https://www.d3football.com en-us https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2025/contrib/20251115fxj1tk The No. 6 Wartburg College football team (10-0, 8-0 A-R-C) claimed its fourth consecutive American Rivers Conference championship on Saturday, setting a new league record with a 63-20 Senior Day win over Buena Vista at Walston-Hoover Stadium. The Knights surpassed a mark that had stood since 1967 and earned the 21st conference title in program history.  Sat, 15 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2025/contrib/20251115fxj1tk https://www.d3football.com/notables/2025/10/week8-top25-recap No. 4 Salisbury edged Rowan in its first big test of the season, while No. 9 UW-Whitewater rallied at home past No. 8 UW-Platteville, Muhlenberg rallied past No. 16 Carnegie Mellon, No. 7 Wartburg held off No. 14 Central and No. 19 Hope scored on the last play of the game to hand No. 25 Adrian its first loss on Saturday afternoon. Check out the Top 25 recap. Sat, 25 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2025/10/week8-top25-recap https://www.d3football.com/columns/features/2025/wartburg-defense-dead-in-their-tracks The numbers say a lot: Wartburg's opponents average just 220 yards per game, teams average just 6.0 points per game, the Knights have 13 takeaways ... but it's more than just a numbers game on the Wartburg D. Brian Lester has more in a D3football.com feature. Wed, 08 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/features/2025/wartburg-defense-dead-in-their-tracks https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2025/contrib/20250927nh0etr The No. 7-ranked Wartburg College football team (4-0 overall, 2-0 A-R-C) extended its winning streak over Coe College to eight games with a 17-7 victory on Saturday afternoon inside Walston-Hoover Stadium. Sat, 27 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2025/contrib/20250927nh0etr https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2025/contrib/202509201d6b8q The No. 11-ranked Wartburg football team (3-0, 1-0 A-R-C) rushed for 265 yards, led by senior Joey Anderson's career-high 147-yard effort, as the Knights earned their 27th consecutive conference victory—and sixth straight over the Simpson Storm—with a 27-13 triumph. Sat, 20 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2025/contrib/202509201d6b8q https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2024/wartburg-pounce-on-any-loose-ball Creating opportunities with takeaways is a must for a successful defense, and that's a key part of the Wartburg defensive philosophy. Plus, getting All-Region linebacker Nate Link back came just at the right time as well. Joe Sager has more. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2024/wartburg-pounce-on-any-loose-ball https://www.d3football.com/notables/2023/12/gagliardi-finalists Out of 20 semifinalists, we whittled it down to five on Thursday, three quarterbacks, a wide receiver and a linebacker. One of these five will win the award, Division III football's top honor. Thu, 07 Dec 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2023/12/gagliardi-finalists https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2023/turbo-charged-clasen-wartburg-knights-ready-for-semis He's nicknamed Turbo, as we've been telling you, and if you can't understand why just by looking at Hunter Clasen play the game, you can learn more about it and how he became the running back that all future Wartburg running backs will be looking up at. Riley Zayas has more in a Road to Salem feature. Wed, 06 Dec 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2023/turbo-charged-clasen-wartburg-knights-ready-for-semis https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2023/wartburg-experience-brings-confidence Last year, you could have gotten away with saying Wartburg was just happy to be playing multiple weeks into the NCAA playoffs. But this year, the Knights are right where they expected to be. Brian Lester has more in a Road to Salem feature. Wed, 29 Nov 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2023/wartburg-experience-brings-confidence https://www.d3football.com/notables/2023/10/d3-trio-named-campbell-award-finalists Owen Grover, Liam Thompson and Luke Schuermann are three of the 16 national finalists for the William V. Campbell Trophy, awarded to an outstanding college football scholar-athlete. Wed, 25 Oct 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2023/10/d3-trio-named-campbell-award-finalists https://www.d3football.com/columns/features/2023/defense-week/owen-grover Owen Grover has played outside linebacker and middle linebacker for Wartburg, but the fifth-year senior moved back inside for good this year and he has enjoyed the challenge. Joe Sager has more in a Defense Week feature. Tue, 24 Oct 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/features/2023/defense-week/owen-grover https://www.d3football.com/columns/features/2023/wartburg-nile-mclaughlin-guys-listen Last year, quarterback Nile McLaughlin helped lead Wartburg to the national semifinals. This year, his leadership is taking a different form. Brian Lester has more. Thu, 14 Sep 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/features/2023/wartburg-nile-mclaughlin-guys-listen https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2022/we-are-all-mount-union Mount Union is no longer alone at the top. They’re peering through the glass at the champions like everyone else. But as Keith McMillan and Greg Thomas write, perhaps the Division III landscape is forever different, and the next North Central could come from various places. Sat, 24 Dec 2022 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2022/we-are-all-mount-union https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2022/wartburg-wasnt-right-time-to-leave Sam Reyes faced the same decision many in Division III sports are facing right now: to stay and take an extra year or graduate and move on. But coming off the lost COVID season and last year's 7-3 mark, Reyes wasn't ready to leave Wartburg. Greg Thomas has more on the Knights in a Road to Annapolis feature. Thu, 08 Dec 2022 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2022/wartburg-wasnt-right-time-to-leave