The 2010 Wartburg Knights football team represented Wartburg College as a member of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 2010 NCAA Division III football season. Led by Rick Willis in his 12th season as head coach, the Knights began the season with high hopes to return to the top of the conference with a veteran team.[1] The Knights compiled an overall record of 10–1 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, finishing atop the IIAC for the 12th time and completing their first undefeated regular season since 2003. They earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs, losing at home to the eventual national semifinalist Bethel Royal in the first round. During the season head coach Rick Willis earned his 100th career coaching victory with a win against Buena Vista.[2] The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.[3]
| 2010 Wartburg Knights football | |
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IIAC champion | |
NCAA Division III First Round, L 20–28 vs. Bethel (MN) | |
| Conference | Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AFCA | No. 11 |
| D3Football.com | No. 12 |
| Record | 10–1 (8–0 IIAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Matt Wheeler (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Joel Dettwiler (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Walston-Hoover Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Wartburg $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Coe ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central (IA) | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loras | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Luther | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dubuque | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buena Vista | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simpson (IA) | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell (IA) | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editWartburg's 2010 regular season scheduled consisted of five home and five away games.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 17 Monmouth (IL)* |
| W 35–28 | 4,150 | |
| September 10 | 1:00 p.m. | at Gustavus Adolphus* |
| W 27–6 | 3,223 | |
| September 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Cornell (IA) |
| W 34–14 | 2,000 | |
| September 25 | 1:00 p.m. | Loras |
| W 34–0 | 2,123 | |
| October 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Buena Vista |
| W 28–0 | 4,215 | |
| October 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Coe |
| W 31–21 | 5,189 | |
| October 23 | 1:30 p.m. | Dubuque | No. 13 |
| W 55–17 | 3,115 |
| October 30 | 1:00 p.m. | Luther | No. 13 |
| W 24–18 | 3,057 |
| November 6 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Central (IA) | No. 13 |
| W 20–17 | 3,000 |
| November 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Simpson | No. 13 |
| W 27–14 | 423 |
| November 19 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 14 Bethel (MN)* | No. 11 |
| L 20–28 | 3,100 |
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References
edit- ^ jim.nelson@wcfcourier.com, JIM NELSON. "Wartburg media day: Knight gridders aim for return to the top". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ "Knights remain unbeaten, topple BV". October 9, 2010.
- ^ "Wartburg Facilities". go-knights.net. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ "2010 Football Schedule". Wartburg College Athletics Athletics. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
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