2019 Wartburg Knights football team

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.[4]

  1. ^ "College football: Wartburg lands at-large NCAA playoff berth". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. December 23, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "College football: Wartburg rolls to share of ARC title". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. December 22, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "Hope crashes out of Division III playoffs in 41-3 loss to Wartburg". The Detroit News. November 23, 2019.
  4. ^ "Wartburg Facilities". go-knights.net. Retrieved January 5, 2024.