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2025 Bethune-Cookman

6–⁠6 (5–⁠3 Southwestern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Bethune-Cookman in 2025, game by game: lost at Florida International 9–42; lost at No. 5 Miami 3–45; lost at South Carolina State 41–55; won vs. Edward Waters 35–9; won vs. Alabama A&M 41–34; lost at Alabama State 35–52; won vs. Southern 45–14; won vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff 31–14; won vs. Mississippi Valley State 42–34; lost at Grambling 23–31; lost at Jackson State 13–28; won vs. Florida A&M 38–34+31−42Lost 9–42 at Florida International-33Florida Interna…Lost 3–45 at No. 5 Miami-42No. 5 MiamiLost 41–55 at South Carolina State-14South Carolina …Won 35–9 vs. Edward Waters+26Edward WatersWon 41–34 vs. Alabama A&M+7Alabama A&MLost 35–52 at Alabama State-17Alabama StateWon 45–14 vs. Southern+31SouthernWon 31–14 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff+17Arkansas–Pine B…Won 42–34 vs. Mississippi Valley State+8Mississippi Val…Lost 23–31 at Grambling-8GramblingLost 13–28 at Jackson State-15Jackson StateWon 38–34 vs. Florida A&M+4Florida A&M
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29atFlorida InternationalL 9–⁠4217%
Sep 6at5MiamiL 3–⁠456%
Sep 13atSouth Carolina StateL 41–⁠5521%
Sep 20vsEdward WatersW 35–⁠953%
Sep 27vsAlabama A&MW 41–⁠3442%
Oct 4atAlabama StateL 35–⁠5221%
Oct 11vsSouthernW 45–⁠1456%
Oct 25vsArkansas–Pine BluffW 31–⁠1473%
Nov 1vsMississippi Valley StateW 42–⁠3481%
Nov 8atGramblingL 23–⁠3139%
Nov 15atJackson StateL 13–⁠2816%
Nov 22vsFlorida A&MFlorida ClassicW 38–⁠3443%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Florida A&M 38–⁠34 in the Florida Classic; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
356–⁠392
Coach
—
Elo
1262 +66 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−36.4 No. 92 of 129 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Donte’ Pimpleton
Defensive coordinators
Robert Wimberly and Otis Mound

Leaders

Passing yardsCam Ransom QB1,743 yds
Passing touchdownsCam Ransom QB13 TD
Rushing yardsKhamani Robinson RB444 yds
Rushing touchdownsCam Ransom QB6 TD
Receiving yardsMaleek Huggins WR808 yds
Receiving touchdownsMaleek Huggins WR7 TD
TacklesAntwone Watts S14 tkl
SacksKeyon Clark DE1 sacks
InterceptionsGabe White CB2 INT

Roster 92

The 2025 roster

92 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 50 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 5

The 2025 portal
Timmy McClain QB★★★from Arkansas State
Devin Gunter CB★★★from Nevada
Jaden Williams CB★★★from Florida International
Josh Evans WR★★★from Middle Tennessee
Maleek McNeil OT★★from Georgia State

Transfers out 5

Jeffson Lafontant DL★★★to UCF
Dennis Palmer RB★★★to Troy
Thomas Nance TE★★★to Temple
Jaylen Booker OT★★to South Alabama
Earl Miller Jr. DL★★★to Florida Atlantic

2025 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama State8–⁠110–⁠2
Jackson State7–⁠19–⁠3
Prairie View A&M7–⁠110–⁠4
Texas Southern5–⁠36–⁠5
Bethune-Cookman5–⁠36–⁠6
Grambling4–⁠47–⁠5
Florida A&M4–⁠45–⁠7
Alcorn State4–⁠55–⁠7
Arkansas–Pine Bluff2–⁠63–⁠8
Alabama A&M2–⁠74–⁠8
Southern2–⁠82–⁠10
Mississippi Valley State1–⁠82–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.