| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Team: | Abilene Christian Wildcats |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Short Conf: | Southland |
| Record: | 1–5 |
| Conf Record: | 0–1 |
| Head Coach: | Adam Dorrel |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Off Coach: | Josh Lamberson |
| Oc Year: | 4th |
| Def Coach: | Clint Brown |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium |
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.
The Southland Conference released their original preseason poll in July 2020. The Wildcats were picked to finish seventh in the conference, prior to their schedule split from the rest of the league.[1] In addition, four Wildcats were chosen to the Preseason All-Southland Team[2]
| 1 | Central Arkansas* | 190 (12) | |
| 2 | Sam Houston State | 170 (4) | |
| 3 | Nicholls | 169 (6) | |
| 4 | Southeastern Louisiana | 157 | |
| 5 | McNeese State | 113 | |
| 6 | Incarnate Word | 104 | |
| 7 | Abilene Christian* | 101 | |
| 8 | Stephen F. Austin* | 60 | |
| 9 | Houston Baptist* | 59 | |
| 10 | Northwestern State | 49 | |
| 11 | Lamar | 38 |
Offense
1st Team
2nd Team
Defense
1st Team
Abilene Christian had a game scheduled against Texas A&M, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Source: [4]
See also: 2020 UTEP Miners football team.
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | Over/under |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTEP –8.5 | 47.5[5] |
| Statistics | Abilene Christian | UTEP |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 17 |
| Total yards | 308 | 293 |
| Rushing yards | 99 | 98 |
| Passing yards | 209 | 195 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 30:02 | 29:58 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene Christian | Passing | Peyton Mansell | 14/21, 202 yards |
| Rushing | Tyrese White | 11 carries, 41 yards | |
| Receiving | Taelyn Williams | 2 receptions, 77 yards | |
| UTEP | Passing | 15/25, 195 yards | |
| Rushing | Joshua Fields | 17 carries, 75 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | 8 receptions, 110 yards |
See also: 2020 Army Black Knights football team.
| Statistics | ACU | ARMY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First downs | 19 | 24 | |
| 3rd down efficiency | 1–10 | 3–11 | |
| 4th down efficiency | 1–3 | 2–3 | |
| Plays–yards | 62–388 | 67–493 | |
| Rushes–yards | 23–86 | 60–441 | |
| Passing yards | 302 | 52 | |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–39–0 | 4–7–0 | |
| Penalties–yards | 6–48 | 4–27 | |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 | |
| Time of possession | 28:15 | 31:45 |
See also: 2020 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team.
See also: 2020 Mercer Bears football team.
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See also: Arizona Christian Firestorm football.
See also: 2020 Virginia Cavaliers football team.