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June 22, 2026 · Dead Period · Heritage Window · 2026 Outlook

Benedict College

10-3 2025 final

Benedict is the Tiger that rose from 1994 dormancy to capture back-to-back SIAC championships (2022–2023) and remains a contender every November, proof that patience pays.

The Tigers wait in the brush.

Record
10-3
win% .769
D2 Top 25
Conf Standing
Playoff Path
Season closed
Dead PeriodOffseasonPatientPost-loss — reckoning
The Long Wait·Offseason

Benedict is the Tiger that rose from 1994 dormancy to capture back-to-back SIAC championships (2022–2023) and remains a contender every November, proof that patience pays.

Title DroughtSince 2023 · 2 yrs

Benedict came up just short of the 2025 SIAC Championship (losing to Albany State 22–16 in the title game after a 9–1 regular season), securing the program's third championship-game berth in four years. Head Coach Ron Dickerson Jr…

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Offseason

69 days

until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC

Act I

The 2026 Outlook

The Pulse on Benedict College

Quiet · dead period heritage · signal ramps back in camp
The Tigers wait in the brush.

What moved it — offseason · last 30 days

June Dead-period quiet — official-visit + heritage window
Camp Fall camp ~40 days out
"Go Tigers." — Benedict College fanbase · recurring line
0 mentions · awaiting signal

Aspiration Ladder

Brief Part III §33.4 · Benedict College

Winning record

The baseline for a successful season.

Conference title

Earns a Super Region playoff qualifier bid.

Super Region qualifierLocked

Entry into the 32-team national bracket.

McKinney, TXLocked

The Division II national championship game.

Benedict College · Next-Season Outcome Band

Floor / Base / Ceiling

floor8-4Competitive but likely outside bracket contention.
base10-2Conference title contender. Bracket bid realistic.
ceiling12-0Deep playoff run. Program-defining year.

Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.

Act II

Who We Are

D2 Program Prestige · Benedict College

Mid-Major Contender

D2 Playoff Contender — consistent Super Region participant, regional force.

T1Regional
T2Mid-Major
T3Power
T4National
T5Blue Blood
T6Dynasty
T7All-Time

Fanbase Health Index · Benedict College · low confidence

Growing (72)

DecliningStableGrowingSurging
On-Field — 10-3 (77% win rate)72

Home-Field Advantage · Benedict College · 2018-present

Soft

70% home win rate vs 76% on the road. margin runs +2.4 better at home.

Home22-9Away19-6
Act III

Last Season Reviewed

2025 season · tap to expand

Recent Form · last 10 games

Mixed

Three of five. Trending up, not yet hot.

Streak L1Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 7-3

SIAC Standing · 2025

2nd in the SIAC

Benedict College is 2nd in the SIAC at 10-3. 1 team above — that's the direct path to the title game.

#ProgramRecord
1Albany State GA12-2
2Benedict College10-3
3Kentucky State9-3
4Allen6-5
5Edward Waters5-5
6Fort Valley State4-6
7Savannah St4-6
8Tuskegee4-7
9Central State (OH)3-7
10Clark Atlanta3-7
11Morehouse College3-7
12Miles College3-8
13Lane College0-10

Schedule Strength · Benedict College · 2025

Balanced

Average opponent win rate 45% across 11 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.

Opp Win %0.456

Moment of the Year · Benedict College · 2025

Postseason · Won 25-24 at Wingate

Week 13 of 2025. Postseason win — the season-defining moment.

Postseason

Postseason History

Recent postseason (2023-2025): 2-1

Most recent: 2025 — win 24-25 (away). Last 5 postseason: 2-1.

202520232023

From the Archive — Benedict College

2025: Lost 16-22 at Albany State GA

In 2025, the program lost 16-22 at Albany State GA — a close road result, 6 points either way.

The Tigers earn their dinner.