1987 Pacific Lutheran Lutes football team

1987 Pacific Lutheran Lutes football
NAIA Division II national co-champion CFL champion
Conference	Columbia Football League
Record	11–1–1 (4–1–1 CFL)
Head coach	Frosty Westering (16th season)
Home stadium	Lakewood Stadium, Carl Sparks Stadium

1987 Columbia Football League standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Northern Division
No. 8 Central Washington * x	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
No. 6 Pacific Lutheran ^	4	–	1	–	1			11	–	1	–	1
No. 17 Puget Sound	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Simon Fraser	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Western Washington	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Whitworth	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Lewis & Clark	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
Southern Division
Oregon Tech x	5	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
No. 15 Southern Oregon *	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Linfield	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Pacific (OR)	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Western Oregon	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Willamette	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Eastern Oregon	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
x – Division champion/co-champions * – NAIA Division I playoff participant ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division I poll for Central Washington, Puget Sound, and Southern Oregon and NAIA Division II poll for Pacific Lutheran

The 1987 Pacific Lutheran Lutes football team was an American football team that represented Pacific Lutheran University in the Columbia Football League (CFL) during the 1987 NAIA Division II football season. In their 16th season under head coach Frosty Westering, the Lutes compiled an 11–1–1 record and tied for the NAIA Division II national championship. The team participated in the NAIA Division II playoffs where they defeated Midland Lutheran (Nebraska) (40–21) in the first round, Carroll (Montana) (36–26) in the quarterfinal, and Baker (Kansas) (17–14) in the semifinal.^[1]

In the national championship game, the Lutes played a 16–16 tie with Wisconsin–Stevens Point. Wisconsin–Stevens Point later forfeited its share of the national championship because of its use of ineligible players.^[2]

Junior linebacker Keith Krassin was selected as the CFL Northern Division co-defensive player of the year.^[3]

The team played its home games during the regular season at Lakewood Stadium in Lakewood, Washington. For the playoffs, the team switched to Carl Sparks Stadium in Puyallup, 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.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	vs. Puget Sound	Tacoma Dome Tacoma, WA	L 7–24
September 26	Oregon Tech	Lakewood Stadium Lakewood, WA	W 27–20
October 3	at Whitworth	Pine Bowl Spokane, WA	W 28–13
October 10	at Southern Oregon	Ashland, OR	W 31–21
October 17	Linfield	Lakewood Stadium Lakewood, WA	W 44–20
October 24	at Central Washington	Ellensburg, WA	W 42–16
October 31	Simon Fraser	Lakewood Stadium Lakewood, WA	W 42–13	1,850
November 7	Lewis & Clark	Lakewood Stadium Lakewood, WA	W 55–22	2,500
November 14	at Western Washington	Bellingham, WA	T 13–13
November 21	Midland Lutheran*	Sparks Stadium Puyallup, WA (NAIA Division II first round)	W 40–21
November 28	at Carroll (MT)*	Helena, MT (NAIA Division II quarterfinal)	W 36–26	2,500
December 5	Baker*	Sparks Stadium Puyallup, WA (NAIA Division II semifinal)	W 17–14 ^OT
December 13	vs. Wisconsin–Stevens Point*	Tacoma Dome Tacoma, WA (NAIA Division II National Championship Game)	T 16–16	4,453
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1987 Results". Pacific Lutheran University. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
2. "Surprise: Lutes are champs after all". The News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington. May 10, 1988. p. C1. Retrieved November 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Whitworth has trio on North first team". The Spokesman-Review. November 20, 1987. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Frosty Westering". National Football Foundation. Retrieved November 30, 2021.