2021 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

The 2021 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team represented Bethune–Cookman University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at Daytona Stadium in Daytona Beach, Florida, and competed in the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They were led by sixth-year head coach Terry Sims.

2021 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	2–9 (2–6 SWAC)
Head coach	Terry Sims (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Aaron James (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Charles Jones (11th season)
Home stadium	Daytona Stadium
Seasons ← 2019 2022 →

2021 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 22 Jackson State x$		8	–	0					11	–	2
No. 25 Florida A&M ^		7	–	1					9	–	3
Alabama A&M		5	–	3					7	–	3
Mississippi Valley State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Alabama State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Bethune–Cookman		2	–	6					2	–	9
West Division
Prairie View A&M x		6	–	2					7	–	5
Alcorn State		5	–	3					6	–	5
Grambling State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Southern		3	–	5					4	–	7
Texas Southern		2	–	6					2	–	8
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		1	–	7					2	–	9
Championship: Jackson State 27, Prairie View A&M 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	9:00 p.m.	at UTEP*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	ESPN3	L 28–38	14,554
September 11	6:30 p.m.	at UCF*	Bounce House Orlando, FL	ESPN+	L 14–63	38,443
September 16	7:30 p.m.	Alabama A&M	Daytona Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	ESPNU	L 27–30	4,173
September 25	6:00 p.m.	at Alabama State	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL	ESPN3	L 24–38	9,450
October 2	1:30 p.m.	at South Carolina State*	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	ESPN+	L 35–42	6,153
October 9	5:00 p.m.	Mississippi Valley State	Daytona Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	YouTube	L 14–20	10,178
October 16	4:00 p.m.	Prairie View A&M	Daytona Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	YouTube	L 29-35	3,267
October 23	2:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	ESPN3	L 12-42	26,428
November 6	12:00 p.m.	Alcorn State	Daytona Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	ESPN+	W 35-31	3,673
November 13	3:00 p.m.	at Grambling State	Eddie Robinson Stadium Grambling, LA		W 31-14	5,017
November 20	3:30 p.m.	vs. No. 23 Florida A&M	Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL (Florida Classic)	ESPN3	L 21-46	54,198
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

At UTEP

Bethune–Cookman at Texas–El Paso

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 0 0 14 14 28 • Miners 10 0 7 21 38 Date: September 4, 2021 Location: Sun Bowl El Paso, TX Game start: 7:05 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes Game attendance: 14,554 Game weather: Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: E 8 MPH Referee: Ed Ardito TV announcers (ESPN3): Erik Elken (play–by–play) and Trevor Vittatoe (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 08:13 UTEP Gavin Baechle 22–yard field goal (4 plays, 5 yards, 1:30) UTEP 3–0 00:39 UTEP Trent Thompson 2–yard pass from Gavin Hardison (Gavin Baechle kick) (12 plays, 78 yards, 5:05) UTEP 10–0 3 13:33 BCU Marcus Riley 4–yard pass from Shannon Patrick (Dylan Moghaddam kick) (2 plays, 6 yards, 0:42) UTEP 10–7 06:41 UTEP Calvin Brownholtz 1–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick) (13 plays, 72 yards, 6:46) UTEP 17–7 03:31 BCU Kemari Averett 7–yard pass from Shannon Patrick (Dylan Moghaddam kick) (6 plays, 89 yards, 3:04) UTEP 17–14 4 12:59 UTEP Jacob Cowing 6–yard pass from Gavin Hardison (Gavin Baechle kick) (10 plays, 83 yards, 5:27) UTEP 24–14 10:44 UTEP Justin Garrett 8–yard pass from Gavin Hardison (Gavin Baechle kick) (3 plays, 49 yards, 1:15) UTEP 31–14 05:28 BCU Que'shaun Byrd 2–yard run (Dylan Moghaddam kick) (9 plays, 87 yards, 5:12) UTEP 31–21 02:15 UTEP Ronald Awatt 19–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick) (6 plays, 50 yards, 3:13) UTEP 38–21 01:17 BCU Aaron Thompson 3–yard run (Dylan Moghaddam kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 0:58) UTEP 38–28

See also: 2021 UTEP Miners football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UTEP –20.5	52.5[2]

