1982 Linfield Wildcats football team

The 1982 Linfield Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Linfield University as a member of the Northwest Conference (NWC) during the 1982 NAIA Division II football season. In their 15th season under head coach Ad Rutschman, the Wildcats compiled a perfect 12–0 record and won the NWC championship. They participated in the NAIA Division II playoffs, defeating Cal Lutheran (20–16) in the quarterfinals, Westminster (PA) (37–9) in the semifinals, and William Jewell (33–15) in the NAIA Division II Championship Game.^[1][2]

1982 Linfield Wildcats football
NAIA Division II national champion NWC champion
NAIA Division II Championship Game, W 33–15 vs. William Jewell
Conference	Northwest Conference
Record	12–0 (5–0 NWC)
Head coach	Ad Rutschman (15th season)
Home stadium	Maxwell Field
Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

1982 Northwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Linfield $^	5	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
No. 13 Pacific Lutheran	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Whitworth	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Pacific (OR)	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Lewis & Clark	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Willamette	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Southern Oregon*	Ashland, OR	W 27–13
September 25	Western Washington*	Maxwell Field McMinnville, OR	W 41–21
October 2	at Eastern Oregon*	La Grande, OR	W 30–20
October 9	Oregon Tech*	Maxwell Field McMinnville, OR	W 40–35
October 16	Pacific (OR)	Maxwell Field McMinnville, OR	W 41–0
October 23	at Lewis & Clark	Portland, OR	W 20–16
October 30	Willamette	Maxwell Field McMinnville, OR	W 43–14
November 6	at Whitworth	Spokane, WA	W 49–14
November 13	Pacific Lutheran	Maxwell Field McMinnville, OR	W 27–7
November 20	Cal Lutheran*	Maxwell Field McMinnville, OR (NAIA Division II quarterfinals)	W 20–16
December 4	Westminster (PA)*	Maxwell Field McMinnville, OR (NAIA Division II semifinals)	W 37–9
December 11	William Jewell*	Wortman Stadium McMinnville, OR (NAIA Division II Championship Game)	W 33–15	4,588
*Non-conference game