# 2022 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

The 2022 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team represented Bethune–Cookman University as a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by seventh-year head coach Terry Sims and played their home games at Daytona Stadium in Daytona Beach, Florida.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 16 (FBS) Miami (FL)* | Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL | ACCN | L 13–70 | 56,795 |
| September 10 | 4:00 p.m. | South Carolina State* | Daytona StadiumDayton Beach, FL | ESPN+ | L 9–33 | 6,071 |
| September 24 | 4:00 p.m. | Grambling State | Daytona StadiumDayton Beach, FL | ESPN+ | W 36–19 | 6,343 |
| October 1 | 3:00 p.m. | at Alabama A&M | Louis Crews StadiumHuntsville, AL | | L 27–35 | 18,750 |
| October 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tennessee State* | Nissan StadiumNashville, TN | ESPN+ | L 17–41 | 22,231 |
| October 15 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 8т Jackson State | TIAA Bank FieldJacksonville, FL | ESPN+ | L 8–48 | 22,373 |
| October 22 | 4:00 p.m. | at Mississippi Valley State | Rice–Totten StadiumItta Bena, MS | HBCU Go | W 45–35 | 3,909 |
| October 29 | 3:00 p.m. | at Prairie View A&M | Panther Stadium at Blackshear FieldPrairie View, TX | | L 48–58 | 14,599 |
| November 5 | 4:00 p.m. | Alabama State | Daytona StadiumDayton Beach, FL | HBCU Go | L 22–37 | 7,729 |
| November 12 | 3:00 p.m. | at Alcorn State | Casem-Spinks StadiumLorman, MS | HBCU Go | L 14–17 | |
| November 19 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Florida A&M | Camping World StadiumOrlando, FL (Florida Classic) | ESPNU | L 20–41 | |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At No. 16 (FBS) Miami (FL)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| No. 16 (FBS) Hurricanes | 14 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 70 |
at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida
* Date: Saturday, September 3, 2022
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C)
* TV announcers (ACCN): Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Forrest Conoly (analyst), & Marilyn Payne (sideline)
* Pregame line: Miami −52.5
| Statistics | BCU | MIA |
| First downs | 13 | 29 |
| Plays–yards | 56–342 | 65–581 |
| Rushes–yards | 29–93 | 42–300 |
| Passing yards | 249 | 281 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 14–27–3 | 20–23–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:39 | 26:54 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Bethune-Cookman | Passing | Jalon Jones | 13/20, 243 yards, TD, INT |
| Bethune-Cookman | Rushing | Tyrone Franklin Jr. | 4 carries, 30 yards |
| Bethune-Cookman | Receiving | Dylaan Lee | 5 receptions, 83 yards |
| Miami | Passing | Tyler Van Dyke | 13/16, 193 yards, 2 TD |
| Miami | Rushing | Henry Parrish Jr. | 14 carries, 108 yards, 3 TD |
| Miami | Receiving | Xavier Restrepo | 5 receptions, 100 yards, TD |

### South Carolina State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| SCSU Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 33 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |

### Grambling State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Wildcats | 14 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 36 |

### At Alabama A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| ALAM Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |

### At Tennessee State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| TSU Tigers | 7 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 41 |

### No. 8т Jackson State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 8т JSU Tigers | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 48 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |

### At Mississippi Valley State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 6 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 45 |
| Delta Devils | 7 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 35 |

### At Prairie View A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 21 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 48 |
| Panthers | 7 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 55 |

### Alabama State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 7 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 37 |
| Wildcats | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 22 |

### At Alcorn State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Braves | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |

### Vs. Florida A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rattlers | 13 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 41 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |