Next game
vs Allegheny
Sat Oct 24 · 1 pm ET
Bison Stadium · series 0-3, lost the last 3
Bethany (West Virginia) 26% to win · our ratings after 6 games
Bethany (West Virginia)
2-4Presidents' · Bison Stadium · 1,000 seats
Last game · Sat Oct 10
L 0-56 at Washington & Jefferson
Our model gave Bethany (West Virginia) 4% before kickoff
The rest of the season
4 of 4 games under 70%, the hardest: Allegheny 26%
Win out 2% · expect 1.5 of 4 more wins
Bethany (West Virginia)'s chance to win each game left, from our model: Allegheny 26%, Saint Francis 40%, Saint Vincent 34%, Waynesburg 54%Bar height is our model’s chance in each game left. Dashed line: 50%.
The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetBetting line vs Allegheny · our model 26% Bethany (West Virginia)
Updated Sat Oct 24 · through week 6
Schedule and results
Bethany (West Virginia) · 2026 schedule and results2-4Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 52%.Our rank entering each game: #650 to #634
| Wk | Date | Our rank | Opp rank | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #650 | #627 | — | @Sewanee | W 40-37 | 1-0 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #646 | #501 | — | @Baldwin Wallace | L 26-84 | 1-1 | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #647 | #641 | — | Thiel | W 52-3 | 2-1 | 1-0 | |
| 4 | Sep 26 | #636 | #550 | — | Geneva | L 14-42 | 2-2 | 1-1 | |
| 5 | Oct 3 | #643 | #448 | — | @Grove City | L 20-40 | 2-3 | 1-2 | |
| 6 | Oct 10 | #634 | #465 | — | @Washington & Jefferson | L 0-56 | 2-4 | 1-3 | |
| 7 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | #618 | #570 | Allegheny | 1 pm ET26% to win | ||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | #618 | #398 | @Saint Francis | 1 pm ET40% to win | ||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | Saint Vincent | 2 pm ET34% to win | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Waynesburg | 1 pm ET | ||||||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Bethany (West Virginia), through 6 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.
Line is the closing point spread for Bethany (West Virginia): a minus number means favored. A green check means the team covered it, by the number beside it. A red cross means it fell short by that much.
Ahead
The forecast
The games that decide the season
The games that decide the season
Recent form · last 10 games
Bethany (West Virginia) has won one of its last five.
3-7 over the last 10, and lost the last three.
Streak L3Last 5 · 1-4Last 10 · 3-7
Range of outcomes · Bethany (West Virginia) · 2026
Range of outcomes · Bethany (West Virginia) · 2026Bethany (West Virginia)’s most likely regular season is 3-7. 98% of outcomes land from 2-8 to 5-5.
Regular-season wins: chance of each total, from the game chances above
2 wins 13%; 3 wins 36%; 4 wins 35%; 5 wins 14%; 6 wins 2%What a title game and a playoff run could add
Floor2-10Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base4-8Mid-table finish.
Ceiling7-5Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.
Bars are the chance of each regular-season win total, from our model's chance in each game left, through 6 games. Paler bars are the outer 10% at each end. The closed row comes from the season-path projection, which also plays out conference title games and the CFP.
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Worth watching
What it is like to watch them2026 · 2-4
Game feel69shootoutscombined pts / game1st highest-scoring of 13 in the Presidents'
Heart rate1-0some dramain one-score games (1 of 6)10th most one-score games of 13 in the Presidents'
Margin-18.3outgunnedavg scoring margin11th best margin of 13 in the Presidents'
Measured from 6 games · ranks are among Presidents' teams the same season
Team story
The weekly grind
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…
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.
Game day
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.
Playoff path
Bethany (West Virginia) sits 9th in the Presidents’ Conference and 162nd of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
Presidents' · 2026
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington & Jefferson | 4-0 | 5-1 | 65.9 |
| 2 | Grove City | 4-0 | 4-2 | 57.8 |
| 3 | Case Western Reserve | 3-1 | 5-1 | 61.3 |
| 4 | Allegheny | 3-1 | 5-1 | 59.3 |
| 5 | Hiram | 2-2 | 4-2 | 51.3 |
| 6 | Geneva | 2-2 | 3-3 | 50.0 |
| 7 | Westminster (PA) | 2-2 | 2-4 | 46.5 |
| 9 | Bethany (WV) | 1-3 | 2-4 | 44.5 |
44.5 CFB Zeitgeist#162 of 245 D352.0 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 2026 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
The 2026 season · 2-4
Signature win 52-3 over Thiel; toughest day 26-84 against Baldwin Wallace.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
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