2017 Wartburg Knights football team
The 2017 Wartburg Knights football team represented Wartburg College as a member of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 2017 NCAA Division III football season. Led by Rick Willis in his 19th 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 first time since 2014 and earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs. Wartburg lost in the quarterfinal round of the playoffs to the Wisconsin–Oshkosh.[1] The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.
| 2017 Wartburg Knights football | |
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IIAC champion | |
NCAA Division III Quarterfinal, L 27–41 at Wisconsin–Oshkosh | |
| Conference | Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AFCA | No. 8 |
| D3Football.com | No. 10 |
| Record | 12–1 (8–0 IIAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Matt Wheeler (8th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Chris Winter (7th season) |
| Home stadium | Walston-Hoover Stadium (capacity: 5,000) |
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| No. 10 Wartburg $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central (IA) | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Luther | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dubuque | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simpson | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loras | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coe | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buena Vista | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Wartburg's 2017 regular season scheduled consisted of six home and four away games.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Monmouth (IL)* |
| W 36–13 | 3,451 | |
| September 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Simpson |
| W 40–31 | 3,100 | |
| September 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Washington University* |
| W 30–20 | 3,000 | |
| September 30 | 1:00 p.m. | Coe |
| W 34–7 | 4,112 | |
| October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at Central (IA) |
| W 44–20 | 1,500 | |
| October 14 | 12:30 p.m. | Loras | No. 22 |
| W 42–11 | 4,500 |
| October 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at Luther | No. 20 |
| W 41–16 | 1,850 |
| October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Dubuque | No. 19 |
| W 23–0 | 1,957 |
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at Buena Vista | No. 18 |
| W 56–14 | 1,230 |
| November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Nebraska Wesleyan | No. 18 |
| W 41–20 | 1,950 |
| November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Franklin* | No. 17 |
| W 35–34 | 2,008 |
| November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 25 Trine* | No. 17 |
| W 49–7 | 2,500 |
| November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Wisconsin–Oshkosh* | No. 17 |
| L 27–41 | 1,902 |
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References
- https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/2017/12/02/iowa-small-college-football-morningside-wartburg-eliminated-playoffs/108237148/
- "2017 Football Schedule". Wartburg College Athletics Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
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