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Linfield Wildcats football

Field	Value
TeamName	Linfield Wildcats football
FirstYear
AthleticDirector	Scott Brosius
HeadCoach	Joseph Smith
HeadCoachYear	19th
HCWins	173
HCLosses	33
Stadium	Maxwell Field and Memorial Stadium
Location	McMinnville, Oregon
NCAAdivision	Division III
Conference	Northwest
NatlTitles	NAIA: 1982, 1984, 1986
NCAA: 2004
WebsiteName	golinfieldwildcats.com
WebsiteURL	https://golinfieldwildcats.com/sports/football

NCAA: 2004

The Linfield Wildcats football team represents Linfield University, located in McMinnville, Oregon, in NCAA Division III college football.

The Wildcats, who began playing football in 1896, compete as members of the Northwest Conference.

The Linfield Wildcats football team has the longest streak of consecutive winning seasons across all levels of college football. , the team has had 69 consecutive winning seasons.

History

The Streak

The Wildcats' winning streak, referred to as "The Streak", at Linfield, began in 1956. 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.

Conferences

Northwest Conference (1926–1984, 1996–present)
Columbia Football League (1985–1987)
Columbia Football Association (1988–1995)

Championships

National championships

The Wildcats have won four national championships.

2004	NCAA (1)	Division III (1)	Jay Locey	13–0 (5–0 NWC)	Mary Hardin–Baylor	W, 28–21

Postseason appearances

NAIA playoffs

Linfield made fifteen appearances in the NAIA playoffs, with a combined record of 26–12 and four national championships.

1994	First Round	Western Washington	L, 2–21

References

Foss, Kathy. (November 1, 2025). "Linfield Football makes double history: 69 straight winning seasons and a new NCAA record".
Foss, Kathy. (2022-10-16). "Wildcat football clinches 66th winning season, extending "The Streak"".
"Streaking into the history books".

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