Wildcats Wallop West Georgia 59-0 on Homecoming

Saturday, October 31

Abilene

3 p.m.

Abilene Christian

5-4 , 4-0

West Georgia

1-8 , 0-4

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final F
West Georgia	0	0	0	0	0
Abilene Christian	21	7	7	24	59

Jacoby Davis celebrates after making a tackle against West Georgia on Oct. 31, 2026

Photo by: Brandon McAuliffe

10/31/2026 10:01:00 PM | Football

Box Score

By: Evan Nemec

No. 24 Abilene Christian pitched its first shutout in two years, rolled up just shy of 500 offensive yards and the Wildcats bulldozed West Georgia for a 59-0 Homecoming victory on Saturday afternoon.

The win pushes ACU to 5-4 overall and 4-0 in United Athletic Conference play, and sets up a battle between the league's only unbeaten teams at No. 1 Tarleton State on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 6 p.m.

The Wildcats picked off the Wolves twice and recovered three fumbles directly leading to 31 points. ACU last forced five turnovers on Oct. 14, 2023, in a win over North Alabama.

Linebacker Santana Miller had a career-high 12 tackles to lead ACU. Junior cornerback Jacoby Davis, a Kansas transfer, had six tackles with a sack, two tackles for loss, a forced fumble and the first interception of his career where he tipped the ball to himself on an overthrown pass. The pick set up ACU's first score – a diving, finger-tip grab in the endzone from 26 yards out by Cristian Driver – a little over 6:00 into the game. Driver added another TD when he broke past the secondary and was all alone for a 41-yard lob by Tucker Parks.

GET US GOING DAVIS ‼️ #CDT | #GoWildcats https://t.co/Sy4Fns7TnU
— ACU Football (@ACUFootball) October 31, 2026

Seven different Wildcats scored touchdowns and three kickers made extra point attempts in the rout. Four running backs found the endzone, including a 53-yard breakaway by Deonte Dean, and an 18-yard scamper from freshman Trae Hill in the final minute for his first collegiate TD.

CRISTIAN DRIVER FOR THE DIVE 📺: ESPN+ #CDT | #GoWildcats https://t.co/9cb4iocqIu
— ACU Football (@ACUFootball) October 31, 2026

Parks went 19/21 in the air for a career-high 272 yards and three TD. He also added a score on the ground. Backup quarterback Marcos Davila made his ACU debut and was 2/3 for 9 yards passing. Jayden York led ACU with six catches for 85 yards and a TD. The offense finished with 499 total yards.

Chris Herpin, Kortlin Rausaw and Hudson Page each recovered a fumble, and redshirt sophomore defensive back Carson Finney intercepted a West Georgia pass and nearly returned it to the house in the 4th quarter.

ACU extended its winning streak on Homecoming to eight and has won 11 consecutive home conference games. The Cats are 18-2 in their last 20 at Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium.

STAT PACK

Cristian Driver recorded his first career multi-touchdown game.
It was the third time this season ACU shut out its opponent in the 1st half.
The Wildcats are now 58-35-1 all-time on Homecoming with eight straight victories.
The 59-point margin of victory is ACU's largest since an 84-6 win over Concordia (Ala.) in the first game as a Division I program. It is also the most lopsided shutout win since a 70-0 trouncing of Randolph Air Force Base occurred in Cisco in 1922.
It was the second shutout in Keith Patterson's tenure as head coach, following the 24-0 win over Northern Arizona in round one of the 2024 FCS Playoffs.
ACU has now recorded 107 shutouts in school history with four coming in the Division I era.
This was The Wildcats' second biggest offensive output on Homecoming, only training an 81-0 win over Daniel Baker College in 1920. It was just ACU's second football season.
ACU outgained West Georgia 202-26 in the 1st quarter.
The Wolves were limited to just 172 yards, and an average of 3.0 yards per play.
Linebacker Darius Moore made his 20th start as a Wildcat on Saturday. He has started all nine games in 2026.

UP NEXT

ACU visits rival Tarleton State on Saturday, Nov. 7 in a matchup with major UAC championship implications. The Wildcats have defeated the Texans in the final minute each of the past two seasons. Kickoff at Memorial Stadium in Stephenville is 6 p.m.

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