LINFIELD WILDCATS FOOTBALL
1970-1989

1970   8-1  
Coach:
Ad Rutschman		      
NWC
CO-CHAMPIONS		      
  10 Central Washington 0
  37 Whitworth 9
  16 *Pacific Lutheran 13
  41 *Pacific U. 6
  31 *Whitman 14
  28 *Willamette 0
  35 *College of Idaho 7
  12 *Lewis & Clark 7
  17 Hawaii 19
       
1971   5-4  
Coach:
Ad Rutschman		      
NWC
CO-CHAMPIONS		      
  17 Central Washington 9
  6 Hawaii 44
  7 *Pacific U. 9
  9 *Whitman 28
  23 *Willamette 0
  14 *College of Idaho 7
  17 *Lewis & Clark 14
  20 Oregon Col. of Ed. (W) 32
  24 *Pacific Lutheran 14
       
1972   6-3  
Coach:
Ad Rutschman		      
NWC CHAMPIONS      
  10 Central Washington 33
  0 Portland State 6
  27 *Pacific U. 7
  27 *Whitman 14
  13 *Willamette 3
  21 *College of Idaho 3
  30 *Lewis & Clark 15
  21 *Pacific Lutheran 7
  17 Hawaii 36
       
       
1973   7-2  
Coach:
Ad Rutschman		      
  21 x-Alumni 0
  19 Portland State 3
  24 *Whitworth 19
  17 *Willamette 0
  41 *College of Idaho 2
  4 *Lewis & Clark 7
  22 Oregon Col. of Ed. (W) 21
  33 *Pacific Lutheran 22
  21 *Pacific U. 19
  9 *Whitman 18
       
1974   (9-0) 9-1  
Coach:
Ad Rutschman		      
NWC CHAMPIONS      
  28 x-Alumni 15
  24 Oregon Col. of Ed. (W) 7
  35 Southern Oregon 7
  14 *Willamette 7
  41 *Pacific U. 6
  29 *Whitman 0
  58 *Lewis & Clark 20
  15 *Pacific Lutheran 14
  28 *College of Idaho 6
  12 *Whitworth 8
  8 ••Texas Lutheran 52
       
1975   6-3  
Coach:
Ad Rutschman		      
NWC
CO-CHAMPIONS		      
  6 Oregon Col. of Ed. (W) 13
  3 Humboldt State 24
  30 *Pacific U. 7
  39 *Lewis & Clark 3
  50 *Whitman 7
  20 *Pacific Lutheran 19
  34 *College of Idaho 6
  14 *Whitworth 21
  14 *Willamette 9
       
1976   (7-2) 7-3  
Coach:
Ad Rutschman		      
NWC CHAMPIONS      
  14 x-Alumni 0
  31 Southern Oregon 28
  16 Oregon Col. of Ed. (W) 21
  25 *Whitman 15
  41 *Lewis & Clark 32
  10 *Pacific Lutheran 28
  40 *College of Idaho 16
  31 *Whitworth 19
  37 *Pacific U. 21
  16 *Willamette 9
  28 +Oregon Col. of Ed. (W) 49
       
1977   (8-0) 8-1  
Coach:
Ad Rutschman		      
NWC CHAMPIONS      
  13 x-Alumni 12
  38 Southern Oregon 20
  35 Oregon Col. of Ed. (W) 28
  37 *Lewis & Clark 19
  26 *Pacific Lutheran 18
  34 *College of Idaho 14
  35 *Whitworth 14
  41 *Willamette 10
  41 *Pacific U. 7
  28 ••California Lutheran 29
       
1978   (8-0) 9-1  
Coach:
Ad Rutschman		      
NWC CHAMPIONS      
  37 x-Alumni 0
  35 Humboldt State 21
  48 Southern Oregon 14
  35 *Willamette 0
  18 *Pacific Lutheran 17
  62 *Pacific U. 28
  50 Oregon Tech 7
  57 *Whitworth 10
  55 Lewis & Clark 13
  32 •Carroll (Mont.) 6
  23 ••Concordia (Minn.) 24
       
1979   (6-2-1) 6-3-1  
Coach:
Ad Rutschman		      
  29 x-Alumni 19
  47 Central Washington 7
  41 Southern Oregon 21
  14 Oregon Tech 15
  35 Oregon Col. of Ed. (W) 35
  21 *Whitworth 7
  6 *Pacific Lutheran 7
  37 *Pacific U. 13
  35 *Lewis & Clark 0
  26 *Willamette 8
  27 Western Oregon 43
       
1980   (9-0) 9-1  
Coach:
Ad Rutschman		      
NWC CHAMPIONS      
  29 x-Alumni 14
  30 Central Washington 2
  29 Southern Oregon 7
  25 Oregon Tech 8
  35 Oregon Col. of Ed. (W) 14
  45 *Willamette 0
  17 *Whitworth 7
  20 *Pacific Lutheran 19
  54 *Pacific U. 0
  34 *Lewis & Clark 7
  20 •Pacific Lutheran 35
       
