2022 Iowa Western Reivers football team

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2022 Iowa Western Reivers football
NJCAA Division I champion
ICCAC champion
NJCAA Division I championship game, W 31–0 vs. Hutchinson
Conference Iowa Community College Athletic Conference
Record10–2 (2–0 ICCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTitan Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023  →
2022 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Iowa Western $^  2 –0   10 –2  
Iowa Central  1 –1   7 –4  
Ellsworth  0 –2   0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant

The 2022 Iowa Western Reivers football team was an American football team that represented Iowa Western Community College as a member of the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) during the 2022 junior college football season. In their 13th year under head caoch Scott Strohmeier, the Reivers compiled a 10–2 record, defeated Hutchinson in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) championship game, and won the NJCAA National Football Championship. It was Iowa Western's first of two consecutive national championships. [1] [2]

The team's statistical leaders included Aiden Nidens with 1,073 passing yards, Bryant Williams with 749 rushing yards, LJ Fitzpatrick with 540 receiving yards, and Sam Wilber with 72 points scored (36 extra points, 12 field goals). [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 27 Dodge City *
W 46–01,400
September 10 Garden City *
  • Titan Stadium
  • Council Bluffs, IA
W 43–131,600
September 17at Highland *
W 24–71,000
September 24 Ellsworth
  • Titan Stadium
  • Council Bluffs, IA
W 52–01,350
October 1at Independence **
W 17–8850
October 8 Snow *
  • Titan Stadium
  • Council Bluffs, IA
W 26–02,150
October 22 Butler (KS) *
  • Titan Stadium
  • Council Bluffs, IA
W 33–142,250
October 29at Iowa Central
W 35–211,500
November 5at Coffeyville *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Coffeyville, KS
L 7–231,000
November 12 Hutchinson *
  • Titan Stadium
  • Council Bluffs, IA
L 28–292,500
December 4at Northwest Mississippi *
  • Ranger Stadium at Bobby Franklin Field
  • Senatobia, MS (NJCAA Division I semifinal)
W 33–121,034
December 14vs. Hutchinson*
W 31–02,000
  • *Non-conference game

[4] [5]

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The 2023 Iowa Western Reivers football team was an American football team that represented Iowa Western Community College as a member of the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) during the 2023 junior college football season. Led by 14th-year head caoch Scott Strohmeier, the Reivers compiled a 12–1 record, defeated East Mississippi in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) championship game, and won the NJCAA National Football Championship. It was Iowa Western's second consecutive national championship.

References

  1. ↑ Tommy Birch (December 13, 2023). "How Iowa Western became an elite junior college program (part 1)". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1B, 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Tommy Birch (December 13, 2023). "How Iowa Western became an elite junior college program (part 2)". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1B, 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "2022-23 Football Statistics - Iowa Western". Iowa Western Community College. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  4. ↑ "2022 Football Schedule". Iowa Western Community College. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  5. ↑ "2022-23 Football Statistics - Iowa Western". Iowa Western Community College.
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