June 22, 2026 · Dead Period · Heritage Window · 2026 Outlook

Whitworth University

8-3 2025 final

Whitworth is a Christian liberal arts school in Spokane whose Pirates have fielded football since 1904 — a program rooted in faith and sustained NWC excellence.

The Pirates plot the next voyage.

Record

8-3

win% .727

Conference

1st of 8

Northwest · 7-0

Index Rating

61.2

D3 #43 of 240

Playoff Path

#3 alternate

Dead PeriodOffseasonPatientPost-loss — reckoning

The Long Wait·Offseason

Whitworth is a Christian liberal arts school in Spokane whose Pirates have fielded football since 1904 — a program rooted in faith and sustained NWC excellence.

Standard GapA program that has defined NWC all-sports excellence (13 McIlroy-Lewis t…

Whitworth competes in the Northwest Conference as part of a storied athletic department. The Pirates have fielded football since 1904 (with only World War gaps) and call Pine Bowl home (modernized to artificial turf in 2017). The…

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Offseason

69 days

until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC

Act I

The 2026 Outlook

DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL

Whitworth University sits 1st in the Northwest Conference and 43rd of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — on the at-large bubble — the conference title is the surer route.

Northwest · 2025

	Team	Conf	Overall	Index
1	Whitworth	7-0	8-3	61.2
2	Linfield College	6-1	7-2	59.9
3	Pacific Lutheran	5-2	6-4	51.6
4	Lewis & Clark College	5-4	6-4	52.0
5	NEWBERG	4-4	4-6	44.8
6	Pacific (OR)	3-5	3-7	40.6
7	Puget Sound	1-7	1-9	33.5
8	Willamette	0-8	1-9	32.7

61.2 CFB Zeitgeist#43 of 240 D348.6 strength of schedule1 quality win

Win the Northwest Conference for the automatic berth into the 40-team NCAA Division III bracket. Miss it and the path is an at-large bid, selected by NPI — the metric the CFB Index mirrors. Six wins survive the bracket to the Stagg Bowl.

Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2025 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected

THE 2025 SEASON · 8-3

Signature win 29-0 over Willamette; toughest day 17-34 against Redlands.

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The Pirates plot the next voyage.

What moved it — offseason · last 30 days

June Dead-period quiet — official-visit + heritage window —

Camp Fall camp ~40 days out

"Go Pirates." — Whitworth University fanbase · recurring line

0 mentions · awaiting signal

Winning record—

The baseline for a successful season.

Conference title—

The primary goal and national bracket path.

32-team bracket qualifierLocked—

One of 32 national tournament entries.

Stagg BowlLocked—

The Division III national championship game.

Floor 6-6

Base 8-4

Ceiling 11-1

floor6-6Competitive but likely outside bracket contention.

base8-4Conference title contender. Bracket bid realistic.

ceiling11-1Deep playoff run. Program-defining year.

Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.

Act II

Who We Are

Home-Field Advantage · Whitworth University · 2018-present

Average

77% home win rate vs 80% on the road. margin runs +1.4 better at home.

Home17-5Away16-4

Act III

Last Season Reviewed

2025 season · tap to expand

Recent Form · last 10 games

Warming

Four of five. The board favors this trend.

Streak L1Last 5 · 4-1Last 10 · 7-3

Schedule Strength · Whitworth University · 2025

Balanced

Average opponent win rate 52% across 11 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.

Opp Win %0.521

Moment of the Year · Whitworth University · 2025

Postseason · Lost 16-18 vs Chapman

Week 13 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.

Postseason

Postseason History

Recent postseason (2023-2025): 1-2

Most recent: 2025 — loss 16-18 (home). Last 5 postseason: 1-2.

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From the Archive — Whitworth University

2022: Won 12-7 vs Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College

In 2022, the program won 12-7 vs Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College — a tight home result that left the 5-point margin on the books.

Pirates claim the treasure.