2012 Bethune-Cookman
8–3 (7–0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 9–3, over 12 games to the 11 on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Norfolk State 48–3Oct 20
By 45 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs Alabama State | W 38–28 | 53% |
| Sep 8 | at South Carolina State | W 27–14 | 44% |
| Sep 15 | at Miami | L 10–38 | 30% |
| Sep 22 | vs Tennessee State | L 14–21 | 69% |
| Sep 29 | at Hampton | W 38–26 | 62% |
| Oct 20 | vs Norfolk State | W 48–3 | 66% |
| Oct 27 | vs North Carolina Central | W 42–17 | 82% |
| Nov 3 | at Morgan State | W 24–13 | 76% |
| Nov 10 | atSavannah State | W 49–7 | 87% |
| Nov 17 | vs Florida A&M | W 21–16 | 73% |
| Nov 24 | vs Coastal CarolinaNCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round | L 14–24 | 80% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Coastal Carolina 24–14 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champions.
In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season articles list one game of Bethune-Cookman’s 2012 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | vsNorth Carolina A&T | W 28–12 | Bethune-Cookman’s article, North Carolina A&T’s article |
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champions7–0 in the conference
- Record
- 8–3
- Conference
- 7–0 first in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 325–207
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1435 +42 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −23.2 No. 45 of 122 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 133
- Offensive coordinator
- Jim Pry
- Defensive coordinator
- Charles Jones
Top recruits in the 2012 class
| Ray Martin WR | ★★★ | No. 1270 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2012 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.828 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bethune-Cookman | 7–0 | 8–3 | |
 Howard | 5–1 | 6–3 | |
 North Carolina A&T | 4–2 | 6–3 | |
| South Carolina State | 4–2 | 5–4 | |
 Delaware State | 3–3 | 4–5 | |
| North Carolina Central | 3–3 | 4–5 | |
| Florida A&M | 3–3 | 3–6 | |
| Norfolk State | 2–4 | 4–5 | |
| Hampton | 2–5 | 2–7 | |
| Morgan State | 1–5 | 2–7 | |
| Savannah State | 0–6 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.