2019 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

2019 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2019 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 (Capacity: 9,601)
Seasons ← 2018 2021 →

2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
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

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.

Previous season[]

The Wildcats finished the 2018 season 7–5, 5–2 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for second place.

Preseason[]

MEAC poll[]

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[]

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

Schedule[]

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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Game summaries[]

vs. Jackson State[]

	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 Plays Yards TOP 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)[]

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

at Mississippi Valley State[]

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

at Howard[]

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

Morgan State[]

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

at North Carolina Central[]

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

Norfolk State[]

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

South Carolina State[]

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

at Delaware State[]

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

at North Carolina A&T[]

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

vs. Florida A&M[]

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

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