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2004 Linfield Wildcats football
2004 Linfield Wildcats football
NCAA Division III national champion; NWC champion
Stagg Bowl, W 28–21 vs. Mary Hardin–Baylor
Conference	Northwest Conference
Ranking
D3Football.com	No. 1
Record	13–0 (5–0 NWC)
Head coach	Jay Locey (9th season);
Home stadium	Maxwell Field
	Seasons ← 2003 2005 →

2004 Northwest Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 Linfield $^	5	–	0	13	–	0
No. 23 Willamette ^	4	–	1	7	–	4
Whitworth	3	–	2	7	–	2
Pacific Lutheran	2	–	3	6	–	3
Puget Sound	1	–	4	5	–	4
Lewis & Clark	0	–	5	1	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com

The 2004 Linfield Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Linfield University as a member of the Northwest Conference (NWC) during the 2004 NCAA Division III football season. In their ninth season under head coach Jay Locey, the Wildcats compiled a perfect 13–0 record and won the NCAA Division III national championship.^[1]

The team opened its season with a 58–17 victory over Division II Western Oregon.^[2] The following week, Linfield, ranked No. 2 in Division III, traveled east to face No. 7 Wisconsin–Stevens Point, winning that game by a 46–35 score.^[3]^[4]

After sweeping through the regular season and winning an NWC championship, the Wildcats advanced to the Division III playoffs. They received a bye in the first round and then defeated Wisconsin–La Crosse in the second round, Occidental in the quarterfinals, Rowan in the semifinals, and Mary Hardin–Baylor in the Stagg Bowl for the national championship.^[1]

Quarterback Brett Elliott broke the NCAA single-season touchdown record.^[5] His season total of 59 touchdown passes included a school record seven in the Division III quarterfinal game against Occidental.^[6] Elliott played high school football in Lake Oswego, Oregon, began his college career playing for Urban Meyer at Division I Utah, and transferred to Linfield after losing the starting job to Alex Smith.^[5]

Jay Locey won the AFCA Coach of the Year for NCAA Division III for the 2004 NCAA Division III football season.

Linfield also won NAIA national championships in 1982, 1984, and 1986. The program extended its record to 49 consecutive seasons with a winning record, the longest such streak in all divisions of college football.^[7]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Western Oregon*	Maxwell Field McMinnville, OR	W 58–17	4,000	^[2]
September 18	at Wisconsin–Stevens Point*	Goerke Field Stevens Points, WI	W 46–35	2,139	^[4]
October 2	at Pacific Lutheran	Cal Sparks Stadium Puyallup, WA	W 40–21	4,200	^[8]
October 9	Whitworth	Maxwell Field McMinnville, OR	W 48–37	3,000	^[9]
October 16	Southern Oregon*	Maxwell Field McMinnville, OR	W 56–34	4,000	^[10]
October 23	at Puget Sound	Baker Stadium Tacoma, WA	W 35–16	1,880	^[11]
October 30	Menlo*	Maxwell Field McMinnville, OR	W 69–13	1,800	^[12]
November 6	at Lewis & Clark	Griswold Stadium Portland, OR	W 62–7	1,350	^[13]
November 13	Willamette	Maxwell Field McMinnville, OR	W 48–14	4,500	^[14]
November 27	Wisconsin–La Crosse*	Maxwell Field McMinnville, OR (NCAA Division III second round)	W 52–14	4,500	^[15]
December 4	Occidental*	Maxwell Field McMinnville, OR (NCAA Division III quarterfinal)	W 56–27	5,000	^[6]
December 11	Rowan*	Maxwell Field McMinnville, OR (NCAA Division III semifinal)	W 52–0	4,000	^[5]
December 18	vs. Mary Hardin–Baylor*	Salem Football Stadium Salem, VA (Stagg Bowl)	W 28–21	3,240	^[7]
*Non-conference game

