FB: Northwest Conference

[D O.C.]

DOC ALIVE BUT NOT POSTING BECAUSE OF MACULAR DEGENERATION. ENTERING HASTO BE IN CAPS.
NO MORE SURFING.
NO MORE RUNNING.
THANK HEAVEN FOR THIS FOOTBALL SESSION!
BE GOOD EVERYBODY

[George Thompson]

DOC,

I am so sorry to hear that.  My health is failing also.  Broken back, which I can live with.  My heart issues are more serious and will never improve.   But, at my age, I am not surprised.   

Been to only one game in last 2+ years.

I am glad we met a few years ago.

Wish you the best.

George

[HSCTiger74]

George & D O.C., Best wishes to both of you guys; at 72 I'm probably not far behind in one way or another. I have enjoyed reading your posts over the years and I hope you'll keep them coming as much you can.

[Pat Coleman]

DOC ALIVE BUT NOT POSTING BECAUSE OF MACULAR DEGENERATION. ENTERING HASTO BE IN CAPS.
NO MORE SURFING.
NO MORE RUNNING.
THANK HEAVEN FOR THIS FOOTBALL SESSION!
BE GOOD EVERYBODY

Glad to hear you are still with us!

[catjumper]

First off, wishing good health to both DOC and George Thompson. Now ...

Saturday is the annual 'Cat Fight as Linfield visits Willamette for the 96th football meeting between the two schools; as such, time for our annual review of the rivalry, currently led by the Wildcats 56-36-3:

November 1, 1902: McMinnville College and Willamette University meet for the first time, a 6-6 tie in McMinnville.

October 17, 1903: Willamette wins 27-0 in the first game of the series played in Salem.

November 24, 1922: Willamette wins 36-0 in McMinnville in Linfield's first season of football since 1905. It's also the Wildcats' first-ever Homecoming game.

November 7, 1925: Linfield gets its first win in the series, a 3-0 victory in Salem.
1928-1932: Linfield scores just six points in five games against Willamette; among scores of the losses were 36-0, 47-0 and 48-0.

October 20, 1934: Willamette again spoils Linfield's Homecoming with a 32-7 win. In the aftermath of the game, a Willamette student or students paint "WU" on the doors of Melrose Hall and saw off the goalposts at Maxwell Field.

Linfield President Elam Anderson suspends participation in all athletics with Willamette until the culprit or culprits of the vandalism confess. It takes over a year of negotiation before the Wildcats and Bearcats compete again.

1935: Without Willamette on the schedule, Linfield wins a share of its first Northwest Conference football championship.

November 5, 1949: Linfield beats Willamette 20-0 in McMinnville, ending a 17-game losing streak against the Bearcats dating back to 1927. Earlier in the fall, Linfield President Harry Dillin – responding to claims by his football team that it would beat WU that year – said if the Wildcats ever beat the Bearcats in football while he was still around the College, he'd stand on his head on the 50-yard line. After the game, Dillin keeps his promise.

1967: Willamette turns in Linfield for a financial aid discrepancy involving athlete healthcare, leading to the Northwest Conference sanctioning the Wildcats with a ban on team and individual conference championships for a year. Linfield had won four of the last six NWC football titles, four of the last seven men's basketball titles and eight of the last nine baseball titles.

November 8, 1968: Willamette beats Linfield 6-0 in Salem, earning a spot in the NAIA national playoffs and knocking Linfield out of the postseason.

1969 – 1982: Linfield runs off a winning streak of its own in the series, beating Willamette 14 straight times, including five shutouts.

November 5, 1983: Linfield, having already won at Pacific Lutheran and seemingly headed to the NAIA Division II playoffs to defend its national title, is upset 26-21 in Salem by a Willamette team that had lost 15 straight games over two seasons.

November 10, 1984: In the regular season finale in McMinnville, Linfield beats Willamette 55-0; late in the first half, the Wildcats call a timeout to be sure they can punch in one more touchdown to make it 49-0 at the break.

The day before, Linfield's student newspaper, The Linews, had published a prank version of the Willamette Collegian - dubbed The Cullegian - and distributed it on the WU campus.

October 12, 1985: Trailing 33-7 late in the third quarter, Linfield rallies for a 36-33 Homecoming win over Willamette.

October 18, 1997: Willamette's Liz Heaston kicks a pair of extra points, becoming the first woman to play and score in a college football game as the Bearcats beat Linfield 27-0 in Salem.

