Saturday, October 10
Abilene
7 p.m.
Abilene Christian
3-4 , 2-0
20
vs
14
Central Arkansas
2-4 , 0-2
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Ark. | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Abilene Christian | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
Photo by: Kaylee Kahn
ACU Goes to 2-0 in Conference with Win Over Bears
10/10/2026 10:45:00 PM | Football
Time and time again Abilene Christian did the simplest but most important thing: move the chains. The Wildcats devoured the clock, were +2 in the turnover battle and defeated Central Arkansas 20-14 on Saturday night at Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium.
The victory lifts ACU to 3-4 overall and 2-0 in the United Athletic Conference. It is the third straight season the Cats have started league play with two consecutive wins, and pushes their home winning streak in the UAC to 10 games.
ACU bookended the game with time-consuming, lengthy drives. After receiving the opening kickoff, the Wildcats marched on a season-high 18-play possession which took 7:30 off the clock and featured back-to-back 3rd down conversions on passes from Tucker Parks to tight end Jayden York. The drive ended with a 26-yard Brandon Perez field goal.
Central Arkansas responded with a long drive of its own, but on 4th and 4 at ACU's 35 yard line, Santana Miller leaped in the passing lane, tipped the ball to himself and returned the interception 29 yards to the Bears 41. A dead-ball personal foul by UCA moved the ball to the 26, and two plays later Parks ran for a 2-yard touchdown to put the Wildcats ahead 10-0.
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ACU extended its lead to 17 when Parks connected with Dallas Dudley on a slant route in the endzone from 10 yards out, capping a 10-play, 75-yard drive.
After shutting out West Florida 28-0 in the first half last week, the Wildcats ended to the locker room in front of Central Arkansas 17-0.
The Bears, however, scored on their first drive of the second half and hit an explosive score on a 46-yard run by Jalen Washington to pull within six points with 8:11 to go. They never touched the ball again.
ACU used up the rest of the clock on 15 plays, including converting a 3rd and 12 at their own 34 when Parks scrambled for 17 yards. Two minutes later, ACU needed five yards to keep the drive alive - Parks ran for six. Another set of downs, another 3rd down conversion. On 3rd and 1 with 2:09 remaining, Rovaughn Banks Jr. pushed up the middle for two.
The Wildcats finished 10-of-14 on 3rd downs, held the ball for 36:23 and limited Central Arkansas to just 47 offensive snaps. They pieced together drives of 18, 10 and 15 plays, consuming 7:30, 5:53 and 8:11, respectively.
Linebacker Boone Morris, the son of two ACU alums, stopped the Bears on their only trip into the redzone when he recovered a botched exchange between the UCA quarterback and running back in the 4th quarter.
STAT PACK
THE ACU WIN...
UP NEXT
The Wildcats have completed their three-game homestand and now hit the road to Florence, Ala. to face the North Alabama Lions at brand new Bank Independent Stadium. Kickoff on Saturday, Oct. 17 is at 6 p.m. on ESPN+ and the ACU Sports Network.
POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE
The victory lifts ACU to 3-4 overall and 2-0 in the United Athletic Conference. It is the third straight season the Cats have started league play with two consecutive wins, and pushes their home winning streak in the UAC to 10 games.
ACU bookended the game with time-consuming, lengthy drives. After receiving the opening kickoff, the Wildcats marched on a season-high 18-play possession which took 7:30 off the clock and featured back-to-back 3rd down conversions on passes from Tucker Parks to tight end Jayden York. The drive ended with a 26-yard Brandon Perez field goal.
Central Arkansas responded with a long drive of its own, but on 4th and 4 at ACU's 35 yard line, Santana Miller leaped in the passing lane, tipped the ball to himself and returned the interception 29 yards to the Bears 41. A dead-ball personal foul by UCA moved the ball to the 26, and two plays later Parks ran for a 2-yard touchdown to put the Wildcats ahead 10-0.
