2023 Iowa Western Reivers football team

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2023 Iowa Western Reivers football
NJCAA Division I champion
ICCAC champion
NJCAA championship game, W 61–14 vs. East Mississipi
Conference Iowa Community College Athletic Conference
Record12–1 (2–0 ICCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTitan Stadium
Seasons
  2022
2024 
2023 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Iowa Western $^  2 0   12 1  
Iowa Central  1 1   7 4  
Ellsworth  0 2   2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant

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. [1] [2]

The team's statistical leaders included Hunter Watson with 1,904 passing yards, Jonathan Humpal with 808 rushing yards, LJ Fitzpatrick with 345 receiving yards, and Max Bartachek with 70 points scored (46 extra points, eight field goals). [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 26at Dodge City *
W 27–20
September 2 Georgia Military *
W 26–10
September 9at Garden City *
W 44–271,200
September 16 Highland *
  • Titan Stadium
  • Council Bluffs, IA
W 21–16
September 23at Ellsworth
W 42–7
September 30 Independence *
  • Titan Stadium
  • Council Bluffs, IA
W 28–135,250
October 7at Snow *
W 20–132,441 [4]
October 21at Butler (KS) * El Dorado, KS W 28–21 [5]
October 28 Iowa Central
  • Titan Stadium
  • Council Bluffs, IA
W 34–143,000 [6]
November 4 Coffeyville *
  • Titan Stadium
  • Council Bluffs, IA
W 20–172,800
November 11 Hutchinson *
L 28–422,800 [7]
December 3 Kilgore *
W 47–71,800 [8]
December 13vs. East Mississipi *
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Litte Rock, AR (NJCAA Division I championship game)
W 61–142,148 [9] [10] [11]
  • *Non-conference game

[12] [13]

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  10. "Iowa Western wins 3rd national title 61-14 (part 2)". The Des Moines Register. December 15, 2023. pp. 1B, 3B via Newspapers.com.
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