The 2009 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Abilene Christian University (ACU) as a member of the South Division of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 2009 NCAA Division II football season. In their fifth season under head coach Chris Thomsen, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 9âÂÂ3 record with a mark of 6âÂÂ3 in conference play, placing fourth in the LSC's South Division. Abilene Christian advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, where the Wildcats defeated , 24âÂÂ21, in the first round, before losing to Northwest Missouri State in the second round, 35âÂÂ10. The team played its home games at Shotwell Stadium in Abilene, Texas.