2019 Wartburg Knights football team

2019 Wartburg Knights football
ARC co-champion
ConferenceAmerican Rivers Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 13
D3Football.comNo. 14
Record10–2 (7–1 ARC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Wheeler (10th season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Winter (9th season)
Home stadiumWalston-Hoover Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2021 →
2019 American Rivers Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 17 Central (IA) +^   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 14 Wartburg +^   7 – 1     10 – 2  
Dubuque   6 – 2     7 – 3  
Coe   5 – 3     6 – 4  
Loras   4 – 4     5 – 5  
Simpson (IA)   4 – 4     5 – 5  
Buena Vista   1 – 7     3 – 7  
Nebraska Wesleyan   1 – 7     3 – 7  
Luther   1 – 7     1 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com

The 2019 Wartburg Knights football team represented Wartburg College as a member of the American Rivers Conference (ARC) during the 2019 NCAA Division III football season. Led by Rick Willis in his 21st season, the Knights compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the ARC title with the Central Dutch and earning an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs.[1][2] There, the Knights defeated Hope in the first round before losing to eventual national runner-up, Wisconsin–Whitewater, in the second round.[3] The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.[4]

Schedule

Wartburg's 2019 regular season scheduled consisted of five home and five away games.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 71:00 p.m.at Greenville*
W 60–21500
September 147:00 p.m.Monmouth (IL)*
W 38–91,323
September 211:00 p.m.at Luther
W 62–101,105
September 281:00 p.m.DubuqueNo. 20
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 42–252,450
October 51:00 p.m.at Buena VistaNo. 20
W 48–27320
October 121:30 p.m.Nebraska WesleyandaggerNo. 18
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 61–74,325
October 191:00 p.m.at SimpsonNo. 14
W 29–154,100
November 21:00 p.m.at CoeNo. 12
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 21–72,535
November 91:00 p.m.at Central (IA)No. 11
L 56–57 OT3,000
November 161:00 p.m.LorasNo. 24
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 48–71,500
November 2312:00 p.m.at Hope*No. 22
W 41–32,384
November 3012:00 p.m.at No. 7 Wisconsin–Whitewater*No. 22
L 28–41516

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Awards and honors

Individual awards
Player Award
Nic Vetter AFCA 1st team All-American
AP 1st team All-American
Reference:
All-Conference
Player Position Team Year
JoJo McNair DB 1 Jr
Jason Fisher DL 1 SR
Antonio Santillan LB 1 So
Kolin Schulte WR 1 SR
Nic Vetter OL 1 SR
Eli Barrett DB 2 SR
Cedric Dobbins DB 2 SR
Noah Dodd QB 2 SR
Ethan Lape OL 2 JR
John Patrick OL 2 SR
Hunter Clasen RB HM FR
HM = Honorable mention. Reference: [6]

References

  1. ^ "College football: Wartburg lands at-large NCAA playoff berth". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. December 23, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "College football: Wartburg rolls to share of ARC title". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. December 22, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "Hope crashes out of Division III playoffs in 41-3 loss to Wartburg". The Detroit News. November 23, 2019.
  4. ^ "Wartburg Facilities". go-knights.net. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  5. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Wartburg College Athletics Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  6. ^ "Coe's Rickard, Central's Hawkins and McMartin Highlight A-R-C All-Conference Football Selections". rollrivers.com. American Rivers Conference. Retrieved December 26, 2023.


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