2019 Wartburg Knights football team

2019 Wartburg Knights football
2019 Wartburg Knights football
ARC co-champion
NCAA Division III Second Round, L 28–41 at Wisconsin–Whitewater
Conference	American Rivers Conference
Ranking
AFCA	No. 13
D3Football.com	No. 14
Record	10–2 (7–1 ARC)
Head coach	Rick Willis (21st season);
Offensive coordinator	Matt Wheeler (10th season)
Defensive coordinator	Chris Winter (9th season)
Home stadium	Walston-Hoover Stadium
	Seasons ← 2018 2021 →

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]

AFCANo. 13

D3Football.comNo. 14

Record10–2 (7–1 ARC)

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2019 American Rivers Conference football standings
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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

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 7	1:00 p.m.	at Greenville*		Francis Field Greenville, IL	W 60–21	500
September 14	7:00 p.m.	Monmouth (IL)*		Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA	W 38–9	1,323
September 21	1:00 p.m.	at Luther		Carlson Stadium Decorah, IA	W 62–10	1,105
September 28	1:00 p.m.	Dubuque	No. 20	Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA	W 42–25	2,450
October 5	1:00 p.m.	at Buena Vista	No. 20	J. Leslie Rollins Stadium and Peterson Field Storm Lake, IA	W 48–27	320
October 12	1:30 p.m.	Nebraska Wesleyan	No. 18	Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA	W 61–7	4,325
October 19	1:00 p.m.	at Simpson	No. 14	Buxton Stadium Indianola, IA	W 29–15	4,100
November 2	1:00 p.m.	at Coe	No. 12	Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA	W 21–7	2,535
November 9	1:00 p.m.	at Central (IA)	No. 11	Schipper Stadium Pella, IA	L 56–57 ^OT	3,000
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Loras	No. 24	Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA	W 48–7	1,500
November 23	12:00 p.m.	at Hope*	No. 22	Ray & Sue Smith Stadium Holland, Michigan (NCAA Division III First Round)	W 41–3	2,384
November 30	12:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Wisconsin–Whitewater*	No. 22	Perkins Stadium Whitewater, WI (NCAA Division III Second Round)	L 28–41	516
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from D3Football.com Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Player	Award
Nic Vetter	AFCA 1st team All-American AP 1st team All-American
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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]

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