So. Cal. California Lutheran University

Record5-3through 8 games
Nextvs ChapmanSat Nov 7 · 10:03 pm ET
The model#88 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

California Lutheran University · 2026 schedule and results5-3Soft slateAverage opponent win rate 38%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5@Pacific LutheranL 30-370-10-0
2Bye week
3Sep 19Puget SoundW 41-71-10-0
4Sep 26RedlandsW 40-142-11-0
5Oct 3@Claremont Mudd ScrippsL 22-242-21-1
6Oct 10Azusa PacificW 24-33-22-1
7Oct 17Pomona PitzerL 13-143-32-2
8Oct 24@La VerneW 33-144-33-2
9Oct 31@WhittierW 59-05-34-2
10Nov 7Chapman10:03 pm ET30% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for California Lutheran University, through 8 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.

Ahead

The forecast

The games that decide the season

The games that decide the season

Sat Nov 7Next: Chapmanvs Chapman · at home

Recent form · last 10 games

California Lutheran University has won three of its last five.

5-5 over the last 10, and won the last two.

Streak W2Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 5-5

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Worth watchingGames average 47 combined points, even games

What it is like to watch them2026 · 5-3

Game feel47even gamescombined pts / game5th highest-scoring of 8 in the So. Cal.
Heart rate0-3white-knucklein one-score games (3 of 8)1st most one-score games of 8 in the So. Cal.
Margin+18.6comfortableavg scoring margin2nd best margin of 8 in the So. Cal.

Measured from 8 games · ranks are among So. Cal. teams the same season

Team storyThe story of this team right now, in one line.
The weekly grind

California Lutheran University is 5-3 and hosts Chapman next.

Standard GapA national-champion program from the 1970s, measured against the long…
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Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

California Lutheran University is 5-3 and hosts Chapman next.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

California Lutheran University sits 4th in the So. Cal. Conference and 114th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

So. Cal. · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Chapman6-07-168.6
2Claremont Mudd Scripps5-16-260.6
3Pomona Pitzer4-25-354.0
4Cal Lutheran4-25-351.9
5Redlands3-33-546.1
6Azusa Pacific2-52-539.0
7La Verne1-62-639.8
8Whittier0-61-731.9
51.9 CFB Zeitgeist#114 of 245 D345.4 strength of schedule

Win the So. Cal. Conference for the automatic berth into the 40-team NCAA Division III bracket. Miss it and the path is an at-large bid, selected by NPI — the metric the CFB Index mirrors. Six wins survive the bracket to the Stagg Bowl.

Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2026 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
The 2026 season · 5-3
L 30-37 at Pacific Lutheran · Wk 1−7Pacific W 41-7 vs Puget Sound · Wk 3+34Puget SoW 40-14 vs Redlands · Wk 4+26RedlandsL 22-24 at Claremont Mudd Scripps · Wk 5−2ClaremonW 24-3 vs Azusa Pacific · Wk 6+21Azusa PaL 13-14 vs Pomona Pitzer · Wk 7−1Pomona PW 33-14 at La Verne · Wk 8+19La VerneW 59-0 at Whittier · Wk 9+59Whittier

Signature win 59-0 over Whittier; toughest day 30-37 against Pacific Lutheran.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Kingsmen.”
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