On December 31st 2009, WC11 thought it would be good to review the first full decade of the realignment of the Northwest Conference (The NWC regrouped in 1996 as the Northwest Conference of Independent Colleges (NCIC) and then officially named back to the Northwest Conference in 1998). Two seasons have passed since that post and I thought it would be fun to see where the numbers currently stand after the past 12 seasons. (2000 - 2011)
There have been some slight changes in the numbers but it's mind blogging to see how dominate Linfield has been since the 2000 season. Over the past 12 seasons the 'Cats have only had 5 conference losses, an overall winning percentage of 85.2%, 14 playoff wins (the next closest NWC team has 3), 9 NWC titles, and an offense that averages 38.2 points per game while only giving up 17.5 points. That's flat out crazy to see just how incredibly consistent of a force this program has been not only on a regional level but as a national power.
When you look at the data of the past 12 years it's startling how far Linfield has pulled in front of the NWC contenders. A few have risen up for a season or two, but at the end of the day, Linfield is THE team to beat year after year. It's a tribute to all of the hard work by the Linfield staff, players, administration, and support folks who have made this program so great over the past 56 years. Keep it rolling 'Cats!
Decade Records (2000-11) (I've excluded Pacific from all the numbers below as they've only reinstated the program since 2010.)
Overall Record (Winning Percentage)
Linfield.............109-19 (85.2%)
Whitworth.........75-41 (64.7%)
PLU.................68-44 (60.7%)
Willamette........68-52 (56.7%)
UPS................31-78 (28.4%)
L&C................27-76 (26.2%)
NWC Record
Linfield............60-5 (92.3%)
Whitworth.......42-23 (64.6%)
PLU................39-26 (60.0%)
Willamette.......39-26 (60.0%)
L&C...............11-54 (18.3%)
UPS..............11-49 (16.9%)
Home Record
Linfield............61-8 (88.4%)
Whitworth......39-20 (66.1%)
Willamette......38-25 (60.3%)
PLU................32-22 (59.3%)
UPS................16-35 (31.4%)
L&C................17-38 (30.9%)
Road Record
Linfield..........48-11 (81.4%)
Whitworth.......36-21 (63.2%)
PLU...............36-22 (62.1%)
Willamette.....30-27 (52.6%)
UPS..............14-40 (25.9%)
L&C...............11-41 (21.1%)
Playoff Record
Linfield.........14-7
PLU.............3-2
Whitworth......1-2
Willamette.....1-2
NWC 1st Place Finishes
Linfield............9 (1 -tie)
Whitworth.......3 (1 -tie)
Willamette......1
PLU..............1 (1-tie)
Conference Honors (2000-11)
Coach Of The Year
Linfield..........8
Whitworth......3
Willamette......1
Offense Player of the Year
Linfield.........6
Whitworth.....4
Willamette....2
PLU..............2
Lewis & Clark...1
Defensive Player of the Year
Linfield........8
Whitworth....4
Willamette....4
PLU............ 2
NWC 1st Team Players
Linfield.......145
Willamette....76
Whitworth....59
PLU.............51
UPS.............18
L&C..............14
Team Statistics (Averages) (2000-11)
(I excluded the 2005 stats from L&C since they only played 4 non-conference games and canceled their NWC games. Their total numbers were divided against 11 season (rest of the teams total numbers are divided against the 12 previous seasons.)
Points Per Game
Linfield..........38.2 PPG
PLU...............29.8 PPG
Willamette......29.2 PPG
Whitworth......28.0 PPG
UPS...............21.6 PPG
L&C...............20.5 PPG
Points Allowed Per Game
Linfield..........17.5 PPG
Whitworth....21.5 PPG
PLU...............23.0 PPG
Willamette....23.1 PPG
UPS...............32.7 PPG
L&C...............40.1 PPG
Pass Offense Per Game
Linfield.........275.7 YPG
PLU..............241.0 YPG
Whitworth.....205.1 YPG
L&C..............203.4 YPG
UPS..............160.0 YPG
Willamette....121.3 YPG
Pass Defense Per Game
PLU..............190.5 YPG
Whitworth.....190.7 YPG
Linfield........191.1 YPG
L&C..............209.1 YPG
Willamette....209.8 YPG
UPS..............219.5 YPG
Rushing Offense Per Game
Willamette....255.8 YPG
UPS.............170.5 YPG
Whitworth....166.0 YPG
Linfield........160.3 YPG
PLU.............145.0 YPG
L&C.............133.0 YPG
Rushing Defense Per Game
Linfield........112.2 YPG
Willamette....128.9 YPG
Whitworth....150.4 YPG
PLU.............155.9 YPG
UPS.............173.6 YPG
L&C.............230.4 YPG
Total Offense Per Game
Linfield........436.0 YPG
PLU.............385.9 YPG
Willamette..377.1 YPG
Whitworth..371.1 YPG
L&C.............336.3 YPG
UPS.............330.6 YPG
Total Defense Per Game
Linfield........303.3 YPG
Whitworth....341.1 YPG
Willamette....342.4 YPG
PLU.............346.4 YPG
UPS.............393.4 YPG
L&C.............439.5 YPG
Avg. Sacks Per Season
Linfield........32.1
PLU.............23.7
Willamette....21.6
Whitworth....15.1
UPS.............12.7
L&C.............12.5
Avg. Turnover Margin Per Season
Linfield........+9.5
Whitworth...+8.2
Willamette...+5.4
PLU............0.0
UPS............-5.8
L&C...........-6.6
1 comment:
Great!
Simple fact we need the rest of the conference to be competitive - and not just with each other.
If we lose the conference to a better team we need that team to win a couple games in the playoffs.
So...first it's about TEAM - then it's got to be about conference.
OK, I'll settle for the NWC getting 2 teams in the playoffs. That would mean no more scheduling Scripts but the WIAC or ASC....and winning.
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