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2002 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football
MEAC champion
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 15
Record11–2 (7–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMunicipal Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Bethune–Cookman $^   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Florida A&M   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Hampton   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Morgan State   5 – 3     7 – 5  
South Carolina State   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Howard   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Norfolk State   2 – 6     5 – 6  
North Carolina A&T   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Delaware State   2 – 6     4 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team was an

Municipal Stadium in Daytona Beach, Florida
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On November 23, 2002, the team clinched the MEAC championship with a 37–10 victory over Florida A&M in the annual Florida Classic game before a crowd of 70,201 spectators in Orlando.[2]

With an 11–1 record in the regular season, the team advanced to post-season play, losing to Georgia Southern in the Division I-AA 1st Round Playoff Game.[3]

Bethune-Cookman was led on offense by junior quarterback Allen Suber. Suber missed the team's November 9 game against Hampton, leading to the team's only loss in the regular season.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31
Alltel Stadium
  • Jacksonville, FL
    		• W 49–9
    September 7at
    Pro Player Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL
    		• W 30–177,987[5]
    September 14at
    Morris Brown*
    		W 42–711,895[6]
    September 21FIU*No. 24
    		W 31–0[7]
    September 28Norfolk StateNo. 20
    		W 49–7[8]
    October 5at
    Baltimore, MD
    		W 49–27[9]
    October 12Delaware StateNo. 15
    • Municipal Stadium
    • Daytona Beach, FL
    		W 49–716,891[10]
    October 19at South Carolina StateNo. 11
    		W 21–620,795[11]
    November 2at North Carolina A&TNo. 10
    		W 13–125,363[12]
    November 9at HamptonNo. 10
    		L 7–37[4]
    November 16HowardNo. 13
    • Municipal Stadium
    • Daytona Beach, FL
    		W 46–275,497[13]
    November 23at Florida A&MNo. 11
    		W 37–1070,201[2]
    November 30at No. 2 Georgia Southern*No. 11
    		L 0–34[3]

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    Roster

    2002 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    QB 7 Allen Suber  Jr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DB 16 Rashean Mathis Sr
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster
    Last update: 2002-08-26

    References

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    14. ^ "Bethune–Cookman (FL) Yearly Results". CFB Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
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