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.
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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.
NAIA Division II
The Vikings have made four appearances in the NAIA Division II playoffs, with an overall record of 4–4.