2023 Iowa Western Reivers football team
American college football season
| 2023 Iowa Western Reivers football | |
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NJCAA Division I champion ICCAC champion | |
NJCAA championship game, W 61–14 vs. East Mississippi | |
| Conference | Iowa Community College Athletic Conference |
| Record | 12–1 (2–0 ICCAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Tristan Speer (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Mike Blackbourn (15th season) |
| Home stadium | Titan Stadium |
Seasons ← 2022 2024 → | |
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| No. 1 Iowa Western $^ | 2 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Iowa Central | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ellsworth | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| August 26 | at Dodge City* |
| W 27–20 | ||||
| September 2 | Georgia Military* |
| W 26–10 | ||||
| September 9 | at Garden City* |
| W 44–27 | 1,200 | |||
| September 16 | Highland (KS)* |
| W 21–16 | ||||
| September 23 | at Ellsworth |
| W 42–7 | ||||
| September 30 | Independence* |
| W 28–13 | 5,250 | |||
| October 7 | at Snow* |
| W 20–13 | 2,441 | [4] | ||
| October 21 | at Butler (KS)* | El Dorado, KS | W 28–21 | [5] | |||
| October 28 | Iowa Central |
| W 34–14 | 3,000 | [6] | ||
| November 4 | Coffeyville* |
| W 20–17 | 2,800 | |||
| November 11 | Hutchinson* |
| L 28–42 | 2,800 | [7] | ||
| December 3 | Kilgore* |
| W 47–7 | 1,800 | [8] | ||
| December 13 | vs. East Mississippi* |
| W 61–14 | 2,148 | [9][10][11] | ||
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References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
