2022 Wartburg Knights football team

2022 Wartburg Knights football
ARC champion
ConferenceAmerican Rivers Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 4
D3Football.comNo. 3
Record13–1 (8–0 ARC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Wheeler (12th season)
Defensive coordinatorMatt Tschetter (2nd season)
Home stadiumWalston-Hoover Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 American Rivers Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Wartburg $^   8 0     13 1  
Coe   6 2     7 3  
Dubuque   6 2     6 4  
Central (IA)   5 3     7 3  
Loras   5 3     5 5  
Buena Vista   3 5     4 6  
Luther   2 6     2 8  
Simpson (IA)   1 7     1 9  
Nebraska Wesleyan   0 8     1 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2022 Wartburg Knights football team represented Wartburg College of as a member of the American Rivers Conference (ARC) during the 2022 NCAA Division III football season. Led by second-year head coach Chris Winter, the Knights compiled an overall record of 13–1 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the ARC title and earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs. There, the Knights made it to their first ever national semifinal, losing to the eventual national runner up, Mount Union.[1][2] The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.[3]

  1. ^ Lido, Jack (December 3, 2022). "Wartburg advances to first ever national semifinal after 45-17 win over Aurora". Cedar Rapids, Iowa: KCRG-TV. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Wartburg Football Ends Season in Semifinal Loss to Mount Union". Des Moines, Iowa: Des Moines Register. December 10, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "Wartburg Facilities". go-knights.net. Retrieved January 5, 2024.