Roster

99 Robert Acevedo 4-6 Jr. Truckee, Calif. / Truckee
88 Daren Ackerman 3-6 Jr. Banks, Ore. / Banks
22 Sunder Aldridge 11-5 Jr. Omak, Wash. / Omak
8 Casey Allen 3-6 Sr. Newport, Ore. / Newport
70 Kaipo Amina 2-6 Fr. Cornelius, Ore. / Forest Grove
17 Jonny Anderson 10-5 Jr. Kenmore, Wash. / Texas Tech
22 Josh Armstrong 11-5 Sr. Oregon City, Ore. / Oregon City
97 Nathan Arnold 3-6 Fr. Edmonds, Wash. / Edmonds-Woodway
80 Tyson Banker 10-5 So. Hermiston, Ore. / Hermiston
8 Andrew Bean 0-6 So. Newcastle, Wash. / Eastside Catholic
61 Dimitri Beauliere 0-6 Fr. Vancouver, Wash. / Mountain View
12 Tim Benzel 3-6 Jr. Vancouver, Wash. / Evergreen
40 Kelley Bertrand 5-6 Sr. Dundee, Ore. / Newberg
86 Taylor Bethell 5-6 Jr. Albany, Ore. / West Albany
31 Chris Boock 8-5 Sr. Salem, Ore. / South Salem
34 Rodd Booth 10-5 So. Clackamas, Ore. / Barlow
40 Michael Borden 11-5 Fr. Mesa, Ariz. / Dobson
1 Jordan Boustead 11-5 Fr. Dallas, Ore. / Dallas
6 Brock Britt 10-5 Fr. Salem, Ore. / West Salem
44 Rob Brown 10-5 Jr. Medford, Ore. / South Medford
17 Jake Buzzetta 10-5 Fr. Hollister, Calif. / San Benito
42 Ryan Caffall 11-5 Jr. Newberg, Ore. / Whitworth
81 Brandon Carpenter 11-5 So. Redmond, Ore. / Redmond
81 Kyle Carpenter 2-6 Sr. The Dalles, Ore. / U. Oregon
26 Dan Carter 11-5 Fr. Gig Harbor, Wash. / Gig Harbor
2 George Carter 4-6 Sr. Salem, Ore. / South Salem
95 Brock Cote 3-6 Fr. Kirkland, Wash. / Lake Washington
25 Ian Crosby 0-6 Fr. Salem, Ore. / South Salem
20 Pete Cruickshank 7-5 So. Cashmere, Wash. / Cashmere
58 Jeff Denney 3-6 So. Scottsdale, Ariz. / Brophy Prep
63 Dwight Donaldson 1-6 Sr. Tacoma, Wash. / Stadium
5 Brett Elliott 3-6 Jr. Lake Oswego, Ore. / U. Utah
62 Zac Elliott 2-6 Fr. Sutherlin, Ore. / Sutherlin
27 Puni Ellis 10-5 Sr. Kailua, Hawaii / Kamehameha
87 Eric Fischer 5-6 So. Medford, Ore. / South Medford
96 Stan Fisher 2-6 So. Kailua, Hawaii / Punahou
45 Zach Fleming 2-6 Sr. Peoria, Ariz. / Sunrise Mountain
72 Drew Fogg 2-6 Fr. Wilsonville, Ore. / Wilsonville
93 Chad Foglesong 4-6 So. Centralia, Wash. / Centralia
4 Thomas Ford 9-5 Sr. Seattle, Wash. / Mountlake Terrace
7 Kevin Foreman 3-6 Sr. Medford, Ore. / North Medford
25 Andy Galpin 8-5 Sr. Rochester, Wash. / Rochester
10 Jesse Gibson 7-5 Fr. Tualatin, Ore. / Tualatin
74 Kyle Gibson 3-6 Sr. Eugene, Ore. / South Eugene
59 Zack Goldberg 2-6 Fr. Angels Camp, Calif. / Bret Harte
54 Michael Greenberg 2-6 Jr. Vancouver, Wash. / Mountain View
21 O.J. Gulley 10-5 Sr. Portland, Ore. / Reynolds
3 Brandon Hazenberg 11-5 Jr. Newberg, Ore. / Newberg
13 Nelson Helland 1-6 Fr. Gresham, Ore. / Centennial
50 Brody Hess 1-6 So. Keizer, Ore. / McNary
10 Eric Hillison 10-5 Sr. Beaverton, Ore. / Beaverton
77 James Holan 6-6 Jr. Mill Valley, Calif. / Tamalpais
79 Eric Holtgraves 5-6 Sr. Tualatin, Ore. / Tualatin
75 Sean Horning 0-6 Jr. Peoria, Ariz. / Centennial
44 Ryan Ishizu 8-5 Fr. Pukalani, Hawaii / Maui
6 Riley Jenkins 0-6 Sr. Salem, Ore. / Oregon State
63 Grant Jones 0-6 Fr. Newport, Ore. / Newport
65 Jimmy Joyce 3-6 Fr. Beaveton, Ore. / Beaverton
84 Tyler Kaluza 0-6 So. Issaquah, Wash / Skyline
52 Kevin Kauweloa 0-6 So. Waianae, Hawaii / Waianae
60 Drew Kehoe 3-6 Sr. West Linn, Ore. / West Linn
59 John Kemper 2-6 So. Gresham, Ore. / Sam Barlow
11 Rob Kerns 2-6 So. Potlatch, Idaho / Whitworth College
91 Mike Ketler 0-6 Jr. Salem, Ore. / South Salem
78 Jacob Kleffner 0-6 So. Tigard, Ore. / Jesuit
71 Danny Kleiber 3-6 So. Sammamish, Wash. / Skyline
26 Mordechai Kotler 8-5 Sr. Fountain Valley, Calif. / Fountain Valley
4 Natty Krauss 11-5 Fr. Selma, Ore. / Illinois Valley
98 Jeff Kutter 2-6 Fr. Banks, Ore. / Banks
