Central Arkansas vs. Abilene Christian

WHEN 6 p.m. WHERE Estes Stadium, Conway RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway; KKPT-FM, 94.1, in Little Rock INTERNET ESPN Plus, ucasports.com/ KUCA

RECORDS UCA 2-0, 0-0 Southland Conference, Abilene Christian 1-1, 0-0

COACHES Nathan Brown (8-5 in second season at UCA and overall); Adam Dorrel (9-15 in third season at Abilene Christian, 85-23 in ninth season overall)

SERIES UCA leads 8-2-1

LAST MEETING 2018 UCA 16, ACU 7

WHEN UCA HAS THE BALL A balanced offense has been UCA’s strength under Coach Nathan Brown, but through two games, UCA sophomore quarterback Breylin Smith has passed for 607 yards, while senior running back Carlos Blackman leads UCA with 81 rushing yards. Nevertheless, watch for UCA to try to establish the run from the start against the Wildcats. To this point, Smith’s top targets have been sophomore Lujuan Winningham and freshman Tyler Hudson. Winningham has been named the Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Week each of the first two weeks of the season. He has 16 receptions for 358 yards and 5 touchdowns. WHEN ABILENE CHRISTIAN HAS THE BALL Through its first two games, junior quarterback Luke Anthony has completed 42 of 60 passes for 533 yards and 5 touchdowns without an interception. Senior running back James Tracey has led ACU’s rushers with 160 yards 4 touchdowns. Senior receiver Josh Fink has caught 6 passes for 141 for 2 touchdowns. WHAT’S AT STAKE UCA has not won the first three games on its schedule since 2010.