Abilene Christian Wildcats

FCS Championship · First Round

YES!

Abilene Christian Wildcats beat the Lamar Cardinals

8-5 20 – 38

9-4

Final · Sat, Nov 29

Game Details

Wildcat Stadium (TX) (Abilene) · 4,588 fans · ESPN+

Recap

Earle accounts for 4 TDs, Gipson catches 2, Abilene Christian rolls 38-20 over Lamar in FCS playoffs

Stone Earle accounted for four touchdowns, and Javon Gipson caught two of them for Abilene Christian in a 38-20 win over Lamar in the first round of the FCS playoffs on Saturday.

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Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAM	0	7	7	6	20
ACU	17	7	0	14	38

Game Leaders

Lamar Cardinals

Aiden McCown · 15/31, 266 YDS, 2 TDPassing Yards
Aiden McCown · 14 CAR, 47 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
IJ Izaha Jones · 3 REC, 91 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
C.J. Miller · 1Sacks
Edward Gilds · 7Tackles

Abilene Christian Wildcats

Stone Earle · 25/31, 308 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Jordon Vaughn · 15 CAR, 96 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Javon Gipson · 9 REC, 164 YDS, 2 TDReceiving Yards
Chris Wright · 1Sacks
Will Shaffer · 8Tackles

2026 Southland Conference Standings

Team
Stephen F. Austin
Lamar
Houston Christian
East Texas A&M
SE Louisiana
Incarnate Word
Nicholls
UT Rio Grande Valley
McNeese
Northwestern State

2026 United Athletic Conference Standings

Team
Austin Peay
North Alabama
Abilene Christian
West Florida
Tarleton State
West Georgia
Central Arkansas
Eastern Kentucky

Scoring

Q4 0:34

TD Jaydn Girard 8 Yd pass from Aiden McCown (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)20–38

Q4 11:34

TD Javon Gipson 26 Yd pass from Stone Earle (Brandon Perez Kick)14–38

Q4 14:15

TD Stone Earle 6 Yd Run (Brandon Perez Kick)14–31

Q3 3:26

TD Izaha Jones 77 Yd pass from Aiden McCown (Ben Woodard Kick)14–24

Q2 0:18

TD Aiden McCown 1 Yd Run (Ben Woodard Kick)7–24

Q2 11:34

TD Javon Gipson 22 Yd pass from Stone Earle (Brandon Perez Kick)0–24

Q1 3:55

FG Brandon Perez 29 Yd Field Goal0–17

Q1 5:58

TD Raydrian Baltrip 18 Yd pass from Stone Earle (Brandon Perez Kick)0–14

Q1 10:26

TD Jordon Vaughn 14 Yd Run (Brandon Perez Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Lamar CardinalsAbilene Christian Wildcats

Offense

361 Total Yards 455

266 Passing Yards 308

95 Rushing Yards 147

17 First Downs 22

Efficiency

5-14 3rd Down 4-11

1-5 4th Down 1-3

15/32 Completions 25/31

Turnovers & Clock

1 Turnovers 1

3-20 Penalties 3-26

25:45 Possession 34:15

Box Score

Lamar Cardinals ▾

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Aiden McCown	15/31	266	8.6	2
Lucas Powell	0/1	0	0.0	0
Team	15/32	266	8.3	2

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Aiden McCown	14	47	3.4	1	19
Xavier Coleman	16	44	2.8	0	12
Josh Robinson	3	2	0.7	0	3
LaDamion McDowell	3	2	0.7	0	2
Team	36	95	2.6	1	19

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Izaha Jones	3	91	30.3	1	77
JaCorey Hyder	2	44	22.0	0	27
Jayden Boyd	2	32	16.0	0	21
LaDamion McDowell	2	29	14.5	0	24
Devyn Gibbs	1	26	26.0	0	26
Kyndon Fuselier	2	22	11.0	0	15
Jaydn Girard	2	12	6.0	1	8
Blake Thomas	1	10	10.0	0	10
Team	15	266	17.7	2	77

