McKenzie, Tenn. –The No. 4 Bethel University Wildcats became the first Bethel team in modern day program history to win 11 games in a season and be undefeated at that mark. The 2018 squad was 10-0 during the regular season. Bethel’s longest winning streaks prior to this year had been 10 in a row in 2007 and 2018.
Bethel finished the regular season at 11-0 and 8-0 in league play. The Cats were 6-0 in home action and 5-0 on the road on the season. Add all that up and the Wildcats won the tough Mid-South Conference Championship to gain the automatic berth to the playoffs. It will mark Bethel’s sixth appearance in the NAIA FCS Playoffs. They last appeared in 2018. Bethel is 3-5 all-time in the series. Prior to 2018, Bethel had not appeared in the championship series since 2012. The No. 4 ranking is second best to when the Cats were ranked No. 3 in 2018.
The Cats will face No. 12 Keiser (Fla.) Saturday (11/19) in the first round of the playoffs. Kick-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. (CST) at Wildcat Stadium in McKenzie.
Game Coverage:
Listen:
WEIO, 100.9 and at https://streamdb6web.securenetsystems.net/v5/WEIO
The Countdown to Kick-off Show begins at 12:30 p.m.
Live video: https://bethelathletics.com/WildcatVision
Live stats:
Tickets & Fan Attendance:
Purchase tickets in advance at: https://bethelathletics.com/bethel-box-office
Tickets can also be purchased digitally at the gate. It will be a cashless gate.
Gates open at 11:30 a.m. (CST)
Admission 10.00
Student 5.00
12 & under free admission
NAIA passes only
The Keiser Seahawks are 7-3 on the season. They had a perfect record in the Sun Conference at 6-0.
Keiser is located in West Palm Beach, Florida. The Seahawks are a former member of the Mid-South Conference and the teams have met one time. The two played in 2018 in McKenzie with Bethel winning 52-7.
It will be Keiser’s fourth appearance in the FCS.