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Pacific Lutheran vs. Puget Sound

Pacific Lutheran and Puget Sound first met in 2020 and have played 7 times; Pacific Lutheran leads the series 4–⁠3. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Pacific Lutheran 4–⁠3. The winner takes home the Trophy. Puget Sound holds it.

Pacific Lutheran wins
4
Puget Sound wins
3
Ties
0
First meeting
2020
Longest streak
4 Pacific Lutheran
Current streak
1 Puget Sound
Last 10 meetings
Pacific Lutheran 4–⁠3
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2020s4–⁠3
Average margin
17.4 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Pacific Lutheran
1–⁠2 Pacific Lutheran’s record at home
At Puget Sound
1–⁠3 Puget Sound’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

The Trophy

Played for since
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Who holds it comes from the games on file: the winner of the latest regular-season meeting (bowl rematches aren’t played for it); a tie leaves it with the holder (the usual rule; the article doesn’t say). From Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games (CC BY-SA).

Games that tell the story

  1. Pacific Lutheran’s biggest win2023: Pacific Lutheran 42, Puget Sound 7by 35 points
  2. Puget Sound’s biggest win2020: Puget Sound 20, Pacific Lutheran 3by 17 points
  3. Upset2026: Puget Sound 23, Pacific Lutheran 13Puget Sound had a 14% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Pacific Lutheran and Puget Sound, 2020 on13001500170020202025

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Oct 10, 2026Puget Sound 23, Pacific Lutheran 13at Pacific Lutheran
Oct 11, 2025Pacific Lutheran 41, Puget Sound 27at Puget Sound
Nov 16, 2024Pacific Lutheran 34, Puget Sound 21at Pacific Lutheran
Nov 11, 2023Pacific Lutheran 42, Puget Sound 7at Puget Sound
Nov 5, 2022Pacific Lutheran 35, Puget Sound 10at Puget Sound
Feb 27, 2021Puget Sound 20, Pacific Lutheran 3at Pacific Lutheran
Feb 6, 2021Puget Sound 28, Pacific Lutheran 20at Puget Sound

Every game is listed as played on the field.