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

Northwest Conference (NWC)-(NCAA Division III)

Overview: The Linfield University Wildcats continued to make history in 2021, as they not only won their 43rd Northwest Conference (NWC) championship overall last fall but also extended their streak of consecutive winning seasons to 65 straight dating back to 1956. The Wildcats finished the regular season undefeated as well, finishing at 9-0, as well as 7-0 in NWC action.

In the NCAA Division III playoffs, Linfield stunned St. John's (Minn) on the road to advance to the second round. However, the Wildcats' season came to a close there, as eventual national champion Mary Hardin-Baylor cruised to a 49-24 win on December 4. Linfield's season ended at 11-1 overall after losing to UMHB.

With a preseason ranking of #7 in the d3football.com poll, expect Linfield to dominate the NWC once again this fall. But don't be surprised if George Fox (6-3, 6-1 in 2021), Pacific (6-3, 5-2), and Whitworth (7-3, 4-3) give the Wildcats all they can handle before all is said and done this season.

2021 (Fall) Northwest Conference (NWC) Football Final Standings

2022 Schedules (Teams are 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 2022 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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