2016 Wartburg Knights football team

2016 Wartburg Knights football
Conference	Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	6–4 (5–3 IIAC)
Head coach	Rick Willis (18th season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Wheeler (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Chris Winter (6th season)
Home stadium	Walston-Hoover Stadium

2016 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 17 Coe $^		8	–	0					11	–	1
Central (IA)		6	–	2					8	–	2
Dubuque		6	–	2					8	–	2
Wartburg		5	–	3					6	–	4
Nebraska Wesleyan		3	–	5					4	–	6
Buena Vista		3	–	5					3	–	7
Luther		2	–	6					3	–	7
Simpson (IA)		2	–	6					3	–	7
Loras		1	–	7					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com

The 2016 Wartburg Knights football team represented Wartburg College as a member of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 2016 NCAA Division III football season. Led by Rick Willis in his 18th season as head coach, the Knights compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the IIAC. The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.^[1]

Schedule

Wartburg's 2016 regular season scheduled consisted of five home and five away games.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	1:00 p.m.	at Monmouth (IL)*	Zorn Stadium Monmouth, IL	L 22–29	2,200
September 17	1:00 p.m.	at Nebraska Wesleyan	Abel Stadium Lincoln, NE	W 38–28	721
September 24	1:00 p.m.	Finlandia*	Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA	W 56–0	2,500
October 1	1:00 p.m.	at Coe	Clark Field Cedar Rapids, IA	L 34–37	3,819
October 8	1:00 p.m.	at Loras	Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA	W 38–30	2,500	[2]
October 15	1:30 p.m.	Simpson	Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA	W 20–6	5,500	[3]
October 22	1:00 p.m.	at Central (IA)	Schipper Stadium Pella, IA	L 37–51	2,500
October 29	1:00 p.m.	at Dubuque	Chalmers Field Dubuque, IA	W 43–35	3,119
November 5	1:00 p.m.	Luther	Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA	L 27–28 ^OT	2,500
November 12	1:00 p.m.	Buena Vista	Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA	W 47–20	2,700
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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Awards and honors

All-Conference

Player	Position	Team	Year
Tony Anstoetter	LB	1	JR
Jake Pisarik	P	1	JR
Dalton Ciavarelli	DL	2	SR
Sawyer Anderson	DB	2	SR
Quincy Griffith	OL	2	SR
Matt Sacia	QB	2	SO
Riley Brockway	WR	2	JR
Riley Brockway	RS	2	JR
HM = Honorable mention. Reference:[5]

References

1. "Wartburg Facilities". go-knights.net. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
2. "UPDATE: Wartburg holds off Loras, 38-30".
3. Payne, Rod (October 15, 2016). "College football: Wartburg shuts down Simpson, 20-6". The Courier. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
4. "2016 Football Schedule". Wartburg College Athletics Athletics. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
5. "Coe's Heitland and Stepleton Named MVP's". rollriver.com. American Rivers Conference. Retrieved February 4, 2024.