The Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team represents Bethune–Cookman University in the sport of college football. The Wildcats compete in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Starting with the fall 2021 season, they compete in the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), after having been members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) since 1979. They play their home games at Daytona Stadium. The Wildcats have won two black college football national championships and seven MEAC titles in the history of their football program.

History

Classifications

Conference memberships

Conference championships

Black college football national championships

The Wildcats have won two black college football national championships.

Playoff appearances

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS

The Wildcats have appeared in the I-AA/FCS playoffs five times with an overall record of 0–5.

NCAA Division II

The Wildcats appeared in the Division II playoffs one time, with an overall record of 0–1.

Alumni in the NFL

Over 31 Bethune–Cookman alumni have played in the NFL, including:

Pro Football Hall of Fame

One former BCU football player has been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Buck Buchanan Award

The Buck Buchanan Award is given to the most outstanding defensive player in Division I FCS. In 2002, Rashean Mathis of Bethune–Cookman won the award. Mathis holds the NCAA FCS/ I-AA records for most interceptions in a season (14), most interceptions during a career (31), most yards on interception returns in a season (455), and most yards on interception returns in a career (682).