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MEAC champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 0â34 vs.
Georgia Southern | |
Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Ranking | |
Sports Network | No. 15 |
Record | 11â2 (7â1 MEAC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Municipal Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 BethuneâCookman $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida A&M | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hampton | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norfolk State | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&T | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2002 BethuneâCookman Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Bethune-Cookman University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its fifth season under head coach Alvin Wyatt, the team compiled an 11â2 record (7â1 against MEAC opponents) and won the MEAC championship. [1] The team played its home games at Municipal Stadium in Daytona Beach, Florida.
On November 23, 2002, the team clinched the MEAC championship with a 37â10 victory over Florida A&M in the annual Florida Classic game before a crowd of 70,201 spectators in Orlando. [2]
With an 11â1 record in the regular season, the team advanced to post-season play, losing to Georgia Southern in the Division I-AA 1st Round Playoff Game. [3]
Bethune-Cookman was led on offense by junior quarterback Allen Suber. Suber missed the team's November 9 game against Hampton, leading to the team's only loss in the regular season. [4]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | Savannah State* | W 49â9 | ||||
September 7 | at Florida Atlantic* | W 30â17 | 7,987 | [5] | ||
September 14 | at Morris Brown* |
| W 42â7 | 11,895 | [6] | |
September 21 | FIU* | No. 24 | W 31â0 | [7] | ||
September 28 | Norfolk State | No. 20 | W 49â7 | [8] | ||
October 5 | at Morgan State | No. 19 | W 49â27 | [9] | ||
October 12 | Delaware State | No. 15 |
| W 49â7 | 16,891 | [10] |
October 19 | at South Carolina State | No. 11 | W 21â6 | 20,795 | [11] | |
November 2 | at North Carolina A&T | No. 10 | W 13â12 | 5,363 | [12] | |
November 9 | at Hampton | No. 10 | L 7â37 | [4] | ||
November 16 | Howard | No. 13 |
| W 46â27 | 5,497 | [13] |
November 23 | at Florida A&M | No. 11 | W 37â10 | 70,201 | [2] | |
November 30 | at No. 2 Georgia Southern* | No. 11 | L 0â34 | [3] | ||
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Defense
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Roster |
2002 BethuneâCookman Wildcats football | |
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MEAC champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 0â34 vs.
Georgia Southern | |
Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Ranking | |
Sports Network | No. 15 |
Record | 11â2 (7â1 MEAC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Municipal Stadium |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 BethuneâCookman $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida A&M | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hampton | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norfolk State | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&T | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2002 BethuneâCookman Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Bethune-Cookman University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its fifth season under head coach Alvin Wyatt, the team compiled an 11â2 record (7â1 against MEAC opponents) and won the MEAC championship. [1] The team played its home games at Municipal Stadium in Daytona Beach, Florida.
On November 23, 2002, the team clinched the MEAC championship with a 37â10 victory over Florida A&M in the annual Florida Classic game before a crowd of 70,201 spectators in Orlando. [2]
With an 11â1 record in the regular season, the team advanced to post-season play, losing to Georgia Southern in the Division I-AA 1st Round Playoff Game. [3]
Bethune-Cookman was led on offense by junior quarterback Allen Suber. Suber missed the team's November 9 game against Hampton, leading to the team's only loss in the regular season. [4]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | Savannah State* | W 49â9 | ||||
September 7 | at Florida Atlantic* | W 30â17 | 7,987 | [5] | ||
September 14 | at Morris Brown* |
| W 42â7 | 11,895 | [6] | |
September 21 | FIU* | No. 24 | W 31â0 | [7] | ||
September 28 | Norfolk State | No. 20 | W 49â7 | [8] | ||
October 5 | at Morgan State | No. 19 | W 49â27 | [9] | ||
October 12 | Delaware State | No. 15 |
| W 49â7 | 16,891 | [10] |
October 19 | at South Carolina State | No. 11 | W 21â6 | 20,795 | [11] | |
November 2 | at North Carolina A&T | No. 10 | W 13â12 | 5,363 | [12] | |
November 9 | at Hampton | No. 10 | L 7â37 | [4] | ||
November 16 | Howard | No. 13 |
| W 46â27 | 5,497 | [13] |
November 23 | at Florida A&M | No. 11 | W 37â10 | 70,201 | [2] | |
November 30 | at No. 2 Georgia Southern* | No. 11 | L 0â34 | [3] | ||
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2002 BethuneâCookman Wildcats football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Roster |