Bethany (WV) Bison
Presidents’Bethany, WVBison Stadium
2026: 2–4 (1–3 Presidents’). Last: lost at Washington & Jefferson 56–0. Next: Allegheny, Saturday, Oct 24, 1 p.m. ET.
- W 40–37at Sewanee
- L 26–84at Baldwin Wallace
- W 52–3Thiel
- L 14–42Geneva
- L 20–40at Grove City
- L 0–56at Washington & Jefferson
- Oct 24Allegheny
- Oct 31at Saint Francis
- Nov 7Saint Vincent
- Nov 14at Waynesburg
Bethany (WV) has played football since at least 1905 and is 8–79 in the 87 games on record. The most-played rival is Washington & Jefferson: 23 meetings, Washington & Jefferson leads 22–1. This season, they’re 2–4.
On this date in 2024Bethany (WV) lost to Waynesburg 34–14 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 8–79 .092; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 826
- Seasons
- 32 since 1905, 87 games
2026 season 2–4
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | atSewanee | W 40–37 | 26% |
| Sep 12 | atBaldwin Wallace | L 26–84 | 12% |
| Sep 19 | vsThiel | W 52–3 | 57% |
| Sep 26 | vsGeneva | L 14–42 | 34% |
| Oct 3 | atGrove City | L 20–40 | 10% |
| Oct 10 | atWashington & Jefferson | L 0–56 | 8% |
| Oct 24 | vsAllegheny | Preview | 33% |
| Oct 31 | atSaint Francis | Preview | 21% |
| Nov 7 | vsSaint Vincent | Preview | 45% |
| Nov 14 | atWaynesburg | Preview | 36% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 1905
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Washington & Jefferson
1–22 in 23
- 1924 L 13–19
- 1925 L 0–20
- 1926 L 0–26
- 1927 L 0–31
- 1928 L 0–24
- 1930 L 0–74
- 2022 L 7–50
- 2023 L 7–42
- 2024 L 7–48
- 2026 L 0–56
Lost the last 10.
- Pittsburgh
0–6 in 6
Lost the last six.
- West Virginia
0–6 in 6
Lost the last six.
| Opponent | Games | BCWV record |
|---|---|---|
| Washington & Jefferson | 23 | 1–22 |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | 0–6 |
| West Virginia | 6 | 0–6 |
| Westminster (PA) | 5 | 0–5 |
| Geneva | 5 | 0–5 |
| Waynesburg | 5 | 1–4 |
| Thiel | 5 | 2–3 |
| Saint Vincent | 5 | 1–4 |
Every opponent (21)
Every program Bethany (WV) has played, A to Z, with Bethany (WV)‘s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Allegheny 0–3
- Army 0–1
- Baldwin Wallace 0–1
- Carnegie Mellon 0–3
- Case Western Reserve 0–4
- Colgate 0–1
- Geneva 0–5
- Grove City 0–4
- Hiram 1–1
- Kalamazoo 0–1
- Navy 0–1
- Pittsburgh 0–6
- Rutgers 1–0
- Saint Vincent 1–4
- Sewanee 1–1
- Thiel 2–3
- Washington & Jefferson 1–22
- Waynesburg 1–4
- West Virginia 0–6
- West Virginia Wesleyan 0–3
- Westminster (PA) 0–5
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 826 | ||||
| 2025 | 1–9 | 1–7 | 718 | ||||
| 2024 | 1–9 | 1–9 | 798 | ||||
| 2023 | 0–10 | 0–10 | 805 | ||||
| 2022 | 1–8 | 0–8 | 923 | ||||
| 2020 | 1–2 | 1107 | |||||
| 1944 | 0–2 | 1164 | |||||
| 1943 | 0–2 | 1171 | |||||
| 1930 | 0–2 | 1177 | |||||
| 1929 | 0–1 | 1184 | |||||
| 1928 | 0–2 | 1182 | |||||
| 1927 | 0–1 | 1184 | |||||
| 1926 | 0–1 | 1182 | |||||
| 1925 | 0–1 | 1178 | |||||
| 1924 | 0–3 | 1177 | |||||
| 1923 | 0–2 | 1201 | |||||
| 1922 | 1–1 | 1223 | |||||
| 1921 | 0–2 | 1173 | |||||
| 1920 | 0–2 | 1175 | |||||
| 1919few games on file | 0–2 | 1175 | |||||
| 1917few games on file | 0–1 | 1179 | |||||
| 1916few games on file | 0–1 | 1172 | |||||
| 1915few games on file | 0–2 | 1167 | |||||
| 1914few games on file | 0–1 | 1171 | |||||
| 1913few games on file | 0–1 | 1167 |
Every season back to 1905 (7 more)
No season on file for 1906, 1918, 1931–42, 1945–2019, 2021: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 32 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.