Pacific University
3-7 2025 finalPacific University is an NWC founding member whose Boxers have been playing football since 1894 — a small Oregon school with deep roots in collegiate competition.
Quiet weeks in Boxers country.
Pacific University is an NWC founding member whose Boxers have been playing football since 1894 — a small Oregon school with deep roots in collegiate competition.
Pacific University competes in the Northwest Conference as a founding member (1926). The Boxers have been playing football continuously since 1894, making the program one of the oldest in Oregon collegiate athletics. The program c…
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
Pacific University sits 6th in the Northwest Conference and 187th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| 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 |
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.
Signature win 42-0 over Willamette; toughest day 13-36 against Wisconsin-Stevens Pt.
The Pulse on Pacific University
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Pacific University
The baseline for a successful season.
The primary goal and national bracket path.
One of 32 national tournament entries.
The Division III national championship game.
Pacific University · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Home-Field Advantage · Pacific University · 2018-present
Average
42% home win rate vs 36% on the road. margin runs +1.8 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Cooling
Two of five. Schedule has caught up.
Schedule Strength · Pacific University · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 45% across 9 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.
Moment of the Year · Pacific University · 2025
Won 42-0 at Willamette
Week 3 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
From the Archive — Pacific University
2024: Won 45-14 vs Pomona Pitzer
In 2024, the program won 45-14 vs Pomona Pitzer — a blowout home result that left the 31-point margin on the books.
Go Boxers.