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Aiden McCown	1	1	0
Team	1	1	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Edward Gilds	7	4	0	0.5	0	0
Etelridge McKinney	7	1	0	0	0	0
Paul Omodia	6	5	0	0	1	0
C.J. Miller	6	3	1	1	0	0
Kristian Pugh	6	3	0	0	0	0
Andrew Huff	6	0	0	0	0	0
Jaden Maronen	5	2	0	0	0	0
Jackson Bandy	5	2	0	0.5	0	0
Brayden Faulkner	4	3	0	0	1	0
Javen Sanchez	3	1	0	0.5	0	0
Caleb Holmes	3	1	0	0	0	0
Kei'Trone Simpson	3	0	0	0	0	1
Mar Mar Evans	2	2	0	0	0	0
Nick Brown	2	2	0	0	0	0
Zaylon Stoker	2	2	0	0	0	0
Ronnie Hamrick	2	1	0	0	0	0
IyiolaOluwa Solomi	2	1	0	0	0	0
Demarcus Rankin	1	1	0	0	0	0
Royce Maloles	1	1	0	1	0	0
Jamahdia Whitby	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dillon Dixon	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kyndon Fuselier	1	0	0	0	0	0
Peyton Christian	1	0	0	0.5	0	0
Cash Cross	1	0	0	0	0	0
Daiki Yoshikawa	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	79	37	1	4	2	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Caleb Holmes	1	3	0
Team	1	3	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Kyndon Fuselier	4	80	20.0	27
Morgan Sampson	1	12	12.0	12
Edward Gilds	1	-1	-1.0	0
Team	6	91	15.2	27

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Kyndon Fuselier	1	1	1.0	1	0
Team	1	1	1.0	1	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ben Woodard	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2
Team	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Mason Stallons	4	161	40.3	0	1	46
Team	4	161	40.3	0	1	46

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Stone Earle	25/31	308	9.9	3	1
Team	25/31	308	9.9	3	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jordon Vaughn	15	96	6.4	1	36
Rovaughn Banks Jr.	11	44	4.0	0	18
Stone Earle	6	5	0.8	1	6
E.J. Wilson	2	3	1.5	0	2
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Team	35	147	4.2	2	36

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Javon Gipson	9	164	18.2	2	43
Dallas Dudley	4	54	13.5	0	22
Raydrian Baltrip	3	23	7.7	1	18
JB Mitchell III	1	22	22.0	0	22
Itty Henry	3	16	5.3	0	8
Jordon Vaughn	2	14	7.0	0	12
Jed Castles	2	11	5.5	0	6
Hut Graham	1	4	4.0	0	4
Team	25	308	12.3	3	43

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Noah Mangham	0	0	1
Team	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Will Shaffer	8	4	0	2.5	1	0
Zion Fonua	7	4	0	0.5	0	1
Chris Herpin	6	4	1	1	0	0
Chris Wright	4	3	1	1	0	1
Dorian Plumley	4	3	0	0.5	1	0
Leighton Adams	4	3	0	0	0	0
Kortlin Rausaw	4	2	0	0	0	1
T.J. Marshall	4	2	0	0	0	0
La'James White	4	2	0	0	0	0
Gabe Brown	3	2	1	1	0	0
Noah Mangham	3	2	1	1	1	0
Tyson Williams	3	2	0	0	0	0
Kaghen Roach	3	1	0	0	0	0
Lakion Fowler	3	1	0	0.5	0	0
Jocelyn Malaska	2	2	0	0	0	0
Rashon Myles Jr.	2	0	0	0	0	2
Javeon Wilcox	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mikele Nash	2	0	0	0	0	0
JB Mitchell III	1	1	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Crawford	1	1	0	0	0	0
Micho Lavine	1	1	0	0	0	0
Carson Finney	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jailyn Gibbs	1	1	0	0	0	0
Trace Low	1	1	0	0	0	0
Anthony Rosas	1	0	0	0	0	0
Javon Gipson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cameron Jones	1	0	0	0	0	0
Zack Haaland	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jeshari Houston	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sammy Morris IV	1	0	0	0	0	0
Boone Morris	1	0	0	0	0	0
West Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bryce Morton	1	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Oku	1	0	0	0	0	1
Paul Blair	1	0	0	0.5	0	0
Team	85	43	3	8.5	3	6

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Vilay Nakkoun Jr.	1	16	16.0	16
Raydrian Baltrip	1	16	16.0	16
Tyson Williams	1	13	13.0	13
Team	3	45	15.0	16

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Tyson Williams	1	13	13.0	13	0
Team	1	13	13.0	13	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Brandon Perez	1/1	100.0	29	5/5	8
Team	1/1	100.0	29	5/5	8

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Hugo Nash	2	73	36.5	0	0	43
Team	2	73	36.5	0	0	43

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