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| champion = ARC champion
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| bowl = [[2023 NCAA Division III football season#Postseason|NCAA Division III Semifinal]]
| bowl = [[2023 NCAA Division III football season#Postseason|NCAA Division III Semifinal]]
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{{2023 American Rivers Conference football standings}}
{{2023 American Rivers Conference football standings}}


The '''2023 Wartburg Knights football team''' represents the [[Wartburg College]] as a member of the [[American Rivers Conference]] (ARC) during the [[2023 NCAA Division III football season]]. The Knights, led by third-year head coach [[Chris Winter (American football)|Chris Winter]], play home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in [[Waverly, Iowa]]. The Knights clinched their 19th conference championship on October 28, 2023, with a win over Central College<ref>https://wcfcourier.com/sports/college/football/wartburg-clinches-a-r-c-championship-in-win-over-central/article_7f106a34-75da-11ee-82b9-3750f8f16829.html</ref> and then capped of the regular season 10-0 following a win at Nebraska Wesleyan. Wartburg ended the season in the national semifinals for the second straight year, losing to [[North Central Cardinals|North Central]] 34-27.<ref>https://wcfcourier.com/sports/college/football/college-football-wartburg-fights-to-finish-stunned-late-in-national-semifinal-loss-to-no-1-ncc/article_d5a7121a-96fc-11ee-9e2c-8fb165d0c3f7.html</ref><ref>https://www.kcrg.com/video/2023/12/10/wartburg-falls-short-national-semifinal-loss-34-27-north-central/</ref>
The '''2023 Wartburg Knights football team''' represented [[Wartburg College]] as a member of the [[American Rivers Conference]] (ARC) during the [[2023 NCAA Division III football season]]. The Knights, led by third-year head coach [[Chris Winter (American football)|Chris Winter]], played home games at [[Walston-Hoover Stadium]] in [[Waverly, Iowa]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://go-knights.net/facilities/walston-hoover-stadium/3|title=Wartburg Facilities|website=go-knights.net|access-date=Jan 5, 2024}}</ref> The Knights clinched their 19th conference championship on October 28, 2023, with a win over Central College<ref>{{cite news |last=Promnitz |first=Donald |title=Wartburg College clinches A-R-C championship in win over Central |url=https://wcfcourier.com/sports/college/football/wartburg-clinches-a-r-c-championship-in-win-over-central/article_7f106a34-75da-11ee-82b9-3750f8f16829.html |newspaper=[[The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier]] |location=[[Cedar Falls, Iowa]] |date=October 28, 2023 |access-date=November 7, 2023 }}</ref> and then capped of the regular season 10–0 following a win at Nebraska Wesleyan. Wartburg ended the season in the national semifinals for the second straight year, losing to [[North Central Cardinals|North Central]] 34–27.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nelson |first=Jim |title=Wartburg Fights to Finish Stunned Late in National Semifinal Loss to No.1 NCC|url=https://wcfcourier.com/sports/college/football/college-football-wartburg-fights-to-finish-stunned-late-in-national-semifinal-loss-to-no-1-ncc/article_d5a7121a-96fc-11ee-9e2c-8fb165d0c3f7.html |newspaper=The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier |location=Cedar Falls, Iowa |date=December 9, 2023 |access-date=December 15, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Wartburg falls short in national semifinal loss 34–27 to North Central |url=https://www.kcrg.com/video/2023/12/10/wartburg-falls-short-national-semifinal-loss-34-27-north-central/ |publisher=[[KRCG-TV|KRCG]] |date=December 9, 2023 |access-date=December 13, 2023 |website=krcg.com}}</ref>

Senior linebacker Owen Grover was named the Cliff Harris Award winner, awarded to the defensive player of the year in division III.<ref>{{cite web|last=Miller |first=Danny |title=Knighted:Wartburg College Linebacker Owen Grover wins Cliff Harris Award for NCAA Division III|publisher=CLiff Harris Award|date=December 15, 2023|url=https://www.cliffharrisaward.com/2023/12/15/knighted-wartburg-college-linebacker-owen-grover-wins-cliff-harris-award-for-ncaa-division-iii/}}</ref> He was also named ARC Defensive player of the year and 1st team all-American along with 3 other teammates, including running back Hunter Clasen, who was also named ARC Offensive player of the year.<ref>{{cite news |last=Miller |first=Danny |title=College football: Clasen, Grover earn A-R-C top honors |url=https://www.telegraphherald.com/sports/local_sports/article_a3829186-85a6-11ee-861c-ef38e8c1b4e1.html |newspaper=Telegraph Herald|location=Dubuque, Iowa |date=November 18, 2023 |access-date=December 18, 2023 }}</ref>


