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 Wisconsin–Oshkosh.^[1] The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.

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2017 Wartburg Knights football
IIAC champion
NCAA Division III Quarterfinal, L 27–41 at Wisconsin–Oshkosh
Conference	Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Ranking
AFCA	No. 8
D3Football.com	No. 10
Record	12–1 (8–0 IIAC)
Head coach	Rick Willis (19th season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Wheeler (8th season)
Defensive coordinator	Chris Winter (7th season)
Home stadium	Walston-Hoover Stadium
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

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Wartburg's 2017 regular season scheduled consisted of six home and four away games.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 9	1:00 p.m.	Monmouth (IL)*		Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA	W 36–13	3,451
September 16	1:00 p.m.	Simpson		Buxton Stadium Indianola, IA	W 40–31	3,100
September 9	1:00 p.m.	Washington University*		Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA	W 30–20	3,000
September 30	1:00 p.m.	Coe		Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA	W 34–7	4,112
October 7	1:00 p.m.	at Central (IA)		Schipper Stadium Pella, IA	W 44–20	1,500
October 14	12:30 p.m.	Loras	No. 22	Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA	W 42–11	4,500
October 21	12:00 p.m.	at Luther	No. 20	Carlson Stadium Decorah, IA	W 41–16	1,850
October 28	1:00 p.m.	Dubuque	No. 19	Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA	W 23–0	1,957
November 4	1:00 p.m.	at Buena Vista	No. 18	J. Leslie Rollins Storm Lake, IA	W 56–14	1,230
November 11	1:00 p.m.	Nebraska Wesleyan	No. 18	Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA	W 41–20	1,950
November 18	12:00 p.m.	Franklin*	No. 17	Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA (NCAA Division III First Round)	W 35–34	2,008
November 25	12:00 p.m.	No. 25 Trine*	No. 17	Walston-Hoover Stadium Waverly, IA (NCAA Division III Second Round)	W 49–7	2,500
November 25	12:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Wisconsin–Oshkosh*	No. 17	J. J. Keller Field Oshkosh, WI (NCAA Division III Quarterfinal)	L 27–41	1,902
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from D3Football.com Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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