NAIA Division II Championship Game, W 17–0 vs. Baker
Conference
Columbia Football League
Division
Southern Division
Record
12–0 (6–0 CFL)
Head coach
Ad Rutschman (19th season)
Home stadium
Maxwell Field
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Columbia Football League standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Northern Division
No. 5 Pacific Lutheran x^
6
–
0
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
No. 19 Central Washington
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Puget Sound
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
No. 18 Simon Fraser
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Whitworth
1
–
4
–
1
2
–
6
–
1
Western Washington
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Eastern Oregon
0
–
5
–
1
0
–
8
–
1
Southern Division
No. 1 Linfield x^
6
–
0
–
0
12
–
0
–
0
No. 13 Western Oregon
5
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Oregon Tech
4
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Southern Oregon
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Willamette
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Pacific (OR)
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Lewis & Clark
1
–
5
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
x – Division champion/co-champions
^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll for Central Washington, Simon Fraser, and Western Oregon and NAIA Division II poll for Pacific Lutheran and Linfield
The 1986 Linfield Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Linfield University and won the national championship during the 1986 NAIA Division II football season. In their 19th season under head coach Ad Rutschman, the Wildcats compiled a perfect 12–0 record and won the Columbia Football League (CFL) championship. They participated in the NAIA Division II playoffs, defeating Pacific Lutheran (27–21) in the quarterfinals, Carroll (MT) (53–7) in the semifinals, and Baker (17–0) in the NAIA Division II Championship Game.[1]
^"1986 Football Team". Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
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