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
Wartburg's 2023 regular season scheduled consisted of five home and five away games. The Knights also hosted 4 postseason games.<ref>{{cite web |title=2023 Wartburg Knights Football Schedule |url=https://go-knights.net/sports/football/schedule |website=go-knights.net |access-date=16 July 2023}}</ref>

{{CFB schedule
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| site_stadium = Walston-Hoover Stadium
| site_cityst = [[Waverly, Iowa|Waverly, IA]]
| site_cityst = [[Waverly, Iowa|Waverly, IA]]
| score = 62-35
| score = 62–35
| attend = 3756
| attend = 3,756
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| stadium = Royal Stadium
| stadium = Royal Stadium
| cityst = [[Arden Hills, Minnesota|Arden Hills, MN]]
| cityst = [[Arden Hills, Minnesota|Arden Hills, MN]]
| score = 16-2
| score = 16–2
| attend = 3642
| attend = 3,642
}}
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| rank = 3
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2023|team=Buena Vista Beavers|title=Buena Vista}}
| opponent = [[2023 Buena Vista Beavers football team|Buena Vista]]
| stadium = Walston-Hoover Stadium
| stadium = Walston-Hoover Stadium
| site_cityst = Waverly, IA
| site_cityst = Waverly, IA
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| away= y
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| rank = 3
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2023|team=Simpson Storm|title=Simpson}}
| opponent = [[2023 Simpson Storm football team|Simpson]]
| site_stadium = Buxton Stadium
| site_stadium = Buxton Stadium
| site_cityst = [[Indianola, Iowa|Indianola, IA]]
| site_cityst = [[Indianola, Iowa|Indianola, IA]]
| score = 63-0
| score = 63–0
| attend = 1524
| attend = 1,524
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| rank = 3
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2023|team=Coe Kohawks|title=Coe}}
| opponent = [[2023 Coe Kohawks football team|Coe]]
| site_stadium = Walston-Hoover Stadium
| site_stadium = Walston-Hoover Stadium
| site_cityst = Waverly, IA
| site_cityst = Waverly, IA
| score = 27-21
| score = 27–21
| attend = 3016
| attend = 3,016
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| away = y
| away = y
| rank = 4
| rank = 4
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2023|team=Luther Norse|title=Luther}}
| opponent = [[2023 Luther Norse football team|Luther]]
| site_stadium = Carlson Stadium
| site_stadium = Carlson Stadium
| site_cityst = [[Decorah, Iowa|Decorah, IA]]
| site_cityst = [[Decorah, Iowa|Decorah, IA]]
| score = 54-0
| score = 54–0
| attend = 317
| attend = 317
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| opponent = [[2023 Dubuque Spartans football team|Dubuque]]
| site_stadium = Walston-Hoover Stadium
| site_stadium = Walston-Hoover Stadium
| site_cityst = Waverly, IA
| site_cityst = Waverly, IA
| score = 31-10
| score = 31–10
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| opponent = [[2023 Loras Duhawks football team|Loras]]
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| site_stadium = Rock Bowl
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| site_cityst = [[Dubuque, Iowa|Dubuque, IA]]
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| opponent = [[2023 Central Dutch football team|Central (IA)]]
| site_stadium = Walston-Hoover Stadium
| site_stadium = Walston-Hoover Stadium
| site_cityst = Waverly, IA
| site_cityst = Waverly, IA
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| away = y
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| rank = 3
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2023|team=Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves|title=Nebraska Wesleyan}}
| opponent = [[2023 Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves football team|Nebraska Wesleyan]]
| site_stadium = Abel Stadium
| site_stadium = Abel Stadium
| site_cityst = [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln, NE]]
| site_cityst = [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln, NE]]
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| site_cityst = Waverly, IA
| site_cityst = Waverly, IA
| gamename = [[2023 NCAA Division III football season#Postseason|NCAA Division III First Round]]
| gamename = [[2023 NCAA Division III football season#Postseason|NCAA Division III First Round]]
| score = 49-14
| score = 49–14
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| site_cityst = Waverly, IA
| site_cityst = Waverly, IA
| gamename = NCAA Division III Second Round
| gamename = NCAA Division III Second Round
| score = 42-20
| score = 42–20
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| date = December 2
| date = December 2
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| time = 12:00 p.m.
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| nonconf = y
| rank = 3
| rank = 3
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| site_cityst = Waverly, IA
| site_cityst = Waverly, IA
| gamename = NCAA Division III Quarterfinals
| gamename = NCAA Division III Quarterfinals
| score = 31-28
| score = 31–28
| attend = 3259
| attend = 3,259
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| date = December 9
| date = December 9
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| time = 2:30 p.m.
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| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| rank = 3
| rank = 3
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| site_cityst = Waverly, IA
| site_cityst = Waverly, IA
| gamename = NCAA Division III Semifinals
| gamename = NCAA Division III Semifinals
| score = 27-34
| score = 27–34
| attend = 3525
| attend = 3,525
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}}
}}
}}
<ref>{{cite web |title=2023 Wartburg Knights Football Schedule |url=https://go-knights.net/sports/football/schedule |website=go-knigts.net |access-date=16 July 2023}}</ref>


