2015 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

2015 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats football
MEAC co-champion
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
FCS Coaches No. 25
2015 record 9–2 (7–1 MEAC)
Head coach Terry Sims (1st year)
Offensive coordinator Jim Pry
Defensive coordinator Charles Jones
Home stadium Municipal Stadium
(Capacity: 9,601)
2015 MEAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#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 FCS 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

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 6:00 PM at Miami (FL)* Sun Life StadiumMiami Gardens, FL ESPN3 L 0–45   43,467
September 12 5:00 PM at Grambling State* Eddie Robinson StadiumGrambling, LA W 56–53   12,019[1]
September 19 4:00 PM Lane* Municipal StadiumDaytona Beach, FL CEN W 7–3   5,026
September 26 4:00 PM Savannah State Municipal Stadium • Daytona Beach, FL CEN W 42–12   5,975
October 3 4:00 PM at North Carolina Central O'Kelly–Riddick StadiumDurham, NC ESPN3 W 28–26   2,024
October 8 7:30 PM South Carolina State Municipal Stadium • Daytona Beach, FL ESPNU W 17–14   7,462
October 17 1:00 PM at North Carolina A&T Aggie StadiumGreensboro, NC L 14–24   12,471
October 24 4:00 PM Norfolk Statedagger Municipal Stadium • Daytona Beach, FL CEN W 59–49   9,875
October 31 2:00 PM at Delaware State Alumni StadiumDover, DE W 49–21   1,283
November 7 4:00 PM at Morgan State Municipal Stadium • Daytona Beach, FL CEN W 38–14   7,461
November 21 2:30 PM vs. Florida A&M Florida Citrus Bowl StadiumOrlando, FL (Florida Classic) ESPN Classic W 35–14   45,728
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to 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. ( ) = 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. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
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