Five home games, including one versus a team from Canada, dot the 2021 Linfield University football schedule.
 
The schedule kicks off Sept. 11 with a home game against Simon Fraser University of Burnaby, British Columbia. It marks the first meeting between the two former NAIA foes since 1994.
 
After opting not to play a 2020 season due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the first Linfield football game in 22 months promises to be an emotional one. On the 20-year anniversary of 9/11, plans are already being put together to include a special remembrance of the many lives lost.
 
The following weekend, the Wildcats fly to Southern California where they'll take on the University of Redlands in the annual Northwest Conference/Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference crossover game.
 
Linfield is idle on Sept. 25 but returns to action Oct. 2 with a Northwest Conference contest at the University of Puget Sound.
 
Whitworth University comes to McMinnville for a Homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 9. The Wildcats remain on their home field the following Saturday, squaring off against Pacific University as part of Family Weekend.
 
Next, Linfield heads to Puyallup, Washington, on Saturday, Oct. 23, to face Pacific Lutheran University at Sparks Stadium.
 
George Fox visits Maxwell Field on Saturday, Oct. 30, for a matchup of Yamhill County's two college football teams.
 
Turning the page to November, Linfield visits Willamette University on Nov. 6 before wrapping up the regular season with a home date on Nov. 13 against Lewis & Clark College in the annual Pacific Office Automation Hall of Fame Game.
 
Season ticket renewals are expected to begin in early May.