2016 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

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2016 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football

Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	4–6 (4–4 MEAC)
Head coach	Terry Sims (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Pry
Defensive coordinator	Charles Jones
Home stadium	Municipal Stadium
Seasons← 2015 2017 →

2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
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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

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	12:00 pm	Alcorn State*	Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL (MEAC/SWAC Challenge)	ESPN	No contest
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	5,374
October 1	4:00 pm	North Carolina Central	Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	CEN	L 14–31	4,216
October 15	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	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 Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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".

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.

The game between South Carolina State and Bethune–Cookman was postponed in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew. The game was rescheduled for November 26 on October 7, 2016.

Source: Schedule

Game summaries

Alcorn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Braves					0
Wildcats					0

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

Tennessee State

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

At Savannah State

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

North Carolina Central

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

North Carolina A&T

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

At Norfolk State

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

Delaware State

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

At Morgan State

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

Vs. Florida A&M

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

At South Carolina State

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

References

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

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