Athletics
The Linfield College Wildcat football team has the longest streak of winning seasons in all levels of the NCAA. As of 2011, the team has 57 consecutive winning seasons. Linfield has won four national college football titles (NCAA Division III: 2004, NAIA Division II: 1982, 1984, 1986) and two in baseball (NAIA Division II: 1966, 1971). The Linfield Softball team won two NCAA Division III Softball Championships in May 2007 & May 2011.
Top athletics alumni include former New York Yankee Scott Brosius, who graduated from Linfield and now is the head baseball coach at the college; 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.
Linfield offers varsity sports in Baseball, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Cross-Country, Football, Men's Golf, Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Men's Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Women's Tennis, Men's Tennis, Track & Field, and Women's Volleyball.
| Linfield College Wildcats National Championships Linfield Sports Statistics |
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| Year | Sport | Coach | Location | Association/Division | |||
| 1966 | Baseball | Roy Helser | NAIA Division II | ||||
| 1971 | Baseball | Ad Rutschman | Municipal Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona | NAIA Division II | |||
| 1982 | American Football | Ad Rutschman | Maxwell Field, McMinnville, Oregon | NAIA Division II | |||
| 1984 | American Football | Ad Rutschman | Maxwell Field, McMinnville, Oregon | NAIA Division II | |||
| 1986 | American Football | Ad Rutschman | Maxwell Field, McMinnville, Oregon | NAIA Division II | |||
| 2004 | American Football | Jay Locey | Salem, Virginia | NCAA Division III | |||
| 2007 | Fastpitch Softball | Jackson Vaughan | Moyer Sports Complex, Salem, Virginia | NCAA Division III | |||
| 2011 | Fastpitch Softball | Jackson Vaughan | Moyer Sports Complex, Salem, Virginia | NCAA Division III | |||
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