California Lutheran University6-4The Kingsmen of Thousand Oaks, California, who won the 1971 NAIA Division II national championship in just their first decade of football and later shared their campus with the Dallas Cowboys' training camp — a proud SCIAC program at William Rolland Stadium.
Cal Lutheran won a national championship and hosted the Dallas Cowboys for decades, yet the Kingsmen rarely get named among small-college football's proud programs.
The Kingsmen are patient.
California Lutheran University · Next-Season Outcome Band
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Recent Form · last 10 games
Cold
One of five. The film room is busy this week.
Opens Sep 5
vs Pacific Lutheran · away
Game Week
9 days
until kickoff · at Pacific Lutheran · Sat Sep 5 · 20:00 UTC
The Kingsmen of Thousand Oaks, California, who won the 1971 NAIA Division II national championship in just their first decade of football and later shared their campus with the Dallas Cowboys' training camp — a proud SCIAC program at William Rolland Stadium.
California Lutheran University sits 3rd in the So. Cal. Conference and 81st of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapman | 8-0 | 9-3 | 63.1 |
| 2 | Redlands | 4-4 | 6-4 | 55.4 |
| 3 | Cal Lutheran | 4-4 | 6-4 | 55.4 |
| 4 | Pomona Pitzer | 4-4 | 5-5 | 50.1 |
| 5 | Claremont Mudd Scripps | 3-5 | 5-5 | 50.6 |
| 6 | La Verne | 1-7 | 1-8 | 36.1 |
| 7 | Whittier | 0-0 | 0-0 | — |
| 8 | Azusa Pacific | 0-0 | 0-0 | — |
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.
Signature win 55-28 over Puget Sound; toughest day 25-35 against Chapman.
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What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
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| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 6 | — | — | — | Pacific Lutheran | W 18–15 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #533 | #624 | — | @Puget Sound | W 55–28 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Sep 28 | #545 | #510 | — | @Redlands | W 27–10 | 3-0 | 1-0 |
| 6 | Oct 5 | #514 | #512 | — | Claremont Mudd Scripps | W 22–17 | 4-0 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #513 | #655 | — | @La Verne | W 23–19 | 5-0 | 3-0 |
| 8 | Oct 19 | #529 | #472 | — | Chapman | L 25–35 | 5-1 | 3-1 |
| 9 | Oct 26 | #541 | #556 | — | Redlands | L 24–30 | 5-2 | 3-2 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #549 | #539 | — | @Claremont Mudd Scripps | W 21–18 | 6-2 | 4-2 |
| 11 | Nov 9 | #543 | #561 | — | @Pomona Pitzer | L 18–28 | 6-3 | 4-3 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #552 | #469 | — | @Chapman | L 17–27 | 6-4 | 4-4 |
Home-Field Advantage · California Lutheran University · 2018-present
Soft
35% home win rate vs 40% on the road. margin runs +0.8 better at home. William Rolland Stadium seats 2,000.
67°F average kickoff temp; 5% of games had measurable precipitation; 6 mph average wind.
Based on 20 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
16-25
since 1971 · 5 seasons · .390 win rate
Moment of the Year · California Lutheran University · 2025
Moment of the Year · California Lutheran University · 2025Won 55-28 at Puget Sound
Week 4 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
Postseason History
Postseason HistoryRecent postseason (2023): 0-1
Most recent: 2023 — loss 31-24 (away). Last 5 postseason: 0-1.