1984 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

The 1984 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 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Larry Little, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, and finished as MEAC champion.

1984 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football
MEAC champion
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record7–3 (4–0 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1984 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Bethune–Cookman $ 4 0 07 3 0
Delaware State 3 1 08 2 0
South Carolina State 2 2 04 6 1
North Carolina A&T 1 3 02 8 0
Howard 0 4 02 8 0
Morgan State 0 0 00 11 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Morgan State games did not count as conference games.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at UCF*W 43–227,421[1]
September 15at HowardW 19–6[2]
September 22at Grambling State*L 17–35[3]
September 29No. 7 Delaware State
W 41–38[4]
October 6vs. Georgia Southern*No. 18L 33–434,700[5]
October 13at Alabama State*W 31–24[6]
October 20vs. South Carolina State
  • Florida Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, FL
W 24–239,700[7]
October 27at North Carolina A&TW 23–15[8]
November 3vs. No. 3 Tennessee State*L 8–419,200[9]
November 10Morris Brown*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
W 42–2810,200[10]

References

  1. "Wildcats roll 43–22 after UCF loses quarterback Thyhsen". St. Petersburg Times. September 2, 1984. Retrieved March 20, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Late rally sends B–CC past Howard". The Orlando Sentinel. September 16, 1984. Retrieved March 20, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Grambling topples B–CC, 35–17". The Orlando Sentinel. September 23, 1984. Retrieved March 20, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Turnovers add up to DelState's first defeat of season". Sunday News Journal. September 30, 1984. Retrieved March 20, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Southern outlasts Bethune". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 7, 1984. Retrieved March 20, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Bethune–Cookman edges Hornnets 31–24". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 14, 1984. Retrieved March 20, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "B–C Wildcats hand SCSC 24–23 setback". The Times and Democrat. October 21, 1984. Retrieved March 20, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "TD passes boost Bethune–Cookman". The Miami Herald. October 28, 1984. Retrieved March 20, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "B–CC embarrassed by Tennessee State". The Orlando Sentinel. November 4, 1984. Retrieved March 20, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Hawk riddles Morris Brown". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 11, 1984. Retrieved March 20, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
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