The 2022 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represented Abilene Christian University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium in Abilene, Texas, and competed in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They were led by first-year head coach Keith Patterson.
Offseason On November 21, 2021, the university announced that head coach Adam Dorrel had been fired. The Wildcats went 19–32 under Dorrel through five with only one winning season, a 6–5 campaign in 2018. On December 6, Texas Tech defensive coordinator Keith Patterson was hired as the Wildcats' new head coach.
Preseason WAC coaches' poll WAC coaches' poll 1 Stephen F. Austin 16 (4) 2 Abilene Christian 12 3 Tarleton 10 (1) 4 Southern Utah 7 5 Utah Tech 5
Schedule
Game summaries Lamar
Statistics LAMACU First downs 7 25 Total yards 272 444 Rushing yards 68 186 Passing yards 204 258 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 19:40 40:20 Team Category Player StatisticsLamar Passing Mike Chandler II 8/24, 204 yards, 2 TD Rushing Khalan Griffin 8 rushes, 39 yards Receiving Sevonne Rhea 3 receptions, 113 yards, TDAbilene Christian Passing Maverick McIvor 22/38, 258 yards, 2 TD Rushing Rovaughn Banks 18 rushes, 69 yards Receiving Kendall Catalon 7 receptions, 119 yards, TD
Prairie View A&M
Statistics PVACU First downs 20 19 Total yards 333 335 Rushing yards 93 110 Passing yards 240 225 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 32:39 27:21 Team Category Player StatisticsPrairie View A&M Passing Trazon Connley 20/37, 240 yards, TD, INT Rushing Bernard Goodwater III 8 rushes, 39 yards Receiving Jailon Howard 4 receptions, 75 yards, TDAbilene Christian Passing Maverick McIvor 20/34, 225 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Rushing Jermiah Dobbins 15 rushes, 61 yards Receiving Tristan Golightly 3 receptions, 63 yards
At Missouri
Statistics ACUMIZ First downs 11 18 Total yards 308 488 Rushing yards 109 191 Passing yards 199 297 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 25:50 34:10 Team Category Player StatisticsAbilene Christian Passing Maverick McIvor 19/32, 199 yards, TD, INT Rushing Jermiah Dobbins 18 rushes, 73 yards Receiving Tristan Golightly 3 receptions, 50 yardsMissouri Passing Brady Cook 22/31, 297 yards, 3 TD Rushing Cody Schrader 10 rushes, 55 yards Receiving Dominic Lovett 7 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TD
Western New Mexico
Statistics WNMUACU First downs 9 30 Total yards 167 469 Rushing yards 2 218 Passing yards 165 251 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 20:07 39:53 Team Category Player StatisticsWestern New Mexico Passing Devin Larsen 21/44, 165 yards, TD, INT Rushing Devin Larsen 4 rushes, 7 yards Receiving Jamon Chambers 4 receptions, 34 yardsAbilene Christian Passing Ethan Long 22/34, 251 yards, 2 TD Rushing Rovaughn Banks Jr. 21 rushes, 143 yards, 2 TD Receiving Kobe Clark 7 receptions, 92 yards, TD
At Utah Tech
Statistics ACUUTU First downs 26 15 Total yards 440 293 Rushing yards 200 172 Passing yards 240 121 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 36:00 24:00 Team Category Player StatisticsAbilene Christian Passing Maverick McIvor 7/12, 148 yards Rushing Jermiah Dobbins 24 rushes, 130 yards, 3 TD Receiving Blayne Taylor 4 receptions, 70 yardsUtah Tech Passing Victor Gabalis 12/34, 121 yards, INT Rushing Quali Conley 20 rushes, 148 yards, TD Receiving Joey Hobert 5 receptions, 64 yards
At Stephen F. Austin
Statistics ACUSFA First downs 30 21 Total yards 527 397 Rushing yards 244 154 Passing yards 283 243 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 32:21 27:39 Team Category Player StatisticsAbilene Christian Passing Maverick McIvor 24/45, 283 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Jermiah Dobbins 31 rushes, 166 yards, 3 TD Receiving Tristan Golightly 4 receptions, 76 yards, TDStephen F. Austin Passing Trae Self 21/33, 243 yards, TD, INT Rushing Jerrell Wimbley 12 rushes, 99 yards, 2 TD Receiving Xavier Gibson 9 receptions, 144 yards
Southern Utah
Statistics SUUACU First downs 17 17 Total yards 375 280 Rushing yards 86 118 Passing yards 289 162 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 27:52 32:08 Team Category Player StatisticsSouthern Utah Passing Justin Miller 26/45, 289 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Drake Fakahua 5 rushes, 27 yards Receiving Isaiah Wooden 5 receptions, 117 yards, TDAbilene Christian Passing Maverick McIvor 17/27, 162 yards, TD Rushing Jermiah Dobbins 21 rushes, 81 yards, TD Receiving Kobe Clark 6 receptions, 47 yards, TD
At No. 23 North Dakota
Statistics ACUUND First downs 14 27 Total yards 361 463 Rushing yards 122 171 Passing yards 239 292 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 21:57 38:03 Team Category Player StatisticsAbilene Christian Passing Maverick McIvor 21/32, 239 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Jermiah Dobbins 6 rushes, 85 yards Receiving Tristan Golightly 5 receptions, 82 yards, TDNorth Dakota Passing Tommy Schuster 23/32, 292 yards, 2 TD Rushing Tyler Hoosman 20 rushes, 112 yards, 2 TD Receiving Bo Belquist 7 receptions, 100 yards, TD
At Tarleton State
Statistics ACUTAR First downs 17 23 Total yards 456 390 Rushing yards 68 209 Passing yards 388 181 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 28:09 31:51 Team Category Player StatisticsAbilene Christian Passing Maverick McIvor 24/34, 384 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Rovaughn Banks Jr. 8 rushes, 34 yards Receiving Tristan Golightly 7 receptions, 117 yardsTarleton State Passing Beau Allen 16/27, 181 yards, 2 TD Rushing Derrel Kelley III 18 rushes, 114 yards Receiving Derrel Kelley III 5 receptions, 77 yards
At Sam Houston
Statistics ACUSHSU First downs 24 16 Total yards 398 362 Rushing yards 136 43 Passing yards 262 319 Turnovers 1 4 Time of possession 38:43 21:17 Team Category Player StatisticsAbilene Christian Passing Ethan Long 30/48, 262 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Anthony Smith 11 rushes, 59 yards, TD Receiving Kendall Catalon 4 receptions, 78 yardsSam Houston Passing Keegan Shoemaker 23/46, 319 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Keegan Shoemaker 8 rushes, 29 yards, 2 TD Receiving Cody Chrest 5 receptions, 117 yards
Stephen F. Austin
Statistics SFAACU First downs 19 14 Total yards 480 364 Rushing yards 83 44 Passing yards 397 320 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 34:40 25:20 Team Category Player StatisticsStephen F. Austin Passing Trae Self 26/37, 397 yards, 2 TD Rushing Miles Reed 23 rushes, 51 yards Receiving Xavier Gibson 11 receptions, 213 yards, TDAbilene Christian Passing Maverick McIvor 25/38, 318 yards, 2 TD Rushing Rovaughn Banks Jr. 9 rushes, 57 yards Receiving Kobe Clark 7 receptions, 168 yards
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