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2010 Wartburg Knights football
IIAC champion
NCAA Division III First Round, L 20–28 vs. Bethel (MN)
ConferenceIowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 11
D3Football.comNo. 12
Record10–1 (8–0 IIAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Wheeler (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJoel Dettwiler (3rd season)
Home stadiumWalston-Hoover Stadium
Seasons← 20092011 →
2010 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Wartburg $^   8 – 0     10 – 1  
No. 14 Coe ^   7 – 1     9 – 2  
Central (IA)   6 – 2     8 – 2  
Loras   4 – 4     5 – 5  
Luther   4 – 4     5 – 5  
Dubuque   3 – 5     4 – 6  
Buena Vista   2 – 6     3 – 7  
Simpson (IA)   2 – 6     2 – 8  
Cornell (IA)   0 – 8     0 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com

The 2010 Wartburg Knights football team represented Wartburg College as a member of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 2010 NCAA Division III football season. Led by Rick Willis in his 12th season as head coach, the Knights began the season with high hopes to return to the top of the conference with a veteran team. The Knights compiled an overall record of 10–1 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, finishing atop the IIAC for the 12th time and completing their first undefeated regular season since 2003. They earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs, losing at home to the eventual national semifinalist Bethel Royal in the first round. During the season head coach Rick Willis earned his 100th career coaching victory with a win against Buena Vista. The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.

Schedule

Wartburg's 2010 regular season scheduled consisted of five home and five away games.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 37:00 p.m.No. 17 Monmouth (IL)*W 35–284,150
September 101:00 p.m.at Gustavus Adolphus*W 27–63,223
September 181:00 p.m.Cornell (IA)
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 34–142,000
September 251:00 p.m.Loras
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 34–02,123
October 91:00 p.m.at Buena VistaW 28–04,215
October 161:00 p.m.at No. 6 CoeW 31–215,189
October 231:30 p.m.DubuqueNo. 13
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 55–173,115
October 301:00 p.m.LutherNo. 13
  • Walston-Hoover Stadium
  • Waverly, IA
W 24–183,057
November 61:00 p.m.at No. 17 Central (IA)No. 13W 20–173,000
November 131:00 p.m.at SimpsonNo. 13W 27–14423
November 192:00 p.m.No. 14 Bethel (MN)*No. 11L 20–283,100

References

  1. jim.nelson@wcfcourier.com, JIM NELSON. "Wartburg media day: Knight gridders aim for return to the top". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  2. "Knights remain unbeaten, topple BV". October 9, 2010.
  3. "Wartburg Facilities". go-knights.net. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  4. "2010 Football Schedule". Wartburg College Athletics Athletics. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
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