1984 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

American college football season

1984 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football
MEAC champion
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record7–3 (4–0 MEAC)
Head coach
  • Larry Little (2nd season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bethune–Cookman $ 4 0 0 7 3 0
Delaware State 3 1 0 8 2 0
South Carolina State 2 2 0 4 6 1
North Carolina A&T 1 3 0 2 8 0
Howard 0 4 0 2 8 0
Morgan State 0 0 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Morgan State games did not count as conference games.

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at UCF*
  • Florida Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, FL
W 43–227,421[1]
September 15at Howard
W 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&T
W 23–15[8]
November 3vs. No. 3 Tennessee State*L 8–419,200[9]
November 10Morris Brown*dagger
  • 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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