2012 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats football team

2012 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats football

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champions
FCS Playoffs First Round vs Coastal Carolina, L 14–24
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	#22
FCS Coaches	#22
2012 record	9–3 (8–0 MEAC)
Head coach	Brian Jenkins (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Pry (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Charles Jones (3rd year)
Home stadium	Municipal Stadium (Capacity: 9,601)

2012 MEAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#25 Bethune-Cookman $^		8	–	0		9	–	3
Howard		6	–	2		7	–	4
North Carolina A&T		5	–	3		7	–	4
North Carolina Central		5	–	3		6	–	5
Delaware State		5	–	3		6	–	5
South Carolina State		4	–	4		5	–	6
Florida A&M		4	–	4		4	–	7
Hampton		3	–	5		3	–	7
Norfolk State		2	–	6		4	–	7
Morgan State		2	–	6		3	–	8
Savannah State		0	–	8		1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2012 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats football team represented Bethune-Cookman University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third year head coach Brian Jenkins and played their home games at Municipal Stadium. They are a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 9–3, 8–0 in MEAC play to be crowned conference champions. They earned the MEAC's automatic bid into the FCS playoffs where they lost in the first round to Coastal Carolina.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	12:00 PM	vs. Alabama State*		Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (MEAC/SWAC Challenge)	ESPN	W 38–28	17,410
September 8	6:00 PM	at South Carolina State		Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC		W 27–14	15,491
September 15	12:00 PM	at Miami (FL)*		Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL		L 10–38	39,435
September 22	4:00 PM	Tennessee State*		Municipal Stadium • Daytona Beach, FL		L 14–21	9,461
September 29	6:00 PM	at Hampton		Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA		W 38–26	1,200
October 6	4:00 PM	North Carolina A&T		Municipal Stadium • Daytona Beach, FL		W 28–12	10,181
October 20	4:00 PM	Norfolk State		Municipal Stadium • Daytona Beach, FL		W 48–3	6,253
October 27	4:00 PM	North Carolina Central		Municipal Stadium • Daytona Beach, FL		W 42–17	5,738
November 3	1:00 PM	at Morgan State		Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, MD		W 24–13	2,187
November 10	5:00 PM	at Savannah State		Ted Wright Stadium • Savannah, GA		W 49–7	3,683
November 17	2:00 PM	vs. Florida A&M	#25	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Florida Classic)	ESPNC	W 21–16	32,317
November 24	2:00 PM	Coastal Carolina*	#22	Municipal Stadium • Daytona Beach, FL (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	L 14–24	5,465
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: Schedule

References

Bethune-Cookman Wildcats football

Venues	Municipal Stadium (1988–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Florida Classic (Florida A&M)

Culture & lore	Wil D Cat "Let's Go Wildcats"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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2012 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Appalachian State Bethune-Cookman Cal Poly Central Arkansas Coastal Carolina Colgate Eastern Illinois Eastern Washington Georgia Southern Illinois State Montana State New Hampshire North Dakota State Old Dominion Sam Houston State South Dakota State Stony Brook Villanova Wagner Wofford

Champion – North Dakota State

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