https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2022/wartburg-knights-secondary-becomes-primary-focus Wartburg's defensive backfield was a source of much concern in the spring and in the preseason, but the difference in the young secondary has been like night and day as the season has progressed. Brian Lester has more. Thu, 01 Dec 2022 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2022/wartburg-knights-secondary-becomes-primary-focus https://www.d3football.com/columns/features/2022/3-0-wartburg-credits-focus Wartburg has outscored opponents 123-7 over the first three weeks of the season, including a shutout of UW-Stout. And the Knights credit focus and team chemistry. Joe Sager has more in a D3football.com feature. Wed, 21 Sep 2022 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/features/2022/3-0-wartburg-credits-focus https://www.d3football.com/notables/2021/07/winter-up-next-for-wartburg With Rick Willis taking a vice president role on the Wartburg campus, his assistant, Chris Winter, will begin the new day for the Knights. Fri, 09 Jul 2021 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2021/07/winter-up-next-for-wartburg https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2019/contrib/20191123dk0mfv Sat, 23 Nov 2019 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2019/contrib/20191123dk0mfv https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/12/gagliardi-finalist-announcement The votes are in, and the 13 semifinalists for the 2018 Gagliardi Trophy will be whittled down to four finalists. Watch at 4 p.m. ET as we reveal those four names. Thu, 06 Dec 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/12/gagliardi-finalist-announcement https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/12/gagliardi-finalists-announced The 2018 winner of the Gagliardi Trophy will be a quarterback or a running back, this much we know for sure. Here's who the finalists are. Thu, 06 Dec 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/12/gagliardi-finalists-announced https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/10/week8-roundup Wartburg brought an end to Central's unbeaten run and threw the ARC title chase into a four-way tie, while Misericordia scored twice in the final 61 seconds to win and Grinnell's Ryan Slager set the record for career tackles in D-III history in Week 8 action. Meanwhile, Eureka and Kalamazoo continued their undefeated ways. Sat, 20 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/10/week8-roundup https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/09/week2-top25-roundup The No. 2 Cru put up a school-record 91 points, with six TD from Markeith Miller, but UW-Oshkosh put up just a field goal, and Wartburg, Johns Hopkins and Illinois Wesleyan all fell in Saturday's Top 25 action. Sat, 08 Sep 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/09/week2-top25-roundup https://www.d3football.com/notables/2017/12/gagliardi-finalists-2017 Iowa, Massachusetts and Wisconsin will be represented in Salem as the finalists for the 2017 Gagliardi Trophy have been announced. All four will be on stage with D3football.com in the trophy ceremony and on our live broadcast. Tue, 05 Dec 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2017/12/gagliardi-finalists-2017 https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2017/wartburg-returns Wartburg has already proved that 2016 was a blip in the program's recent stretch of playoff success. A familiar balance boosted by experience has the Knights on another playoff run. Ryan Tipps has more in a Road to Salem feature. Wed, 29 Nov 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2017/wartburg-returns https://www.d3football.com/notables/2017/11/gagliardi-semifinalists-announced Nearly 30 players were nominated, but only 10 get to the semifinal stage. Who are they? Read up on the players, then cast your fan ballot for the top overall student-athlete in Division III football. Mon, 20 Nov 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2017/11/gagliardi-semifinalists-announced https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2017/first-round-wrapup-oshkosh The top ten teams played like it in the top-left bracket, while Wartburg had three defensive stands and outlasted Franklin in overtime and Trine found the lightning to go with the thunder in Saturday's first-round playoff action. Sat, 18 Nov 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2017/first-round-wrapup-oshkosh https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/west/2017/new-development-wartburg Last year's Knights had several players getting some significant and much-needed on-the-job training in key spots in the lineup. Now those players have grown, and it's interesting to see what's developed. More in Around the West. Tue, 26 Sep 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/west/2017/new-development-wartburg https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-nation/2015/two-sport-stars-not-ready-to-leave-gridiron Some of the hardiest of two-sport athletes in Division III play both football and basketball. The practice seasons overlap by at least four weeks, and the hoops season starts the day before the football regular season ends. Thu, 05 Nov 2015 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-nation/2015/two-sport-stars-not-ready-to-leave-gridiron https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/west/2015/on-wartburg-logan-schrader-shoulders Rick Willis says the key to the Wartburg football team’s continued success is consistent play. Fortunately for the Knights, they have a model of consistency in quarterback Logan Schrader. Tue, 13 Oct 2015 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/west/2015/on-wartburg-logan-schrader-shoulders https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2015/contrib/20151010nhvvc2 WAVERLY, Iowa-- On the 31-yard touchdown pass to classmate Robbie Anstoetter (Farley), senior Logan Schrader (Kildeer, Ill.) became Wartburg's all-time career leader in passing yards. Schrader needed 92 yards entering Saturday's game and surpassed the old record of 7,548 set by Nick Yordi (2007-09). Sat, 10 Oct 2015 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2015/contrib/20151010nhvvc2