Southland Conference
2020 record	1–5 (0–1 Southland)
Head coach	Adam Dorrel (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Josh Lamberson (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Tremaine Jackson (4th season)
Home stadium	Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium (Capacity: 12,000)

2020 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Incarnate Word			–							–
Lamar			–							–
McNeese State *			–							–
Nicholls			–							–
Northwestern State			–							–
Sam Houston State			–							–
Southeastern Louisiana			–							–
* – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions Abilene Christian, Central Arkansas, Houston Baptist, and Stephen F. Austin opting out of playing spring conference football As of February 8, 2021; Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2019 season with a 5–7 overall record, and a 4–5 record in Southland play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Schedule

Abilene Christian had a game scheduled against Texas A&M, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 19	8:00 p.m.	at UTEP*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	ESPN3	L 13–17	6,056
October 3	12:30 p.m.	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 23–55	5,306
October 17	6:00 p.m.	West Texas A&M*	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+	Cancelled
October 24	12:30 p.m.	vs. Stephen F. Austin	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	ESPN3	L 32–35 ^OT	5,211
October 31	2:00 p.m.	at Mercer*	Five Star Stadium Macon, GA	ESPN3	W 20–17	2,372
November 7	3:00 p.m.	Angelo State*	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+	L 21–34	4,787
November 14	3:00 p.m.	Arizona Christian*	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+	Cancelled
November 21	3:00 p.m.	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN3	L 15-55	250
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Source: [2]

Game summaries

at UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	0	3	3	13
Miners	0	10	0	7	17

at Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	3	7	13	23
Black Knights	7	16	15	17	55

West Texas A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes					0
Wildcats					0

vs. Stephen F. Austin

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Wildcats	7	7	0	15	3	32
Lumberjacks	0	7	6	16	6	35

at Mercer

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	0	3	10	20
Bears	0	10	7	0	17

Angelo State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	14	14	0	6	34
Wildcats	0	7	14	0	21

Arizona Christian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Firestorm					0
Wildcats					0

at Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	0	8	15
Cavaliers	14	14	14	13	55

Source for Match-Up Records:[3]

References

1. Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
2. "2020 Abilene Christian Football Schedule". Retrieved February 16, 2020.
3. "ACU Wildcat Football 2020 Media Guide". issuu.com. Retrieved September 9, 2020.