Northwest Linfield College

Record6-1through 7 games
Nextvs Puget SoundSat Nov 7 · 4 pm ET
The model#8 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Linfield College · 2026 schedule and results6-1Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 53%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5@Wisconsin OshkoshW 41-151-00-0
2Bye week
3Sep 19@ChapmanL 21-241-10-0
4Bye week
5Oct 3George FoxW 58-242-11-0
6Oct 10@Pacific (OR)W 42-33-12-0
7Oct 17@WhitworthW 32-194-13-0
8Oct 24Pacific LutheranW 41-05-14-0
9Oct 31@Lewis & ClarkW 24-76-15-0
10Nov 7Puget Sound4 pm ET99% to win
11Nov 14@Willamette4 pm ET>99% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Linfield College, through 7 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.

Ahead

The forecast

The games that decide the season

The games that decide the season

Sat Nov 7Next: Puget Soundvs Puget Sound · at home

Recent form · last 10 games

Linfield College has won five straight.

9-1 over the last 10, and won the last five.

Streak W5Last 5 · 5-0Last 10 · 9-1

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Worth watchingGames average 50 combined points, even games

What it is like to watch them2026 · 6-1

Game feel50even gamescombined pts / game5th highest-scoring of 8 in the Northwest
Heart rate0-1some dramain one-score games (1 of 7)5th most one-score games of 8 in the Northwest
Margin+23.9comfortableavg scoring margin1st best margin of 8 in the Northwest

Measured from 7 games · ranks are among Northwest teams the same season

Team storyThe story of this team right now, in one line.
The weekly grind

Linfield College is 6-1 and hosts Puget Sound next.

Standard GapA national-champion dynasty whose own brutal standard is that anything…
Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Linfield College is 6-1 and hosts Puget Sound next.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Linfield College sits 1st in the Northwest Conference and 17th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — in the projected field with a seedable rating.

Northwest · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Linfield5-06-170.6
2Lewis & Clark5-16-166.7
3Whitworth3-24-360.0
4George Fox2-34-355.9
5Pacific Lutheran2-33-547.7
6Puget Sound2-42-543.8
7Pacific (OR)2-42-639.4
8Willamette1-51-734.0
70.6 CFB Zeitgeist#17 of 245 D355.3 strength of schedule3 quality wins

Win the Northwest Conference for the automatic berth into the 40-team NCAA Division III bracket. Miss it and the path is an at-large bid, selected by NPI — the metric the CFB Index mirrors. Six wins survive the bracket to the Stagg Bowl.

Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2026 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
The 2026 season · 6-1
W 41-15 at Wisconsin Oshkosh · Wk 1+26WisconsiL 21-24 at Chapman · Wk 3−3ChapmanW 58-24 vs George Fox · Wk 5+34George FW 42-3 at Pacific (OR) · Wk 6+39Pacific W 32-19 at Whitworth · Wk 7+13WhitwortW 41-0 vs Pacific Lutheran · Wk 8+41Pacific W 24-7 at Lewis & Clark · Wk 9+17Lewis &

Signature win 41-0 over Pacific Lutheran; toughest day 21-24 against Chapman.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Wildcats.”
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