2002 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

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The 2002 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Bethune-Cookman University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its fifth season under head coach Alvin Wyatt, the team compiled an 11–2 record (7–1 against MEAC opponents) and won the MEAC championship.[1] The team played its home games at Municipal Stadium in Daytona Beach, Florida.

On November 23, 2002, the team clinched the MEAC championship with a 37–10 victory over Florida A&M in the annual Florida Classic game before a crowd of 70,201 spectators in Orlando.[2]

With an 11–1 record in the regular season, the team advanced to post-season play, losing to Georgia Southern
in the Division I-AA 1st Round Playoff Game.[3]

Bethune-Cookman was led on offense by junior quarterback Allen Suber. Suber missed the team’s November 9 game against Hampton, leading to the team’s only loss in the regular season.[4]

Schedule[edit]

Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source
August 31 Savannah State* W 49–9
September 7 at Florida Atlantic* W 30–17 7,987 [5]
September 14 at Morris Brown* W 42–7 11,895 [6]
September 21 FIU* No. 24 W 31–0 [7]
September 28 Norfolk State No. 20 W 49–7 [8]
October 5 at Morgan State No. 19 W 49–27 [9]
October 12 Delaware State No. 15
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
 W 49–7 16,891 [10]
October 19 at South Carolina State No. 11 W 21–6 20,795 [11]
November 2 at North Carolina A&T No. 10 W 13–12 5,363 [12]
November 9 at Hampton No. 10 L 7–37 [4]
November 16 Howard No. 13
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
 W 46–27 5,497 [13]
November 23 at Florida A&M No. 11 W 37–10 70,201 [2]
November 30 at No. 2 Georgia Southern* No. 11 L 0–34 [3]

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2002 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense

Pos. # Name Class
QB 7 Allen Suber Redshirt.svg Jr
Defense Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-08-26

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b “Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 2002 Schedule and Results”. CNN Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on December 16, 2002. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  2. ^ a b “Bethune-Cookman 37, Florida A&M 10: Bethune Conquers Conference”. The Orlando Sentinel. November 24, 2002. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b “Georgia Southern erases B-CC”. Florida Today. December 1, 2002. p. 6D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b “Hampton 37, Bethune-Cookman 7: Without Suber, Wildcats wither”. The Palm Beach Post. November 10, 2002. p. 2BB – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ “FAU blows big lead late to help B-CC comeback”. South Florida Sun-Sentinel. September 8, 2002. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ “Bethune-Cookman 42, Morris Brown 7: Morris Brown gives up 489 offensive yards in thumping”. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 15, 2002. p. H11 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ “Bethune-Cookman 31, FIU 0: B-CC shuts out FIU”. South Florida Sun Sentinel. September 22, 2002. p. 15C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ “Bethune-Cookman 49, Norfolk St. 7: Wildcats dominate, remain unbeaten”. The Palm Beach Post. September 29, 2002. p. 2BB – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ “Bethune-Cookman outlasts Morgan State, 41-27”. The Baltimore Sun. October 6, 2002. p. D5 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ “Hornets Game Review: Bethune-Cookman 49, Delaware State 7”. Sunday News Journal. October 13, 2002. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ “Bethune-Cookman 21, South Carolina State 6: Suber-led Wildcats stay perfect”. Orlando Sentinel. October 20, 2002. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ “Bethune-Cookman 13, NC A&T 12: Wildcats stay unbeaten without star QB Suber”. The Orlando Sentinel. November 3, 2002. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ “Bethune-Cookman 46, Howard 27: B-CC grinds out win over Howard”. The Orlando Sentinel. November 17, 2002. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ “Bethune–Cookman (FL) Yearly Results”. CFB Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2019.


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