2021 Wartburg Knights football team

2021 Wartburg Knights football
ConferenceAmerican Rivers Conference
Record7–3 (6–2 ARC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Wheeler (11th season)
Defensive coordinatorMatt Tschetter (1st season)
Home stadiumWalston-Hoover Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2022 →
2021 American Rivers Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Central (IA) $^   8 0     12 1  
Coe   6 2     8 2  
Wartburg   6 2     7 3  
Dubuque   5 3     6 4  
Buena Vista   4 4     5 5  
Loras   4 4     4 6  
Nebraska Wesleyan   2 6     4 6  
Simpson (IA)   1 7     1 9  
Luther   0 8     0 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2021 Wartburg Knights football team represented Wartburg College as a member of the American Rivers Conference (ARC) during the 2021 NCAA Division III football season. Led by first-year head coach Chris Winter, the Knights opened the season and Winters tenure with a win.[1] They opened conference play with a win over Coe[2] but finished the season with an overall record of 7–3 and a mark of 6–2 in the ARC, placing second.[3] The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.[4]

  1. ^ "Wartburg rolls in season opener". September 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Wartburg opens A-R-C play with win over Coe". September 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Central pulls away from Wartburg for 49-24 win". October 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Wartburg Facilities". go-knights.net. Retrieved January 5, 2024.