2018 Wartburg Knights football team
| 2018 Wartburg Knights football | |
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ARC champion | |
NCAA Division III First Round, L 14–41 at Bethel (MN) | |
| Conference | American Rivers Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (7–1 ARC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Matt Wheeler (9th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Chris Winter (8th season) |
| Home stadium | Walston-Hoover Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wartburg $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central (IA) | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dubuque | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simpson | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coe | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loras | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Luther | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buena Vista | 1 | – | 9 | 0 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Wartburg Knights football team represented Wartburg College as a member of the American Rivers Conference (ARC) during the 2018 NCAA Division III football season. Led by Rick Willis in his 20th season as head, the Knights compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning ARC title for the second year in a row and earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs. This was the 16th conference title for Wartburg and 10th for head coach Rick Willis. Wartburg lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Bethel Royals. The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.
Schedule[edit]
Wartburg's 2018 regular season scheduled consisted of five home and five away games.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Greenville* | No. 13 |
| W 73–13 | 1,832 |
| September 8 | 1:00 p.m. | at Monmouth (IL)* | No. 13 |
| L 18–24 | 1,700 |
| September 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Buena Vista |
| W 63–0 | 1,642 | |
| September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at Nebraska Wesleyan |
| W 42–14 | 971 | |
| September 29 | 1:00 p.m. | Simpson |
| L 36–37 OT | 1,927 | |
| October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Coe |
| W 31–19 | 1,373 | |
| October 20 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 20 Central (IA) |
| W 47–20 | 3,229 | |
| October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | at Loras |
| W 56–14 | 1,725 | |
| November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Luther |
| W 43–7 | 3,000 | |
| November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | at Dubuque |
| W 47–28 | 4,210 | |
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Bethel (MN)* |
| L 14–41 | 6,107 | |
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Awards and honors[edit]
| Player | Award |
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| Matt Sacia | Gagliardi Trophy Finalist ARC Offensive Player of the year D3football.com Honorable Mention All-American |
| Dillon Rademaker | D3football.com First-team All-American |
| Reference:[2][3] | |
| Player | Position | Team | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| JoJo McNair | DB | 1 | So |
| Dillon Rademaker | DL | 1 | SR |
| Connor Frerichs | LB | 1 | SR |
| Matt Sacia | QB | 1 | SR |
| Nic Vetter | OL | 1 | SR |
| Hud Johnston | OL | 1 | SR |
| Cedric Dobbins | DB | 2 | JR |
| Marcus Johnson | LB | 2 | SR |
| Jason Fisher | DL | 2 | JR |
| Kolin Schulte | WR | 2 | JR |
| JoJo McNair | WR | 2 | So |
| Tyler Schager | OL | 2 | Sr |
| JoJo McNair | RS | HM | So |
| HM = Honorable mention. Reference:[4] | |||
References[edit]
- ^ "2018 Football Schedule". Wartburg College Athletics Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ "2018 D3football.com All-America team". D3football.com. D3football.com. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ Staff Report (December 14, 2018). "SJU's Erdmann named 2018 Gagliardi Trophy winner". SC Times. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "2018 American Rivers All-Conference Football Team Announced". rollriver.com. American Rivers Conference. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
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