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- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "2023-24 Football Statistics - Iowa Western". Iowa Western Community College. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ↑ "No. 2 Iowa Western rallies past No. 5 Snow College". The Daily Nonpareil. October 9, 2023.
- ↑ "Iowa Western holds off Butler I top-10 road win". The Daily Nonpareil. October 24, 2023.
- ↑ "Reivers Dodge Triton's upset bid to stay Unbeaten". The Daily Nonpareil. October 29, 2023.
- ↑ "Blue Dragons take this round against Reivers". The Daily Nonpareil. November 11, 2023.
- ↑ Austin Heinen (December 4, 2023). "Back to the Ship: First quarter explosion leads Reivers over Kilgore". The Daily Nonpareil.
- ↑ "Iowa Western wins 3rd national title 61-14 (part 1)". The Des Moines Register. December 15, 2023. pp. 1B, 3B – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Iowa Western wins 3rd national title 61-14 (part 2)". The Des Moines Register. December 15, 2023. pp. 1B, 3B – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Former Boll Weevil leads Reivers to title". Democrat-Gazette. December 14, 2023.
- ↑ "2023 Football Schedule". Iowa Western Community College. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ↑ "2023-24 Football Statistics - Iowa Western". Iowa Western Community College. Retrieved April 11, 2023.