1986 Linfield Wildcats football team

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]

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
1986 Columbia Football League standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern Division
No. 5 Pacific Lutheran x^ 6 0 08 1 0
No. 19 Central Washington 4 2 06 3 0
Puget Sound 4 2 06 3 0
No. 18 Simon Fraser 4 2 06 3 0
Whitworth 1 4 12 6 1
Western Washington 1 5 02 7 0
Eastern Oregon 0 5 10 8 1
Southern Division
No. 1 Linfield x^ 6 0 012 0 0
No. 13 Western Oregon 5 1 07 2 0
Oregon Tech 4 2 05 4 0
Southern Oregon 2 4 04 5 0
Willamette 2 4 04 5 0
Pacific (OR) 1 5 02 7 0
Lewis & Clark 1 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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Central WashingtonEllensburg, WAW 41–32
September 27Western Oregon
W 45–14
October 4Pacific Lutheran
  • Maxwell Field
  • McMinnville, OR
W 43–17
October 11at WillametteSalem, ORW 49–14
October 18Southern Oregon
  • Maxwell Field
  • McMinnville, OR
W 28–14
October 25Simon Fraser
  • Maxwell Field
  • McMinnville, OR
W 14–0
November 1at Lewis & ClarkPortland, ORW 42–7
November 8at Oregon TechKlamath Falls, ORW 38–20
November 15Pacific (OR)
  • Maxwell Field
  • McMinnville, OR
W 42–26
November 22at Pacific LutheranTacoma, WAW 27–21 OT
November 29Carroll (MT)
  • Maxwell Field
  • McMinnville, OR
W 53–7
December 13Baker
  • Wortman Stadium
  • McMinnville, OR
W 17–04,167

References

  1. "1986 Football Team". Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
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