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2014 Wartburg Knights football team

The 2014 Wartburg Knights football team represented Wartburg College as a member of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 2014 NCAA Division III football season. Led by Rick Willis in his 16th season as head coach, the Knights compiled an overall record of 12–1 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning IIAC title for the second year in a row and earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs. Wartburg lost in the quarterfinal round of the playoffs to eventual national champion Wisconsin–Whitewater. The Knights held a 17-point lead early in the fourth quarter, but lost 37–33.[1] The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.[2]

2014 Wartburg Knights football
IIAC champion
ConferenceIowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 4
D3Football.comNo. 4
Record12–1 (8–0 IIAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Wheeler (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Winter (4th season)
Home stadiumWalston-Hoover Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Wartburg $^   7 – 0     12 – 1  
Central (IA)   6 – 1     8 – 2  
Buena Vista   4 – 3     5 – 5  
Coe   4 – 3     5 – 5  
Dubuque   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Luther   2 – 5     5 – 5  
Loras   2 – 5     3 – 7  
Simpson (IA)   0 – 7     3 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com

Schedule

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Wartburg's 2014 regular season scheduled consisted of five home and five away games.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 61:00 p.m.at Augsburg*No. 17
W 40–32,737
September 131:00 p.m.No. 7 Bethel*No. 15
W 31–143,000
September 201:00 p.m.Wisconsin–Stout*No. 9
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 45–144,500
October 41:00 p.m.at Central (IA)No. 8
W 35–143,500
October 111:00 p.m.at CoeNo. 7
W 43–04,819
October 181:30 p.m.Dubuque No. 6
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 42–93,540
October 251:00 p.m.LutherNo. 6
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 52–73,517
November 11:00 p.m.at Buena VistaNo. 6
W 43–243,100
November 81:00 p.m.at SimpsonNo. 5
W 41–101,524
November 151:00 p.m.LorasNo. 5
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 81–211,017
November 1812:00 p.m.No. 20 St. Thomas (MN)*No. 5
W 37–312,752
November 2512:00 p.m.No. 13 St. Johns (MN)*No. 5
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA (NCAA Division III Second Round)
W 21–104,850[3]
December 1212:00 p.m.at No. 1 Wisconsin–Whitewater*No. 5
L 33–371,790[4]

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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
D3football.com Third-team All-American
Spencer Capitani IIAC Defensive Player of the Year
D3football.com Second-team All-American
Chris Brinkmeier D3football.com West Region Offensive Player of the Year
D3football.com First-team All-American
AFCA First-team All-American
Coach Award
Rick Willis IIAC Coach of the year
Reference:[6][7]
All-Conference
Player Position Team Year
Logan Schrader QB 1 Jr
Taylor Jacobsmeier WR 1 SR
Chris Brinkmeier OL 1 SR
Casey Krull OL 1 SR
Chase Wilhelms OL 1 JR
Spencer Capitani DB 1 SR
Logan Pitz WR 1 JR
Miguel Lozan DB 1 SR
Cole Hinders DL 1 JR
Will Janssen LB 1 JR
Drew Kooi LB 1 Sr
Grant Zimmerman P 1 Jr
Donald Miller RS 1 Sr
Brandon Domeyer RB 2 Jr
Robbie Anstoetter WR 2 Jr
Bjorn Nelson OL 2 Sr
Skylar Dierikx DB 2 Sr
Zach Twedt DL 2 Sr
Gunner Tranel LB 2 Jr
Donald Miller WR HM Sr
HM = Honorable mention. Reference:[8]

References

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  1. ^ Petaros, Nick (December 7, 2023). "NCAA playoffs: No. 1 Whitewater stuns No. 5 Wartburg in fourth quarter, 37-33". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Wartburg Facilities". go-knights.net. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  3. ^ https://www.sctimes.com/story/sports/college/2014/11/29/college-football-wartburg-ends-johnnies-season/19686253/
  4. ^ https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/400609078
  5. ^ "2014 Football Schedule". Wartburg College Athletics Athletics. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  6. ^ "2014 D3football.com All-America team". D3football.com. D3football.com. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  7. ^ "Final four for Gagliardi Trophy announced". D3football.com. D3football.com. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  8. ^ "Wartburg Trio Headlines IIAC Football Awards". rollriver.com. American Rivers Conference. Retrieved January 5, 2024.


 

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