Luther College
1-1Midwest · Legacy Field in Carlson Stadium · 5,000
LastL 14–37 at Millikin · Sat Sep 12
Nextat Beloit · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET · Strong Stadium · first meeting on record
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #666 | #660 | — | Lawrence | W 30–7 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #666 | #635 | — | @Millikin | L 14–37 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #665 | #650 | @Beloit | ||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | #665 | #594 | Cornell (IA) | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | Illinois College | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | Monmouth (IL) | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Lake Forest | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | Ripon | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | Knox | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Grinnell |
Game Week
4d 18h
until kickoff · at Beloit · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET
The Iowa powerhouse saying goodbye to the American Rivers Conference and hello to the Midwest Conference — a historic transition year bridging two eras.
Luther dominated the American Rivers Conference for decades, last winning the title in 1978. As the 2025 season closes, Luther is leaving the ARC that built it, moving to the Midwe…
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 0-10 · last season
✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among American Rivers teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Luther College has won one of its last five.
Cold. 1-9 over the last 10, and lost the last one.
Next Sep 19
vs Beloit · away
Outcome band · Luther College · 2026
Outcome band · Luther College · 2026Luther College's most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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Game day
The Iowa powerhouse saying goodbye to the American Rivers Conference and hello to the Midwest Conference — a historic transition year bridging two eras.
Playoff path
Luther College sits 3rd in the Midwest Conference and 149th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Forest | 1-0 | 2-0 | 65.6 |
| 2 | Cornell (IA) | 1-0 | 1-1 | 46.0 |
| 3 | Luther | 1-0 | 1-1 | 42.0 |
| 4 | Illinois College | 0-0 | 1-1 | 49.9 |
| 5 | Knox | 0-1 | 1-1 | 49.8 |
| 6 | Beloit | 0-1 | 1-1 | 40.0 |
| 7 | Ripon | 0-0 | 0-2 | 37.7 |
| 8 | Grinnell | 0-0 | 1-1 | 37.5 |
Win the Midwest 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.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.