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 Florida A&M 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 Southern in the Division I-AA 1st Round Playoff Game.
[3] Bethune-Cookman was led on offense by junior quarterback Allen Suber.