2014 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

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2014 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats football
Bethune–Cookman Wildcats logo.svg
MEAC co-champion
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 23
FCS CoachesNo. 22
2014 record9–3 (6–2 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Pry (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorCharles Jones (5th season)
Home stadiumMunicipal Stadium
(Capacity: 9,601)
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 23 Bethune-Cookman +   6 – 2     9 – 3  
North Carolina A&T +   6 – 2     9 – 3  
South Carolina State +   6 – 2     8 – 4  
North Carolina Central +   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Morgan State +^   6 – 2     7 – 6  
Norfolk State   4 – 4     4 – 8  
Howard   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Florida A&M *   3 – 5     3 – 9  
Hampton   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Delaware State   2 – 6     2 – 10  
Savannah State *   0 – 8     0 – 12  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * Florida A&M and Savannah State ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to APR violations
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2014 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team represented Bethune-Cookman University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Brian Jenkins and played their home games at Municipal Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC. They finished the season 9–3, 6–2 in MEAC play to finish in a five-way tie for the MEAC championship. However, they did not earn the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs and did not receive an at-large bid.

On December 16, Jenkins resigned to take the head coaching position at Alabama State.[1] He finished at Bethune-Cookman with a five year record of 46–14.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 pmat FIU*No. 22
ASNW 14–1214,053
September 134:00 pmGrambling State*No. 13
W 36–239,423
September 206:00 pmat UCF*No. 12
ESPN3L 7–4144,510
September 274:00 pmFlorida Tech*No. 15
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
CENW 34–338,431
October 44:00 pmDelaware StateNo. 17
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
CENW 27–76,445
October 114:00 pmHowarddaggerNo. 18
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
CENW 49–1210,247
October 186:00 pmat Savannah StateNo. 16
W 48–201,271
October 251:30 pmat South Carolina StateNo. 14
L 14–2011,043
November 14:00 pmNorth Carolina CentralNo. 21
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
CENW 34–203,661
November 67:30 pmat Norfolk StateNo. 20
ESPNUW 13–74,220
November 137:30 pmat HamptonNo. 20
ESPNUL 35–406,000
November 222:00 pmvs. Florida A&MNo. 25
ESPNCW 18–1741,126
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Source: Schedule

Ranking movements[]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final 
Sports Network 22 18 13 12 15 17 18 16 14 21 20 20 25 22 23 
Coaches 23 18 13 12 14 17 17 14 13 20 18 18 24 20 22

References[]

  1. ^ "Alabama St. Hires Bethune-Cookman's Jenkins". 17 December 2014.
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