In the
Sept. 11, 2020, edition of the McMinnville N-R, Rusty Rae
asked, “Which Oregon football team is undefeated against Boise State?”
He answered: “…Linfield University (nee college), which beat
the highly favored Broncos in Boise by a 17-7 score” in Ad Rutschman’s first game as Linfield head football coach
“Rutschman recalled that at the time Boise was in its first
year at a four-year school and had led an outstanding junior college program,
sending many players to the University of Oregon and other four year institutions.
“ ‘I was still in the process of installing my offense and
defense – teaching both coaches and players. We had a tremendous defensive
effort with linebackers Roy Umeno
and Virgil Ripley dominating the
Boise offensive effort,’ ” he recalled.
