2023 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team American college football season
The 2023 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team represented 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 were led by first-year head coach Raymond Woodie and played home games at Daytona Stadium in Daytona Beach, Florida .
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
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 2 7:00 p.m. at Memphis * ESPN+ L 14–5626,632
September 9 4:00 p.m. Savannah State * YouTube W 31–66,838
7:30 p.m. at No. 22 (FBS ) Miami (FL) * ACCN L 7–4840,077
September 23 3:00 p.m. at Jackson State ESPN+ L 16–2223,681
October 7 3:00 p.m. at Alabama State HBCU Go L 14–1915,590
October 14 3:00 p.m. Texas Southern Daytona Stadium Daytona Beach, FL HBCU Go L 31–349,458
October 21 4:00 p.m. Southern L 18–2810,186
October 28 3:00 p.m. at Grambling State HBCU Go L 14–284,500
7:30 p.m. Mississippi Valley State Daytona Stadium Daytona Beach, FL ESPNU W 20–74,380
November 11 1:00 p.m. Alabama A&M Daytona Stadium Daytona Beach, FL HBCU Go W 31–144,915
November 18 3:30 p.m. vs. No. 11 Florida A&M ESPNU L 7–2456,227
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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References
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ 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 . {{cite web }}
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^ ED REED "Speaks on the poor conditions at Bethune-Cookman"! , archived from the original on January 22, 2023, retrieved January 22, 2023
^ "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
^ 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 .
^ "2023 Bethune-Cookman Football Schedule" . FBSchedules . Retrieved April 15, 2023 .
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