# 2014 Wartburg Knights football team

The 2014 Wartburg Knights football team represented Wartburg College as a member of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 2014 NCAA Division III football season. Led by Rick Willis in his 16th season as head coach, the Knights compiled an overall record of 12–1 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning IIAC title for the second year in a row and earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs. Wartburg lost in the quarterfinal round of the playoffs to eventual national champion Wisconsin–Whitewater. The Knights held a 17-point lead early in the fourth quarter, but lost 37–33. The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.

## Schedule

Wartburg's 2014 regular season scheduled consisted of five home and five away games.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 6 | 1:00 p.m. | at Augsburg* | No. 17 | Edor Nelon FieldMinneapolis, MI | W 40–3 | 2,737 |
| September 13 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 7 Bethel* | No. 15 | Walston-Hoover StadiumWaverly, IA | W 31–14 | 3,000 |
| September 20 | 1:00 p.m. | Wisconsin–Stout* | No. 9 | Walston-Hoover StadiumWaverly, IA | W 45–14 | 4,500 |
| October 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at Central (IA) | No. 8 | Schipper StadiumPella, IA | W 35–14 | 3,500 |
| October 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at Coe | No. 7 | Clark FieldCedar Rapids, IA | W 43–0 | 4,819 |
| October 18 | 1:30 p.m. | Dubuque | No. 6 | Walston-Hoover StadiumWaverly, IA | W 42–9 | 3,540 |
| October 25 | 1:00 p.m. | Luther | No. 6 | Walston-Hoover StadiumWaverly, IA | W 52–7 | 3,517 |
| November 1 | 1:00 p.m. | at Buena Vista | No. 6 | J. Leslie RollinsStorm Lake, IA | W 43–24 | 3,100 |
| November 8 | 1:00 p.m. | at Simpson | No. 5 | Buxton StadiumIndianola, IA | W 41–10 | 1,524 |
| November 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Loras | No. 5 | Walston-Hoover StadiumWaverly, IA | W 81–21 | 1,017 |
| November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 20 St. Thomas (MN)* | No. 5 | Walston-Hoover StadiumWaverly, IA (NCAA Division III First Round) | W 37–31 | 2,752 |
| November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 13 St. Johns (MN)* | No. 5 | Walston-Hoover StadiumWaverly, IA (NCAA Division III Second Round) | W 21–10 | 4,850 |
| December 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Wisconsin–Whitewater* | No. 5 | Perkins StadiumWhitewater, WI (NCAA Division III Quarterfinal) | L 33–37 | 1,790 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from D3Football.com Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Awards and honors

Individual awards :
| Player | Award |
| Logan Schrader | Gagliardi Trophy Semifinalist IIAC Offensive Player of the year D3football.com Third-team All-American |
| Spencer Capitani | IIAC Defensive Player of the Year D3football.com Second-team All-American |
| Chris Brinkmeier | D3football.com West Region Offensive Player of the Year D3football.com First-team All-American AFCA First-team All-American |
| Coach | Award |
| Rick Willis | IIAC Coach of the year |
| Reference: ||
All-Conference :
| Player | Position | Team | Year |
| Logan Schrader | QB | 1 | Jr |
| Taylor Jacobsmeier | WR | 1 | SR |
| Chris Brinkmeier | OL | 1 | SR |
| Casey Krull | OL | 1 | SR |
| Chase Wilhelms | OL | 1 | JR |
| Spencer Capitani | DB | 1 | SR |
| Logan Pitz | WR | 1 | JR |
| Miguel Lozan | DB | 1 | SR |
| Cole Hinders | DL | 1 | JR |
| Will Janssen | LB | 1 | JR |
| Drew Kooi | LB | 1 | Sr |
| Grant Zimmerman | P | 1 | Jr |
| Donald Miller | RS | 1 | Sr |
| Brandon Domeyer | RB | 2 | Jr |
| Robbie Anstoetter | WR | 2 | Jr |
| Bjorn Nelson | OL | 2 | Sr |
| Skylar Dierikx | DB | 2 | Sr |
| Zach Twedt | DL | 2 | Sr |
| Gunner Tranel | LB | 2 | Jr |
| Donald Miller | WR | HM | Sr |
| HM = Honorable mention. Reference: ||||