Pacific Lutheran football headlines

  • NFL Raids Kupp from Lute Coaching Staff
    March 02, 2026
    After five seasons in Luteville, Pacific Lutheran University Defensive Coordinator Ketner Kupp will be making the leap to the National Football League after accepting a position on staff with the Las Vegas Raiders.
  • Byrne the Latest Super Lute to Make the Big Game
    February 05, 2026
    The Pacific Lutheran University football program continues to make an outsized impact on the biggest stage, with an alumnus coaching in four of the last five Super Bowls and five of the last nine.
  • Amoroso the Newest Lute Hero Stepping up as Stem Cell Donor
    April 25, 2025
    Helping others is literally in the blood at Pacific Lutheran University. In early April, football’s Cameron Amoroso became the latest Lute to donate stem cells to a blood cancer patient in need, becoming the fifth student-athlete to step up and donate since the University began the National Marrow Donor Program drive during Division III week in 2022.
  • The Salem Years: Frosty brings the fun
    December 12, 2023
    When the Pacific Lutheran Lutes rolled into Salem for the 1999 Stagg Bowl, you couldn't find a more loose, more fun-loving bunch. Frosty Westering's grandson, a Gagliardi Trophy-winning quarterback for the champion Lutes, remembers the epic ride in a story by Mark Simon.
  • Building a community for better mental health
    October 06, 2022
    The founder of Blue Jays Together, Johns Hopkins offensive lineman Alan Gorny saw a need for mental health conversations, and decided to do something about it. A grad student in health care management, Gorny is inspiring student-athletes beyond just football on his campus to talk about it. More in Around the Nation.
  • It's back: Conference teams won't meet in first round
    August 19, 2022
    Originally put in place for the 2019 playoffs, then allowed to expire during the COVID-19 pandemic, it's again official that conference teams will not have to meet in the first round of the NCAA playoffs, regardless of cost.
  • Lutes Announce 10-Game Gridiron Schedule for 2022
    April 28, 2022
    The Pacific Lutheran University football program announced its fall schedule on Thursday with the Lutes fielding a full 10-game regular season slate for the first time in school history.
  • Playmaking Walker Making a Home at PLU
    December 10, 2021
    He's not your typical sophomore football player. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound receiver is 24 years old and is a senior academically. He spent four years in the army after graduating high school in Georgia.
  • Football Unveils “The Trophy” Ahead of 97th Meeting with Crosstown Rivals
    November 03, 2021
    Crosstown rivals Pacific Lutheran University and the University of Puget Sound will meet for the 97th time on the gridiron on Saturday and for the first time will be competing for ownership of The Trophy— a new traveling prize for the next chapter of the historic rivalry.
  • Lutes Ink Deal to Join Opendorse
    October 05, 2021
    The Pacific Lutheran University Athletic Department has partnered with Opendorse, the industry leader in Name, Image, Likeness, to provide Lute student-athletes with the education and tools to maximize their NIL value and marketability.
  • Kupp Named Lutes’ Linebackers Coach
    July 22, 2021
    The Pacific Lutheran University football program and Head Coach Brant McAdams announced the addition of Ketner Kupp to the 2021 coaching staff, serving as the linebackers coach.
  • Barton juggles catcher, linebacker for Lutes
    March 04, 2021
    Being a two-sport athlete is a tough assignment. It becomes even tougher when a global pandemic forces the two sports that are usually conducted in opposite seasons to be played simultaneously. But it's a challenge Pacific Lutheran University sophomore Ashton Barton tackled head on this spring.
  • Toughest job in D-III: Following the legend
    October 11, 2018
    Brant McAdams is not a Westering. He's not a Frosty Westering disciple. He's not an alumnus of Pacific Lutheran. But he's taken over one of the Division III programs most identified with its traditions, and so far, the Lutes, and their alumni, have responded. Adam Turer has more in Around the Nation.
  • McAdams named head PLU football coach
    February 20, 2018
    Frosty Westering, then his son Scott, coached Pacific Lutheran from 1972 through 2018. Trinity (Texas) assistant Brant McAdams will the first non-Westering to head that program in more than four decades.
  • PLU coach Scott Westering steps down
    November 16, 2017
    PLU announced on Wednesday the resignation of head football coach Scott Westering. A member of the PLU Hall of Fame, Westering has been involved with Lute athletics as a student-athlete and a coach. Westering began his tenure on the coaching staff in 1981 and has been the head coach for the last 14 seasons, compiling a record of 73-54.
