It's Hall of Fame weekend on campus, where Linfield is excited to induct four new members as the class of 2025 into the Athletics Hall of Fame this Friday at 6 p.m. inside the Nicholson Library on campus. Both wrestling and women's basketball are set to make their home debuts this weekend as well, with wrestling competing on Friday evening at 7 p.m. and women's hoops on Saturday at 6 p.m., both inside Ted Wilson Gymnasium. Football's season comes to a close this weekend, where the team will honor each of the Hall of Fame inductees, and also their senior class of 11 Wildcats prior to Saturday's finale against Willamette.
HALL OF FAME
Three record-setting athletes, plus a one-of-a-kind contributor, have been selected for induction this fall into the Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame. They comprise the 27th class of Hall of Fame inductees and are set to be enshrined on Friday, November 14, inside Linfield's Nicholson Library.
Pacific Office Automation again is serving as title sponsor of the annual event, which precedes the Linfield-Willamette football game scheduled for the following afternoon, November 15.
More on the 27
th class of Linfield Hall of Fame inductees:
https://golinfieldwildcats.com/news/2025/10/14/general-interest-four-to-be-enshrined-in-athletics-hall-of-fame-nov-14.aspx
SWIMMING
Men's and women's swimming hit the road once again, travelling to Tacoma, Washington, to take on the Puget Sound Loggers and Pacific Lutheran Lutes in two duals on Friday and Saturday. The Wildcats shined in their home opener last weekend, earning their second-straight sweep of a Northwest Conference opponent to begin the season.
Chloe Lazaraton,
Manda Reso,
Jack Sappington, and
Ivan Tontchev had strong performances in the dominant home opener against Pacific.
The meets:
Friday, November 14 | 6 p.m. | Tacoma, Wash.
@ Puget Sound
Saturday, November 15 | 11 a.m. | Tacoma, Wash.
@ Pacific Lutheran
Watch live and on-demand here:
https://www.flocollege.com/schools/6469740-linfield-university
WRESTLING
Men's and women's wrestling are set their home opener this Friday, both competing against Northwest Conference rival, Pacific, at 7 p.m. The Wildcats competed at the Boxers home tournament last weekend, with
Max Vander Meide,
Carson Jackson,
Jessica Cottings, and
Cassidy Jones-Mowen had strong showings. Linfield then hits the road again on Sunday, taking on Southwestern Oregon CC in Coos Bay, Oregon, to round out the weekend duals.
The meet:
Friday, November 14 | 7 p.m. | Ted Wilson Gymnasium
Vs Pacific
Sunday, November 16 | 2 p.m. | Coos Bay, Ore.
@ Southwestern Oregon CC
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Linfield women's basketball tips off in the new season this weekend, opening at home this Saturday at 6 p.m. against the Northwest Eagles. The Wildcats were tabbed first in the Northwest Conference Preseason Coaches Poll rankings to enter the season, the first such time in program history. The team is led by a senior class of eight student-athletes, looking to return to the Northwest Conference tournament.
The game:
Saturday, November 15 | 6 p.m. | Ted Wilson Gymnasium
Vs Northwest
Watch Monday's game live and on-demand here:
https://www.flocollege.com/schools/6469740-linfield-university
FOOTBALL
Linfield football (6-2, 5-1 NWC) returns home for their final regular season game of the season, hosting the Willamette Bearcats at 1 p.m. at Maxwell Field. Linfield will honor the four hall of fame inductees, as well as the 11 senior Wildcats alongside their families. The 'Cats ride a three-game win streak into the finale, coming off of a 77-14 win at Puget Sound a week ago. Junior quarterback
Luke McNabb earned the Northwest Conference's Offensive Player of the Week honors after throwing seven touchdowns and having over 340-yards of total offense in just the first half alone.
The series between Linfield and Willamette dates back to 1902, when the schools played to a 6-6 tie in McMinnville. Linfield leads the all-time series 57-36-3. With 96 previous meetings, the series is the most played in Linfield history, edging the 90 games against Lewis & Clark through the 2025 season … The Wildcats have won the last 9 meetings and 21 of the last 24 dating back to the 2000 season … The most recent game was in 2024 with Linfield winning 72-0 in Salem; the last game in McMinnville was Linfield's 70-14 win in 2023 … Linfield has scored 70 or more points in 4 of the last 5 meetings … Willamette's last win in the series was 31-28 in 2014 in McMinnville; Linfield had won the 5 previous encounters from 2009-2013 and also won 7 straight from 2000-2006. The Bearcats' last win in Salem was in 2007 by a 33-32 score … The Wildcats own a 32-11-2 advantage in games played in McMinnville but trail 24-25-1 in games played in Salem … Linfield's longest winning streak in the series was 14 games from 1969-1982. Willamette's longest winning streak in the series was 17 games from 1927-1948 … Linfield's widest margin of victory in McMinnville was 77 points, 77-0 in 2019; that tied 2021 for the Wildcats' highest-ever score in the series and was their largest-ever margin of victory against the Bearcats. It also matched the fifth-highest scoring game and tied the second-largest margin of victory in Linfield football history. Linfield's widest margin of victory in Salem was 72 points in the 2025 game; that was the eighth-largest margin of victory in Linfield football history … Willamette's widest margin of victory was 48 points, a 48-0 win in Salem in 1948 and the Bearcats' widest margin in McMinnville was 43 points, 43-0 in 1941.
(Kip Carlson)
The matchup:
Saturday, November 15 | 1 p.m. | Maxwell Field | Hall of Fame Weekend
Vs Willamette (1-8, 0-6 NWC)
Watch live and on-demand here:
https://www.flocollege.com/schools/6469740-linfield-university
LINFIELD SPORTS NETWORK ON FLOSPORTS
This summer, the Northwest Conference and its nine affiliated institutions announced an exclusive media rights partnership, bringing nearly all NWC broadcasted sports to the FloSports platform for the foreseen future. This deal now requires fans, families, and students to purchase a subscription to the platform to view Wildcat sports live and on-demand.
To learn more about FloSports, the Linfield Sports Network, how to subscribe, and even how to get a discounted subscription, visit:
https://golinfieldwildcats.com/news/2025/8/29/general-interest-wildcats-home-openers-one-week-away-flosports-streams-on-deck.aspx
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