Pella, Iowa -- 9/27/25-Central College Football vs Dubuque, 2025 Homecoming. Photo by Dan L. Vander Beek

The Central College football team slipped to #18 in this week’s D3fotball.com rankings. The Dutch are also #19 in the most recent American Football Coaches Association poll. Central fell in the rankings after losing to #7 Wartburg College 28-13 on Saturday. The Dutch are back home at Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium in Pella Saturday against Buena Vista University for a 1 p.m. game.