NCAA FCS SWAC

Bethune-Cookman football predictions & picks

Southwestern Athletic

2026 record: 5-5
SWAC: 8th
PPG: 26.1
Streak: L2
Last 5: Lost 17–55 at Alabama A&M · Sat, Oct 10 Won 34–14 at Mississippi Valley State · Sat, Oct 17 Won 24–21 vs Jackson State · Sat, Oct 24 Lost 21–63 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff · Sat, Oct 31 Lost 17–45 at Southern · Sat, Nov 7

Bethune-Cookman next game

Wk 11

Bethune vs1:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 Grambling

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

Bethune-Cookman 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Thu, Sep 3Sep 3 @UCF UCF L6–73 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vs Stetson Stetson W43–18 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 vsVirginia Lynchburg VA Lynchburg W62–3 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 vs South Carolina State SC State L21–31 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 vs Alabama State Alabama St W16–10 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 @Alabama A&M Alabama A&M L17–55 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 @Mississippi Valley State Miss Valley St W34–14 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 vs Jackson State Jackson St W24–21 —

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 @Arkansas-Pine Bluff AR-Pine Bluff L21–63 —

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 @Southern Southern L17–45 —

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs Grambling Grambling 1:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 vs Florida A&M Florida A&M 2:30 PM ET Pick coming soon

Bethune-Cookman team stats

2026 regular season · 10 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 26.1/ game 52nd

Total yards 301.3/ game 108th

Passing yards 105.2/ game 124th

Rushing yards 196.1/ game 19th

Third-down conversions 35.1% 90th

Giveaways 1.6/ game 86th

Time of possession 28:57 84th

Defense

Points allowed 33.3/ game 100th

Yards allowed 354.2/ game 47th

Passing yards allowed 137.6/ game 2nd

Rushing yards allowed 216.6/ game 122nd

Takeaways 1.3/ game 67th

Penalties 6.7/ game 84th

Bethune-Cookman leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Tyler Jefferson 644yds 5 TD · 4 INT · 48.0% comp. · 8 games

Rushing Rashon Brown 813yds 9 TD · 5.2 per carry · 9 games

Receiving Josh Evans 371yds 20 catches · 4 TD · 8 games

Tackles Naim Lassiter 59 9 games

Sacks Isaiah Washburn 2.5 10 games

Interceptions Myron Shafer III 3 8 games

SWAC East standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Jackson State Jackson St 720 7-2 .778 323183 +140 W1

2 Alabama A&M Alabama A&M 730 7-3 .700 362219 +143 L1

5 Alabama State Alabama St 540 5-4 .556 242187 +55 W1

8 Bethune-Cookman Bethune 550 5-5 .500 261333 −72 L2

11 Mississippi Valley State Miss Valley St 370 3-7 .300 166363 −197 L3

12 Florida A&M Florida A&M 280 2-8 .200 194349 −155 L4

Bethune-Cookman FAQ

Who does Bethune-Cookman play next?

Next up for Bethune-Cookman: home against Grambling, Saturday, November 14, 1:00 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is Bethune-Cookman’s record this season?

Bethune-Cookman is 5-5, 8th in the SWAC.

Who leads Bethune-Cookman in passing yards?

Tyler Jefferson, with 644 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (5 TD · 4 INT · 48.0% comp. · 8 games).

SWAC rivals

All teams

Alabama A&M Alabama State Alcorn State Arkansas-Pine Bluff Florida A&M Grambling Jackson State Mississippi Valley State Prairie View A&M Southern Texas Southern

Bethune-Cookman this week

Bethune-Cookman is 5-5, 3-3 in SWAC play. Its last game was a 45–17 loss to Southern on November 7, its second in a row. Its offense averages 26.1 points a game (tied for 52nd in FCS), and its defense allows 33.3 (tied for 100th).

Next up, Bethune-Cookman hosts Grambling on Saturday, November 14 at 1:00 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.