2015 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team
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MEAC co-champion | |
| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
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| FCS Coaches | No. 25 |
| Record | 9–2 (7–1 MEAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jim Pry |
| Defensive coordinator | Charles Jones |
| Home stadium | Municipal Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida A&M * | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | 6:00 pm | at Miami (FL)* | ESPN3 | L 0–45 | 43,467 | |
| September 12 | 5:00 pm | at Grambling State* | W 56–53 | 12,019[1] | ||
| September 19 | 4:00 pm | Lane* | CEN | W 7–3 | 5,026 | |
| September 26 | 4:00 pm | Savannah State |
| CEN | W 42–12 | 5,975 |
| October 3 | 4:00 pm | at North Carolina Central | ESPN3 | W 28–26 | 2,024 | |
| October 8 | 7:30 pm | South Carolina State |
| ESPNU | W 17–14 | 7,462 |
| October 17 | 1:00 pm | at North Carolina A&T | L 14–24 | 12,471 | ||
| October 24 | 4:00 pm | Norfolk State |
| CEN | W 59–49 | 9,875 |
| October 31 | 2:00 pm | at Delaware State | W 49–21 | 1,283 | ||
| November 7 | 4:00 pm | Morgan State |
| CEN | W 38–14 | 7,461 |
| November 21 | 2:30 pm | vs. Florida A&M | ESPN Classic | W 35–14 | 45,728 | |
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Ranking movements
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| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Bethune Cookman vs Grambling State Game Summary". Bethune–Cookman University Department of Athletics. September 12, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
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