2018 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox NCAA team season
| mode = football
| year = 2018
| team = Bethune–Cookman Wildcats
| image= Bethune–Cookman Wildcats logo.svg
| image_size= 150
| conference = Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
| division=
| short_conf= MEAC
| STATSRank =
| FCSCoachRank =
| record = 7–5
| conf_record = 5–2
| head_coach= Terry Sims
| hc_year = 4th
| off_coach= Allen Suber
| oc_year = 2nd
| def_coach= Charles Jones
| dc_year =
| off_scheme=
| def_scheme=
| stadium= Daytona Stadium
| champion =
| bowl =
| bowl_result =
}}
{{2018 MEAC football standings}}
The 2018 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team represented Bethune–Cookman University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Terry Sims and played their home games at the newly renamed Daytona Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 7–5, 5–2 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for second place.
Preseason
=MEAC preseason poll=
In a vote of the MEAC head coaches and sports information directors, the Wildcats were picked to finish in fourth place.{{cite web|url=http://www.meacsports.com/news/2018/7/27/football-north-caro1lina-a-t-state-picked-to-win-2018-meac-championship.aspx?path=football|title=North Carolina A&T State Picked To Win 2018 MEAC Championship|publisher=Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference|date=July 27, 2018}}
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| 1 | North Carolina A&T |
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| 2 | Howard |
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| 3 | North Carolina Central |
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| 4 | Bethune–Cookman |
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| 5 | Florida A&M |
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| 6 | Norfolk State |
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| 7 | South Carolina State |
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| 8 | Savannah State |
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| 9 | Morgan State |
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| 10 | Delaware State |
=Preseason All-MEAC Teams=
The Wildcats had five players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.{{cite web|url=http://www.meacsports.com/news/2018/7/25/ncats-raynard-nccus-reynolds-headline-2018-all-meac-preseason-football-team.aspx?path=football#1|title=NCAT's Raynard, NCCU's Reynolds Headline 2018 All-MEAC Preseason Football Team|publisher=Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference|date=July 25, 2018}}
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Offense
1st team
Dwayne Brown – OL
3rd team
Tupac Isme – RB
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Defense
2nd team
Todney Evans – DL
3rd team
Kevin Thompson – DL
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Special teams
1st team
Uriel Hernandez – K
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Schedule
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{{CFB schedule
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| tv = y
| attend = y
| opprank = y
| rankyear = 2018
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = STATS
| timezone = Eastern
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at | Tennessee State
| September 8 | 4:00 p.m. | | {{cfb link|year=2018|team=Virginia–Lynchburg Dragons|title=Virginia–Lynchburg}}
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at | Florida Atlantic
| September 22 | 4:30 p.m. | vs. | Howard | Lucas Oil Stadium | Indianapolis, IN (Circle City Classic) | ESPN3 | L 35–41 | 19,172
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | at | Savannah State | Ted Wright Stadium | Savannah, GA | ESPN3 | W 35-20 | 5,018
| October 6 | 4:00 p.m. | | Mississippi Valley State
| October 13 | 2:00 p.m. | at | South Carolina State | Oliver C. Dawson Stadium | Orangeburg, SC | | W 28-26 | 12,213
| October 20 | 4:00 p.m. | | No. 19 North Carolina A&T | Daytona Stadium | Daytona Beach, FL | | L 10-35 | 6,225
| October 27{{efn|Nebraska finalized an agreement to play Bethune–Cookman on October 27 at Memorial Stadium to fill an opening on their schedule and will replace the Cornhuskers’ September 1 game against Akron.{{cite web|url=http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=211772659|title=Nebraska Announces Addition to 2018 Football Schedule|website=Nebraska Athletics Official Website|accessdate=September 20, 2018}}}} | 12:00 p.m. | at | Nebraska
| November 3 | 4:00 p.m. | at | Morgan State | Hughes Stadium | Baltimore, MD | | W 30–28 | 2,008
| {{tooltip|November 8|Thursday}} | 7:00 p.m. | | North Carolina Central | Daytona Stadium | Daytona Beach, FL | ESPNU | W 28–25 2OT | 3,145
| November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. | Florida A&M | Camping World Stadium | Orlando, FL (Florida Classic) | ESPN Classic |w 33-19 | 52,142
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:Source: [https://bcuathletics.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=1158 Schedule]
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Game summaries
=At Tennessee State=
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|Road=Wildcats
|R1= 0|R2= 3|R3=0 |R4=0
|Home=Tigers
|H1= 14|H2= 7|H3= 3|H4= 10}}
{{see also|2018 Tennessee State Tigers football team}}
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=Virginia–Lynchburg=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Dragons
|R1=0 |R2=9 |R3=7 |R4=0
|Home=Wildcats
|H1=30 |H2=28 |H3=21 |H4=0 }}
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=At Florida Atlantic=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Wildcats
|R1=0 |R2=14|R3=7 |R4=7
|Home=Owls
|H1=29|H2=7 |H3=7 |H4=6 }}
{{see also|2018 Florida Atlantic Owls football team}}
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=vs Howard=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bison
|R1=14 |R2=14 |R3=13 |R4=0
|Home=Wildcats
|H1=14 |H2=14 |H3=0 |H4=7 }}
{{see also|2018 Howard Bison football team|Circle City Classic}}
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=At Savannah State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Wildcats
|R1=7 |R2=14|R3=14|R4=0
|Home=Tigers
|H1=7 |H2=7 |H3=0 |H4=6 }}
{{see also|2018 Savannah State Tigers football team}}
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=Mississippi Valley State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Delta Devils
|R1= 7|R2=7 |R3=6 |R4=7
|Home=Wildcats
|H1=0 |H2=28 |H3=6 |H4=7 }}
{{see also|2018 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team}}
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=At South Carolina State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Wildcats
|R1=10 |R2=15 |R3=0 |R4=3
|Home=Bulldogs
|H1=0 |H2=13 |H3=7 |H4=6 }}
{{see also|2018 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team}}
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=North Carolina A&T=
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|Road=No. 19 Aggies
|R1= 13|R2=13 |R3=2 |R4=7
|Home=Wildcats
|H1= 3|H2= 0|H3=7 |H4=0 }}
{{see also|2018 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team}}
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=At Nebraska=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Wildcats
|R1=3 |R2=0 |R3= 0|R4=6
|Home=Cornhuskers
|H1=28 |H2=10 |H3=0 |H4=7 }}
{{see also|2018 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team}}
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=At Morgan State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Wildcats
|R1=9 |R2=7 |R3=7 |R4=7
|Home=Bears
|H1=0 |H2=8 |H3=7 |H4=13 }}
{{see also|2018 Morgan State Bears football team}}
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=North Carolina Central=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Eagles
|R1=6 |R2=10 |R3=0 |R4=6 |R5=3 |R6=0
|Home=Wildcats
|H1=2 |H2=6 |H3=7 |H4=7 |H5=3 |H6=3 }}
{{see also|2018 North Carolina Central Eagles football team}}
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=vs Florida A&M=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Wildcats
|R1= 0|R2= 7|R3=12 |R4=14
|Home=Rattlers
|H1=3 |H2=10 |H3= 6|H4=0 }}
{{see also|2018 Florida A&M Rattlers football team|Florida Classic}}
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References
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