to 2002, the university won 26 SCIAC championships, averaging more than five per season. As of 2019, CLU has won 55 league championships. Twenty-five percent of students participate in the university's intercollegiate sports. As a Division III member, the university does not offer athletic scholarships.
=== Kingsmen football ===
The football team won the NAIA National Championship in 1971, its only national championship to date. Head coach Robert Shoup was named NAIA Coach of the Year that season. He led the Kingsmen to 13 NAIA District 3 Championships and the 5 playoffs in his 17 years as coach. The current head coach is Anthony Lugo.
CLU joined the NCAA in 1991 and began playing at the Division II level as a member of the Western Football Conference. As a SCIAC member, the Kingsmen won the conference championship in 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012. Running back Brian Stuart received the Player of the Year award in 2009. The team has a SCIAC rivalry with the Redlands Bulldogs where the teams battle each …
