1980 Pacific Lutheran Lutes football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1980 Pacific Lutheran Lutes football Northwest Conference NWC 11–1 4–1 Frosty Westering 9th Franklin Pierce Stadium, Lincoln Bowl NAIA Division II national championNWC champion NAIA Division II Championship Game W 38–10 vs. 1980 Wilmington Quakers Wilmington (OH) The 1980 Pacific Lutheran Lutes football team was an American football team that represented Pacific Lutheran University in the Northwest Conference (NWC) during the 1980 NAIA Division II football season. In their ninth season under head coach Frosty Westering, the Lutes compiled an 11–1 record and won the NAIA Division II national championship. The team participated in the NAIA Division II playoffs where they defeated 1980 Linfield Wildcats Linfield (35–20) in the quarterfinal, Valley City State (32–0) in the semifinal, and 1980 Wilmington Quakers Wilmington (OH) (38–10) in the national championship game.1980 Results Pacific Lutheran University November 29, 2021 https://golutes.com/sports/2018/5/3/1980-results The team played its home games at Franklin Pierce Stadium and the Lincoln Bowl, both in Tacoma, Washington. Coach Westering won four national championships at Pacific Lutheran (1980, 1987, 1993, and 1999) and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005.Frosty Westering National Football Foundation November 30, 2021 https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=2154 Schedule y y September 20 1980 Western Washington Vikings Western Washington<ncg> Tacoma, WA W 30-0 September 27 at Humboldt State<ncg> Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA W 45-14 October 4 at 1980 Central Washington Wildcats Central Washington<ncg> Ellensburg, WA W 24-3 October 11 1980 Southern Oregon Raiders Southern Oregon<ncg> Franklin Pierce Stadium Tacoma, WA W 25-0 October 18 1980 Whitworth Pirates Whitworth Tacoma, WA W 39-38 October 25 1980 Pacific Boxers Pacific (OR) Tacoma, WA W 41-20 November 1 at 1980 Linfield Wildcats Linfield McMinnville, OR L 19-20 November 8 1980 Lewis & Clark Pioneers Lewis & Clark Tacoma, WA W 27-0 November 15 at 1980 Willamette Bearcats Willamette Salem, OR W 42-7 November 22 Linfield Lincoln Bowl Tacoma, WA (NAIA Division II Quarterfinal) W 35-20 December 6 Valley City State Lincoln Bowl Tacoma, WA (NAIA Division II Semifinal) W 32-0 Gonsorowsky AL Pacific Lutheran blanks Valley City 32-0 in playoffs https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-forum/185529515/ The Sunday Forum Fargo, North Dakota December 7, 1980 E1, E4 November 23, 2025 Newspapers.com December 13 1980 Wilmington Quakers Wilmington (OH) Lincoln Bowl Tacoma, WA (NAIA Division II Championship Game) W 38-10 References collapsed Pacific Lutheran Category:Pacific Lutheran Lutes football seasons Category:NAIA football national champions Category:Northwest Conference football champion seasons Pacific Lutheran Lutes football