2005 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

2005 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (4–7 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMunicipal Stadium
2005 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Hampton $^   8 0     11 1  
No. 20 South Carolina State   7 1     9 2  
Delaware State   6 2     7 4  
Florida A&M   5 3     6 5  
Bethune–Cookman   4 4     7 4  
Norfolk State   2 6     4 7  
North Carolina A&T   2 6     3 8  
Howard   1 7     4 7  
Morgan State   1 7     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2005 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team represented Bethune–Cookman College (now known as Bethune–Cookman University) as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Alvin Wyatt, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Elizabeth City State*W 34–7[1]
September 10Arkansas–Pine Bluff*
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
W 31–175,624[2]
September 17vs. South Carolina StateL 24–2718,648[3]
September 24at Norfolk StateW 63–61 4OT7,428[4]
October 1Morgan State
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
W 44–2610,580[5]
October 8at Delaware StateL 0–171,439[6]
October 15vs. Savannah State*
W 56–138,883[7]
October 29at North Carolina A&TW 54–17[8]
November 5No. 3 Hampton
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
L 10–248,954[9]
November 12at HowardW 45–16[10]
November 19vs. Florida A&ML 23–26 OT70,112[11]

References

  1. ^ "B–CC rushes by Division II foe". St. Petersburg Times. September 4, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "B–CC tops Arkansas–Pine Bluff". The Orlando Sentinel. September 11, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wildcats lack finishing kick". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. September 18, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "B–CC stuffs upset bid on 1-yard line in 4OT". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. September 25, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Russell powers B–CC in victory". The Miami Herald. October 2, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "'Cats shoot blanks". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. October 9, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "B–CC bounces back with 43-point win". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. October 16, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bethune–Cookman 54, N.C. A&T 17". Winston-Salem Journal. October 30, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "No. 3 Hampton turns away B–CC". The Orlando Sentinel. November 6, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bethune trounces Howard". South Florida Sun Sentinel. November 13, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Field goal in OT powers Rattlers". The Orlando Sentinel. November 20, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.