Southwest Baptist Bearcats
Great LakesSpringfield, MOPlaster Sports Complex
2026: 4–4 (3–2 Great Lakes). Last: lost to Upper Iowa 42–23 at home. Next: at Truman State, Saturday, Oct 24, 2:30 p.m. ET.
- W 63–6William Woods
- L 17–38at South Dakota Mines
- L 56–59Roosevelt
- L 17–27William Jewell
- W 31–28at Missouri S&T
- W 52–17Lincoln (MO)
- W 55–45at McKendree
- L 23–42Upper Iowa
- Oct 24at Truman State
- Nov 7at Indianapolis
- Nov 14Quincy
Southwest Baptist has played football since at least 2006 and is 24–46 in the 70 games on record. This season, they’re 4–4.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 24–46 .343; 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
- 1095
- Seasons
- 13 since 2006, 70 games
2026 season 4–4
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vsWilliam Woods | W 63–6 | 40% |
| Sep 5 | atSouth Dakota Mines | L 17–38 | 44% |
| Sep 12 | vsRoosevelt | L 56–59 | 54% |
| Sep 19 | vsWilliam Jewell | L 17–27 | 59% |
| Sep 26 | atMissouri S&T | W 31–28 | 41% |
| Oct 3 | vsLincoln (MO) | W 52–17 | 69% |
| Oct 10 | atMcKendree | W 55–45 | 46% |
| Oct 17 | vsUpper Iowa | L 23–42 | 43% |
| Oct 24 | atTruman State | Preview | 27% |
| Nov 7 | atIndianapolis | Preview | 20% |
| Nov 14 | vsQuincy | Preview | 65% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 2006
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Missouri S&T
2–5 in 7
Won the last one.
- William Jewell
5–2 in 7
Lost the last one.
- McKendree
3–3 in 6
Won the last one.
| Opponent | Games | SWBU record |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri S&T | 7 | 2–5 |
| William Jewell | 7 | 5–2 |
| McKendree | 6 | 3–3 |
| Truman State | 6 | 2–4 |
| Indianapolis | 5 | 0–5 |
| Quincy | 5 | 2–3 |
Every opponent (24)
Every program Southwest Baptist has played, A to Z, with Southwest Baptist’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Black Hills State 0–2
- Findlay 0–2
- Houston Christian 0–1
- Indianapolis 0–5
- Lake Erie 2–0
- Lincoln (MO) 3–0
- Lindenwood 0–1
- McKendree 3–3
- Missouri S&T 2–5
- Missouri Southern State 0–1
- Missouri State 0–1
- Oklahoma Panhandle 2–0
- Quincy 2–3
- Roosevelt 1–1
- South Dakota Mines 0–1
- Southeast Missouri State 0–3
- Southern Illinois 0–1
- Tarleton State 0–2
- Truman State 2–4
- Upper Iowa 0–4
- UT Permian Basin 1–2
- West Florida 0–2
- William Jewell 5–2
- William Woods 1–0
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4–4 | 3–2 | 1095 | ||||
| 2025 | 3–7 | 2–6 | 1041 | ||||
| 2024 | 2–8 | 1–7 | 994 | ||||
| 2023 | 4–7 | 3–3 | 1081 | ||||
| 2022 | 6–5 | 4–2 | 1199 | ||||
| 2021 | 4–7 | 3–3 | 1120 | ||||
| 2020 | 1–2 | 1118 | |||||
| 2018 | 0–1 | 1138 | |||||
| 2010 | 0–1 | 1158 | |||||
| 2009 | 0–1 | 1157 | |||||
| 2008 | 0–1 | 1153 | |||||
| 2007 | 0–1 | 1157 | |||||
| 2006 | 0–1 | 1177 |
No season on file for 2011–17, 2019: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 13 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.