==Rankings==
==Rankings==
{{Further|2023 NCAA Division III football rankings}}
{{Further|2023 NCAA Division III football rankings}}
{{NCAA Division III ranking movements
{{NCAA Division III ranking movements
| year = {{2023}}
| year = 2023
| finalpollweek = 12
| finalpollweek = 12
| D3football.com_pre = 5
| D3football.com_pre = 5
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| AFCA_11 = 3
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*Steve Kingery – Specialists
*Steve Kingery – Specialists
*Jason Splitt – Defensive Assistant/Student Coach
*Jason Splitt – Defensive Assistant/Student Coach
*Danny Drees – Athletic Trainer
*Jessica Albright – Athletic Trainer
}}
}}

==Awards and honors==
{| class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="text-align: center"
|+ style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wartburg Knights}}" | Individual awards
|- align=center
{{CollegeSecondaryHeader|team=Wartburg Knights|Player|Award}}
|-
| Owen Grover
| [[William V. Campbell Trophy]] Finalist<br>[[Gagliardi Trophy]] Finalist<br>[[American Rivers Conference|ARC]] Defensive Player of the Year<br>[[Cliff Harris#Cliff Harris Award|Cliff Harris Award]]<br>[[D3football.com#D3football.com National Player of the Year|D3Football.com Defensive Player of the year]]<br>[[List of Football Academic All-America Team Members of the Year|DIII Academic All-American of the Year]]<br>[[D3football.com]] 1st team All-American<br>[[American Football Coaches Association|AFCA]] 1st team All-American<br>[[Associated Press|AP]] 1st team All-American
|-
| Hunter Clasen
| [[American Rivers Conference|ARC]] Offensive Player of the Year<br>D3football.com 1st team All-American<br>[[Associated Press|AP]] 2nd team All-American
|-
| Parker Rochford
| D3football.com 1st team All-American<br>[[Associated Press|AP]] 1st team All-American
|-
| Riley Konrardy
| D3football.com 1st team All-American
|-
| Jordan Downing
| D3football.com 3rd team All-American<br>[[Associated Press|AP]] 2nd team All-American
|-
| Tucker Kinney
| D3football.com 4th team All-American
{{CollegeSecondaryHeader|team=Wartburg Knights|Coach|Award}}
| [[Chris Winter (American football)|Chris Winter]]
| [[American Rivers Conference|ARC]] Coach of the year<br>AFCA Region 5 Coach of the year
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="2" style="font-size:8pt; text-align:center;"|'''Reference:'''<ref>{{cite web|title=2023 D3football.com All-America team|publisher=D3Football.com|date=December 15, 2023|url=https://www.d3football.com/awards/all-americans/2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=NFF Proudly Announces the Finalists for 2023 William V. Campbell Trophy|publisher=National Football Foundation|date=October 25, 2023|url=https://footballfoundation.org/news/2023/10/25/football-nff-proudly-announces-the-finalists-for-2023-william-v-campbell-trophy.aspx}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Illinois College's Collin Brunstein and Pomona-Pitzer's Cameron Shirangi Headline the 2023 AFCA Division III Coaches’ All-America Teams|publisher=AFCA|date=December 11, 2023|url=https://www.afca.com/illinois-colleges-collin-brunstein-and-pomona-pitzers-cameron-shirangi-headline-the-2023-afca-division-iii-coaches-all-america-teams/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Russo |first1=Ralph |title=Cortland quarterback Zac Boyes and North Central RB Joe Sacco lead AP Division III All-America team |url=https://apnews.com/article/division-three-all-america-team-81582c8f4267f076749c8a4c53354fb1 |access-date=26 December 2023 |publisher=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Five named Gagliardi finalists |url=https://www.d3football.com/notables/2023/12/gagliardi-finalists |website=D3football.com |publisher=D3football.com |access-date=26 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Wartburg's Owen Grover named finalist for 2023 Gagliardi Trophy |url=https://wcfcourier.com/wartburgs-owen-grover-named-finalist-for-2023-gagliardi-trophy/article_e7dfe317-e35b-5c74-bbdf-94d47d9d5448.html |access-date=27 December 2023 |publisher=Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier |date=December 9, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kalen Deboer and Willie Simmons Headline the 2023 AFCA Regional Coach of the Year Winners |url=https://www.afca.com/kalen-deboer-and-willie-simmons-headline-the-2023-afca-regional-coach-of-the-year-winners/ |website=afca.com |publisher=AFCA |access-date=5 January 2024}}</ref><ref name=2023AA>{{cite press release|url=https://academicallamerica.com/news/2024/1/22/2023-academic-all-america-football-teams-announced-for-all-ncaa-and-naia-divisions.aspx |title=2023 Academic All-America® Football Teams announced for all NCAA and NAIA divisions |date=January 23, 2024 |access-date=January 28, 2024}}</ref>
|}


