DAYTONA BEACH, Florida -- The 2014 Bethune-Cookman University football schedule was officially released Tuesday evening, featuring an 11-game slate announced by B-CU Director of Athletics Lynn W. Thompson. The schedule has a chance to upgrade to 12 games, with a date yet to be solidified with an opponent in early September.
Coming off its second Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) title in as many years, the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats will open the 2014 schedule on the road in familiar territory. The Cats travel to FIU Stadium for a rematch with Florida International University at Alonso Field – the site of B-CU’s first victory over an FBS opponent in school history from a season ago. The date for the game is set for Aug. 30, with a game time to be determined later.
The game in Miami marks the fourth consecutive year the Cats have traveled to South Florida.
Following the season opener, Bethune-Cookman hosts Grambling State in the home opener at Municipal Stadium on Sept. 13, with kickoff set for 4 p.m. The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) opponent marks the first time a SWAC member has visited Municipal Stadium since Alabama State in 2008.
The following week, the Cats will face their second FBS opponent of the year in the form of UCF out of the America Athletic Conference. The game will take place on Sept. 20, inside Bright House Stadium in Orlando on the campus of UCF. It is the first time B-CU and UCF have played since UCF joined the Football Bowl Subdivision and the first meeting overall since Nov. 6, 1995, in Orlando.
Bethune-Cookman returns home for a pair of games to begin the October slate, beginning with Delaware State on October 4. The 2014 Homecoming date is scheduled for Oct. 11, as the Cats welcome Howard University to Municipal Stadium for a game scheduled to start at 4 p.m.
The Maroon and Gold finish the month of October on the road at Savannah State (Oct. 18) and defending MEAC co-champion South Carolina State (Oct. 25), respectively.
B-CU plays the last of its four home games on the year on November 1, playing host to North Carolina Central at 4 p.m.
Back-to-back trips to the Tidewater area of Virginia highlight the middle of November. B-CU travels to Norfolk State (Nov. 8) and Hampton (Nov. 15) with a pair of games before taking on Florida A&M (Nov. 22) in the annual Florida Blue Florida Classic at Orlando’s Citrus Bowl to close the regular season.
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2014 B-CU Wildcat Football Schedule
8/30 at Florida International, FIU Stadium, Miami, FL TBD
9/13 Grambling State, Municipal Stadium, Daytona Beach, 4PM
9/20 at Central Florida, Bright House Stadium, Orlando, FL TBD
10/4 *Delaware State, Municipal Stadium, Daytona Beach TBD
10/11 *Howard, Municipal Stadium, Daytona Bch, 4PM Homecoming
10/18 at *Savannah State, Ted Wright Stadium, Savannah, GA TBD
10/25 at *S. Carolina State, Dawson-Bulldogs Stadium, Orangeburg, SC TBD
11/1 *North Carolina Central, Municipal Stadium, Daytona Bch., FL 4PM
11/8 at *Norfolk State, Dick Price Stadium, Norfolk, VA
11/15 at *Hampton UArmstrong Stadium, Hampton, VA
11/22 vs. *Florida A&M, Citrus Bowl, Orlando, FL Florida Blue Florida Classic
*MEAC Game
BOLD: Home Game
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