California Lutheran University Athletics

Men's Football

California Lutheran University

NCAA D3 · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Thousand Oaks, CA

6-4

2026 record

47%

Win rate, 3yr

$27.6k

Avg net price

70%

Grad rate

The program

2026 6-42025 6-42024 2-82023 3-72022 3-7

Anthony Lugo, Head coach · alugo@callutheran.edu

Assistants: Bill Culpepper · Casey Blum · Cheyne Caldwell (Linebackers Coach) · Dr. Brian Collins (Faculty Athletic Mentor) · Dylan McCann (Assistant Wide Receivers Coach) · Grady Liddell (Defensive Line Coach) · Jeff Nikora · John Austin · Matt Sciumbato · Nick Meyer · Scott Glicksberg (Offensive Line Coach)

The roster · 2026

126 on the roster45 Fr22 So26 Jr33 Sr

Jake Theroux

Sr. · CB

Simi Valley, CA

Kyle Howie

Sr. · K

Oak Park, CA

Tristen Salgado

So. · TE

Paso Robles, CA

Dominic Herrera

Fr. · ILB

Carpinteria, CA

Madox Meneses

Fr. · TE

Renton, WA

Gavin Quiroz

Sr. · OL

Granada Hills, CA

TeNorris Merkel

Jr. · WR

Burlington, KY

Evan Nagy

Jr. · WR

Simi Valley, CA

Josiah Baldivia

Sr. · S

Ontario, CA

Dylan Robinson

Jr. · RB

Burbank, CA

Luke Lawson

So. · OL

San Marcos, CA

Sawyer Bradley

So. · OL

Chino, CA

Cam Fouts

Sr. · QB

Thousand Oaks, CA

Max Juarez

Jr. · DL

Bakersfield, CA

Charles Cravings

Fr. · S

South Central, CA

Lawakua Tiberi

Fr. · S

Manoa, HI

Dominic Johnson

Fr. · S

Hawthorne, CA

Jerrae Powell

Jr. · OLB

Reseda, CA

A sample of the roster.

Roster turnover

Players graduating after the 2026 season, by position.

LB8 of 25 graduating
WR6 of 23 graduating
TE4 of 9 graduating
DB4 of 21 graduating
RB3 of 6 graduating
OL3 of 15 graduating

Where they're from

Kentucky 1Other 125

Cost & academics

Net cost after aid, by family income

Under $30k$22.2k/yr
$30-48k$23.7k/yr
$48-75k$24.3k/yr
$75-110k$29.3k/yr
$110k+$38.4k/yr

SAT 25-75%

1150-1330

Grad rate

70%

Admit rate

76%

Enrollment

2k

Also in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

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