The 1981 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team represented Bethune–Cookman College (now known as Bethune–Cookman University) as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Bobby Frazier, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, and finished third in the MEAC.
| 1981 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (3–2 MEAC) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 South Carolina State $^ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida A&M | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | at Southern* | L 0–3 | 25,000 | [1] | |
| September 12 | at Texas Southern* | L 6–14 | [2] | ||
| September 19 | Howard |
| W 19–13 | [3] | |
| September 26 | vs. North Carolina A&T | W 21–15 | 8,455 | [4] | |
| October 3 | at Delaware State | W 8–0 | [5] | ||
| October 10 | vs. Albany State* | W 33–8 | 6,234 | [6] | |
| October 17 | at Morris Brown* | W 21–14 | [7] | ||
| October 24 | Tuskegee* |
| W 29–13 | [8] | |
| November 7 | at No. 4 South Carolina State | L 6–10 | [9] | ||
| November 21 | at UCF* |
| W 24–20 | 8,354 | [10] |
| November 28 | vs. Florida A&M | L 0–29 | 45,964 | [11] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Punchless Bethune stumbles to 3–0 loss". The Orlando Sentinel Star. September 6, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sluggish Bethune loses". The Orlando Sentinel Star. September 13, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bethune tops Howard 19–13". Florida Today. September 20, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "B–CC wins second straight". St. Petersburg Times. September 27, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Del. State won't budge". The Sunday Times. October 4, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "B–CC backfield keys 33–8 win". The Orlando Sentinel Star. October 11, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bethune–Cookman sacks Wolverines". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 18, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers fall to Bethune". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 25, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs clinch MEAC with 10–6 win over Wildcats". The Times and Democrat. November 8, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Knights lose season finale". Florida Today. November 22, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "FAMU overpowers Wildcats". The Tampa Tribune-Times. November 29, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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