Whitworth University

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Northwest · The Pine Bowl · 2,200

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat Redlands · our model 55% Whitworth University · a number, not a pick

LastL 17–51 vs Eastern Oregon · Sat Sep 12

Nextat Redlands · Sat Sep 19 · 10:05 pm ET · Ted Runner Stadium · series 0-1

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Whitworth University · 2026 schedule & results0-1
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
2Sep 12#444Eastern OregonL 17–510-10-0
3Sep 20#437#579@Redlands
5Oct 3Pacific (OR)
6Oct 10@George Fox
7Oct 17Linfield
8Oct 24Lewis & Clark
9Oct 31@Pacific Lutheran
10Nov 7Willamette
11Nov 14@Puget Sound

Game Week

5d 2h

until kickoff · at Redlands · Sat Sep 19 · 10:05 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

Whitworth is a Christian liberal arts school in Spokane whose Pirates have fielded football since 1904 — a program rooted in faith and sustained NWC excellence.

Standard GapA program that has defined NWC all-sports excellence (13 McIlroy-Lewis t…

Fans here believe no chip — Whitworth competes to honor the institution and the conference.

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The season in chapters

Week 20-1L 17–51 vs Eastern Oregon · Sat Sep 12
Ahead
Sat Sep 19Next: Redlandsat Redlands · on the road

What it is like to watch them2025 · 8-3 · last season

Game feel46rock fightscombined pts / game8th highest-scoring of 8 in the Northwest
Heart rate2-2white-knucklein one-score games (4 of 11)2nd most one-score games of 8 in the Northwest
Margin+9.5competitiveavg scoring margin3rd best margin of 8 in the Northwest

✓ measured from 11 games · ranks are among Northwest teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Whitworth University has won three of its last five.

Mixed. 7-3 over the last 10, and lost the last two.

Streak L2Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 7-3
The forecast

Next Sep 20

vs Redlands · away

Outcome band · Whitworth University · 2026

Whitworth University's most likely season is 0-12 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 3-9.

Floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base0-12Mid-table finish.
Ceiling3-9Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

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 dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Whitworth is a Christian liberal arts school in Spokane whose Pirates have fielded football since 1904 — a program rooted in faith and sustained NWC excellence.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL

Whitworth University sits 8th in the Northwest Conference — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

Northwest · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Lewis & Clark1-01-068.8
2Willamette1-01-153.9
3Linfield0-01-077.9
4George Fox0-01-056.2
5Pacific Lutheran0-01-149.0
6Puget Sound0-10-141.2
7Pacific (OR)0-10-235.8
8Whitworth0-00-1

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.

Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2026 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

CFB Zeitgeist · team-pages synth v1.0 “Go Pirates.”
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