Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football

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.

Classifications

 * 1956–1972: NCAA College Division
 * 1973–1979: NCAA Division II
 * 1980–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS

Conference memberships

 * 1925–1945: Independent
 * 1946–1949: Southeastern Athletic Conference
 * 1950–1979: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
 * 1979–2020: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
 * 2021–present: Southwestern Athletic Conference

Black college football national championships
The Wildcats have won two black college football national championships.

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS
The Wildcats have appeared in the I-AA/FCS playoffs five times with an overall record of 0–5.

NCAA Division II
The Wildcats appeared in the Division II playoffs one time, with an overall record of 0–1.

Alumni in the NFL
Over 31 Bethune–Cookman alumni have played in the NFL, including:
 * Leroy Allen
 * Boobie Clark
 * Nick Collins
 * Charles Cornelius
 * Jawill Davis
 * Ryan Davis
 * Roger Jackson
 * Larry Little
 * Rashean Mathis
 * Jack "Cy" McClairen
 * Maulty Moore
 * Booker Reese
 * Tony Samuels
 * Howard Smothers
 * Eric Weems
 * Lee Williams
 * Alvin Wyatt
 * Antwuan Wyatt

Pro Football Hall of Fame
One former BCU football player has been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Buck Buchanan Award
The Buck Buchanan Award is given to the most outstanding defensive player in Division I FCS. In 2002, Rashean Mathis of Bethune–Cookman won the award. Mathis holds the NCAA FCS/ I-AA records for most interceptions in a season (14), most interceptions during a career (31), most yards on interception returns in a season (455), and most yards on interception returns in a career (682).