2018 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team
American college football season
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The 2018 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team represented Bethune–Cookman University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Terry Sims and played their home games at the newly renamed Daytona Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 7–5, 5–2 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for second place.
- Terry Sims (4th season)
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| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–5 (5–2 MEAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Allen Suber (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Charles Jones |
| Home stadium | Daytona Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 North Carolina A&T $ | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida A&M | 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 4 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norfolk State | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Savannah State | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
MEAC preseason poll
In a vote of the MEAC head coaches and sports information directors, the Wildcats were picked to finish in fourth place.[1]
Preseason All-MEAC Teams
The Wildcats had five players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.[2]
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Offense 1st team Dwayne Brown – OL 3rd team Tupac Isme – RB |
Defense 2nd team Todney Evans – DL 3rd team Kevin Thompson – DL |
Special teams 1st team Uriel Hernandez – K |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at Tennessee State* | ESPN+ | L 3–34 | 14,069 | |||
| September 8 | 4:00 p.m. | Virginia–Lynchburg* | ESPN3 | W 79–16 | 4,662 | |||
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic* | Stadium | L 28–49 | 19,017 | |||
| September 22 | 4:30 p.m. | vs. Howard | ESPN3 | L 35–41 | 19,172 | |||
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | at Savannah State | ESPN3 | W 35–20 | 5,018 | |||
| October 6 | 4:00 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State* |
| ESPN3 | W 41–27 | 10,278 | ||
| October 13 | 2:00 p.m. | at South Carolina State | W 28–26 | 12,213 | ||||
| October 20 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 19 North Carolina A&T |
| L 10–35 | 6,225 | |||
| October 27[a] | 12:00 p.m. | at Nebraska* | BTN | L 9–45 | 88,735 | |||
| November 3 | 4:00 p.m. | at Morgan State | W 30–28 | 2,008 | ||||
| November 8 | 7:00 p.m. | North Carolina Central |
| ESPNU | W 28–25 2OT | 3,145 | ||
| November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Florida A&M | ESPN Classic | W 33–19 | 52,142 | |||
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- Source: Schedule
Game summaries
At Tennessee State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tigers | 14 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 34 |
Virginia–Lynchburg
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Dragons | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| Wildcats | 30 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 79 |
At Florida Atlantic
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Owls | 29 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 49 |
vs Howard
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bison | 14 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 41 |
| Wildcats | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
At Savannah State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| Tigers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
Mississippi Valley State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Delta Devils | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 41 |
At South Carolina State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 10 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 28 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
North Carolina A&T
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 19 Aggies | 13 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 35 |
| Wildcats | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
At Nebraska
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Cornhuskers | 28 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 45 |
At Morgan State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
| Bears | 0 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 28 |
North Carolina Central
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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| Eagles | 6 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
| Wildcats | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 |
vs Florida A&M
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 33 |
| Rattlers | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 19 |