Southern Collegiate Athletic Texas Lutheran University

Record7-1through 8 games
Nextvs Centenary (LA)Sat Nov 7 · 2 pm ET
The model#36 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Texas Lutheran University · 2026 schedule and results7-1Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 43%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5@Trinity (TX)L 14-360-10-0
2Sep 12Southwestern UW 19-101-10-0
3Sep 19AustinW 57-262-11-0
4Sep 26@East Texas BaptistW 61-543-11-0
5Oct 3LyonW 34-124-12-0
6Bye week
7Oct 17HendrixW 34-05-12-0
8Oct 24@LyonW 48-36-13-0
9Oct 31@AustinW 23-07-14-0
10Nov 7Centenary (LA)2 pm ET98% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Texas 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: Centenary (LA)vs Centenary (LA) · at home

Recent form · last 10 games

Texas Lutheran University has won seven straight.

8-2 over the last 10, and won the last seven.

Streak W7Last 5 · 5-0Last 10 · 8-2

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Worth watchingGames average 54 combined points, even games

What it is like to watch them2026 · 7-1

Game feel54even gamescombined pts / game
Heart rate1-0some dramain one-score games (1 of 8)
Margin+18.6comfortableavg scoring margin
Home crowd500avg attendance

Measured from 8 games · ranks are among Southern Collegiate Athletic teams the same season

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

Texas Lutheran University is 7-1 and hosts Centenary (LA) next.

2026 Record7-1
Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Texas Lutheran University is 7-1 and hosts Centenary (LA) next.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Texas Lutheran University sits 1st in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference and 43rd of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — on the at-large bubble — the conference title is the surer route.

Southern Collegiate Athletic · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Texas Lutheran4-07-163.6
2Centenary (LA)2-12-538.4
3Lyon2-23-545.0
4Austin0-51-833.3
5Gallaudet0-00-524.4
63.6 CFB Zeitgeist#43 of 245 D345.8 strength of schedule

Win the Southern Collegiate Athletic 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 · 7-1
L 14-36 at Trinity (TX) · Wk 1−22Trinity W 19-10 vs Southwestern U · Wk 2+9SouthwesW 57-26 vs Austin · Wk 3+31AustinW 61-54 at East Texas Baptist · Wk 4+7East TexW 34-12 vs Lyon · Wk 5+22LyonW 34-0 vs Hendrix · Wk 7+34HendrixW 48-3 at Lyon · Wk 8+45LyonW 23-0 at Austin · Wk 9+23Austin

Signature win 48-3 over Lyon; toughest day 14-36 against Trinity (TX).

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Bulldogs.”
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