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. There, the Knights defeated Hope in the first round before losing to eventual national runner-up, Wisconsin–Whitewater, in the second round. The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.
| 2019 Wartburg Knights football | |
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ARC co-champion | |
NCAA Division III Second Round, L 28–41 at Wisconsin–Whitewater | |
| Conference | American Rivers Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AFCA | No. 13 |
| D3Football.com | No. 14 |
| Record | 10–2 (7–1 ARC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Matt Wheeler (10th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Chris Winter (9th season) |
| Home stadium | Walston-Hoover Stadium (capacity: 5,000) |
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| No. 17 Central (IA) +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Wartburg +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dubuque | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coe | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loras | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simpson | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buena Vista | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Luther | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Wartburg's 2019 regular season scheduled consisted of five home and five away games.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at Greenville* |
| W 60–21 | 500 | |
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Monmouth (IL)* |
| W 38–9 | 1,323 | |
| September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at Luther |
| W 62–10 | 1,105 | |
| September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Dubuque | No. 20 |
| W 42–25 | 2,450 |
| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at Buena Vista | No. 20 |
| W 48–27 | 320 |
| October 12 | 1:30 p.m. | Nebraska Wesleyan | No. 18 |
| W 61–7 | 4,325 |
| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at Simpson | No. 14 |
| W 29–15 | 4,100 |
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Coe | No. 12 |
| W 21–7 | 2,535 |
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Central (IA) | No. 11 |
| L 56–57 OT | 3,000 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Loras | No. 24 |
| W 48–7 | 1,500 |
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at Hope* | No. 22 |
| W 41–3 | 2,384 |
| November 30 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Wisconsin–Whitewater* | No. 22 |
| L 28–41 | 516 |
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References
- "2019 Football Schedule". Wartburg College Athletics Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
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