2015 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

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2015 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats football
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats logo.svg
MEAC co-champion
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
FCS CoachesNo. 25
Record9–2 (7–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Pry
Defensive coordinatorCharles Jones
Home stadium Municipal Stadium
Seasons
  2014
2016  
2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • Florida A&M and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:00 pmat Miami (FL) * ESPN3 L 0–4543,467
September 125:00 pmat Grambling State *W 56–5312,019 [1]
September 194:00 pm Lane * CEN W 7–35,026
September 264:00 pm Savannah State
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
CENW 42–125,975
October 34:00 pmat North Carolina Central ESPN3W 28–262,024
October 87:30 pm South Carolina State
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
ESPNU W 17–147,462
October 171:00 pmat North Carolina A&T L 14–2412,471
October 244:00 pm Norfolk State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
CENW 59–499,875
October 312:00 pmat Delaware State W 49–211,283
November 74:00 pm Morgan State
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
CENW 38–147,461
November 212:30 pmvs. Florida A&M ESPN Classic W 35–1445,728
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

Source: Schedule

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
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— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
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References

  1. "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.