2014 Wartburg Knights football team

The 2014 Wartburg Knights football team represented Wartburg College as a member of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 2014 NCAA Division III football season. Led by Rick Willis in his 16th season as head coach, the Knights compiled an overall record of 12–1 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning IIAC title for the second year in a row and earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs. Wartburg lost in the quarterfinal round of the playoffs to eventual national champion Wisconsin–Whitewater. The Knights held a 17-point lead early in the fourth quarter, but lost 37–33. The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.

2014 Wartburg Knights football
IIAC champion
ConferenceIowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 4
D3Football.comNo. 4
Record12–1 (8–0 IIAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Wheeler (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Winter (4th season)
Home stadiumWalston-Hoover Stadium
(capacity: 5,000)
2014 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Wartburg $^  7 –0   12 –1  
Central (IA)  6 –1   8 –2  
Buena Vista  4 –3   5 –5  
Coe  4 –3   5 –5  
Dubuque  3 –4   4 –6  
Luther  2 –5   5 –5  
Loras  2 –5   3 –7  
Simpson  0 –7   3 –7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com

Schedule

Wartburg's 2014 regular season scheduled consisted of five home and five away games.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 61:00 p.m.at Augsburg*No. 17
W 40–32,737
September 131:00 p.m.No. 7 Bethel*No. 15
W 31–143,000
September 201:00 p.m.Wisconsin–Stout*No. 9
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 45–144,500
October 41:00 p.m.at Central (IA)No. 8
W 35–143,500
October 111:00 p.m.at CoeNo. 7
W 43–04,819
October 181:30 p.m.DubuquedaggerNo. 6
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 42–93,540
October 251:00 p.m.LutherNo. 6
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 52–73,517
November 11:00 p.m.at Buena VistaNo. 6
W 43–243,100
November 81:00 p.m.at SimpsonNo. 5
W 41–101,524
November 151:00 p.m.LorasNo. 5
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 81–211,017
November 1812:00 p.m.No. 20 St. Thomas (MN)*No. 5
W 37–312,752
November 2512:00 p.m.No. 13 St. Johns (MN)*No. 5
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA (NCAA Division III Second Round)
W 21–104,850[1]
December 1212:00 p.m.at No. 1 Wisconsin–Whitewater*No. 5
L 33–371,790[2][3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from D3Football.com Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References
  1. https://www.sctimes.com/story/sports/college/2014/11/29/college-football-wartburg-ends-johnnies-season/19686253/
  2. https://wcfcourier.com/sports/college/ncaa-playoffs-no-1-whitewater-stuns-no-5-wartburg-in-fourth-quarter-37-33/article_6d3ef2b5-e14e-56ee-995c-9313397e08d3.html
  3. https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/400609078
  4. "2014 Football Schedule". Wartburg College Athletics Athletics. Retrieved January 20, 2023.


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