The 2017 Wartburg Knights football team represented Wartburg College as a member of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 2017 NCAA Division III football season. Led by Rick Willis in his 19th 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 first time since 2014 and earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs. Wartburg lost in the quarterfinal round of the playoffs to the . The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.
Schedule Wartburg's 2017 regular season scheduled consisted of six home and four away games.
Awards and honors Individual awards Matt Sacia Gagliardi Trophy FinalistIIAC Offensive Player of the year Derek Schipper D3football.com First-team All-AmericanAFCA First-team All-American Riley Brockway D3football.com Second-team All-AmericanAP Second-team All-American Rick Willis IIAC Coach of the yearAFCA Region 5 Coach of the yearReference:
All-ConferencePlayerPositionTeamYear JoJo McNair DB 1 Fr Dillon Rademaker DL 1 SR Rob Rottler LB 1 SR Tony Anstoetter LB 1 SR Matt Sacia QB 1 JR Derek Shipper OL 1 SR Riley Brockway WR 1 SR Peyton Imhoff DB 2 JR Troy Heick DL 2 SR Hudson Johnston OL 2 SR Dylan Binion RB 2 So Jake Pisarik P 2 Sr Chris McNutt DB HM Sr Tyler Schager OL HM Jr Tom Schiffer OL HM Sr Griffin Brennecke WR HM Sr JoJo McNair RS HM FrHM = Honorable mention. Reference:
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