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Santanna Miller's Interception and return set up the Park's TD. 📺 https://t.co/WMsLl5rSVV @espn https://t.co/3onvq40evc
— ACU Football (@ACUFootball) October 11, 2026
ACU extended its lead to 17 when Parks connected with Dallas Dudley on a slant route in the endzone from 10 yards out, capping a 10-play, 75-yard drive.
After shutting out West Florida 28-0 in the first half last week, the Wildcats ended to the locker room in front of Central Arkansas 17-0.
The Bears, however, scored on their first drive of the second half and hit an explosive score on a 46-yard run by Jalen Washington to pull within six points with 8:11 to go. They never touched the ball again.
ACU used up the rest of the clock on 15 plays, including converting a 3rd and 12 at their own 34 when Parks scrambled for 17 yards. Two minutes later, ACU needed five yards to keep the drive alive - Parks ran for six. Another set of downs, another 3rd down conversion. On 3rd and 1 with 2:09 remaining, Rovaughn Banks Jr. pushed up the middle for two.
The Wildcats finished 10-of-14 on 3rd downs, held the ball for 36:23 and limited Central Arkansas to just 47 offensive snaps. They pieced together drives of 18, 10 and 15 plays, consuming 7:30, 5:53 and 8:11, respectively.
Linebacker Boone Morris, the son of two ACU alums, stopped the Bears on their only trip into the redzone when he recovered a botched exchange between the UCA quarterback and running back in the 4th quarter.
STAT PACK
- TE Jayden York set new career-highs with 7 receptions for 72 yards, including a 29-yard catch-and-run down the sideline where he broke a tackle.
- WR Luke Moffitt also set new career-best marks with 4 catches for 42 yards.
- QB Tucker Parks scored a rushing touchdown for the third time in the past four games.
- Saturday was just the second game ACU has not turned the ball over this season. Both games were victories with hte other a 41-39 win at Idaho.
- DB Javeon Wilcox had a team-high 11 tackles.
THE ACU WIN...
- Is the Wildcats have now won 10 consecutive home conference games.
- Makes ACU 12-2 in its last 14 games at Wildcat Stadium.
- Pushes head coach Keith Patterson to a tie for 5th place with Ted Sitton in ACU's all-time coaching leaderboard with 33 wins.
- Extends the Wildcats' winning streak over Central Arkansas to three games.
- Puts ACU in 1st place in the UAC at 2-0 with other unbeaten teams North Alabama and Tarleton State at 1-0.
UP NEXT
The Wildcats have completed their three-game homestand and now hit the road to Florence, Ala. to face the North Alabama Lions at brand new Bank Independent Stadium. Kickoff on Saturday, Oct. 17 is at 6 p.m. on ESPN+ and the ACU Sports Network.
POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE
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UCA
ACU
Total Yards
289
303
Pass Yards
83
186
Rushing Yards
206
117
Penalty Yards
55
60
1st Downs
16
23
3rd Downs
3
10
4th Downs
1
0
TOP
23:37
36:23
1st Quarter
UCA 0, ACU 3
ACU - Perez,Brandon 26 yd field goal 18 plays, 66 yards, TOP 07:30
2nd Quarter
UCA 0, ACU 10
ACU - Parks,Tucker 2 yd run (Perez,Brandon kick), 6 plays, 26 yards, TOP 03:36
UCA 0, ACU 17
ACU - Dudley,Dallas 10 yd pass from Parks,Tucker (Perez,Brandon kick) 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 05:53
3rd Quarter
UCA 7, ACU 17
UCA - Omolo,Donovyn 30 yd run (Jones,Caleb kick), 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:53
UCA 7, ACU 20
ACU - Perez,Brandon 34 yd field goal 7 plays, 61 yards, TOP 04:46
4th Quarter
UCA 14, ACU 20
UCA - Washington,Jalen 46 yd run (Jones,Caleb kick), 2 plays, 46 yards, TOP 00:14
Game Leaders
CMP
19
TD
1
YDS
186
INT
0
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