2024 Wartburg Knights football team
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| 2024 Wartburg Knights football | |
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ARC champion | |
NCAA Division III Third Round, L 14–24 vs Bethel (MN) | |
| Conference | American Rivers Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AFCA | No. 12 |
| D3Football.com | No. 13 |
| Record | 10–2 (8–0 ARC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Matt Wheeler (14th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Matt Tschetter (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Walston-Hoover Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Wartburg $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coe ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central (IA) | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dubuque | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simpson (IA) | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buena Vista | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loras | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Luther | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Wartburg Knights football team represents Wartburg College as a member of the American Rivers Conference (ARC) during the 2024 NCAA Division III football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Chris Winter, the Knights play home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.[1][2]
The Knights won their 20th conference championship and 3rd straight in 2024.[3] Their season would come to an end in the third round of the NCAA playoffs to Bethel (MN). Chris Winter was named the conference coach of the year for the 3rd straight year, along with Parker Rochford being named defensive player of the year(DPOY). The Knights have had the DPOY in the ARC 3 years running.
Wartburg's 2024 regular season schedule consists of four home, with six on the road.[4]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at Monmouth (IL)* | No. 4 |
| W 38–24 | 3150 |
| September 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Saint John's (MN)* | No. 5 | L 13–35 | 9,529 | |
| September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at Central (IA) | No. 13 |
| W 10–6 | 1,500 |
| September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Nebraska Wesleyan | No. 13 | W 34–0 | 2,301 | |
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Buena Vista | No. 16 |
| W 70–21 | 520 |
| October 19 | 1:30 p.m. | Simpson | No. 12 |
| W 46–21 | 6,125 |
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at Coe | No. 13 |
| W 14–7 | 2,156 |
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Luther | No. 12 |
| W 49–10 | 4,250 |
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Dubuque | No. 12 |
| W 24–14 | 1,250 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Loras | No. 11 |
| W 69–14 | 3,501 |
| November 30 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 7 Wisconsin–Platteville* | No. 11 |
| W 19–14 | 3,715 |
| December 7 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 21 Bethel (MN)* | No. 11 |
| L 14–24 | 5,214 |
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| D3football.com | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| AFCA | 4 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
