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Cal Lutheran vs. Redlands

Cal Lutheran and Redlands first met in 2022 and have played 6 times; Redlands leads the series 4–⁠2. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Redlands 4–⁠2. The winner takes home the Smudge Pot. Cal Lutheran holds it.

Cal Lutheran wins
2
Redlands wins
4
Ties
0
First meeting
2022
Longest streak
3 Redlands
Current streak
1 Cal Lutheran
Last 10 meetings
Redlands 4–⁠2
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2020s2–⁠4
Average margin
13.7 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Cal Lutheran
1–⁠3 Cal Lutheran’s record at home
At Redlands
1–⁠1 Redlands’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

The Smudge Pot

Played for since
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Who holds it comes from the games on file: the winner of the latest regular-season meeting (bowl rematches aren’t played for it); a tie leaves it with the holder (the usual rule; the article doesn’t say). From Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games (CC BY-SA).

Games that tell the story

  1. Cal Lutheran’s biggest win2026: Cal Lutheran 40, Redlands 14by 26 points
  2. Redlands’s biggest win2022: Redlands 35, Cal Lutheran 14by 21 points
  3. Upset2022: Redlands 35, Cal Lutheran 14Redlands had a 21% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2025: Cal Lutheran 27, Redlands 10Cal Lutheran had a 35% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Cal Lutheran and Redlands, 2022 on1300150017002025

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Sep 26, 2026Cal Lutheran 40, Redlands 14at Cal Lutheran
Oct 25, 2025Redlands 30, Cal Lutheran 24at Cal Lutheran
Sep 27, 2025Cal Lutheran 27, Redlands 10at Redlands
Oct 19, 2024Redlands 17, Cal Lutheran 15at Cal Lutheran
Oct 14, 2023Redlands 20, Cal Lutheran 10at Redlands
Oct 8, 2022Redlands 35, Cal Lutheran 14at Cal Lutheran

Every game is listed as played on the field.