Sat. afternoon 11 Nov 2023 in McMinnville. Whitworth beats Linfield 28-24 for NW Conf football championship and automatic qualifier for NCAA playoffs. Whitworth has no losses this season. Linfield has one loss. Only way Linfield would have made playoffs is if the NCAA picked two teams from NW Conf and sent its second place team (Linfield) on the road in the opening round. That did not happen. Thx DW for part of bracket. Thanks to GH and TB for photos/videos.