2021 Wartburg Knights football
ConferenceAmerican Rivers Conference
Record7–3 (6–2 ARC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Wheeler (11th season)
Defensive coordinatorMatt Tschetter (1st season)
Home stadiumWalston-Hoover Stadium
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  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]

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.Lorasdagger
  • 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

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Awards and honors

All-Conference
Player Position Team Year
Eli Barrett DB 1 SR
Antonio Santillan LB 1 SR
Hunter Clasen RB 1 JR
Ethan Lape OG 1 SR
JoJo McNair DB 2 SR
Jordan Downing DL 2 JR
Freddie Hosch DL 2 SR
Owen Grover LB 2 JR
JoJo McNair RS 2 SR
Ben Bryant RS HM So
Jace Moore OB HM SR
HM = Honorable mention. Reference:[6]

References

  1. https://wcfcourier.com/sports/college/wartburg-rolls-in-season-opener/article_78364122-d41c-584b-9f13-660e76227ba7.html
  2. https://wcfcourier.com/sports/college/wartburg-opens-a-r-c-play-with-win-over-coe/article_85204fe6-2f83-51a1-a14a-b4a09326305c.html
  3. https://wcfcourier.com/sports/college/central-pulls-away-from-wartburg-for-49-24-win/article_7d57ddd6-65e6-5489-8320-28359f74c6e5.html
  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


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