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Bethune-Cookman College Announces 2006
Football Schedule
February 23, 2006
(DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.) Bethune-Cookman
College has officially announced the 2006 Wildcats football
schedule. The schedule includes six (6) home games at Larry
Kelly Field at Municipal Stadium and two classics.
The Wildcats will open the 2006 season with a match-up against
the “Bayou Cats” from Baton Rouge, Louisiana – the
Southern University Jaguars. The meeting will take place at
Jacksonville’s Alltel Stadium as a part of the 53rd Annual
Gateway Classic. It will be the first time these two teams
have met since the 1998 Heritage Bowl which Southern won by
a count of 28-2 in Atlanta, Georgia.
“I think mixed with the caliber of opponents we have
on the schedule, as well as the type of team we are expecting
to return this year, the 2006 schedule is going to be one of
the most competitive in recent years,” states B-CC Director
of Athletics, Lynn W. Thompson. “We have six home games
at Municipal Stadium, and two classics in the Gateway [Jacksonville]
and Walt Disney World Florida Classic [Orlando] that are sure
to be one of a kind.”
The rest of the schedule features home dates against Savannah
State (Faculty/Staff Appreciation Day) on Sept. 9; Norfolk
State (Church and Community Day) on Sept. 23; Delaware State
(Maroon and Gold Spirit Day) on Oct. 7; North Carolina A&T
(Youth Sports Day) on Oct. 28 and Howard (Senior Day) on Nov.
11. The Wildcats will celebrate Homecoming on Oct. 14 against
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference hopeful, Winston-Salem State
University at 4 p.m.
All other game times will be released after the television
schedule has been finalized.
“This year we have given each one of our home games
a specific theme,” adds Thompson. “This is a way
of showing appreciation to various groups and organizations
in and around our community.”
Key road games for the Wildcats include match-ups at South
Carolina State (Sept. 16) and at Hampton (Nov. 4).
The 2006 regular season schedule is concluded with the 27th
Annual Walt Disney World Florida Classic against intrastate
rival Florida A&M in Orlando, Florida on Nov. 18.
“This is by far one of the most exciting and toughest
schedules we’ve had since I’ve been here,” states
B-CC head football coach, Alvin B. Wyatt, Sr. “You talk
about strength of schedule, and we have that this year with
a complete, competitive I-AA schedule with very strong teams.
You can probably say this is our toughest schedule in school
history, but we will be ready to play … you can believe
that.”
Bethune-Cookman College
2006 Football Schedule
| Day |
Date |
Opponent |
Location |
Time |
| Sat. |
Sept. 2 |
vs. Southern %
53rd Annual Gateway Classic |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
TBA |
| Sat. |
Sept. 9 |
SAVANNAH STATE
(Faculty/Staff Appreciation Day) |
Daytona Beach, Fla. |
TBA |
| Sat. |
Sept. 16 |
at South Carolina State* |
Orangeburg, S.C. |
TBA |
| Sat. |
Sept. 23 |
NORFOLK STATE*
(Church and Community Day) |
Daytona Beach, Fla. |
TBA |
| Sat. |
Sept. 30 |
at Morgan State* |
Baltimore, Md. |
TBA |
| Sat. |
Oct. 7 |
DELAWARE STATE*
(Maroon and Gold Spirit Day) |
Daytona Beach, Fla. |
TBA |
| Sat. |
Oct. 14 |
WINSTON-SALEM STATE
(HOMECOMING) |
Daytona Beach, Fla. |
4 p.m. |
| Sat. |
Oct. 28 |
NORTH CAROLINA A&T*
(Youth Sports Day) |
Daytona Beach, Fla. |
TBA |
| Sat. |
Nov. 4 |
at Hampton* |
Hampton, Va. |
TBA |
| Sat. |
Nov. 11 |
HOWARD*
(Senior Day) |
Daytona Beach, Fla. |
TBA |
| Sat. |
Nov. 18 |
vs. Florida A&M* (!)
27th Annual Walt Disney World Florida Classic |
Orlando, Fla. |
TBA |
* - denotes Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) game
% - game played at Alltel Stadium
! – game played at Florida Citrus Bowl
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