DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Wildcats are back at home for one final time as they celebrate Senior Day versus Grambling State at Daytona Stadium.

Despite suffering back-to-back losses, B-CU is 4-1 at home this season, including a 2-0 mark in SWAC play in two games they never trailed. 

The standings are still tight with two games remaining as the Wildcats sit just one game out of first. B-CU is one of four teams in the East with three or more conference wins.

Saturday's game will begin at 1 p.m. EST.



Saturday, November 14th
Opponent: Grambling State (4-5, 2-4 SWAC)
Time: 1 p.m. EST
Location: Daytona Beach, Fla. | Daytona Stadium
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Behind a strong running game led by Trey Holly, the Southern Jaguars took care of Bethune-Cookman 45-17 at A.W. Mumford Stadium.

Holly was dominant yet again for the Jags, as the SWAC's leading rusher finished with 206 yards and two touchdowns on just 16 carries. As a team, Southern averaged 8.7 yards per carry and piled up nearly 400 total rushing yards.
 

Grambling State is currently on a three-game losing streak, having last earned a win on October 10th against Jackson State. They were decimated on the road by Alabama A&M before losing back-to-back one possession contests to Texas Southern and Arkansas - Pine Bluff.

The Tigers possess a top five offense in the conference, ranking fifth in points and yards per game. They are especially strong in the passing game, sitting fourth in passing yards per game and third in yards per attempt.

Jacobe Robinson leads the team with 962 passing yards and 10 touchdowns with just two interceptions. He threw for 203 yards and a score in the team's loss to the Golden Lions.

Sophomore D'Shaun Ford tops the Tigers with 74 rushing attempts but is averaging just 3.7 yards per carry, while freshman Jamarion Parker is coming off his best game of the season with 14 carries for 116 yards against the Golden Lions.

Defensively, Grambling has struggled this season, allowing the most yards and second-most points per game in the SWAC. They allowed nearly 700 yards of offense in their early loss to Alabama A&M.

Jon Horton has been a bright spot for the Tigers, leading the way with 13.5 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks. He also had six hurries and two forced fumbles.



SO YOU'RE TELLING ME THERE'S A CHANCE
Despite back-to-back losses crippling what was once a very hopeful title pathway, the Wildcats still head into week 
eleven with SWAC title hopes alive. With the Cats holding the head-to-head tiebreaker over Jackson State, the 
Wildcats would need to win out and get help from both a JSU and Alabama A&M loss down the stretch to trigger 
the three-way tiebreaker. Should everything bounce B-CU's way, the Cats would hold the three-way tiebreaker and 
likely head to the home of the SWAC West winner in the title game. 

HOME SWEET HOME
B-CU opened the 2026 season with four of its first five games in the friendly confines of Daytona Municipal 
Stadium before spending four of its last six weeks on the road.  The Cats have been exceptional at home of late - 
winning nine of their last 10 games at Daytona Stadium over the past few seasons. That luck has not translated on 
the road, with B-CU winning just four road games since joining the SWAC in 2021 - three of those four coming at 
Mississippi Valley State

GROUNDED
Bethune-Cookman's offense has excelled on the ground, averaging 214.8 yards per game rushing. That number ranks 
12th nationally at the FCS level. They have done so on the back of Rashon Brown, who has recorded  nine rushing scores 
on the year (3rd SWAC, 24th FCS). The aerial attack has not enjoyed the same success, with B-CU sitting in the bottom-10 
nationally in passing offense, passes had intercepted, completion percentage, passing yards per completion, and passing 
efficiency. 

NO RECEPTION
Dating back to last season, the Wildcats have not had a 100+ yard receiver in 18 consecutive games. 

HIT THE SACK
Bethune-Cookman's success on the season has largely correlated with it's 
front 7's ability to rush the quarterback. B-CU is undefeated with on the 
year (5-0) when recording three or more sacks as a team. The team is also 
5-0 when DE Isaiah Washburn records at least one sack. The Cats rank 22nd 
in the country in sacks per game as a team (2.40) B-CU has not one a game 
in which they have not recorded three sacks

POUND THE ROCK
In 2024, the Bethune-Cookman rushing attack topped 100 yards in five of 
twelve games on the year. In 29 games since over the 2025 and 2026 season, 
B-CU has topped the century mark 26 times, including in all ten games to 
start this season. Only twice this season - against JSU and UCF - B-CU did not 
record a rushing score.

BIG WASHBURN
Through ten games this season, Isaiah Washburn has recorded 11 tackles-for
loss and 3.5 sacks. His 11 TFLs are the fifth-most by a SWAC defender this 
year, and the most by a Wildcat in a season since Dearis Thomas recorded 
13.5 over 12 games in 2023. 




Grambling State leads the all-time series against Bethune-Cookman eight to five. However, the Wildcats have never lost to the Tigers at Daytona Stadium (3-0).

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