1981   (7-2) 8-2  
Coach: Ad Rutschman      
  16 x-Alumni 7
  10 Southern Oregon 27
  36 Western Washington 7
  20 Eastern Oregon 17
  5 Oregon Tech 3
  28 *Lewis & Clark 23
  43 *Willamette 7
  41 *Whitworth 13
  0 *Pacific Lutheran 17
  33 *Pacific U. 6
  10 +++Oregon Tech 7
       
1982   (9-0) 12-0  
Coach:
Ad Rutschman		      
NWC CHAMPIONS   NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS  
  27 x-Alumni 13
  27 Southern Oregon 13
  41 Western Washington 21
  30 Eastern Oregon 20
  40 Oregon Tech 35
  41 *Pacific U. 0
  20 *Lewis and Clark 16
  43 *Willamette 14
  49 *Whitworth 14
  27 *Pacific Lutheran 7
  20 •California Lutheran 16
  37 ••Westminster (Pa.) 9
  33 •••William Jewell (Mo.) 15
       
1983   6-2-1  
Coach:
Ad Rutschman		      
  17 x-Alumni 19
  29 Southern Oregon 38
  19 Western Oregon 0
  35 Oregon Tech 28
  14 (F) Puget Sound 21
  30 *Pacific Lutheran 27
  46 *Pacific U. 13
  38 *Lewis and Clark 14
  21 *Willamette 26
  7 *Whitworth 7
       
1984   (9-0) 12-0  
Coach:
Ad Rutschman		      
NWC CHAMPIONS    NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS  
  21 x-Alumni 27
  30 Puget Sound 24
  14 Southern Oregon 12
  21 Western Oregon 6
  10 Oregon Tech 7
  25 *Whitworth 12
  24 *Pacific Lutheran 10
  2 *Pacific U. 0
  28 *Lewis and Clark 14
  55 *Willamette 0
  26 •St. Ambrose (Iowa) 0
  55 ••Hanover (Ind.) 14
  33 •••Northwestern (Iowa) 22
       
1985   (8-1) 8-2  
Coach:
Ad Rutschman		      
CFL
SOUTH CHAMPIONS		      
  27 x-Alumni 21
  49 Central Washington 21
  30 #Western Oregon 13
  6 Pacific Lutheran 14
  36 #Willamette 33
  24 #Southern Oregon 10
  37 Simon Fraser 23
  48 #Lewis & Clark 28
  39 #Oregon Tech 19
  25 #Pacific U. 14
  12 •Pacific Lutheran 30
       
1986   (9-0) 12-0  
Coach:
Ad Rutschman		      
CFL
SOUTH CHAMPIONS		    NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS  
  16 x-Alumni 14
  41 Central Washington 32
  45 #Western Oregon 14
  43 Pacific Lutheran 17
  49 #Willamette 14
  28 #Southern Oregon 14
  23 Simon Fraser 0
  42 #Lewis and Clark 7
  38 #Oregon Tech 20
  42 #Pacific U. 26
  27 •Pacific Lutheran (OT) 21
  53 ••Carroll (Mont.) 7
  17 •••Baker (Kan.) 0
       
1987   5-4  
Coach:
Ad Rutschman		      
  14 x-Alumni 20
  16 #Southern Oregon 34
  48 Simon Fraser 26
  20 Puget Sound 21
  21 #Western Oregon 42
  20 Pacific Lutheran 44
  38 #Eastern Oregon 19
  38 #Willamette 21
  52 #Oregon Tech 28
  17 #Pacific U. 12
       
1988   7-2  
Coach:
Ad Rutschman		      
  20 x-Alumni 15
  41 #Southern Oregon 9
  35 Simon Fraser 14
  42 Puget Sound 7
  38 #Western Oregon 15
  35 Pacific Lutheran 33
  31 #Eastern Oregon 11
  52 #Willamette 6
  3 #Oregon Tech 24
  24 #Pacific U. 38
       
1989   6-3  
Coach:
Ad Rutschman		      
  16 x-Alumni 16
  8 Oregon Tech 14
  6 #Central Washington 26
  46 #Puget Sound 21
  34 Western Oregon 14
  34 Pacific U. 22
  24 #Pacific Lutheran 14
  39 #Whitworth 22
  42 #Simon Fraser 31
  24 #Western Washington 27
 
1896-1929 | 1930-1949 | 1950-1969 | 1970-1989 |1990-2009

 

LEGEND

Previous Names for:

U of P - University of Portland
GF - George Fox
L&C - Lewis & Clark
W - Western Oregon
OSU - Oregon State

 

 

 

 

 

* - Northwest Conference game

# - Columbia Football Association game

^ - NCAA Division III playoff game

## - NAIA first round playoff game

• - NAIA quarterfinal playoff game

•• - NAIA semifinal playoff game

••• - NAIA national championship game

+ - NAIA District 2 Oregon Bowl, Games 1, 2 and 3

x - Alumni exhibition game