Glendale, Ariz.- For the third straight season, Arizona Christian University Football will open their season against the Skyhawks of Fort Lewis College.  The Drew Maddox era will begin with Saturday's game in Durango, Colo.

Game Details
Arizona Christian (0-0, 0-0 Frontier) at Fort Lewis (0-0, 0-0 RMAC)
Saturday, September 5- 6:00 pm (Mountain)/ 5:00 pm (Arizona)
Ray Dennison Memorial Field, Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO
Ticket Info- General ($13)- https://goskyhawks.com/sports/2023/10/31/ticketing.aspx

Live Coverage
Video - https://rmacnetwork.com/flcskyhawks/
Stats - https://goskyhawks.com/sidearmstats/football/summary

Series
The Firestorm and the Skyhawks are 2-2 against each other with a series that began in 2022.  Arizona Christian won the first two meetings while Fort Lewis has claimed the last two victories. With ACU entering their fourth season in the Frontier, the fifth straight year of head-to-head action between ACU and FLC is the longest current consecutive year rivalry for the Firestorm.

Arizona Christian Football
With 71 returners and 85-95 newcomers, the Firestorm will be looking to gel together quickly to steer the ship in a winning direction.

2026 ACU Top Offensive Returners
Ty Cole- 687 rushing yards, 8 TD, 108 receiving yards
Chris McKivitz- 191 rushing yards, 2 TD, 150 yards receiving, TD
Josh Bell- 1043 passing yards, 6 TD
William Galvan- 195 receiving yards, TD, 155 rushing yards, TD
Nate Pele-Tukumoeatu- 148 receiving yards, 2 TD

2026 ACU Top Defensive Returners
Charles Mason- 56 tackles, INT, 2 forced fumbles
Kellen Palm- 55 tackles, 2 INT
Lofi Chanwong- 52 tackles, sack
Joseph Munoz- 30 tackles
Cam Sanderlin- 31 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks
Max McDowell- 45 tackles, 5.5 TFL

Fort Lewis Football
The NCAA Division II Skyhawks had their game in progress against William Jewell on Saturday cancelled.  Officially, Saturday's game against the Firestorm will be their season opener.

Roll Storm!