1982 Linfield Wildcats football team

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1982 Linfield Wildcats football team

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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
Record	12–0 (5–0 NWC)
Head coach	Ad Rutschman (15th season)
Home stadium	Maxwell Field
Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

1982 Northwest Conference football standings
v t e	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

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 18	at Southern Oregon*	Ashland, OR	W 27–13
September 25	Western Washington*	Maxwell Field McMinnville, OR	W 41–21
October 2	at Eastern Oregon*	La Grande, OR	W 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 23	at Lewis & Clark	Portland, OR	W 20–16
October 30	Willamette	Maxwell Field McMinnville, OR	W 43–14
November 6	at Whitworth	Spokane, WA	W 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 33–15	4,588
*Non-conference game

References

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

v t e Linfield Wildcats football
Venues	Maxwell Field and Memorial Stadium (1947–present)
Culture & lore	1997 Willamette game
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906–1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e NAIA football national champions
Single division	1956: Montana State & Saint Joseph's (IN) 1957: Pittsburg State 1958: Northeastern State 1959: Texas A&I 1960: Lenoir–Rhyne 1961: Pittsburg State 1962: Central State (OK) 1963: Saint John's (MN) 1964: Concordia (MN) & Sam Houston State 1965: Saint John's (MN) 1966: Waynesburg 1967: Fairmont State 1968: Troy State 1969: Texas A&I
NAIA Division I	1970: Texas A&I 1971: Livingston 1972: East Texas State 1973: Abilene Christian 1974: Texas A&I 1975: Texas A&I 1976: Texas A&I 1977: Abilene Christian 1978: Angelo State 1979: Texas A&I 1980: Elon 1981: Elon 1982: Central State (OK) 1983: Carson–Newman 1984: Carson–Newman & Central Arkansas 1985: Central Arkansas & Hillsdale 1986: Carson–Newman 1987: Cameron 1988: Carson–Newman 1989: Carson–Newman 1990: Central State (OH) 1991: Central Arkansas 1992: Central State (OH) 1993: East Central 1994: Northeastern State 1995: Central State (OH) 1996: Southwestern Oklahoma State
NAIA Division II	1970: Westminster (PA) 1971: Cal Lutheran 1972: Missouri Southern 1973: Northwestern (IA) 1974: Texas Lutheran 1975: Texas Lutheran 1976: Westminster (PA) 1977: Westminster (PA) 1978: Concordia (MN) 1979: Findlay 1980: Pacific Lutheran 1981: Austin & Concordia (MN) 1982: Linfield 1983: Northwestern (IA) 1984: Linfield 1985: Wisconsin–La Crosse 1986: Linfield 1987: Pacific Lutheran & Wisconsin–Stevens Point (forfeited) 1988: Westminster (PA) 1989: Westminster (PA) 1990: Peru State 1991: Georgetown (KY) 1992: Findlay 1993: Pacific Lutheran 1994: Westminster (PA) 1995: Central Washington & Findlay 1996: Sioux Falls
Single division	1997: Findlay 1998: Azusa Pacific 1999: Northwestern Oklahoma State 2000: Georgetown (KY) 2001: Georgetown (KY) 2002: Carroll (MT) 2003: Carroll (MT) 2004: Carroll (MT) 2005: Carroll (MT) 2006: Sioux Falls 2007: Carroll (MT) 2008: Sioux Falls 2009: Sioux Falls 2010: Carroll (MT) 2011: Saint Xavier 2012: Marian (IN) 2013: Grand View 2014: Southern Oregon 2015: Marian (IN) 2016: Saint Francis (IN) 2017: Saint Francis (IN) 2018: Morningside 2019: Morningside 2020: Lindsey Wilson 2021: Morningside 2022: Northwestern (IA) 2023: Keiser

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