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1986 Linfield Wildcats football team

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DivisionSouthern Division
Record12–0 (6–0 CFL)
Headcoach
1986 Linfield Wildcats football
NAIA Division II national champion
CFL champion
NAIA Division II Championship Game, W 17–0 vs. Baker
ConferenceColumbia Football League
DivisionSouthern Division
Record12–0 (6–0 CFL)
Head coach
Home stadiumMaxwell Field
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Columbia Football League standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern Division
No. 5 Pacific Lutheran x^6–0–08–1–0
No. 19 Central Washington4–2–06–3–0
Puget Sound4–2–06–3–0
No. 18 Simon Fraser4–2–06–3–0
Whitworth1–4–12–6–1
Western Washington1–5–02–7–0
Eastern Oregon0–5–10–8–1
Southern Division
No. 1 Linfield x^6–0–012–0–0
No. 13 Western Oregon5–1–07–2–0
Oregon Tech4–2–05–4–0
Southern Oregon2–4–04–5–0
Willamette2–4–04–5–0
Pacific (OR)1–5–02–7–0
Lewis & Clark1–5–01–8–0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll for Central Washington, Simon Fraser, and Western Oregon and NAIA Division II poll for Pacific Lutheran and Linfield

The 1986 Linfield Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Linfield University and won the national championship during the 1986 NAIA Division II football season. In their 19th season under head coach Ad Rutschman, the Wildcats compiled a perfect 12–0 record and won the Columbia Football League (CFL) championship. They participated in the NAIA Division II playoffs, defeating Pacific Lutheran (27–21) in the quarterfinals, Carroll (MT) (53–7) in the semifinals, and Baker (17–0) in the NAIA Division II Championship Game.[1]

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