Football | 10/22/2015 2:17:00 PM
Gameday CentralSAN ANTONIO – The ACU Wildcats will try to snap their longest losing streak since 2005 Saturday afternoon when they take on Incarnate Word in a Southland Conference contest at Benson Stadium.
The game is set for a 2:30 p.m. and will be broadcast on the American Sports Network. Local fans can watch the game on KIDZ (MyNetwork), which is channel 15.2 over the air, channel 116 on Suddenlink and channel 42 on DirecTV. The game also be seen on mobile devices on
www.southland.org/watch. Fans can also listen to the game on 98.1 FM The Ticket with "The Voice of the Wildcats"
Grant Boone calling the action.
The Wildcats are 5-1 all-time against Incarnate Word, including last year's 21-0 win over the Cardinals at Shotwell Stadium. However, the last time ACU visited Benson Stadium – Nov. 9, 2013 – the Cardinals pulled out their only win in the series, a 34-31 victory over the Wildcats.
Saturday's game marks the Wildcats' fourth visit to San Antonio to take on the Cardinals, and ACU is hoping to continue its series-long domination in order to snap a three-game losing streak. ACU hasn't lost as many as three straight games since a four-game losing streak in 2005, Chris Thomsen's first season as the head coach and current head coach
Ken Collums' first year as the offensive coordinator.
The Wildcats have been dominated in the first half of the last three games as they've been outscored 91-14 (32-7 by Central Arkansas on Oct. 3, 24-0 by Lamar on Oct. 10 and 35-7 by Sam Houston State last Saturday). In those three games, ACU's opponents have had the ball a combined 22 times in the first half and posted 12 touchdowns and two field goals. Those three teams have averaged 39 offensive plays and 312 yards of offense in the game's opening 30 minutes.
ACU, meanwhile, has struggled in all areas in the first half of its last three games. The offense has scored just 14 points and is averaging just 102 yards of offense on 32 plays in the first 30 minutes. The Wildcats have scored just two touchdowns in 22 combined first-half possessions, committed three turnovers and punted 14 times. ACU's defense has forced just five punts in 22 first-half possessions by its opponents.
