Bethune-Cookman

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SWAC · Municipal Stadium · 10,000 · 3,921 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs Virginia Lynchburg · our model 79% Bethune-Cookman · a number, not a pick

LastW 43–18 vs Stetson · Sat Sep 12 · Rashon Brown 60 rush yds, 3 TD

Nextvs Virginia Lynchburg · Sat Sep 19 · 4 pm ET · Municipal Stadium · series 1-0

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Bethune-Cookman · 2026 schedule & results1-1
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Sep 3#174#103+43.5@UCFL 6–73 1200-10-0
2Sep 12#186#256-14.5StetsonW 43–181-10-0
3Sep 19#189Virginia Lynchburg
4Sep 26#190#121South Carolina State
5Oct 3Alabama State
6Oct 10@Alabama A&M
7Oct 17@Mississippi Valley State
8Oct 24Jackson State
9Oct 31@Arkansas-Pine Bluff
10Nov 7@Southern
11Nov 14Grambling
12Nov 21Florida A&M (N)
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)
DateOppResultYdsTOTOPEPA/playSuccess%Explosive%Note
Sep 12StetsonW 43–18+0.20237.7%137.3%
Sep 3@UCFL 6–73181231:55-0.16321.0%121.9%
Season average (2 games)1812.0+0.02029.3%129.6%

Game Week

4d 20h

until kickoff · vs Virginia Lynchburg · Sat Sep 19 · 4 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

Bethune-Cookman is the Florida HBCU that won black college national championships in 2010 and 2013 — now rebuilding in the SWAC (since 2021) under Raymond Woodie Jr. in year three, searching to return to national prominence.

Title DroughtSince 2013 · 13 yrs

Fans here believe bethune-Cookman won national championships in 2010 and 2013 and knows that standard. The chip is that the transition from MEAC to SWAC has been rough, but the program refuses to acce…

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The season in chapters

Ahead
Sat Sep 19Next: Virginia Lynchburgvs Virginia Lynchburg · at home

What fans said

Real posts from the day of the game, chosen by community score · usernames not shown

What it is like to watch them2025 · 6-6 · last season

Game feel62shootoutscombined pts / game2nd highest-scoring of 12 in the SWAC
Heart rate3-1some dramain one-score games (4 of 12)7th most one-score games of 12 in the SWAC
Margin-3.0competitiveavg scoring margin7th best margin of 12 in the SWAC
Tempo60average paceoffensive plays / game1st fastest of 1 in the SWAC
Big plays1.28some popexplosiveness (IsoPPP)8th most explosive of 12 in the SWAC
Home crowd6,640avg attendance10th biggest crowds of 12 in the SWAC

✓ measured from 12 games · ranks are among SWAC teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Bethune-Cookman has won two of its last five.

Cooling. 6-4 over the last 10, and won the last one.

Streak W1Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 6-4
We have trouble identifying captains this year because there’s too many guys that qualify for it
Frost · On3the day before Bethune-Cookman's 2026 opener
The forecast

Next Sep 19

vs Virginia Lynchburg · at home

Outcome band · Bethune-Cookman · 2026

Bethune-Cookman's most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.

Floor0-12Sub-.500 season. Playoff bid out of reach.
Base1-11Mid-table finish. Conference title a stretch.
Ceiling4-8Conference title race. Playoff bid in play.

No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.

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The experience

Bethune-Cookman is the Florida HBCU that won black college national championships in 2010 and 2013 — now rebuilding in the SWAC (since 2021) under Raymond Woodie Jr. in year three, searching to return to national prominence.

Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

r/cfb this year

[Postgame Thread] Jackson State Defeats Bethune-Cookman 28-13
17 upvotes · Nov 2025

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