Wildcats Fall to Cumberland on Homecoming

Courtesy Bethel University • October 19, 2026

web-bu-FB-clay-powell_61A4982 — Clay Powell runs around the end for good yardage. Photo by Joel Washburn/The Banner

McKENZIE (October 17) — Bethel struck first and held an early second-quarter lead, but the University of the Cumberlands scored 31 unanswered points to defeat the Wildcats 38–21 Saturday afternoon at Walter Butler Stadium.

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