The Abilene Christian Wildcats football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Abilene Christian University located in the U.S. state of Texas. The team was a member of the Southland Conference through the 2020âÂÂ21 season, but joined the Western Athletic Conference in July 2021, coinciding with that league's reinstatement of football as an official conference sport. After the 2022 season, the WAC fully merged its football league with that of the ASUN Conference, creating what eventually became the United Athletic Conference, and ACU accordingly moved its football team to the new league. The school's first football team was fielded in 1919. The team plays its home games at the on-campus Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium.
Abilene Christian did not field a team in 1943âÂÂ1945.
Notable alumni include:
â Co-champions
â Co-champions
The Wildcats have made two appearances in the NCAA Division I FCS playoffs. They have a combined record of 2âÂÂ1.
The Wildcats have made six appearances in the Division II playoffs, with an combined record of 3âÂÂ6.
The Wildcats made two appearances in the NAIA playoffs with an overall record of 4âÂÂ0. They were National Champions in 1973 and 1977.
Announced schedules as of March 6, 2026.