2004 NCAA Division III football season

College football history made: Linfield University clinches 67th straight winning season

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Sunday, October 15, 2023

MCMINNVILLE, Ore., Oct. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With a 41-13 win over Northwest Conference rival George Fox University (Ore.) at Homecoming on Saturday, the Linfield University Wildcats secured their 67th-consecutive winning season, the longest in college football history. No other college or university at any level is within 24 years of that record. 

Key Points: 
  • MCMINNVILLE, Ore., Oct. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With a 41-13 win over Northwest Conference rival George Fox University (Ore.) at Homecoming on Saturday, the Linfield University Wildcats secured their 67th-consecutive winning season, the longest in college football history.
  • Since The Streak began in 1956, Linfield football has won 81% of its football games.
  • Beginning in 1956, "The Streak" is the longest run of consecutive winning season in college football.
  • Since The Streak began under coach Paul Durham, Linfield football has won 81% of its football games (540-120-10; .813).

Winningest team in college football history clinches 66th straight winning season

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Sunday, October 16, 2022

With a 42-21 win over Pacific University(Ore.) on Saturday, the Linfield Wildcats moved to 5-0 (3-0 conference) on the season and guaranteed themselves a66th consecutive winning season.

Key Points: 
  • With a 42-21 win over Pacific University(Ore.) on Saturday, the Linfield Wildcats moved to 5-0 (3-0 conference) on the season and guaranteed themselves a66th consecutive winning season.
  • Beginning in 1956, "The Streak" is the longest run of consecutive winning season in the history of college football in any division or at any level.
  • The second-longest winning streak is held by the University of Mount Union (Ohio), at 42 years.
  • The credit goes to the men in the arena, and this year's team is, indeed, to quote Theodore Roosevelt, daring greatly."

Linfield University breaks its own college football record for consecutive winning seasons

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Sunday, October 17, 2021

With Linfield University's win today, the longest "streak" of consecutive winning seasons in football (65) continues.

Key Points: 
  • With Linfield University's win today, the longest "streak" of consecutive winning seasons in football (65) continues.
  • With its 52-23 win over Pacific University (Ore.) on Saturday, the Linfield Wildcats moved to 5-0 on the season and guaranteed themselves a 65th consecutive winning season.
  • "The Streak" began in 1956 and is the longest in the history of college football in any division or at any level.
  • Linfield completed its 64th winning season in 2019 but had its 2020 season cancelled because to the pandemic.