1981 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

The 1981 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team represented Bethune–Cookman College (now known as Bethune–Cookman University) as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Bobby Frazier, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, and finished third in the MEAC.

1981 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	7–4 (3–2 MEAC)
Head coach	Bobby Frazier (3rd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1980 1982 →

1981 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 South Carolina State $^	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Florida A&M	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Bethune–Cookman	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Howard	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Delaware State	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
North Carolina A&T	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Southern*	BREC Memorial Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–3	25,000	[1]
September 12	at Texas Southern*	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	L 6–14		[2]
September 19	Howard	Memorial Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	W 19–13		[3]
September 26	vs. North Carolina A&T	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL	W 21–15	8,455	[4]
October 3	at Delaware State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 8–0		[5]
October 10	vs. Albany State*	Orlando Stadium Orlando, FL	W 33–8	6,234	[6]
October 17	at Morris Brown*	Herndon Stadium Atlanta, GA	W 21–14		[7]
October 24	Tuskegee*	Memorial Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	W 29–13		[8]
November 7	at No. 4 South Carolina State	State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC	L 6–10		[9]
November 21	at UCF*	Orlando Stadium Orlando, FL	W 24–20	8,354	[10]
November 28	vs. Florida A&M	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL (rivalry)	L 0–29	45,964	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game