WHAT IS LINFIELD COLLEGE FOOTBALL'S CONNECTION TO TAYLOR SWIFT?
In the 1970 season, Linfield had an 8-1 win-loss record. The only loss for the Wildcats was 19-17 in Honolulu to the UH (the University of Hawaii) on Nov. 14, 1970.
Quarterback DAVE WHITE (Class of 1971) talked to Wildcatville in October 2021 about the Linfield football game the night of Sat., Nov. 14, 1970, vs. the UH (University of Hawaii):
“We were undefeated. If we
win the game we'd likely be in the NAIA post-season playoffs. Linfield was NAIA
and Hawaii, a larger school, was NCAA. We lost 19-17. Near the end of that
game, we were close to the end zone with a chance to take the lead. 19 to 17
was the score. I was running for my life around the right end and drove for the
end zone and was knocked out of bounds. The next play or so I threw a pass to
wingback George Fink. He caught it in the end zone. TD! No wait, the defender
somehow reached around George and grabbed the ball and they fell to the ground.
George caught the ball and took a step or two before they fell to the ground.
The correct call was a TD! We beat Hawaii and go to the NAIA National Playoffs.
But we had a horrible call from the local Hawaiian ref. He said it was an
interception. No TD or a chance for golden toe Steve Davis to kick the winning
field goal. I was right there and it was a touchdown! The referee came from the
back corner of the end zone and had a poor line of sight. Coach Rutschman was
as mad as I had ever seen him and later diplomatically called it a ‘home
cooking’ call. That ‘homer’ call cost us an undefeated season and national
playoff berth.”
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WSJ Feb. 6, 2024
Scott Swift, her father, played a single season at the University of Hawaii before starting work in finance. His teammates from those days are only now discovering to whom he’s related.
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What is
Taylor Swift’s tie to UH (the University of Hawaii)?
University of Hawaiʻi News Nov. 28, 2023
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/11/28/taylor-swift-tie-to-uh/
Scott Swift suited up in green and white, colors that never go out of “Style,” for UH as a freshman center in 1970. He wasn’t “The Man,” but his team, which played in the old Honolulu Stadium (current Old Stadium Park in Mōʻiliʻili), went 9-2.
