Martin Luther University
0-2Upper Midwest · MLC Bowl · 2,500
LastL 13–48 at Concordia (WI) · Sat Sep 12
Nextat Crown · Sat Sep 19 · 8 pm ET · Old National Bank Stadium · series 3-3, lost the last 2
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #610 | #616 | — | Macalester | L 21–34 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #617 | #530 | — | @Concordia (WI) | L 13–48 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 20 | #623 | #639 | @Crown | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | Northwestern (MN) | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | @Greenville | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Minnesota Morris | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | Crown | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | Westminster (MO) | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Northwestern (MN) | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Greenville |
Game Week
5d 0h
until kickoff · at Crown · Sat Sep 19 · 8 pm ET
Minnesota evangelical institution with resurrection narrative—restarted football in 1972 after 35-year dormancy and built stable UMAC presence through 31-year legendary coach tenure.
Fans here believe martin Luther resurrected football after 35 years dormant. The program exists because of institutional commitment, not athletic ambition. That commitment endures.
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 5-5 · last season
✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among Upper Midwest teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Martin Luther University has won one of its last five.
Cold. 3-7 over the last 10, and lost the last two.
Next Sep 20
vs Crown · away
Outcome band · Martin Luther University · 2026
Outcome band · Martin Luther University · 2026Martin Luther University's most likely season is 0-12 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 3-9.
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
Minnesota evangelical institution with resurrection narrative—restarted football in 1972 after 35-year dormancy and built stable UMAC presence through 31-year legendary coach tenure.
Playoff path
Martin Luther University sits 2nd in the Upper Midwest Conference and 166th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westminster (MO) | 0-0 | 1-1 | 47.4 |
| 2 | Martin Luther | 0-0 | 0-2 | 39.4 |
| 3 | Minnesota Morris | 0-0 | 0-2 | 37.5 |
| 4 | Greenville | 0-0 | 0-2 | 35.4 |
| 5 | Crown | 0-0 | 0-2 | 33.0 |
| 6 | Northwestern (MN) | 0-0 | 0-2 | 32.3 |
| 7 | Finlandia University | 0-0 | 0-0 | — |
Win the Upper 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.