2018 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team explained

Mode:football
Year:2018
Team:Bethune–Cookman Wildcats
Conference:Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Short Conf:MEAC
Record:7–5
Conf Record:5–2
Head Coach:Terry Sims
Hc Year:4th
Off Coach:Allen Suber
Oc Year:2nd
Def Coach:Charles Jones
Stadium:Daytona Stadium

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.

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]

1 North Carolina A&T
2 Howard
3 North Carolina Central
4 Bethune–Cookman
5 Florida A&M
6 Norfolk State
7 South Carolina State
8 Savannah State
9 Morgan State
10 Delaware State

Preseason All-MEAC Teams

The Wildcats had five players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.[2]

Offense

1st team

Dwayne Brown – OL

3rd team

Tupac Isme – RBDefense

2nd team

Todney Evans – DL

3rd team

Kevin Thompson – DLSpecial teams

1st team

Uriel Hernandez – K

Schedule

Source: Schedule

Game summaries

At Tennessee State

See also: 2018 Tennessee State Tigers football team.

Virginia–Lynchburg

At Florida Atlantic

See also: 2018 Florida Atlantic Owls football team.

vs Howard

See also: 2018 Howard Bison football team and Circle City Classic.

At Savannah State

See also: 2018 Savannah State Tigers football team.

Mississippi Valley State

See also: 2018 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team.

At South Carolina State

See also: 2018 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team.

North Carolina A&T

At Nebraska

See also: 2018 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.

At Morgan State

See also: 2018 Morgan State Bears football team.

North Carolina Central

See also: 2018 North Carolina Central Eagles football team.

vs Florida A&M

See also: Florida Classic.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: North Carolina A&T State Picked To Win 2018 MEAC Championship. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 27, 2018.
  2. Web site: NCAT's Raynard, NCCU's Reynolds Headline 2018 All-MEAC Preseason Football Team. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 25, 2018.