2019 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

2019 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football
2019 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	7–4 (5–3 MEAC)
Head coach	Terry Sims (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Allen Suber (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Charles Jones (10th season)
Home stadium	Daytona Stadium
	Seasons ← 2018 2021 →

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.

2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
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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

Preseason edit

MEAC poll edit

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 edit

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

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

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	3:00 p.m.	vs. Jackson State*	Georgia State Stadium Atlanta, GA (MEAC/SWAC Challenge)	ESPN2	W 36–15	23,333
~~September 7~~	~~4:00 p.m.~~	No. 23 Southeastern Louisiana* ^[a]	~~Daytona Stadium~~ ~~Daytona Beach, FL~~		Cancelled
September 14	4:00 p.m.	at Miami (FL)*	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ACCN	L 0–63	52,036
September 21	7:00 p.m.	at Mississippi Valley State*	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	Youtube	W 22–6	6,487
September 28	1:00 p.m.	at Howard	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, D.C.	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	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	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 State	Daytona Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	ESPN3	L 19–27	12,204
November 9	2:00 p.m.	at Delaware State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN3	L 13–16	879
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at No. 25 North Carolina A&T	BB&T Stadium Greensboro, NC	ESPN3	L 17–47	10,355
November 23	3:30 p.m.	vs. No. 12 Florida A&M	Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL (Florida Classic)	ESPNews	W 31–27	55,730
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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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.

Game summaries edit

Vs. Jackson State edit

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

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	COOK	JSU
1	12:35	6	60	2:25	JSU	25-yard field goal by Adrian Salazar	0	3
3	10:10	6	60	3:12	JSU	Jordan Johnson 8-yard touchdown run, Adrian Salazar kick blocked	0	9
3	7:18				COOK	Interception returned 50 yards for touchdown by Trevor Merritt, Xavier McDonald kick good	7	9
3	5:34	3	60	1:44	JSU	Warren Newman 34-yard touchdown reception from Jalon Jones, Adrian Salazar kick missed	7	12
3	4:09	5	57	1:25	COOK	Akevious Williams 20-yard touchdown run, Xavier McDonald kick good	14	15
3	2:33	3	9	0:59	COOK	Taron Mallard 1-yard touchdown reception from Akevious Williams, 2-point pass good	22	15
4	11:16	5	47	1:34	COOK	LaDerrien Wilson 5-yard touchdown run, Xavier McDonald kick good	29	15
4	9:01				COOK	Fumble recovery returned 96 yards for touchdown by Sam Marc, Xavier McDonald kick good	36	15
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							36	15

At Miami (FL) edit

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

At Mississippi Valley State edit

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

At Howard edit

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

Morgan State edit

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

At North Carolina Central edit

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

Norfolk State edit

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

South Carolina State edit

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

At Delaware State edit

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

At North Carolina A&T edit

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

Vs. Florida A&M edit

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

References edit

^ "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.

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

[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.

[4] "2019 Football Schedule". Bethune-Cookman University Athletics. Retrieved July 24, 2019.

[5] "2019 Bethune-Cookman Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.

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