The 2026 Wartburg Knights football team represents Wartburg College as a member of the American Rivers Conference (ARC) during the 2026 NCAA Division III football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Chris Winter, the Knights play home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.

The Knights won their 21st conference championship and 4th straight in 2025. On October 11, 2025 in their homecoming game against the University of Dubuque, the Knights won their 30th conference game in a row, which passed the old mark of 29 set by Central College in 1987.

Schedule Wartburg's 2026 regular season schedule consists of five home, with five on the road.

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