The Central Washington Wildcats program represents Central Washington University in college football at the NCAA Division II level. The Wildcats are normally members of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, but when that conference dropped football after the 2021 season, they joined the Lone Star Conference as football-only members. Formerly an NAIA program, Central Washington moved up to NCAA Division II in 1999.
The Wildcats have one claimed national championship.
The Wildcats have made nine appearances in the NCAA Division II playoffs, with a combined record of 5âÂÂ9.
The Wildcats made nine appearances in the NAIA playoffs, with a combined record of 10âÂÂ8âÂÂ1.
The Central Washington Wildcats have played their home games at Tomlinson Stadium since its construction in 1959 (Field named to Steve Hertling Field in 2024). The current permanent capacity of the stadium is 4,000.