2017 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

2017 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football
2017 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	7–4 (6–2 MEAC)
Head coach	Terry Sims (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Allen Suber
Defensive coordinator	Charles Jones
Home stadium	Municipal Stadium
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team represented Bethune–Cookman University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Terry Sims and played their home games at Municipal Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 7–4, 6–2 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for second place.

2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 7 North Carolina A&T $	8	–	0	12	–	0
Howard	6	–	2	7	–	4
Bethune–Cookman	6	–	2	7	–	4
North Carolina Central	5	–	3	7	–	4
Hampton	5	–	3	6	–	5
Norfolk State	4	–	4	4	–	7
Savannah State *	3	–	5	3	–	8
South Carolina State	2	–	6	3	–	7
Florida A&M *	2	–	6	3	–	8
Delaware State	2	–	6	2	–	9
Morgan State *	1	–	7	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion * Florida A&M, Morgan State and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	12:30 p.m.	at No. 18 (FBS) Miami (FL)*	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ACCRSN	L 13–41	50,484
September 9	8:00 p.m.	at Southeastern Louisiana*	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ELVN	W 28–23	6,321
September 16	7:00 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic*	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL	beIN	L 0–45	16,743
September 23	1:00 p.m.	at Howard	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, D.C.	WHBC	L 24–26	2,217
September 30	4:00 p.m.	Savannah State	Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	CEN	W 24–12	6,945
October 14	4:00 p.m.	South Carolina State	Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	CEN	W 12–9	6,191
October 21	1:00 p.m.	at No. 12 North Carolina A&T	Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC	ESPNU	L 20–24	13,262
October 28	4:00 p.m.	Hampton	Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL		W 24–21	10,951
November 4	4:00 p.m.	Morgan State	Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL		W 41–28	5,261
November 11	2:00 p.m.	at North Carolina Central	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	ESPNU	W 13–10	5,769
November 18	2:00 p.m.	vs. Florida A&M	Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL (Florida Classic)	ESPNU	W 29–24	47,819
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	3	7	0	13
No. 18 (FBS) Hurricanes	3	21	14	3	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	14	0	0	14	28
Lions	3	6	7	7	23

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
Owls	14	7	17	7	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	7	10	0	24
Bison	0	14	6	6	26

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	2	3	7	12
Wildcats	7	3	7	7	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	9	0	0	9
Wildcats	3	6	0	3	12

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	10	7	0	20
No. 12 Aggies	7	7	0	10	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	0	14	0	21
Wildcats	14	3	0	7	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	14	14	0	28
Wildcats	7	13	21	0	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	7	6	13
Eagles	0	0	0	10	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	0	10	7	7	24
Wildcats	7	3	0	19	29