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2015 Wartburg Knights football team

The 2015 Wartburg Knights football team represented Wartburg College as a member of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 2015 NCAA Division III football season. Led by Rick Willis in his 17th season as head coach, the Knights compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, finishing second and missing a chance at a third straight bid to the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs. The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.[1]

2015 Wartburg Knights football
ConferenceIowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 14
D3Football.comNo. 24
Record9–1 (6–1 IIAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Wheeler (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Winter (5th season)
Home stadiumWalston-Hoover Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 23 Dubuque $^   7 – 0     8 – 3  
No. 24 Wartburg   6 – 1     9 – 1  
Central (IA)   4 – 3     6 – 4  
Coe   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Loras   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Simpson (IA)   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Luther   2 – 5     4 – 6  
Buena Vista   0 – 7     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com

Schedule

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Wartburg's 2015 regular season scheduled consisted of six home and four away games.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 51:00 p.m.Augsburg*No. 6
W 35–272,700[2]
September 121:00 p.m.at No. 19 Bethel (MN)*No. 6
W 24–143,495[3]
September 197:00 p.m.at Wisconsin–Stout*No. 6
W 41–331,742
October 31:30 p.m.Central (IA) No. 6
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 21–136,300
October 101:00 p.m.CoeNo. 6
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 31–142,500
October 171:00 p.m.at DubuqueNo. 8
L 13–453,986
October 241:00 p.m.at LutherNo. 22
W 47–71,365
October 311:00 p.m.Buena VistaNo. 21
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 55–01,800
November 71:00 p.m.SimpsonNo. 21
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 51–453,700
November 141:00 p.m.at LorasNo. 19
  • Rock Bowl
  • Dubuque, IA
W 49–344,173

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Awards and honors

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Individual awards
Player Award
Logan Schrader Gagliardi Trophy Semifinalist
IIAC Offensive Player of the year
Chase Wilhelms D3football.com First-team All-American
Reference:[5]
All-Conference
Player Position Team Year
Logan Schrader QB 1 SR
Robbie Anstoetter WR 1 SR
Chase Wilhelms OL 1 SR
Cole Hinders DL 1 SR
Will Janssen LB 1 SR
Gunner Tranel LB 1 SR
Logan Pitz DB 1 SR
Brandon Domeyer RB 2 SR
Mitch Rahm TE 2 SR
Quincy Griffith OL 2 JR
Nick Clasen DL 2 SR
James Garlock DB 2 Sr
Grant Zimmerman P 2 Sr
HM = Honorable mention. Reference:[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Wartburg Facilities". go-knights.net. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  2. ^ https://wcfcourier.com/sports/college/wartburg-survives-augsburg-in-opener/article_93f9ffd7-ac6b-58a1-9246-ade2cadf206f.html
  3. ^ https://www.startribune.com/miac-football-roundup-wartburg-beats-bethel/327150881/
  4. ^ "2015 Football Schedule". Wartburg College Athletics Athletics. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "2015 D3football.com All-America team". D3football.com. D3football.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  6. ^ "Dubuque's Snitker and Wartburg's Schrader Named MVP's". rollriver.com. American Rivers Conference. Retrieved February 4, 2024.


 

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