Bethany (West Virginia) · Next-Season Outcome BandCollege founding 1840
Bethany College is established as West Virginia's first college, setting the foundation for 186 years of Appalachian education
Bethany (West Virginia)1-9Hope-Doping·Offseason
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.
Standard GapFounded before West Virginia itself was a state, Bethany carries the ide…
Fans here believe no chip. Bethany plays because it's tradition, because it builds community. The motivation is institutional pride and the love of the game, not vindication.
low signal
Quiet weeks in Bison country.
Bethany (West Virginia) · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Floor 0-12
Base 1-11
Ceiling 4-8
floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.
base1-11Mid-table finish.
ceiling4-8Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Recent Form · last 10 games
Cold
One of five. The film room is busy this week.
Streak L1Last 5 · 1-4Last 10 · 1-9
The forecast
Opens Sep 5
vs Sewanee · away
Game Week
11 days
until kickoff · at Sewanee · Sat Sep 5 · 18:00 UTC
The experience
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.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL
Bethany (West Virginia) sits 11th in the Presidents' Conference and 234th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
Presidents' · 2025
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington & Jefferson | 8-0 | 8-3 | 60.4 |
| 2 | Grove City | 7-1 | 8-3 | 62.1 |
| 3 | Westminster (PA) | 6-2 | 8-3 | 58.4 |
| 4 | Geneva | 6-2 | 6-5 | 50.6 |
| 5 | Case Western Reserve | 4-4 | 4-5 | 47.8 |
| 6 | Waynesburg | 4-4 | 4-6 | 44.9 |
| 7 | Allegheny | 4-4 | 4-6 | 43.8 |
| 11 | Bethany (WV) | 1-7 | 1-9 | 30.8 |
30.8 CFB Zeitgeist#234 of 240 D344.5 strength of schedule
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.
Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2025 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
THE 2025 SEASON · 1-9
Signature win 17-12 over Thiel; toughest day 0-55 against Case Western Reserve.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Bethany (West Virginia)
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Quiet weeks in Bison country.
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Camp
Fall camp open — install + scrimmage cycle
ongoing
"Go Bethany (WV)"
— Bethany (West Virginia) fanbase · recurring line
0 mentions · awaiting signal
Player stats — 2025 season
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
Bethany (West Virginia) · 2025 schedule & results1-9Soft slateAverage opponent win rate 38%.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 6 | — | — | — | Sewanee | L 6–41 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #626 | #610 | — | @Kalamazoo | L 7–50 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #654 | #512 | — | Case Western Reserve | L 0–55 | 0-3 | 0-1 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #654 | #507 | — | @Westminster (PA) | L 0–52 | 0-4 | 0-2 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #658 | #644 | — | Saint Vincent | L 35–57 | 0-5 | 0-3 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #658 | #623 | — | Hiram College | L 21–42 | 0-6 | 0-4 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #657 | #559 | — | @Geneva | L 28–75 | 0-7 | 0-5 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #658 | #611 | — | Waynesburg | L 28–48 | 0-8 | 0-6 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #659 | #639 | — | @Thiel | W 17–12 | 1-8 | 1-6 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #651 | #605 | — | @Allegheny | L 6–42 | 1-9 | 1-7 |
Home-Field Advantage · Bethany (West Virginia) · 2018-present
Strong
5% home win rate vs 10% on the road. margin runs +10.3 better at home. Bison Stadium seats 1,000.
Home1-18Away2-18
Venue texture
65°F average kickoff temp; 20% of games had measurable precipitation; 6 mph average wind.
Based on 5 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
5-73
since 1905 · 30 seasons · .064 win rate
HOME
1-25
AWAY
4-48
NEUTRAL
0-0
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Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
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