Abilene Christian adds road game against UTSA to 2027 football schedule

The Abilene Christian Wildcats announced they have added a game against the UTSA Roadrunners to their 2027 football schedule, per an announcement by ACU vice president for athletics Zack Lassiter.

ACU will travel to face UTSA on Sept. 4, 2027, at the Alamodome in San Antonio.

The game represents the first ever meeting between the Wildcats and Roadrunners on the gridiron.

For Abilene Christian, the matchup against UTSA will also mark the Wildcats' 21st game against an FBS opponent since making the jump to the FCS ranks from NCAA Division II in 2014.

The Roadrunners will be ACU's eighth in-state FBS opponent in program history.

The Wildcats have previously faced Baylor, North Texas, SMU, TCU, Texas A&M, Texas Tech and UTEP on the football field.

ACU is also scheduled to travel to face Texas A&M in 2028.

Abilene Christian will open up the 2027 college football season against the Lamar Cardinals on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2027, at Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium in Abilene.

The Wildcats will then travel to San Antonio to face UTSA on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2027, at the Alamodome in San Antonio.

ACU's only other scheduled nonconference game for the 2027 season is a road game against the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks on Saturday, Sept. 18 at Homer Bryce Stadium in Nacogdoches.