American college football season
The2002 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team was anAmerican football team that representedBethune-Cookman University as a member of theMid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season . In its sixth season under head coachAlvin Wyatt , the team compiled an 11–2 record (7–1 against MEAC opponents) and won the MEAC championship.[ 1] Municipal Stadium inDaytona Beach, Florida .
On November 23, 2002, the team clinched the MEAC championship with a 37–10 victory overFlorida A&M in the annualFlorida Classic game before a crowd of 70,201 spectators inOrlando .[ 2]
With an 11–1 record in the regular season, the team advanced to post-season play, losing toGeorgia Southern in theDivision I-AA 1st Round Playoff Game .[ 3]
Bethune-Cookman was led on offense by junior quarterback Allen Suber. Suber missed the team's November 9 game againstHampton , leading to the team's only loss in the regular season.[ 4]
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source August 31 vs.Savannah State * W 49–9September 7 atFlorida Atlantic * W 30–177,987 [ 5] September 14 atMorris Brown * W 42–711,895 [ 6] September 21 FIU * No. 24 W 31–0[ 7] September 28 Norfolk State No. 20 W 49–7[ 8] October 5 atMorgan State No. 19 W 49–27[ 9] October 12 Delaware State No. 15 Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL W 49–716,891 [ 10] October 19 at No. 18South Carolina State No. 11 W 21–620,795 [ 11] November 2 atNorth Carolina A&T No. 10 W 13–125,363 [ 12] November 9 atHampton No. 10 L 7–37[ 4] November 16 Howard No. 13 Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL W 46–275,497 [ 13] November 23 vs.Florida A&M No. 11 W 37–1070,201 [ 2] [ 14] November 30 at No. 2Georgia Southern * No. 11 L 0–347,395 [ 3]
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^a b "Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 2002 Schedule and Results" . CNN Sports Illustrated. Archived fromthe original on December 16, 2002. RetrievedMarch 31, 2019 .^a b "Bethune-Cookman 37, Florida A&M 10: Bethune Conquers Conference" .The Orlando Sentinel . November 24, 2002. p. C4 – viaNewspapers.com .^a b "Georgia Southern erases B-CC" .Florida Today . December 1, 2002. p. 6D – viaNewspapers.com .^a b "Hampton 37, Bethune-Cookman 7: Without Suber, Wildcats wither" .The Palm Beach Post . November 10, 2002. p. 2BB – viaNewspapers.com .^ "FAU blows big lead late to help B-CC comeback" .South Florida Sun-Sentinel . September 8, 2002. p. 5C – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Bethune-Cookman 42, Morris Brown 7: Morris Brown gives up 489 offensive yards in thumping" .The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . September 15, 2002. p. H11 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Bethune-Cookman 31, FIU 0: B-CC shuts out FIU" .South Florida Sun Sentinel . September 22, 2002. p. 15C – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Bethune-Cookman 49, Norfolk St. 7: Wildcats dominate, remain unbeaten" .The Palm Beach Post . September 29, 2002. p. 2BB – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Bethune-Cookman outlasts Morgan State, 41-27" .The Baltimore Sun . October 6, 2002. p. D5 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Hornets Game Review: Bethune-Cookman 49, Delaware State 7" .Sunday News Journal . October 13, 2002. p. C6 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Bethune-Cookman 21, South Carolina State 6: Suber-led Wildcats stay perfect" .Orlando Sentinel . October 20, 2002. p. C2 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Bethune-Cookman 13, NC A&T 12: Wildcats stay unbeaten without star QB Suber" .The Orlando Sentinel . November 3, 2002. p. C2 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Bethune-Cookman 46, Howard 27: B-CC grinds out win over Howard" .The Orlando Sentinel . November 17, 2002. p. C7 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Wildcats clinch MEAC" .The Palm Beach Post . November 24, 2002. RetrievedJune 1, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Bethune–Cookman (FL) Yearly Results" .CFB Data Warehouse . Archived fromthe original on September 6, 2015. RetrievedMarch 31, 2019 .
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