Pacific Lutheran University
1-1Northwest · Sparks Stadium · 4,500
LastL 6–29 vs Mary Hardin Baylor · Sat Sep 12
Nextat Trinity (TX) · Sat Sep 19 · 8 pm ET · Trinity University Stadium · series 0-1
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #472 | #579 | — | Cal Lutheran | W 37–30 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #473 | #433 | — | Mary Hardin Baylor | L 6–29 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 20 | #473 | #446 | @Trinity (TX) | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | @Willamette | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | Puget Sound | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Pacific (OR) | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Linfield | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | Whitworth | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | Lewis & Clark | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @George Fox |
Game Week
5d 0h
until kickoff · at Trinity (TX) · Sat Sep 19 · 8 pm ET
Pacific Lutheran is a Christian liberal arts school in Tacoma whose Lutes have won four national championships — a program rooted in faith and sustained excellence in NWC.
Fans here believe no chip — Pacific Lutheran competes to honor the university and the conference.
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 6-4 · last season
✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among Northwest teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Pacific Lutheran University has won three of its last five.
Mixed. 6-4 over the last 10, and lost the last one.
Next Sep 20
vs Trinity (TX) · away
Outcome band · Pacific Lutheran University · 2026
Outcome band · Pacific Lutheran University · 2026Pacific Lutheran University's most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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Game day
Pacific Lutheran is a Christian liberal arts school in Tacoma whose Lutes have won four national championships — a program rooted in faith and sustained excellence in NWC.
Playoff path
Pacific Lutheran University sits 5th in the Northwest Conference and 120th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis & Clark | 1-0 | 1-0 | 68.8 |
| 2 | Willamette | 1-0 | 1-1 | 53.9 |
| 3 | Linfield | 0-0 | 1-0 | 77.9 |
| 4 | George Fox | 0-0 | 1-0 | 56.2 |
| 5 | Pacific Lutheran | 0-0 | 1-1 | 49.0 |
| 6 | Puget Sound | 0-1 | 0-1 | 41.2 |
| 7 | Pacific (OR) | 0-1 | 0-2 | 35.8 |
| 8 | Whitworth | 0-0 | 0-1 | — |
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.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.