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 Men's sports Women's sports Baseball Basketball Basketball Cheer & Dance Cheer & Dance Cross Country Cross Country Golf Football Lacrosse Golf Soccer Soccer Softball Swimming Swimming Tennis Tennis Track and field Track and field Wrestling Volleyball Wrestling
National championships Linfield has won four national college football titles (NCAA Division III: 2004, NAIA Division II: 1982, 1984, 1986) and have played in a total of seven college football national championship games (NAIA runner-ups in 1961, 1965, 1992). In addition, the school has won three national titles in baseball (NCAA Division III: 2013, NAIA Division II: 1966, 1971), and two national titles in softball in 2007 & 2011 (runner-ups in 2010 & 2012).Linfield Sports Statistics
Year Sport Coach Location 1966 Baseball Roy Helser NAIA 1971 Baseball Ad Rutschman Municipal Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona NAIA 1982 Football Ad Rutschman Maxwell Field, McMinnville, Oregon NAIA Division II 1984 Football Ad Rutschman Maxwell Field, McMinnville, Oregon NAIA Division II 1986 Football Ad Rutschman Maxwell Field, McMinnville, Oregon NAIA Division II 2004 Football Jay Locey Salem, Virginia NCAA Division III 2007 Softball Jackson Vaughan Moyer Sports Complex, Salem, Virginia NCAA Division III 2011 Softball Jackson Vaughan Moyer Sports Complex, Salem, Virginia NCAA Division III 2013 Baseball Scott Brosius Fox Cities Stadium, Grand Chute, Wisconsin NCAA 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.
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