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The Wartburg Knights football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Wartburg College located in Waverly, Iowa. The team competes in the NCAA Division III and a member of the American Rivers Conference (ARC). Wartburg's first football team was fielded in 1929 with varsity play starting in 1935. The team plays its home games at Walston-Hoover stadium in Waverly, Iowa.




Conference affiliations


Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1936–2018)
American Rivers Conference (2018–present)




Playoffs


The Knights have appeared in the Division III Playoffs 16 times, most recently in 2023. They have not had a losing season since 1988. Their combined playoff record is 17–16.




= NCAA Division III playoffs

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Championships






= Conference championships

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The Knights have won 19 conference championships

† Co-champions




Individual awards






= IIAC/ARC Conference awards

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= Cliff Harris Award

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Best Defensive Player in Division III




Current coaching staff


Head coach: Chris Winter
Assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, quarterbacks: Matt Wheeler
Defensive coordinator, linebackers, recruiting coordinator: Matt Tschetter
Offensive line: Luke Summers
Defensive line: Ethan Lape
Wide receivers: Matt Buckner
Running backs: Jawanza Holmes
Assistant wide receivers: Jeff Beck
Tight ends: Paul Mugan
Specialists: Steve Kingery
Student coach: Jason Splitt
Athletic Trainer: Danny Drees
Athletic Trainer: Jess Albright




Head coaches


As of the completion of 2023




Final rankings


Following the 2023 season, Wartburg has been ranked in the final D3football.com Poll 12 times and the AFCA Coaches Poll 13 times.




Notable former players


Bob Nielson
Matt Entz
Chris Winter




References






External links


Official website

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