2019 Wartburg Knights football team
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2019 Wartburg Knights football | |
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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 |
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Offensive coordinator | Matt Wheeler (10th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Chris Winter (9th season) |
Home stadium | Walston-Hoover Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Wartburg's 2019 regular season scheduled consisted of five home and five away games.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at Greenville* |
| W 60–21 | 500 | |
September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Monmouth (IL)* |
| W 38–9 | 1,323 | |
September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at Luther |
| W 62–10 | 1,105 | |
September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Dubuque | No. 20 |
| W 42–25 | 2,450 |
October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at Buena Vista | No. 20 |
| W 48–27 | 320 |
October 12 | 1:30 p.m. | Nebraska Wesleyan | No. 18 |
| W 61–7 | 4,325 |
October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at Simpson | No. 14 |
| W 29–15 | 4,100 |
November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Coe | No. 12 |
| W 21–7 | 2,535 |
November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Central (IA) | No. 11 |
| L 56–57 OT | 3,000 |
November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Loras | No. 24 |
| W 48–7 | 1,500 |
November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at Hope* | No. 22 |
| W 41–3 | 2,384 |
November 30 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Wisconsin–Whitewater* | No. 22 |
| L 28–41 | 516 |
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Awards and honors
[edit]Player | Award |
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Nic Vetter | AFCA 1st team All-American AP 1st team All-American |
Reference: |
Player | Position | Team | Year |
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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
[edit]- ^ "College football: Wartburg lands at-large NCAA playoff berth". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. December 23, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ "College football: Wartburg rolls to share of ARC title". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. December 22, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ "Hope crashes out of Division III playoffs in 41-3 loss to Wartburg". The Detroit News. November 23, 2019.
- ^ "Wartburg Facilities". go-knights.net. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Wartburg College Athletics Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ "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.