20 Carl Lam 8-5 Fr. Kamuela, Hawaii / Hawaii Prep
41 Reece Lamson 11-5 So. Corning, Calif. / Feather River C.C.
3 Clint Languemi 0-6 Jr. Elk Grove, Calif. / Elk Grove
1 Scott Lasswell 10-5 So. Tigard, Ore. / Tigard
18 Brad Lau 9-5 So. Kamuela, Hawaii / Hawaii Prep
23 Tyler Legary 0-6 So. University Place, Wash. / Knox College
24 Chet Lemon 11-5 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. / Campbellsville U.
57 Matt Lowe 2-6 Fr. Beaverton, Ore. / Beaverton
66 Jake Lucey 4-6 Jr. Keizer, Ore. / McNary
64 Joe Mannix 0-6 Fr. Canby, Ore. / Canby
18 Travis Masters 8-5 So. Elk Grove, Calif. / Elk Grove
38 Stefan Matheny 0-6 Jr. Lexington, Ore. / Heppner
89 Martin Mays 2-6 So. Lake Oswego, Ore. / Lake Oswego
33 Mitch McClelland 0-6 Fr. Tigard, Ore. / Tigard
95 Matt McCullough 2-6 Fr. Hillsboro, Ore. / Glencoe
73 Rob McCullough 5-6 Jr. Irvine, Calif. / University
29 Brad McKechnie 11-5 Sr. Puyallup, Wash. / Rogers
16 Brian Mehl 0-6 So. Eugene, Ore. / Churchill
16 D.J. Meier 1-6 Fr. Salem, Ore. / McKay
55 Chris Miles 2-6 Sr. Junction City, Ore. / Junction City
93 Gus Morrison 1-6 Fr. San Francisco, Calif. / George Washington
80 Reid Muller 1-6 Fr. Portland, Ore. / Franklin
14 Lance Nelson 11-5 Fr. Clackamas, Ore. / Clackamas
94 Scott Olsen 2-6 Fr. St. Helens, Ore. / St. Helens
28 Brandon Olson 0-6 So. Wilsonville, Ore. / Wilsonville
68 Andrew O'Neal 3-6 Jr. Tigard, Ore. / Tigard
9 Josh Ort 11-5 Jr. Silverton, Ore. / Silverton
38 Chris Parrette 9-5 Fr. Fremont, Calif. / Bellarmine Prep
51 Chris Pelow 1-6 So. Eugene, Ore. / Sheldon
48 Louis Penn 0-6 Fr. Troutdale, Ore. / Reynolds
46 Bryan Pereboom 11-5 Jr. Prescott, Ariz. / Prescott
52 Brandon Petersen 1-6 Sr. Lake Oswego, Ore. / Lake Oswego
89 Jacob Peterson 0-6 Fr. Myrtle Point, Ore. / Myrtle Point
41 Sean Radford 8-5 Fr. Myrtle Creek, Ore. / South Umpqua
53 Drew Ragan 11-5 Fr. Bellevue, Wash. / Sammamish
66 Lance Reem 8-5 Fr. Burbank, Calif. / Ribet Academy
98 Mike Richardson 0-6 Fr. Salem, Ore. / McKay
82 Colby Riddle 2-6 Fr. Lake Oswego, Ore. / U. Oregon
27 Derek Robinson 11-5 Fr. Marcola, Ore. / Mohawk
11 Cam Rogers 3-6 Jr. Tacoma, Wash. / Wilson
37 Phil Rombach 2-6 Jr. Portland, Ore. / Jesuit
36 Joe Romero 1-6 Jr. Melba, Idaho / Melba
2 Ed Rosario 7-5 Fr. Newberg, Ore. / Newberg
67 Kiki Sagoian 1-6 Sr. Kirkland, Wash. / Lake Washington
15 Trevor Scharer 4-6 So. Salem, Ore. / McKay
69 Zach Schumpert 1-6 Jr. Monroe, Wash. / Monroe
90 Joe Seifert 0-6 Fr. Canby, Ore. / Canby
76 Colby Shaffer 2-6 Jr. Tumwater, Wash. / Tumwater
13 Ryan Smith 9-5 Fr. Stanwood, Wash. / Stanwood
33 Ty Smith 8-5 Sr. Dallas, Ore. / Dallas
7 Eric Snow 1-6 Fr. Twin Falls, Idaho / Twin Falls
49 Nik Soo 0-6 So. Kamuela, Hawaii / Kamehameha
15 Ty Stanley 11-5 Fr. Vancouver, Wash. / Columbia River
92 Matt Steffens 3-6 So. Yuba City, Calif. / Yuba City
35 Keone Tawata 11-5 So. Honolulu, Hawaii / Radford
30 Chris Thorpe 9-5 Fr. Kanoehe, Hawaii / Radford
56 Brandon Tom 2-6 Jr. Kailua, Hawaii / Kamehameha
46 Tim Vaughan 9-5 Fr. Haines, Ore. / Baker
85 Joey Vieceli 1-6 So. Issaquah, Wash. / Skyline
82 Josh Vierra 11-5 So. Kaneohe, Hawaii / Kamehameha
62 Matt Wakeford-Evans 1-6 Fr. Sacramento, Calif. / Del Oro
48 Garrett Wales 0-6 Jr. Bend, Ore. / Mountain View
24 Travis Warneke 11-5 Fr. Portland, Ore. / Reynolds
83 Kyle Warner 2-6 So. Vancouver, Wash. / Mountain View
86 Tyler Weaver 10-5 Fr. Keizer, Ore. / McNary
19 James Wilson 2-6 Sr. Springfield, Ore. / Thurston
54 Kris Wood 3-6 Fr. Banks, Ore. / Banks
39 Andrew Woods 1-6 So. Portland, Ore. / Grant
23 Phil Zahn 0-6 Fr. Newberg, Ore. / Newberg
36 Alex Zerzan 9-5 Fr. Eugene, Ore. / Marist

