1999 Pacific Lutheran Lutes football team

1999 Pacific Lutheran Lutes football
NCAA Division III champion
Stagg Bowl, W 42–13 vs. Rowan
ConferenceNorthwest Conference
Record13–1 (4–1 NWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCarl Sparks Stadium
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Willamette $^   5 – 0     7 – 4  
Pacific Lutheran ^   4 – 1     13 – 1  
Linfield   3 – 2     6 – 3  
Whitworth   2 – 3     5 – 5  
Puget Sound   1 – 4     1 – 8  
Lewis & Clark   0 – 5     0 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

The 1999 Pacific Lutheran Lutes football team was an American football team that represented Pacific Lutheran University in the Northwest Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division III football season. In their 28th season under head coach Frosty Westering, the Lutes compiled a 13–1 record and won the NCAA Division III national championship. The team participated in the NCAA Division III playoffs where they defeated Saint John's (Minnesota) in the quarterfinal, Trinity (Texas) in the semifinal, and Rowan in the national championship game.[1]

The team was led on offense by running back Anthony Hicks. Hicks set single-season school records with 1,633 rushing yards, 162 points scored, and 27 touchdowns.[2] He received first-team All-America honors from USAFOOTBALL.com.[1]

Other key players included quarterback Chad Johnson (Offensive Player of the Year All-Northwest Conference) and offensive linemen Josh Hostetter (second-team USAFOOTBALL.com All-American) and Andrew Finstuen (second-team Football Gazette NCAA DIII All-American).[1]

Coach Westering was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005.[3]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Cal Lutheran*
W 28–261,000[4]
September 25Southern Oregon*
W 47–233,125
October 2at Eastern Oregon*
W 41–35
October 9at Willamette
L 20–293,000
October 16Whitworth
  • Carl Sparks Stadium
  • Puyallup, WA
W 33–73,900
October 23Lewis & Clark
  • Carl Sparks Stadium
  • Puyallup, WA
W 63–101,000
October 30at Linfield
W 56–233,000
November 6at Simon Fraser*
W 35–131,000
November 13Puget Sound
  • Carl Sparks Stadium
  • Puyallup, WA
W 49–133,750
November 20at Willamette*
W 28–242,000[5]
November 27at Wartburg*
  • Walston Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA (NCAA Division III second round)
W 49–144,000
December 4at Saint John's (MN)*
W 19–94,371[6]
December 11at Trinity (TX)*
W 49–281,500[7]
December 18vs. Rowan*
W 42–134,101[8][9]
  • *Non-conference game

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Roster[edit]

  • 2 Zach Hiatt E Sr.
  • 3 Kevin Lint RB Sr.
  • 4 Benji Sonnichsen DB Fr.
  • 5 Jonathan Carlson DB So.
  • 6 David Krueger PK/P Jr.
  • 7 Seth Berghoff DB Fr.
  • 8 Chris Blakney DB Fr.
  • 9 Shipley Ennis RB Jr.
  • 10 Steve Alseth DB Jr.
  • 11 Tyler Teeple QB Fr.
  • 12 Greg Pace QB Jr.
  • 13 Casey Carlson DB Fr.
  • 14 Eric Parks QB Fr.
  • 15 Mike Ramirez RB Fr.
  • 17 Chad Johnson QB Jr.
  • 19 Todd McDevitt E Jr.
  • 20 Devin Pierce E Fr.
  • 21 David Jefferies DB Jr.
  • 22 Nate Grygorcewicz DB Jr.
  • 23 Jacob Croft RB Sr.
  • 24 Judd Hunter DB Sr.
  • 25 Luke Balash RB Sr.
  • 26 Anthony Hicks RB Sr.
  • 27 Tim Holmes DB So.
  • 28 David Goodsell LB Jr.
  • 29 Scott Sarrenson DB/P So.
  • 30 Tate Mathison DB Fr.
  • 31 Mike Mauss LB So.
  • 32 Kawika McGuire RB Fr.
  • 33 Tyler Shillito DB So.
  • 34 Chris Pitzer RB Fr.
  • 35 Tim Lax LB Sr.
  • 38 Luke Gearhard LB Jr.
  • 39 Ben Cochran RB So.
  • 40 Joe Mertlich LB Fr.
  • 41 Jeremy Johnston LB Sr.
  • 42 Troy Testerman RB Fr.
  • 43 Matt Locher LB Fr.
  • 44 Brian Anderson LB Jr.
  • 45 Aaron Binger RB Fr.
  • 46 Case deVries LB Fr.
  • 47 Ian Hanly LB Fr.
  • 48 Herb Lehman DL Sr.
  • 49 Josh Parsons LB Fr.
  • 50 Ben McGrann LB So.
  • 51 Steve Yahns OL So.
  • 52 Chris Inverso LB Fr.
  • 54 Andrew Finstuen OL Sr.
  • 55 Josh Hostetter OL Sr.
  • 57 Rob Shipp OL Jr.
  • 58 Jasen Bennie LB So.
  • 60 Robb Dressel OL Fr.
  • 61 Jake Allan OL So.
  • 62 Trevor Roberts OL So.
  • 65 Nate Cogdill OL Fr.
  • 66 Eric Arena OL Sr.
  • 68 Jeff Reynolds OL Fr.
  • 70 Scott Wyckoff OL Jr.
  • 71 Micah Morino OL Fr.
  • 74 Matt Nichols OL Jr.
  • 75 Chuck Woodard OL So.
  • 77 Willy Wurster OL Sr.
  • 78 Christian Foreman DL Jr.
  • 79 Isaac Williams OL Jr.
  • 80 Kevin Giboney E So.
  • 81 David Weller E Fr.
  • 82 Tyler Kechely E Sr.
  • 83 Kyle Brown E Fr.
  • 84 Paul Smith E So.
  • 88 Jess Nelson E Jr.
  • 90 Kris Helphinstine DL So.
  • 91 John Bailey DL Fr.
  • 92 Luke Jacobson DL Sr.
  • 95 Rob Case DL Sr.
  • 97 Brian Fulker DL So.
  • 98 John Eussen DL Sr.
  • 99 Andy Armstrong DL Jr.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "1999 Results". GoLutes.com. Pacific Lutheran University. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Hall of Fame Postponed to 2021". GoLutes.com. Pacific Lutheran University. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Frosty Westering". National Football Foundation. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "Cal Lutheran Three Quarters Short". Los Angeles Times. September 12, 1999. p. D18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Pacific Lutheran finds way to beat Willamette, 28-24". Albany Democrat-Herald. November 21, 1999 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1999 St. John's Johnnies Football stats". SJU.
  7. ^ "Pacific Lutheran storms into Division III final". The Daily News. Longview, Texas. December 12, 1999. p. B5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rowan denied again: Lutes make winning look easy". Courier-Post. December 19, 1999. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Bill Duhart (December 19, 1999). "Football is all fun and games for Pacific Lutheran". Courier-Post. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "1999 Pacific Lutheran Lutes Football Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.
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