1981 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

1981 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (3–2 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1981 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 South Carolina State $^ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Florida A&M 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Howard 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Delaware State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
North Carolina A&T 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 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 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Bobby Frazier, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, and finished third in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Southern*
L 0–325,000[1]
September 12at Texas Southern*
L 6–14[2]
September 19Howard
W 19–13[3]
September 26vs. North Carolina A&T
W 21–158,455[4]
October 3at Delaware State
W 8–0[5]
October 10vs. Albany State*
W 33–86,234[6]
October 17at Morris Brown*
W 21–14[7]
October 24Tuskegee*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
W 29–13[8]
November 7at No. 4 South Carolina State
L 6–10[9]
November 21at UCF*
  • Orlando Stadium
  • Orlando, FL
W 24–208,354[10]
November 28vs. Florida A&M
L 0–2945,964[11]

References

  1. ^ "Punchless Bethune stumbles to 3–0 loss". The Orlando Sentinel Star. September 6, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Sluggish Bethune loses". The Orlando Sentinel Star. September 13, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bethune tops Howard 19–13". Florida Today. September 20, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "B–CC wins second straight". St. Petersburg Times. September 27, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Del. State won't budge". The Sunday Times. October 4, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "B–CC backfield keys 33–8 win". The Orlando Sentinel Star. October 11, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bethune–Cookman sacks Wolverines". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 18, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tigers fall to Bethune". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 25, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bulldogs clinch MEAC with 10–6 win over Wildcats". The Times and Democrat. November 8, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Knights lose season finale". Florida Today. November 22, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "FAMU overpowers Wildcats". The Tampa Tribune-Times. November 29, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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