2014 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team
The 2014 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team represented Bethune-Cookman University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Brian Jenkins and played their home games at Municipal Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC. They finished the season 9–3, 6–2 in MEAC play to finish in a five-way tie for the MEAC championship. However, they did not earn the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs and did not receive an at-large bid.
2014 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats football | |
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MEAC co-champion | |
Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Ranking | |
Sports Network | No. 23 |
FCS Coaches | No. 22 |
Record | 9–3 (6–2 MEAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jim Pry (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Charles Jones (5th season) |
Home stadium | Municipal Stadium (Capacity: 9,601) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Bethune–Cookman + | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&T + | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina State + | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina Central + | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan State +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norfolk State | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida A&M * | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hampton | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware State | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Savannah State * | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On December 16, Jenkins resigned to take the head coaching position at Alabama State.[1] He finished at Bethune-Cookman with a five year record of 46–14.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 7:00 pm | at FIU* | No. 22 | ASN | W 14–12 | 14,053 | |
September 13 | 4:00 pm | Grambling State* | No. 13 | W 36–23 | 9,423 | ||
September 20 | 6:00 pm | at UCF* | No. 12 | ESPN3 | L 7–41 | 44,510 | |
September 27 | 4:00 pm | Florida Tech* | No. 15 |
| CEN | W 34–33 | 8,431 |
October 4 | 4:00 pm | Delaware State | No. 17 |
| CEN | W 27–7 | 6,445 |
October 11 | 4:00 pm | Howard | No. 18 |
| CEN | W 49–12 | 10,247 |
October 18 | 6:00 pm | at Savannah State | No. 16 | W 48–20 | 1,271 | ||
October 25 | 1:30 pm | at South Carolina State | No. 14 | L 14–20 | 11,043 | ||
November 1 | 4:00 pm | North Carolina Central | No. 21 |
| CEN | W 34–20 | 3,661 |
November 6 | 7:30 pm | at Norfolk State | No. 20 | ESPNU | W 13–7 | 4,220 | |
November 13 | 7:30 pm | at Hampton | No. 20 | ESPNU | L 35–40 | 6,000 | |
November 22 | 2:00 pm | vs. Florida A&M | No. 25 |
| ESPNC | W 18–17 | 41,126 |
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Source: Schedule
Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
Sports Network | 22 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 23 |
Coaches | 23 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 22 |
References
- "Alabama St. Hires Bethune-Cookman's Jenkins". December 17, 2014.
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