2013 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team
2013 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats football | |
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MEAC co-champion | |
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 24–48 vs. Coastal Carolina | |
Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Ranking | |
Sports Network | No. 16 |
FCS Coaches | No. 16 |
Record | 10–3 (7–1 MEAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jim Pry (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Charles Jones (4th season) |
Home stadium | Municipal Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Bethune–Cookman +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 South Carolina State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan State | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware State | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&T | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hampton | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina Central | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norfolk State | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida A&M | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Savannah State | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2013 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team represented Bethune-Cookman University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Brian Jenkins and played their home games at Municipal Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). Bethune-Cookman finished the season 10–3, 7–1 in MEAC play to win a share of the conference championship with South Carolina State. Due to their win over South Carolina State, they received the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Coastal Carolina.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 8:00 pm | at Tennessee State* | No. 23 | ESPN3 | W 12–9 | 16,108 | |
September 7 | 4:00 pm | Virginia Union* | No. 25 | CEN | W 66–7 | 6,478 | |
September 14 | 6:00 pm | at FIU* | No. 23 | W 34–13 | 14,957 | ||
September 21 | 4:00 pm | at No. 8 (FBS) Florida State* | No. 19 | ESPN3 | L 6–54 | 74,841 | |
October 5 | 2:00 pm | at Delaware State | No. 21 | W 21–7 | 2,205 | ||
October 12 | 1:00 pm | at Howard | No. 16 | W 27–6 | 1,052 | ||
October 19 | 4:00 pm | Savannah State | No. 17 |
| CEN | W 48–21 | 4,693 |
October 26 | 4:00 pm | South Carolina State | No. 14 |
| W 14–3 | 10,421 | |
November 2 | 12:00 pm | at North Carolina Central | No. 13 | ESPNews | W 38–14 | 6,411 | |
November 9 | 4:00 pm | Norfolk State | No. 12 |
| CEN | L 24–27 | 5,651 |
November 16 | 4:00 pm | Hampton | No. 18 |
| CEN | W 42–12 | 4,104 |
November 23 | 2:00 pm | vs. Florida A&M | No. 14 | ESPNC | W 29–10 | 45,321 | |
November 30 | 1:00 pm | at No. 11 Coastal Carolina* | No. 12 | ESPN3 | L 24–48 | 3,007 | |
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Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
Sports Network | 23 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 16 |
Coaches | 20 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 16 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Bethune Cookman Announces 2013 Football Schedule". Florida Classic. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2013.