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.

Varsity teams

National championships

Linfield has won four national college football titles and have played in a total of seven college football national championship games. In addition, the school has won three national titles in baseball, and two national titles in softball in 2007 & 2011.
YearSportCoachLocation
1966BaseballRoy HelserNAIA
1971BaseballAd RutschmanMunicipal Stadium, Phoenix, ArizonaNAIA
1982FootballAd RutschmanMaxwell Field, McMinnville, OregonNAIA Division II
1984FootballAd RutschmanMaxwell Field, McMinnville, OregonNAIA Division II
1986FootballAd RutschmanMaxwell Field, McMinnville, OregonNAIA Division II
2004FootballJay LoceySalem, VirginiaNCAA Division III
2007SoftballJackson VaughanMoyer Sports Complex, Salem, VirginiaNCAA Division III
2011SoftballJackson VaughanMoyer Sports Complex, Salem, VirginiaNCAA Division III
2013BaseballScott BrosiusFox Cities Stadium, Grand Chute, WisconsinNCAA Division III

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; 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.