2015 Wartburg Knights football team
The 2015 Wartburg Knights football team represented Wartburg College as a member of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 2015 NCAA Division III football season. Led by Rick Willis in his 17th season as head coach, the Knights compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, finishing second and missing a chance at a third straight bid to the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs. The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.
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| Conference | Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
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| AFCA | No. 14 |
| D3Football.com | No. 24 |
| Record | 9–1 (6–1 IIAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Matt Wheeler (6th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Chris Winter (5th season) |
| Home stadium | Walston-Hoover Stadium (capacity: 5,000) |
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| No. 23 Dubuque $^ | 7 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Wartburg | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central (IA) | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coe | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loras | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simpson | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Luther | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buena Vista | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Wartburg's 2015 regular season scheduled consisted of six home and four away games.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | 1:00 p.m. | Augsburg* | No. 6 |
| W 35–27 | 2,700 | [1] |
| September 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Bethel (MN)* | No. 6 |
| W 24–14 | 3,495 | [2] |
| September 19 | 7:00 p.m. | at Wisconsin–Stout* | No. 6 |
| W 41–33 | 1,742 | |
| October 3 | 1:30 p.m. | Central (IA) | No. 6 |
| W 21–13 | 6,300 | |
| October 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Coe | No. 6 |
| W 31–14 | 2,500 | |
| October 17 | 1:00 p.m. | at Dubuque | No. 8 |
| L 13–45 | 3,986 | |
| October 24 | 1:00 p.m. | at Luther | No. 22 |
| W 47–7 | 1,365 | |
| October 31 | 1:00 p.m. | Buena Vista | No. 21 |
| W 55–0 | 1,800 | |
| November 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Simpson | No. 21 |
| W 51–45 | 3,700 | |
| November 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at Loras | No. 19 |
| W 49–34 | 4,173 | |
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References
- https://wcfcourier.com/sports/college/wartburg-survives-augsburg-in-opener/article_93f9ffd7-ac6b-58a1-9246-ade2cadf206f.html
- https://www.startribune.com/miac-football-roundup-wartburg-beats-bethel/327150881/
- "2015 Football Schedule". Wartburg College Athletics Athletics. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
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