Northwest Pacific Lutheran University

Record3-5through 8 games
Nextvs Lewis & ClarkSat Nov 7 · 4 pm ET
The model#118 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Pacific Lutheran University · 2026 schedule and results3-5Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 55%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5Cal LutheranW 37-301-00-0
2Sep 12Mary Hardin BaylorL 6-291-10-0
3Sep 19@Trinity (TX)L 6-241-20-0
4Bye week
5Oct 3@WillametteW 14-62-21-0
6Oct 10Puget SoundL 13-232-31-1
7Oct 17@Pacific (OR)W 30-143-32-1
8Oct 24@LinfieldL 0-413-42-2
9Oct 31WhitworthL 24-333-52-3
10Nov 7Lewis & Clark4 pm ET18% to win
11Nov 14@George Fox4 pm ET20% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Pacific Lutheran University, through 8 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.

Ahead

The forecast

The games that decide the season

The games that decide the season

Sat Nov 7Next: Lewis & Clarkvs Lewis & Clark · at home

Recent form · last 10 games

Pacific Lutheran University has won two of its last five.

5-5 over the last 10, and lost the last two.

Streak L2Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 5-5

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Worth watchingGames average 41 combined points, rock fights

What it is like to watch them2026 · 3-5

Game feel41rock fightscombined pts / game7th highest-scoring of 8 in the Northwest
Heart rate2-0some dramain one-score games (2 of 8)3rd most one-score games of 8 in the Northwest
Margin−8.8competitiveavg scoring margin5th best margin of 8 in the Northwest

Measured from 8 games · ranks are among Northwest teams the same season

Team storyThe story of this team right now, in one line.
The weekly grind

Pacific Lutheran University is 3-5 and hosts Lewis & Clark next.

2026 Record3-5
Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Pacific Lutheran University is 3-5 and hosts Lewis & Clark next.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Pacific Lutheran University sits 5th in the Northwest Conference and 138th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

Northwest · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Linfield5-06-170.6
2Lewis & Clark5-16-166.7
3Whitworth3-24-360.0
4George Fox2-34-355.9
5Pacific Lutheran2-33-547.7
6Puget Sound2-42-543.8
7Pacific (OR)2-42-639.4
8Willamette1-51-734.0
47.7 CFB Zeitgeist#138 of 245 D354.4 strength of schedule

Win the Northwest 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.

Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2026 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
The 2026 season · 3-5
W 37-30 vs Cal Lutheran · Wk 1+7Cal LuthL 6-29 vs Mary Hardin Baylor · Wk 2−23Mary HarL 6-24 at Trinity (TX) · Wk 3−18Trinity W 14-6 at Willamette · Wk 5+8WillametL 13-23 vs Puget Sound · Wk 6−10Puget SoW 30-14 at Pacific (OR) · Wk 7+16Pacific L 0-41 at Linfield · Wk 8−41LinfieldL 24-33 vs Whitworth · Wk 9−9Whitwort

Signature win 30-14 over Pacific (OR); toughest day 0-41 against Linfield.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Lutes.”
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