2012 Wartburg Knights football team

The 2012 Wartburg Knights football team represented Wartburg College as a member of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 2012 NCAA Division III football season. Led by Rick Willis in his 14th season as head coach, the Knights compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play. Wartburg finished tied for second in the conference standings. The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.

2012 Wartburg Knights football
Conference	Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	6–4 (4–3 IIAC)
Head coach	Rick Willis (14th season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Wheeler (3th season)
Defensive coordinator	Chris Winter (2th season)
Home stadium	Walston-Hoover Stadium (capacity: 5,000)
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 15 Coe $^		7	–	0					10	–	1
Simpson		4	–	3					6	–	4
Wartburg		4	–	3					6	–	4
Central (IA)		4	–	3					5	–	5
Dubuque		4	–	3					5	–	5
Buena Vista		4	–	3					4	–	6
Loras		1	–	6					2	–	8
Luther		0	–	7					0	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com

Schedule

Wartburg's 2012 regular season scheduled consisted of five home and five away games.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	MacMurry*	Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA	W 73–0	3,100
September 8	1:00 p.m.	No. 15 Bethel (MN)*	Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA	L 0–21	3,500
September 15	1:00 p.m.	at Carthage*	Art Keller Stadium Kenosha, WI	W 27–3	1,325
September 29	1:00 p.m.	at Simpson	Buxton Stadium Indianola, IA	L 19–20	2,438
October 6	1:00 p.m.	at Buena Vista	J. Leslie Rollins Storm Lake, IA	W 42–21	2,800
October 13	1:00 p.m.	Luther	Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA	W 24–10	3,600
October 20	1:30 p.m.	Dubuque	Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA	W 34–31	4,200
October 27	1:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Coe	Clark Field Cedar Rapids, IA	L 7–35	3,583
November 3	1:00 p.m.	at Central (IA)	Schipper Stadium Pella, IA	L 28–31	1,500
November 10	1:00 p.m.	Loras	Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA	W 55–7	3,500
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from D3Football.com Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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References

1. "2012 Football Schedule". Wartburg College Athletics Athletics. Retrieved January 30, 2023.