2002 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

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.

2002 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football
MEAC champion
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 15
2002 record11–2 (7–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMunicipal Stadium
2002 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 15 Bethune-Cookman $^  7 1     11 2  
Florida A&M  5 3     7 5  
Hampton  5 3     7 5  
Morgan State  5 3     7 5  
South Carolina State  4 4     7 5  
Howard  4 4     6 5  
Norfolk State  2 6     5 6  
North Carolina A&T  2 6     4 8  
Delaware State  2 6     4 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Savannah State*W 49–9
September 7at Florida Atlantic*W 30–177,987[5]
September 14at Morris Brown*
W 42–711,895[6]
September 21FIU*W 31–0[7]
September 28Norfolk StateW 49–7[8]
October 5at Morgan StateW 49–27[9]
October 12Delaware State
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
W 49–716,891[10]
October 19at South Carolina StateW 21–620,795[11]
November 2at North Carolina A&TW 13–125,363[12]
November 9at HamptonL 7–37[4]
November 16Howard
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
W 46–275,497[13]
November 23at Florida A&MW 37–1070,201[2]
November 30at Georgia Southern*L 0–34[3]
  • *Non-conference game

[1][14]

Roster

2002 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 7 Allen Suber  Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 16 Rashean Mathis Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-08-26

References

  1. "Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 2002 Schedule and Results". CNN Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on December 16, 2002. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  2. "Bethune-Cookman 37, Florida A&M 10: Bethune Conquers Conference". The Orlando Sentinel. November 24, 2002. p. C4 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Georgia Southern erases B-CC". Florida Today. December 1, 2002. p. 6D via Newspapers.com.
  4. "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. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
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