Florida A&M vs. Bethune-Cookman

Saturday, November 23, 2019

Bethune-Cookman beat Florida A&M 31–⁠27. It was their 75th meeting; after it, Bethune-Cookman led the series 12–⁠5 in the games on file.

Neutral siteFlorida A&M9–⁠2 in 2019
27
Neutral siteBethune-Cookman7–⁠4 in 2019
31

Final at Camping World Stadium, OrlandoTV: ESPNN

At kickoff
78°F, a few clouds, wind 9 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Executive Airport (KORL), 7 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee Rory Bernard; umpire Mike Fedikovich; head linesman Daniel Shelton; line judge Matt Loughren; side judge Terry Hinn; field judge Hugh Brown; back judge Britt Gary; center judge Joe WaescoGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Florida A&M767727
Bethune-Cookman71401031

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Florida A&M 59% to win. Bethune-Cookman won as Elo’s underdog.

Officially, Florida A&M leads 54–⁠25–⁠1; as played, 13–⁠9 in the 22 games on file; the official count covers all 80 meetings, counting the five since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Bethune-Cookman 38, Florida A&M 34Florida Classic
2024Florida A&M 41, Bethune-Cookman 38Florida Classic
2023Florida A&M 24, Bethune-Cookman 7Florida Classic
2022Florida A&M 41, Bethune-Cookman 20
2021Florida A&M 46, Bethune-Cookman 21Florida Classic
2019Bethune-Cookman 31, Florida A&M 27

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