Cal Lutheran Kingsmen
So. Cal.Thousand Oaks, CAWilliam Rolland Stadium
2026: 3–3 (2–2 So. Cal.). Last: lost to Pomona Pitzer 14–13 at home. Next: at La Verne, Saturday, Oct 24, 7 p.m. ET.
- L 30–37at Pacific Lutheran
- W 41–7Puget Sound
- W 40–14Redlands
- L 22–24at Claremont Mudd Scripps
- W 24–3Azusa Pacific
- L 13–14Pomona Pitzer
- Oct 24at La Verne
- Oct 31at Whittier
- Nov 7Chapman
Cal Lutheran has played football since at least 1971 and is 19–28 in the 47 games on record. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 player from Cal Lutheran. This season, they’re 3–3.
On this date in 2024Cal Lutheran lost to Redlands 17–15 at home.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 19–28 .404; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–1 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1048
- Seasons
- 6 since 1971, 47 games
2026 season 3–3
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | atPacific Lutheran | L 30–37 | 33% |
| Sep 19 | vsPuget Sound | W 41–7 | 77% |
| Sep 26 | vsRedlands | W 40–14 | 65% |
| Oct 3 | atClaremont Mudd Scripps | L 22–24 | 37% |
| Oct 10 | vsAzusa Pacific | W 24–3 | 51% |
| Oct 17 | vsPomona Pitzer | L 13–14 | 58% |
| Oct 24 | atLa Verne | Preview | 63% |
| Oct 31 | atWhittier | Preview | 61% |
| Nov 7 | vsChapman | Preview | 36% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Players
The 2026 rosterProgram greats See all
Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at Cal Lutheran.
Program strength since 1971
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Claremont Mudd Scripps
2–6 in 8
- 2022 L 3–41
- 2023 L 28–49
- 2023 L 13–30
- 2024 L 13–31
- 2024 L 24–41
- 2025 W 22–17
- 2025 W 21–18
- 2026 L 22–24
Lost the last one.
- Chapman
1–7 in 8
- 2022 L 41–42
- 2022 L 26–65
- 2023 W 24–21
- 2023 L 10–38
- 2024 L 20–24
- 2024 L 18–28
- 2025 L 25–35
- 2025 L 17–27
Lost the last five.
Next: Nov 7
- La Verne
4–2 in 6
Won the last three.
Next: Oct 24
| Opponent | Games | CLU record |
|---|---|---|
| Claremont Mudd Scripps | 8 | 2–6 |
| Chapman | 8 | 1–7 |
| La Verne | 6 | 4–2 |
| Redlands | 6 | 2–4 |
| Pomona Pitzer | 5 | 0–5 |
| Pacific Lutheran | 5 | 2–3 |
The trophy it holds: The Smudge Pot (Redlands). Who holds each comes from the games on file; the trophies from Wikipedia.
Every opponent (12)
Every program Cal Lutheran has played, A to Z, with Cal Lutheran’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Azusa Pacific 1–0
- Cal State Los Angeles 1–0
- Central College 0–1
- Chapman 1–7
- Claremont Mudd Scripps 2–6
- La Verne 4–2
- Pacific Lutheran 2–3
- Pomona Pitzer 0–5
- Puget Sound 3–0
- Redlands 2–4
- Southwestern U 2–0
- Whittier 1–0
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 1
- Coaches
- 0
| 2010 | Brian Kelley LB |
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1048 | ||||
| 2025 | 6–4 | 4–4 | 1015 | ||||
| 2024 | 2–8 | 2–6 | 939 | ||||
| 2023 | 3–7 | 2–5 | 981 | ||||
| 2022 | 4–6 | 1–6 | 1103 | ||||
| 1971 | 1–0 | 1225 |
No season on file for 1972–2021: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 6 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.