2013 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team
The 2013 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represented Abilene Christian University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats played their first transition season of at the FCS level. However, they were not considered a FCS team for scheduling purposes until 2014. They were led by second-year head coach Ken Collums. Home games were played at Shotwell Stadium. This was a transition season for the Wildcats. As a transitioning school from D2 to D1, the Wildcats were ineligible for the FCS Playoffs and the D2 playoffs. They played a mixed schedule of schools from the FBS, FCS, NAIA, and D-II. The Wildcats joined the Southland Conference for football in the 2014 season, and it counted as the 2nd year in a 4-year transition into the Division I level that will make them eligible for the FCS Playoffs in 2017–18. They finished the season 6–5.
Broadcasts
All Abilene Christian games were broadcast on KTLT, also known as , and in Dallas on as part of the Abilene Christian Wildcats Cumulus radio network.Audio and video of all home games is being offered live through Stretch Internet via . Audio of all road games is also available through ACU TV. Locally Wildcats home games are shown on KTES This TV tape delayed Tuesday nights.
Coaching Staff
Schedule
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Concordia College (AL)
Sources:| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| First Meeting |
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McMurry
Sources:| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 12–5 | 2012 | Abilene Christian, 51–0 |
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New Mexico Highlands
Sources:| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 1–2 | 1996 | New Mexico Highlands, 32–20 |
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Illinois State
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Tarleton State
Sources:| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 14–8 | 2012 | Abilene Christian, 34–31 |
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Pittsburg State
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| First Meeting |
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Houston Baptist
Sources:| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| First Meeting |
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Incarnate Word
Sources:| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 3–0 | 2012 | Abilene Christian, 24–12 |
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New Mexico State
Sources:| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| First Meeting |
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Incarnate Word
Sources:| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 4–0 | October 19 | Abilene Christian, 40-6 |
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Prairie View A&M
Sources:| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 2–0 | 1996 | Abilene Christian, 30–14 |
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