{| class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="text-align: center"
|+ style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Wartburg Knights}}" | All-Conference
|- align=center
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wartburg Knights}}" |Player
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wartburg Knights}}" |Position
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wartburg Knights}}" |Team
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wartburg Knights}}" |Year
|-
| Jordan Downing
| DL
| 1
| SR
|-
| Riley Konrardy
| DL
| 1
| SR
|-
| Owen Grover
| LB
| 1
| SR
|-
| Nate Link
| LB
| 1
| SR
|-
| Parker Rochford
| DB
| 1
| JR
|-
| Hunter Clasen
| RB
| 1
| SR
|-
| Tucker Kinney
| OT
| 1
| SR
|-
| Alex Lahmon
| OG
| 1
| SR
|-
| Justin Grieff
| DL
| 2
| SR
|-
| Preston Rochford
| LB
| 2
| SR
|-
| Drew Wyffels
| DB
| 2
| SR
|-
| Nile McLaughlin
| QB
| 2
| SR
|-
| Tom Butters
| TE
| 2
| SR
|-
| Ethan Stockwell
| OT
| 2
| SR
|-
| Cael O'Neill
| K
| 2
| SR
|-
| Jaxson Hoppes
| P
| HM
| SO
|-
| Dylan Steen
| DB
| HM
| SR
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="4" style="font-size:8pt; text-align:center;"|HM = Honorable mention. '''Reference:'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Wartburg's Clasen, Grover, and Winter Highlight A-R-C All-Conference Football Selections|publisher=American Rivers Conference|date=November 17, 2023|url=https://rollrivers.com/news/2023/11/16/american-rivers-conference-wartburgs-clasen-grover-and-winter-highlight-a-r-c-all-conference-football-selections.aspx}}</ref>
|}


==References==
==References==
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{{Wartburg Knights football navbox}}
{{Wartburg Knights football navbox}}


[[Category:2023 NCAA Division III football season|Wartburg]]
[[Category:2023 American Rivers Conference football season|Wartburg]]
[[Category:Wartburg Knights football seasons]]
[[Category:Wartburg Knights football seasons]]
[[Category:2023 in sports in Iowa]]
[[Category:American Rivers Conference football champion seasons]]
[[Category:2023 in sports in Iowa|Wartburg Knights football]]

Latest revision as of 04:42, 25 October 2024

2023 Wartburg Knights football
ARC champion
ConferenceAmerican Rivers Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 3
D3Football.comNo. 3
Record13–1 (8–0 ARC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Wheeler (13th season)
Defensive coordinatorMatt Tschetter (3rd season)
Home stadiumWalston-Hoover Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 American Rivers Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Wartburg $^   8 – 0     13 – 1  
Coe ^   7 – 1     9 – 2  
Central (IA)   6 – 2     8 – 2  
Dubuque   5 – 3     5 – 5  
Loras   4 – 4     5 – 5  
Nebraska Wesleyan   2 – 6     4 – 6  
Simpson (IA)   2 – 6     3 – 7  
Buena Vista   2 – 6     2 – 8  
Luther   0 – 8     0 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com

