2023 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

The 2023 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team will represent Bethune–Cookman University as a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats are led by first-year head coach Raymond Woodie and play home games at Daytona Stadium in Daytona Beach, Florida.

2023 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record1–6 (0–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorDonte' Pimpleton (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJoe Gerbino (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRobert Wimberly (1st season)
Home stadiumDaytona Stadium (capacity: 9,601)
2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 16 Florida A&M  5 –0   6 –1  
Jackson State  3 –2   5 –3  
Alabama A&M  2 –2   4 –3  
Alabama State  2 –2   3 –3  
Mississippi Valley State  1 –3   1 –6  
Bethune–Cookman  0 –4   1 –6  
West Division
Prairie View A&M  3 –1   3 –4  
Alcorn State  3 –1   4 –3  
Southern  3 –1   4 –3  
Grambling State  2 –2   3 –4  
Texas Southern  1 –3   2 –5  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  0 –4   1 –6  
Championship: 2023 SWAC Football Championship Game
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

On December 27, 2022, Ed Reed was hired as the new head coach for the Wildcats.[1] Bethune–Cookman chose not to ratify Reed's contract on January 21, 2023, which vacated the football team's head coaching position prior to Reed officially becoming the team's head coach.[2] Prior to his dismissal, Reed recorded a live stream on which he vociferously criticized the condition of the school's athletic facilities.[3][4][5] In the wake of this decision, Reed continued his criticism of the university, saying "I'm not withdrawing my name as they say. They don't want me here. They do not want me because I tell the truth."[6]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.at Memphis*
ESPN+L 14–5626,632
September 94:00 p.m.Savannah State*
YouTubeW 31–66,838
September 147:30 p.m.at No. 22 (FBS) Miami (FL)*
ACCNL 7–4840,077
September 233:00 p.m.at Jackson State
ESPN+L 16–22
October 73:00 p.m.at Alabama State
HBCU GoL 14–1915,590
October 143:00 p.m.Texas Southerndagger
  • Daytona Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
HBCU GoL 31–349,458
October 214:00 p.m.Southern
L 18–2810,186
October 283:00 p.m.at Grambling State
HBCU Go
November 27:30 p.m.Mississippi Valley State
  • Daytona Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
ESPNU
November 111:00 p.m.Alabama A&M
  • Daytona Stadium
  • Daytona Beach, FL
HBCU Go
November 183:30 p.m.Florida A&M
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References
  1. "Bethune-Cookman hires ed Reed as its next head coach". December 27, 2022. Archived from the original on December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  2. "Ed Reed out as Bethune-Cookman coach after 25 days, claims school will not ratify contract". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  3. bigced328 (January 18, 2023). "Bethune-Cookman University Football Coach Ed Reed Apologizes for Video Chastising University". Black Enterprise. Archived from the original on January 22, 2023. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  4. ED REED "Speaks on the poor conditions at Bethune-Cookman"!, archived from the original on January 22, 2023, retrieved January 22, 2023
  5. "Deion Sanders Was Right!" HOF Ed Reed Goes Off & Exposed Dilapidated HBCU Conditions, archived from the original on January 22, 2023, retrieved January 22, 2023
  6. Wacker, Brian (January 21, 2023). "Ed Reed out at Bethune-Cookman after 25 days, blasts school in rant". Archived from the original on January 22, 2023. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  7. "2023 Bethune-Cookman Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
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