1983 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

American college football season March 2026 September 2024 1983 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference MEAC 4–4–1 1–3 Larry Little 1st Rick Stockstill 1st Memorial Stadium The 1983 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 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Larry Little, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 4–4–1, with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the MEAC. Schedule 1983 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee September 10 w y 1983 District of Columbia Firebirds District of Columbia Memorial Stadium Daytona Beach, FL 51–0 5,700 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-little-gets-proud-s/154736439/ The Orlando Sentinel Little gets proud start, B–CC rolls September 11, 1983 September 5, 2024 Newspapers.com September 17 l y Howard Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL Gateway Classic 17–20 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-error-plagued-bethu/154736694/ The Orlando Sentinel Error-plagued Bethune loses to Howard, 20–17 September 18, 1983 September 5, 2024 Newspapers.com October 1 l y Delaware State Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 16–23 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-bccs-hawk-sets-pa/154734406/ The Orlando Sentinel B–CC's Hawk sets passing record in defeat October 2, 1983 September 5, 2024 Newspapers.com October 15 w y Alabama State Memorial Stadium Daytona Beach, FL 24–6 3,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-selma-times-journal-alabama-state-fa/154738022/ Alabama State falls The Selma Times-Journal October 16, 1983 September 5, 2024 Newspapers.com October 22 l y y Tennessee State 12 Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL 19–21 6,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-tsu-survives-scare-in-flo/154738131/ TSU survives scare in Florida The Tennessean October 23, 1983 September 5, 2024 Newspapers.com October 29 w y North Carolina A&T Memorial Stadium Daytona Beach, FL 38–3 9,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-bethunecookman-wakes-up/154737293/ Bethune–Cookman wakes up to cruise past N.C. A&T 38–3 News and Record October 30, 1983 September 5, 2024 Newspapers.com November 5 l y South Carolina State T–7 State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC 7–28 https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-news-sc-state-clinches-crown/143787702/ Sun-News S.C. State clinches crown November 6, 1983 September 5, 2024 Newspapers.com November 12 t y y 1983 Morris Brown Wolverines Morris Brown Herndon Stadium Atlanta, GA 21–21 13,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-bethune-wolver/154737605/ The Atlanta Journal Constitution Bethune, Wolverines tie 21–21 November 13, 1983 September 5, 2024 Newspapers.com November 26 w y y UCF Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL 31–22 13,294 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-bethune-tames-ucf/154737921/ The Orlando Sentinel Bethune tames UCF, 31–22 November 27, 1983 September 5, 2024 Newspapers.com References Bethune-Cookman Category:Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football seasons Bethune-Cookman Wildcats football