This photo is amazingly clear. It was taken when football games at Maxwell Field were played at night under poor illumination. Note the white powdered/crushed limestone which the PLU running back kicked up after crossing a yard line.
'Cats Blank Lutes;
Win Coach's 100th
By Dick Fishback
Sports writer, The Oregonian
McMinnville (Special) -- Coach Paul Durham called this year's Linfield Wildcats a question-mark team with little game experience at quarterback and some shaky spots elsewhere.
But it might be a little hard to convince a band of thoroughly beaten Pacific Lutheran gridders, who collapsed, 17-0, before the Wildcats Saturday night at Maxwell Field.
It was Durham's 100th career victory at Linfield against 46 defeats and 10 ties and the manner in which it was fashioned couldn't have been better.
For one thing, the victors game up with a stellar second line
quarterback, if he can be called that. Mike Barrow was a scrambling powerhouse, despite his 5-10 stature and 150-pound frame.
The slender Prineville grad completed an amazing 14 of 23 passes for 121 yards, filling the gap created by the absence of the still-ailing Terry Durham, who came in for just one play.
And his surprisingly deft execution helped spring loose Linfield backs, especially shifty LeRoy Fails, who picked 67 yards in 18 carries.
When the pair wasn't furnishing the fire power, lightning-quick wingback Rogers Ishizu and kicking find Tim Kubli were adding fuel.
Ishizu caught seven of Barrow's passes for 77 yards and ran back a PLU punt 52-yards for the winner's first touchdown. Prior to that Kubli, a freshman stroked a perfect 24-yard field goal and later added a pair of extra points.
It was a battle of defending conference champions, Linfield of the Northwest and PLU of the Evergreen. The Lutes' loss ended a streak of six victories (over Linfield), and made their entry against official NWC competition a disappointment.
Penalties Hurt Lutes
Ruinous penalties in key situations for motion, holding, clipping and the like halted the losers time after time. And fine passer Tony Lister was the victim of numerous dropped passes. At that, he completed eight of 22.
Speedy Les Rucker led the Pacific Lutheran ground attack with 45 yards in nine carries. Linfield's offense didn't catch fire until late in the first period and Kubli's field goal capped a march from the PLU 45 with just five seconds gone in the second.
The Lutes drove from their own 24 to the Linfield 27 just after that but the offense died there. With 2:41 remaining in the half the 'Cats added seven more points on Ishizu's romp and picked up their final score in the fourth period on an eight-yard pass from Barrow to Brian Carter.
Pacific Luth: 0 .. 0 .. 0 .. 0 = 0
Linfield: 0 .. 10 .. 0 .. 0 .. 7 = 17
Linf - FG Kubli 24
Linf - Ishizu 52 punt return (Kubli kick)
Linf - Carter 8 pass (Kubli kick)
First downs -- P 12 -- Linf 16
Rushing yds -- P 89 -- Linf 108
Passing yds -- P 86 -- Linf 121
Passes -- P -- Linf
Passes intcp by -- P 1 -- Linf 2
Punts -- P 5-35.8 -- Linf 5-35.4
Fumbles lost -- P 1 -- Linf 0
Yds penalized -- P 50 -- Linf 55
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Mike Smithey, a 1968 McMinnville High School and 1972 Linfield grad, said, "I was there, a 14- year-old high school student who had recently moved to McMinnville. Rogers Ishizu was amazing. It was my first Wildcat football game."
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Below are pages from printed program below and the Sept. 17, 1965, Oregonian advance of the game. Click on each photo to see a larger version.
The program cover says the PLU at Linfield game was "Homecoming," it was not. On page 2 the program correctly lists the Oct. 23, 1965, game vs. Whitman as the Homecoming contest. (Linfield beat Whitman, 62-16.)
FROM THE HAACK ARCHIVES: PAGE FROM THUR., SEPT. 23, 1965, LINFIELD REVIEW
Thanks on Dec. 4, 2020, to
Nancy Steinbach Haack and the archives of Bob and Nancy Haack for this page
from the Thur., Sept. 23, 1965 Linfield Review student newspaper.
See story by Dave Adair and
photo by Rusty Rae covering the PLU (then called the "Knights," not
"Lutes") vs. Linfield football game played the night of Saturday,
Sept. 18, 1965, on Linfield's Maxwell Field. Linfield won, 17-0. It gave Paul
Durham, Linfield head football coach, his 100th collegiate football coaching
win, all with the Linfield Wildcats.
