2021 Wartburg Knights football | |
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Conference | American Rivers Conference |
Record | 7–3 (6–2 ARC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Matt Wheeler (11th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Matt Tschetter (1st season) |
Home stadium | Walston-Hoover Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Central (IA) $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coe | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wartburg | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dubuque | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buena Vista | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loras | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska Wesleyan | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simpson | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Luther | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Wartburg Knights football team represented Wartburg College as a member of the American Rivers Conference (ARC) during the 2021 NCAA Division III football season. Led by first-year head coach Chris Winter, the Knights opened the season and Winters tenure with a win. [1] They would open conference play with a win over Coe [2] but would finish the season with an overall record of 7–3 and a mark of 6–2 in the ARC, placing second. [3] The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa. [4]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Monmouth (IL) * | No. 18 |
| W 44–3 | 1,500 |
September 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at Gustavus Adolphus * | No. 15 |
| L 18–27 | 1,743 |
September 25 | 1:00 p.m. | Coe |
| W 24–49 | 2,500 | |
October 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Central (IA) |
| L 24–49 | 2,000 | |
October 9 | 1:30 p.m. | Loras |
| W 58–21 | 3,200 | |
October 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Luther |
| W 67–0 | 405 | |
October 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Dubuque |
| W 27–7 | 2,100 | |
October 30 | 1:00 p.m. | at Buena Vista |
| L 20–24 | 615 | |
November 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Nebraska Wesleyan |
| W 50–14 | 650 | |
November 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Simpson |
| W 55–23 | 1,094 | |
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Player | Position | Team | Year |
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Eli Barrett | DB | 1 | SR |
Antonio Santillan | LB | 1 | SR |
Hunter Clasen | RB | 1 | JR |
Ethan Lape | OG | 1 | SR |
JoJo McNair | DB | 2 | SR |
Jordan Downing | DL | 2 | JR |
Freddie Hosch | DL | 2 | SR |
Owen Grover | LB | 2 | JR |
JoJo McNair | RS | 2 | SR |
Ben Bryant | RS | HM | So |
Jace Moore | OB | HM | SR |
HM = Honorable mention. Reference: [6] |
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