The Linfield Wildcats will host the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in a third-round playoff game on Saturday, December 7, at noon PST. The NCAA Division III football committee on Sunday confirmed Linfield's Maxwell Field as one of eight host sites. 
 
The Wildcats (10-1) and Cru (7-3) meet for the 10th time in their storied football history but are squaring off for the first time since 2021. The winner advances to the regional finals to face the winner of a third-round game between Johns Hopkins (Maryland) and DePauw (Indiana) on Saturday, Dec. 14.

Linfield defeated Texas Lutheran 65-3 in a second-round game on Saturday while Mary Hardin-Baylor knocked of unbeaten Hardin-Simmons 17-13 in Abilene, Texas, to advance to this week's third-round contest.
 
TICKETS
Reserved and general admission playoff tickets go on sale starting Monday afternoon on the Linfield Athletics tickets portal linfieldsports.universitytickets.com

Ticket sales will be administered incrementally as follows:
 
Season ticket holders: Monday 1 p.m. through Wednesday 5 p.m.
 
Parents of current Linfield football players: Monday 1 p.m. through Tuesday 5 p.m.
 
Linfield students, faculty, staff and retirees: Tuesday 5 p.m. through Wednesday 5 p.m.
 
Mary Hardin-Baylor fans and the general public: Wednesday 5 p.m. through Saturday 6 a.m.
 
All reserved covered grandstand seating tickets are $25, while uncovered general admission tickets are $15 for adults with discounts available for seniors, children and youth and students.
 
A healthy supply of general admission tickets will be on sale at the ticket booth on Saturday. Gates open at 10 a.m.
 
As this is an NCAA sanctioned event, every spectator must purchase a ticket for admission. Northwest Conference passes and sponsor passes will not be honored. Linfield students, faculty and staff are also expected to pay for admission.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
Live video coverage is set to be provided by the Linfield Sports Network and available via subscription through the ESPN+ platform.
 
Joe Stuart will describe the play-by-play action together with color analyst Gary McGarvie.