2018 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team
2018 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football | |
---|---|
Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Record | 7–5 (5–2 MEAC) |
Head coach |
|
Offensive coordinator | Allen Suber (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Charles Jones |
Home stadium | Daytona Stadium |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 North Carolina A&T $ | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bethune–Cookman | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida A&M | 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina State | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 4 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina Central | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan State | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norfolk State | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware State | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Savannah State | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
The 2018 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team represented Bethune–Cookman University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Terry Sims and played their home games at the newly renamed Daytona Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 7–5, 5–2 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for second place.
Preseason
[edit]MEAC preseason poll
[edit]In a vote of the MEAC head coaches and sports information directors, the Wildcats were picked to finish in fourth place.[1]
Predicted finish | Team |
---|---|
1 | North Carolina A&T |
2 | Howard |
3 | North Carolina Central |
4 | Bethune–Cookman |
5 | Florida A&M |
6 | Norfolk State |
7 | South Carolina State |
8 | Savannah State |
9 | Morgan State |
10 | Delaware State |
Preseason All-MEAC Teams
[edit]The Wildcats had five players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.[2]
Offense 1st team Dwayne Brown – OL 3rd team Tupac Isme – RB |
Defense 2nd team Todney Evans – DL 3rd team Kevin Thompson – DL |
Special teams 1st team Uriel Hernandez – K |
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at Tennessee State* | ESPN | L 3–34 | 14,069 | |||
September 8 | 4:00 p.m. | Virginia–Lynchburg* | ESPN3 | W 79–16 | 4,662 | |||
September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic* | Stadium | L 28–49 | 19,017 | |||
September 22 | 4:30 p.m. | vs. Howard | ESPN3 | L 35–41 | 19,172 | |||
September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | at Savannah State | ESPN3 | W 35–20 | 5,018 | |||
October 6 | 4:00 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State* |
| ESPN3 | W 41–27 | 10,278 | ||
October 13 | 2:00 p.m. | at South Carolina State | W 28–26 | 12,213 | ||||
October 20 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 19 North Carolina A&T |
| L 10–35 | 6,225 | |||
October 27[a] | 12:00 p.m. | at Nebraska* | BTN | L 9–45 | 88,735 | |||
November 3 | 4:00 p.m. | at Morgan State | W 30–28 | 2,008 | ||||
November 8 | 7:00 p.m. | North Carolina Central |
| ESPNU | W 28–25 2OT | 3,145 | ||
November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Florida A&M | ESPN Classic | W 33–19 | 52,142 | |||
|
- Source: Schedule
Game summaries
[edit]At Tennessee State
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Tigers | 14 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 34 |
Virginia–Lynchburg
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dragons | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
Wildcats | 30 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 79 |
At Florida Atlantic
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wildcats | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Owls | 29 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 49 |
vs Howard
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bison | 14 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 41 |
Wildcats | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
At Savannah State
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
Tigers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
Mississippi Valley State
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Delta Devils | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
Wildcats | 0 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 41 |
At South Carolina State
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wildcats | 10 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 28 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
North Carolina A&T
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. 19 Aggies | 13 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 35 |
Wildcats | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
At Nebraska
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wildcats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
Cornhuskers | 28 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 45 |
At Morgan State
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wildcats | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
Bears | 0 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 28 |
North Carolina Central
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eagles | 6 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
Wildcats | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 |
vs Florida A&M
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 33 |
Rattlers | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
References
[edit]- ^ "North Carolina A&T State Picked To Win 2018 MEAC Championship". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 27, 2018.
- ^ "NCAT's Raynard, NCCU's Reynolds Headline 2018 All-MEAC Preseason Football Team". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 25, 2018.
- ^ "Nebraska Announces Addition to 2018 Football Schedule". Nebraska Athletics Official Website. Retrieved September 20, 2018.