Willamette Bearcats
NorthwestSalem, ORMcCulloch Stadium
2026: 1–5 (1–3 Northwest). Last: lost to Puget Sound 42–17 at home. Next: Pacific (OR), Saturday, Oct 24, 4 p.m. ET.
- L 23–42at Pomona Pitzer
- W 6–3at Pacific (OR)
- L 16–45La Verne
- L 6–14Pacific Lutheran
- L 0–34at Lewis & Clark
- L 17–42Puget Sound
- Oct 24Pacific (OR)
- Oct 30at George Fox
- Nov 7at Whitworth
- Nov 14Linfield
Willamette has played football since at least 1916 and is 7–77–2 in the 86 games on record. This season, they’re 1–5.
On this date in 2024Willamette lost to Pacific Lutheran 50–0 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 7–77–2 .093; 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
- 779
- Seasons
- 31 since 1916, 86 games
2026 season 1–5
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | atPomona Pitzer | L 23–42 | 19% |
| Sep 12 | atPacific (OR) | W 6–3 | 31% |
| Sep 19 | vsLa Verne | L 16–45 | 46% |
| Oct 3 | vsPacific Lutheran | L 6–14 | 28% |
| Oct 10 | atLewis & Clark | L 0–34 | 13% |
| Oct 17 | vsPuget Sound | L 17–42 | 51% |
| Oct 24 | vsPacific (OR) | Preview | 49% |
| Oct 30 | atGeorge Fox | Preview | 16% |
| Nov 7 | atWhitworth | Preview | 9% |
| Nov 14 | vsLinfield | Preview | 10% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 1916
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Oregon State
0–11 in 11
- 1925 L 0–51
- 1929 L 6–37
- 1930 L 0–48
- 1931 L 0–76
- 1932 L 0–32
- 1933 L 0–21
- 1934 L 0–13
- 1935 L 0–26
- 1936 L 0–13
- 1937 L 0–18
Lost the last 10.
- Oregon
0–10–1 in 11
- 1917 L 0–14
- 1921 L 3–7
- 1922 L 0–37
- 1923 L 0–40
- 1924 T 0–0
- 1926 L 0–44
- 1928 L 6–38
- 1929 L 0–34
- 1930 L 0–51
- 1931 L 0–20
Lost the last five.
- Washington
0–8 in 8
Lost the last eight.
| Opponent | Games | WLMT record |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon State | 11 | 0–11 |
| Oregon | 11 | 0–10–1 |
| Washington | 8 | 0–8 |
| Lewis & Clark | 6 | 0–6 |
| Pacific (OR) | 6 | 1–5 |
| La Verne | 5 | 4–1 |
| Pacific Lutheran | 5 | 0–5 |
| Puget Sound | 5 | 0–5 |
Every opponent (21)
Every program Willamette has played, A to Z, with Willamette’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- George Fox 0–5
- Gonzaga 0–1
- Hilbert 1–0
- Idaho 0–2
- La Verne 4–1
- Lewis & Clark 0–6
- Linfield 0–4
- Oregon 0–10–1
- Oregon State 0–11
- Pacific (OR) 1–5
- Pacific Lutheran 0–5
- Pomona Pitzer 0–3
- Portland 0–1–1
- Portland State 0–1
- Puget Sound 0–5
- Simpson (CA) 1–0
- Southern Oregon 0–1
- Washington 0–8
- Washington State 0–2
- Whitman 0–2
- Whitworth 0–4
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 3 since 1959
- First-round picks
- 0
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 779 | ||||
| 2025 | 1–9 | 0–8 | 778 | ||||
| 2024 | 2–8 | 0–8 | 799 | ||||
| 2023 | 1–9 | 0–8 | 802 | ||||
| 2022 | 2–8 | 0–7 | 958 | ||||
| 2011 | 0–1 | 1148 | |||||
| 1949 | 0–1 | 1158 | |||||
| 1947 | 0–1 | 1156 | |||||
| 1946 | 0–0–1 | 1181 | |||||
| 1944 | 0–2 | 1168 | |||||
| 1941 | 0–1 | 1179 | |||||
| 1940 | 0–1 | 1184 | |||||
| 1937 | 0–1 | 1179 | |||||
| 1936 | 0–1 | 1177 | |||||
| 1935 | 0–2 | 1174 | |||||
| 1934 | 0–1 | 1179 | |||||
| 1933 | 0–1 | 1174 | |||||
| 1932 | 0–2 | 1169 | |||||
| 1931 | 0–2 | 1167 | |||||
| 1930 | 0–2 | 1165 | |||||
| 1929 | 0–2 | 1165 | |||||
| 1928 | 0–2 | 1163 | |||||
| 1927 | 0–1 | 1165 | |||||
| 1926 | 0–2 | 1153 | |||||
| 1925 | 0–2 | 1157 |
Every season back to 1916 (6 more)
No season on file for 1918–20, 1938–39, 1942–43, 1945, 1948, 1950–2010, 2012–21: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 31 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.