The Western Washington Vikings program represented Western Washington University in college football at the NCAA Division II level. The Vikings were members of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference until the program was eliminated in January 2009 due to budget cuts. Western Washington first fielded a football team in 1903; the team played 797 total games in 98 seasons with a final record of 383 wins, 380 losses, and 34 ties. The Vikings had five national Division II playoff appearances and finished as runners-up in the 1996 NAIA Division II season.
History Conference affiliations 1903–1921: Independent 1922–1937: Tri-Normal Conference 1938–1947: Washington Intercollegiate Conference 1948–1984: Evergreen Conference 1985–1987: Columbia Football League 1988–2000: Columbia Football Association 2001–2005: Great Northwest Athletic Conference 2006–2007: North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 2008–2008: Great Northwest Athletic Conference
Postseason appearances NCAA Division II The Vikings have made one appearance in the NCAA Division II playoffs, with an overall record of 0–1.
1999 First Round Northeastern State (OK) L, 24–27 OT
NAIA Division II The Vikings have made four appearances in the NAIA Division II playoffs, with an overall record of 4–4.
1992 First Round Linfield L, 0–26 1994 First RoundQuarterfinals LinfieldPacific Lutheran W, 21–2L, 20–25 1995 First Round Central Washington L, 21–28 1996 First RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsNational Championship Pacific LutheranWillametteFindlaySioux Falls W, 21–20 OTW, 13–12W, 28–21L, 25–47
Rivalries Central Washington
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