The 2023 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represented

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as a member of the

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(UAC) during the

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. Led by second-year head coach

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, the Wildcats played home games at

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. After the 2022 season concluded, the ASUN and the

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(WAC), which had been partners in a football-only alliance during the 2021 and 2022 seasons, together announced that they would combine their football leagues. The new conference's permanent name of United Athletic Conference was officially announced on April 17, 2023.

Schedule

Game summaries

at Texas A&M (FBS)

References

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Abilene Christian Wildcats football 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 2020–21 season, ...