The 2021 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represented Abilene Christian University in the

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as a member of the

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. The Wildcats were led by fifth-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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, Abilene,

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. The Wildcats played their 100th season in 2021. The Western Athletic Conference and ASUN Conference announced the formation of the WAC-ASUN Challenge (AQ7) for the 2021 season on February 23, 2021. The Challenge included the four fully qualified Division I (FCS) members of the WAC (Abilene Christian, Lamar, Sam Houston, and

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) and

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, and Jacksonville State of the ASUN Conference. The winner of the challenge received an auto-bid to the NCAA Division I FCS football playoffs.

Preseason

Preseason polls

WAC Poll

The Western Athletic Conference coaches released their preseason poll on July 27, 2021. The Wildcats were picked to finish fifth in the conference. * Note: Dixie State is not included since they are not playing a full WAC schedule due to previous non-conference game contracts. Dixie State players are eligible for individual rewards.

AQ7 Poll

The AQ7 coaches also released their preseason poll on July 27, 2021. The Wildcats were picked to finish sixth in the ASUN-WAC Challenge.

Recruits

Transfers

Personnel

Roster

Coaching staff

Depth chart

Schedule

Game summaries

at SMU

Louisiana College

UT Permian Basin

at Lamar

Statistics

Central Arkansas

at Eastern Kentucky

Lamar

Statistics

at SFA

at Jacksonville State

Tarleton

No. 1 Sam Houston

References

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