2016 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

The 2016 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team represented Bethune–Cookman University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Terry Sims and played their home games at Municipal Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 4–6, 4–4 in MEAC play to finish in a two-way tie for fifth place.

2016 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2016 record	4–6 (4–4 MEAC)
Head coach	Terry Sims (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Pry
Defensive coordinator	Charles Jones
Home stadium	Municipal Stadium (Capacity: 9,601)

2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 22 North Carolina Central $		8	–	0					9	–	3
No. 20 North Carolina A&T ^		7	–	1					9	–	3
Hampton		5	–	3					5	–	6
South Carolina State		5	–	3					5	–	6
Bethune-Cookman		4	–	4					4	–	6
Florida A&M *		4	–	4					4	–	7
Norfolk State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Savannah State *		3	–	5					3	–	7
Morgan State *		3	–	5					3	–	8
Howard *		2	–	6					2	–	9
Delaware State		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * Florida A&M, Howard, Morgan State, and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	12:00 PM	Alcorn State*	Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	ESPN	canceled^[a]
September 10	7:00 PM	at North Texas*	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	CUSA.tv	L 20–41	15,609
September 17	4:00 PM	Tennessee State*	Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	CEN	L 24–31	9,385
September 24	7:00 PM	at Savannah State	Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA	SSAA	L 10–16 ^OT	5,374
October 1	4:00 PM	North Carolina Central	Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	CEN	L 14–31	4,216
October 15^[b]	1:00 PM	No. 15 North Carolina A&T	Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	ESPN3, ESPNU (Tape Delay)	L 35–52	3,715
October 22	2:00 PM	at Norfolk State	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN3, ESPNU (Tape Delay)	W 21–14	3,618
October 29	4:00 PM	Delaware State	Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	CEN	W 41–10	7,822
November 5	1:00 PM	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD		W 41–10	3,521
November 19	2:00 PM	vs. Florida A&M	Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL (Florida Classic)	ESPN Classic	W 39–19	45,372
November 26^[c]	1:30 PM	at South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC		L 7–28	4,086
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^{^[a]} The game between Alcorn State and Bethune–Cookman was canceled due to inclement weather. The game was delayed due to lightning in the second quarter with 7:13 remaining. Alcorn was leading 13–7. Both schools' athletic directors decided not to reschedule the game, thus declaring it a "no contest".

^{^[b]} The game between North Carolina A&T and Bethune–Cookman was rescheduled from October 13, 2016 due to damages sustained to Daytona Beach from Hurricane Matthew.[1]

^{^[c]} The game between South Carolina State and Bethune–Cookman was postponed in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew.[2] The game was rescheduled for November 26 on October 7, 2016.[3]

Source: Schedule

Game summaries

Alcorn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Braves					0
Wildcats					0

See also: 2016 Alcorn State Braves football team and MEAC/SWAC Challenge

• Game was cancelled due to inclement weather and was declared a "no contest".

at North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	0	6	7	20
Mean Green	7	17	10	7	41

See also: 2016 North Texas Mean Green football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Tennessee State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	3	14	7	7	31
Wildcats	7	10	0	7	24

See also: 2016 Tennessee State Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–6	2013	BCU, 12–9

at Savannah State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Wildcats	3	0	0	7	0	10
Tigers	0	10	0	0	6	16

See also: 2016 Savannah State Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
39–8–3	2013	BCU, 42–12

North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	7	10	14	31
Wildcats	7	0	0	7	14

See also: 2016 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–1	2015	BCU, 28–26

North Carolina A&T

	1	2	3	4	Total
#15 Aggies	14	7	3	28	52
Wildcats	7	7	7	14	35

See also: 2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–15	2015	NCAT, 14–24

at Norfolk State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	14	0	0	21
Spartans	7	0	0	7	14

See also: 2016 Norfolk State Spartans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–8	2015	BCU, 59–49

Delaware State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	3	0	7	10
Wildcats	7	6	14	14	41

See also: 2016 Delaware State Hornets football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–20	2015	BCU, 49–21

at Morgan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	10	10	7	14	41
Bears	3	0	7	0	10

See also: 2016 Morgan State Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–7	2015	BCU, 38–14

vs. Florida A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	14	7	0	18	39
Rattlers	3	7	3	6	19

See also: 2016 Florida A&M Rattlers football team and Florida Classic

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–50–1	2015	BCU, 35–14

at South Carolina State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	0	0	7
Bulldogs	7	7	7	7	28

See also: 2016 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–32–1	2015	BCU, 17–14

References

1. "NC A&T Football Game Rescheduled". NCATAggies.com. NC A&T Athletics. Retrieved 15 October 2016..
2. "S.C. State Football Game Postponed" (Press release). WLTX. October 4, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
3. "SC State Versus Bethune-Cookman Game Rescheduled". South Carolina State University Athletics. October 7, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2016.