2016 Wartburg Knights football team

The 2016 Wartburg Knights football team represented Wartburg College as a member of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 2016 NCAA Division III football season. Led by Rick Willis in his 18th season as head coach, the Knights compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the IIAC. The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.

2016 Wartburg Knights football
ConferenceIowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (5–3 IIAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Wheeler (7th season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Winter (6th season)
Home stadiumWalston-Hoover Stadium
(capacity: 5,000)
2016 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 17 Coe $^  8 0   11 1  
Central (IA)  6 2   8 2  
Dubuque  6 2   8 2  
Wartburg  5 3   6 4  
Nebraska Wesleyan  3 5   4 6  
Buena Vista  3 5   3 7  
Luther  2 6   3 7  
Simpson  2 6   3 7  
Loras  1 7   1 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com

Schedule

Wartburg's 2016 regular season scheduled consisted of five home and five away games.

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 101:00 p.m.at Monmouth (IL)*
L 22–292,200
September 171:00 p.m.at Nebraska Wesleyan
W 38–28721
September 241:00 p.m.Finlandia*
W 56–02,500
October 11:00 p.m.at Coe
L 34–373,819
October 81:00 p.m.at Loras
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 38–302,500[1]
October 151:30 p.m.Simpsondagger
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 20–65,500[2]
October 221:00 p.m.at Central (IA)
L 37–512,500
October 291:00 p.m.at Dubuque
W 43–353,119
November 51:00 p.m.Luther
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
L 27–28 OT2,500
November 121:00 p.m.Buena Vista
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 47–202,700

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