The 2023 Wartburg Knights football team represented Wartburg College as a member of the American Rivers Conference (ARC) during the 2023 NCAA Division III football season. The Knights, led by third-year head coach Chris Winter, played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.[1] The Knights clinched their 19th conference championship on October 28, 2023, with a win over Central College[2] and then capped of the regular season 10–0 following a win at Nebraska Wesleyan. Wartburg ended the season in the national semifinals for the second straight year, losing to North Central 34–27.[3][4]

Senior linebacker Owen Grover was named the Cliff Harris Award winner, awarded to the defensive player of the year in division III.[5] He was also named ARC Defensive player of the year and 1st team all-American along with 3 other teammates, including running back Hunter Clasen, who was also named ARC Offensive player of the year.[6]

Schedule

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Wartburg's 2023 regular season scheduled consisted of five home and five away games. The Knights also hosted 4 postseason games.[7]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.Monmouth (IL)*No. 5
W 62–353,756
September 91:00 p.m.at No. 16 Bethel (MN)*No. 3
W 16–23,642
September 161:00 p.m.Buena VistaNo. 3
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 47–02,137
September 231:00 p.m.at SimpsonNo. 3
W 63–01,524
September 301:00 p.m.CoeNo. 3
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 27–213,016
October 71:00 p.m.at LutherNo. 4
W 54–0317
October 141:30 p.m.DubuquedaggerNo. 3
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 31–105,102
October 211:00 p.m.at LorasNo. 3
W 62–71,300
October 281:00 p.m.Central (IA)No. 3
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 24–141,500
November 41:00 p.m.at Nebraska WesleyanNo. 3
W 45–01,200
November 1812:00 p.m.Illinois College*No. 3
W 49–141,355
November 2512:00 p.m.No. 20 Whitworth*No. 3
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA (NCAA Division III Second Round)
W 42–201,207
December 212:00 p.m.No. 5 Wisconsin–Whitewater*No. 3
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA (NCAA Division III Quarterfinals)
W 31–283,259
December 92:30 p.m.No. 1 North Central (IL)*No. 3
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA (NCAA Division III Semifinals)
L 27–343,525

Rankings

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Further information: 2023 NCAA Division III football rankings
Ranking movements
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Roster

