2021 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

The 2021 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represented Abilene Christian University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. The Wildcats were led by fifth-year head coach Adam Dorrel and played their home games at Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium, Abilene, Texas. The Wildcats played their 100th season in 2021.

2021 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
ConferenceAQ7
Record5–6 (1–5 AQ7)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJosh Lamberson (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorClint Brown (3rd season)
Home stadiumAnthony Field at Wildcat Stadium
2021 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Sam Houston $^  5 0   11 1  
No. 21 Stephen F. Austin ^  4 1   8 4  
Abilene Christian  2 2   5 6  
Tarleton State *  2 3   6 5  
Dixie State *  0 3   1 10  
Lamar  0 4   1 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • * – Ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from Division II
Rankings from STATS Poll
2021 WAC–ASUN Challenge football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Sam Houston $^  6 0   11 1  
No. 21 Stephen F. Austin ^  4 2   8 4  
Eastern Kentucky  4 2   7 4  
Central Arkansas  3 3   5 6  
Jacksonville State  3 3   5 6  
Abilene Christian  1 5   5 6  
Lamar  0 6   1 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The Western Athletic Conference and ASUN Conference announced the formation of the WAC-ASUN Challenge (AQ7) for the 2021 season on February 23, 2021. The Challenge included the four fully qualified Division I (FCS) members of the WAC (Abilene Christian, Lamar, Sam Houston, and Stephen F. Austin) and Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, and Jacksonville State of the ASUN Conference. The winner of the challenge received an auto-bid to the NCAA Division I FCS football playoffs.

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