  • PLU Football's Home Opener Canceled due to Hurricane Aftermath
    September 12, 2017
    The Pacific Lutheran University football team's scheduled home opener on Saturday against Warner University (Florida) has been canceled due to the fallout from Hurricane Irma.
  • Kingsmen Outlast Lutes 27-21 in Season Opener
    September 09, 2017
    Cole Chandler tossed a touchdown and ran for two more but it was not enough as the Pacific Lutheran University football team fell just short on Saturday night with host California Lutheran University holding on for the 27-21 victory under the lights at Rolland Stadium.
  • Lutes Bulldoze Boxers, 27-16
    October 01, 2016
    Defense ruled the day on Saturday at Sparks Stadium with the Pacific Lutheran University football team limiting Pacific University to a season low point total in the Lutes' 27-16 victory to open Northwest Conference play.
  • The phrase that stays
    September 25, 2014
    From DePauw Never Quits to Wabash Always Fights to Every Man a Lute, some Division III schools identify with a phrase that has lasted through the years. Ryan Tipps takes a look at some of those in Around the Nation.
  • Lutes hope for better luck second time around
    November 20, 2013
    “We’re definitely excited to get another shot,” said senior Jordan Patterson. “Each game we play, we have an opportunity to get better. And we’re going to be a better PLU team than the first time that we played them this year."
  • Platteville Pioneers pushed by prolific passing
    October 09, 2013
    UW-Platteville was tabbed to win this year’s conference title. At the clip that the Pioneers’ spread offense is scoring, it’s no wonder the other schools have so much respect for UW-P.
  • Top 25 wrap: Linfield rolls, PLU survives
    September 28, 2013
    Heading into next week's NWC showdown, the No. 2 Wildcats and No. 10 Lutes had significantly different Saturday wins. Plus St. John's and Widener fell. More in the Top 25 wrap.
  • Best road trips: Week 6
    August 12, 2013
    You could get three games on the East Coast, but a rare West Coast Friday night game gives us reason to head to the Pacific Northwest.
  • Appreciating Frosty Westering
    April 12, 2013
    Coaching in Division III was just a small part of Frosty Westering's career, but the former Pacific Lutheran coach made an impact on us, just as he did everyone he met. He passed away April 12.
  • PLU Gives Linfield All it Can Handle Before Falling, 27-24
    November 17, 2012
    McMINNVILLE, Ore. – An-end-of-game drive toward a tying field goal – or perhaps a winning touchdown – ended on a fourth down incompletion as Linfield held off Pacific Lutheran, 27-24, in an opening round game of the NCAA Division III football playoffs on Saturday at Maxwell Field.
  • Getting second life
    November 15, 2012
    There's no self-delusion required at Bethel, where the Royals made the playoffs. And at Pacific Lutheran, a key piece returns.
  • Ritchey Puts PLU in Passing Lane to Beat Menlo
    November 10, 2012
    ATHERTON, Calif. - Dalton Ritchey accounted for five touchdowns, including four passing, to lead Pacific Lutheran to a 38-21 non-conference football victory over the host Menlo College Oaks on Saturday afternoon.
  • Lutes Top Whitworth For Fifth Straight Victory
    November 03, 2012
    PUYALLUP - Scoring touchdowns on four of its first five possessions, Pacific Lutheran built an early lead Saturday afternoon and cruised to a 35-14 Northwest Conference football win over the visiting Whitworth Pirates at Sparks Stadium.
  • Lutes Score 35 Unanswered Points to Beat Loggers
    October 27, 2012
    TACOMA - Trailing 14-7 late in the second quarter, Pacific Lutheran scored 35 unanswered points to defeat the host Puget Sound Loggers, 41-14, in a Northwest Conference football game played in the rain on Saturday afternoon at Baker Stadium.
  • Lutes Make Statement in 41-27 Win Over Willamette
    October 20, 2012
    PUYALLUP - Quarterback Dalton Ritchey scored three rushing touchdowns, cornerback Tayler Angevine returned an interception 80 yards for a score, and Pacific Lutheran made a statement Saturday with a 41-27 Northwest Conference football win over nationally ranked Willamette at Sparks Stadium.
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