Linfield opens its 2019 football season
Sept. 14, in Glassboro, New Jersey (24 miles from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
versus Rowan University.
It’s easy to assume in that game will
be played the furthest east from McMinnville location in the history of Wildcat
football.
Almost. See the listings below
compiled by Wildcatville.
Furthest east Linfield football games:
1 -- 2,935.5 miles McMinnville to Dover, Delaware
Dover, Del., 2011, vs. Wesley
2 -- 2,935.3 miles McMinnville to Glassboro, New
Jersey
Glassboro, N. J., to be played 2019,
vs. Rowan
3 -- 2,914 miles McMinnville to Chester,
Pennsylvania
Chester, Pa., 2014, vs. Widener
4 -- 2,825 miles McMinnville to Augusta, Georgia
Augusta, Ga., 1965 vs. Saint
John's (Minnesota)
5 -- 2,804 miles McMinnville to Salem, Virginia
Salem, Va., 2004, vs. Mary
Hardin-Baylor (Texas)
6 -- 2,497 miles McMinnville to Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio, 2013, Case
Western Reserve
7 -- 2,153 miles McMinnville to Seguin, Texas
Seguin, Texas 1974 vs. Texas
Lutheran
8 -- 2,081 miles McMinnville to Whitewater,
Wisconsin
Whitewater, Wisc., 2009, vs. Univ
of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Whitewater, Wisc., 2013, vs. Univ
of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Whitewater, Wisc., 2014, vs. Univ
of Wisconsin-Whitewater
9 -- 2,068 miles McMinnville to Belton, Texas
Belton, Texas, 2014, vs. Mary
Hardin-Baylor
Belton, Texas, 2016, vs. Mary
Hardin-Baylor (first game)
Belton, Texas, 2016, vs. Mary
Hardin-Baylor (second game)
Belton, Texas, 2017, vs. Mary
Hardin-Baylor
10 -- 1,990 miles McMinnville to Stevens Point,
Wisconsin
Stevens Point, Wisconsin, 2004,
vs. Univ of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
11 -- 1,892 miles McMinnville to Abilene, Texas
Abilene, Texas, 2006, vs.
Hardin-Simmons
Abilene, Texas, 2008, vs.
Hardin-Simmons
Abilene, Texas, 2013, vs.
Hardin-Simmons
Abilene, Texas, 2016, vs.
Hardin-Simmons
12 -- 1,812 miles McMinnville to Midland, Texas
Midland, Texas, 1965 vs. Sul Ross
State (Texas)
13 -- 1,784 miles McMinnville to St. Paul,
Minnesota
St. Paul, Minnesota, 2010, vs.
St. Thomas
St. Paul, Minnesota, 2015, vs.
St. Thomas
14 -- 1,701 miles McMinnville to Collegeville,
Minnesota
Collegeville, Minn., 2003 vs.
Saint John's (Minnesota)
15 -- 1,545 miles McMinnville to Fargo, North
Dakota
Fargo, N.D., 1964 vs. Concordia
(Minnesota)
16 – 707 miles McMinnville to Helena, Montana
Helena, Mont., vs. Carroll
(Montana)
FURTHEST WEST
=2,561 McMinnville to Honolulu
Honolulu, Hawaii, 1967, 1968, 1969,
1970, 1971 and 1972 vs. University of Hawaii-Manoa