2014 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

The 2014 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team represented Bethune-Cookman University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Brian Jenkins and played their home games at Municipal Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC. They finished the season 9–3, 6–2 in MEAC play to finish in a five-way tie for the MEAC championship. However, they did not earn the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs and did not receive an at-large bid.

2014 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats football
MEAC co-champion
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 23
FCS Coaches	No. 22
Record	9–3 (6–2 MEAC)
Head coach	Brian Jenkins (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Pry (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Charles Jones (5th season)
Home stadium	Municipal Stadium

2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 23 Bethune–Cookman +		6	–	2					9	–	3
North Carolina A&T +		6	–	2					9	–	3
South Carolina State +		6	–	2					8	–	4
North Carolina Central +		6	–	2					7	–	5
Morgan State +^		6	–	2					7	–	6
Norfolk State		4	–	4					4	–	8
Howard		3	–	5					5	–	7
Florida A&M *		3	–	5					3	–	9
Hampton		2	–	6					3	–	9
Delaware State		2	–	6					2	–	10
Savannah State *		0	–	8					0	–	12
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant * Florida A&M and Savannah State ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to APR violations Rankings from The Sports Network poll

On December 16, Jenkins resigned to take the head coaching position at Alabama State. He finished at Bethune-Cookman with a five year record of 46–14.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 pm	at FIU*	No. 22	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	ASN	W 14–12	14,053
September 13	4:00 pm	Grambling State*	No. 13	Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL		W 36–23	9,423
September 20	6:00 pm	at UCF*	No. 12	Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL	ESPN3	L 7–41	44,510
September 27	4:00 pm	Florida Tech*	No. 15	Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	CEN	W 34–33	8,431
October 4	4:00 pm	Delaware State	No. 17	Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	CEN	W 27–7	6,445
October 11	4:00 pm	Howard	No. 18	Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	CEN	W 49–12	10,247
October 18	6:00 pm	at Savannah State	No. 16	Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA		W 48–20	1,271
October 25	1:30 pm	at South Carolina State	No. 14	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC		L 14–20	11,043
November 1	4:00 pm	North Carolina Central	No. 21	Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	CEN	W 34–20	3,661
November 6	7:30 pm	at Norfolk State	No. 20	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPNU	W 13–7	4,220
November 13	7:30 pm	at Hampton	No. 20	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	ESPNU	L 35–40	6,000
November 22	2:00 pm	vs. Florida A&M	No. 25	Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium Orlando, FL (Florida Classic)	ESPNC	W 18–17	41,126
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source: Schedule

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	22	18	13	12	15	17	18	16	14	21	20	20	25	22	23
Coaches	23	18	13	12	14	17	17	14	13	20	18	18	24	20	22