Statistics	Bethune–Cookman	UTEP
First downs	12	24
Total yards	333	472
Rushing yards	118	289
Passing yards	215	183
Turnovers	3	4
Time of possession	24:26	35:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bethune–Cookman	Passing	Shannon Patrick	15/22, 215 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Que'shaun Byrd	12 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kemari Averett	4 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD
UTEP	Passing	Gavin Hardison	14/23, 183 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Ronald Awatt	19 carries, 126 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Tyrin Smith	4 receptions, 76 yards

At UCF

Bethune–Cookman at Central Florida

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 7 0 7 0 14 • Knights 14 21 21 7 63 Date: September 11, 2021 Location: Bounce House Orlando, FL Game start: 6:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time:   Game attendance:   Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:   TV announcers (ESPN+): Drew Fellios (play-by-play) and Leger Douzable (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

See also: 2021 UCF Knights football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Bethune–Cookman	UCF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bethune–Cookman	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UCF	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Alabama A&M

Alabama A&M at Bethune–Cookman

1 2 Total Bulldogs 0 Wildcats 0 Date: September 16, 2021 Location: Daytona Stadium Daytona Beach, FL Game start: 7:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time:   Game attendance:   Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:   TV announcers (ESPNU):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

See also: 2021 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Alabama A&M	Bethune–Cookman
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Alabama A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Bethune–Cookman	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Alabama State

Alabama State at Bethune–Cookman

1 2 Total Hornets 0 Wildcats 0 Date: September 25, 2021 Location: New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL Game start: 6:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time:   Game attendance:   Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:   TV announcers (ESPN3):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

See also: 2021 Alabama State Hornets football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Bethune–Cookman	Alabama State
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bethune–Cookman	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Alabama State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At South Carolina State

Bethune–Cookman at South Carolina State

1 2 Total Wildcats 0 Bulldogs 0 Date: October 2, 2021 Location: Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC Game start: 1:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time:   Game attendance:   Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:   TV announcers ( ):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

See also: 2021 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Bethune–Cookman	South Carolina State
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bethune–Cookman	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Carolina State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Mississippi Valley State

Mississippi Valley State at Bethune–Cookman

1 2 Total Delta Devils 0 Wildcats 0 Date: October 9, 2021 Location: Daytona Stadium Daytona Beach, FL Game start: 5:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time:   Game attendance:   Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:   TV announcers ( ):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

See also: 2021 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Mississippi Valley State	Bethune–Cookman
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mississippi Valley State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Bethune–Cookman	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Prairie View A&M

Prairie View A&M at Bethune–Cookman

1 2 Total Panthers 0 Wildcats 0 Date: October 16, 2021 Location: Daytona Stadium Daytona Beach, FL Game start: 4:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time:   Game attendance:   Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:   TV announcers ( ):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

See also: 2021 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Prairie View A&M	Bethune–Cookman
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Prairie View A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Bethune–Cookman	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At No. 24 Jackson State

Bethune–Cookman at Jackson State

1 2 Total Wildcats 0 No. 24 Tigers 0 Date: October 23, 2021 Location: Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS Game start: 2:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time:   Game attendance:   Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:   TV announcers (ESPN3):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

See also: 2021 Jackson State Tigers football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Bethune–Cookman	Jackson State
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bethune–Cookman	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Jackson State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Alcorn State

Alcorn State at Bethune–Cookman

1 2 Total Braves 0 Wildcats 0 Date: November 6, 2021 Location: Daytona Stadium Daytona Beach, FL Game start: TBD EDT Elapsed time:   Game attendance:   Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:   TV announcers ( ):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

See also: 2021 Alcorn State Braves football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Alcorn State	Bethune–Cookman
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Alcorn State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Bethune–Cookman	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Grambling State

Bethune–Cookman at Grambling State

1 2 Total Wildcats 0 Tigers 0 Date: November 13, 2021 Location: Eddie Robinson Stadium Grambling, LA Game start: 3:00 p.m. EST Elapsed time:   Game attendance:   Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:   TV announcers ( ):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

See also: 2021 Grambling State Tigers football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Bethune–Cookman	Grambling State
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bethune–Cookman	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Grambling State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Vs. No. 23 Florida A&M

Florida A&M vs. Bethune–Cookman

1 2 Total No. 23 Rattlers 0 Wildcats 0 Date: November 20, 2021 Location: Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL Game start: TBD EST Elapsed time:   Game attendance:   Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:   TV announcers (ESPN3):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

See also: 2021 Florida A&M Rattlers football team and Florida Classic

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Florida A&M	Bethune–Cookman
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Bethune–Cookman	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving