1982 Linfield Wildcats football team

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]

1982 Linfield Wildcats football
NAIA Division II national champion
NWC champion
NAIA Division II Championship Game, W 33–15 vs. William Jewell
ConferenceNorthwest 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

Schedule

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

References

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