Linfield Wildcats football

Linfield Wildcats football
Linfield Wildcats football
First season	1896
Athletic director	Scott Brosius
Head coach	Joseph Smith; 19th season, 173–33 (.840)
Location	McMinnville, Oregon
Stadium	Maxwell Field and Memorial Stadium
NCAA division	Division III
Conference	Northwest
Colors	Purple and red;
NCAA Division III championships
	2004
NAIA national championships
	NAIA Division II: 1982, 1984, 1986
Website	golinfieldwildcats.com

First season1896

Athletic directorScott Brosius

Head coachJoseph Smith
19th season, 173–33 (.840)

LocationMcMinnville, Oregon

The Linfield Wildcats football team represents Linfield University, located in McMinnville, Oregon, in NCAA Division III college football.

The Wildcats, who began playing football in 1896, compete as members of the Northwest Conference.

The Linfield Wildcats football team has the longest streak of consecutive winning seasons across all levels of college football. As of 2025^[update], the team has had 69 consecutive winning seasons.^[2]

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Year	Association	Division	Head coach	Record	Opponent	Result
1982	NAIA (3)	Division II (3)	Ad Rutschman	12–0 (5–0 NWC)	William Jewell	W, 33–15
1984				12–0 (4–0 NWC)	Northwestern (IA)	W, 33–22
1986				12–0 (6–0 CFL)	Baker	W, 17–0
2004	NCAA (1)	Division III (1)	Jay Locey	13–0 (5–0 NWC)	Mary Hardin–Baylor	W, 28–21

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1961	Semifinals National Championship	Whittier Pittsburg State	W, 18–7 L, 7–12
1964	Semifinals	Concordia–Moorhead	L, 6–28
1965	Semifinals National Championship	Sul Ross State Saint John's (MN)	W, 30–27 L, 0–33
1974	Semifinals	Texas Lutheran	L, 8–52
1977	Semifinals	Cal Lutheran	L, 28–29
1978	Quarterfinals Semifinals	Carroll (MT) Concordia–Moorhead	W, 32–6 L, 23–24
1980	Quarterfinals	Pacific Lutheran	L, 20–35
1982	Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	Cal Lutheran Westminster (PA) William Jewell	W, 20–16 W, 37–9 W, 33–15
1984	Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	Saint Ambrose Hanover Northwestern (IA)	W, 26–0 W, 45–23 W, 33–22
1985	Quarterfinals	Pacific Lutheran	L, 12–30
1986	Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	Pacific Lutheran Carroll (MT) Baker	W, 27–21 ^OT W, 53–7 W, 17–0
1991	First Round Quarterfinals	Lewis & Clark Pacific Lutheran	W, 59–30 L, 0–23
1992	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	Western Washington Pacific Lutheran Minot State Findlay	W, 26–0 W, 44–30 W, 47–12 L, 13–26
1993	First Round	Central Washington	L, 26–28
1994	First Round	Western Washington	L, 2–21

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2000	Second Round	Central (IA)	L, 17–20 ^OT
2002	Second Round Quarterfinals	Wartburg Saint John's (MN)	W, 52–15 L, 14–21
2003	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Redlands Wartburg Saint John's (MN)	W, 31–23 W, 23–20 L, 25–31
2004	Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Stagg Bowl	Wisconsin–La Crosse Occidental Rowan Mary Hardin–Baylor	W, 52–14 W, 56–27 W, 52–0 W, 28–21
2005	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Occidental Concordia–Moorhead Wisconsin–Whitewater	W, 63–21 W, 41–13 L, 41–44
2009	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Cal Lutheran Mary Hardin–Baylor St. Thomas (MN) Wisconsin–Whitewater	W, 38–17 W, 53–21 W, 31–20 L, 17–27
2010	First Round Second Round	Cal Lutheran St. Thomas (MN)	W, 42–26 L, 17–24 ^2OT
2011	First Round Second Round	Cal Lutheran Wesley (DE)	W, 30–27 L, 34–49
2012	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Pacific Lutheran North Central (IL) Wisconsin–Oshkosh	W, 27–24 W, 30–14 L, 24–30 ^OT
2013	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Pacific Lutheran Hampden–Sydney Wisconsin–Whitewater	W, 42–21 W, 31–21 L, 17–28
2014	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Chapman Mary Hardin–Baylor Widener Wisconsin–Whitewater	W, 55–24 W, 31–28 W, 45–7 L, 14–20
2015	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Whitworth Cortland Mary Hardin–Baylor St. Thomas (MN)	W, 48–10 W, 38–22 W, 38–35 L, 17–38
2016	First Round Second Round	Hardin–Simmons Mary Hardin–Baylor	W, 24–10 L, 10–27
2017	First Round Second Round	Hardin–Simmons Mary Hardin–Baylor	W, 27–13 L, 0–24
2019	First Round	Chapman	L, 65–68 ^3OT
2021	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Redlands Saint John's Mary Hardin–Baylor	W, 44–10 W, 31–28 L, 24–49
2022	First Round Second Round	Pomona–Pitzer Bethel (MN)	W, 51–24 L, 24–27
2024	Second Round Third Round	Texas Lutheran Mary Hardin–Baylor	W, 65–3 L, 18–28

v t e Linfield Wildcats football
Venues	Maxwell Field and Memorial Stadium (1947–present)
Culture & lore	1997 Willamette game
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906–1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Northwest Conference football
Teams	George Fox Bruins Lewis & Clark Pioneers Linfield Wildcats Pacific Boxers Pacific Lutheran Lutes Puget Sound Loggers Whitworth Pirates Willamette Bearcats
Former teams	Menlo Oaks (2006–2010)
Championships & awards	Conference champions All-time standings
Seasons	1946 1961 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020–21 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

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Linfield Wildcats football
First season	1896 (1896)
Athletic director	Scott Brosius
Head coach	Joseph Smith 19th season, 173–33 (.840)
Location	McMinnville, Oregon
Stadium	Maxwell Field and Memorial Stadium
NCAA division	Division III
Conference	Northwest
Colors	Purple and red^[1]
NCAA Division III championships
2004
NAIA national championships
NAIA Division II: 1982, 1984, 1986
Website	golinfieldwildcats.com