Note ads in left hand corner:
Tommy's Cycle Shop --
Located in downtown McMinnville at 634 Third St., McMinnville. In 2020, Tommy's
moved to what used to be Hopscotch Toys (formerly Lon Dee Flowers) at the
corner of 99W/SE Baker Street & SE First Street.
Belveal's Ice Cream --
Before it was Belveal's Ice Cream it was Trill’s Ice Cream. After it was
Belveal's it became Alf’s Ice Cream & Burgers. Same location. Three
different businesses.
WILDCATS
NAB VICTORY NO. 100 FOR COACH DURHAM
By Dave
Adair, Linfield Review, Thur., Sept. 23, 1965,
Photo
cutline: Dodger Roger Gains Ground – Linfield FLANKERBACK #12 Rogers Ishizu, an
offensive standout for the ‘Cats, cuts upfield with a pass reception. On the
right in the photo is #84 Ray Taylor, an end. Linfield Review photo by Rusty
Rae.
Coach Paul Durham attained the century mark in victories Saturday
night when the Wildcats defeated the Knights of Pacific Lutheran University.
The 17-0 victory gave Coach Durham a record of 100 wins, 46 losses and 10 ties
since he took over the job of head coach of the Wildcats in 1948.
The action began in the first quarter when the Wildcats ran
the kick off back to the 21 yard line. No penetrating drives were started until
the Cats took control of the ball late in the period after a fourth down punt
by the Knights rolled dead on their own 45 yard line. A fine run by Ed Griffin
brought the ball to the 34 yard line The Wildcats were in scoring position
after Rogers lshizu snared a pass from quarterback Mike Barrow and took it down
to Pacific Lutheran's 11 yard line. The gun then went off signifying the end of
the first quarter.
At the other end of the field the 'Cats were unsuccessful on
their touchdown drive. On a fourth and goal situation Tim Kubli stepped in to
place a seven yard field goal between the uprights to give Linfield a 3-0 edge
over the Knights.
After the kickoff. the Knights were on their own 24 yard
line. Two sparkling runs by Len Rucker and one by Morris Blakenbaker gave
Pacific Lutheran two first downs. The, drive fizzled on the 30 yard line of the
Wildcats when the 'Cats sturdy defense held on a fourth down situation.
Rogers lshizu caught two passes from Barrow and Barrow
himself executed a very tricky quarterback sneak to give the Cats sizeable
gains. These were to no avail as the Linfield team ran out of petrol and the
Knights took over on their own 31 yard line. This set the stage for the second
tally by the Wildcats.
After an illegal use of the hands penalty made it fourth and
23, the Knights were forced to punt. The diminutive Ishizu took the ball on the
Knight’s 47 yard line and with the aid of a key block by Leroy Fails scampered
53 yards for the second addition to Linfield's side of the scoreboard. The
extra point attempt was good to continue Linfield's runaway by the score of
10-0.
When the 'Cats got the ball again, they started another
threatening drive. Outstanding catches were made by Brian Carter, Ray Taylor
and Ishizu. The drive was halted. however, when the gun sounded to end the
first half. Linfield went into the dressing room with a comfortable margin.
The third quarter saw the ball change hands many times
before the Wildcats started a drive from their own 20 yard line after a fourth
down punt by the Knights. Dazzling runs were made by Leroy Fails and Walt
Gebauer to give Linfield three first downs in the closing seconds of the third
quarter.
When the final period had begun, Linfield kept up their hard
running attack. After snaring a pass from Barrow, Ishisu ran the ball down to
Pacific Lutheran's 10 yard line On a second and goal situation, left end Carter
hauled in a pass from Barrow and bulled his way through two opponents for the score.
The extra point attempt was good and Linfield had pretty much put the game on ice
with a 17-0 score and but seven minutes left in the game.
The rest of the fourth quarter war marked by interceptions
and fumbles by both team. In the closing moments of the game, the Knights
started a penetrating drive. Due to the stalwart defense of the Wildcats, the
Knights were forced to hand over the ball with but a few seconds left in the
game Time ran out and Linfield wound up on top by the score of 17-0.
The win gave the Wildcats their 24th straight victory on the
home field. Their next game is at San Luis Obispo against Cal Poly. Next home
game is the Homecoming game against Whitman College on October 23 at 8:30 p.m.
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