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1982 Linfield Wildcats football
NAIA Division II national champion
NWC champion
NAIA Division II Championship Game, W 33–15 vs. William Jewell
Conference Northwest Conference
Record12–0 (5–0 NWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMaxwell Field
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Linfield $^ 5 0 0 12 0 0
No. 13 Pacific Lutheran 4 1 0 7 2 0
Whitworth 3 2 0 5 4 0
Pacific (OR) 2 3 0 2 7 0
Lewis & Clark 1 4 0 2 7 0
Willamette 0 5 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

The 1982 Linfield Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Linfield University as a member of the Northwest Conference (NWC) during the 1982 NAIA Division II football season. In their 15th season under head coach Ad Rutschman, the Wildcats compiled a perfect 12–0 record and won the NWC championship. They participated in the NAIA Division II playoffs, defeating Cal Lutheran (20–16) in the quarterfinals, Westminster (PA) (37–9) in the semifinals, and William Jewell (33–15) in the NAIA Division II Championship Game. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Southern Oregon* Ashland, ORW 27–13
September 25 Western Washington*
W 41–21
October 2at Eastern Oregon* La Grande, ORW 30–20
October 9 Oregon Tech*
  • Maxwell Field
  • McMinnville, OR
W 40–35
October 16 Pacific (OR)
  • Maxwell Field
  • McMinnville, OR
W 41–0
October 23at Lewis & Clark Portland, ORW 20–16
October 30 Willamette
  • Maxwell Field
  • McMinnville, OR
W 43–14
November 6at Whitworth Spokane, WAW 49–14
November 13 Pacific Lutheran
  • Maxwell Field
  • McMinnville, OR
W 27–7
November 20 Cal Lutheran*
  • Maxwell Field
  • McMinnville, OR (NAIA Division II quarterfinals)
W 20–16
December 4 Westminster (PA)*
  • Maxwell Field
  • McMinnville, OR (NAIA Division II semifinals)
W 37–9
December 11 William Jewell*
  • Wortman Stadium
  • McMinnville, OR (NAIA Division II Championship Game)
W 33–154,588
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1982 Football Team". Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "1982 Football Team". Go Linfield Wildcats. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1982 Linfield Wildcats football
NAIA Division II national champion
NWC champion
NAIA Division II Championship Game, W 33–15 vs. William Jewell
Conference Northwest Conference
Record12–0 (5–0 NWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMaxwell Field
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Linfield $^ 5 0 0 12 0 0
No. 13 Pacific Lutheran 4 1 0 7 2 0
Whitworth 3 2 0 5 4 0
Pacific (OR) 2 3 0 2 7 0
Lewis & Clark 1 4 0 2 7 0
Willamette 0 5 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

The 1982 Linfield Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Linfield University as a member of the Northwest Conference (NWC) during the 1982 NAIA Division II football season. In their 15th season under head coach Ad Rutschman, the Wildcats compiled a perfect 12–0 record and won the NWC championship. They participated in the NAIA Division II playoffs, defeating Cal Lutheran (20–16) in the quarterfinals, Westminster (PA) (37–9) in the semifinals, and William Jewell (33–15) in the NAIA Division II Championship Game. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Southern Oregon* Ashland, ORW 27–13
September 25 Western Washington*
W 41–21
October 2at Eastern Oregon* La Grande, ORW 30–20
October 9 Oregon Tech*
  • Maxwell Field
  • McMinnville, OR
W 40–35
October 16 Pacific (OR)
  • Maxwell Field
  • McMinnville, OR
W 41–0
October 23at Lewis & Clark Portland, ORW 20–16
October 30 Willamette
  • Maxwell Field
  • McMinnville, OR
W 43–14
November 6at Whitworth Spokane, WAW 49–14
November 13 Pacific Lutheran
  • Maxwell Field
  • McMinnville, OR
W 27–7
November 20 Cal Lutheran*
  • Maxwell Field
  • McMinnville, OR (NAIA Division II quarterfinals)
W 20–16
December 4 Westminster (PA)*
  • Maxwell Field
  • McMinnville, OR (NAIA Division II semifinals)
W 37–9
December 11 William Jewell*
  • Wortman Stadium
  • McMinnville, OR (NAIA Division II Championship Game)
W 33–154,588
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1982 Football Team". Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "1982 Football Team". Go Linfield Wildcats. Retrieved November 27, 2021.

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