2008 Wartburg Knights football team
2008 Wartburg Knights football | |
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IIAC champion | |
NCAA Division III Quarterfinal, L 17–34 vs. Wisconsin–Whitewater | |
Conference | Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Ranking | |
AFCA | No. 11 |
D3Football.com | No. 10 |
Record | 10–3 (7–1 IIAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Tim Morrison (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Joel Dettwiler (1st season) |
Home stadium | Walston-Hoover Stadium |
Seasons ← 2007 2009 → |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Wartburg $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buena Vista | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simpson (IA) | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loras | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central (IA) | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Luther | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coe | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dubuque | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornell (IA) | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2008 Wartburg Knights football team represented Wartburg College as a member of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 2008 NCAA Division III football season. The Knights were led by Rick Willis in his 10th season as head coach, and first season back after transitioning to athletic director following the 2005 season.[1] The Knights compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, finishing atop the IIAC for the 11th time and first since time since 2004.[2] They earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs, losing at home to the eventual national runner-up Wisconsin–Whitewater in the quarterfinal round .[3] The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.[4]
Schedule
Wartburg's 2008 regular season scheduled consisted of five home and five away games.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 6 | 1:00 p.m. | St. Norbert* | No. 23 | W 44–20 | 3,200 | |
September 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Augsburg* | No. 20 |
| L 24–30 OT | 1,024 |
September 20 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Central (IA) |
| W 20–17 | 3,000 | |
September 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Cornell (IA) | No. 22 |
| W 34–14 | 4,200 |
October 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at Buena Vista | No. 22 |
| L 21–26 | 4,200 |
October 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at Coe |
| W 27–21 | 3,383 | |
October 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Loras |
| W 35–7 | 4,600 | |
October 25 | 1:00 p.m. | at Simpson |
| W 21–13 | 4000 | |
November 1 | 1:00 p.m. | Luther |
| W 14-0 | 3,800 | |
November 8 | 1:00 p.m. | Dubuque |
| W 20–13 OT | 1,200 | |
November 22 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 9 Wisconsin-Stevens Point* |
| W 26–21 | 1,149 | |
November 29 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 22 Monmouth (IL)* |
| W 30–28 | 1,752 | |
December 6 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 4 Wisconsin-Whitewater* |
| L 17–34 | 1,708 | |
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References
- ^ Coss, Matt (August 28, 2008). "Knights excited to play for Willis". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ Coss, Matt (November 9, 2008). "Knights return to league throne". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ Coss, Matt (December 6, 2008). "Wartburg loses to UW-Whitewater, 34-17". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ "Wartburg Facilities". go-knights.net. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ "2008 Football Schedule". Wartburg College Athletics Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2024.