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References

^ ^a ^b "2004 Football Schedule". Linfield University. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Linfield makes short work of Western Oregon". Statesman Journal. September 12, 2004. pp. 1B, 5B – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Linfield heads East for first time". Statesman Journal. September 18, 2004. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "Big day for Elliott boosts Linfield". Statesman Journal. September 19, 2004. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Elliott leads Linfield in rout over Rowan". Home News Tribune. November 12, 2004. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "Linfield steamrolls Occidental". Statesman Journal. December 5, 2004. pp. B1, B5 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "Mission accomplished". Statesman Journal. December 19, 2004. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Linfield 40, PLU 21". Statesman Journal. October 3, 2004. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Linfield outlasts Whitworth in offensive showdown, remains undefeated". Statesman Journal. October 10, 2004. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Linfield 56, Southern Oregon 34". Statesman Journal. October 17, 2004. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Linfield 35, Puget Sound 16". Statesman Journal. October 24, 2004. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Linfield 69, Menlo 13". Statesman Journal. October 31, 2004. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Linfield 62, Lewis & Clark 7". Statesman Journal. November 7, 2004. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
^ Reid English (November 14, 2004). "Linfield wins NWC showdown". Statesman Journal. pp. B1, B6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Gary Horowitz (November 28, 2004). "Wildcats overwhelm Eagles". Statesman Journal. pp. 1B, 4B – via Newspapers.com.
^ "2004 Football Roster". Linfield University. Retrieved October 24, 2021.

[t04-1] "2004 Football Schedule". Linfield University. Retrieved October 23, 2021.

[WOr-2] "Linfield makes short work of Western Oregon". Statesman Journal. September 12, 2004. pp. 1B, 5B – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Linfield heads East for first time". Statesman Journal. September 18, 2004. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.

[SP-4] "Big day for Elliott boosts Linfield". Statesman Journal. September 19, 2004. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.

[Rowan-5] "Elliott leads Linfield in rout over Rowan". Home News Tribune. November 12, 2004. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.

[Occi-6] "Linfield steamrolls Occidental". Statesman Journal. December 5, 2004. pp. B1, B5 – via Newspapers.com.

[Stagg-7] "Mission accomplished". Statesman Journal. December 19, 2004. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "Linfield 40, PLU 21". Statesman Journal. October 3, 2004. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "Linfield outlasts Whitworth in offensive showdown, remains undefeated". Statesman Journal. October 10, 2004. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "Linfield 56, Southern Oregon 34". Statesman Journal. October 17, 2004. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.

[11] "Linfield 35, Puget Sound 16". Statesman Journal. October 24, 2004. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.

[12] "Linfield 69, Menlo 13". Statesman Journal. October 31, 2004. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.

[13] "Linfield 62, Lewis & Clark 7". Statesman Journal. November 7, 2004. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.

[14] Reid English (November 14, 2004). "Linfield wins NWC showdown". Statesman Journal. pp. B1, B6 – via Newspapers.com.

[15] Gary Horowitz (November 28, 2004). "Wildcats overwhelm Eagles". Statesman Journal. pp. 1B, 4B – via Newspapers.com.

[16] "2004 Football Roster". Linfield University. Retrieved October 24, 2021.

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