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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 {{cfb link|year=2019|team=Central Dutch|title=Central Dutch }} and earning an at-large bid to the [[NCAA Division III Football Championship]] playoffs. There, the Knights defeated [[2019 Hope Flying Dutchmen football team|Hope]] in the first round before losing to eventual national runner-up, {{cfb link|year=2019|team=Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks|title=Wisconsin–Whitewater}}, in the second round.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hope crashes out of Division III playoffs in 41-3 loss to Wartburg|newspaper=The Detroit News|date=November 23, 2019|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/2019/11/23/hope-crashes-out-division-iii-playoffs-41-3-loss-wartburg/4286175002/}}</ref> The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in [[Waverly, Iowa]].
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 {{cfb link|year=2019|team=Central Dutch|title=Central Dutch }} and earning an at-large bid to the [[NCAA Division III Football Championship]] playoffs.<ref>https://wcfcourier.com/sports/football/college/college-football-wartburg-lands-at-large-ncaa-playoff-berth/article_a1300dd0-9458-5704-bc68-9e225a94b57c.html</ref><ref>https://wcfcourier.com/sports/football/college/college-football-wartburg-rolls-to-share-of-arc-title/article_15235251-2637-546e-9d93-3a73336b8738.html</ref> There, the Knights defeated [[2019 Hope Flying Dutchmen football team|Hope]] in the first round before losing to eventual national runner-up, {{cfb link|year=2019|team=Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks|title=Wisconsin–Whitewater}}, in the second round.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hope crashes out of Division III playoffs in 41-3 loss to Wartburg|newspaper=The Detroit News|date=November 23, 2019|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/2019/11/23/hope-crashes-out-division-iii-playoffs-41-3-loss-wartburg/4286175002/}}</ref> The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in [[Waverly, Iowa]].


==Schedule==
==Schedule==

Revision as of 20:14, 17 December 2023

2019 Wartburg Knights football
ARC co-champion
ConferenceAmerican Rivers Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 13
D3Football.comNo. 14
Record10–2 (7–1 ARC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Wheeler (10th season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Winter (9th season)
Home stadiumWalston-Hoover Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2021 →
2019 American Rivers Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

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.

Schedule

Wartburg's 2019 regular season scheduled consisted of five home and five away games.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 71:00 p.m.at Greenville*
W 60–21500
September 147:00 p.m.Monmouth (IL)*
W 38–91,323
September 211:00 p.m.at Luther
W 62–101,105
September 281:00 p.m.DubuqueNo. 20
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 42–252,450
October 51:00 p.m.at Buena VistaNo. 20
W 48–27320
October 121:30 p.m.Nebraska WesleyandaggerNo. 18
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 61–74,325
October 191:00 p.m.at SimpsonNo. 14
W 29–154,100
November 21:00 p.m.at CoeNo. 12
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 21–72,535
November 91:00 p.m.at Central (IA)No. 11
L 56–57 OT3,000
November 161:00 p.m.LorasNo. 24
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 48–71,500
November 2312:00 p.m.at Hope*No. 22
W 41–32,384
November 3012:00 p.m.at No. 7 Wisconsin–Whitewater*No. 22
L 28–41516

[4]

References

  1. ^ https://wcfcourier.com/sports/football/college/college-football-wartburg-lands-at-large-ncaa-playoff-berth/article_a1300dd0-9458-5704-bc68-9e225a94b57c.html
  2. ^ https://wcfcourier.com/sports/football/college/college-football-wartburg-rolls-to-share-of-arc-title/article_15235251-2637-546e-9d93-3a73336b8738.html
  3. ^ "Hope crashes out of Division III playoffs in 41-3 loss to Wartburg". The Detroit News. November 23, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Wartburg College Athletics Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2022.


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