Wartburg Knights football

The Wartburg Knights football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Wartburg College located in Waverly, Iowa. The team competes in the NCAA Division III and a member of the American Rivers Conference (ARC). Wartburg's first football team was fielded in 1929 with varsity play starting in 1935. The team plays its home games at Walston-Hoover stadium in Waverly, Iowa.

Conference affiliations

Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1936Ã¢ÂÂ2018)
American Rivers Conference (2018Ã¢ÂÂpresent)

Playoffs

The Knights have appeared in the NCAA Division III playoffs 18 times, most recently in 2025. They have not had a losing season since 1988. Their combined playoff record is 18Ã¢ÂÂ18.

NCAA Division III playoffs

Championships

Conference championships

The Knights have won 21 conference championships

Ã¢ÂÂ Co-champions

Individual awards

IIAC/ARC Conference awards

Cliff Harris Award

Best Defensive Player in Division III

Current coaching staff

Head coach: Chris Winter
Assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, quarterbacks: Matt Wheeler
Defensive coordinator, linebackers, recruiting coordinator: Matt Tschetter
Offensive line: Luke Summers
Defensive line: Ethan Lape
Wide receivers: Matt Buckner
Running backs: Jawanza Holmes
Assistant coach: Jeff Beck
Tight ends: Paul Mugan
Specialists: Steve Kingery
Student coach: Grant Halverson
Athletic Trainer: Danny Drees
Athletic Trainer: Jess Albright

Head coaches

<small>As of the completion of 2024</small>

Final rankings

Following the 2025 season, Wartburg has been ranked in the final D3football.com Poll 14 times and the AFCA Coaches Poll 5 times.