2014 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

American college football season

2014 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats football
MEAC co-champion
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 23
FCS CoachesNo. 22
Record9–3 (6–2 MEAC)
Head coach
  • Brian Jenkins (5th season)
Offensive coordinatorJim Pry (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorCharles Jones (5th season)
Home stadiumMunicipal Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 23 Bethune–Cookman +   6 2     9 3  
North Carolina A&T +   6 2     9 3  
South Carolina State +   6 2     8 4  
North Carolina Central +   6 2     7 5  
Morgan State +^   6 2     7 6  
Norfolk State   4 4     4 8  
Howard   3 5     5 7  
Florida A&M *   3 5     3 9  
Hampton   2 6     3 9  
Delaware State   2 6     2 10  
Savannah State *   0 8     0 12  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * Florida A&M and Savannah State ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to APR violations
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2014 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team represented Bethune-Cookman University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Brian Jenkins and played their home games at Municipal Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC. They finished the season 9–3, 6–2 in MEAC play to finish in a five-way tie for the MEAC championship. However, they did not earn the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs and did not receive an at-large bid.

On December 16, Jenkins resigned to take the head coaching position at Alabama State.[1] He finished at Bethune-Cookman with a five year record of 46–14.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 pmat FIU*No. 22ASNW 14–1214,053
September 134:00 pmGrambling State*No. 13
W 36–239,423
September 206:00 pmat UCF*No. 12ESPN3L 7–4144,510
September 274:00 pmFlorida Tech*No. 15
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
CENW 34–338,431
October 44:00 pmDelaware StateNo. 17
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
CENW 27–76,445
October 114:00 pmHowarddaggerNo. 18
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
CENW 49–1210,247
October 186:00 pmat Savannah StateNo. 16W 48–201,271
October 251:30 pmat South Carolina StateNo. 14L 14–2011,043
November 14:00 pmNorth Carolina CentralNo. 21
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
CENW 34–203,661
November 67:30 pmat Norfolk StateNo. 20ESPNUW 13–74,220
November 137:30 pmat HamptonNo. 20ESPNUL 35–406,000
November 222:00 pmvs. Florida A&MNo. 25ESPNCW 18–1741,126

Source: Schedule

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
Sports Network221813121517181614212020252223
Coaches231813121417171413201818242022

References

  1. ^ "Alabama St. Hires Bethune-Cookman's Jenkins". December 17, 2014.
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† Denotes postseason representative via conference tiebreaker