2025 Wartburg Knights football team

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2025 Wartburg Knights football
Wartburg Knights logo.svg
A-R-C Champion
Conference American Rivers Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 5
D3Football.comNo. 5
Record10–1 (8–0 ARC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Wheeler (15th season)
Defensive coordinatorMatt Tschetter (5th season)
Home stadium Walston-Hoover Stadium
Seasons
←  2024
2026 →
2025 American Rivers Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Wartburg $^  8 –0   10 –1  
No. 24 Coe ^  7 –1   9 –3  
Central (IA)  6 –2   8 –2  
Simpson (IA)  5 –3   6 –4  
Dubuque  4 –4   4 –6  
Loras  3 –5   3 –7  
Buena Vista  2 –6   3 –7  
Nebraska Wesleyan  1 –7   1 –9  
Luther  0 –8   0 –10  
  • $ – 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]

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The Knights won their 20th conference championship and 3rd straight in 2024. [3] On October 11th in their homecoming game against the University of Dubuque, the Knights won their 30th conference game in a row, which passed the old mark of 29 set by Central College in 1987. [4]

Schedule

Wartburg's 2025 regular season schedule consists of five home, with five on the road. [5]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 67:00 p.m. Monmouth (IL) *No. 9
W 21–73,728
September 131:00 p.m.at Wisconsin–Stout *No. 10
W 16–02,252
September 201:00 p.m.at Simpson No. 10
W 27–131,689
September 271:00 p.m. Coe No. 7
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 17–73,800
October 41:00 p.m.at Luther No. 8
W 36–31,650
October 111:30 p.m. Dubuque Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 8
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 33–73,400
October 181:00 p.m.at Loras No. 8
W 40–201,200
October 251:00 p.m.No. 14 Central (IA) No. 7
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 28–136,100
November 11:00 p.m.at Nebraska Wesleyan No. 7
W 34–10375
November 151:00 p.m. Buena Vista No. 6
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 63–205,200
November 2912:00 p.m.No. 19 Wheaton (IL) No. 5
L 24–283,812

Rankings

Ranking movements
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Awards and honors

Individual awards
PlayerAward
Keenan Tyler ARC Defensive Player of the Year
Sam Heither ARC Rookie of the Year
CoachAward
Chris Winter ARC Coach of the year
Reference: [6]


All-Conference
PlayerPositionTeamYear
Jake WalkerDL1JR
Conner McDonaldDL1JR
Keenan TylerLB1SR
Mac WattsLB1SR
Conner GroverDB1SR
Dawson RudRB1JR
Sam HeitherTE1FR
Cole HotzOL1SR
Jaxson HoppesK1SR
Dylan SwanstromRS1JR
Jack DrahosDL2SR
Jason O'BoyeDB2JR
Leo DoddQB2SR
Cole MahnkeOL2JR
Braden PlotzOL2SO
Dylan SwanstromWR2JR
Austin SouhradaLSHMFR
Matt DufoeTEHMSR
Tyler GayerLBHMJR
Drew StrebOLHMSO
HM = Honorable mention. Reference: [7]

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. ↑ Woodley, Mark (October 11, 2025). "Wartburg football tops Dubuque for American Rivers record streak". KWWL. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  5. ↑ "2025 Football Schedule". Wartburg College Athletics Athletics. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
  6. ↑ Bornemeier, Carter. "Tyler, Heither, Winter Headline Knights' 23 All-A-R-C Selections". go-knights.net. Wartburg Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  7. ↑ Wilson, Ali. "A-R-C Announces Football Postseason Honors". rollerivers.com. American Rivers Conference. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
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