Bethune-Cookman

2-1

SWAC · Municipal Stadium · 10,000 · 7,217 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs South Carolina State · our model 36% Bethune-Cookman · a number, not a pick

LastW 62–3 vs Virginia Lynchburg · Sat Sep 19 · Rashon Brown 108 rush yds, 3 TD

Nextvs South Carolina State · Sat Sep 26 · 7 pm ET · Municipal Stadium · series 8-12, lost the last 4

Updated Tue Sep 22 · through week 3

Bethune-Cookman · 2026 schedule & results2-1
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Sep 3#174#103+43.5@UCFL 6–73 1200-10-0
2Sep 12#185#256-14.5StetsonW 43–181-10-0
3Sep 19#188Virginia LynchburgW 62–32-10-0
4Sep 26#175#118South Carolina State
5Oct 3#175#141Alabama 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 19Virginia LynchburgW 62–3+0.60868.2%102.9%Season-high EPA/play
Sep 12StetsonW 43–18+0.16737.7%137.3%Most explosive
Sep 3@UCFL 6–73181231:55-0.16321.0%121.9%Season-low EPA/play
Season average (3 games)1812.0+0.20442.3%120.7%

Game Week

4d 23h

until kickoff · vs South Carolina State · Sat Sep 26 · 7 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…

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The season in chapters

Weeks 2–32-0, all at homeW 62–3 vs Virginia Lynchburg · Sat Sep 19
Ahead
Sat Sep 26Next: South Carolina Statevs South Carolina State · at home

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 three of its last five.

Mixed. 6-4 over the last 10, and won the last two.

Streak W2Last 5 · 3-2Last 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 26

vs South Carolina State · at home

Outcome band · Bethune-Cookman · 2026

Bethune-Cookman's most likely season is 2-10 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 5-7.

Floor0-12Sub-.500 season. Playoff bid out of reach.
Base2-10Mid-table finish. Conference title a stretch.
Ceiling5-7Conference 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.

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