Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9
Schedule and results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | @Sewanee | W 40-37 | 1-0 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Sep 12 | @Baldwin Wallace | L 26-84 | 1-1 | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Sep 19 | Thiel | W 52-3 | 2-1 | 1-0 | |
| 4 | Sep 26 | Geneva | L 14-42 | 2-2 | 1-1 | |
| 5 | Oct 3 | @Grove City | L 20-40 | 2-3 | 1-2 | |
| 6 | Oct 10 | @Washington & Jefferson | L 0-56 | 2-4 | 1-3 | |
| 7 | Bye week | |||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | Allegheny | L 29-46 | 2-5 | 1-4 | |
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Saint Francis | W 51-7 | 3-5 | 2-4 | |
| 10 | Nov 7 | Saint Vincent | 2 pm ET56% to win | |||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Waynesburg | 1 pm ET65% to win | |||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Bethany (West Virginia), through 8 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.
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The games that decide the season
Recent form · last 10 games
Bethany (West Virginia) has won one of its last five.
4-6 over the last 10, and won the last one.
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Worth watching
What it is like to watch them2026 · 3-5
Measured from 8 games · ranks are among Presidents' teams the same season
Team story
Bethany is West Virginia's oldest institution of higher learning, a 1840-founded college playing football with the pride of deep Appalachian heritage and the humility of a small school punching above its academic weight.
Game day
Bethany is West Virginia's oldest institution of higher learning, a 1840-founded college playing football with the pride of deep Appalachian heritage and the humility of a small school punching above its academic weight.
Playoff path
Bethany (West Virginia) sits 7th in the Presidents’ Conference and 146th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington & Jefferson | 6-0 | 7-1 | 69.4 |
| 2 | Case Western Reserve | 5-1 | 7-1 | 64.9 |
| 3 | Allegheny | 5-1 | 7-1 | 64.1 |
| 4 | Grove City | 5-1 | 5-3 | 58.0 |
| 5 | Westminster (PA) | 4-2 | 4-4 | 51.9 |
| 6 | Saint Vincent | 3-3 | 4-3 | 47.3 |
| 7 | Bethany (WV) | 2-4 | 3-5 | 46.3 |
| 8 | Geneva | 2-4 | 3-5 | 46.1 |
Win the Presidents' Conference for the automatic berth into the 40-team NCAA Division III bracket. Miss it and the path is an at-large bid, selected by NPI — the metric the CFB Index mirrors. Six wins survive the bracket to the Stagg Bowl.
Signature win 52-3 over Thiel; toughest day 26-84 against Baldwin Wallace.