2005 Bethune-Cookman
5–4 (4–4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 7–4, over 11 games to the nine on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Savannah State 56–13Oct 15
By 43 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs South Carolina State | L 24–27 | 44% |
| Sep 24 | at Norfolk State | W 63–61 | 72% |
| Oct 1 | vs Morgan State | W 44–26 | 69% |
| Oct 8 | at Delaware State | L 0–17 | 65% |
| Oct 15 | vsSavannah State | W 56–13 | 85% |
| Oct 29 | vs North Carolina A&T | W 54–17 | 67% |
| Nov 5 | vs Hampton | L 10–24 | 37% |
| Nov 12 | at Howard | W 45–16 | 58% |
| Nov 19 | vs Florida A&M | L 23–26 | 64% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Florida A&M 26–23; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season article lists two games of Bethune-Cookman’s 2005 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vsElizabeth City State | W 34–7 | Bethune-Cookman’s article |
| Sep 10 | vsArkansas–Pine Bluff | W 31–17 | Bethune-Cookman’s article |
- Record
- 5–4
- Conference
- 4–4 5th in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 319–227
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1327 −5 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −30.4 No. 58 of 115 in Division I-AA
- Recruiting class
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2005 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton | 7–0 | 9–1 | |
| South Carolina State | 7–1 | 7–2 | |
| Florida A&M | 5–2 | 6–4 | |
| Delaware State | 5–2 | 5–4 | |
 Bethune-Cookman | 4–4 | 5–4 | |
| Norfolk State | 2–5 | 4–5 | |
| Howard | 1–6 | 3–6 | |
| North Carolina A&T | 1–6 | 2–7 | |
| Morgan State | 1–7 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.