2009 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

2009 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMunicipal Stadium
2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 South Carolina State $^   7 1     10 2  
No. 23 Florida A&M   6 2     8 3  
Norfolk State   5 3     7 4  
Morgan State   4 4     6 5  
Bethune–Cookman   4 4     5 6  
Delaware State   3 4     4 6  
Hampton   3 5     5 6  
North Carolina A&T   2 5     4 6  
Howard   0 8     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team represented Bethune-Cookman University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by twelfth-year and final year as head coach Alvin Wyatt and played their home games at Municipal Stadium. They finished the season 5–6 overall and 4–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 54:00 pmShaw*L 6–204,137[1]
September 124:00 pmNo. 15 South Carolina State*
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
L 3–245,745[2]
September 264:00 pmat Norfolk StateESPNUL 14–407,040[3]
October 34:00 pmMorgan State
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
L 13–243,428[4]
October 107:00 pmat Delaware StateW 9–73,873[5]
October 175:00 pmat Savannah State*W 34–243,517[6]
October 244:00 pmWinston-Salem State*
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
L 10–167,957[7]
October 311:30 pmat North Carolina A&TW 31–1321,500[8]
November 74:00 pmHampton
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
W 27–244,821[9]
November 141:00 pmat HowardW 21–10541[10]
November 212:30 pmvs. Florida A&ML 6–4259,418[11]

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References

  1. ^ "Bears defense confuses Wildcats". The News and Observer. September 6, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "S.C. State tops Bethune–Cookman". The Greenville News. September 13, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "5 interceptions drop B–CU to 0–3". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. September 27, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "No quit for these Wildcats". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. October 4, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "B–CU 9, Del. St. 7". St. Petersburg Times. October 11, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wildcats win 2nd straight". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. October 18, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rams come from behind for first win". Winston-Salem Journal. October 25, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "B–CU's offense explodes". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. November 1, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "B–CU remembers Collins". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. November 8, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "B–CU's defense steps up against Howard". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. November 15, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Venomous; Rattlers strike behind QB Ukpai". The Orlando Sentinel. November 22, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "2009 Football Schedule". bcuathletics.com. Retrieved July 26, 2024.