2022 Wartburg Knights football team
| 2022 Wartburg Knights football | |
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ARC champion | |
NCAA Division III Semifinal, L 31–34 at Mount Union | |
| Conference | American Rivers Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AFCA | No. 4 |
| D3Football.com | No. 3 |
| Record | 13–1 (8–0 ARC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Matt Wheeler (12th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Matt Tschetter (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Walston-Hoover Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Wartburg $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coe | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dubuque | 6 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central (IA) | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loras | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buena Vista | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Luther | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simpson (IA) | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2022 Wartburg Knights football team represented Wartburg College of as a member of the American Rivers Conference (ARC) during the 2022 NCAA Division III football season. Led by second-year head coach Chris Winter, the Knights compiled an overall record of 13–1 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the ARC title and earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs. There, the Knights made it to their first ever national semifinal, losing to the eventual national runner up, Mount Union.[1][2] The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.[3]
Schedule
[edit]Wartburg's 2022 regular season scheduled consisted of five home and five away games.[4]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 10:16 p.m. | at Monmouth (IL)* |
| W 34–7 | 2,000 | |
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Wisconsin–Stout* |
| W 27–0 | 2,233 | |
| September 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Luther |
| W 62–0 | 1,800 | |
| September 24 | 1:00 p.m. | at Dubuque | No. 22 |
| W 25–0 | 1,022 |
| October 1 | 1:00 p.m. | Loras | No. 21 |
| W 42–3 | 2,200 |
| October 8 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Central (IA) | No. 20 |
| W 35–28 | 2,000 |
| October 15 | 1:30 p.m. | Nebraska Wesleyan | No. 17 |
| W 65–0 | 5,013 |
| October 29 | 1:00 p.m. | at Buena Vista | No. 16 |
| W 65–0 | 700 |
| November 5 | 1:00 p.m. | Simpson | No. 16 |
| W 81–9 | 1,205 |
| November 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at Coe | No. 15 |
| W 19–14 | 2,467 |
| November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 6 Wisconsin–La Crosse* | No. 12 |
| W 14–6 | 4,500 |
| November 26 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Saint Johns (MN)* | No. 12 |
| W 23–20 | 2,348 |
| December 3 | 12:00 p.m. | Aurora* | No. 12 |
| W 45–17 | 5,200 |
| December 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Mount Union* | No. 12 |
| L 31–34 | 2,251 |
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| D3football.com | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 3 |
| AFCA | Not released | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | ||
Awards and honors
[edit]| Player | Award |
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| Owen Grover | ARC Defensive Player of the Year D3football.com 1st team All-American AP 2nd team All-American |
| Hunter Clasen | ARC Offensive Player of the Year AP 1st team All-American AFCA 2nd team All-American D3football.com 3rd team All-American |
| Parker Rochford | AP 2nd team All-American D3football.com 3rd team All-American |
| Riley Konrardy | D3football.com 4th team All-American |
| Tucker Kinney | D3football.com 4th team All-American |
| Coach | Award |
| Chris Winter | D3football.com National Coach of the Year ARC Coach of the year |
| Reference:[5][6][7] | |
| Player | Position | Team | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Downing | DL | 1 | SR |
| Riley Konrardy | DL | 1 | SR |
| Owen Grover | LB | 1 | SR |
| Nate Link | LB | 1 | SR |
| Parker Rochford | DB | 1 | SO |
| Hunter Clasen | RB | 1 | SR |
| Tucker Kinney | OT | 1 | JR |
| Sam Reyes | OG | 1 | SR |
| Nile McLaughlin | QB | 1 | SR |
| Tom Butters | TE | 1 | SR |
| Ben Bryant | RS | 1 | JR |
| Freddie Hosch | DL | 2 | SR |
| Cael O'Neill | K | 2 | JR |
| Drew Wyffels | DB | HM | SR |
| Ethan Stockwell | OT | HM | JR |
| HM = Honorable mention. Reference:[8] | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Lido, Jack (December 3, 2022). "Wartburg advances to first ever national semifinal after 45-17 win over Aurora". Cedar Rapids, Iowa: KCRG-TV. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ "Wartburg Football Ends Season in Semifinal Loss to Mount Union". Des Moines, Iowa: Des Moines Register. December 10, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "Wartburg Facilities". go-knights.net. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ "2022 Football Schedule". Wartburg College Athletics Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ "2022 D3football.com All-America team". D3Football.com. December 16, 2022.
- ^ https://www.afca.com/north-centrals-ethan-greenfield-millikins-alexander-perkins-headline-the-2022-afca-division-iii-coaches-all-america-teams/
- ^ https://rollrivers.com/news/2022/12/15/football-ap-announces-2022-all-america-teams.aspx
- ^ "Wartburg's Clasen, Grover, and Winter Highlight A-R-C All-Conference Football Selections". American Rivers Conference. November 18, 2022.
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