2025 Wartburg Knights football team

2025 Wartburg Knights football
Conference	American Rivers Conference
Ranking
AFCA	No. 9
D3Football.com	No. 7
Record	3–0 (1–0 ARC)
Head coach	Chris Winter (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Wheeler (15th season)
Defensive coordinator	Matt Tschetter (5th season)
Home stadium	Walston-Hoover Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 American Rivers Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 7 Wartburg		1	–	0					3	–	0
No. 23 Central (IA)		1	–	0					3	–	0
Coe		1	–	0					2	–	1
Dubuque		1	–	0					1	–	2
Buena Vista		0	–	0					1	–	1
Simpson (IA)		0	–	1					1	–	2
Nebraska Wesleyan		0	–	1					0	–	3
Loras		0	–	1					0	–	3
Luther		0	–	1					0	–	3
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com

The 2025 Wartburg Knights football team represents Wartburg College as a member of the American Rivers Conference (ARC) during the 2025 NCAA Division III football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Chris Winter, the Knights play home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa. ^{[1] [2]}

The Knights won their 20th conference championship and 3rd straight in 2024. ^[3]

Schedule

Wartburg's 2025 regular season schedule consists of five home, with five on the road. ^[4]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 6	7:00 p.m.	Monmouth (IL) *	No. 9	Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA	W 21–7	3,728
September 13	1:00 p.m.	at Wisconsin–Stout *	No. 10	Williams Stadium Menomonie, WI	W 16–0	2252
September 20	1:00 p.m.	at Simpson	No. 10	Buxton Stadium Indianola, IA	W 27–13	1689
September 27	1:00 p.m.	Coe		Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA
October 4	1:00 p.m.	at Luther		Carlson Stadium Decorah, IA
October 11	1:30 p.m.	Dubuque		Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA
October 18	1:00 p.m.	at Loras		Rock Bowl Dubuque, IA
October 25	1:00 p.m.	Central (IA)		Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA
November 1	1:00 p.m.	at Nebraska Wesleyan		Abel Stadium Lincoln, NE
November 15	1:00 p.m.	Buena Vista		Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from D3Football.com Poll released prior to the game All times are in central time

Rankings

Further information: 2025 NCAA Division III football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
D3football.com	9	10	10	7
AFCA	9	10	11	9

References

1. Svenson, KatieJo. "2025 Wartburg Football Schedule Announced". go-knights.net. Wartburg Athletics. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
2. "Wartburg Facilities". go-knights.net. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
3. Nelson, Jim (November 17, 2024). "College football: No. 11 Wartburg secures third consecutive ARC championship". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
4. "2025 Football Schedule". Wartburg College Athletics Athletics. Retrieved June 3, 2025.