2011 Wartburg Knights football team

The 2011 Wartburg Knights football team represented Wartburg College as a member of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 2011 NCAA Division III football season. Led by Rick Willis in his 13th season as head coach, the Knights compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, finishing second in the IIAC. Wartburg was unable to defend their conference title and missed a return trip to the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs. The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.[1]

2011 Wartburg Knights football
ConferenceIowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record8–2 (6–2 IIAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Wheeler (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Winter (1st season)
Home stadiumWalston-Hoover Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Dubuque $^   7 1     9 2  
Wartburg   6 2     8 2  
Central (IA)   6 2     7 3  
Coe   6 2     6 4  
Simpson (IA)   5 3     5 5  
Luther   3 5     3 7  
Buena Vista   2 6     2 8  
Cornell (IA)   1 7     3 7  
Loras   0 8     1 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

Schedule

edit

Wartburg's 2011 regular season scheduled consisted of five home and five away games.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 31:00 p.m.at Monmouth (IL)*No. 15
W 35–281,860
September 107:00 p.m.Gustavus Adolphus*No. 14
W 26–213,500
September 171:00 p.m.Buena VistaNo. 13
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 27–73,000
November 21:00 p.m.CoeNo. 10
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
L 24–275,000
October 11:00 p.m.at Cornell (IA)No. 22W 28–01,801
October 81:00 p.m.at DubuqueNo. 20
W 42–394,218
October 151:30 p.m.Simpson No. 20
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
L 37–38 OT758
October 291:00 p.m.Central (IA)
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 20–133,500
November 51:00 p.m.at Loras
  • Rock Bowl
  • Dubuque, IA
W 23–142,500
November 1212:00 p.m.at Luther
W 24–212,734

[2]

References

edit
  1. ^ "Wartburg Facilities". go-knights.net. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "2011 Football Schedule". Wartburg College Athletics Athletics. Retrieved January 31, 2023.