2019 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football | |
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Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Record | 7–4 (5–3 MEAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Allen Suber (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Charles Jones (10th season) |
Home stadium | Daytona Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Florida A&M * | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 North Carolina A&T + | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina State + | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bethune–Cookman | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norfolk State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina Central | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team represented Bethune–Cookman University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Terry Sims and played their home games at Daytona Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 7–4, 5–3 in MEAC play to finish in fourth place.
In the MEAC preseason poll released on July 26, 2019, the Wildcats were predicted to finish in second place. [1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | North Carolina A&T | 304 (12) |
2 | Bethune–Cookman | 237 (1) |
3 | Florida A&M | 204 (2) |
4 | Howard | 166 |
5 | North Carolina Central | 161 (1) |
6 | South Carolina State | 152 |
7 | Norfolk State | 119 (1) |
8 | Morgan State | 87 (1) |
9 | Delaware State | 46 |
The Wildcats had eleven players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams. [2]
First Team Offense L'Dre Barnes – C Second Team Offense Cedric Jackson – OL Third Team Offense Akevious Williams – QB Nicholas Roos – OL Jamal Savage – OL
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First Team Defense Marques Ford – DL Marquis Hendrix – LB Trevor Merritt – DB Tydarius Peters – DB Jimmie Robinson – RS Third Team Defense Gerome Howard – DL |
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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September 1 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Jackson State* | ESPN2 | W 36–15 | 23,333 | |||
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September 14 | 4:00 p.m. | at Miami (FL)* | ACCN | L 0–63 | 52,036 | |||
September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at Mississippi Valley State* | Youtube | W 22–6 | 6,487 | |||
September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at Howard | ESPN3 | W 37–29 | 5,700 | |||
October 5 | 4:00 p.m. | Morgan State |
| ESPN3 | W 31–20 | 5,642 | ||
October 10 | 6:00 p.m. | at North Carolina Central | ESPNU | W 27–13 | 5,261 | |||
October 19 | 4:00 p.m. | Norfolk State |
| ESPN3 | W 35–22 | 2,135 | ||
October 26 | 4:00 p.m. | South Carolina State |
| ESPN3 | L 19–27 | 12,204 | ||
November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at Delaware State | ESPN3 | L 13–16 | 879 | |||
November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 25 North Carolina A&T | ESPN3 | L 17–47 | 10,355 | |||
November 23 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. No. 12 Florida A&M | ESPNews | W 31–27 | 55,730 | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 36 |
Tigers | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 15 |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hurricanes | 7 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 63 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 22 |
Delta Devils | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 21 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 37 |
Bison | 7 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 29 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
Wildcats | 3 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
Eagles | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spartans | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 22 |
Wildcats | 0 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 35 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Wildcats | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
Hornets | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
No. 25 Aggies | 14 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 47 |
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No. 12 Rattlers | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |