2019 Wartburg Knights football team

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]

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
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 17 Central (IA) +^ 71  102 
No. 14 Wartburg +^ 71  102 
Dubuque 62  73 
Coe 53  64 
Loras 44  55 
Simpson 44  55 
Buena Vista 17  37 
Nebraska Wesleyan 17  37 
Luther 17  19 
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com

Schedule

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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 Wesleyan No. 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. 22W 41–32,384
November 3012:00 p.m.at No. 7 Wisconsin–Whitewater*No. 22
L 28–41516

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Awards and honors

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Individual Awards
PlayerAward
Nic VetterAFCA 1st team All-American
AP 1st team All-American
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All-Conference
PlayerPositionTeamYear
JoJo McNairDB1Jr
Jason FisherDL1SR
Antonio SantillanLB1So
Kolin SchulteWR1SR
Nic VetterOL1SR
Eli BarrettDB2SR
Cedric DobbinsDB2SR
Noah DoddQB2SR
Ethan LapeOL2JR
John PatrickOL2SR
Hunter ClasenRBHMFR
HM = Honorable mention. Reference: [6]

References

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  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.
  5. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Wartburg College Athletics Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  6. ^ "Coe's Rickard, Central's Hawkins and McMartin Highlight A-R-C All-Conference Football Selections". rollrivers.com. American Rivers Conference. Retrieved December 26, 2023.