WAVERLY, Iowa - No. 9/12 Wartburg football team returns to action coming off a bye week, hosting an American Rivers Conference contest versus Coe College this Saturday, Nov. 2 at Walston-Hoover Stadium.

WARTBURG (7-0, 5-0 A-R-C) VS. COE COLLEGE (6-2, 5-1 A-R-C)
Date: Nov. 2, 2019
Time: 1 p.m.
Site: Waverly, Iowa // Walston-Hoover Stadium
Series: Wartburg leads 24-13
Radio: KWAY Country AM 1470 FM 96.3 // Matt Ray (Play by Play), Terry Goetzinger (Color)
 
THE SERIES
Saturday's game marks the 38th meeting between Wartburg and Coe. Though the Knights hold a 24-13 series advantage, the two teams have split the last 10 meetings. Last season, the Orange and Black defeated the Kohawks 31-19 while Matt Sacia '19 became Wartburg's career leader in touchdown passes.

LAST 10 MEETINGS: 5-5

Date         Home/Away        Result
10/13/18            A            W, 31-19
9/30/17              H            W, 34-7
10/1/16              A            L, 34-37
10/10/15            H            W, 31-14
10/11/14            A            W, 43-0
11/2/13              H            L, 10-24
10/27/12            A            L, 7-35
9/24/11              H            L, 24-27
10/16/10            A            W, 31-21
10/17/09            H            L, 21-35

LAST TIME OUT
Wartburg improved to 7-0 on the season on Oct. 19, defeating Simpson 29-15 in Indianola, Iowa. Down 9-0, Wartburg responded with a pair of Noah Dodd touchdown passes in the second quarter and added two rushing touchdowns in the fourth to secure the road victory. 

Dodd completed 18 of 28 passes with two touchdowns and 232 passing yards. Bennett Goettsch ran for a career-high 129 yards with a touchdown, along with Mason Carter, Kolin Schulte, and Brandan Childs also tallied scores. Eli Barrett earned A-R-C Defensive Player of the Week, pacing the Knights' defense with 14 tackles. 

IN THE POLLS
Wartburg is ranked among the top 25 in a pair of Division III rankings for a seventh consecutive week. The Knights remained at No. 9 latest American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) top 25 rankings. In D3football.com's rankings, the Knights moved up from No. 14 to No. 12. 

WARTBURG

• Wartburg ranks first in A-R-C scoring offense and defense with an average of 48.6 points per game, which also ranks tied for fourth in NCAA Division III.
• The Knights lead the A-R-C with 22 rushing touchdowns, paced by a collective effort from the Knights' running backs. Junior Bennett Goettsch is tied for the conference lead with seven. 
• Senior wide receiver Kolin Schulte leads the A-R-C with 12 receiving touchdowns and ranks third with 741 yards. 
• Senior quarterback Noah Dodd has played the majority of time under center, tallying 13 touchdowns and 1,001 yards through the air. Dodd is the conference leader with a 71.7 percent completion rate. 
• Defensively, junior defensive back Eli Barrett leads the Knights and ranks second in the conference with 63 tackles. 

COE

• Coe and Wartburg share the conference lead with an average of 16.3 points against per game. 
• The Kohawks have won three-straight, most recently a 10-7 win over Simpson in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 
• Coe's sole conference loss came on Oct. 5, a 20-14 loss at Dubuque. 
• During conference action, Coe has limited opponents to an average of 14.8 points per game. 
• Senior linebacker Logan Rickard earned the A-R-C Defensive Player of the Week award after recording a sack, interception, and 2.5 tackles for loss during the win over Simpson. 
• Starting quarterback Quentin White ranks third in the conference with an average of 246.1 passing yards per game.