2010 Wartburg Knights football team

2010 Wartburg Knights football
IIAC champion
NCAA Division III First Round, L 20–28 vs. Bethel (MN)
Conference	Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Ranking
AFCA	No. 11
D3Football.com	No. 12
Record	10–1 (8–0 IIAC)
Head coach	Rick Willis (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Wheeler (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Joel Dettwiler (3rd season)
Home stadium	Walston-Hoover Stadium

2010 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 Wartburg $^		8	–	0					10	–	1
No. 14 Coe ^		7	–	1					9	–	2
Central (IA)		6	–	2					8	–	2
Loras		4	–	4					5	–	5
Luther		4	–	4					5	–	5
Dubuque		3	–	5					4	–	6
Buena Vista		2	–	6					3	–	7
Simpson (IA)		2	–	6					2	–	8
Cornell (IA)		0	–	8					0	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com

The 2010 Wartburg Knights football team represented Wartburg College as a member of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 2010 NCAA Division III football season. Led by Rick Willis in his 12th season as head coach, the Knights began the season with high hopes to return to the top of the conference with a veteran team.[1] The Knights compiled an overall record of 10–1 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, finishing atop the IIAC for the 12th time and completing their first undefeated regular season since 2003. They earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs, losing at home to the eventual national semifinalist Bethel Royal in the first round. During the season head coach Rick Willis earned his 100th career coaching victory with a win against Buena Vista.[2] The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.[3]

Schedule

Wartburg's 2010 regular season scheduled consisted of five home and five away games.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.	No. 17 Monmouth (IL)*		Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly,IA	W 35–28	4,150
September 10	1:00 p.m.	at Gustavus Adolphus*		Hollingsworth Field St. Peter,MN	W 27–6	3,223
September 18	1:00 p.m.	Cornell (IA)		Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA	W 34–14	2,000
September 25	1:00 p.m.	Loras		Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA	W 34–0	2,123
October 9	1:00 p.m.	at Buena Vista		J. Leslie Rollins Stadium Storm Lake, IA	W 28–0	4,215
October 16	1:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Coe		Clark Field Cedar Rapids, IA	W 31–21	5,189
October 23	1:30 p.m.	Dubuque	No. 13	Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA	W 55–17	3,115
October 30	1:00 p.m.	Luther	No. 13	Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA	W 24–18	3,057
November 6	1:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Central (IA)	No. 13	Schipper Stadium Pella, IA	W 20–17	3,000
November 13	1:00 p.m.	at Simpson	No. 13	Buxton Stadium Indianola, IA	W 27–14	423
November 19	2:00 p.m.	No. 14 Bethel (MN)*	No. 11	Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA (NCAA Division III First Round)	L 20–28	3,100
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from D3Football.com Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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References

1. [e-mail], JIM NELSON. "Wartburg media day: Knight gridders aim for return to the top". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
2. "Knights remain unbeaten, topple BV". October 9, 2010.
3. "Wartburg Facilities". go-knights.net. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
4. "2010 Football Schedule". Wartburg College Athletics Athletics. Retrieved January 31, 2023.