WAVERLY, Iowa - No. 11/18 Wartburg football improved its unbeaten record to 6-0 on the season, defeating Nebraska Wesleyan University 61-7 during 2019 Wartburg Homecoming. 

The win stood as the eighth consecutive homecoming victory for Wartburg, as the Knights moved their American Rivers Conference record to 4-0. 

Senior quarterback Noah Dodd of Janesville had a career day, duplicating Matt Sacia's '19 record-setting efforts during 2018 homecoming. Dodd tied a school record with five touchdown passes, throwing for a career-high 245 yards. It stands as the 10th time in program history that a Wartburg quarterback has tallied five TD passes. 

Dodd and the Knights spread out the scoring, with Nick Wall scoring twice followed by one TD reception each from Brandan Childs, Matt Mulford, and Kolin Schulte. Bennett Goettsch and Austin Griffin added TD rushes from the red zone along with Hunter Clasen's 61-yard run to cap off the Knights' scoring in the fourth quarter. 

Wartburg took a 6-0 lead with Schulte's team-leading 11th touchdown reception of the season during the first drive of the game. NWU answered to take its sole lead of the game on the ensuing drive. 

The Knights responded with 55 unanswered points, scoring 13 points in each the first and second quarters and headlined by a 28-point third quarter. Will Hasken opened the second-quarter scoring with a 40-yard punt return that was blocked by Eli Barrett. 

A collective effort paced the Knights' defense, led by five tackles each from Owen Grover and Cedric Dobbins. 11 Knights notched at least three tackles. 



Up Next
Wartburg (6-0, 4-0 A-R-C) heads to Indianola, Iowa, next Saturday, Oct. 19 to take on Simpson College.