Wartburg Knights football

The Wartburg Knights football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Wartburg College located in Waverly, Iowa. The team competes in the NCAA Division III and a member of the American Rivers Conference (ARC). Wartburg's first football team was fielded in 1929 with varsity play starting in 1935. The team plays its home games at Walston-Hoover stadium in Waverly, Iowa.

Conference affiliations

 * Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1936–2018)
 * American Rivers Conference (2018–present)

Playoffs
The Knights have appeared in the Division III Playoffs 16 times, most recently in 2023. They have not had a losing season since 1988. Their combined playoff record is 17–16.

Conference championships
The Knights have won 19 conference championships

† Co-champions

Cliff Harris Award
Best Defensive Player in Division III

Current coaching staff

 * Head coach: Chris Winter
 * Assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, quarterbacks: Matt Wheeler
 * Defensive coordinator, linebackers, recruiting coordinator: Matt Tschetter
 * Defensive line: Anthony Vela
 * Offensive line: Luke Summers
 * Wide receivers: Quinton Murphy
 * Running backs: Ethan Lape
 * Assistant wide receivers: Jeff Beck
 * Tight ends: Paul Mugan
 * Specialists: Steve Kingery
 * Student coach: Jason Splitt
 * Athletic Trainer: Danny Drees
 * Athletic Trainer: Jess Albright

Head coaches
As of the completion of 2023

Final rankings
Following the 2023 season, Wartburg has been ranked in the final D3football.com Poll 12 times and the AFCA Coaches Poll 13 times.

Notable former players

 * Bob Nielson
 * Matt Entz
 * Chris Winter