2015 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

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2015 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats football
Bethune–Cookman Wildcats logo.svg
MEAC co-champion
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
FCS CoachesNo. 25
2015 record9–2 (7–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Pry
Defensive coordinatorCharles Jones
Home stadiumMunicipal Stadium
(Capacity: 9,601)
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 21 North Carolina A&T +   7 – 1     10 – 2  
Bethune-Cookman +   7 – 1     9 – 2  
North Carolina Central +   7 – 1     8 – 3  
South Carolina State   6 – 2     7 – 4  
Hampton   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Morgan State   4 – 4     4 – 6  
Norfolk State   4 – 4     4 – 7  
Savannah State *   1 – 7     1 – 9  
Florida A&M *   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Delaware State   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Howard   1 – 7     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Florida A&M and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team represented Bethune-Cookman University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Terry Sims and played their home games at Municipal Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 9–2, 7–1 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for the MEAC title with North Carolina A&T and North Carolina Central. 2015 was the first year the MEAC champion abstained from the FCS Playoffs. Due to their head-to-head loss to North Carolina A&T, they were not invited to the newly formed Celebration Bowl and also did not receive an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:00 pmat Miami (FL)*
ESPN3L 0–4543,467
September 125:00 pmat Grambling State*
W 56–5312,019[1]
September 194:00 pmLane*
CENW 7–35,026
September 264:00 pmSavannah State
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
CENW 42–125,975
October 34:00 pmat North Carolina Central
ESPN3W 28–262,024
October 87:30 pmSouth Carolina State
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
ESPNUW 17–147,462
October 171:00 pmat North Carolina A&T
L 14–2412,471
October 244:00 pmNorfolk Statedagger
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
CENW 59–499,875
October 312:00 pmat Delaware State
W 49–211,283
November 74:00 pmMorgan State
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
CENW 38–147,461
November 212:30 pmvs. Florida A&M
ESPN ClassicW 35–1445,728

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 Final 
STATS FCS RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV 
Coaches RV NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV 25 23 22 21 25

References[]

  1. ^ "Bethune Cookman vs Grambling State Game Summary". Bethune–Cookman University Department of Athletics. September 12, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
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