Linfield Wildcats

The Linfield Wildcats are the athletic teams that represent Linfield University, located in McMinnville, Oregon, in NCAA Division III intercollegiate sports. The Wildcats compete as members of the Northwest Conference for all sports.

Linfield Wildcats
University	Linfield University
Conference	Northwest Conference
NCAA	Division III
Athletic director	Scott Brosius
Location	McMinnville, Oregon
Varsity teams	23
Football stadium	Maxwell Field
Basketball arena	Ted Wilson Gymnasium
Baseball stadium	Roy Helser Field
Soccer stadium	Soccer/Lacrosse Field
Lacrosse stadium	Soccer/Lacrosse Field
Colors	Purple and red[1]
Website	golinfieldwildcats.com
Team NCAA championships
4

Varsity teams

Men's sports	Women's sports
Baseball	Basketball
Basketball	Cheer & Dance
Cheer & Dance	Cross Country
Cross Country	Golf
Football	Lacrosse
Golf	Soccer
Soccer	Softball
Swimming	Swimming
Tennis	Tennis
Track and field	Track and field
Wrestling	Volleyball
	Wrestling

National championships

Linfield has won four national college football titles (NCAA Division III: 2004, NAIA Division II: 1982, 1984, 1986) and have played in a total of seven college football national championship games (NAIA runner-ups in 1961, 1965, 1992). In addition, the school has won three national titles in baseball (NCAA Division III: 2013, NAIA Division II: 1966, 1971), and two national titles in softball in 2007 & 2011 (runner-ups in 2010 & 2012).^[2]

Year	Sport	Coach	Location	Assoc./Div.
1966	Baseball	Roy Helser		NAIA
1971	Baseball	Ad Rutschman	Municipal Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona	NAIA
1982	Football	Ad Rutschman	Maxwell Field, McMinnville, Oregon	NAIA Division II
1984	Football	Ad Rutschman	Maxwell Field, McMinnville, Oregon	NAIA Division II
1986	Football	Ad Rutschman	Maxwell Field, McMinnville, Oregon	NAIA Division II
2004	Football	Jay Locey	Salem, Virginia	NCAA Division III
2007	Softball	Jackson Vaughan	Moyer Sports Complex, Salem, Virginia	NCAA Division III
2011	Softball	Jackson Vaughan	Moyer Sports Complex, Salem, Virginia	NCAA Division III
2013	Baseball	Scott Brosius	Fox Cities Stadium, Grand Chute, Wisconsin	NCAA Division III

Individual programs

Football

The Linfield Wildcats football team has the longest streak of consecutive winning seasons across all levels of college football. As of 2025^[update], the team has had 69 consecutive winning seasons.^[3] "The Streak", as it is referred to at Linfield, began in 1956.^[4][5] The Linfield University Special Collections and Archives started an oral history video collection from members of the 1956 football team, which was made available to the public in October 2021.

Notable student-athletes

Notable student-athletes include former New York Yankee Scott Brosius, who was the head baseball coach at the college for eight years until 2015;^[6] former San Diego Charger Brett Elliott, the quarterback of the 2004 championship team; and former Miami Dolphins general manager Randy Mueller, quarterback of Linfield's 1982 NAIA Championship squad.

Brosius returned to Linfield University as its athletic director in May 2024.^[7]