The Westside Gazette

B-CU football faces Mississippi Valley next

The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats battle the Alabama State Hornets at Daytona earlier last month. The Wildcats play at Mississippi Valley State this week. B-CU is looking for its first win. The team has had to move around due the Hurricane Milton. PHOTO BY ANDREAS BUTLER/DAYTONA TIMES

 (Source: Daytona Times)

        The Bethune-Cookman University Wildcats were no match for the Alabama A&M University Bulldogs in a 56-12 loss on Oct. 12.

The Bulldogs amassed 701 yards of total offense while the Wildcats had just 181 total offensive yards.

The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats warm up before their game with Alabama State last month. B-CU looks for a win at the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils on Saturday, Oct. 19. PHOTO BY ANDREAS BUTLER/DAYTONA TIMES

B-CU’s two scores came on a 15-yard run by Cam Ransom and a 91-yard interception return by Johnny Harris.

The Wildcats left early to play the Bulldogs. They were practicing in Orlando at UCF earlier this week in preparation for their next game.

Bethune-Cookman (0-6, 0-2) travels to Itta Beta, Mississippi to face the Mississippi Valley State University Delta Devils (0-6, 0-2) on Saturday, Oct. 19. Kickoff is at 3 p.m. Both teams need a win.

The Wildcats won last year’s meeting 20-7 in Daytona.

B-CU leads the all-time series 7-2 and 2-1 since joining the SWAC in 2021.

Both teams have struggled offensively. The Wildcats average 17 points per game while the Delta Devils average 15.

B-CU is giving up 43 points per contest. MV-SU is giving up 48.

 

 

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