{"id":463015,"date":"2026-02-06T21:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T21:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/463015\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T21:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T21:04:09","slug":"acu-alum-jack-gibbens-set-for-super-bowl-lx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/463015\/","title":{"rendered":"ACU Alum Jack Gibbens Set for Super Bowl LX"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Former Abilene Christian football player Jack Gibbens and his New England Patriots will play the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday in Super LX in the San Francisco area.<\/p>\n

Gibbens\u00a0was a star linebacker at ACU from 2017-2020, totaling\u00a0257 tackles, seven sacks and five interceptions in his 39 games. He led the Wildcats in tackles in the COVID-shortened 2020 season, and was second with 104 as a junior in 2019. An Academic All-America selection by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), Gibbens graduated from ACU as a double major in accounting and financial management with a perfect 4.00 GPA.<\/p>\n

He was a a two-year team captain, a member on ACU’s Dean’s List six times, and also named a National Football Foundation National Scholar-Athlete in 2020.<\/a><\/p>\n

When the NCAA granted players an extra year of eligibility, and the option to transfer without sitting out, Gibbens moved on to Minnesota of Big Ten for the 2021 season. He started all 13 games for the Golden Gophers, amassing a team-high 92 tackles and was named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention.<\/p>\n

READ: Jack Gibbens’ 2023 interview with ACU’s\u00a0College of Business Administration<\/a><\/p>\n

After three years with the Tennessee Titans, Gibbens\u00a0has become a major contributor in his first season with the Patriots. Gibbens has started nine games, including New England’s AFC Divisional Round game against the Houston Texans.\u00a0\u00a0He is third on\u00a0the team in tackles with 96 heading into Sunday’s matchup.<\/p>\n

Gibbens\u00a0will be the seventh former Wildcat to play in a Super Bowl, and the first since receiver Taylor Gabriel and the Atlanta Falcons faced the Patriots in Super Bowl LI in 2018. If New England defeats the Seahawks, Gibbens will be just the second ACU product to win a Super Bowl as a player, joining Cle Montgomery who did it with the Los Angeles Raiders in Super XVIII.<\/p>\n

Below is the list of former ACU players who have appeared on Super Bowl teams.<\/p>\n

Clint Longley (’74)

\nSuper Bowl X (1976), Dallas Cowboys, QB

\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lost to Pittsburgh Steelers, 21-17<\/p>\n

Wilbert Montgomery (’77)

\nSuper Bowl XV (1981), Philadelphia Eagles, RB

\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lost to Oakland Raiders, 27-10

\nSuper Bowl XXXIV (2000) St. Louis Rams, Assistant Coach

\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Defeated Tennessee Titans, 23-16

\nSuper Bowl XXXVI (2002), St. Louis Rams, Assistant Coach

\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lost to New England Patriots, 20-17

\nSuper Bowl XLVII (2013), Baltimore Ravens, Assistant Coach

\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Defeated San Francisco 49ers, 34-31<\/p>\n

Cle Montgomery (’78)

\nSuper Bowl XVIII (1984) Los Angeles Raiders, WR

\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Defeated Washington Redskins, 38-9<\/p>\n

Dan Remsberg (’85)

\nSuper Bowl XXI (1987), Denver Broncos, OT

\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lost to New York Giants, 39-20

\nSuper Bowl XXII (1988) Denver Broncos, OT

\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lost to Washington Redskins, 42-10<\/p>\n

Danieal Manning (’07)

\nSuper Bowl XLI (2007), Chicago Bears, S

\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lost to Indianapolis Colts, 29-17<\/p>\n

Taylor Gabriel (’15)

\nSuper Bowl LI (2018), Atlanta Falcons, WR

\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lost to New England Patriots, 34-28 in overtime<\/p>\n

Jack Gibbens (’20)

\nSuper Bowl LX (2026), New England Patriots, LB<\/p>\n

Another, running back and kick returner V.T. “Vitamin T” Smith Jr. (’49), played in three NFL title games (1949-51) for the Los Angeles Rams before the game was called a Super Bowl.<\/p>\n

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