Abilene Christian had a tremendous season in Keith Patterson’s first year leading the program when you consider what outside expectations were going in. The Wildcats finished 7-4 overall and 3-1 in the WAC, with their only loss being a 24-21 heartbreaker to SFA in the unofficial “WAC Championship” game.
However, when Patterson reflects on 2022, he sees plenty of room for improvement, and rightfully so. Three of ACU’s four losses were by three points. Two of those losses were to WAC champion SFA while the third loss came on the road against No. 23 North Dakota. The Wildcats fourth loss was by a mere 17 points at FBS Missouri.