2025 Abilene Christian

9–⁠5 (7–⁠1 United Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Abilene Christian in 2025, game by game: lost at Tulsa 7–35; won vs. Stephen F. Austin 28–20; lost at TCU 21–42; won vs. Austin Peay 45–31; lost at Incarnate Word 7–38; won vs. North Alabama 52–23; won at West Georgia 30–13; lost at Southern Utah 24–31; won vs. Tarleton State 31–28; won vs. Utah Tech 31–10; won at Eastern Kentucky 17–10; won at Central Arkansas 49–28; won vs. Lamar 38–20; lost at Stephen F. Austin 34–41+29−31Lost 7–35 at Tulsa-28TulsaWon 28–20 vs. Stephen F. Austin+8Stephen F. Aust…Lost 21–42 at TCU-21TCUWon 45–31 vs. Austin Peay+14Austin PeayLost 7–38 at Incarnate Word-31Incarnate WordWon 52–23 vs. North Alabama+29North AlabamaWon 30–13 at West Georgia+17West GeorgiaLost 24–31 at Southern Utah-7Southern UtahWon 31–28 vs. Tarleton State+3Tarleton StateWon 31–10 vs. Utah Tech+21Utah TechWon 17–10 at Eastern Kentucky+7Eastern KentuckyWon 49–28 at Central Arkansas+21Central ArkansasWon 38–20 vs. Lamar+18LamarLost 34–41 at Stephen F. Austin-7Stephen F. Aust…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atTulsaL 7–⁠3546%
Sep 6vsStephen F. AustinW 28–⁠2060%
Sep 13atTCUL 21–⁠4213%
Sep 20vsAustin PeayW 45–⁠3154%
Sep 27atIncarnate WordL 7–⁠3840%
Oct 4vsNorth AlabamaW 52–⁠2373%
Oct 11atWest GeorgiaW 30–⁠1343%
Oct 18atSouthern UtahL 24–⁠3153%
Nov 1vsTarleton StateW 31–⁠2834%
Nov 8vsUtah TechW 31–⁠1085%
Nov 15atEastern KentuckyW 17–⁠1054%
Nov 22atCentral ArkansasW 49–⁠2867%
Nov 29vsLamarFCS Championship – First RoundW 38–⁠2069%
Dec 6atStephen F. AustinFCS Championship – Second RoundL 34–⁠4139%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Stephen F. Austin 41–⁠34 in the FCS Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; United Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 42 on file).

United Athletic Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Tarleton State

Record
9–⁠5
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in United Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
414–⁠370
Coach
—
Elo
1429 +73 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.5 No. 10 of 129 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinators
Graham Harrell and Joel Filani
Defensive coordinator
Nick Holt
Offense
Air raid
Defense
Multiple 3–⁠3–⁠5

Leaders

Passing yardsStone Earle QB2,931 yds
Passing touchdownsStone Earle QB18 TD
Rushing yardsRovaughn Banks Jr. RB667 yds
Rushing touchdownsStone Earle QB10 TD
Receiving yardsJavon Gipson WR1,022 yds
Receiving touchdownsJavon Gipson WR6 TD
TacklesRashon Myles Jr. LB18 tkl
InterceptionsDorian Plumley S5 INT

Roster 106

The 2025 roster

106 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 53 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 17

The 2025 portal

And 5 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 7

2025 United Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tarleton State7–⁠112–⁠2
Abilene Christian7–⁠19–⁠5
Southern Utah6–⁠27–⁠5
West Georgia5–⁠38–⁠3
Austin Peay4–⁠47–⁠5
Eastern Kentucky3–⁠55–⁠7
Central Arkansas2–⁠63–⁠9
Utah Tech1–⁠72–⁠10
North Alabama1–⁠72–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.