Bethune-Cookman
6-6 2025 finalBethune-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.
The Wildcats are on the prowl.
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.
Bethune-Cookman has gone 11-24 (.314) under head coach Raymond Woodie Jr. in three seasons while transitioning from the MEAC to the SWAC (joined 2021). The program won back-to-back national championships in 2010 and 2013 while in…
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
The Pulse on Bethune-Cookman
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Bethune-Cookman
The baseline expectation.
Conference championship earns the Celebration Bowl bid.
SWAC champion vs MEAC champion: the HBCU national title game.
Bethune-Cookman · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Fanbase Health Index · Bethune-Cookman · medium confidence
Growing (53)
Home-Field Advantage · Bethune-Cookman · 2018-present
Elite
50% home win rate vs 10% on the road. margin runs +19.4 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Mixed
Three of five. Trending up, not yet hot.
SWAC Standing · 2025
6th in the SWAC
Bethune-Cookman sits 6th of 12 in the SWAC at 6-6. Mid-conference — moves up or down depend on rivalry results and the late-season closing run.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama State | 10-2 |
| 2 | Prairie View A&M | 10-4 |
| 3 | Jackson State | 9-3 |
| 4 | Grambling | 7-5 |
| 5 | Texas Southern | 6-5 |
| 6 | Bethune-Cookman | 6-6 |
| 7 | Alcorn State | 5-7 |
| 8 | Florida A&M | 5-7 |
| 9 | Alabama A&M | 4-8 |
| 10 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 3-8 |
| 11 | Mississippi Valley State | 2-10 |
| 12 | Southern | 2-10 |
Schedule Strength · Bethune-Cookman · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 51% across 12 finalized games. 1 FBS top-25 opponent played (Miami).
Moment of the Year · Bethune-Cookman · 2025
Lost 3-45 at Miami
Week 2 of 2025. A reckoning loss — the data point the next season must answer.
From the Archive — Bethune-Cookman
2025: Lost 23-31 at Grambling
In 2025, the program lost 23-31 at Grambling — a one-score road result, 8 points either way.
Wildcats own the night.