2015 Wartburg Knights football team

2015 Wartburg Knights football
Conference	Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Ranking
AFCA	No. 14
D3Football.com	No. 24
Record	9–1 (6–1 IIAC)
Head coach	Rick Willis (17th season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Wheeler (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Chris Winter (5th season)
Home stadium	Walston-Hoover Stadium

2015 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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

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]

Schedule

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	1:00 p.m.	Augsburg*	No. 6	Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA	W 35–27	2,700	[2]
September 12	1:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Bethel (MN)*	No. 6	Royal Stadium Arden Hills, MN	W 24–14	3,495	[3]
September 19	7:00 p.m.	at Wisconsin–Stout*	No. 6	Williams Stadium Menomonie, WI	W 41–33	1,742
October 3	1:30 p.m.	Central (IA)	No. 6	Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA	W 21–13	6,300
October 10	1:00 p.m.	Coe	No. 6	Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA	W 31–14	2,500
October 17	1:00 p.m.	at Dubuque	No. 8	Chalmers Field Dubuque, IA	L 13–45	3,986
October 24	1:00 p.m.	at Luther	No. 22	Carlson Stadium Decorah, IA	W 47–7	1,365
October 31	1:00 p.m.	Buena Vista	No. 21	Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA	W 55–0	1,800
November 7	1:00 p.m.	Simpson	No. 21	Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA	W 51–45	3,700
November 14	1:00 p.m.	at Loras	No. 19	Rock Bowl Dubuque, IA	W 49–34	4,173
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from D3Football.com Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Awards and honors

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

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.