Wartburg College
1-1American Rivers · Walston-Hoover Stadium · 4,000
LastL 20–26 vs North Central College · Sat Sep 12
Nextvs Wisconsin River Falls · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET · Walston-Hoover Stadium
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 6 | #448 | #481 | — | @Monmouth (IL) | W 36–21 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #448 | #432 | — | North Central College | L 20–26 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #447 | #431 | Wisconsin River Falls | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | @Nebraska Wesleyan | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | Buena Vista | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Loras | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Dubuque | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | Simpson (IA) | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Central College | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Coe |
Game Week
4d 18h
until kickoff · vs Wisconsin River Falls · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET
Wartburg is the ARC power that broke through its own ceiling under Chris Winter — four consecutive conference titles, two national semifinal runs, and a program permanently redrawn by the belief that the Knights belong in November.
Fans here believe iowa's other successful college football programs — Iowa, Iowa State — dominate the state narrative and media cycles. Wartburg knows it's the best-kept secret in Division III, and th…
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 10-1 · last season
✓ measured from 11 games · ranks are among American Rivers teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Wartburg College has won three of its last five.
Mixed. 8-2 over the last 10, and lost the last one.
Next Sep 19
vs Wisconsin River Falls · at home
Outcome band · Wartburg College · 2026
Outcome band · Wartburg College · 2026Wartburg College's most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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Game day
Wartburg is the ARC power that broke through its own ceiling under Chris Winter — four consecutive conference titles, two national semifinal runs, and a program permanently redrawn by the belief that the Knights belong in November.
Playoff path
Wartburg College sits 4th in the American Rivers Conference and 114th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central College | 0-0 | 1-1 | 52.5 |
| 2 | Buena Vista | 0-0 | 1-1 | 51.0 |
| 3 | Coe | 0-0 | 1-1 | 50.9 |
| 4 | Wartburg | 0-0 | 1-1 | 50.3 |
| 5 | Loras | 0-0 | 1-1 | 49.3 |
| 6 | Simpson (IA) | 0-0 | 1-1 | 44.1 |
| 7 | Dubuque | 0-0 | 0-2 | 37.8 |
| 8 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 0-0 | 0-2 | 36.5 |
Win the American Rivers Conference for the automatic berth into the 40-team NCAA Division III bracket. Miss it and the path is an at-large bid, selected by NPI — the metric the CFB Index mirrors. Six wins survive the bracket to the Stagg Bowl.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.