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2023 Wartburg Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Brock Califf Jr
QB 3 Riley Richards Jr
WR 4 Drake George Sr
QB 5 Grant Halverson So
WR 6 Trey Eagle Sr
WR 6 Caleb Egesdal Fr
QB 7 Carter Markham Jr
QB 8 Nile McLaughlin Sr
WR 8 Karter Decker Fr
WR 10 Carter Henry Jr
QB 10 Payton Salomon Fr
WR 11 Thor Maakestad Sr
QB 15 Quintin Loeb Fr
WR 15 Miles Robertson Fr
WR 16 Jagger Schmitt So
WR 17 Matt Buckner Sr
QB 18 Leo Dodd So
WR 20 Dylan Swanstrom Fr
RB 21 Ben Bryant Sr
WR 23 Darius Whaley Sr
RB 24 Hunter Clasen Sr
RB 25 Dylan Marti Fr
WR 26 Jonathan Greig Fr
RB 27 Brenden Fisch Fr
RB 28 Bricen White Jr
RB 31 Joey Anderson So
RB 31 Brandon Cushion Fr
RB 35 Levi Pingel So
RB 36 Dawson Rud Fr
RB 38 CJ Hisler Fr
RB 39 Maurice Powell Fr
TE 41 John McConohy Jr
TE 43 Micah Holmberg So
TE 46 Austin Barta Jr
RB 47 Jackson Thompson Fr
OL 51 Will Conlan Sr
OL 52 Ben Petlon Sr
OL 53 Brandt Petersen Sr
OL 60 Ben Dunlap Sr
OL 60 Brady Weepie Fr
OL 62 Arturo Venegas Fr
OL 63 Reese Theobald So
OL 64 Jason Koopmann So
OL 65 Brandt Reints Fr
OL 65 Cooper Smock Jr
OL 65 Garrett Williams Fr
OL 66 Cade Carpenter Jr
OL 67 Josh Reichard Fr
OL 68 Kellen Kpogli Fr
OL 68 Ethan Stockwell Sr
OL 69 Nathan Lorenzen So
OL 70 Logan Peterman Fr
OL 72 Jesse Nevarez Fr
OL 72 Max Rossow Fr
OL 73 Xander Bradley Jr
OL 74 Alex Lahmon Sr
OL 75 Brady Robinson Fr
OL 76 Clayton Bockhoven Fr
OL 76 Isaiah Corbin Jr
OL 77 Dakota Dally Fr
OL 77 Tucker Kinney Sr
OL 78 Nicholas Mahnke Fr
WR 80 Tai Streets So
WR 80 Ben Wymer Fr
TE 81 Kaden Behrens So
TE 81 Tom Butters Sr
WR 82 Justis Bachman Fr
TE 82 Grant Higgins Jr
WR 83 Caleb Beck Fr
WR 83 Jack Eddy Fr
WR 83 Max Solis Jr
WR 84 Tucker Mumford Sr
TE 85 Matt Dufoe So
WR 85 Brayden Lane Fr
WR 85 Elijah Mendoza Fr
TE 86 Tanner Sauerbrei Jr
WR 87 Cade Hughes So
WR 88 Carter Bussanmas Sr
WR 89 Tyler Ott Jr
TE 93 Blayne Farmer Fr
TE 96 Matthew Hilleman Fr
TE 96 Malachi Moore Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 2 Grant McCallips Sr
DB 2 Jack Wilson Fr
LB 3 Nate Link Sr
DB 5 Kaleb Lamphier Sr
LB 6 Sam Kissner Sr
DB 8 Ryan Doyle Fr
DB 9 Ben Parker Sr
DB 10 Trace Meyer Fr
DB 12 Blake Janssen So
DB 13 Thane Alexander Jr
DB 14 Parker Rochford Jr
DB 15 Grant Larson Jr
DB 19 Drew Wyffels Sr
DB 20 Conner Grover So
LB 22 Sam Conway So
DB 23 Ryan Folkerts So
DB 25 Calum Maclearn Jr
DB 26 Jason O'Boye Fr
DB 27 Logan Jungling Fr
DB 27 Tegan Wyckoff Sr
DB 28 Dylan McCaulley Fr
DB 28 Tobias Polk Jr
LB 29 Tyler Gayer Fr
DB 30 DJ Witt Jr
DB 31 Dylan Hanson Fr
DB 32 Adam Link Fr
DB 33 Dakota Lau Jr
DL 34 Jordan Downing Sr
LB 36 McKade Munn So
LB 37 Preston Rochford Sr
LB 40 Mac Watts So
DL 42 Justin Grieff Sr
LB 44 Owen Grover Sr
DB 45 Colt Berry Fr
LB 45 Dakota Stevenson Sr
LB 48 Alex Koch So
LB 49 Keenan Tyler Jr
LB 50 Jack Heinberg So
LB 51 Aiden Mauer Fr
LB 52 Colin Snitker So
DL 54 Conner McDonald Fr
DL 55 Riley Konrardy Sr
LB 55 Kale Rodgers Jr
LB 56 Kaden Bibler So
DL 56 Kanan Morris Sr
LB 57 Seth Madden Fr
LB 58 Trent Polley So
LB 58 Trent Roberts So
LB 59 Zack Crawford Fr
DL 61 Riley Theobald Sr
DL 71 Kale Folkerts Jr
DL 72 Ethan Schellhorn Jr
DL 73 Ethan Berding Fr
DL 74 Jacskon Woodley Fr
DL 75 Andrew Friend Jr
DL 79 Aiden Roberson Fr
DL 90 Jack Drahos So
DL 91 Walker Hermeier Jr
DL 93 Aiden Doyle Fr
DL 93 Griffin Neal Jr
DL 94 Josh Stiffend Sr
DL 95 Brady Peterson Fr
DL 96 Cam Stalzer So
DL 97 Owen Hatcher Jr
DL 98 Jake Walker Fr
DL 99 Christian Nunley Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 0 Cael O'Neill Sr
K/P 39 Luke Shepard Fr
K/P 39 Jaxson Hoppes So
LS 79 Parker Sperfslage Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Matt Wheeler – Offensive Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach
  • Matt Tschetter – Defensive Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator
  • Anthony Vela – Defensive Line
  • Luke Summers – Offensive Line
  • Ethan Lape – Running Backs
  • Quinton Murphy – Wide Receivers
  • Jeff Beck – Offensive Assistant
  • Paul Mugan – Tight Ends
  • Steve Kingery – Specialists
  • Jason Splitt – Defensive Assistant/Student Coach
  • Danny Drees – Athletic Trainer
  • Jessica Albright – Athletic Trainer
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 22, 2023

