Friday, November 25, 2011

B-CU Wildcats turn 2011 football season around

Daytona Beach, Florida - Bethune-Cookman started the 2011 season resembling last year's offensive juggernaut when it dismantled Prairie View A&M 63-14 in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge in Orlando

But then the Wildcats lost three out of their next four games, turning the ball over 13 times. They went back to the drawing board, reinventing themselves as a running team and attacking opponents' backfields with a strong defensive front seven.

They won their final six games, ending with a 26-16 victory over Florida A&M on Saturday, to finish 8-3 overall, 6-2 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.  Though they didn't return to the playoffs, they added to the foundation head coach Brian Jenkins established in his first year in 2010 when B-CU won the MEAC championship and finished 10-2

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