Bethune-Cookman Wildcats

The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats category covers Bethune-Cookman University athletics at the NCAA Division I level. The program competes primarily in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). Florida Sports Blog tracks schedules, scores, recruiting, coaching changes, conference races, postseason play and major program developments across the school's men's and women's teams. Bethune-Cookman has a deep HBCU athletics tradition, with Wildcat football dating to the 1920s and decades of competition in historically Black college conferences. The school was a long-time member of the MEAC before moving to the Southwestern Athletic Conference in 2021. Its programs have produced conference championships, professional athletes and major rivalry moments, particularly in the annual Florida Classic against Florida A&M.