Awards and honors

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Individual awards
Player Award
Owen Grover William V. Campbell Trophy Finalist
Gagliardi Trophy Finalist
ARC Defensive Player of the Year
Cliff Harris Award
D3Football.com Defensive Player of the year
DIII Academic All-American of the Year
D3football.com 1st team All-American
AFCA 1st team All-American
AP 1st team All-American
Hunter Clasen ARC Offensive Player of the Year
D3football.com 1st team All-American
AP 2nd team All-American
Parker Rochford D3football.com 1st team All-American
AP 1st team All-American
Riley Konrardy D3football.com 1st team All-American
Jordan Downing D3football.com 3rd team All-American
AP 2nd team All-American
Tucker Kinney D3football.com 4th team All-American
Coach Award
Chris Winter ARC Coach of the year
AFCA Region 5 Coach of the year
Reference:[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]


All-Conference
Player Position Team Year
Jordan Downing DL 1 SR
Riley Konrardy DL 1 SR
Owen Grover LB 1 SR
Nate Link LB 1 SR
Parker Rochford DB 1 JR
Hunter Clasen RB 1 SR
Tucker Kinney OT 1 SR
Alex Lahmon OG 1 SR
Justin Grieff DL 2 SR
Preston Rochford LB 2 SR
Drew Wyffels DB 2 SR
Nile McLaughlin QB 2 SR
Tom Butters TE 2 SR
Ethan Stockwell OT 2 SR
Cael O'Neill K 2 SR
Jaxson Hoppes P HM SO
Dylan Steen DB HM SR
HM = Honorable mention. Reference:[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Wartburg Facilities". go-knights.net. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  2. ^ Promnitz, Donald (October 28, 2023). "Wartburg College clinches A-R-C championship in win over Central". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Cedar Falls, Iowa. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  3. ^ Nelson, Jim (December 9, 2023). "Wartburg Fights to Finish Stunned Late in National Semifinal Loss to No.1 NCC". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Cedar Falls, Iowa. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  4. ^ "Wartburg falls short in national semifinal loss 34–27 to North Central". krcg.com. KRCG. December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  5. ^ Miller, Danny (December 15, 2023). "Knighted:Wartburg College Linebacker Owen Grover wins Cliff Harris Award for NCAA Division III". CLiff Harris Award.
  6. ^ Miller, Danny (November 18, 2023). "College football: Clasen, Grover earn A-R-C top honors". Telegraph Herald. Dubuque, Iowa. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  7. ^ "2023 Wartburg Knights Football Schedule". go-knights.net. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  8. ^ "2023 D3football.com All-America team". D3Football.com. December 15, 2023.
  9. ^ "NFF Proudly Announces the Finalists for 2023 William V. Campbell Trophy". National Football Foundation. October 25, 2023.
  10. ^ "Illinois College's Collin Brunstein and Pomona-Pitzer's Cameron Shirangi Headline the 2023 AFCA Division III Coaches' All-America Teams". AFCA. December 11, 2023.
  11. ^ Russo, Ralph. "Cortland quarterback Zac Boyes and North Central RB Joe Sacco lead AP Division III All-America team". Associated Press. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  12. ^ "Five named Gagliardi finalists". D3football.com. D3football.com. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  13. ^ "Wartburg's Owen Grover named finalist for 2023 Gagliardi Trophy". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  14. ^ "Kalen Deboer and Willie Simmons Headline the 2023 AFCA Regional Coach of the Year Winners". afca.com. AFCA. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  15. ^ "2023 Academic All-America® Football Teams announced for all NCAA and NAIA divisions" (Press release). January 23, 2024. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  16. ^ "Wartburg's Clasen, Grover, and Winter Highlight A-R-C All-Conference Football Selections". American Rivers Conference. November 17, 2023.
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