| Willamette Bearcats | |
|---|---|
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| University | Willamette University |
| Conference | Northwest Conference |
| NCAA | Division III |
| Athletic director | Rob Passage |
| Location | Salem, Oregon |
| Varsity teams | 20 |
| Football stadium | McCulloch Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Cone Field House |
| Mascot | Blitz |
| Nickname | Bearcats |
| Fight song | Fight Bearcats Fight |
| Colors | Cardinal and gold[1] |
| Website | www |
The Willamette Bearcats are the athletic teams of Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, United States. Competing at the non-scholarship National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III level, the school fields twenty teams. Most teams compete in the Northwest Conference with their primary rivals being Linfield College. The main athletic venues of the school are McCulloch Stadium, Cone Field House, and Roy S. "Spec" Keene Stadium. Willamette moved to the NCAA's Division III in 1998 after previously being a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) institution.[2] The 1993, men's basketball team won the school's only team national championship, while the 1997 football team lost in the national championship game.
- ^ "Bearcat Logos – Willamette University". Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ^ Earley, Steve. "Big-time problems looming: Focus on Small Colleges", The Oregonian, November 27, 1997, p. D2.