The Wildcat football team ended its return-to-full-competition season in a Dec. 4, 2021, NCAA Division III quarterfinal game against the eventual national champions at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas). Linfield finished as undefeated Northwest Conference champions (11-1 overall, 7-0 conference) and secured its 43rd NWC title. The 2021 season was Linfield’s first perfect regular season record since 2015.
After missing the 2020 season because of pandemic restrictions, the Wildcats played their first game in nearly two years on Sept. 11, 2021, at Maxwell Field – a 56-20 win over NCAA Division II opponent Simon Fraser. They would go on to win the next 10 in a row, cementing a 65th consecutive winning season and winning Division III playoff games over the University of Redlands (California) and Saint John’s University (Minnesota). The ’Cats finished the season ranked No. 5 in the d3football.com final poll.
The team kicks off its 2022 schedule Sept. 3 at Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama.
