2021 Wartburg Knights football team

2021 Wartburg Knights football
ConferenceAmerican Rivers Conference
Record7–3 (6–2 ARC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Wheeler (11th season)
Defensive coordinatorMatt Tschetter (1st season)
Home stadiumWalston-Hoover Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2022 →
2021 American Rivers Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Central (IA) $^   8 – 0     12 – 1  
Coe   6 – 2     8 – 2  
Wartburg   6 – 2     7 – 3  
Dubuque   5 – 3     6 – 4  
Buena Vista   4 – 4     5 – 5  
Loras   4 – 4     4 – 6  
Nebraska Wesleyan   2 – 6     4 – 6  
Simpson (IA)   1 – 7     1 – 9  
Luther   0 – 8     0 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2021 Wartburg Knights football team represented Wartburg College as a member of the American Rivers Conference (ARC) during the 2021 NCAA Division III football season. Led by first-year head coach Chris Winter, the Knights opened the season and Winters tenure with a win.[1] They opened conference play with a win over Coe[2] but finished the season with an overall record of 7–3 and a mark of 6–2 in the ARC, placing second.[3] The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.[4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 47:00 p.m.Monmouth (IL)*No. 18
W 44–31,500
September 111:00 p.m.at Gustavus Adolphus*No. 15
L 18–271,743
September 251:00 p.m.Coe
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 24–492,500
October 21:00 p.m.at No. 13 Central (IA)
L 24–492,000
October 91:30 p.m.Lorasdagger
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 58–213,200
October 161:00 p.m.at Luther
W 67–0405
October 231:00 p.m.Dubuque
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 27–72,100
October 301:00 p.m.at Buena Vista
L 20–24615
November 61:00 p.m.Nebraska Wesleyan
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 50–14650
November 131:00 p.m.at Simpson
W 55–231,094

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Awards and honors

All-Conference
Player Position Team Year
Eli Barrett DB 1 SR
Antonio Santillan LB 1 SR
Hunter Clasen RB 1 JR
Ethan Lape OG 1 SR
JoJo McNair DB 2 SR
Jordan Downing DL 2 JR
Freddie Hosch DL 2 SR
Owen Grover LB 2 JR
JoJo McNair RS 2 SR
Ben Bryant RS HM So
Jace Moore OB HM SR
HM = Honorable mention. Reference:[6]

References

  1. ^ "Wartburg rolls in season opener". September 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Wartburg opens A-R-C play with win over Coe". September 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Central pulls away from Wartburg for 49-24 win". October 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Wartburg Facilities". go-knights.net. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  5. ^ "2021 Football Schedule". Wartburg College Athletics Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  6. ^ "Central's Hawkins, Durbala, and McMartin Highlight A-R-C All-Conference Football Selections".


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