2009_Abilene_Christian_Wildcats_football_team

2009 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
2009 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
NCAA Division II Second Round, L 10–35 vs. Northwest Missouri State
Conference	Lone Star Conference
	South Division
Ranking
AFCA	No. 13
Record	9–4 (6–3 LSC)
Head coach	Chris Thomsen (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Ken Collums (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jason Johns (4th season)
Home stadium	Shotwell Stadium
	Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

2009 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

American college football season

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 9–3 record with a mark of 6–3 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 Midwestern State, 24–21, in the first round, before losing to Northwest Missouri State in the second round, 35–10. The team played its home games at Shotwell Stadium in Abilene, Texas.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
August 27	7:00 p.m.	No. 2 Northwest Missouri State*	No. 5	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	W 19–14	11,322
September 5	6:00 p.m.	Fort Lewis*	No. 3	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	W 58–10	7,124
September 12	5:00 p.m.	vs. Texas A&M–Commerce	No. 2	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 20–14	7,200
September 19	6:00 p.m.	at Southeastern Oklahoma State	No. 2	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	W 33–14	7,253
September 26	6:00 p.m.	Eastern New Mexico	No. 2	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	W 44–33	8,542
October 3	2:00 p.m.	at East Central	No. 2	Norris Field Ada, OK	W 43–6	3,050
October 10	6:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Angelo State	No. 2	San Angelo Stadium San Angelo, TX	W 38–14	10,250
October 17	2:00 p.m.	West Texas A&M	No. 1	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	L 21–32	12,875
October 24	6:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Tarleton State	No. 9	Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	L 6–13	7,326
October 31	2:00 p.m.	No. 9 Texas A&M–Kingsville	No. 15	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	W 47–35	7,337
November 7	1:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Midwestern State	No. 12	Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, TX	L 13–15	8,275
November 14	12:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Midwestern State*	No. 18	Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, TX (NCAA Division II First Round)	W 24–21	9,265
November 21	12:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Northwest Missouri State*	No. 18	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO (NCAA Division II Second Round)	L 10–35	5,893
*Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
North
SE Oklahoma State	5	–	4	7	–	4
Texas A&M–Commerce	5	–	4	5	–	5
Central Oklahoma	4	–	5	4	–	7
Northeastern State	2	–	7	2	–	9
SW Oklahoma State	1	–	8	1	–	10
East Central	0	–	9	0	–	11
South
No. 10 Tarleton State +^	7	–	2	10	–	3
No. 14 Midwestern St. +^	7	–	2	9	–	3
No. 16 Texas A&M–Kingsville +^	7	–	2	9	–	3
No. 13 Abilene Christian ^	6	–	3	9	–	4
West Texas A&M #	6	–	3	7	–	5
Angelo State	5	–	4	6	–	5
Eastern New Mexico †	2	–	7	3	–	8

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Kanza Bowl participant † – Eastern New Mexico vacated all three wins Rankings from AFCA Poll

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