# 1999 Pacific Lutheran Lutes football team

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.
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. He received first-team All-America honors from USAFOOTBALL.com.
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).
Coach Westering was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 11 | at Cal Lutheran* | Memorial FieldThousand Oaks, CA | W 28–26 | 1,000 |
| September 25 | Southern Oregon* | Carl Sparks StadiumPuyallup, WA | W 47–23 | 3,125 |
| October 2 | at Eastern Oregon* | Community StadiumLa Grande, OR | W 41–35 | |
| October 9 | at Willamette | McCulloch StadiumSalem, OR | L 20–29 | 3,000 |
| October 16 | Whitworth | Carl Sparks StadiumPuyallup, WA | W 33–7 | 3,900 |
| October 23 | Lewis & Clark | Carl Sparks StadiumPuyallup, WA | W 63–10 | 1,000 |
| October 30 | at Linfield | Maxwell FieldMcMinville, Oregon | W 56–23 | 3,000 |
| November 6 | at Simon Fraser* | Terry Fox FieldBurnaby, BC | W 35–13 | 1,000 |
| November 13 | Puget Sound | Carl Sparks StadiumPuyallup, WA | W 49–13 | 3,750 |
| November 20 | at Willamette* | McCulloch StadiumSalem, OR (NCAA Division III first round) | W 28–24 | 2,000 |
| November 27 | at Wartburg* | Walston Hoover StadiumWaverly, IA (NCAA Division III second round) | W 49–14 | 4,000 |
| December 4 | at Saint John's (MN)* | Clemens StadiumCollegeville, MN (NCAA Division III quarterfinal) | W 19–9 | 4,371 |
| December 11 | at Trinity (TX)* | Trinity Football StadiumSan Antonio, TX (NCAA Division III semifinal) | W 49–28 | 1,500 |
| December 18 | vs. Rowan* | Salem Football StadiumSalem, VA (Stagg Bowl) | W 42–13 | 4,101 |
| *Non-conference game ||||||

## Roster

* 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.