2019_Bethune–Cookman_Wildcats_football_team
2019 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team
American college football season
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.
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| 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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| 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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MEAC poll
In the MEAC preseason poll released on July 26, 2019, the Wildcats were predicted to finish in second place.[1]
More information Predicted finish, Team ...
| 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 |
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Preseason All–MEAC teams
The Wildcats had eleven players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.[2]
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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 |
First Team Defense Marques Ford – DL Marquis Hendrix – LB Trevor Merritt – DB Tydarius Peters – DB Jimmie Robinson – RS Third Team Defense Gerome Howard – DL |
More information Date, Time ...
| 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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- The game against Southeastern Louisiana was cancelled due to the expected impact of Hurricane Dorian on the Daytona Beach, Florida area.
Vs. Jackson State
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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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See also: 2019 Jackson State Tigers football team
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At Miami (FL)
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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 |
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See also: 2019 Miami Hurricanes football team
At Mississippi Valley State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 22 |
| Delta Devils | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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At Howard
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 21 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 37 |
| Bison | 7 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 29 |
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See also: 2019 Howard Bison football team
Morgan State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
| Wildcats | 3 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
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See also: 2019 Morgan State Bears football team
At North Carolina Central
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
| Eagles | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
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Norfolk State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Spartans | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 22 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 35 |
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South Carolina State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
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At Delaware State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Hornets | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
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At North Carolina A&T
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| 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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Vs. Florida A&M
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 12 Rattlers | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
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See also: 2019 Florida A&M Rattlers football team
- "MEAC Announces 2019 Football Predicted Order of Finish". meacsports.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- "MEAC Announces 2019 Preseason Football All-MEAC Awards". meacsports.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- "2019 Football Schedule". Bethune-Cookman University Athletics. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- "2019 Bethune-Cookman Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.