Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football

Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football
2025 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team
First season1925 (1925)
Head coachRaymond Woodie Jr.
3rd season, 11–24 (.314)
LocationDaytona Beach, Florida
StadiumDaytona Stadium
(capacity: 10,000)
NCAA divisionDivision I FCS
ConferenceSWAC
ColorsMaroon and gold
   
All-time record511–354–26 (.588)
Black college national championships
2010, 2013
Conference championships
SEAC: 1942, 1947
SIAC: 1952, 1973, 1975, 1976
MEAC: 1984, 1988, 2002, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
RivalriesFlorida A&M (rivalry)
Fight songLet's Go Wildcats
MascotWil D Cat
Marching bandThe Marching Wildcats
Websitebcuathletics.com

The Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team represents Bethune–Cookman University in the sport of college football. The Wildcats compete in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Starting with the fall 2021 season, they compete in the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), after having been members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) since 1979. They play their home games at Daytona Stadium. The Wildcats have won two black college football national championships and seven MEAC titles in the history of their football program.