2025 Wartburg Knights football team

2025 Wartburg Knights football
Conference	American Rivers Conference
Ranking
AFCA	No. 8
D3Football.com	No. 8
Record	7–0 (5–0 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. 8 Wartburg		5	–	0					7	–	0
No. 15 Central (IA)		4	–	0					6	–	0
Coe		3	–	1					4	–	2
Dubuque		3	–	2					3	–	4
Simpson (IA)		2	–	2					3	–	3
Buena Vista		1	–	3					2	–	4
Loras		1	–	3					1	–	5
Nebraska Wesleyan		1	–	4					1	–	6
Luther		0	–	5					0	–	7
$ – 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] 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]

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	2,252
September 20	1:00 p.m.	at Simpson	No. 10	Buxton Stadium Indianola, IA	W 27–13	1,689
September 27	1:00 p.m.	Coe	No. 7	Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA	W 17–7	3,800
October 4	1:00 p.m.	at Luther	No. 8	Carlson Stadium Decorah, IA	W 36–3	1,650
October 11	1:30 p.m.	Dubuque	No. 8	Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA	W 33–7	3,400
October 18	1:00 p.m.	at Loras	No. 8	Rock Bowl Dubuque, IA	W 40–20	1,200
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	8	8	8
AFCA	9	10	11	9	9	9	8

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.