The Wartburg Knights football program is the intercollegiate

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team for

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located in the U.S. state of

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. The team competes in the

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and a member of the

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(ARC). Wartburgs first football team was fielded in 1929 with varsity play starting in 1935. The team plays its home games at Walston-Hoover stadium in

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Conference affiliations

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(1936–2018) *

(2018–present)

Playoffs

The Knights have appeared in the Division III Playoffs 15 times, most recently in 2022. They have not had a losing season since 1988. Their combined playoff record is 14–15.

NCAA Division III playoffs

Championships

Conference championships

The Knights have won 18 conference championships † Co-champions

Current coaching staff

* Head coach: Chris Winter * Assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, quarterbacks: Matt Wheeler * Defensive coordinator, linebackers, recruiting coordinator: Matt Tschetter * Defensive line: Anthony Vela * Offensive line: Luke Summers * Wide receivers: Quinton Murphy * Running backs: Ethan Lape * Assistant wide receivers: Jeff Beck * Tight ends: Paul Mugan * Specialists: Steve Kingery * Student coach: Jason Splitt https://go-knights.net/sports/football/coaches

Notable former players

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* Chris Winter

References

External links

* {{Wartburg Knights football navbox American football teams established in 1929 1929 establishments in Iowa