| 2014 Wartburg Knights football | |
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IIAC champion | |
NCAA Division III Quarterfinal, L 33–37 at Wisconsin–Whitewater | |
| Conference | Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AFCA | No. 4 |
| D3Football.com | No. 4 |
| Record | 12–1 (8–0 IIAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Matt Wheeler (5th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Chris Winter (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Walston-Hoover Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Wartburg $^ | 7 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central (IA) | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buena Vista | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coe | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dubuque | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Luther | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loras | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simpson | 0 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2014 Wartburg Knights football team represented Wartburg College as a member of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 2014 NCAA Division III football season. Led by Rick Willis in his 16th season as head coach, the Knights compiled an overall record of 12–1 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning IIAC title for the second year in a row and earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs. Wartburg lost in the quarterfinal round of the playoffs to eventual national champion Wisconsin–Whitewater. The Knights held a 17-point lead early in the fourth quarter, but lost 37–33.[1] The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.[2]
Schedule
Wartburg's 2014 regular season scheduled consisted of five home and five away games.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | 1:00 p.m. | at Augsburg* | No. 17 |
| W 40–3 | 2,737 | |
| September 13 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 7 Bethel* | No. 15 |
| W 31–14 | 3,000 | |
| September 20 | 1:00 p.m. | Wisconsin–Stout* | No. 9 |
| W 45–14 | 4,500 | |
| October 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at Central (IA) | No. 8 |
| W 35–14 | 3,500 | |
| October 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at Coe | No. 7 |
| W 43–0 | 4,819 | |
| October 18 | 1:30 p.m. | Dubuque | No. 6 |
| W 42–9 | 3,540 | |
| October 25 | 1:00 p.m. | Luther | No. 6 |
| W 52–7 | 3,517 | |
| November 1 | 1:00 p.m. | at Buena Vista | No. 6 |
| W 43–24 | 3,100 | |
| November 8 | 1:00 p.m. | at Simpson | No. 5 |
| W 41–10 | 1,524 | |
| November 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Loras | No. 5 |
| W 81–21 | 1,017 | |
| November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 20 St. Thomas (MN)* | No. 5 |
| W 37–31 | 2,752 | |
| November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 13 St. Johns (MN)* | No. 5 |
| W 21–10 | 4,850 | [3] |
| December 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Wisconsin–Whitewater* | No. 5 |
| L 33–37 | 1,790 | [4] |
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Awards and honors
| Player | Award |
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| Logan Schrader | Gagliardi Trophy Semifinalist IIAC Offensive Player of the year D3football.com Third-team All-American |
| Spencer Capitani | IIAC Defensive Player of the Year D3football.com Second-team All-American AFCA First-team All-American |
| Chris Brinkmeier | D3football.com West Region Offensive Player of the Year D3football.com First-team All-American AFCA First-team All-American |
| Coach | Award |
| Rick Willis | IIAC Coach of the year |
| Reference:[6][7] | |
| Player | Position | Team | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Schrader | QB | 1 | Jr |
| Taylor Jacobsmeier | WR | 1 | SR |
| Chris Brinkmeier | OL | 1 | SR |
| Casey Krull | OL | 1 | SR |
| Chase Wilhelms | OL | 1 | JR |
| Spencer Capitani | DB | 1 | SR |
| Logan Pitz | WR | 1 | JR |
| Miguel Lozan | DB | 1 | SR |
| Cole Hinders | DL | 1 | JR |
| Will Janssen | LB | 1 | JR |
| Drew Kooi | LB | 1 | Sr |
| Grant Zimmerman | P | 1 | Jr |
| Donald Miller | RS | 1 | Sr |
| Brandon Domeyer | RB | 2 | Jr |
| Robbie Anstoetter | WR | 2 | Jr |
| Bjorn Nelson | OL | 2 | Sr |
| Skylar Dierikx | DB | 2 | Sr |
| Zach Twedt | DL | 2 | Sr |
| Gunner Tranel | LB | 2 | Jr |
| Donald Miller | WR | HM | Sr |
| HM = Honorable mention. Reference:[8] | |||
References
- ↑ Petaros, Nick (December 7, 2023). "NCAA playoffs: No. 1 Whitewater stuns No. 5 Wartburg in fourth quarter, 37-33". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ↑ "Wartburg Facilities". go-knights.net. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ↑ https://www.sctimes.com/story/sports/college/2014/11/29/college-football-wartburg-ends-johnnies-season/19686253/
- ↑ https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/400609078
- ↑ "2014 Football Schedule". Wartburg College Athletics Athletics. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ↑ "2014 D3football.com All-America team". D3football.com. D3football.com. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ↑ "Final four for Gagliardi Trophy announced". D3football.com. D3football.com. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ↑ "Wartburg Trio Headlines IIAC Football Awards". rollriver.com. American Rivers Conference. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
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