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 →

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

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.

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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