1985 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team
American college football season
| 1985 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (3–1 MEAC) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–12 Delaware State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1985 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 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Larry Little, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, and finished second in the MEAC.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | at UCF* |
| L 37–39 | 21,222 | [1] |
| September 14 | vs. Virginia State* |
| W 14–13 | 6,100 | [2] |
| September 21 | Howard |
| W 23–14 | [3] | |
| October 12 | at No. 19 Georgia Southern* |
| L 24–46 | 8,063 | [4] |
| October 5 | at No. 17 Delaware State |
| L 7–51 | 8,500 | [5] |
| October 19 | at South Carolina State |
| W 45–36 | [6] | |
| November 2 | North Carolina A&T |
| W 20–14 | 10,700 | [7] |
| November 9 | at Tennessee State* |
| L 17–24 | 2,000 | [8] |
| November 16 | at Morris Brown* |
| W 20–0 | 6,600 | [9] |
| November 23 | vs. Florida A&M* | W 31–27 | 41,358 | [10] | |
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References
- ^ "UCF kicks B–CC on last-second field goal". Florida Today. September 8, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hawk's last-minute TD pass lifts B–CC past Virginia State, 14–13". The Orlando Sentinel. September 15, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brown's big night boosts Bethune". St. Petersburg Times. September 22, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern takes 46–24 victory". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 13, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bethune takes a pounding". The Orlando Sentinel. October 6, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hawk, B–C devour Bulldogs, 45–36". The Times and Democrat. October 20, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brown leads B–CC to win". The Tampa Tribune-Times. November 3, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU halts Bethune surge". The Tennessean. November 10, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bethune–Cookman whips Morris Brown". The Atlanta Journal Constitution. November 17, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wildcats hold off Rattlers 31–27". The Tampa Tribune-Times. November 24, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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