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2013 Bethune-Cookman

10–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Bethune-Cookman in 2013, game by game: won at Tennessee State 12–9; won vs. Virginia Union 66–7; won at Florida International 34–13; lost at No. 8 Florida State 6–54; won at Delaware State 21–7; won at Howard 27–6; won vs. Savannah State 48–21; won vs. South Carolina State 14–3; won at North Carolina Central 38–14; lost vs. Norfolk State 24–27; won vs. Hampton 42–12; won vs. Florida A&M 29–10; lost at Coastal Carolina 24–48+59−48Won 12–9 at Tennessee State+3Tennessee StateWon 66–7 vs. Virginia Union+59Virginia UnionWon 34–13 at Florida International+21Florida Interna…Lost 6–54 at No. 8 Florida State-48No. 8 Florida StateWon 21–7 at Delaware State+14Delaware StateWon 27–6 at Howard+21HowardWon 48–21 vs. Savannah State+27Savannah StateWon 14–3 vs. South Carolina State+11South Carolina …Won 38–14 at North Carolina Central+24North Carolina …Lost 24–27 vs. Norfolk State-3Norfolk StateWon 42–12 vs. Hampton+30HamptonWon 29–10 vs. Florida A&M+19Florida A&MLost 24–48 at Coastal Carolina-24Coastal Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atTennessee StateW 12–⁠950%
Sep 7vsVirginia UnionW 66–⁠784%
Sep 14atFlorida InternationalW 34–⁠1349%
Sep 21at8Florida StateL 6–⁠5414%
Oct 5atDelaware StateW 21–⁠772%
Oct 12atHowardW 27–⁠674%
Oct 19vsSavannah StateW 48–⁠2192%
Oct 26vsSouth Carolina StateW 14–⁠364%
Nov 2atNorth Carolina CentralW 38–⁠1475%
Nov 9vsNorfolk StateL 24–⁠2790%
Nov 16vsHamptonW 42–⁠1284%
Nov 23vsFlorida A&MW 29–⁠1084%
Nov 30atCoastal CarolinaNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundL 24–⁠4849%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Coastal Carolina 48–⁠24 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with South Carolina State

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
385–⁠231
Coach
—
Elo
1461 +71 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−16.9 No. 31 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 155
Offensive coordinator
Jim Pry
Defensive coordinator
Charles Jones

Leaders

Passing yardsQuentin Williams QB61 yds
Rushing yardsAnthony Jordan RB231 yds
Rushing touchdownsCary White RB2 TD
Receiving yardsEddie Poole WR59 yds

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Anthony Green WDE★★★No. 1610
Phil Norman OG★★No. 2961
Larry Brihm DUAL★★No. 3079
Devonte Washington WR★★No. 3140
Nathaniel Pryor RB★★No. 3312

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.744
Running backs22.00.700
Receivers22.00.717
Offensive line22.00.728
Defensive line13.00.810
Athletes and specialists12.00.700
Whole class92.10.727

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.

2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Bethune-Cookman7–⁠110–⁠3
South Carolina State7–⁠19–⁠4
Delaware State5–⁠35–⁠6
Morgan State5–⁠35–⁠7
North Carolina A&T4–⁠47–⁠4
Howard4–⁠46–⁠6
Hampton4–⁠44–⁠8
North Carolina Central3–⁠55–⁠7
Norfolk State3–⁠53–⁠9
Florida A&M2–⁠63–⁠9
Savannah State0–⁠81–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.