October 17, 1998: Linfield scores in the final minute to beat Willamette 20-19 in McMinnville, clinching the Wildcats' 43rd consecutive winning season. That gives Linfield the record for most consecutive winning seasons in college football at any level, surpassing the 42 of Harvard and Notre Dame in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Linfield students tear down the south goalpost in celebration.

November 1, 2014: Willamette knocks off highly favored Linfield 31-28 in McMinnville, ending the Wildcats' 36-game Northwest Conference win streak.

October 17, 2015: Linfield beats Willamette 49-7 in Salem, assuring that the Wildcats will have a winning season for the 60th straight autumn.

October 19, 2019: On Homecoming in McMinnville, Linfield beats Willamette 77-0. It is the highest score ever rung up by a team in the series and the largest margin of victory in the series.

[desertcat1]

Will the rats put 70+ on the bear kittens ?   

Go Cats
Go Big D.   
 
Cats face the high powered O ??

The Big D will shine.....
 

[wildcat11]

'Cats looked good on Saturday in another thumping of Fox.

It's the best the 'Cats offense has looked all year and against a decent GFU defense. It's not a coincidence that the 'Cats offense had a great rhythm with Eaton taking 99% of the snaps. Don't get me wrong, I love McNabb's skill, but Eaton's the better pocket passer and that's the guy the 'Cats have to ride.

[MonroviaCat]

'Cats looked good on Saturday in another thumping of Fox.

It's the best the 'Cats offense has looked all year and against a decent GFU defense. It's not a coincidence that the 'Cats offense had a great rhythm with Eaton taking 99% of the snaps. Don't get me wrong, I love McNabb's skill, but Eaton's the better pocket passer and that's the guy the 'Cats have to ride.

Nice to see you're still around 11!  Agree on Eaton (though prior to the season I was thinking McNabb was the better option). Eaton looked great last weekend and I think having consistency instead of the frequent switching in and out of the two made a big difference.  Hopefully the 'Cats can get/stay healthy--I think PLU could be a test the 2nd to last week of the season (right before the potential show-down with the Rats).

[wildcat11]

'Cats looked good on Saturday in another thumping of Fox.

It's the best the 'Cats offense has looked all year and against a decent GFU defense. It's not a coincidence that the 'Cats offense had a great rhythm with Eaton taking 99% of the snaps. Don't get me wrong, I love McNabb's skill, but Eaton's the better pocket passer and that's the guy the 'Cats have to ride.

Nice to see you're still around 11!  Agree on Eaton (though prior to the season I was thinking McNabb was the better option). Eaton looked great last weekend and I think having consistency instead of the frequent switching in and out of the two made a big difference.  Hopefully the 'Cats can get/stay healthy--I think PLU could be a test the 2nd to last week of the season (right before the potential show-down with the Rats).

Yeah, the Fox defense isn't the easiest to sling the ball against and Eaton cut them up. Our O-Line pass protection has improved significantly since game 1.  I feel like right now Linfield is undervalued at being #20 but it's obvious the voters are waiting till Whitworth to see how that shakes out.

[gren]

IMO Cats are a more focused and tuned in group this time of year than last. Not saying they were not focused last year just seem to be improving on both sides of the ball every game this year. I might be wrong my wife tells me I am all the time.

[MonroviaCat]

IMO Cats are a more focused and tuned in group this time of year than last. Not saying they were not focused last year just seem to be improving on both sides of the ball every game this year. I might be wrong my wife tells me I am all the time.

Let's hope!  Will know more when see better competition....but that might not be till the end of the season.

[wildcat11]

UPS is still UPS. Should be an interesting 3 weeks.  I feel Linfield has figured out the QB situation and is in a nice groove with it.

[George Thompson]

UPS is still UPS. Should be an interesting 3 weeks.  I feel Linfield has figured out the QB situation and is in a nice groove with it.

Agree.  Offense is playing well.  This team has good potential.

GT

[catjumper]

UPS is still UPS. Should be an interesting 3 weeks.  I feel Linfield has figured out the QB situation and is in a nice groove with it.

Agree.  Offense is playing well.  This team has good potential.

GT

One perceived difference in this year's 'Cats ties in to that "more focused" observation - without having an exact count, it at least seems like not as many irresponsible personal foul and unsportsmanlike conduct penalties as the past few seasons.

[wildcat11]

This year's team is closing out games better, last year they let their foot off the gas multiple games in NWC play. Hasn't happened yet.