THE RFC MYC: Northwest Conference (NWC)-(NCAA Division III)

Northwest Conference (NWC)-(NCAA Division III)

Overview: 2018 proved to be the "Year of the Pirate" in the Northwest Conference (NWC). As in the Whitworth University Pirates. They finished NWC action unbeaten at 7-0, as well as at 10-0 for the regular season, good enough to claim the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs. However, the Pirates postseason run was cut short in the second round, falling to St. John's 45-24. The loss to the Johnnies ended Whitworth's season at 10-1 overall.

While Whitworth will try to win another NWC crown this fall, another longtime conference will look to extend one of the longest streaks in sports, as the Linfield College Wildcats from McMinnville, Oregon will look to make it 64 straight winning seasons in 2019. Linfield overcame a slow start of 1-2 to win their final six games, and finish 7-2 overall in 2018. 

2018 Northwest Conference (NWC) Football Final Standings

2019 Schedules (Teams listed in alphabetical order, click the links below to access to find the schedules)

NOTE: If the link to the team's schedule is not highlighted, it means that the team has not submitted its schedule for the 2019 season. When the team's schedule is submitted, the link (s) will appear in each blog post. Also, please visit the RFC blog at realfootballcentral.blogspot.com for schedules, schedule updates, preseason previews, and much more.

George Fox

Lewis & Clark

Linfield

Pacific

Pacific Lutheran

Puget Sound 

Whitworth

Willamette

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