1983 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

The 1983 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 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Larry Little, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 4–4–1, with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the MEAC.

1983 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	4–4–1 (1–3 MEAC)
Head coach	Larry Little (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

1983 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 18 South Carolina State $	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Delaware State	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Bethune–Cookman	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
North Carolina A&T	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
Howard	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Florida A&M	0	–	0	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Florida A&M games did not count as conference games Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	District of Columbia*	Memorial Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	W 51–0	5,700	[1]
September 17	vs. Howard	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gateway Classic)	L 17–20		[2]
October 1	at Delaware State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 16–23		[3]
October 15	Alabama State*	Memorial Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	W 24–6	3,000	[4]
October 22	vs. No. 12 Tennessee State*	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	L 19–21	6,500	[5]
October 29	North Carolina A&T	Memorial Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	W 38–3	9,500	[6]
November 5	at No. T–7 South Carolina State	State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC	L 7–28		[7]
November 12	at Morris Brown*	Herndon Stadium Atlanta, GA	T 21–21	13,000	[8]
November 26	at UCF*	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	W 31–22	13,294	[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game