Preview:
United Athletic Conference Match-up
University of Central Arkansas Bears at Abilene Christian University Wildcats
Saturday, October 10^th at 7:00pm
 
Head-to-Head: 12-3-1
The Bears and the Wildcats have played 16 times, dating all the way back to the first match up in 1939 which ended in a 0-0 tie. The Bears lead the all-time series 12-3-1. More recently the Bears have a 7-3 advantage winning 7 games in a row from 2015-2023, but the Wildcats have won the last two meetings.
 
Bears: 2-3, (0-1)
Head Coach Nathan Brown (9^th season)
The Bears are coming off their Bye week and returning to UAC competition this week. QB Donovyn Omolo has completed 61% of his passes for a total of 809 yards passing and 6 TDs. Omolo and Jalen Washington each have 55 rushing attempts, Omolo has 358 net yards and 2 TDs while Washington has 369 and 3 TDs. For the receiving group. Dakarai Anderson has the most catches with 24, Tyrell Pollard has the most receiving yards with 241 and Ty Durham and Arlie Lee both lead the team with 2 receiving TDs each. LB Ashtyn Williams continues to lead the defense. He has 56 total tackles on the season (21 solo, 35 as­sisted), he also has 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack and 1 intercep­tion. Williams ranks 5th in the FCS in tackles per game (11.2).
 
Wildcats: 2-4, (1-0)
Head Coach Keith Patterson (5^th season)
The Wildcats are coming off a big win in their UAC opener, beat­ing West Florida 35-7. This season, QB Tucker Parks has thrown for 563 yards and 5 TDs. Rovaughn Banks Jr. is the top run­ning back, he has rushed for 347 yards on 72 attempts and has scored 1 TD. Cristian Driver is the Wildcats top receiver, he has caught 18 passes for 224 yards and 1 TD. Dillon Williams is the top tackler with 61 total tackles (21 solo, 40 assisted), he also has 6 pass breakups this season. Kicker Brandon Perez is 4-7 on field goal attempts, making his longest from 51 yards.
 
Kickoff is set for 7:00pm in Abilene, Texas. The game will be on ESPN+, The Bear 91.3 and The Point 94.1 or you can follow live stats online.
 
Click here to listen to Captains Kealen Juniel and Jacorey Jones preview the match-up.