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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{more citations needed|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2022
| team = Abilene Christian Wildcats
| sport = football
| image = ACU Wildcats wordmark.svg
| image_size = 250
| conference = [[Western Athletic Conference]]
| short_conf = WAC
| record = 7–4
| conf_record = 3–1
| head_coach = [[Keith Patterson]]
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach = Stephen Lee
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme = [[Air raid offense|Air raid]]
| def_coach = Skyler Cassity
| dc_year = 1st
| def_scheme = [[3–4 defense|3–4]]
| captain =
| stadium = [[Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium]]
| champion = WAC co-champion
}}
{{2022 WAC–ASUN Challenge football standings}}{{2022 Western Athletic Conference football standings}}
The '''2022 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team''' represented [[Abilene Christian University]] in the [[2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season]]. The Wildcats played their home games at [[Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium]] in [[Abilene, Texas]], and competed in the [[Western Athletic Conference]] (WAC). They were led by first-year head coach [[Keith Patterson]].
==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2022
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = STATS
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 1
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[2022 Lamar Cardinals football team|Lamar]]
| site_stadium = [[Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Abilene, Texas|Abilene, TX]]
| tv = [[ESPN+]]
| score = 28–14
| attend = 5,413
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 10
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away =
| opponent = [[2022 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team|Prairie View A&M]]
| site_stadium = Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium
| site_cityst = Abilene, TX
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 21–13
| attend = 6,236
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| time = 11:00 a.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = [[2022 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]]
| site_stadium = [[Faurot Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Columbia, Missouri|Columbia, MO]]
| tv = [[SEC Network|SECN+]]/ESPN+
| score = 17–34
| attend = 53,253
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2022|team=Western New Mexico Mustangs|title=Western New Mexico}}
| site_stadium = Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium
| site_cityst = Abilene, TX
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 34–7
| attend = 7,703
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = [[2022 Utah Tech Trailblazers football team|Utah Tech]]
| site_stadium = [[Greater Zion Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[St. George, Utah|St. George, UT]]
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 26–10
| attend = 3,718
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = [[2022 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team|Stephen F. Austin]]
| site_stadium = [[Homer Bryce Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Nacogdoches, Texas|Nacogdoches, TX]]
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 38–41
| attend = 7,224
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| time = 3:25 p.m.
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = [[2022 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team|Southern Utah]]
| site_stadium = Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium
| site_cityst = Abilene, TX
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 21–18
| attend = 10,229
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = [[2022 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team|North Dakota]]
| opprank = 23
| site_stadium = [[Alerus Center]]
| site_cityst = [[Grand Forks, North Dakota|Grand Forks, ND]]
| tv =
| score = 31–34
| attend = 8,355
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = [[2022 Tarleton State Texans football team|Tarleton State]]
| site_stadium = [[Memorial Stadium (Tarleton State)|Memorial Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Stephenville, Texas|Stephenville, TX]]
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 28–23
| attend = 9,359
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = [[2022 Sam Houston Bearkats football team|Sam Houston]]
| site_stadium = [[Bowers Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Huntsville, Texas|Huntsville, TX]]
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 45–28
| attend = 7,592
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Stephen F. Austin
| site_stadium = Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium
| site_cityst = Abilene, TX
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 21–24
| attend = 7,508
}}
}}
<ref>{{cite news|url=https://acusports.com/sports/football/schedule|work=Abilene Christian University Athletics|title=2022 Football Schedule|date=July 13, 2022|access-date=July 13, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Abilene Christian Football Schedule |url=https://fbschedules.com/2022-abilene-christian-football-schedule/ |publisher=FBSchedules.com |access-date=July 13, 2022}}</ref>
==References==
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{{Abilene Christian Wildcats football navbox}}
{{Western Athletic Conference football champions}}
[[Category:2022 Western Athletic Conference football season|Abilene Christian]]
[[Category:Abilene Christian Wildcats football seasons]]
[[Category:2022 in sports in Texas|Abilene Christian Wildcats football]]
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