American college football season
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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 18 | at Southern Oregon* | Ashland, OR | W 27–13 | |
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September 25 | Western Washington* | | W 41–21 | |
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October 2 | at Eastern Oregon* | La Grande, OR | W 30–20 | |
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October 9 | Oregon Tech* | - Maxwell Field
- McMinnville, OR
| W 40–35 | |
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October 16 | Pacific (OR) | - Maxwell Field
- McMinnville, OR
| W 41–0 | |
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October 23 | at Lewis & Clark | Portland, OR | W 20–16 | |
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October 30 | Willamette | - Maxwell Field
- McMinnville, OR
| W 43–14 | |
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November 6 | at Whitworth | Spokane, WA | W 49–14 | |
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November 13 | Pacific Lutheran | - Maxwell Field
- McMinnville, OR
| W 27–7 | |
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November 20 | Cal Lutheran* | - Maxwell Field
- McMinnville, OR (NAIA Division II quarterfinals)
| W 20–16 | |
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December 4 | Westminster (PA)* | - Maxwell Field
- McMinnville, OR (NAIA Division II semifinals)
| W 37–9 | |
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December 11 | William Jewell* | - Wortman Stadium
- McMinnville, OR (NAIA Division II Championship Game)
| W 33–15 | 4,588 |
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