Needing an almost-perfect performance to knock off the third-ranked team on the road in the second round of the NCAA Division III football playoffs, the Whitworth Pirates came up short in a 45-24 loss to Saint John's University at Clemens Stadium.
Whitworth University rolled to its first NCAA Division III football playoff victory in 12 years with a 48-6 win over visiting Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Saturday in the Pine Bowl.
Whitworth University clinched a share of its first Northwest Conference football title, and the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs, with a 38-28 win over visiting Lewis & Clark College on Saturday in the Pine Bowl.
The undefeated Whitworth Pirates used an impressive trio of touchdowns in the fourth quarter to pull away from Pacific in the Pine Bowl, 37-19.
Leif Ericksen threw three touchdown passes and Mason Elms ran for two touchdowns as visiting Whitworth methodically rolled past Puget Sound 47-13 in a Northwest Conference football game on Saturday at Baker Stadium.
Whitworth University took over sole possession of first place in the Northwest Conference football standings with a 55-13 thumping of visiting Pacific Lutheran University on Homecoming Saturday in the Pine Bowl.
Whitworth University used an explosive third quarter and a strong defensive effort to knock off 11th-ranked Linfield College in the Northwest Conference football opener for both schools on Saturday afternoon at Puryear Field in the Whitworth Pine Bowl.
