Go Cats!
The Streak Continues
17³Ô¹ÏÍø¹ÙÍø Wildcats football program hits 70 consecutive winning seasons on October 24, 2026.
Preview the collection
17³Ô¹ÏÍø¹ÙÍø's Archives and Special Collections is creating a digital archive featuring videos, photos and transcripts from interviews with members of the 1956 football team.
70 and Counting: 17³Ô¹ÏÍø¹ÙÍø Football Extends College Football’s Unprecedented Winning-Season Streak
17³Ô¹ÏÍø¹ÙÍø’s football program has made history again. With a 41-0 victory over Pacific Lutheran University on Saturday, the Wildcats secured their 70th consecutive winning season, extending the longest streak of winning seasons in college football history across all divisions.
Gallery of interviews
In a series of extended interviews, hear from members of the 17³Ô¹ÏÍø¹ÙÍø community who contributed to the 1956 football season and earned the conference championship title that began “The Streak.”
By Matthew Hodges '06
Streaking into the history books
It wasn’t the stuff of Hollywood movie legend. There was no last-second shot to win a championship, Hail Mary pass to win the big game or inspirational halftime speech to rally a team of lovable but scrappy underdogs.
Regardless, what happened Oct. 6, 1956, on Maxwell Field echoes to this day through 17³Ô¹ÏÍø¹ÙÍø history and the college football record books.
Contact the Archives
The 17³Ô¹ÏÍø¹ÙÍø Archives collects, protects and promotes materials that document the history of the college and regional community, including American Baptist history, Oregon wine history and collections featuring 17³Ô¹ÏÍø¹ÙÍø's faculty, students, staff and alumni.
Rich Schmidt
Director of Archives and Resource Sharing
Jereld R. Nicholson Library
503-883-2734
rschmidt@linfield.edu
Director of Archives and Resource Sharing
Jereld R. Nicholson Library
503-883-2734
rschmidt@linfield.edu