June 22, 2026 · Dead Period · Heritage Window · 2026 Outlook

University of Redlands

6-4 2025 final

Redlands is a founding SCIAC member in Southern California whose Bulldogs compete with steady pride — the Smudge Pot rivals of Cal Lutheran since 2012, building tradition brick by brick.

The Bulldogs are patient.

Record

6-4

win% .600

Conference

3rd of 7

So. Cal. · 4-4

Index Rating

55.4

D3 #78 of 240

Playoff Path

Win the league

Dead PeriodOffseasonPatientPost-loss — reckoning

The Long Wait·Offseason

Redlands is a founding SCIAC member in Southern California whose Bulldogs compete with steady pride — the Smudge Pot rivals of Cal Lutheran since 2012, building tradition brick by brick.

Standard GapA historic SCIAC founding member that plays the game right, competing an…

Redlands competes as a founding SCIAC member with steady competitive presence. The Bulldogs compete annually for the Smudge Pot with Cal Lutheran and remain competitive in the Sun Division. The program continues to represent the u…

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Offseason

69 days

until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC

Act I

The 2026 Outlook

DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL

University of Redlands sits 2nd in the So. Cal. Conference and 78th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

So. Cal. · 2025

	Team	Conf	Overall	Index
1	Chapman	8-0	9-3	63.1
2	Redlands	4-4	6-4	55.4
3	California Lutheran University	4-4	6-4	55.4
4	Pomona Pitzer	4-4	5-5	50.1
5	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College	3-5	5-5	50.6
6	La Verne	1-7	1-8	36.1
7	Whittier	0-0	0-0	—

55.4 CFB Zeitgeist#78 of 240 D351.7 strength of schedule2 quality wins

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 2025 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected

THE 2025 SEASON · 6-4

Signature win 34-17 over Whitworth; toughest day 0-27 against Chapman.

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The Bulldogs are patient.

What moved it — offseason · last 30 days

June Dead-period quiet — official-visit + heritage window —

Camp Fall camp ~40 days out

"Go Bulldogs." — University of Redlands fanbase · recurring line

0 mentions · awaiting signal

Winning record—

The baseline for a successful season.

Conference title—

The primary goal and national bracket path.

32-team bracket qualifierLocked—

One of 32 national tournament entries.

Stagg BowlLocked—

The Division III national championship game.

Floor 4-8

Base 6-6

Ceiling 9-3

floor4-8Rebuild year. Below .500.

base6-6Mid-table finish.

ceiling9-3Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.

Act II

Who We Are

Home-Field Advantage · University of Redlands · 2018-present

Above-Average

44% home win rate vs 47% on the road. margin runs +4.9 better at home.

Home8-10Away10-11

Act III

Last Season Reviewed

2025 season · tap to expand

Recent Form · last 10 games

Mixed

Three of five. Trending up, not yet hot.

Streak L2Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 6-4

Schedule Strength · University of Redlands · 2025

Balanced

Average opponent win rate 51% across 7 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.

Opp Win %0.513

Moment of the Year · University of Redlands · 2025

Won 34-17 at Whitworth

Week 4 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.

Decisive Margin

Postseason History

Recent postseason (2023): 0-1

Most recent: 2023 — loss 6-21 (home). Last 5 postseason: 0-1.

2023

From the Archive — University of Redlands

2024: Lost 10-17 vs Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College

In 2024, the program lost 10-17 vs Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College — a close home result, 7 points either way.

Bulldogs eat tonight.