Thursday, May 15, 2008

Linfield football, Sports Illustrated Sept. 19, 1966

Linfield football, Sports Illustrated Sept. 19, 1966

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Sports Illustrated
September 19, 1966

Tough little LINFIELD began last season with only seven starters, butthe Wildcats hitched up their hip pads and went all the way to theNAIA finals. This year they have 16, including four All-NorthwestConference players. Quarterback Terry Durham completed 59 of 124passes for 767 yards, most of them to Roger Ishizu (34 catches for 381yards). Tackle Gene Forman is big (255) and fast, as is his defensivecounterpart, Jack Ostlund, 6 feet 4, 260. Everything will be decided,however, when powerful WILLAMETTE comes to McMinnville, Ore. on Nov.5.....

Note from Wildcatville:

--"Last season" (1965), Linfield won the NW Conference title and went onto play (lost to St. John's of Minnesota) in the NAIA championshipgame. In the 1966 season, Linfield finished with a 7-2 record whichincluded a 33-2 win over Willamette.

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