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2019 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

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2019 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (5–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAllen Suber (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorCharles Jones (10th season)
Home stadiumDaytona Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2021 →
2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * Florida A&M ineligible for conference title due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

Preseason

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MEAC poll

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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)
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

Preseason All–MEAC teams

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The Wildcats had eleven players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1 3:00 p.m. vs. Jackson State* ESPN2 W 36–15 23,333
September 7 4:00 p.m. No. 23 Southeastern Louisiana* [a] Cancelled
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
  • Daytona Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
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
  • Daytona Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
ESPN3 W 35–22 2,135
October 26 4:00 p.m. South Carolina Statedagger
  • Daytona Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
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
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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  1. ^ The game against Southeastern Louisiana was cancelled due to the expected impact of Hurricane Dorian on the Daytona Beach, Florida area.

Game summaries

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Vs. Jackson State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 0 22 14 36
Tigers 3 0 12 0 15

At Miami (FL)

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0
Hurricanes 7 21 14 21 63

At Mississippi Valley State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 2 13 0 7 22
Delta Devils 6 0 0 0 6

At Howard

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 21 3 0 13 37
Bison 7 0 7 15 29

Morgan State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 6 0 14 20
Wildcats 3 7 14 7 31

At North Carolina Central

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 7 13 27
Eagles 0 3 0 10 13

Norfolk State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 7 7 0 8 22
Wildcats 0 19 6 10 35

South Carolina State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 20 0 0 27
Wildcats 0 13 6 0 19

At Delaware State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 6 0 7 13
Hornets 9 7 0 0 16

At North Carolina A&T

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 10 0 7 17
No. 25 Aggies 14 6 6 21 47

Vs. Florida A&M

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Rattlers 7 6 7 7 27
Wildcats 7 14 0 10 31

References

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  1. ^ "MEAC Announces 2019 Football Predicted Order of Finish". meacsports.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "MEAC Announces 2019 Preseason Football All-MEAC Awards". meacsports.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Bethune-Cookman University Athletics. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Bethune-Cookman Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.