DUBUQUE, Iowa-- The No. 11/12 Wartburg football team (8-1 overall, 7-0 American Rivers Conference) defeated Dubuque (4-5, 4-3) 24-14 Saturday.

Top performers

• Leo Dodd: 15-25, 131 yards, 2 TDs
• Dawson Rud: 125 yards, 1 TD
• Carter Henry: 6 catches, 78 yards, 1 TD
• Matt Dufoe: 2 catches, 5 yards, 1 TD
• Keenan Tyler: 14 tackles
• Mac Watts: 14 tackles
• Kaleb Lamphier: 9 tackles
• Parker Rochford:1 interception
• Thane Alexander: 2 interceptions
• Cael O'Neill: 30-yard field goal, 3-3 PATs

Notes:

• Wartburg moves its series lead to 52-29
• The win was the eighth-straight win over Dubuque
• Dawson Rud has rushed for over 100 yards in four of his last five games
• Dodd has thrown for triple digits in the last three-straight games
• He has also thrown for at least one touchdown in three-straight contests
• Carter Henry has caught a touchdown pass in five of the eight games he's played in this year 
• It was the sixth double-digit tackle game for Keenan Tyler
• Mac Watts tied a career-high with 14 tackles, his third double-digit tackle game of the season
• Thane Alexander's 2 interceptions marked the first time a Knight had multiple interceptions in a game since Parker Rochford had three against Monmouth in week one of 2023
• The five takeaways were a season high for the Knights defense and the most in a game since having six against Nebraska Wesleyan in the regular season finale last year
• The three interceptions in a game were a season high and the most since having five against Nebraska Wesleyan last season
• Wartburg's defense held Dubuque to no scores in three red-zone trips.
• In American Rivers Conference play, the Knights have only allowed a score in seven of 14 trips inside the red zone for their opponents
• The Knights have now won 25-straight games against ARC opponents
• Wartburg has won 13-straight ARC road games
• This was the 18^th-straight ARC opponent Wartburg has held under 100 yards rushing
• Parker Rochford tied a season-high with six tackles and had his first interception since the North Central game in the semifinals last season
• Rochford's interception occurred on Dubuque's first drive of the game
• The win clinches at least a share of the American Rivers Conference Championship, their 20^th in school history.
• It marks the third time the Knights have won the conference three straight years: 2002-04, 2017-19, 2022-24.
• Wartburg has six of the last seven and eight of the last 11 American Rivers Conference football championships

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Next event
The Knights return to the field next Saturday when they host Loras in the regular season finale. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.