Texas Lutheran Bulldogs
2026: 5–1 (2–0 Southern Collegiate Athletic). Last: beat Hendrix 34–0 at home. Next: at Lyon, Saturday, Oct 24, 5 p.m. ET.
- L 14–36at Trinity (TX)
- W 19–10Southwestern U
- W 57–26Austin
- W 61–54at East Texas Baptist
- W 34–12Lyon
- W 34–0Hendrix
- Oct 24at Lyon
- Oct 31at Austin
- Nov 7Centenary (LA)
Texas Lutheran has played football since at least 1977 and is 30–23 in the 53 games on record. This season, they’re 5–1.
On this date in 2024Texas Lutheran beat Austin 55–17 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 30–23 .566; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1150
- Seasons
- 7 since 1977, 53 games
2026 season 5–1
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | atTrinity (TX) | L 14–36 | 29% |
| Sep 12 | vsSouthwestern U | W 19–10 | 70% |
| Sep 19 | vsAustin | W 57–26 | 79% |
| Sep 26 | atEast Texas Baptist | W 61–54 | 49% |
| Oct 3 | vsLyon | W 34–12 | 84% |
| Oct 17 | vsHendrix | W 34–0 | 61% |
| Oct 24 | atLyon | Preview | 76% |
| Oct 31 | atAustin | Preview | 85% |
| Nov 7 | vsCentenary (LA) | Preview | 87% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 1977
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- McMurry
4–3 in 7
Lost the last one.
- Austin
6–0 in 6
Won the last six.
Next: Oct 31
- East Texas Baptist
1–4 in 5
Won the last one.
| Opponent | Games | TXLU record |
|---|---|---|
| McMurry | 7 | 4–3 |
| Austin | 6 | 6–0 |
| East Texas Baptist | 5 | 1–4 |
| Southwestern U | 5 | 5–0 |
Every opponent (17)
Every program Texas Lutheran has played, A to Z, with Texas Lutheran’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Austin 6–0
- Ave Maria University 0–1
- Centenary (LA) 3–0
- East Texas Baptist 1–4
- Hardin Simmons 0–3
- Hendrix 2–0
- Howard Payne 1–3
- Linfield 0–1
- Lyon 4–0
- Mary Hardin Baylor 0–2
- McMurry 4–3
- North American 1–0
- Prairie View A&M 1–0
- Southwestern U 5–0
- Sul Ross State 1–2
- Trinity (TX) 1–3
- Wisconsin Oshkosh 0–1
Conferences
- Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference 2014–2016
- American Southwest Conference 2017–2023
- Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference since 2024
Texas Lutheran’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time).
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1150 | ||||
| 2025 | 6–4 | 4–1 | 1125 | ||||
| 2024 | 9–2 | 7–1 | 1148 | ||||
| 2023 | 2–8 | 1–6 | 965 | ||||
| 2022 | 4–6 | 3–5 | 1068 | ||||
| 2020 | 3–2 | 1194 | |||||
| 1977 | 1–0 | 1212 |
No season on file for 1978–2019, 2021: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 7 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.