There aren't any Division III schools in Hawai'i, but football players from the islands often end up in D-III. That leaves them far from home when disaster strikes, as it did for Kai Bookland of Pacific last month. Greg Thomas has more in Around the Nation.
12 members of the Pacific University football team were named to the 2019 All-Northwest Conference football team that was announced today by conference officials. The Boxers landed three players on the first team, seven on the second team and two individuals were selected honorable mention.
Junior running back Josh Harris had his second career multi-touchdown game and his second 100-plus yard rushing effort was not quite enough as the Pacific University football team dropped a 37-26 decision to host Dubuque on Saturday evening.
Less than 24 hours before Pacific's football team was to get on a plane to Southern California, and long after airplane tickets had been purchased by team and fans, Occidental told the Boxers not to come for this weekend's game.
The combination of its quick-strike offense and the powerful running from its backfield propelled visiting Pacific University to a 21-12 win over host Willamette on Saturday afternoon in Salem.
It was an all-around effort in all three phases of the game – offense, defense and special teams – that dominated the game for the Pacific football team, who recorded a 55-0 shutout of Lewis & Clark on Saturday afternoon at Hanson Stadium.
Host Pacific Lutheran scored 14 points in the opening five minutes of the game en route to defeat Pacific University, 27-16 in the Northwest Conference opener for both teams in Puyallup on Saturday afternoon.
Eventually, the final score will be forgotten. Certain plays will fade away. But the experience that players and coaches from Pacific and Occidental shared in Hawaii this past week created memories that will last a lifetime.
The Pacific University football team celebrated a homecoming for 16 student-athletes and its rich tradition with a 45-22 win over Occidental College in the first-ever NCAA Division III football game in Hawaii. The Boxers will leave Hawai'I on Sunday morning with memories of a lifetime and its first win of the 2016 season. Next up for Pacific is a game on Saturday, Oct. 1 when they will travel to face Pacific Lutheran at 1 p.m. to begin Northwest Conference play.
Pacific head football coach Keith Buckley has announced the 2016 football schedule, featuring six home games and a "home-away-from home" game as the Boxers host Occidental at Kamehameha-Kapalama in Honolulu, Hawaii.