The 2013 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represented

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in the

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. Led by second-year head coach

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, the Wildcats compiled a record of 6–5. Abilene Christian played their home games at

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. Abilene Christian played their first transition season at the FCS level in 2013, however, they were not considered a FCS team for scheduling purposes until 2014 and were ineligible for the

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playoffs and the

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playoffs. They played a mixed schedule of teams from the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), NCAA Division II, and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The Wildcats joined the Southland Conference for football in the 2014 season, which counted as the second year in a four-year transition into NCAA Division I. They became eligible for the FCS playoffs in 2017.

Schedule

* Games aired on tape delay

Coaching staff

Game summaries

Concordia (AL)

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McMurry

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New Mexico Highlands

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Illinois State

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Tarleton State

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Pittsburg State

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Houston Baptist

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Incarnate Word

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New Mexico State

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Incarnate Word

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Prairie View A&M

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Broadcasts

All Abilene Christian games were broadcast on KTLT, also known a
Sports Radio 98.1 The Ticket
and in Dallas o
KBXD
as part of the Abilene Christian Wildcats Cumulus radio network. Audio and video of all home games is being offered live through Stretch Internet vi
ACU TV
Audio of all road games is also available through ACU TV. Locally Wildcats home games are shown on KTES-LD, KTES-LP This TV tape delayed Tuesday nights.

References

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