2015 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

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.

2015 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats football
MEAC co-champion
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
FCS CoachesNo. 25
Record9–2 (7–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Pry
Defensive coordinatorCharles Jones
Home stadiumMunicipal Stadium
(Capacity: 9,601)
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  
Florida A&M *  1 7   1 10  
Delaware State  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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:00 pmat Miami (FL)*ESPN3L 0–4543,467
September 125:00 pmat Grambling State*W 56–5312,019[1]
September 194:00 pmLane*CENW 7–35,026
September 264:00 pmSavannah State
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
CENW 42–125,975
October 34:00 pmat North Carolina CentralESPN3W 28–262,024
October 87:30 pmSouth Carolina State
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
ESPNUW 17–147,462
October 171:00 pmat North Carolina A&TL 14–2412,471
October 244:00 pmNorfolk Statedagger
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
CENW 59–499,875
October 312:00 pmat Delaware StateW 49–211,283
November 74:00 pmMorgan State
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
CENW 38–147,461
November 212:30 pmvs. Florida A&MESPN ClassicW 35–1445,728

Source: Schedule

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV25RV
CoachesRVRVRVRV2523222125

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.
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