2002_Bethune–Cookman_Wildcats_football_team

2002 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

2002 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

American college football season

The 2002 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Bethune-Cookman University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its fifth season under head coach Alvin Wyatt, the team compiled an 11–2 record (7–1 against MEAC opponents) and won the MEAC championship.[1] The team played its home games at Municipal Stadium in Daytona Beach, Florida.

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On November 23, 2002, the team clinched the MEAC championship with a 37–10 victory over Florida A&M in the annual Florida Classic game before a crowd of 70,201 spectators in Orlando.[2]

With an 11–1 record in the regular season, the team advanced to post-season play, losing to Georgia Southern in the Division I-AA 1st Round Playoff Game.[3]

Bethune-Cookman was led on offense by junior quarterback Allen Suber. Suber missed the team's November 9 game against Hampton, leading to the team's only loss in the regular season.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 2002 Schedule and Results". CNN Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on December 16, 2002. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Bethune-Cookman 37, Florida A&M 10: Bethune Conquers Conference". The Orlando Sentinel. November 24, 2002. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Georgia Southern erases B-CC". Florida Today. December 1, 2002. p. 6D – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Hampton 37, Bethune-Cookman 7: Without Suber, Wildcats wither". The Palm Beach Post. November 10, 2002. p. 2BB – via Newspapers.com.
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    "FAU blows big lead late to help B-CC comeback". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. September 8, 2002. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Bethune-Cookman 42, Morris Brown 7: Morris Brown gives up 489 offensive yards in thumping". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 15, 2002. p. H11 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Bethune-Cookman 31, FIU 0: B-CC shuts out FIU". South Florida Sun Sentinel. September 22, 2002. p. 15C – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Bethune-Cookman 49, Norfolk St. 7: Wildcats dominate, remain unbeaten". The Palm Beach Post. September 29, 2002. p. 2BB – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Bethune-Cookman outlasts Morgan State, 41-27". The Baltimore Sun. October 6, 2002. p. D5 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Hornets Game Review: Bethune-Cookman 49, Delaware State 7". Sunday News Journal. October 13, 2002. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Bethune-Cookman 21, South Carolina State 6: Suber-led Wildcats stay perfect". Orlando Sentinel. October 20, 2002. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Bethune-Cookman 13, NC A&T 12: Wildcats stay unbeaten without star QB Suber". The Orlando Sentinel. November 3, 2002. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. [13]
    "Bethune-Cookman 46, Howard 27: B-CC grinds out win over Howard". The Orlando Sentinel. November 17, 2002. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. [14]
    "Bethune–Cookman (FL) Yearly Results". CFB Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
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