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2002 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football
MEAC champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 0–34 vs. Georgia Southern
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 15
Record11–2 (7–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorPete Adrian (5th season)
Home stadiumMunicipal Stadium
Seasons← 20012003 →
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

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. 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.

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.

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Savannah State*W 49–9
September 7at Florida Atlantic*W 30–177,987
September 14at Morris Brown*W 42–711,895
September 21FIU*No. 24W 31–0
September 28Norfolk StateNo. 20W 49–7
October 5at Morgan StateNo. 19W 49–27
October 12Delaware StateNo. 15
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
W 49–716,891
October 19at South Carolina StateNo. 11W 21–620,795
November 2at North Carolina A&TNo. 10W 13–125,363
November 9at HamptonNo. 10L 7–37
November 16HowardNo. 13
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
W 46–275,497
November 23at Florida A&MNo. 11W 37–1070,201
November 30at No. 2 Georgia Southern*No. 11L 0–34

Roster

2002 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 7 Allen Suber  Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 16 Rashean Mathis Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt 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. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
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