Box ScoreVideo HighlightsCEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa-- The No. 7 Wartburg football moved to 5-0 on the season and 2-0 in Iowa Conference play with its 43-0 win over Coe (2-3, 1-1) Saturday.
This marked the second-largest margin of victory for the Knights in the series as the biggest margin was 48 in their 48-0 win over the Kohawks in 1999. This also marked the first shutout for the Orange and Black since the 73-0 season opener against MacMurray in 2012.
This was the first shutout Coe experienced at home since Clark Field opened in 1989.
After its first drive was intercepted, Wartburg scored on its ensuing a drive as senior Taylor Jacobsmeier (Wapello) caught a 35-yard pass from junior Logan Schrader (Killdeer, Ill.) to complete a a six-play, 66-yard scoring drive.
The Kohawks went three and out to give the Knights the ball back and took advantage of great field position as their drive started on their own 41-yard line. Schrader used his legs and ran it in from seven-yards out to double the Orange and Black's lead with 6:15 left in the first.
This remained the score until the second quarter as Wartburg's defense sacked Coe's quarterback deep in its own territory to force a punt from its four-yard line. The punt reached the Kohawks' 39-yard line and senior Donald Miller (Maywood, Ill.) brough it to the 30-yard line with 12:47 to play in the half. On their second play of the drive, the Knights scored on a 33-yard pass from Schrader to junior Robbie Anstoetter (Farley) to take the 20-0 lead with 11:58 to play in the frame.
The teams traded possesions until Jacobsmeier had his second touchdown catch of the day, this one good for 25-yards from Schrader with 3:07 to play to take the 27-0 lead.
After another three and out by Coe, the Orange and Black compiled a seven-play, 53-yard scoring drive capped off by a 25-yard field goal from junior Michael Bohlke (Manchester) as time expired at the half to make the score 30-0.
On its first drive of the third quarter, senior Chase Kleopfer (Cedar Rapids) intercepted a Kohawk pass to give Wartburg the ball back on the Kohawks' 35-yard line. On the second play of their drive, junior Brandon Domeyer (Manchester) ran it in from 35-yards out to take the 36-0 lead.
Freshman Brandon Richardson (Rock Island, Ill.) scored his first collegiate touchdown on the Knights' ensuing drive on his five-yard TD run for the final score of the game.
 Schrader finished 18-26-1 with 259 passing yards which included three touchdown passes. Jacobsmeier had six catches for 96 yards with two touchdowns.
Domeyer led the team on the ground with 83-yards and one touchdown.
Junior Gunner Tranel (Vinton) led the defense with 12 total tackles (eight solo and four assists).
As a team, Wartburg registered six sacks for a loss of 45 yards.
The Knights return to the gridiron next week as they host Dubuque in 1:30 p.m. for the Homecoming game.
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