The No. 2-ranked Keiser Seahawks travel to McKenzie, Tennessee, to take on the (rv) Bethel (Tenn.) Wildcats on Saturday, September 12. Game is set for 4:00 PM ET. The game will be broadcast on bethelathletics.com

No. 2 Keiser Seahawks (0-1) at (rv) Bethel (Tenn.) Wildcats (1-0)
Saturday, September 12, 2026 - 4:00 PM (ET)
Walter Butler Stadium (1,500) - McKenzie, Tenn.

GAME DAY INFORMATION
Live Stats: SIDEARM Stats
Watch Live:  bethelathletics.com ($$$)
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• Saturday will mark the fifth meeting all-time between the two schools
• Keiser leads the all-time series 3-1 with the last meeting between the two schools resulting in a 7-0 forfeit win for the Seahawks (9/13/2025)
• The Seahawks have won three straight over the Wildcats
• Saturday will mark the third meeting between Keiser and Bethel (Tenn.) in McKenzie (1-1)
• Keiser is 10-6 all-time versus teams from the Mid-South Conference
• Saturday will mark the Seahawk's fourth game played in the state of Tennessee
• The Seahawks are 2-1 all-time in the Volunteer State with the team's only loss coming against Bethel (Tenn.) during the 2018 season (Sept. 15, 2018)

• The Seahawks come into this week's action ranked No. 2 in the NAIA Coaches' Top 25 Poll
• Keiser has been ranked in the NAIA Top 25 for 45 consecutive polls (since Oct. 3, 2022)
• The Seahawks are coming off a 21-14 season-opening loss at Anderson (S.C.) last Saturday
• Despite outgaining the Trojans, 389-278, the Seahawks turned the ball over four times
• With the season-opening loss, Keiser moves to 7-2 all-time in season openers
• Keiser is now 37-11 all-time in road contests
• Saturday marked Keiser's first loss in the state of South Carolina (2-1 all-time)
• Running backs Jontay Hais and Raphael Ekechi both scored their first touchdowns as Seahawks on Saturday
• The loss snapped a 26 game regular-season winning streak for the Seahawks
• Making his first start as a Seahawks, quarterback JT Tabora completed 24-of-43 passes for 229 yards
• The 229 passing yards were the second most all-time for a Keiser quarterback in his first career start
• Tabora's 24 completions were tied for the seventh most in single game in Keiser history while his 43 attempts were the fourth most
• Israel Marion had a career-high seven catches versus the Trojans for 46 yards
• Fellow wideout Xavier Tucker also set a career mark in receiving yards, producing 77 yards on four catches
• The Seahawks are looking to avoid an 0-2 start for the first time in program history
• Keiser is 33-15 all-time in non-conference action
• Keiser's offense is averaging 14.0 points per game (tied for No. 67 in the NAIA)
• Defensively, the Seahawks are allowing 21.0 points per contest (No. 33 in the NAIA)

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