2007 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

The 2006 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 2007 NCAA Division II football season. In their third season under head coach Chris Thomsen, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 10–3, with an 8–1 mark in conference play, placing second in the LSC's South Division. Abilene Christian advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, where the Wildcats defeated [Mesa State in the first round before losing to Chadron State in triple overtime, 76–73, in the second round. The team played home games at Shotwell Stadium in Abilene, Texas.

2007 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
NCAA Division II Second Round, L 73–76 3OT vs. Chadron State
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Division	South Division
Ranking
AFCA	No. 15
Record	0–3, 10 wins vacated (0–1 LSC, 8 wins vacated)
Head coach	Chris Thomsen (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ken Collums (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jason Johns (2nd season)
Home stadium	Shotwell Stadium
Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

2007 Lone Star Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
Texas A&M–Commerce		5	–	4					5	–	6
SW Oklahoma State		4	–	5					6	–	5
Central Oklahoma		4	–	5					4	–	6
SE Oklahoma State		3	–	6					4	–	6
Northeastern State		3	–	6					3	–	7
East Central		2	–	7					2	–	9
South
No. 8 W. Texas A&M $^		9	–	0					12	–	1
No. 15 Abilene Christian ^†		8	–	1					10	–	3
No. 21 Tarleton State		7	–	2					9	–	2
No. 25 Midwestern State		6	–	3					8	–	3
Eastern New Mexico		3	–	6					5	–	6
Texas A&M–Kingsville		3	–	6					3	–	8
Angelo State		2	–	7					2	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant † – Abilene Christian vacated all ten wins. Rankings from AFCA Poll

All ten wins, including the eight conference victories, were later vacated due to NCAA violations.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	6:00 p.m.	at Central Oklahoma*	No. 11	Wantland Stadium Edmond, OK	L 17–27	3,850
September 8	6:00 p.m.	at Texas State*	No. 24	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	W 45–27 (vacated)	12,726	[2]
September 15	6:00 p.m.	Southeastern Oklahoma State	No. 21	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	W 41–3 (vacated)	8,144
September 22	6:00 p.m.	at Southwestern Oklahoma State	No. 18	Milam Stadium Weatherford, OK	W 50–14 (vacated)	3,500
September 29	7:00 p.m.	Eastern New Mexico	No. 17	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	W 45–20 (vacated)	7,000
October 6	6:00 p.m.	Northeastern State	No. 15	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	W 58–7 (vacated)	7,000
October 13	6:00 p.m.	at Angelo State	No. 14	San Angelo Stadium San Angelo, TX	W 52–28 (vacated)	5,850
October 20	2:00 p.m.	No. 6 West Texas A&M	No. 12	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	L 31–41	12,172
October 27	2:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Tarleton State	No. 21	Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	W 70–63 (vacated)	6,412
November 3	2:00 p.m.	Texas A&M–Kingsville	No. 19	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	W 59–31 (vacated)	6,385
November 10	1:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Midwestern State	No. 17	Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, TX	W 42–41 (vacated)	6,130
November 17	12:00 p.m.	No. 17 Mesa State*	No. 15	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX (NCAA Division II First Round)	W 56–12 (vacated)	7,346
November 24	12:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Chadron State*	No. 15	Elliott Field at Don Beebe Stadium Chadron, NE (NCAA Division II Second Round)	L 73–76 3OT	5,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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References

1. "NCAA upholds penalties vs. ACU". Abilene Christian University Athletics. September 1, 2009. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
2. "Bobcats stunned by Abilene Christian". Austin American-Statesman. September 9, 2007. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Abilene Christian Wildcats Schedule 2007". ESPN. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
4. "2007 Football Schedule". Abilene Christian University Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
5. "2007 ACU Wildcat Football -- Final". Abilene Christian University Athletics. May 3, 2009. Retrieved October 25, 2022.