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 | |
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NAIA Division II national champion NWC champion | |
NAIA Division II Championship Game, W 33–15 vs. William Jewell | |
| Conference | Northwest Conference |
| Record | 12–0 (5–0 NWC) |
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| Home stadium | Maxwell Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 18 | at Southern Oregon* | Ashland, OR | W 27–13 | ||||
| September 25 | Western Washington* |
| W 41–21 | ||||
| October 2 | at Eastern Oregon* | La Grande, OR | W 30–20 | ||||
| October 9 | Oregon Tech* |
| W 40–35 | ||||
| October 16 | Pacific (OR) |
| W 41–0 | ||||
| October 23 | at Lewis & Clark | Portland, OR | W 20–16 | ||||
| October 30 | Willamette |
| W 43–14 | ||||
| November 6 | at Whitworth | Spokane, WA | W 49–14 | ||||
| November 13 | Pacific Lutheran |
| W 27–7 | ||||
| November 20 | Cal Lutheran* |
| W 20–16 | ||||
| December 4 | Westminster (PA)* |
| W 37–9 | ||||
| December 11 | William Jewell* |
| W 33–15 | 4,588 | |||
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References
edit- ^ "1982 Football Team". Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ "1982 Football Team". Go Linfield Wildcats. Retrieved November 27, 2021.