Pacific Lutheran Lutes football

Pacific Lutheran Lutes football
Pacific Lutheran Lutes football
First season	1926
Head coach	Brant McAdams; 8th season, 34–37 (.479)
Location	Parkland, Washington
Stadium	Sparks Stadium; (capacity: 4,500)
NCAA division	Division III
Conference	Northwest
Colors	Black and gold;
NCAA Division III championships
	1999
NAIA national championships
	NAIA Division II: 1980, 1987, 1993
Conference championships
	1939, 1940, 1941, 1947, 1953, 1954, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001
Website	golutes.com

First season1926^[1]

Head coachBrant McAdams
8th season, 34–37 (.479)

LocationParkland, Washington

StadiumSparks Stadium
(capacity: 4,500)

The Pacific Lutheran Lutes football team represents Pacific Lutheran University, located in Parkland, Washington, in NCAA Division III college football.

The Lutes, who began playing football in 1926, compete as members of the Northwest Conference.

PLU play their home games at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup, Washington.

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Year	Association	Division	Head coach	Record	Opponent	Result
1980	NAIA (3)	Division II (3)	Frosty Westering	11–1 (4–1 NWC)	Wilmington (OH)	W, 38–10
1987				11–1–1 (4–1–1 CFL)	Wisconsin–Stevens Point	T, 16–16
1993				12–0–1 (5–0 CFA)	Westminster (PA)	W, 50–20
1999	NCAA (1)	Division III (1)		13–1 (4–1 NWC)	Rowan	W, 42–13

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1979	Quarterfinals	Cal Lutheran	L, 14–34
1980	Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	Linfield Valley City State Wilmington (OH)	W, 35–20 W, 32–0 W, 38–10
1981	Quarterfinals	William Jewell	L, 14–19
1983	Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	Baker (KS) Westminster (PA) Northwestern (IA)	W, 35–3 W, 16–13 L, 21–25
1985	Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	Linfield Findlay Wisconsin–La Crosse	W, 30–12 W, 40–29 L, 7–24
1986	Quarterfinals	Linfield	L, 21–27 ^OT
1987	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	Midland Carroll (MT) Baker (KS) Wisconsin–Stevens Point	W, 40–21 W, 36–26 W, 17–14 ^OT T, 16–16
1988	First Round	Oregon Tech	L, 35–56
1990	First Round Quarterfinals	Concordia Wisconsin Central Washington	W, 37–9 L, 6–24
1991	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	Central Washington Linfield Dickinson State Georgetown (KY)	W, 27–0 W, 23–0 W, 47–25 L, 20–28
1992	First Round Quarterfinals	Montana Tech Linfield	W, 37–0 L, 30–44
1993	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	Cumberland (TN) Central Washington Baker (KS) Westminster (PA)	W, 61–7 W, 35–17 W, 52–14 W, 50–20
1994	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	Midland Western Washington Northwestern (IA) Westminster (PA)	W, 34–14 W, 25–20 W, 28–7 L, 7–27
1995	First Round	Findlay	L, 7–21
1996	First Round	Western Washington	L, 20–21 ^OT

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1998	First Round	Saint John's (MN)	L, 20–33
1999	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Stagg Bowl	Willamette Wartburg Saint John's (MN) Trinity (TX) Rowan	W, 28–24 W, 49–14 W, 19–9 W, 49–28 W, 42–13
2000	First Round Second Round	Bethel (MN) Saint John's (MN)	W, 41–13 L, 21–28 ^OT
2001	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Whitworth Central (IA) Saint John's (MN)	W, 27–26 ^OT W, 27–21 ^OT L, 6–31
2012	First Round	Linfield	L, 24–27
2013	First Round	Linfield	L, 21–42

v t e Pacific Lutheran Lutes football
Venues	Sparks Stadium (1989–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Northwest Conference football
Teams	George Fox Bruins Lewis & Clark Pioneers Linfield Wildcats Pacific Boxers Pacific Lutheran Lutes Puget Sound Loggers Whitworth Pirates Willamette Bearcats
Former teams	Menlo Oaks (2006–2010)
Championships & awards	Conference champions All-time standings
Seasons	1946 1961 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020–21 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

Pacific Lutheran Lutes football

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Pacific Lutheran Lutes football
First season	1926 (1926)^[1]
Head coach	Brant McAdams 8th season, 34–37 (.479)
Location	Parkland, Washington
Stadium	Sparks Stadium (capacity: 4,500)
NCAA division	Division III
Conference	Northwest
Colors	Black and gold^[2]
NCAA Division III championships
1999
NAIA national championships
NAIA Division II: 1980, 1987, 1993
Conference championships
1939, 1940, 1941, 1947, 1953, 1954, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001
Website	golutes.com