1984 Linfield Wildcats football | |
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NAIA Division II national champion NWC champion | |
NAIA Division II Championship Game, W 33–22 vs. Northwestern (IA) | |
Conference | Northwest Conference |
Record | 12–0 (4–0 NWC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Maxwell Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Linfield $^ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific Lutheran | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lewis & Clark | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Willamette | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific (OR) | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1984 Linfield Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Linfield University and won the national championship during the 1984 NAIA Division II football season. In their 17th season under head coach Ad Rutschman, the Wildcats compiled a perfect 12–0 record and won the Northwest Conference (NWC) championship. They participated in the NAIA Division II playoffs, defeating Saint Ambrose (26–0) in the quarterfinals, Hanover (55–14) in the semifinals, and Northwestern (IA) (33–22) in the NAIA Division II Championship Game.[1]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 15 | at Puget Sound* | Tacoma, WA | W 30–24 | [2] | |||
September 22 | Southern Oregon* |
| W 14–12 | [3] | |||
September 29 | Western Oregon* |
| W 21–6 | [4] | |||
October 6 | at Oregon Tech* | Klamath Falls, OR | W 10–7 | [5] | |||
October 13 | at Whitworth* | Spokane, WA | W 25–12 | [6] | |||
October 20 | Pacific Lutheran |
| W 24–10 | [7] | |||
October 27 | Pacific (OR) |
| W 2–0 | [8] | |||
November 3 | at Lewis & Clark | Portland, OR | W 28–14 | [9] | |||
November 10 | Willamette |
| W 55–0 | [10] | |||
November 17 | Saint Ambrose |
| W 26–0 | [11] | |||
December 1 | Hanover |
| W 55–14 | [12] | |||
December 8 | Northwestern (IA) |
| W 33–22 | [13] | |||
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