| Year: | 2002 |
| Team: | Bethune–Cookman Wildcats |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | MEAC |
| Tsnrank: | 15 |
| Record: | 11–2 |
| Conf Record: | 7–1 |
| Head Coach: | Alvin Wyatt |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Def Coach: | Pete Adrian |
| Dc Year: | 5th |
| Stadium: | Municipal Stadium |
| Champion: | MEAC champion |
| Bowl: | NCAA Division I-AA First Round |
| Bowl Result: | L 0–34 vs. Georgia Southern |
The 2002 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Bethune-Cookman University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its fifth season under head coach Alvin Wyatt, the team compiled an 11–2 record (7–1 against MEAC opponents) and won the MEAC championship.[1] The team played its home games at Municipal Stadium in Daytona Beach, Florida.
On November 23, 2002, the team clinched the MEAC championship with a 37–10 victory over in the annual Florida Classic game before a crowd of 70,201 spectators in Orlando.[2]
With an 11–1 record in the regular season, the team advanced to post-season play, losing to Georgia Southernin the Division I-AA 1st Round Playoff Game.[3]
Bethune-Cookman was led on offense by junior quarterback Allen Suber. Suber missed the team's November 9 game against, leading to the team's only loss in the regular season.[4]