Linfield Wildcats
NorthwestMcminnville, ORMaxwell Field
2026: 4–1 (3–0 Northwest). Last: won at Whitworth 32–19. Next: Pacific Lutheran, Saturday, Oct 24, 4 p.m. ET.
- W 41–15at Wisconsin Oshkosh
- L 21–24at Chapman
- W 58–24George Fox
- W 42–3at Pacific (OR)
- W 32–19at Whitworth
- Oct 24Pacific Lutheran
- Oct 31at Lewis & Clark
- Nov 7Puget Sound
- Nov 14at Willamette
Linfield has played football since at least 1927 and is 40–13 in the 53 games on record. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 coach from Linfield. This season, they’re 4–1.
On this date in 2024Linfield beat George Fox 47–7 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 40–13 .755; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1225
- Seasons
- 12 since 1927, 53 games
2026 season 4–1
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | atWisconsin Oshkosh | W 41–15 | 54% |
| Sep 19 | atChapman | L 21–24 | 51% |
| Oct 3 | vsGeorge Fox | W 58–24 | 71% |
| Oct 10 | atPacific (OR) | W 42–3 | 82% |
| Oct 17 | atWhitworth | W 32–19 | 49% |
| Oct 24 | vsPacific Lutheran | Preview | 80% |
| Oct 31 | atLewis & Clark | Preview | 56% |
| Nov 7 | vsPuget Sound | Preview | 90% |
| Nov 14 | atWillamette | Preview | 90% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 1927
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Pacific (OR)
5–0 in 5
Won the last five.
- George Fox
5–0 in 5
Won the last five.
- Whitworth
3–2 in 5
Won the last one.
| Opponent | Games | LINF record |
|---|---|---|
| Pacific (OR) | 5 | 5–0 |
| George Fox | 5 | 5–0 |
| Whitworth | 5 | 3–2 |
Every opponent (20)
Every program Linfield has played, A to Z, with Linfield’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Bethel (MN) 0–1
- Chapman 1–1
- Denison 2–0
- George Fox 5–0
- Hawai’i 0–1
- Huntingdon 1–0
- Lewis & Clark 4–0
- Mary Hardin Baylor 0–1
- Oregon 0–3
- Oregon State 0–2
- Pacific (OR) 5–0
- Pacific Lutheran 4–0
- Pomona Pitzer 1–0
- Puget Sound 4–0
- Redlands 3–0
- Simon Fraser 1–0
- Texas Lutheran 1–0
- Whitworth 3–2
- Willamette 4–0
- Wisconsin Oshkosh 1–2
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 0
- Coaches
- 1
| 1998 | Ad Rutschman coach, career 1968–1991 |
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 1 since 1970
- First-round picks
- 0
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1225 | ||||
| 2025 | 7–2 | 6–1 | 1226 | ||||
| 2024 | 10–2 | 7–0 | 1326 | ||||
| 2023 | 8–1 | 6–1 | 1294 | ||||
| 2022 | 10–1 | 7–0 | 1299 | ||||
| 2021 | 1–0 | 1198 | |||||
| 1971 | 0–1 | 1164 | |||||
| 1935 | 0–1 | 1184 | |||||
| 1933 | 0–1 | 1188 | |||||
| 1931 | 0–1 | 1191 | |||||
| 1930 | 0–1 | 1193 | |||||
| 1927 | 0–1 | 1194 |
No season on file for 1928–29, 1932, 1934, 1936–70, 1972–2020: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 12 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.