2010 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

2010 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
LSC champion LSC South Division champion
NCAA Division II Second Round, L 41–55 vs. Central Missouri
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Division	South Division
Ranking
AFCA	No. 8
Record	11–1 (10–0 LSC)
Head coach	Chris Thomsen (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ken Collums (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jason Johns (5th season)
Home stadium	Shotwell Stadium

2010 Lone Star Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
Northeastern State		6	–	4					6	–	5
East Central		5	–	5					5	–	6
Eastern New Mexico †		4	–	6					5	–	6
SE Oklahoma State		3	–	7					3	–	8
SW Oklahoma State		3	–	7					3	–	8
Central Oklahoma		2	–	8					2	–	9
Texas A&M–Commerce		2	–	8					3	–	8
South
No. 8 Abilene Christian $^		10	–	0					11	–	1
No. 9 Texas A&M–Kingsville ^		9	–	1					10	–	2
No. 18 W. Texas A&M ^		8	–	2					8	–	4
Midwestern State #		7	–	3					8	–	4
Angelo State		5	–	5					5	–	5
Tarleton State		3	–	7					3	–	8
Incarnate Word		3	–	7					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant † – Eastern New Mexico vacated all five wins. # – Kanza Bowl participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2010 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 2010 NCAA Division II football season. In their sixth season under head coach Chris Thomsen, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 11–1 record with a mark of 10–0 in conference play, winning the LSC and LSC South Division titles. Abilene Christian advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, where, after a first-round bye, the Wildcats lost Central Missouri in the second round, 55–41. The team played home games at Shotwell Stadium in Abilene, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Washburn*	No. 6	Yager Stadium Topeka, KS	W 34–26	6,871
September 11	7:00 p.m.	at Northeastern State	No. 5	Doc Wadley Stadium Tahlequah, OK	W 43–13	6,127
September 18	6:00 p.m.	East Central	No. 5	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	W 47–7	8,325
September 25	6:00 p.m.	Tarleton State	No. 5	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	W 65–3	7,836
October 2	7:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Texas A&M–Kingsville	No. 5	Javelina Stadium Kinsgville, TX	W 31–24	15,550
October 9	2:00 p.m.	No. 8 Midwestern State	No. 5	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	W 31–28	13,486
October 16	7:00 p.m.	at Incarnate Word	No. 5	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	W 54–17	3,325
October 23	3:00 p.m.	at Eastern New Mexico	No. 4	Greyhound Stadium Portales, NM	W 53–14	2,526
October 30	2:00 p.m.	Angelo State	No. 3	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	W 33–20	6,342
November 6	6:00 p.m.	at No. 14 West Texas A&M	No. 2	Buffalo Stadium Canyon, TX	W 41–34	13,827
November 13	12:00 p.m.	Southwestern Oklahoma State	No. 2	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	W 47–17	7,873
November 27	12:00 p.m.	No. 8 Central Missouri*	No. 2	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX (NCAA Division II Second Round)	L 41–55	6,458
*Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time