2021 Wartburg Knights football team

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2021 Wartburg Knights football
Wartburg Knights logo.svg
Conference American Rivers Conference
Record7–3 (6–2 ARC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Wheeler (11th season)
Defensive coordinatorMatt Tschetter (1st season)
Home stadiumWalston-Hoover Stadium
Seasons
←  2019
2022  →
2021 American Rivers Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 (IA)  1 –7   1 –9  
Luther  0 –8   0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

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]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 47:00 p.m. Monmouth (IL) *No. 18
W 44–31,500
September 111:00 p.m.at Gustavus Adolphus *No. 15
L 18–271,743
September 251:00 p.m. Coe
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 24–492,500
October 21:00 p.m.at No. 13 Central (IA)
L 24–492,000
October 91:30 p.m. Loras Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 58–213,200
October 161:00 p.m.at Luther
W 67–0405
October 231:00 p.m. Dubuque
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 27–72,100
October 301:00 p.m.at Buena Vista
L 20–24615
November 61:00 p.m. Nebraska Wesleyan
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 50–14650
November 131:00 p.m.at Simpson
W 55–231,094

[5]


Awards and honors

All-Conference
PlayerPositionTeamYear
Eli BarrettDB1SR
Antonio SantillanLB1SR
Hunter ClasenRB1JR
Ethan LapeOG1SR
JoJo McNairDB2SR
Jordan DowningDL2JR
Freddie HoschDL2SR
Owen GroverLB2JR
JoJo McNairRS2SR
Ben BryantRSHMSo
Jace MooreOBHMSR
HM = Honorable mention. Reference: [6]

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References

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  3. ↑ https://wcfcourier.com/sports/college/central-pulls-away-from-wartburg-for-49-24-win/article_7d57ddd6-65e6-5489-8320-28359f74c6e5.html [ bare URL ]
  4. ↑ "Wartburg Facilities". go-knights.net. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  5. ↑ "2021 Football Schedule". Wartburg College Athletics Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  6. ↑ https://rollrivers.com/news/2021/11/19/american-rivers-conference-centrals-hawkins-durbala-and-mcmartin-highlight-a-r-c-all-conference-football-selections.aspx [ bare URL ]


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