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 Bethel Football NCAA Tournament History


Appearances: 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Record: 16 Wins, 13 Losses (.552)

 • 2000 •

First Round (Royal Stadium)
Pacific Lutheran 41, Bethel 13   [Recap]

• 2001 •

First Round (at UW-Stevens Point)
UW-Stevens Point 37, Bethel 27   [Box Score]

• 2003 •

First Round (at Wartburg)
#4 Wartburg 21, #9 Bethel 7   [Box Score]

• 2006 •

First Round (at UW-LaCrosse)
#7 UW-La Crosse 28, #17 Bethel 21    [Box Score - Recap - Photo Gallery]

• 2007 •      ​​​​​

First Round (Royal Stadium)
#9 Bethel 28, Concordia (Wis.) 8   [Box Score - Recap - Photo Gallery]

Second Round (Royal Stadium)
#9 Bethel 21, #17 UW-Eau Claire 12   [Box Score - Recap - Photo Gallery]

Quarterfinals - West Region Final (at Central (IA))
#9 Bethel 27, #3 Central (IA) 13   [Box Score - Recap - Photo Gallery]

Semifinals (at Mount Union)
#1 Mount Union 62, #9 Bethel 14   [Box Score - Recap - Photo Gallery]

• 2010 •

First Round (at Wartburg)
#14 Bethel 28, #11 Wartburg 20   [Box Score - Recap - Photo Gallery]

Second Round (at Wheaton College)
#14 Bethel 15, #15 Wheaton 10   [Box Score - Recap - Photo Gallery]

Quarterfinals - West Region Final (at St. Thomas)
#14 Bethel 12, #4 St. Thomas 7   [Box Score - Recap - Photo Gallery]

Semifinals (at Mount Union)
#2 Mount Union 34, #14 Bethel 14   [Box Score - Recap - Photo Gallery]

• 2012 •      ​​​​​

First Round (at Concordia-Chicago)
#21 Bethel 24, #RV Concordia-Chicago 23   [Box Score - Recap - Photo Gallery - Press Conference - Highlights]

Second Round (at UW-Oshkosh)
#5 UW-Oshkosh 37, #21 Bethel 14   [Box Score - Recap - Photo Gallery - Press Conference - Highlights]

• 2013 •

First Round (Metrodome)
#6 Bethel 70, St. Scholastica 13   [Box Score - Recap - Photo Gallery - Press Conference - Highlights]

Second Round (Royal Stadium)
#6 Bethel 34, #RV Wartburg 27   [Box Score - Recap - Photo Gallery - Press Conference - Highlights]

Quarterfinals - West Region Final (at North Central)
#4 North Central 41, #6 Bethel 17   [Box Score - Recap - Photo Gallery - Highlights]

• 2018 •      ​​​​​

First Round (Royal Stadium)
#11 Bethel 41, Wartburg 14   [Box Score - Recap - Photo Gallery - Press Conference - Highlights]

Second Round (at North Central)
#11 Bethel 27, #9 North Central 24   [Box Score - Recap - Photo Gallery - Press Conference - Highlights]

Quarterfinals - West Region Final (at UW-Whitewater)
#5 UW-Whitewater 26, #9 Bethel 12   [Box Score - Recap - Photo Gallery - Press Conference & Highlights]

• 2021 •      ​​​​​

First Round (at Central (IA))
#8 Central (IA) 61, #14 Bethel 35   [Box Score - Recap - Photo Gallery - Press Conference]

• 2022 •      ​​​​​

First Round (at Wheaton)
#13 Bethel 34, #15 Wheaton 32   [Box Score - Recap - Photo Gallery - Press Conference]

Second Round (at Linfield)
#13 Bethel 30, #5 Linfield 13   [Box Score - Recap - Photo Gallery - Press Conference]

Quarterfinals (at Mary Hardin-Baylor)
#3 Mary Hardin-Baylor 41, #13 Bethel 28   [Box Score - Recap - Photo Gallery - Press Conference]

• 2023 •      ​​​​​

First Round (at UW-Whitewater)
#5 Wisconsin-Whitewater 42, #14 Bethel 14   [Box Score - Recap - Photo Gallery - Press Conference]

• 2024 •      ​​​​​

First Round (Royal Stadium)
#21 Bethel 31, #25 Coe 26   [Box Score - Recap - Photo Gallery - Press Conference]

Second Round (Royal Stadium)
#21 Bethel 48, Lake Forest 21   [Box Score - Recap - Photo Gallery - Press Conference]

Third Round (at Wartburg)
#21 Bethel 24, #11 Wartburg 14   [Box Score - Recap - Photo Gallery - Press Conference]

Quarterfinals (at Susquehanna)
#6 Susquehanna 24, #21 Bethel 21   [Box Score - Recap - Photo Gallery - Press Conference]


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