2019 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team explained

Mode:	football
Year:	2019
Team:	Bethune–Cookman Wildcats
Conference:	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Short Conf:	MEAC
Record:	7–4
Conf Record:	5–3
Head Coach:	Terry Sims
Hc Year:	5th
Off Coach:	Allen Suber
Oc Year:	3rd
Def Coach:	Charles Jones
Dc Year:	10th
Stadium:	Daytona Stadium
Next Year:	2021

The 2019 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team represented Bethune–Cookman University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Terry Sims and played their home games at Daytona Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 7–4, 5–3 in MEAC play to finish in fourth place.

Preseason

MEAC poll

In the MEAC preseason poll released on July 26, 2019, the Wildcats were predicted to finish in second place.^[1]

1	North Carolina A&T	304 (12)
2	Bethune–Cookman	237 (1)
3	Florida A&M	204 (2)
4	Howard	166
5	North Carolina Central	161 (1)
6	South Carolina State	152
7	Norfolk State	119 (1)
8	Morgan State	87 (1)
9	Delaware State	46

Preseason All–MEAC teams

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

First Team Offense

L'Dre Barnes – C

Second Team Offense

Cedric Jackson – OL

Third Team Offense

Akevious Williams – QB

Nicholas Roos – OL

Jamal Savage – OL

First Team Defense

Marques Ford – DL

Marquis Hendrix – LB

Trevor Merritt – DB

Tydarius Peters – DB

Jimmie Robinson – RS

Third Team Defense

Gerome Howard – DL

Schedule

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Game summaries

Vs. Jackson State

See also: 2019 Jackson State Tigers football team.

At Miami (FL)

See also: 2019 Miami Hurricanes football team.

At Mississippi Valley State

See also: 2019 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team.

At Howard

See also: 2019 Howard Bison football team.

Morgan State

See also: 2019 Morgan State Bears football team.

At North Carolina Central

See also: 2019 North Carolina Central Eagles football team.

Norfolk State

See also: 2019 Norfolk State Spartans football team.

South Carolina State

See also: 2019 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team.

At Delaware State

See also: 2019 Delaware State Hornets football team.

At North Carolina A&T

Vs. Florida A&M

Notes and References

1. Web site: MEAC Announces 2019 Football Predicted Order of Finish . meacsports.com . August 7, 2019 . en.
2. Web site: MEAC Announces 2019 Preseason Football All-MEAC Awards . meacsports.com . August 7, 2019 . en.
3. Web site: 2019 Football Schedule . Bethune-Cookman University Athletics . July 24, 2019 . en.
4. Web site: 2019 Bethune-Cookman Football Schedule . FBSchedules.com . July 24, 2019.